here's our business correspondent theo leggett. the cost of lighting, cooking food, hot water and heating our homes has already risen dramatically over the past year and it's expected to go even higher. the war in ukraine has been a majorfactor, restricting gas supplies from russia to europe and pushing up the coast of europe and international markets. the price suppliers can charge households in england, scotland and wales are capped by the regulator to protect consumers. but the regulator has to balance keeping bills under control with preventing energy firms from going out of business. last 0ctober, going out of business. last october, the bill for electricity and gas for a typical household covered by the cap was just under £1300 a year, in april it rose to nearly £10,000, an increase of more than 50%. in october it is expected to go up 0ctober it is expected to go up again, according to cornwell in sight, it would be more than £3500 and a further rise injanuary is expected to take it well over £4000 per year leaving famili

theo leggett, bbc news. to us china business relations now — and the results a new survey makes for sorry reading for beijing. the survey says that american businesses are now less confident about the world's second largest economy after two years of the china's zero—covid policy. let's go to our asia business reporterjoao da silva for the details. the study by the us china business council really shows the mood of us china companies in mind with disappointing macroeconomic data we're getting from the world's second largest economy in recent months, the study of 100 us businesses showing that optimism about the chinese economy is at an all—time low and this is happening for a number of reasons. number one are china's very strict covid—i9 control measures, china is to implement strict zero covid—i9 approach to the pandemic, we have seen rolling lockdowns and tourist centres and commercial and industrial centres and that is having a disastrous impact on its economy, the chinese economy narrowly avoid

theo leggett, bbc news. and it's being claimed many nurseries have closed for good during the current summer term than in previous years, because of rising energy bills, leading to a catastrophic reduction in places. the national day nurseries association says between april tojuly, 65% more nurseries have shut compared with the same period last year. the association is warning that this coming academic year could see record—breaking numbers of closures. our correspondent david wallace lockhart is at westminster for us. pubs lockhart is at westminster for us. are saying theyi go pubs are saying they fear they will go to the wall because there is no energy price cap for businesses, what is the government going to do to deal with these rocketing prices? it is less than a week until we know the next prime minister, but it sounds like businesses will have to wait until then, what, if any support they can expect. this leadership debate has been dominated by the price increases that households are facing. even on

theo leggett, bbc news. we can speak now to greg mulholland, who's the chair of the campaigns for pubs. hejoins me from 0tley in west yorkshire. good afternoon to you. thanks for being with us. ijust wonder, given what we heard in that report by theo leggett, the backing the government gave to your industry during the pandemic, like perhaps you feel the government has not come forward now? the reality is that the situation with spiralling energy bills and just to be clear, some of the figures you heard there from we are talking about 300, 400, some members talking about 500 present rises and energy bills. the... the reality is, without intervention, direct intervention from the uk government to stop energy bills being so unaffordable, then many thousands of pubs, and indeed many small businesses, will soon not be able to get through the winter. so there must be action and it must happen soon.— it must happen soon. indeed. my oint is it must happen soon. indeed. my point is why _ it must happen soon. indeed

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here's our business correspondent theo leggett. the cost of lighting, cooking food, hot water and heating our homes has already risen dramatically over the past year and it's expected to go even higher. the war in ukraine has been a majorfactor, restricting gas supplies from russia to europe and pushing up the coast to europe and pushing up the cost of energy on international markets. the price suppliers can charge households in england, scotland and wales are capped by the regulator 0fgem to protect consumers. but the regulator has to balance keeping bills under control with preventing energy firms from going out of business. last october, the bill for electricity and gas for a typical household covered by the cap was just under £1,300 a year. in april it rose to nearly £2,000, an increase of nearly 50%. in october it is expected to go up again, according to cornwell insight, it would be more than £3,500 and a further rise injanuary is expected to take it well over £4,000 a year, leaving families facing bills of more than £35

