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continuing chaos in sri lanka, as more crowds occupy the presidential palace — they say they'll stay until there are resignations. calls from an energy boss to make bills cheaper for those on the lowest incomes. and victory is sweet for novak djokovic, who wins his seventh wimbledon men's singles title. every single time it gets more and more meaningful and special, so i'm very blessed and very thankful to be standing here with a trophy. good evening. ten conservative mps have nowjoined the contest to succeed borisjohnson as the leader of the party, and as prime minister. the forei...

Who pay for their energy using prepayment meters. typically they pay £47 more a year for their energy than those who pay via other methods. in april, the average energy bill increased by £693 but for those on prepayment meters it was £708. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has this report. how long have you gone without electricity? 0h, about four or five days. and no gas? no gas, no. if i could choose, i wouldn't have a pre—payment meter. i've had to get food parcels before to pay my bills. topping up his meter key has become an increasingly frequent necessity for pete bo...

God knows what it's going to be like in the winter. pete, who suffers from a chronic lung condition, sought help from a charity, christians against poverty, who've helped him with his energy costs. but his balance, £40, won't last the month. your pride soon goes out the window when you start getting hungry, itell you. when you're shivering and you've got nothing to eat there, it is, it's grim. you know, it is bleak. merseyside has a higher than average number of people on pre—payment meters, which are usually found in lower income households. energy prices are higher on a meter as companies...