and we will find you. joy and relief for some but on gcse results day, there are major regional differences in how pupils performed. and back from extinction the blue butterfly has its best summer for 150 years. and coming up on the bbc news channel: james anderson proves life very much begins at a0. he s among the wickets, as england seek revenge against south africa. good evening. pressure is growing on the government for action to be taken to help households and businesses cope with soaring energy costs, with calls from a think tank for a universal 30% cut in bills and businesses saying ministers should bring in covid style emergency grants to help firms. the upper limit of what suppliers can charge per unit of energy in england, scotland and wales called the energy price cap is set to be announced tomorrow. take a look at how things have changed injust 12 months. less than a year ago, a typical annual home energy bill was about £1,200. it s now about £2,000 an
and we will find you. i passed english! joy and relief for some but on gcse results day, there are major regional differences in how pupils performed. drought and sustained record temperatures in china threaten rivers and crops putting several provinces on a national red alert. and a day of tumbling wickets at old trafford sees england end in a strong position against south africa. and coming up on the bbc news channel: novak djokovic is out of the us open as his covid 19 vaccination status sees him miss a second grand slam this year. good evening. people across britain will be waking up tomorrow to what are likely to be very steep increases in energy bills which will be charged from october. the announcement sets the upper limit of what suppliers can charge per unit of energy in england, scotland and wales, known as the energy price cap. pressure has been building on the government for action to help households and businesses cope with calls from a think tank for a uni
emergency grants to help companies that are struggling. the upper limit of what suppliers can charge per unit of energy in england, scotland and wales the energy price cap is set to be announced tomorrow. less than a year ago, a typical annual home energy bill was about £1,200. it s now about £2,000 and it s forecast tomorrow to reach £3,500 per year, payable from this october. there are further increases expected in january. back in may, the government promised a £15 billion support package for households, but critics say this is not enough and that it doesn t cover businesses. our business editor, simonjack reports. making the daily bread takes a lot of energy. kneading machines and, of course, ovens are power hungry and this bakery in suffolk is bracing itself for a crippling rise in bills when its current commercial deal ends. it s a threat many businesses are facing.
kneading machines and, of course, ovens are power hungry and this bakery in suffolk is bracing itself for a crippling rise in bills when its current commercial deal ends. it s a threat many businesses are facing. we ll have no businesses left. i think there s so many locally that i speak to that will just close because they can t afford their electricity bills i m just hoping we won t be one of them. it s frightening, to be perfectly honest. i don t know what we re going to do. i m just hoping that maybe somebody will offer us a lifeline, maybe the government will help. who knows? remember, companies energy bills are not limited by any price cap and business leaders want them to get more help and protection. energy prices are disproportionately hitting small and medium sized businesses. we want to see emergency energy grants for smaller businesses, a reduction in vat from 20% to 5%, and more powers to ofgem to ensure businesses are getting the right fixed rate contracts. this bakery