Resettlement scheme, where they have the right to live and work in the country and many were housed in what was intended to be a temporary basis in hotels and that was paid for partly through government funding. Vets that scheme is coming to an end and back in april they government wrote two people who were in that Emergency Accommodation telling them they had three months to leave. Now that deadline is coming around and we are hearing from local authorities who have had the task of finding accommodation for these people, that many of them are ending up people, that many of them are ending up homeless because there simply isnt suitable permanent accommodation for them to move into. And so that is why we have this morning from the local Government Association that many people are at risk of homelessness will stop indeed many are finding themselves homeless because of the situation and they are warning that it is causing many people significant distress and destruction and the situation is likely to get worse. You mentioned the distress. I have met a lot of these People Living in hotels. It is not easy to live in a hotel, is it . What are some of the family saying to you . I hotel, is it . What are some of the family saying to you . Family saying to you . I have not soken family saying to you . I have not spoken to family saying to you . I have not spoken to any family saying to you . I have not spoken to any individual family saying to you . I have not| spoken to any individual families but it is clearly an experience that many people have struggled less. The hotels, the government say, there is only intended to be an Emergency Measure and really isnt sustainable in the long term and that is why we have the home office is talking about £285 million were of extra funding they have put in in terms of help, to try and find these afghans longer term accommodation. But it shows an example or a microcosm if you like, of the acute Housing Shortage that there is in many parts of the uk and a situation which not only affect these people are affect many other people, to find suitable accommodation on that longer term basis and finding it is not there to rent are certainly to buy whether thatis rent are certainly to buy whether that is in the private rental sector or Social Housing as well. That is in the private rental sector or Social Housing as well. Thank you for the date households in the uk could be given Compensation Payments if new, large Electricity Pylons are installed near their homes under proposals to speed up the switch to greener energy. The plans are part of a government commissioned review looking at ways to halve the 12 14 years it currently takes to install new power lines. Our Political Correspondent ione wells has more. Theyve been dubbed the motorways of power. Power lines like this Transport Electricity from where it is made to where it is used. But the grid that connects them is very congested. The government and labour have pledged to ramp up Offshore Wind and other forms of Renewable Energy which needs to get onto land. More electric transport and Heating Systems are pushing up demand for electricity too. The government commissioned an independent report to work out how to halve the time it takes to build new power lines. Energy expert nick winser, who wrote the report, said the Planning Permission Process for them should be streamlined and that households near new large pylons should get payments. He says this is necessary to halve the time it takes to build new pylons. Its becoming very, very urgent. Weve been fantastically successful at building Offshore Wind in particular and solar as well. Ministers have not yet said if they will commit to all his recommendations. The bbc has been told they have been well received in government, but building new lines could cause tensions with some conservative mps and campaigners who have rallied against planned pylons in their areas. I will have a pylon situated about 450 metres from my front door, so that will be obviously visually intrusive. Its probably going to have an effect on Property Values here. There are close neighbours who run businesses, bed and breakfast, things like that, who will also have adverse effects from the pylons being close by. Our campaign is no to the pylons, but it also has a positive aspect. Were saying yes to an integrated offshore grid which will give a cleaner, quicker and cheaper and easier solution. The report argues paying people to live near overhead lines would still be cheaper than building them underground and would have a lower environmental impact. Supporters say there may be trade offs needed between green energy and green spaces, arguing if the proposals arent adopted, clean energy will be wasted and bills could stay higherfor longer. The Energy Secretary is due to confirm in the autumn what recommendations they may adopt. Until then, where they go, who benefits and how many are built is a political debate that continues to grow. Ione wells, bbc news. The mayor of london, sadiq khan, has announced a big extension of Financial Support for people who want to replace their car ahead of the expansion of the capitals ultra low emission zone or ulez. Anyone in the city scrapping a non compliant car will be eligible for a grant of up to £2,00. Eligible fora grant of up to £2,000. Harry farley reports. The political storm around sadiq khans expansion of the area covered by londons ultra low emission zone has been building. Drivers of cars that produce too much pollution must pay £12. 50 a day to drive in the zone. The Conservative Party candidate, 13,965. An unexpected victory for the conservatives in the uxbridge and South Ruislip by election last month, was put down to the labour mayors scheme. Sadiq khan has lost labour this election and we know that it was his damaging and costly ulez policy that lost them this election. Sadiq khan won a legal battle at the high court so his plan to expand the scheme to outer london can go ahead later this month. He says it is vital for Peoples Health to clean up londons air. But today the mayor has announced an increase in compensation for those forced to scrap their vehicles. Previously, only those on benefits were eligible. Now every londoner with a noncompliant car can claim up to £2,000 to upgrade. The payment for Small Businesses to scrap vans has risen from £5,000 to £7,000, and charities can get £9,000 to scrap minibuses that dont meet emissions thresholds. Other cities like bristol and birmingham have already implemented low emission zones. The total cost of londons Scrappage Fund will now be £160 million. But there are questions over whether this will be enough to cater for the 300,000 noncompliant cars plus vans in outer london. Harry farley, bbc news. You are watching bbc news. It is coming up to 20 211. You are watching bbc news. It is coming up to 20 211. 