today at six: the sharp rise in energy bills is likely to be even worse than expected next year. experts say the typical household will pay over £4000 for fuel next year causing even greater concern. the mental stress is enormous. physical well—being and health will deteriorate. we know we lose 20,000 people every year who die because they are in cold homes. the situation is going to be absolutely apocalyptic. and business leaders say government action is needed right now, not after a new prime minister takes office. also today: donald trump complains his florida home was raided by the fbi, it's said they're looking at his handling of official

white house documents. in court today, ryan giggs is accused of throwing his then—girlfriend out of a hotel room while she was naked. he denies controlling and abusive behaviour. in scotland, the pass rate for pupils sitting exams has dropped, from the levels seen in the years of the pandemic. and, serena williams, the 23—time grand slam champion, signals that she's about to move on from competitive tennis. and coming up on the bbc news channel: can rangers come from two goals down at ibrox tonight, to keep their hopes of playing champions league football this season alive? welcome to bbc news at six.

the sharp rise in energy bills, for millions of households across britain, is likely to be even worse than feared, according to industry experts. the typical household could be paying over £4,000 next year, according to analysts at cornwall insight, at a time when people are facing a soaring cost of living, with the rate of inflation at its highest level in 40 years. there have been more calls for government help, with business leaders saying it makes no sense to delay until a new prime minister is appointed. our business editor simonjack has the latest. i spoke to suzanne in february of this year. back then, on maternity leave, she was worried about average energy bills rising to nearly £2,000 in april. it's now estimated that comejanuary they will be more than double that. so how does she feel now? it's scary, it's my biggest concern as a mother, to be honest. financial security, and just making sure that everybody can have what they need.

i think the uncertainty around it, around the rise in october and then a rise injanuary, that's where it really makes me nervous. the amount energy companies are allowed to charge the average household, the price cap, has rocketed in the last 18 months. partly because of a surge in energy demand after covid, but exacerbated by fears that russian gas supplies will either shunned by europe or shut off by russia. experts now estimate the price cap could exceed £3,500 a year in october and more than 4,200 byjanuary. that is hundreds of pounds more than estimates from just last week, as wholesale prices have remained high and the method of setting the cap has changed. another grim estimate is that these high prices are not a one—off spike. to be honest, whether its 3,500, 4,000, 4,500, those are all dreadful numbers. the point that we want to make

is that we see this carrying on, notjust the winter coming, the winter after that and maybe even the winter after that. this is a long—term structural change in european energy. energy charities are warning of grave consequences for the finances and even health of vulnerable consumers this winter, and say more assistance from government is urgently needed. people on the lowest incomes in the most vulnerable circumstances, governmentjust has to get money in their pockets or money off their bills, and they have to do it now. otherwise we will have situations of debt that isn't possible to repay, suppliers going out of business, households unable to be able to afford the basics. there is no choices. this is about when you do it, and the earlier you do it the more people you save. back in may the then—chancellor rishi sunak announced a support package of £15 billion when 0ctober prices were expected to hit £2,800.

if these estimates prove right and the support keeps up with them it will cost many billions more. how to do that will be a decision for the next prime minister and chancellor. simon jack, bbc news. as simon was suggesting, the growing crisis over the cost of living is likely to be the biggest immediate challenge for the new prime minister. when liz truss or rishi sunak enters number 10 next month — they'll be under intense pressure to show that they can respond in practical terms to the struggle faced by millions of households — as winter approaches. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake is here to tell us more about the policies being put forward. jonathan. neither candidate has given much detail about how they'd help people pay their bills — both preferring to focus on their broad approach. for liz truss — immediate tax cuts. rishi sunak — getting inflation down first. but with energy prices predicted to rise ever higher, they're under pressure to put forward a plan. liz truss has said she doesn't want to give handouts.

and that tax cuts are the way to put money in people's pockets. her proposals include — reversing the rise in national insurance contributions and temporarily scrapping green levy on energy bills. today she refused to say what if any direct financial support she'd provide to households. we are conservatives, we believe in low taxes. and what i'm not going to do is announce the next budget in advance. of course, we'll need to deal with the circumstances as they arise. but my fundamental principle is that people should keep more of their own money. liz truss�*s supporters insist she hasn't ruled out direct payments but her rival argues her plans won't help pensioners or the poorest. rishi sunak has pledged to scrap vat on energy bills for a year — and offer further direct financial support.

