at the government's failure to bring their loved ones home. india's prime minister, narendra modi, has inaugurated a hindu temple on a disputed site where a mosque was torn down three decades ago. more in that story in a moment. and storms in the northern hemisphere — the us sees more than 90 weather—related deaths, and in the uk, storm isha leaves at least two dead. time for a look at the business news now, with marc ashdown. we start with the cost of energy because, despite disruption in the red sea, uk households are still on track for cheaper bills from april. that's according to a report out today from a leading forecaster. according to cornwall energy, the annual bill for the average household is expected to fall

from £1,900 a year or so tojust £1,620 from april. that's a fall of more than £300 a year, or 16%. just a reminder, 0fgem sets this cap every three months, it's the maximum suppliers can charge per unit and these figures represent a typical bill — if you use more, you pay more. we spoke to dr craig lowrey from cornwall insight and asked him why the situation in the middle east isn't pushing up energy prices. the situation we have is that the uk market and indeed the european market is being relatively well supplied by liquefied natural gas cargoes from america, so that is just coming straight across the atlantic and, as a consequence, what is occurring in the red sea isn't currently affecting uk or european suppliers. energy, of course, plays a big role in that basket of goods that

adds up to inflation. this good news obviously, does this look like the cost of living is starting to ease now? can i tell my wife she can put the heating back on? well, certainly what we saw when the price cap fell previously, there was that consequential drop in inflation, so one could expect, assuming that the forecasts turn to actual rates, that would happen again and we would see lower energy bills feeding into lower rates of inflation. and you guys tend to be pretty on the money with your forecasts, so obviously people at home will be looking at this thinking, "this "is great news for the year ahead." but it still can be quite a fragile situation, can't it? what would it take potentially to knock things off course? very much so. what we have seen in the last two, three years is that incidents, whether in the uk, european market or beyond it, obviously notjust energy market incidents, can and do have incredible impacts on energy prices. unfortunately, we cannot say for certain that these rates will upturn.

and certainly, with that potential for additional volatility in the wholesale market always being there, that would, if it occured, unfortunately be reflected in customer bills. let's stay with the world of energy, because us oil giant exxon is embroiled in a legal battle with climate change campaigners. exxon has filed a complaint with a texas judge to try and block proposals by activist shareholders ahead of the company's upcoming annual meeting. the investors want exxon to adopt what's known as �*scope 3�* targets, which are targets notjust for its own emissions but for emissions from the users of its products, too. exxon is the only one of the big five western oil majors not to have these targets. we spoke to rachel kennerley from climate campaigners friends of the earth — she said it's a shame exxon

are directing their efforts towards blocking the proposals. you know, it's really disappointing to see exxonmobil kind of throwing all this energy and money and legal expertise in trying to avoid taking the climate action that, you know, not only climate campaigners, but also climate experts and energy experts agree they need to be taking. they're throwing huge amounts of money, legal capacity, trying to reduce the amount of responsibility they have for these for cutting climate emissions. it flies in the face of science and it puts their profits above the kind of negative impacts that they're having on people and the planet. there's been a couple of these — shell, the case there particularly springs to mind. that one obviously coming down the line next month. how significant do you think that might be? and the outcome of that, is there a lot of these sort of cases waiting in the wings, more sort of rows, or are these just a couple? yeah, i think it's really important to note that this in particular is a new tactic for exxonmobil against shareholder activism, there is this wider push by the fossil fuel industry to use kind of courts to try

and shut down the spaces where they can be pressured to take more climate action. so, yeah, the shell case a few years ago, shell were in the netherlands. they received a ruling that said they had to cut their emissions by 45% by 2030. they have failed to comply with that and now they are appealing it. it will be in court next month. shall are also suing greenpeace for damages and they're also looking to get kind of a worldwide block on greenpeace protests across all shell's sites. so you can see this kind of systematic way that this space is being shut down to reduce the pressure that they feel. they're really doing these very desperate attempts to extend the amount of time they can continue extracting oil and gas. i think they know their days are numbered. and it's this really kind of, like, the last throes of an industry that are really desperate to keep on making their profits and extracting that oil and gas. exxon says the investors involved

