Welcome to bbc news. A large scale cyber attack that started in ukraine is continuing to spread across the world tonight. The virus freezes computers and demands that a ransom is paid. A danish shipping firm, a russian oil giant, an American Pharmaceutical Company and a british Advertising Agency are among the companies that have been hit. The cyber attack seems to be similar to the one that struck the nhs last month. Our security correspondent, gordon corera, has been monitoring. A cyber attack is sweeping across the globe taking systems off line. Another reminder of the risks we face. The first signs came in ukraine. Systems went down this morning. Some people tried to take money out of bank machines, found they couldnt. Even the radiation Monitoring System at the Chernobyl Nuclear plant was briefly taken offline. The scale was enormous. We had the virus spread, cyber virus on the transport, bank, media, infrastructure of ukraine, in government and in the co operative sectors as well
In parliament, our look at the day at westminster. The headlines. The Northern Ireland secretary says hes still focused on a return to Power Sharing his Labour Shadow Calls for the Prime Minister to be at the forefront of negotiations. He could tell her to get more involved, get on a Plane To Belfast, i am sure Arlene Foster would not mind. Pressure from all sides of the House Of Commons for action on energy bills. There are 17 million families being ripped off. Ofgem proposals will deal with at most 3 million, a a0 million are still being preyed on by the big six. And have we told the big fish about brexit . Fish shoals cannot be maintained unilaterally. Our own fishermen often fish up to russia and down south to portugal. The Northern Ireland secretary, james brokenshire, has said he believes a deal between the parties in Northern Ireland remains achievable, but has warned that time is short. He said that long term funding decisions could not be put off much longer. Because of the sn
Mr. Mr. Speaker ive been asked to reply, my right honorable friend the Prime Minister is in attendance on her majesty the queen welcoming their majesties king felipe and Queen Letitia of spain. Isnt todays report that the National Grid made 3 billion pounds profit in 201516 at the expense of households further evidence that the government is not delivering Fair Energy Prices . Will the government agree to an immediate rebate for overcharging . And will the government now commit to an Energy Price Cap for the 17 million households on the most expensive tariffs . The right honorable lady is right to identify the issue of Energy Prices and im sure she will welcome the announcement in the queens speech that the government will insure fair markets for consumers, this will include bringing forward measures to help tackle unfair practices in the Energy Market to help reduce energy bills. Im sure this is an issue on which we can work across the house together. Mr. Speaker, yesterday you kindly
For the questions to the Prime Minister, caroline flint. Question number one, mr. Speaker. Mr. Damian green. Mr. Mr. Speaker ive been asked to reply, my right honorable friend the Prime Minister is in attendance on her majesty the queen welcoming their majesties king felipe and Queen Letitia of spain. Isnt todays report that the National Grid made 3 billion pounds profit in 201516 at the expense of households further evidence that the government is not delivering Fair Energy Prices . Will the government agree to an immediate rebate for overcharging . And will the government now commit to an Energy Price Cap for the 17 million households on the most expensive tariffs . The right honorable lady is right to identify the issue of Energy Prices and im sure she will welcome the announcement in the queens speech that the government will insure fair markets for consumers, this will include bringing forward measures to help tackle unfair practices in the Energy Market to help reduce energy bill
For the questions to the Prime Minister, caroline flint. Question number one, mr. Speaker. Mr. Damian green. Mr. Mr. Speaker ive been asked to reply, my right honorable friend the Prime Minister is in attendance on her majesty the queen welcoming their majesties king felipe and Queen Letitia of spain. Isnt todays report that the National Grid made 3 billion pounds profit in 201516 at the expense of households further evidence that the government is not delivering Fair Energy Prices . Will the government agree to an immediate rebate for overcharging . And will the government now commit to an Energy Price Cap for the 17 million households on the most expensive tariffs . The right honorable lady is right to identify the issue of Energy Prices and im sure she will welcome the announcement in the queens speech that the government will insure fair markets for consumers, this will include bringing forward measures to help tackle unfair practices in the Energy Market to help reduce energy bill