economic crisis? plus, when working from home is just too expensive could soaring energy bills drive a mass return to the office for the first time since the pandemic? hello. we start with the cost of living crisis here in britain because the boss of one of the uk s top energy suppliers has told the bbc the government must act now to protect customers from soaring bills or face catastrophe this winter. ovo energy ceo stephen fitzpatrick has been talking to our business editor simonjack about their own ideas for supporting households. he said it felt like the past 12 months had been wasted despite the scale of the crisis becoming increasingly apparent. and he called on the uk s new prime minister to take action as soon as they are appointed next week. if we don t start working on this first thing on monday when we have a new government, a new prime minister this has to be the first order of business. and if we don t use every available moment over the next 12 weeks
good morning. the boss of the uk s third largest energy company has warned households need urgent help to avoid a winter of hardship. steven fitzpatrick from ovo energy wants the government to subsidise soaring bills, but with help tapering off for high earners who use more electricity. it comes as a report from the resolution foundation think tank warns three million people could be in absolute poverty by next year without a change in government policy. a separate study from university college london has warned of the dangerous consequences for children of growing up in cold homes. meanwhile, in his final speech in office the prime minister is expected to announce up to £700 million of investment for a new nuclear reactor in suffolk. it s part of the government s long term strategy to bring down energy costs but it could take 15 years to build and a final go ahead will have to wait for mrjohnson s successor. jon donnison reports. is going nuclear the answer to britain s e
on the front line in eastern ukraine, a special report as ukrainian forces attempt to retake parts of the donbas. the threat here isn tjust the artillery you can hear. it also these landmines, all along this pathway. on patrol in pakistan, the rescue workers trying to help thousands of people stranded after the devastating floods. and powering on, serena williams delays her retirement from tennis as she makes it through to the third round of the us open. and coming up on the bbc news channel its transfer deadline day. we ll have the latest big movers, as chelsea agree to sign barcelona striker pierre emerick aubameyang. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the broadcaster and former bbc breakfast star bill turnbull has died at the age of 66. he was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer almost five years ago. he began working at the bbc in the 19705 but became best known for his partnership alongside fellow presenter sian williams on the bbc breakfast sofa a
is at the plant and is not moving. it s going to stay there. a review into failings at nhs maternity units in nottingham launches, with a call for affected families to come forward. tributes this evening for the star of the breakfast sofa bill turnbull, who s died at the age of 66. good evening. merseyside police have revealed that two guns were used in the shooting that killed nine year old olivia pratt korbel. olivia was shot in her home last week as her mother tried to stop a gunman entering their house. detectives have now released cctv of the gunman running from the scene. a 35 year old man who was the target of the attack and was on parole, is still being treated in hospital and will be sent back to prison when he s discharged. our north of england correspondentjudith moritz reports from liverpool. running away from the horror he caused, this is the man who used two guns to shoot a nine year old child dead. moments after the murder, he disappeared into the darkness. the