the former chancellor says he'll use the system under which all households will get a £400 rebate this october. how much more, he and his supporters say, will depend on the new energy price cap. rishi sunak is clear, we will not allow the most vulnerable in our society to go through these difficult winter months without providing and without striving to give them more support to make sure that he can see them through the tough times. as he has already shown through the furlough scheme, through the package of support he has already provided on the cost of living — he's always been willing to do. he's the one with the clear plan. rishi sunak says his plans would be funded through efficiency savings and borrowing if necessary. the truss campaign argue he's previously said that would be irresponsible. neither candidate's plan adds up to enough to tackle the energy costs crisis according to many, and both are under pressure to say more about what they would do more about what they would do.

meanwhile, opposition parties are urging the government to act now, before the new prime minister is announced on september 5th. huw. jonathan blake with the latest on the fuel crisis. to america — where there's a huge political row — following the fbi's search of donald trump's estate in florida — mar—a—lago. the search is said to be connected to an investigation into mr trump's handling of official white house papers. the former president has complained about what he called a raid �*by a large group�* of agents — breaking into his safe, he said — while he wasn't there. neither the fbi nor thejustice department has made any comment on the reported search. 0ur north america correspondent john sudworth reports from washington. breaking overnight, the fbi executes a search warrant at mar—a—lago. unprecedented raid at former president from's mar—a—lago estate. this was_ president from's mar—a—lago estate. this was an _

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it had no prior knowledge. the search will have needed a warrant from a judge, and while this is us justice taking its course, there is no doubting the sensitivities, both the legal implications, though some lawyers say he even charges on record offences would be unlikely to bar mr trump from office, but of course mostly the political implications. his supporters and family have been quick to amplify the message of persecution. all family have been quick to amplify the message of persecution. all they want to do is — the message of persecution. all they want to do is they _ the message of persecution. all they want to do is they want _ the message of persecution. all they want to do is they want to _ the message of persecution. all they want to do is they want to get - want to do is they want to get donald trump, and they do it for one reason, because they don't want donald trump to run and win again in 2024. we donald trump to run and win again in 2024. ~ ., donald trump to run and win again in 2024. . ., ., donald trump to run and win again in 2024. ~ ., ., ., ., . ~ 2024. we are a nation in decline. a within hours _ 2024. we are a nation in decline. a within hours of— 2024. we are a nation in decline. a within hours of the _ 2024. we are a nation in decline. a within hours of the fbi _ 2024. we are a nation in decline. a within hours of the fbi searched . within hours of the fbi searched this video was released. but within hours of the fbi searched this video was released. but soon we will have greatness _ this video was released. but soon we will have greatness again. _ this video was released. but soon we will have greatness again. trump - this video was released. but soon we will have greatness again. trump has made no official— will have greatness again. trump has made no official announcement - will have greatness again. trump has made no official announcement but l will have greatness again. trump hasl made no official announcement but he now looks like a man who is openly campaigning for another presidential bid in all but name. the irony is, some observers suggest, the more serious the legal and parliamentary investigations become, the more

likely he is to run. john sudworth, bbc news, washington. students in scotland have been receiving their exam results today. the pass rate is down — compared with the previous two years when covid measures were in place. at higher level — the number of pupils getting an a to c pass was nearly 79%. that's down from just over 87% last year — but higher than pre—pandemic levels — when the last formal exams took place. the pass rates for national 5 and advanced highers followed a similar pattern. 0ur scotland editor james cook is in stirling with more details. across scotland this morning, 100,000 or so pupils have been receiving their results, some by letter, some by e—mail and some by text. because of the disruption caused by the pandemic the scottish qualifications authority which looks

after exams in scotland has decided, it says, to take a generous approach to marking the work of those students and assessing those exam results. but nonetheless the scottish government insists that these are still a consistent, credible and fair set of results. here you go. good luck, nick. meet the covid cohort, pupils emerging from the pain of the pandemic. at currie community high in edinburgh, and across the country, students have been facing the stress of results day after a return to old —fashioned exams. i suppose if there was less disruption i could have got a wee bit better. when you had to isolate, if you had covid, lost a wee bit in all that, but overall, still fairly happy. i definitely think learning was disrupted and because we couldn't get face—to—face teaching. all about keeping yourself motivated during the hardj times and doing the work. even though sometimes i you might not feel like it, or don't want to, it's about pushing through those times. _ so, results day.

bit of nervousness this morning for some of you. but scotland's education secretary knows the overall pass rate is not how she will be charged. her government's defining mission is to help the poorest pupils do as well as the richest, to close what is known as the attainment gap by 2026. we know that covid has made this challenge more difficult, of course we do. but that's exactly why we have put that additional investment in, which is why we are putting additional teachers in. so we are absolutely determined to deliver on that commitment that we have, and continue to have, to substantially eliminate by 2026. cabinet secretary, there's no way you're going to substantially eliminate the attainment gap in the next four years, are you? i think it's very important that we are putting the investment in, we are putting the additional funding in for staff and local authorities to ensure that progress will be made. but progress has not been steady so far. in 2019 there was a gap of 16.9 percentage points in the pass rate for highers between students in the richest and poorest areas.

