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Hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. millions of households across the uk facing a spike in energy costs will today find out how much they will have to pay. the energy regulator, ofgem, will announce what's expected to be a record increase in gas and electricity bills. every six months ofgem reviews the maximum price that suppliers in england, wales and scotland can charge customers on a standard tariff. that energy price cap could go up by 50 % from april, bringing the average household bill to almost £2,000 a year. 0fgem's new price cap is likely to affect abo...

0fgem says some 22 million households will pay more. we saw an extraordinary increase in prices last year and that was driven by the global gas so it is unavoidable in the short term that prices were going to go up. the government is trying to soften the blow. it will provide £200 towards each household's energy costs in october. but it will have to be paid back through bills later on. most households in england will also get a discount of £150 in april. it will be available for homes in council tax bands a to d and won't need to be repaid. critics say these measures do not go far enough to ...

Leader in nearly two years and is yet another public display of mutual support between russia and china. mr xi and mr putin have met 37 times since taking power, more than any other head of state. vladimir putin told xijinping that the two countries had established an unprecedented relationship and have a history of trade deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars — russia says it's prepared to supply china with more oil and gas. it's thought mr putin will be looking for diplomatic support as he builds up troops on russia's border with ukraine. the energy regulator, 0fgem, says it's conside...

To more than £2000. 0fgem says some 22 million households will pay more, though customers on fixed rate deals won't be affected for the moment. i know people are worried about the cost of living, and in particular about rising energy bills, and that's why we're taking direct action with an energy bills rebate, which will provide the majority of families with £350 of financial support to help them adjust to those higher prices. the government will provide £200 towards each household's energy costs in october. but it will have to be paid back through their bills later. most households in engl...

To make ends meet. we have looked into the local food bank. 0n the weekends, they have it open to the public where you pay a couple of pounds and fill your bags up. so we have had a look at that and we have started to kind of use that. it's... how can i say? it's not nice, but we had to kind of use that. it's not nice, that we had to kind of use that. but it's coming to a stage where we have to use it, we don't have any choice. for many families like the masters, worse is to come. energy prices for consumers are capped by the regulator 0fgem. but the cap is going up to reflect a big rise in th...