crisis talks between government and energy bosses about sky—rocketing prices. it comes as bills are set to reach over £4,000 a year — for the typical household. my my flat is empty. i don't know how i can possibly make any more adjustments or changes to try and satisfy this gas bill. we'll be asking what more can be done to help customers struggling with soaring costs. also this lunchtime... july saw the highest number of ambulance call—outs in england for life—threatening conditions, since records began. extreme heat warnings come into force from today, across the weekend, in parts of england and wales. one in six local authorities right across the country have shut at least one public swimming pool

since the pandemic. iam in i am in the olympic park in munich on day one of the european championships. and coming up on the bbc news channel. momentum in montreal for the british, as jack draper beats stefanos tsitsipas, tojoin dan evans and cam norrie in the last 16 in canada. good afternoon. welcome to the bbc news at one. talks have been taking place this morning between energy bosses and the government — including the prime minister — as the threat of rocketing energy costs grows starker. the pm, the chancellor and the business secretary, have been asking firms how

they can help consumers. it comes as bills are set to hit £4000 a year, possibly hire come january. £4000 a year, possibly hire come janua . , , , , £4000 a year, possibly hire come janua. ,, january. our business correspondent re orts. in the fridgejust in the fridge just got some bottled water and i9p pop. dallas has a roof over her head but little hours. the monthly energy bill for her flat has gone up from £30 a month to £150. the flat is empty because she sold most of her possessions to make ends meet and the food cupboards are bare. mi; meet and the food cupboards are bare. ~ , . , , , meet and the food cupboards are bare. y . , _ .,�* meet and the food cupboards are bare. g . , _ ~ ., bare. my flat is empty. i don't know howl can possibly _ bare. my flat is empty. i don't know howl can possibly make _ bare. my flat is empty. i don't know howl can possibly make any - bare. my flat is empty. i don't know howl can possibly make any more | how i can possibly make any more adjustments and changes to try to satisfy this gas bill.— satisfy this gas bill. energy prices for consumers _ satisfy this gas bill. energy prices for consumers have _ satisfy this gas bill. energy prices for consumers have risen - for consumers have risen dramatically because the war in ukraine have restricted imports of gas from russia. energy bills in the uk are packed by 0fgem. it has to

balance protecting consumers with their risk energy providers could go out of business. bills are expected to go up. last 0ctober, out of business. bills are expected to go up. last october, a typical family covered by the price cap could expect to pay £1200 a year for electricity and gas narrative closer to 2000. forecast suggested the figure will go up to 3500 later this year and more than 4000 injanuary. the government has already promised to take action by providing discounts to households this winter. there will be additional support for the most vulnerable but campaigners say more is needed.— say more is needed. people are terrified, people _ say more is needed. people are terrified, people are _ say more is needed. people are terrified, people are already - terrified, people are already struggling with the cost of living. people are already in debt, in difficult and dangerous situations. they are eyeing up the winter that is to come. people are petrified of what is around the corner stop when tanseyis

what is around the corner stop when tansey is not an option.— tansey is not an option. there are several things _ tansey is not an option. there are several things the _ tansey is not an option. there are several things the government. tansey is not an option. there are i several things the government could consider doing. —— wait and see. it could cut vat on gas and electricity bills. it could cut green levies connect to many placed on bills to invest in renewable energy. there have been calls to bring increases in benefits in early. it could introduce a social tariff with poorer consumers paying less for energy. poorer consumers paying less for ener: . , ., , ., energy. the energy retailers would a- -l a energy. the energy retailers would apply a special— energy. the energy retailers would apply a special price, _ energy. the energy retailers would apply a special price, a _ energy. the energy retailers would apply a special price, a lower- apply a special price, a lower price, say the price we have now backin price, say the price we have now back in the summer and say that is the price for people on credit, on universal credit. the difference between the market price and that will be met by the government. today's meeting with energy bosses in downing street was attended by the prime minister. major decisions are unlikely until his successor has taken over. in the meantime, citizens advice as anyone who is having trouble paying bills should