10 40am. Retailers are trying to tackle a surge in cases of shoplifting and staff say they have concerns about safety as they face more violence and abuse. The Welsh Retail Consortium is now calling for greater support from police. The home office says policing has received Record Investment and it expects forces to take the issue seriously. Jordan davies has this report. This person is stealing from Thejohn Lewis store in cardiff. Its brazen. Theyre filling a black bag full of goods. But theyve been caught by security. They were convicted. And theres been a lot more of this across wales in the last year. Adrian works in the retail giants security team. Hes just dealt with an incident. Ijust had an incident with a female and unfortunately the female escalated the situation and it required one of my team to intervene and escort the lady from the shop having explained to her what our policies are. How often does that happen . Fairly often. More often than you would like. I would like to say daily, but were probably not far off a daily occurrence. Waless largest Retail Centre cardiff saw more than 30 rise in violence and abuse towards staff from 2021 to 2022 and a nearly 70 rise in shoplifting, with one Industry Body saying there were more than a million thefts from shops reported last year. Shops Likejohn Lewis are using these body worn cameras to stop people stealing from their stores and abusing their staff. But they say theyve seen a huge rise across wales, across the uk in these kinds of incidents. Alcohol, perfumes, cosmetics are among the most targeted items. Prolific repeat offenders, organised crime and gangs and The Cost Of Living have been cited as reasons. This is the kind of Thing Retail Staff have to put up with. You stupid little bleep. All right. Im going to ask you to take your stuff out of the bag and leave. Retailers say people are less tolerant and patient in general after the pandemic. Some shops are now Training Staff to predict when a situation may become violent, known as De Escalation training. So were investing across the board in a suite of solutions, whether that be investing in our cctv, we have now rolled out body worn cameras to every single shop, l both across waitrose and john lewis. Were investing heavily in training not just for our security teams, i but for partners across the board. So theyre able to, l should they want to, take part in some De Escalation. Training so theyd be able to handle an incident should it arise. The losses are costing shops £1 billion a year across the uk, which may be passed on to us, the customer. Sara represents retailers in wales and says shes writing to the South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner to ask for more help. Were asking for more resources. We understand the challenges that the police face and were also asking the home office to look at some of the legislation thats in place, like the police crime, sentencing and courts act. We want that to be bolstered and better reporting around the data in that which will hopefully help our retailers in the long run. These are not victimless crimes. It affects retail staff and consumers. Theres concern if its not tackled now, itll only get worse. The biggest Arts Festival in the world begins in scotland this weekend. For the next three weeks, edinburgh is host to both the Fringe Festival and the International Festival. Our Reporterjohn Maguire is there. 3,500 shows here at the fringe alone, over the next three weeks. Things that will blow your mind weird, wonderful, magical, everything in between. We have got the lucky pigeons here, we will talk to them injust a. Injust a second. They havejust laid eggs for us this morning. And the rebel punk circus. Just check this out. Are you ready . Im ready. The strength, the balance, the trust involved in this is, as you can see, absolutely breathtaking. And theres stuff like that right across the city the next few weeks. We have been out and about trying to find out what else there is to see here in edinburgh. If all the world is a stage, then edinburgh right now is the centre of the universe. Some have even come from a galaxy far, far away. The International Festival and the fringe will see theatres, concert halls, pubs, clubs and streets rammed with performers. The covid years took their toll, so this summer feels like a return to normal. But thats not a word frequently used around here. Certainly, last year still felt that there was a lot of tension in the air from the artist community, nervous about making the investments to come back, from audiences, knowing that theres a cost of living crisis approaching. But this year just feels. It feels totally different. It feels like theres a positivity. Theres a sense that a Global Pandemic is behind us and that were now in some ways emerging to a more kind of happy and joyful place. So it feels totally different this year. There are 3,500 shows to see and lots of people urging you to see them. Whats this . That is alba, and its an original scottish play about the 2014 scottish independence, however, from a non biased view. Yes. So from comedy to tragedy and everything in between. Politics, philosophy, theology, poetry, musicals, everything is here in edinburgh. If its a Human Emotion and it can be put on a stage, youll be able to see it at the festival over the next days and weeks. In fact, something for everyone. Adults, kids, adults who want to be kids. So tell us what this is all about. So big kid kindergarten is an adult Play Experience for grownups. Maybe they want to use crayons or play doh or make new friends without the pleasantries and small talk of adult life. You have to be careful here, though. Bump into a star, like friend of The Show Viggo Venn and next thing you know, youre part of the act. So the audience can see you. Yeah. Feel overdressed. John from the bbc. Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da. Ridiculous. And then. Hes over 65 years old. Its not so hard. Urgh look, look, we got a laugh theyre easily pleased. Its not so hard, you know. Its lovely to be back, because ive been here almost. I lived here almost a year of my life. No, eight edinburghs. Thats eight months, no. I could raise a child in edinburgh. But this time, Everybody Knows who you are. Weve already had people taking photos. I know saying they cant get tickets for the show. I know. Well, i mean, the first year i was here, we played a show in front of a family of four and then two of them left. So now its sold out. So its a different experience this year. I would say break a leg, but what have you done to yourself . Injured your foot. I kicked my foot into the stage as a joke. And now its broken. It really is broken. Yeah. Ouch. I got a laugh so its a joke that keeps on giving. My pain is your pleasure. This place will make you think, sing, cry. Useless leg. 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