the regulator ofgem has announced the energy price cap will fall in april. but many families are still struggling. the search for survivors continues after a huge fire in the spanish city of valencia. questions are being asked about the flammability of the apartment block's cladding. shamima begum, who left the uk to join the islamic state group, has lost her appeal against the removal of her british citizenship. plymouth is preparing to come to a standstill when the military move a huge unexploded world war ii bomb out to sea. lunar history is made as an americam spacecraft becomes the first private craft to land on the moon. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news... we'll have all the details of the draw for the last 16

in the europa league and conference league. liverpool will face the czech champions sparta prague. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. energy bills are set to fall to their lowest level for two years from april, under a new price cap set by the regulator. it means a drop of around £238 a year, or around £20 a month, based on a typical amount of energy used in households in england, scotland and wales. rules are different in northern ireland but prices are also falling there. here's our cost of living correspondent, colletta smith. hi. keeping the heat in, the cold out and bills down is top of the agenda in so many houses right now. it's always a conscious thing,

where i'm always thinking of, you know, the bills coming out every month. l it'sjust in the back of your mind? i always._ absolutely. so, when your energy bill starts to fall, will that make a difference to how you feel as a family? yeah, absolutely. itjust takes the pressure off. i mean, with food prices and inflation anyway, just allows me a little bit of room in the budget, really. so, we will still continue to do as much energy saving as we can, because it's always going to help. but, yeah, it willjust be a bit of a relief, i think, for a lot of people out there. while sam heats up the tea, jansen and reuben give me the tour of the house, to explain all the ways they're trying to save energy as a family. in here, we always turn lamps on. they don't cost more than a main light. i is this the heating? yeah, heating. when we're all in one room, instead of heating up the entire house. -

a whole drawer, full of blankets? yeah, we've moved this couch. from here, because it was right against the radiator, so not a lot of heat i could get through. we also have this curtain. so, whenever you pull it across, the draft doesn't get in. this is our room, in here. so, we have two blinds, actually. we close this and close this. and we have an iron man light. and then also, sometimes, when we are downstairs and having a movie, when the heating is not on, we have a onesie on. and we also put a blanket over. jansen, reuben! from april, electricity prices are falling by 4p per kilowatt hour, and gas prices are going down by 1p per kilowatt hour. but standing charges are going up by 30p a year,

and £28 is being added on to cover unpaid debt. that's charges that people can't do anything about, no matter how much they cut back. energy retailers, these are the people that buy and sell our energy, are making about a penny in the pound. when i look at other sectors like banking, like wider retail sectors and other utilities, that is a fair balance between what customers pay and, indeed, the returns companies need, if they are going to do the things we want them to do. the last and final room i in here is the bathroom. in the night, when you're asleep, but you need the toilet... it's like a toilet light. _ ..you can see where you're aiming. the fall in prices from april will make it a little easier for every household aiming to lower their bills. it is good news that these energy bills are going down, but so many families are still struggling. yes.

families are still struggling. yes, we can't kid _ families are still struggling. yes, we can't kid ourselves _ families are still struggling. yes, we can't kid ourselves that - families are still struggling. 133 we can't kid ourselves that we are back to the days of cheap energy. even from april, prices will be 50% higher than they were before the invasion of ukraine. when it comes to the rise in standing charges, there is a big difference across the country stop it depends on where you live and we are announcing the highest prices in northern electricity area, the north—east of england, yorkshire and parts of north lincolnshire. that's now gone up north lincolnshire. that's now gone up to 71p a day for electricity standing charges in that area, and that's before you hey used any energy to the you'll be hearing from your supplier in the next couple of weeks as to what all of this means for your energy bill and the prices you'll have to pay as a result, but the question everyone wants to is, are we seeing prices going to continue to fall over the next year? latest predictions are we may well see another fall in the summer of that price cap but potentially a

