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tens of millions of households need that support, so i think that's the right approach. the uk's opposition labour party welcomes the move, but has criticised the government's response to the crisis, saying it called for a windfall tax on oil companies months ago. the chancellor, the prime minister were resisting it, and saying that it would deter investment, that it was un—conservative, but it wouldn't raise enough money, but it would be silly to provide additional help. ukraine warns that russia's offensive in donbas could result in the region becoming uninhabited. a british heal...

hello there. we start with the cost of living. we are expecting to hear in the next few hours what the uk government plans to do to help consumers with soaring energy bills. they could see hundreds of pounds knocked off bills this winter, as part of a package of support worth at least £10 billion, largely funded by a one—off windfall tax on energy companies. annual household energy bills here in the ukjumped by an average of £700 in april when the uk regulator ofgem raised the cap on what suppliers can charge. and ofgem has warned they will have to rise by a further £800 in octo...

support worth over five ilion pounds to give vulnerable people certainty that we are standing by them at this time. dwp will make the payment in time. dwp will make the payment in two lump sums, the first from july, the second in autumn, with payments from hmrc to those on tax credits followed shortly after. there is no need for people to fill out complicated forms or bureaucracy, we will send the payment straight to their bank accounts. our policy will benefit over 8 million households in receipt of means tested benefits from july. operating in that timeframe could only be done for ...

attacked more than a0 towns in the eastern regions of donetsk and luhansk. concerns raised by families of two small children who were later murdered weren't taken seriously by child protection officials, says a review. and — the man with a new lease of life — after a double hand transplant. and coming up on the bbc news channel — the mass exodus at manchester city women continues, as the club announce that defender lucy bronze will leave at the end of her contract this summer. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the chancellor rishi sunak has been setting out the...

time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. earlier in the programme it was all about money, money, money, now it's allabout about money, money, money, now it's all about highs and lows. the wind is strongest in scotland. we got some sunshine here and some sharp showers. furthersouth, quite cloudy and damp across much of northern england and north wales. we've had a bit of rain and drizzle. that's moving southwards. this is what's happened over the past few hours. this raining western scotland is petering out as it runs away from northern england and north wales and eventuall...