get in touch with their supplier. let's get more from our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. any news from the talks? earlier this morning bosses have energy firms met with boris johnson and the chancellor to discuss the current situation. the official downing street statement has come out since that. boris johnson downing street statement has come out since that. borisjohnson said he was urging the electricity sector to ease the cost of living pressures and the chancellor and the fans have agreed to keep working closely to try to support the public, especially the vulnerable. what there is not off the back of this meeting is any new policy, new approach to try to help people who are struggling at the moment right now and i worried about how things will go. there is help coming through the pipeline that will start coming through in october. nothing new since we saw increased estimates about bills. the prime minister

attended this morning's meeting and while borisjohnson is family of the opinion that it is for his successor to announce any major new policies, he didn't want to show he is taking theissue he didn't want to show he is taking the issue seriously by attending. —— he did want to show. martin lewis is saying this is a crisis on the scale of covid and it needs a response like that. gordon brown said there needs to be a cancellation of the price cap. none of that will happen at the moment. we need to wait till the new prime minister comes in. we know rishi sunak wants to make payments to vulnerable households but he has not said how much they will be getting. liz truss has taken nothing of the table but she essentially favours the idea of tax hats and does not like hand—outs. that leaves questions about people

who do not pay much tax already. we will wait to see what the new prime minister will do. the latest monthly performance data from nhs england shows that the health service is under huge pressure. a&e departments in england had one of their worst months ever injuly, with record numbers of patients waiting more than 12 hours to be admitted. and the number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to a new record high. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports. no beds on trauma, no medical beds, no surgical beds. this no beds on trauma, no medical beds, no surgical beds.— no surgical beds. this is what the health service _ no surgical beds. this is what the health service experience - no surgical beds. this is what the health service experience last - health service experience last winter. today the nhs in england is experiencing similar pressures. there has been no letup at will. from ambulance response times to wait in accident and emergency and for planned operations with their latest data shows a system under extreme stress. last month, ambulance staff dealt with more than 85,000 of the most

serious category 0ne calls, for situations like cardiac arrests and people stopping breathing, the highest on record. 29% of people who attended a&e injuly had to wait more than four hours to be seen. the number of patients waiting for planned surgery, like cataract or knee operations, has risen again, now standing at more than 6.7 million people. james is now fit and healthy. he even trained for the great north run. he is one of those who has faced an agonising wait for an operation. an infection damaged his heart and left him needing a new heart and left him needing a new heart valve. five times the operation was cancelled. eventually he decided to go private but it was an emotionally draining experience. what was it like every time you had your operation cancelled? you what was it like every time you had your operation cancelled?- your operation cancelled? you get ourself your operation cancelled? you get yourself prepped. _ your operation cancelled? you get yourself prepped, you _ your operation cancelled? you get yourself prepped, you are - your operation cancelled? you getj yourself prepped, you are starving yourself, shave your chest, put your

gown on, get you on the bed and then i stand up and says, sorry, it is not happening today. urination emotions just not happening today. urination emotionsjust go. i could not happening today. urination emotions just go. i could feel myself getting more and more poorly. they were saying we will have to get un otherwise you will die. will that happen? —— get you in, otherwise you will die. happen? -- get you in, otherwise you will die. ., happen? -- get you in, otherwise you will die. . _, ., will die. there are encouraging sins of will die. there are encouraging signs of a _ will die. there are encouraging signs of a number— will die. there are encouraging signs of a number of— will die. there are encouraging signs of a number of people i will die. there are encouraging - signs of a number of people facing their longest waits for planned surgery is coming down. problems remain for discharging patients with any more intent able to leave hospital when they are able to do so. the immense pressure emergency services and hospitals are coming under. , , ., ., ., , under. this is one of the greatest challenges _ under. this is one of the greatest challenges facing _ under. this is one of the greatest challenges facing any _ under. this is one of the greatest challenges facing any incoming i under. this is one of the greatest - challenges facing any incoming prime minister, particularly as we move towards winter. the minute they take over they will be facing the risks of a really major crisis which will

