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the piece hall in halifax has re opened today following a £19 million transformation. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. british gas will increase electricity prices by 12.5% in september, a move which will affect more than three million customers. its parent company centrica said the price rise is a because of the increasing cost of transmitting energy to people s homes, and government environmental policies. the government has indicated that it may still legislate to impose a cap on energy prices. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. british gas likes to say it is putting its customers in control. but even if they turn the heating down, those on a standard variable tariffs will see their bills going up. after the increases announced today, the cost of an average dualfuel energy bill, electricity and gas, provided by british gas, will be going up. it will now cost £1120 a year, an increase of £76 compared to last year. it is not the cheapest among t ....
asia for the latest. here, the markets lower slightly, we talk you through the winners and the losers. and we ll be getting festive with fortnums. the boss of iconic food & drink retailer fortnum and mason will be here to give us the inside track on the busiest time of the year. and new research says using facebook and twitter at christmas will make you more miserable than merry. so we want to know are you taking a break from social media this holiday period? if so, don t do it yet! let us know. just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. welcome to the programme. don t panic, it is december 20 seconds today, i said 23rd and i got worried because i have got so much to do! worried because i have got so much to do! we start on wall street, where it seems this chap has made an appearance because the grinch has, temporarily at least, stolen christmas. they have been calling it a santa rally and after a week of record closes, investors were expecting to celebrate the dowjones ind ....
got him breathing. i m not sure what else he has got going on though. carley: that cry the most beautiful sound in the world. thanks to hero deputy baby carlos you see him on your screen is okay and back home with his family. lionel richie apologizing after bad weather and flight problems forced him to cancel a sold out show at madison square garden over the weekend. i tried to bribe the pilot and the pilot said i do want to see my wife tomorrow. so tonight we are going to richie had fans waiting all night long on saturday. eventually canceling his concert with earth, wind and fire one hour after it was supposed to start. now he is apologizing, guys, i should leave the singing to him. steve: he said he tried to bribe the pilot please take off. ....
Grady. reporter: the faa reauthorization comes up every five years in congress, but there s an extra sense of urgency from lawmakers this time around because of those mass flight delays and cancellations that have been plaguing the airline industry for the better part of a year and a half to two years now. the the derepublicans and republicans and democrats in the house worked together this week to pass a bipartisan bill. it includes provisions to better provide refunds to passengers caught up in flight problems, high more air traffic controllers and raise the pilot retirement age from 65 to 67. republicans say the bill tackles problems the transportation secretary should have done more to fix. we believe our faa bill will be able to solve some of these things that he has refused to solve as we look forward and look to the pooch to make a air travel safer. reporter: transportation secretary pete buttigieg is defending his track record. fliers are better off now ....