economy and unless more support is given, those visions of the future well playout. given, those visions of the future well playout given, those visions of the future well playout. hopefully raising the alarm will mean well playout. hopefully raising the alarm will mean some well playout. hopefully raising the alarm will mean some solutions i well playout. hopefully raising the l alarm will mean some solutions can be found. thank you. in the uk, cold calling to offer financial services or products could be banned under new government plans outlined today. the home office says fake scams cost the economy £750 million in the last year. our correspondent robin brant has more. the scamming industry is a huge one. most of it originates online. but the government is moving to further protect those targeted by cold calls. they re often the most vulnerable. scams have a massive impact across the board. there are financial impacts, but there are also massive emotional impacts on victims.
the third resigned over what she described as the appalling behaviour of her bosses. representatives for lizzo have been approached for comment. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let s look at some other main stories in the uk this hour. cold calling to offer financial services or products could be banned under new government plans. the home office says fake scams cost the economy £750 million in the last year. the government will also outlaw so called sim farms which are used by criminals to send thousands of spam texts at once. the uk s energy industry leaders are gathering in downing street to discuss economic growth and energy security with the energy secretary grant shapps. this comes just days after the government announced it would grant more than 100 new oil and gas licences off the coast of scotland a move critics claim would drive
the third resigned over what she described as the appalling behaviour of her bosses. representatives for lizzo have been approached for comment. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let s look at some other main stories in the uk this hour. cold calling to offer financial services or products could be banned under new government plans. the home office says fake scams cost the economy £750 million in the last year. the government will also outlaw so called sim farms which are used by criminals to send thousands of spam texts at once. the uk s energy industry leaders are gathering in downing street to discuss economic growth and energy security with the energy secretary grant shapps. this comes just days after the government announced it would grant more than 100 new oil and gas licences off the coast of scotland
let s ta ke let s take a look at some of the other main stories in the uk this hour. cold calling to offer financial services or products could be banned under new government plans. ?the home office says fake scams cost the economy £750 million in the last year. the government will also outlaw so called sim farms which are used by criminals to send thousands of spam texts at once. the prime minister insists he cares about reaching net zero, but he also said the 2050 target needs to be achieved in a proportionate and pragmatic way . rishi sunak is facing pressure from some conservative mps to review the government s green policies, after the party s surprise win in the uxbridge by election, when it capitalised on anger over london s ultra low emissions zone. the number of people missing payments on essential household bills like energy, phone and water is as high as it was over the winter, that s according to consumer group which? they estimate that around 2.4 million households m
most of it originates online, but the government is moving to further protect those targeted by cold calls. they re often the most vulnerable. scams have a massive impact across the board. there are financial impacts, but there are also massive emotional impacts on victims. and the problem that you ve got is once you ve been put on what s often referred to as a suckers list, which is a really awful phrase, but once your information is out there, you can be really targeted by scammers. bands are already in place that outlaw cold calling on pensions and claim management services. now the home office wants to go further and look at outlawing calls that push people into buying fake or fraudulent investments. it says sham cryptocurrencies, mortgages and insurance are top of the list. tougher measures to tackle illegal advertising online are also being considered, although tech firms will have a crucial role there in any enforcement aimed at protecting vulnerable