slight rise again in the winter, so most analysts are saying prices are going to stay in or around this level for a while yet.— going to stay in or around this level for a while yet. thank you so much. firefighters are continuing to search for survivors, with at least four people confirmed to have died and up to 15 still reported missing, after a fire engulfed a high—rise apartment complex in the spanish city of valencia. flames were finally put out early this morning. there are fears the highly flammable cladding on the building's facade may have helped the fire spread, as in the 2017 tragedy at london's grenfell tower. guy hedgecoe reports from madrid. with the blaze now under control, firefighters are appraising the state of the building and searching for those who are unaccounted for. with temperatures inside still extremely high, the task is not easy. the spanish government say 14 people were still missing. some are

thought to be foreign nationals, make it harder to trace them. a ukrainian person who lives in the building was home with her nine—year—old son when the fire started. i nine-year-old son when the fire started. . , nine-year-old son when the fire started. ., , ., .,. nine-year-old son when the fire started. ., , ., .. ., started. i was on the terrace and i noticed the _ started. i was on the terrace and i noticed the smoke _ started. i was on the terrace and i noticed the smoke and _ started. i was on the terrace and i noticed the smoke and it - started. i was on the terrace and i noticed the smoke and it was - started. i was on the terrace and i i noticed the smoke and it was getting more and more intense, so i called the concierge to tell him there is a fire in the building which he didn't know about it, so i got into the apartment but i went and phoned and grabbed the kids and passports and we went out on the street. residential block, situated in a neighbourhood of valencia, contains 138 flats. it has around a50 residents. translation: , ., ,, ,., , translation: on behalf the spanish covernment translation: on behalf the spanish government and _ translation: on behalf the spanish government and spanish _ translation: on behalf the spanish government and spanish society - translation: on behalf the spanish government and spanish society as i translation: on behalf the spanish government and spanish society as a| government and spanish society as a whole, we would like to express our

solidarity, love and empathy to the families of the victims of this terrible fire.— families of the victims of this terrible fire. the fire began at around 5:30pm _ terrible fire. the fire began at around 5:30pm on _ terrible fire. the fire began at around 5:30pm on one - terrible fire. the fire began at around 5:30pm on one of - terrible fire. the fire began at around 5:30pm on one of the | around 5:30pm on one of the building. the lower floors and quickly spread, with eyewitnesses saying it engulfed the 14—storey building within minutes. strong winds fanned the flames and the fire also spread to an adjoining building, as firefighters made some dramatic rescues. the authorities have not mentioned the possible cause of the fire. but its rapid spread has drawn attention to the cladding on the building and whether it played a key role in the tragedy. this promotional video by the company that built the apartment block describes its cladding is a type that is made of polyurethane. experts have said the ventilator cladding used encourages air to rush through it, potentially causing a fire to spread. as the search for

missing residents continues, its just one of many uncertainties surrounding this tragedy. our correspondent mark lowen is there. spain's prime minister has promised to send "all the help that is necessary". what's the latest? you can see that the charge tells of these buildings are pretty much all that remains after they were engulfed by the fire yesterday evening. you can maybe make out wisps of smoke coming from the top. the whole area has been closed off by police, firefighters and forensic teams who are preparing to enter. it's still too unsafe to go inside but they will have to go in and search for vital clues. you saw their in that piece that pedro sanchez, the spanish prime minister, was here earlier and he has promised the whole help and resources of the spanish state to try and find out exactly what happened here, with circulation already about the cladding the material used to cover

the buildings. there are some reports the type of cladding used was banned in 2019 because of its flammability but there was no concerted programme to go read and strip that cladding away after 2019, which is what happened after grenfell tower fire in 2017 which is what happened after grenfell towerfire in 2017 in which is what happened after grenfell tower fire in 2017 in the uk, where the process is still ongoing, where cladding is being removed from buildings with the similar type. removed from buildings with the similartype. spain removed from buildings with the similar type. spain is taking removed from buildings with the similartype. spain is taking in removed from buildings with the similar type. spain is taking in the scale of the tragedy and trying to make sure other buildings are not susceptible to the same type of tragedy. shamima begum has lost an appeal against the removal of her british citizenship. in 2015, when she was 15 years old, she left her home in east london to join the islamic state group in syria. her uk citizenship was revoked on the grounds of national security shortly after she was found in a detention camp in 2019. our home and legal correspondent, dominic casciani, is at the high court.