theo leggett, bbc news. and it's being claimed many more nurseries have closed for good during the latest summer term than in previous years, because of rising energy bills, as well as high inflation, leading to a �*catastrophic�* reduction in places. the national day nurseries association, says between april and july, 65% more nurseries have shut, compared with the same period last year. 00:12:39,176 --> 2147483051:43:04,302 the association is warning that this 2147483051:43:04,302 --> 4294966103:13:29,429 coming academic year, ukraine says it's successfully broken through russian lines, after beginning a counterattack in the south of the country. the fighting is around the city of kherson, which was seized by russia at the start of their invasion, back in february. president zelensky has urged russian troops to flee, but the kremlin claims the ukrainian offensive, has been a failure. 0ur correspondent, hugo bachega, is in kyiv. tell us about this counteroffensive. what is the objective, and how long is

sweden, they've spent decades looking at ways of burying it deep underground forever. 0ur reporter theo leggett went to find out more. in these deep, clear pools, high—level waste from nuclear reactors is being cooled. it is lethally radioactive and it will remain dangerous for 100,000 years. here in sweden, the authorities have spent decades searching for ways to deal with it permanently. the answers may live far beneath these innocent—looking farm buildings out in the countryside. hundreds of metres underground is a giant laboratory, where techniques for keeping waste secure for millennia are being put to the test. this is what a final resting place for nuclear waste might actually look like. this is a dummy repository and behind that wall, actual canisters that have contained nuclear waste being buried for the past 20 years will soon be excavated. and the idea is that scientists will look at them and find out what techniques have worked and which ones have not. it is called geological disposal. sweden's experiments are being closely watched by other countries. including the uk, which is

theo leggett, bbc news. i'll be talking about the consumer angle of this and what people can do it such a difficult time but first we'll start with the politics of it all. let's the liberal democrats leader sir ed davey is calling for october's expected energy price cap rise to be scrapped, with the cost covered by a windfall tax on energy company profits. he was speaking to the bbc earlier. we are saying that the rise in the capital of the energy price cap do for this october, which could be as much is £1400 should be cancelled and the government should pick up the bill and it should make the oil and gas companies pay with a one—off tax on their huge profits that they are making. that seems a fair approach and will prevent a catastrophe. i think we are looking at a social crisis, the likes that we have not seen in my lifetime with millions of people going hungry and cold this winter and so, the government needs to act and we are putting forward this costly plan. david lemi joins me. good evening to you.

theo leggett, bbc news. and as we heard in theo's report — workers at bt have also walked out in what has been nicknamed the "summer of strikes" across the uk. our business correspondent carrie davies is outside the bt tower in central london. take as to what is going on behind you? this take as to what is going on behind ou? �* , , ., . ., take as to what is going on behind ou? m , take as to what is going on behind you? as you can see, these are workers from — you? as you can see, these are workers from bt _ you? as you can see, these are workers from bt and _ you? as you can see, these are| workers from bt and openreach you? as you can see, these are - workers from bt and openreach and they have been on strike yesterday and today, 40,000 workers and this is over pay. they have been offered an extra £1500. the union, also representing royal mail workers has said that is not enough, given the cost of living crisis and inflation currently ripping through the economy at the moment, that is not enough f

theo leggett, bbc news. a&e departments in england had one of their worst months ever injuly, with record numbers of patients waiting more than 12 hours to be admitted. the latest monthly performance data from nhs england also shows the number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to an all time high. the shadow health secretary, wes streeting has told the bbc the latest figures �*reflect the biggest crisis in nhs history�* . here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. we've got no beds on trauma, no medical beds, no surgical beds. this is what the health service experienced last winter. but today at the height of summer the nhs in england is experiencing similar pressures. there has been no letup at all. from ambulance response times to waits in accident and emergency and for planned operations, the latest data shows a system under extreme stress. last month, ambulance staff dealt with more than 85,000 of the most serious category 0ne calls, for situations like cardiac arre