are being driven by an "extreme agenda" and the proposal would not be in the best interests of shareholders. let's stay in the us, because traders on wall street have been celebrating a new record on stock markets and those gains are continuing today. this was the scene at the opening bell on the new york stock exchange today. the s&p 500 index of america's top companies has been hitting fresh record highs, following on from a record close on friday. it is now up 35% since october 2022. let's cross to our correspondent erin delmore, and everyone wants to know, is this the start of a fresh bull market? there is a reason for all of that cheering we saw on the floor of the stock exchange. it closed on a record high on friday and the question is, how long can the good times roll? from new york, monday

morning is looking pretty well. the dow is up, snp are up by more than three tenths and the nasdaq is up more than four tenths. it is a ball run, it is part of the recovery and growth we have seen in the stock market since october 22. the resilient labour market, the outperforming tech sector and the fed has a role here as well, because the big story has been whether the fed can call interest rates without tipping the american economy into recession, which is cold and soft landing. wiese macy interest rate cuts this year and the fed has indicated that. —— we may see interest rates cut. and when interest rates cut. and when interest rates cut. and when interest rates fall, spending tends to go up and receive stock prices go up to go up and receive stock prices go up as well.

to uganda now, where leaders from over 130 countries known as the g77 and china group have been meeting for the third ever �*south summit'. the gathering aims to bolster co—operation between southern hemisphere nations on topics such as trade, climate change, and poverty. i spoke to nick westcott — professor of diplomacy at soas university of london. he told me the group wants changes to the way global institutions are run. it is a very diverse group. i think their main interest is to try and reform the multilateral institutions and get greater say for the poorer countries, particularly africa, developing countries in asia. so they want their voice to be heard more loudly in international conferences, debates at the un and the international financial institutions. that is what underpins this. and finally, i suppose the key would be better ties with the northern and southern countries. does this sort of thing make that more likely or maybe will they retreat into these blocks and that will be less likely

for global co—operation? you could see this as part of a chinese campaign to actually mobilise what they like to call the global south in an anti—western alliance, and accusing western countries of manipulating the multilateral institutions of using them only to their own benefits. and china wishes, with india and the other members of the bricks group, to recast the international system so it reflects better the interests of themselves and poorer countries. so, yes it is significant in that respect, they want to change the way the world works. that is all your business news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. usually, sorting a day out takes gary flint a lot of planning. but he's not had nearly as much work to do before coming to castleton.

normally i would have to do a bit of research online or quite extensive research online to actually make the day pleasurable for myself and any family member that i'll be with. it's because a new map has been produced. on it is clearly marked where facilities are for disabled people, like accessible toilets, special parking and where wheelchair hire is. the park authority has teamed up with accessible uk to produce this map. it isn't rocket science, and that's the big thing that we need to get across. this is quite basic information. it's hope that castleton can become an example to other places. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. we heard earlier about the opening of a hindu temple in ayodhya, built

on the ruins of a mosque destroyed by a mob 30 years ago. prime minister narendra modi says it heralds "a new era" for india. but the construction has become symbolic of deep divisions in the country around religion, democracy and pluralism. narendra taneja a former national spokesman for mr modi's bjp party denies accusations that that his party misusing religion in politics by inaugurating this temple ahead of upcoming parliamentary elections. well, you see, this has nothing to do with the election. i mean, the temple has been under construction for the past three, three and a half years, close to four years, ever since the supreme court of india gave the verdict. and since then, you know, the site was handed over to a trust and they had been constructing it slow. and actually the process is still going on. so it is nothing to do with politics. but of course, we are a democracy, very vibrant democracy. some people call it noisy democracy. so there are, you know, leaders in the opposition, you know,

they are taking it because they're not able to fight with the bjp politically. so they are always looking for wherever they can and they raise such issues. but as far as the people of india are concerned, they know it. it is all about hinduism. it's all about their religion. and it's all about their faith in lord rama. let's not forget, we are not talking of an ordinary temple. we are talking of a temple which is like what, for instance, the vatican is to the to the catholics or what mecca is to the muslims. this is, you know, mecca or vatican to the hindus, you know, more than one billion people on the planet. so we are not talking of some ordinary temple. and the temple was there earlier, as you know. and then in between, of course, we all know the history after... ..the last 70 years. you say it's nothing to do with politics. you know india is a secular country for muslims. this event obviously evokes pain