a move from formal exams to teacher assessment during covid saw it narrow to 6.6 percentage points. but now it's widened again to 15 percentage points. so what can be done? leanne maguire has an idea, provide tutoring outside the classroom, notjust for those who can afford to pay for it privately but for all families regardless of their means. i mean, if you have got the money to kind of hire a private tutor, if you've got the money to pay for private therapy for your child, obviously that child is going to excel further, but if you think about the families that don't have the disposable income to afford these things, then it is clear that that child is going to fall further back, surely. whatever the means, the scottish government continues to insist that closing the attainment gap is a measure by which it should be judged. the clock is ticking. james cook, bbc news, stirling. the time is just about 6:15pm. our top story this evening. the sharp rise in energy bills for

millions of households is likely to be even worse than feared, according to industry experts. still to come, we report from france which is in the midst of its fourth heatwave this year. it is the worst drought on record. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel. we'll get more reaction to serena williams's announcement that the 23—time grand slam champion plans to retire from tennis after the us open. when the taliban took power in afghanistan last august, the lives countless people were turned upside down. tens of thousands of afghans have moved out of the country. most girls' secondary schools have been ordered to close, and poverty and hunger are to be seen everywhere. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani has been in the country since the takeover. a year ago, he met four afghans of different backgrounds.

and he's now managed to catch up with them to see how things have changed. a taliban sniper and the british army interpreter, a youtube, and a villager. 0urfourafghan army interpreter, a youtube, and a villager. 0ur four afghan lives army interpreter, a youtube, and a villager. 0urfour afghan lives have transformed. as the taliban advanced across afghanistan last year, we met this lady —— this man, a taliban sniper who has killed dozens of afghan soldiers. we sniper who has killed dozens of afghan soldiers.— sniper who has killed dozens of afghan soldiers. we will fight until there is an examining _ afghan soldiers. we will fight until there is an examining system - afghan soldiers. we will fight until| there is an examining system here. now, a year on, he has an office job. the taliban are changing from insurgents to a government. we were fiuuhtin insurgents to a government. we were fighting against — insurgents to a government. we were fighting against our— insurgents to a government. we were fighting against our enemies - insurgents to a government. we were fighting against our enemies with - fighting against our enemies with our weapons, fighting against our enemies with ourweapons, now fighting against our enemies with our weapons, now we are serving our people with our thoughts. what

our weapons, now we are serving our people with our thoughts.— people with our thoughts. what is harder, fighting _ people with our thoughts. what is harder, fighting or _ people with our thoughts. what is harder, fighting or suffering? - harder, fighting or suffering? governing is much harder. when the taliban entered _ governing is much harder. when the taliban entered kabul _ governing is much harder. when the taliban entered kabul last _ governing is much harder. when the taliban entered kabul last august, l taliban entered kabul last august, many were terrified. rowena went and filmed them. since then, female tv presenters have been ordered to cover their faces. whilst there presenters have been ordered to cover theirfaces. whilst there has been dismay, as most girls secondary schools remained closed. 12 months after the takeover rowena is pushing boundaries and still making videos. but out and about, she is dressing more conservatively and chooses her words carefully. translation: my request - to the taliban is women and girls do observe the hijab. they should be given all the freedoms granted by islam. their rights should not be taken away. they should be allowed to work and study.

the chaos outside kabul airport was watched around the world last year. my watched around the world last year. my family, my newborn baby... struggling to get inside, we met this former british army interpreter and his young family. khaled was eventually evacuated and given a house in the uk. he is grateful. many others are still stuck in hotel rooms. but he is finding it hard to adjust. indie rooms. but he is finding it hard to ad'ust. ~ ., ., , , . rooms. but he is finding it hard to ad'ust. ~ ., , . ., adjust. we found it was such a difficult life — adjust. we found it was such a difficult life here. _ adjust. we found it was such a difficult life here. honestly, i adjust. we found it was such a i difficult life here. honestly, yes, i am happy, difficult life here. honestly, yes, iam happy, but difficult life here. honestly, yes, i am happy, but there is a saying, nowhere is like the homeland. bitter nowhere is like the homeland. after the taliban takeover _ nowhere is like the homeland. after the taliban takeover last year we visited one of the many afghan villages along the front lines. translation: because of the war, we couldn't even go to the market. | and now we can go everywhere. now, there's peace, but also a deep economic crisis. translation: there is no work, no jobs. i