this wasn't her first appeal. is it likely to be her last?— this wasn't her first appeal. is it likely to be her last? well, it may be, civen likely to be her last? well, it may be. given this _ likely to be her last? well, it may be, given this decision _ likely to be her last? well, it may be, given this decision to - likely to be her last? well, it may be, given this decision to dip - likely to be her last? well, it may be, given this decision to dip the | be, given this decision to dip the lady chiefjustice summed up, i think, the sentiments of mimi in the court, that some feel that shamima begum has been treated harshly but others say, well, she is the author of her own misfortune and neither of those things in legal terms matter what comes down to is a matter of law, and the three churches in court said that the home secretary had been entitled in 2019 to deprive her of her british nationality on the basis of the assessment that she was a terrorist risk, even though her lawyers say she may have been a victim of trafficking into sexual exploitation at the hands of the self—styled islamic state group. thatjudgment today is a pretty emphatic victory for the home secretary and has let lawyers wondering where they are going to turn. let's hearfrom gareth peirce,

one of the lawyers. turn. let's hear from gareth peirce, one of the lawyers.— one of the lawyers. conditions in the camp wasn't. _ one of the lawyers. conditions in the camp wasn't. they _ one of the lawyers. conditions in the camp wasn't. they are - one of the lawyers. conditions in the camp wasn't. they are now. one of the lawyers. conditions in l the camp wasn't. they are now on one of the lawyers. conditions in - the camp wasn't. they are now on the brink— the camp wasn't. they are now on the brink of— the camp wasn't. they are now on the brink of virtual starvation, down to one frugal— brink of virtual starvation, down to one frugal meal a day, lack of access— one frugal meal a day, lack of access even to drinking water, electricity— access even to drinking water, electricity disappearing, no heat, no prospect of any future. what that a - eal no prospect of any future. what that appeal from — no prospect of any future. what that appeal from gareth _ no prospect of any future. what that appeal from gareth piece _ no prospect of any future. what that appeal from gareth piece comes - no prospect of any future. what that i appeal from gareth piece comes down appealfrom gareth piece comes down to is this a silly question, and they tried to go to the supreme court, but she says it's really a moral and ethical question that she says many other countries have brought their nationals back from the syria war zone and the uk should do the same but there is little budging on that from ministers. they welcome this decision of upholding the home secretary's powers. for the first time ever, a private company has landed

a spacecraft on the moon. the us firm, intuitive machines, says its odysseus robot touched down carrying scientific instruments to help study the moon's surface, looking amongst other things for signs of frozen water. it took some minutes to establish the craft had safely landed, but eventually a signal was received. our science editor, rebecca morrelle, is here with me. so many firsts in this venture. this is a historic moment — it really is the start of a new era of lunar exploration, on a part of the moon that we're only beginning to learn about, the south pole. this spacecraft was built and operated by a private company, intuitive machines, the first of many lining up to go the moon. but getting there is not easy — only about half of all attempts safely touch down. and it took a while before intuitive machines found out they'd made it. we've reached the expected time of landing, but now is the process

of waiting for comms and we are in standby mode. a tense time at mission control, waiting for the lunar lander to call home. we are checking our antenna reception. but, finally, a faint signal. we can confirm, without a doubt, our equipment is on the surface of the moon and we are transmitting. applause. congratulations to everyone involved in this great and daring quest at intuitive machines, spacex and right here at nasa. what a triumph! this feat is a giant leap forward for all of humanity. after troubleshooting their communications, the flight controllers confirmed the spacecraft is upright and sending back data. on board, there are six scientific instruments that nasa has pay the company to carry. it's the first ever commercial lander to reach the lunar surface and marks a return there for america.

