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as veteran broadcaster ken bruce prepares for his last show on radio 2. it s entirely within the bbc s right to ask me to step away a little early and gardening leave is a known concept in broadcasting and in many other areas. good morning. the bbc understands that some energy firms are expecting the government to keep support at, or near, current levels and they are amending their bills with that expectation in mind. the typical energy bill for a household in the uk is set to rise to £3,000 a year from april, but there are calls for the government to keep its current level of support. that support currently means the government is limiting the typical bill to £2,500 a year, plus a £400 winter discount. that support is due to end in april and fuel poverty campaigners say that means the number of households struggling to afford bills could rise from 6.7 million to 8.4 million. a treasury source said it wouldn t comment on speculation, but the chancellorjeremy hunt tol ....
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news speaking following that cabinet meeting. you might know there s been a cabinet away day at checkers, the prime minister and cabinet ministers meeting ostensibly to discuss policy and all of that coming in on the backdrop of serious questions being asked relations to a number of ministers, including the chancellor. let us hear minister had to sit in the the last few minutes in this interview recorded after that cabinet meeting there at checkers. i d set up the priorities flare i d set up the priorities five priorities i d set up the priorities five priorities to i d set up the priorities five priorities to have i d set up the priorities fez priorities to have inflation, grow the economy, reduce debt cut waiting list and stop the boats. we are going to deliver on those because we do that, we will have immediate relief for families do that, we will have immediate relief forfamilies and do that, we will have immediate relief f ....
and coming up getting ready for blast off preparations are underway in cornwall for a rocket launch that could mark a breakthrough in the uk s space race. good afternoon. unions say they have made little progress with the government in talks aimed at bringing an end to long running strike action in the nhs to an end. ministers are holding meetings with health, teaching and rail unions to try to resolve the walk outs, over pay and working conditions. strikes in the health service this month, are now likely to go ahead. month are now likely to go ahead. a government source described a meeting with health unions this morning as useful and constructive. well, ambulance staff in england are scheduled to stage two more strikes, one on wednesday and on the 23rd of january. nurses will also strike next week for two days, on the 18th and 19th. and this week in scotland, there ll be two days of industrial action by teachers, driving instructors in england and wales will also man pi ....
an nhs strike ballot gets underway nurses, paramedics and hospital porters in england, wales and northern ireland vote in their dispute over pay. and, the annual poppy appeal is launched by the royal british legion, in the run up to armistice day. and coming up on the bbc news channel. ian poulter responds to rory mcilroy s recent criticism, saying he hasn t betrayed anyone by being involved with the liv golf series. making £8.2 billion betweenjuly and september. that s more than double what it made in the same period last year, although it s a slowdown from the second quarter of this year when it announced record figures. high oil and gas prices, and the war in ukraine, have all fed in to the increase. the figures have prompted calls for the tax on energy firms profits to be raised, to help people with bills. we ll have more on that in a moment, but first this report from our business correspondent, marc ashdown. our energy pain is shower s game. while we ve all been f ....
now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. our headlines this evening. fran kirby kick starters chelsea s season as the wsl champions get their first win. early wickets holt england s progress as they try to take a 3 1 lead in the t20 series against pakistan. and joe joyce announces himself as the latest heavyweight talent with a world title shot on the cards. hello again, welcome to sportsday. the wsl season is riding a wave of popularity as the women s game enjoys a post euro buzz, but so far it has been pretty unpredictable. to teams who surprisingly lost their opening match is at last weekend played this afternoon, with the champions chelsea beating manchester city to belatedly get their first victory of the campaign. having lost their opening game of the season, there was little room for error for there was little room for error for the champions against manchester city and they nearly had the perfect start. fran kirby could not take ....