it is true there was more money during previous government, but the situation was bad. they caused us too many problems. like those villagers, there are those here who feel better off with the taliban in control but many others were deeply despondent, even if they are too afraid to say so in public. the two priorities ordinary people want to see addressed the most, the continued closure of most girls secondary schools and the dire economic situation. secunder kermani, bbc news, afghanistan. the coach, tony minichiello, has been found to have committed acts of sexually inappropriate conduct among other offences following an investigation commissioned by uk athletics. minichiello came to global prominence in 2012, after coaching jessica ennis—hill to gold at the london olympics. no athletes are named in the report but the panel found that his behaviour had caused what it calls �*severe consequences' for some of those he coached.

the jury in the trial of the former manchester united footballer ryan giggs has been shown a recording of the police interview with his former girlfriend kate greville, who accuses him of controlling and assaulting her. in the interview she says that their relationship was volatile, and the former footballer was often abusive. he denies the charges. 0ur correspondent laura scott was in court. ryan giggs, back in court today to listen to evidence from his former partner. thejury listen to evidence from his former partner. the jury were first played a lengthy police interview that kate greville gave in november 20 20, two weeks after ryan giggs had allegedly assaulted her and her sister. miss greville initially told police she thought the former manchester united star was her soulmate but said there were red flags from the start of their relationship, with a cycle of abuse, then silence. and incidence of him throwing her out of a hotel room and kicking her in the back. this afternoon, giving evidence from

behind a screen, she said ryan giggs had treated her like a housemaid and regularly told her she needed to be a good girl. she said she had often referred to her by her —— his ex wife's stacy's name, knowing it was the ultimate insult. miss greville told she had planned to leave ryan giggs while he was away as manager of wales undersigned a flat in secret but after an argument in a hotel in manchester in november 2020, she asked her sister to pack her bags. she said when ryan giggs a writer she had never seen him angry and described him as very drunk. she said she pinned him to the ground, pushing head to floor and later, with real intent to hurt her, had head—butted her in the face. police arrived and ryan giggs was arrested. he denies all the charges against him. health alerts related to the hot weather have come into effect across england today, with temperatures in some areas forecast to reach 35 celsius from thursday. in central and southern england,

an amber level 3 alert has been issued until sunday — one step down from the heatwave last month, when temperatures in parts exceeded 40c for the first time. it means healthcare services should take action to help thames water has become the latest water firm to announce plans for a hosepipe ban in the coming weeks. the hot air over britain is being drawn up from southern europe. in france, there are warnings the country is facing its worst drought on record, as our correspondent mark lowen reports from the loire. the loire valley is called the garden of france, but this garden is wilting. melting under a fourth heatwave, france is gripped by its worst drought ever recorded. vincent favreau's crops which feed 100 families are stunted. his potato yield down by half amidst a fortnight of hosepipe bans and weeks with no rain.

translation: either the vegetables will die off first or _ they won't develop enough in this crucial period of growth. the sun is evaporating what little water we have left. i've never seen something like this in my 22 years here. if it doesn't rain within two months it will be a disaster. amidst a globalfood crisis from the war in ukraine, another breadbasket, france, is showing worrying signs. its corn production is forecast to drop by 18% with the drought. wheat and animal feed also falling. 0ur planet is not weathering the storm. translation: the ukraine war has shown how countries must become more independent with their food production. with the conflict and now climate change bringing farming to its knees, there are big questions about how we feed our world. today, the bridge almost feels like a throwback to another era when abundance and high tides meant no picnicking this low down. i shouldn't actually be able to be standing here. this is the middle of the loire

river, but you can see how barren its become. locals say that the water has never been so low at this time of the year. a rich and vital resource for this region is depleting. it is a worry for residents and holiday—makers. their place in the sun under new water restrictions. even though we enjoy the garden, it's a shame not to be able to look after the plants. we are not having any baths, though, we are using the shower all the time so you just use water a bit sparingly, do you know what i mean? if you don't need it, then you don't use it. we are concerned about the environment, and it's the future, isn't it? the children, the grandchildren. 0n the fields of france the water pipes stand idle, helpless as our climate warms and our earth bakes. mark lowen, bbc news, in the loire valley. the seven—time wimbledon champion serena williams has suggested she plans to retire from tennis after the us