theo leggett, bbc news. heavy fighting continues in ukraine, as troops try to take back the russian—occupied region of kherson in the south. ukraine says it's destroyed russian command posts and ammunition depots but the kremlin is reporting that the operation has already failed. 0ur correspondent hugo bachega is in kyiv. hugo, trying to make sense of these conflicting accounts, what do you make of it?— make of it? there was an update overniaht make of it? there was an update overnight from _ make of it? there was an update overnight from the _ make of it? there was an update overnight from the ukrainian - make of it? there was an update | overnight from the ukrainian army saying that russian forces have sustained significant losses in the south of the country. they say they're more than a hundred russian troops have been killed, two dozen military vehicles destroyed, four russian ammunition depots attacked. it incredibly difficult to independently verify those claims, russia has dismissed any advance by

theo leggett, bbc news. as we heard in theo's report bt and 0penreach workers are taking a second day of industrial action in a row over pay. our business correspondent carrie davies was down at bt tower earlierfor more. as you can see, these are workers from bt and 0penreach and they have been on strike yesterday and today, 40,000 workers and this is over pay. they have been offered an extra £1500. the union, also representing royal mail workers has said that is not enough, given the cost of living crisis and inflation currently ripping through the economy at the moment, that is not enough for their workers. bt has said it is the equivalent of 5% pay rise or about 8% for some of the lowest paid workers. that is something the cwu say that is not true and it is not representative. and they point out that during the course of the pandemic, if their workers had not worked and kept staying at home, the working from home revolution, they would have stopped any issues and faults that kept the key infrastructures

theo leggett, bbc news. ajudge in australia has found a man guilty of the murder of his wife, who disappeared 40 years ago. the case against chris dawson gathered worldwide publicity following the release of a true crime podcast series called �*the teacher's pet�* — which had close to 30 million downloads. lynette dawson's body has never been found and her husband has always maintained his innocence. a study has found that a major sea level rise from the melting of the greenland ice cap is now inevitable. that's even if the world stops emitting greenhouse gases immediately. the research found that global warming to date will cause more than 100 trillion tonnes of greenland's ice to melt, causing sea levels to rise by at least 27 centimetres. that would have severe consequences for billions of people who live in coastal areas. and the problem will only get worse as emissions continue. nasa chiefs say they hope to launch artemis 0ne later this week after yesterday's blast—off was postponed. the unmanne

more now from our corresponded theo leggett. in the fridge, just got some bottled water and some 19p pop. dallas still has a roof over her head, but precious little else. the monthly energy bill for her one bedroom flat has gone up from £30 a month to £150. the flat is empty because she's sold most of her possessions to make ends meet and herfood cupboards are bare. my flat is empty. ijust don't know how i can possibly make any more adjustments or changes to try to satisfy this gas bill. energy prices for consumers have risen dramatically because the war in ukraine has restricted imports of gas from russia, pushing up costs across europe. energy bills in the uk are capped by the regulator, 0fgem. but it has to balance protecting consumers with the risk energy providers could go out of business. so bills are expected to go up. last october, a typical family covered by the price cap could expect to pay about £1200 a year for electricity and gas. now it is closer to 2,000. forecasts this week suggested the figure will go up to 3

theo leggett, bbc news. another challenge and decision for that new prime minister to make after next week. irate that new prime minister to make after next week.— that new prime minister to make after next week. we will know this time next week. _ after next week. we will know this time next week. we _ after next week. we will know this time next week. we will. - time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle. the first notting hill carnival since 2019 has ended with a man being stabbed to death. it happened under the westway flyover in ladbroke grove at around eight o'clock. police are urging anyone with information to come forward. despite this the met said the weekend was largely positive while the mayor said it was a celebration of london's diversity. scotland yard's made payments to the families of three gay men who were murdered by the serial killer stephen port. it's settled civil claims with the relatives of anthony walgate, gabriel kovar