it's landed further south than any spacecraft has ever been, in an area covered in deep craters, some permanently in shadow. and scientists think frozen water could be inside. if we can actually take advantage of that ice on the surface of the moon, that's less materials we have to bring with us. we could use that ice to convert it to water, drinkable drinking water. we can extract oxygen and hydrogen for fuel and for breathing for the astronauts. so it really helps us in human exploration. now the spacecraft is down, the team are carefully analysing the data, and waiting for the first images to arrive, to see the lander in its new lunar home. rebecca morelle, bbc news. what's thought to be the largest—ever haul of class a drugs seized in the uk has been found at southampton in a shipment of bananas, onboard a container

from south america. the national crime agency says there was nearly six tonnes of cocaine, with an estimated street value of £450 million. it says the drugs were due to head to hamburg in germany for onward delivery. inquiries are ongoing to identify the criminal networks involved. parts of plymouth are being shut down today, with local residents asked to temporarily leave their homes, because an undetonated bomb dating back to world war two is set to be moved by military convoy from the residential garden where it was found this week to sea, where it's to be detonated under controlled conditions. jenny kumah is in plymouth for us. what a day! this has caused huge disruption since _ this has caused huge disruption since the — this has caused huge disruption since the device was found on tuesday. _ since the device was found on tuesday, some 3000 people being asked _ tuesday, some 3000 people being asked to _ tuesday, some 3000 people being asked to leave their homes in the surrounding areas where it was found — surrounding areas where it was

found. , ., ., ., ., , surrounding areas where it was found. , ., .,, , found. this afternoon, it has been announced — found. this afternoon, it has been announced that _ found. this afternoon, it has been announced that the _ found. this afternoon, it has been announced that the lowest - found. this afternoon, it has been announced that the lowest cost i announced that the lowest cost course of action is to transport by military convoy this device, 500 kilograms, half a metre wide, transported through an area of the city out to a slipway, and out to sea to detonate it. a severe alert text is sent to mobile phones to warn people living within 300 and of the route that they need to leave their homes from 2pm this afternoon, for about three hours, at least three hours. the hope is that, after that, this, there will be some final resolution to what has been a challenging time. the main train service, which goes near part of the route, trains will be suspended between 2pm and 6pm as will ferries and buses in the area, which are also being diverted. our top story this afternoon...

energy bills are set to drop by an average of £238 a year, as the energy price cap will fall in april. and coming up... what a shot! england have made a good recovery after a tricky start to the fourth test against india. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news... joe root makes a record—breaking start to the fourth test with his tenth century against india, as england look to level the series. mourners in kenya have attended the funeral of kelvin kiptum, the 24—year—old marathon world—record holder who was killed in a car crash earlier this month. kenya's president led the service, honouring a brilliant and promising young athlete who set and broke records in his brief running career.

our senior africa correspondent anne soy reports from western kenya. thousands paying their respects to herah, who ran on borrowed shoes and make a mark on the world stage. kelvin, you will be missed. our grief and sadness will take time to dissipate. grief and sadness will take time to dissi ate. , ., ,, grief and sadness will take time to dissiate. , ., ,, ,, dissipate. rest assured, your achievements _ dissipate. rest assured, your achievements are _ dissipate. rest assured, your achievements are treasured, | achievements are treasured, indelible and secure. in the annals of our history, and never, ever forgotten. in of our history, and never, ever forgotten-— of our history, and never, ever foruotten. ., , . , ., forgotten. in two years he ran three ofthe forgotten. in two years he ran three of the seven — forgotten. in two years he ran three of the seven fastest _ forgotten. in two years he ran three of the seven fastest marathons - forgotten. in two years he ran three of the seven fastest marathons in l of the seven fastest marathons in history and broke the world record and et a history and broke the world record and eta london course record. many