and fear and all of those memories. do you think that has been properly acknowledged by the prime ministers and other in the bjp? well, i'm surprised that you say that india was a secular country. i don't understand. i said it is a secular country, ..so please correct this. india is a secular country. india is home to the second largest muslim population in the world. india is home to more than 20 million christians, and india is also home to six different other faiths. so india is the most vibrant, you know, democratic society. so, i mean, and you not only go by the constitution, just come and see here, interact with the people... but to address what i asked you, to address what i asked you, it is a secular country. i was asking you, do you think the pain and the memories of what happened 30 years ago have been properly acknowledged by the bjp today? well, you see, that's your interpretation — the pain.

i mean, there was a mosque which was built by a moghul invader. and later on, we know that for the last 200 years, hindus have been protesting and they say, look, this is very important site for us, it's like what is vatican to the catholics, please give it back to us. the matter was taken to court and in between several things happened. but then finally the court heard all sides, all the stakeholders, all parties came out with a vote all parties came out with a verdict, the supreme court of india, the most autonomous, most independent court probably on the planet. so they did it. so that's all history now. yes. and after that, it was handed over. as far as you see, the pain is concerned, whenever there is some change, you know, some people can say that. but as far as i know, i travel across the country. the majority of muslims in india are quite happy with it because the message of lord rama is about good governance, about justice, about welfare of the poor and the muslims. muslims very much subscribe to the same view. rana ayyub is an indianjournalist — and opinion columnist with the washington post.

she remembers the day the mosque was demolished as a child of minority community in india. i remember becoming a muslim overnight in mumbai, my sister and i were picked up by a mob. we were refugees. that is my memory, and the day i became a muslim. more than 1000 muslims were killed in the aftermath of that mosque demolition. those people still have not received closure and to inaugerate a temple on a demolished mosque speaks volumes. i was listening to your previous speaker who said there is no political motive. in an election year, three or four months before an election, and under construction temple is being opened by a prime minister who was not the recipient

of the temple, but the trust. this is how it is. as you watch these images, give us a sense of how you feel. well, it is depressing. it is traumatic because indian muslims stayed back in india after the partition of the country in 19117 because they believed in the ideals of secularism and plural democracy. but today they are feeling othered in their own country. when the prime minister extends his hindu majoritarian agenda yet again, where where you see that a crime, the supreme court of india itself called it an egregious act, a criminal act, the demolition of the mosque,

and what followed thereafter, to not receive closure post that event, and to be constantly reminded of the pain. and in a way, what is happening today is a celebration of that pain. i think it's traumatic for most muslims, many of them who do not even want to speak about this because speaking could have consequences. i was just watching visuals of a muslim woman in a hijab being heckled by rightwing supporters, saying jewish freedom. so this has begun. it's going to be dramatic. itjust reminds of what we have been living over the last few years under mr modi's rule. i'll come back to the politics in the election, just like i did with my previous guest in a moment or two. but i don't want to revisit what the supreme court decided back in 2019. but i was listening to a radio interview you were doing earlier in the day, and you fear that india may lose more mosques in coming months. why do you think that? well, because there have been vandalism of many mosques in india at this point of time. as we talk, there are litigations going on in court about surveys

so one one believes that the fate of the babri masjid mosque will be the fate of many other mosques where many hindu nationalists believe that a temple existed below the mall. so this is notjust an imagination. this is something which is happening on the ground in the courts of india. this week, england's test match series against india begins — a matchup that will be watched closely by millions of supporters worldwide. but a landmark report last summer into discrimination said cricket in england and wales has to change immediately if it's to become a sport for everyone. but how does that happen? birmingham boasts one of the best cricket facilities in britain. joe wilson's been there to meet some potential new professionals. a winter's night at edgbaston seeking inspiration. cricket is sexist, racist, elitist. so concluded last summer's equity report. here, those words were welcomed, because the consequences must be positive. if we use the national game

