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
become i think it s right that when they become prime minister, whoever it is, they will want to look at all of the options, properly costed. two men arrested on suspicion of murdering nine year old olivia pratt korbel, who was shot dead in her home in liverpool, have been released on bail. a national emergency has been declared in pakistan after millions of people were forced from their homes. it follows the heaviest monsoon rains in decades. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. it s four wins from four for arsenal. the gunners back on top of the premier league this evening. on cloud nine. liverpool put on a stunning display at anfield, to blow away bournemouth and equal a premier league record. we just wanted to have a 100% satisfying experience for us that we can use. and away from the football a glorious day for england cricket. ben stokes inspires them to revenge over south africa in the second test. and formula
to have captured a strategic town. tributes are paid to the 19 children and two teachers killed in the texas school shooting, as parents criticise the police for not taking faster action against the gunman. excuse me, sir. i supposed to move? how one man is taking a supermarket to court for refusing entry to his assistance cat. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc s lunchtime news. nottingham university hospitals nhs trust has been ordered to make significant and immediate improvements to its maternity services. concerns have been raised about avoidable deaths and injuries to mothers and babies. the care quality commission says the trust has serious staffing and cultural problems. yesterday the senior midwife donna ockenden was appointed to chair an independent review of maternity care at the trust, which has said it is working hard to make all the improvements necessary. sanchia berg reports. a warning, you may find some details and images distressing from the start of this
uk, but rather a lot of cloud in that high pressure, so, the weather is going to be settling down to the end of the week, and into the weekend, not necessarily clear blue skies and far from it in the very far north west of the uk, we could have some rain, sophie, back sophie, back to you. thanks tomasz. and that s bbc news at six. now it s time to join our colleagues for the news where you are, goodbye. thanks, sophie. coming up on bbc london tonight. hello, you re watching bbc news. thanks forjoining us on sportsday, i m ben croucher. coming up. england name their men s test squad to tour india four spinners, three uncapped players. we ll tell you who s in and who s out. derbyshire s anuj dal tells us about the power of restorative justice after he was racially abused on social media. and ahead of a huge week for manchester united are the players behind their under pressure manager? it s their under pressure manager? notjust a case of v managers, it s notjust a case of w