here have been celebrating how kelvin kiptum achieved so much in a very short time. he was onlyjust getting started, and what a loss it is for the community and the wider world of athletics, but here in his village she has left a generation inspired. he leaves behind a wife and two children. i inspired. he leaves behind a wife and two children.— and two children. i promised to cather and two children. i promised to gather myself _ and two children. i promised to gather myself for _ and two children. i promised to gather myself for the _ and two children. i promised to gather myself for the sake - and two children. i promised to gather myself for the sake of l and two children. i promised to i gather myself for the sake of our children. i promised to make our children. i promised to make our children smile on your honour. kelvin kiptum was preparing for rotterdam where he was hoping to run the marathon in under two hours. a promising career, tragically cut short. anne soy, bbc news.

john savident, best know for playing fred elliot in coronation street, has died aged 86. his agent said "he was a much—loved husband and father of two john savident, best know for playing fred elliot and will be sorely missed by all who knew him". savidentjoined the manchester—based soap in 1994, and quickly became a favourite with viewers, thanks to his huge personality and loud voice. police in australia have charged one of their officers with the murder of a tv presenter and his boyfriend. jesse baird and his partner haven't been seen since monday and blood—stained clothes were found on wednesday. a serving policeman, who was the former boyfriend of mr baird, handed himself in. israel is sending high—level envoys to paris to join talks with the us, qatar and egypt aimed at agreeing a dealfor a ceasefire in gaza as well as securing the release of remaining israeli hostages still held there. israel says around 130 hostages are still being held by hamas, which governs gaza and is a proscribed terror group

by the uk government. the hamas—run health ministry says more than 29,500 palestinians have been killed since israel began its military retaliation for the october 7th attacks on its territory. jenny hill is injerusalem for us. jenny — behind the scenes attempts at brokering a ceasefire have been going on for quite a while. how close are the sides to agreement in paris? it is hard to say but most are reading into the fact that israel is willing to send a delegation to the stalks, it suggests that is at least something to say. it is being interpreted as a positive sign. until recently israel and hamas' positions up in poles apart with benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister insisting that hamas' position was delusional. negotiators are working under some time pressure because the us has said it wants to

secure this deal before the beginning of the muslim holy month of ramadan, which starts on march ten, injust over a of ramadan, which starts on march ten, in just over a fortnight. israel has said that if its hostage is not returned by that point, it will go ahead with a planned major ground offensive on the southern garrison city of rafah, were well over1 million displaced palestinian civilians are sheltering. growing concern about that as a deadline. and on top of that you have deepening international concerns about the human cost of this war launched by israel in response to those attacks on october 7th. overnight we have heard from the head of the un agency which looks after palestinian refugees. he said the situation in gaza was getting worse, and warned of a monumental disaster to come. jenny hill injerusalem, thank

you for bringing us up to date. restrictions on american xl bully—type dogs have come into force in scotland. owners of the breed, which have been linked to a series of attacks across the uk, risk a fine of up to £5,000 for failing to muzzle the animals and keep them on a lead in public. they also need apply for a cerificate for their dog before 31stjuly. this brings scotland in line with england and wales in imposing controls on xl bullies. catrina renton reports. good boy. on you go. buster, an xl bully, is five years old. he became part of katrina gordon's family, after they fostered him. he needs lots of exercise, which, until today, he could get, where he lives, in the far north of scotland. i'm not saying my dog's not potentially dangerous. the only reason he's not dangerous is because he's well—trained and well cared for, and his welfare needs are met. now they have introduced a law so that i can no longer meet his welfare needs. in recent weeks, two large bulldog— type dogs have been shot dead by police in scotland after a number of people and another smaller dog were injured. the law had already changed