of football, if we use that as an example, it's played every day in every school, up and down the country. and no other sport can say that. people that have never played cricket before, or people who are currently playing cricket, let's understand them better. we want to develop players. every contact we have, we want to develop players, notjust observe them and judge them. that's the idea of these age group pathway squads. rather than being recommended by an established school, players can now get in by other means. i got here through a video trial process. i was sent here by my club. we sent some videos of me bowling. these guys invited me over here for the winter, and then luckily, they let me stay. do you think it's easier to become a cricketer in england if you're white, if you go to a posh school? what are your feelings about that? m not reauy — because i mean, for my age group, there has been a lot of diversity, so there's been a lot _

of asian people as well, j as well as white people. now, i know there's been a lot of speculation. - probably in some areas - it probably is easier for maybe people who are of that - background, like you said. but i think it's pretty. much almost the same. warwickshire say 70% of their young players attend state schools, and the biggest growth in interest is among girls. i think boys�* cricket is very competitive, but girls is also very competitive. it's really important that girls get a chance too. just because boys might be a little bit stronger, it doesn't mean that girls shouldn't get a chance to play cricket. and really, no report could put it more succinctly. joe wilson, bbc news, edgbaston. you're watching bbc news. more than a0 mps, including several former conservative ministers, have written to the prime minister

rishi sunak urging him to provide extra funding for local councils in england in order to prevent major cuts to services from april. the debt of uk councils is now posing a risk to local services, according to the public accounts committee. bbc analysis shows that councils owe a combined figure of nearly £100 billion to lenders. and one in ten councils in england are now facing effective bankruptcy, with two, birmingham and nottingham, now restricted to just essential spending. it means public amenities such as public toilets and other spaces such as swimming pools risk being closed. 0ur political correspondent hannah miller reports. thanks very much. ruth has been doing the weekly food shop, using a door—to—door minibus service for people who don't have a car or bus service they can use. but this is one of the services due to lose its funding under plans announced by hampshire county council, which says it is facing tough choices to cut costs £132 million

by april next year. how important is dial—a—ride to you? it is very, very important. very important. much easier than using taxis or buses. sometimes, we go to a garden, sometimes we go to a shopping centre invariably or not, we just go to a pub for a meal. it is wonderful. because we want it kept. we definitely want it kept. today, more than a0 conservative mps have written to the prime minister saying they're disappointed that extra money for councils hasn been ——hasn�*t been announced in recent month. they say they're exceptionally concerned that people will be hit by both service reductions and higher council tax. unless more cash is announced, they suggest they can't guarantee to support the government when council funding is voted on in parliament next month. unfortunately, we have seen over

the weekend the chancellor saying he has more head room than he thought in terms of his looking forward to the budget and what he is able to do around tax cuts. we'd like to see some of that funding come to local government. back in hampshire, the charity behind the minibus scheme says without council subsidies, they may have to run fewer services. these aren't commercial services. these are services helping vulnerable people to do thing which otherwise they'd find really difficult and just not be able to afford to do themselves. if older people's mental health is worsened and their physical health is worsened by not being able to get out and about, we are creating more problems for our overstretched nhs and social care. so we're not solving a problem, we are creating more with short—term views on saving funds. the government says that the funding package it has announced amounts to a real—terms increase, adding it is ready to talk to any that are concerned about their finances. but councils and mps

warn the strain on them is mounting like never before and they want the government to feel the pressure as well. hannah miller, bbc news. some of the uk's biggest airports are likely to miss the government's deadline for installing new scanning technology which would allow passengers to take more liquids through security. 0ur transport correspondent, katy austin, reports. since 2006, getting ready for a flight has meant checking you comply with strict rules around liquids in your hand luggage. at the moment, any liquids you take through airport security have to be be in containers of no more than 100 millilitres, and they have to go inside a clear plastic bag. new hi—tech ct scanners should mean the end of those rules. they're already used in some other countries and at some airports in the uk. travellers we spoke to were keen for the requirements to change. it's just a faff, isn't it, because you have to think about what you are taking and then you forget to do something, and it's your most favourite expensive perfume, and then you've to leave at security and then go and buy it again