0pen later this month. writing in vogue magazine, she said was �*evolving away from the sport�*, but added she did not serena williams — who�*s 40 — has won 23 grand slam titles, making her the most successful female tennis player of the open era. here�*s our sports correspondent, joe wilson. do you remember wimbledon, late—night, late first round? as harmony tan celebrated, it was the clearest evidence yet that serena can�*t go on forever. in her own way, she is now reaching that conclusion, with her own words and her own sense of humour. i don�*t know, i�*m getting closer to the light. laughter yeah, so lately that�*s been it for me, can�*t wait to get to that light. i know you're joking. i�*m notjoking. ok, so explain what the light is to you, what the light

represents. freedom. freedom to appear on the cover of vogue, where serena williams says she will be evolving away from tennis after the us open which starts this month. she can�*t yet bear to say the word retire. she has 23 grand slam singles titles, one short of the record. she has transformed the perception and execution of her sport, and that is a career. joe wilson, bbc news. the actorjohn travolta has led the tributes to dame olivia newton—john — who starred with him in the 1970s musical grease — and whose death was announced yesterday. he said her impact had been �*incredible�* — and he signed his message �*your danny�* — a reference to his character in grease. more from our arts correspondent, david sillito. # summer loving, had me a blast # summer loving, happened so fast...

grease. everybody knows the song because of the film and its star, 0livia because of the film and its star, olivia newton because of the film and its star, 0livia newtonjohn. which is why it has been off and on, a part of the west end in the last 50 years, but last night there was the sandy of 2022 who was the bearer of sad news. i am so sorry to have to share the incredibly sad news that 0livia incredibly sad news that olivia newton john incredibly sad news that 0livia newtonjohn has this evening passed away. 0livia newtonjohn has this evening passed away. olivia newton newtonjohn has this evening passed away. 0livia newtonjohn and john travolta are such big figures in my life, growing up, and my love of musicals, so, iwhen life, growing up, and my love of musicals, so, i when i got thisjob, i was like, oh, my gosh, but also i could not wait to embody the character of sandy and on the absolute legendary portrayal that 0livia absolute legendary portrayal that olivia newton absolute legendary portrayal that 0livia newtonjohn did. [30

absolute legendary portrayal that olivia newton john did.— olivia newton john did. do you really think— olivia newton john did. do you really think so, _ olivia newton john did. do you really think so, renshi? - olivia newton john did. do you really think so, renshi? it's i olivia newton john did. do you i really think so, renshi? it's also been a moment _ really think so, renshi? it's also been a moment of— really think so, renshi? it's also been a moment of reflection - really think so, renshi? it's also been a moment of reflection for| really think so, renshi? it's also - been a moment of reflection for cast mates from the french —— from the film. i had been ill this year and she didn't know. i and when she found out, - she sent me an orchid plant, and that was about two months ago. and just friday, the plant, - which had lost all its beautiful buds, a new one popped up. and i thought of olivia - and i thought how lucky i have been to be her friend. # you better shape up... and finally, john travolta, and this tribute, from danny to sandy. # sandy, you must start anew... "my dearest 0livia, you made all of our lives so much better. "your impact was incredible. "yours from the first moment i saw you, and forever, "your danny, yourjohn."

# goodbye to sandra dee. so many affectionate tributes today. the singer and actor dame olivia newton—john who died yesterday at the age of 73. lots of us still wondering what the weather for the rest of the week will bring given what we were told yesterday. here�*s sarah keith—lucas. another day today with temperatures over 30 degrees and they will only build through the course of the week and it will get hotter and hotter over the next few days. this scene is pretty similar to many of the conditions on the ground, looking dry and strong sunshine overhead and this is staffordshire, and there�*s really not going to be that much change in the weather over the next five days. a big area of high pressure keeping the weather fronts at bay. just the north west of scotland seeing more cloud and at

times outbreaks of rain as well but for tonight, times outbreaks of rain as well but fortonight, dry times outbreaks of rain as well but for tonight, dry and clear and temperatures falling between 11 or 15 degrees, so not too uncomfortable for sleeping but the knights as well as the days will get hotter later in the week, so the night similar to today and looking dry with strong sunshine and temperatures between 30 and 31 degrees for central and southern parts of england and wales and even northern ireland and scotland in the mid and high 20s on wednesday. then a subtle change in wind direction drawing in the hot airfor the wind direction drawing in the hot airforthe near wind direction drawing in the hot air for the near continent, wind direction drawing in the hot airfor the near continent, piling into central and southern parts of england and wales in particular and thatis england and wales in particular and that is why the met office has issued the extreme heat warning that issued the extreme heat warning that is valid for four days from thursday until sunday across much of england and wales. it will be hot where ever you are, but it�*s across central and southern parts in the number wales that we see the highest temperatures, up to 34 degrees or so on thursday and cooler across the north west of scotland as we have a bit more cloud and at