make even now seem like the good old days. the make even now seem like the good old da s. ., ., ., make even now seem like the good old da s. m, ., , make even now seem like the good old da s. ., ., ., days. the data today paints a icture days. the data today paints a picture of _ days. the data today paints a picture of a — days. the data today paints a picture of a system _ days. the data today paints a picture of a system that - days. the data today paints a picture of a system that is . picture of a system that is struggling to cope. behind each of these statistics, personal stories like those of james. an amber heat warning for large parts of england and wales has come into force, as temperatures look likely to peak at 37 celsius over the next four days. the met office has also warned there's an "exceptional" risk of fires spreading in many places. 0ur correspondent celestina 0lulode reports. this is what emergency services want to prevent. tinderbox dry conditions helped cause these fires last month. london fire brigade said it needs the public�*s help to prevent grass fires. we are encouraging people not to use portable and disposable barbecues in public spaces. to think very carefully about how they dispose of cigarettes. to think about rubbish that is lying around, particularly broken glass that can reflect the light from the sun and trigger a fire.

an amber warning has been issued by the met office which means vulnerable people's health could be impacted, and travel disrupted. we are being told to stay hydrated, and eat foods with high water content, limit travel and exercise, and shower in cold water. there is no doubt it is a gorgeous day in primrose hill, but look a little closer and you will see the desperately dry conditions that nature has to contend with. temperatures are set to reach up to 35 celsius in some areas, peaking here at 37. in barry island, wales, this is how some wild swimmers began their day. i think i would have - melted a long time ago! i would have been a pool. on the floor at some point if i hadn't been in and out of the see _ but in norfolk, this farm needs rain. this is probably typical of what the sugar beet plant should

look like at this time of year. as you can see, the patch we are standing in, it is on lighter soil, exposed to the sun and heat. no moisture. it was planted on the first week of april. we have had less than 70 millimetres of rain since this crop has been in the ground. we have lots of roots this size compared to this size. forecasts predict rain could come soon. we could see showers on sunday, more of us seeing some rain next week not necessarily where we want it, of course, with lower temperatures. with more than three inches of extra rain needed to overcome dry conditions in southern england, and several water companies introducing hosepipe bans, bone dry land like this remains a common sight. celestina 0lulode, bbc news. the hot weather here is being driven by temperatures coming up from the rest of europe. 0ur europe correspondent mark lowen is in paris.

how hot is it there? well, i can certainly feel— how hot is it there? well, i can certainly feel the _ how hot is it there? well, i can certainly feel the impact - how hot is it there? well, i can certainly feel the impact of - certainly feel the impact of france's fourth successive heatwave this year. there are pretty strong winds as well, combined with the worst drought ever recorded by france. that is helping to fan the flames of a pretty serious forest fire still raging in the south—west of france, destroying 7000 hectares and forcing the evacuation of 10,000 people. this fire pit had been ignited by arson. the area of france burnt by forest fires is six times larger than average. notjust here in france, in portugal authorities say they are battling forest fires that have destroyed more than 10,000 hectares and there are fires in 12 regions of spain currently raging. that is affecting food production. in spain, the olive harvest could drop by half. in italy, the river po

is at its lowest level in 40 years but at that produces a third of all italian food and that will push up prices of food from italy. all that worsening the global food crisis the world is already facing. as the climate heats, there this is not a rare event, it is becoming more common and progressively worse. thank you. a man who died in a shooting on skye yesterday has been named by police asjohn mackinnon. three other people were injured in a series of linked incidents that happened on the island and the mainland. a 39—year—old man has been arrested. most victims of burglary, robbery and theft in england and wales are not getting the justice they deserve, according to a report by the police watchdog. the chief inspector of constabulary says too many offenders remain at liberty, and warns that the public could lose confidence in policing, if forces don't improve. our home affairs correspondent,

