the latest figures suggest the annual fuel bill for an average household is set to rise to more than £3,500 in october and thenjump to more than £11,600 injanuary. these are predictions, and changes in the markets can affect these numbers. some economists are also forecasting that inflation, which is nowjust over 10%, could reach as high as 18% which will hit household budgets even harder. the economy will be a huge challenge for whoever becomes the country s new prime minister, two weeks today. here s our business correspondent caroline davies. pulling pints is no longer enough to pay the bills for karen. she works full time in a pub. she lives alone in a one bedroom bungalow. she is already £1000 in debt because of energy costs. it terrifies me. you cannot find extra money. you haven t got it so i don t know what happens. i don t know where to go and what to do. someone who was working a0 hours a week shouldn t be able to not turn the heating on. energy bills are exp
the decision not to bring charges against four retired detectives, who ran the first investigation into the murder of stephen lawrence. stephen was murdered in april 1993 in a racist attack in south london. the initial investigation failed to bring anyone to justice. two of the murderers were eventually convicted in 2012. our reporter daniel de simone broke this story, here s his report. we have had a statement from stephen s mother. she is saying that today s decision by the cps marks a new low in the way that the criminal justice system has treated her and her family. justice system has treated her and herfamily. herstatement justice system has treated her and her family. her statement says the decision of the cps not to prosecute the senior officers who were involved in the investigation of her son s cases unjustifiable. she goes on to say that institutional racism was at the heart of the first investigation and yet no consideration had been given to how it impacted the de