in england and wales and, from today, it is now an offence to breed, sell, exchange or abandon an xl bully. they must be muzzled and on the lead when in a public place and, from the 1st of august, it becomes an offence to own an xl bully without an exemption certificate. i felt confident about it, early stages. that we did have the control and safety measures in place in scotland. but unfortunately, where we found ourselves into the new year, we were forced into a corner where the uk government weren't able to confirm whether or not it would be illegalfor anyone from england and wales to bring up their xl bully dog to scotland. so, creating this loophole, as such. yesterday, edinburgh dog and cat home got a late reprieve for this dog, kira, by finding her a new home. but, they fear that more dogs will be left with them under the new restrictions. it is a win in a sea of many challenges. and we have to acknowledge the win

and really delight in that moment, but does that mean what is going to move forward is going to be easy to work with? no _ we are going to come across more xl bullies, and it is not going to be an ending like kira had, and that's going to be a real challenge for us to have to work through. the sspca disagrees with the changes. they say that every accident could be preventable with proper education and proper, responsible ownership. catrina renton, bbc news. england have made a good recovery after a tricky start on the opening day of the fourth test against india in ranchi — ending the day on 302—7. patrick gearey has been watching the action. in test cricket, sometimes the stage can be the main character. these cracks on the ranchi pitch are like chasms for batters. they make everything unpredictable. england decided to brave it and they made a solid enough start until ben duckett edged it. the bowler, akash deep. he got ollie pope, too. and as for zak crawley... ..again, deep trouble.

watch how that ball moved. and look how this one kept low to ben stokes. england's captain said he'd never seen a pitch like this. his team, five wickets down. so they now did something unusual — they were careful. joe root nudged past 50. this was a new tempo. slow moving, gradually regaining control. root allowed others to add occasional rays of sunshine. the odd glimpse of the ultra—attacking cricket for which england are known, with regular reminders of this pitch's peril and india's skill. root saw all of that and just kept concentrating. for all the questions about his form and style... what a shot. ..he crafted a truly timeless, priceless century just when his country needed it. the pitch might be cracked, but england's foundation is solid, right down to the root. patrick geary, bbc news. she's a bollywood film star in some of india's most successful movies — but she's now using her celebrity

influence to fight wildlife crime. the actress alia bhatt is the executive producer of "poacher" a drama series telling the story of the biggest ivory poaching ring in indian history. our culture reporter noor nanji has been to meet her. you might know the indian actress alia bhatt for this... ..her starring role in last year's bollywood romcom, rocky aur rani ki prem kahaani. or for this... you think you know everything, but the world is about to see the truth. ..her hollywood debut in netflix's heart of stone. and now you answer to me. his body was lifeless, mutilated. but now she is taking on a very different role — a wildlife warrior. she's the executive producer of a new crime drama series on elephant poaching.

more than a0 elephants a day are killed for their tusks, according to a 2020 un report. of course it's upsetting, but it should be upsetting. and that's when the stakes become really high. i felt many emotions while i was watching the show. guilty, nervous. thrilling, emotional. i learned so much. it was all that that i was going through, just as a human being. you have done a lot with animal welfare. you famously reused your wedding sari to show your commitment to sustainable fashion, and your passion was even shown through the fact that you got engaged at masai mara. what is it about this issue in particular that you feel so strongly about? i've always said i don't have the answers but i have the questions, because there's something... there's an empathy quotient in me perhaps that is constantly coming alive. and, again, i'm not saying i do everything right, but there is something within me that wants to know more.

atjust 30, bhatt has a huge fan base and is seen as a trailblazer for young women in bollywood and beyond. that's why she's using her profile for change. noor nanji, bbc news. staying with stardust, if you're a swiftie you might want to listen up because we may have a job opportunity for you. the victoria and albert museum is looking for a taylor swift super fan to become its official adviser about the star. it's especially interested in the craftmanship behind handmade signs and friendship bracelets, central to the star's shows and fan base. the role begins later this year. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett.

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