when you get to the other side. it's easy to remember, because i'm used to it, but when i travel and when i see like people around me, all the time they don't necessarily know that there is this rule. the government set the 1stjune this year for all major airports to finish installing the new equipment. but some will miss that deadline. gatwick and manchester airports insist they have made a lot of progress, but won't have the new scanners in place at all security lanes until next year. britain's biggest airport, heathrow, also can't guarantee finishing the job byjune. in many cases, getting them in has been challenging. they're very heavy, sometimes the floors in the actual terminal have to be reinforced. the cost is really high for these particular scanners, it's the latest technology. there are supply chain issues in being able to source the correct parts and get those functioning problemly. ——properly. and also airports have to retrain their staff. the upshot is that instead

of the liquid rules being completely eased in time for the summer holidays, it is likely to be a mixed picture. we are now going to go into a situation where different airports have different rules. so, at some places you will need to get the liquids out in advance, in others you won't. and that has the potential to create further confusion and create further delays. you only need a couple of passengers to not be prepared to end up having to wait an extra 10, 20, 30 minutes. if you are travelling this summer, even if the airport you are leaving from has eased its liquid rules, the one you come home from may not have, so do check. new scanners should eventually make the airportjourney much smoother, but there could be some turbulence along the way. katie austin, bbc news. stay with us, the latest on the hostages after that protest in the israeli parliament. and on the storm, we speak to a man who was supposed to go from copenhagen to

dublin but who ended up getting re—routed to belfast, manchester and liverpool. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini: hello, there. good afternoon. as storm isha clears our shores, we prepare for the next named storm that will be with us on tuesday, storm jocelyn. of course, we're still dealing with the impact from isha today. gusts of wind across the central belt last night got to 70 to 80mph quite widely, with higher wind gusts elsewhere, of course. it does stay windy for the rest of the afternoon with some sunshine, but also some blustery showers. if we just take a look at the forecast map, you can see the isobars, a tight squeeze on those. it does stay windy for the rest of the day. still gusts of wind a0 to 50mph quite widely, higher towards irish sea coasts. the winds easing down a little across shetland. there will be blustery showers, most frequent towards the north and the west, but wintry over the hills of scotland. cooler feeling air too — eight to 11 degrees celsius. as we head through this evening and overnight, a quieter looking picture as a brief ridge of high pressure keeps us a little more settled. it will feel quite chilly out towards eastern areas, perhaps even a touch of ice

across eastern scotland — lows here of two or three degrees celsius. but we start to see cloud and rain edge in from the south and the west as we head into tomorrow morning. that sets the scene for storm jocelyne. that will be with us on tuesday. again, damaging gusts of wind with trees and structures already weakened from storm isha. it's taking the same sort of track. this deep area of low pressure swings northwards and eastwards just to the north of scotland. it's across western areas of scotland and towards the north of scotland where we could see gusts of wind of up to 75 to 80mph as we head through tuesday. widely gusts of wind of a5 to 50mph, higher than that towards exposed coastal areas. most of the rain will be towards the north and the west, but some more heavy rain swings in eastwards further south through the day. some very mild feeling air too. but the storm clears. by the time we get to wednesday, we are drawing more of a north—westerly wind and this will usher in some slightly

cooler feeling air again. it's a much quieter looking day of weather on wednesday, with some showers again across north—western areas of scotland, perhaps across parts of wales, but also some sunshine. many of us should stay dry. still rather blustery, though. we look out towards the west again on thursday as there will be more weather fronts pushing eastwards. a quieter day of weather again on friday with some sunshine. do keep an eye on the forecast. bye— bye. live from london. this is bbc news.

families of israeli hostages storm the knesset — in protest — at the government's failure, to bring their loved ones home. as pressure grows on benjamin netanyhu — we speak to the brother—in—law — of one of the hostages. we beg and... ..we don't beg, we demand the government to take our voices into account and ensure that the policy they implement in the gaza strip ensures that hostages return home. india's prime minister has inaugurated a hindu temple on a disputed site — where a mosque was torn down three decades ago. storms in the northern hemisphere, the us sees more than 90 weather—related deaths storms in the northern hemisphere, the us sees more than 90 weather—related deaths and in the uk — storm esha leaves at least two dead. the anticipation billed as los angeles prepares for the oscar nominations.

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