of wholesale gas driven by russia s invasion of ukraine. also this lunchtime. police in liverpool have arrested a man on suspicion of the murder of nine year old olivia pratt korbel. letters won t be delivered today and some parcels could be delayed as royal mail workers go on strike. # hold me closer tiny dancer. and, oops, he s done it again eltonjohn re records some of his most famous music with britney spears. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, the british sides find out who they ll be playing in the group stages of the europa league and europa conference league. good afternoon. millions of households in england, scotland and wales will see their energy bills soar by 80% after the regulator ofgem raised its price cap that s the maximum amount consumers on a standard variable tariff can be charged per unit. at the moment the average household is paying an annual bill of £1,971. in october that will jump to £3,519 a year and almost £60 more if you
to justify the search of donald trump s home in florida. coming up in this week s film review, idris elba fights a lion in beast. what does anna smith think of this adventure thriller? she ll tell us and review the rest of the week s film releases. millions of households in england, scotland and wales are likely to see their energy bills soar by more than 80% after the regulator ofgem raised its price cap. that s the maximum amount consumers on a standard variable tariff can be charged per unit. at the moment, the average household is paying an annual bill of £1971. in october, that willjump to £3549 a year, and almost £60 more if you re on a prepayment meter. and the price cap could go higher still. some analysts predict it will be more than £5300 a year injanuary, and then more than £6600 in april. today s price cap announcement adds to the burden of the current cost of living crisis, with prices for food and petrol already rising rapidly, and taxes and interest rates
millions of homes and so we need existing support to match. companies can increase existing support to match. companies can increase direct existing support to match. companies can increase direct debit existing support to match. companies can increase direct debit payments . can increase direct debit payments from september to make sure people have enough credit to pay for price rises. if you are trying to decide whether or not to sign up for a fixed deal, don t be pressured by your energy company. do the sums carefully. you may decide it might help you budget to know exactly how much you will be paying over the next year or so but if the price is higher than this new price cap rate then you may end up paying more in then you may end up paying more in the long run. but there are things you can do to control your bills. under the new autumn cap, turning down your thermostat byi degrees could save an estimated down your thermostat by1 degrees could save an estimated £321 a year.
existing support - to increase to match. payment will rise from 1st october, but companies can increase direct debit payments from september to make sure people have enough credit to pay for price rises. if you are trying to decide whether or not to sign up for a fixed deal, don t be pressured by your energy company. do the sums carefully. you may decide it ll might help you budget to know exactly how much you re going to be paying over the next year or so, but if the price is higher than this new price cap rate then you may end up paying more in the long run. but there are things you can do to control your bills. according to utilita, under the new autumn cap, turning down your thermostat by one degree could save an estimated £321 a year. air drying clothes instead of using a tumble dryer couldn save £116 a year. but charities and campaigners have called on the government to provide more direct help. iam begging, iam praying, i am pleading that there is more government help for this