bill to more than £3,500. here s marc ashdown. help is coming. that is the message from the chancellor on rocketing energy bills, but when, how and who will receive it remains difficult to tell. in an interview with the daily telegraph, nadhim zahawi warns high bills could be here to stay for the next two years, and says while he is concerned about helping people on benefits and pensioners, those on middle incomes will need help too. if you re a senior nurse or a senior teacher on £45,000 a year, he says, you re having your energy bills go up by 80%. it s really hard. we are looking at all the options. the energy price cap is set by the regulator 0fgem. it s rising by 80% in october. currently a typical annual energy bill paid by direct debit is £1,971. in october, that will rise to £3,519. prepayment meter customers pay a little extra a typical usage bill from october then will be £3,608. becky has a full time job. for the first time she is having to think about wheth
to the outside world. talks to pass the un high seas treaty to protect the world s oceans and marine life in new york have failed to reach an agreement for the fifth time as governments could not agree on the terms. and liverpool hit nine past bournemouth to equal a record in the premier league reaction to that and rest of the day s sport news in sportsday at 7.30pm. good evening. the chancellor nadhim zahawi says middle income earners as well as low earners will need government help to pay energy bills this winter. it comes as another minister defended the decision to wait until a new prime minister is in place before any announcement on further support is made. yesterday, the regulator ofgem confirmed a dramatic 80% rise in the energy price cap from october, taking the average annual household bill to more than £3,500. here s marc ashdown. help is coming. that s the message from the chancellor on rocketing energy bills. but when, how and who will receive it remains dif
scientists are trying to identify why thousands of fish have died in a river between poland and germany. and liverpool hit nine past bournemouth to equal a record in the premier league. good afternoon. the chancellor nadhim zahawi has said the country is in a national economic emergency which could last for two years, leaving even middle income earners in need of support. his comments come as another minister defended the deferral of an announcement on further government help with energy bills until a new prime minister is in place. yesterday, the regulator ofgem announced an 80% rise in the energy price cap from october, taking the average annual household bill to more than £3,500. here s marc ashdown. help is coming. that s the message from the chancellor on rocketing energy bills, but when, how and who will receive it remains difficult to tell. in an interview with the daily telegraph, nadhim zahawi warns high bills could be here to stay for the next two years, and sa
the us state department has announced that president biden is planning to appoint an ambassador to the arctic region. the move comes as russia increases its military activity in the area. and liverpool have pulled off a record equalling result in the premier league beating bournemouth 9 0. good evening. the chancellor, nadim zahawi, says middle income earners, as well as low earners, will need government help to pay energy bills this winter. it comes as another minister defended the decision to wait until a new prime minister is in place before any announcement on further support is made. yesterday, the regulator ofgem confirmed a dramatic 80% rise in the energy price cap from october, taking the average annual household bill to more than £3,500. here s marc ashdown. help is coming. that s the message from the chancellor on rocketing energy bills. but when, how and who will receive it remains difficult to tell. in an interview with the daily telegraph, nadhim zahawi warn