suggest that long waits for cancer treatment are growing. when i first found the lump, it was only pea sized, but by the time i got to see the consultant, it was the size of a tangerine. # we re walking in the air.# and raymond briggs, who wrote and illustrated the children s classic, the snowman, has died at the age of 88. coming up on the bbc news channel, serena williams prepares for her second round match in the canadian open. could it be one of the last competitive matches of her career? good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. many families are falling behind on their gas and electricity bills, with the total owed by consumers to energy suppliers tripling since last september. a survey of 2,000 people for u switch suggests almost a quarter of households owe an average of more than £200 to their provider. it comes as ministers are due to hold talks with the energy companies tomorrow about the impact of sharply rising bills. yesterday, experts predicted the ave
office has an amber extreme heat warning in floors and temperatures could reach 37 in some of the south. in force. in sport, the beginning of the end for serena williams as the 23 time grand slam champion says the us open this month could be her last tournamnet. a force of nature strong and kind olivia newton john remembered. we ll speak to close friend and singer delta goodrem. it s wednesday, the 10th of august. our main story. households owe more money to their energy supplier than ever before, with bills set to rise even further in october. a survey by the comparison site uswitch has found the overall debt is already three times higher than it was a year ago. nina s here to talk us through the details. the timing is interesting when normally people would save up cash in the warmer summer months. ideally, and a lot happening in terms of budgeting and taking into account household bills. comparison site uswitch say that households owe £1.3 billion to their energy su
senior republicans in the us condemn the fbi s search of donald trump s florida home. the white house insists it only learned about the operation from media reports. four days of extreme weather is forecast in england and wales. it comes as environmental groups say some rivers are starting to dry up seriously impacting wildlife. that, as western europe is facing its worst drought in decades with water levels in rivers and reservoirs already running low or even dry. a beluga whale that swam up the seine river in northern france and became stranded, has been removed from the water in the first stage of a rescue operation by marine experts. # we re walking in the air.# the author and illustrator raymond briggs, best known for the 1978 classic, the snowman, has died, aged 88. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. debts owed by uk consumers to energy suppliers have tripled since last september, according to the comparison service uswitch. almost