daniel sandford, reports. physically, where the car was, they were able to creep down the side of the car without triggering the camera. stefan borson's car was brazenly stolen from outside his london home. he was inside the house and knew immediately it had gone. although his camera missed most of the crime, there was one picture for police to work from and the street was full of cctv, and the car had a tracker. that was on february 14th. i received, two days later, a letter dated the 15th of february. but as this letter shows, the police closed the case within 24 hours without any investigation. they hadn't been around, they hadn't called. they, as far as i know, they hadn't done a kind of site visit without me being aware. i think it's unlikely that they would have done that without at least knocking on the door. so i'm not sure on what basis they could have said that they'd investigated all potential leads.

and this is not a cheap car that we're talking about. you know, this car had a retail value of around about £82,000. today the inspectorate of constabulary has highlighted the sometimes dire police response in england and wales to burglary, robbery and theft. saying most victims are left withoutjustice and that the low number of people being charged is unacceptable. only 4.2% of reported thefts results in a charge. people see these offences happening. they know about them. the neighbours tell them about them. policing, to maintain confidence and trust, has got to be seen to be doing something about them. and at the moment, with the low charge rates that we are seeing, the public, i'm sure, do not have that perception. the inspectors say officers should try to attend all burglaries. call handlers should remind people not to tidy up before police officers have come round and detectives should update victims and their cases. they said that if police forces don't treat crimes like burglary

as the intrusive and distressing experiences that they are, they risk losing the confidence of the public. daniel sandford, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime. in the last hour, ministers have said energy companies have agreed to work with the government in crisis talks to help people struggling with energy bills. # i'm up in space, man. and still to come, we report from turin, about their advice for hosting eurovision, as the short list of uk cities is revealed tomorrow. coming up on the bbc news channel. eve muirhead, who skippered gb to olympic gold in beijing, calls time on her curling career, saying it's the hardest decision of her life.

new research by the bbc has discovered more than one in six local authorities across the uk has lost at least one public swimming pool in the past three years. some have closed permanently — others are shut temporarily because of staffing, funding or repair problems, such as shortages of chlorine. in some towns, there's now no public pool at all, forcing swimmers to travel long distances, or miss out altogether. emily unia has the story. learning life saving skills on the beach. great in fine weather, but in winter, the water's too cold. and falmouth now has no public swimming pool. we're surrounded by water. we should, you know, it's really critical in cornwall that kids can learn to swim, because a, obviously in terms of future lifeguards, but, b, just having the confidence and knowing what to do in the water is so critical. i was tiny when i started swimming. and it used to be my favourite place to go for swimming. so it means a lot to me to have a swimming pool nearby. it's quite a shame, because it's.

quite a big part of our community. and for people who can't swim i in the ocean, because of maybe the waves, it's quite sad. if you're not safe in the water, maybe you could drown. do you like swimming? yeah. now you can't go. this group of disabled swimmers are making do with other activities, but they miss the falmouth pool. and alternatives are too far away or too expensive. well, it's good exercise. like, jumping around in the pool. i think it's a shame, i really do. i know how much it meant to them. i know. you know, the staff as well would come back and say, "oh, they had a brilliant time today. "so—and—so, you wouldn't believe what he's done, what she's done." and itjust became part of what we did. and i don't think they should lose it. this is falmouth's ships and castles leisure centre. it closed permanently in march, and it's not the only example. the bbc asked all the councils across the uk how many sites offering public swimming

there were in march 2019, and how many there were in march this year. more than one in six local authorities had lost a pool. some were shut permanently, some temporarily. overall, 56 local authorities in the uk lost access to at least one public pool since 2019. it's a familiar story around the country, from eastleigh and portsmouth, to the wirral to runcorn. i remember meeting parents who'd lost children and... devastating. absolutely heartbreaking. former 0lympian greg whyte, like many involved in swimming, is shocked. the closure of swimming pools is an absolute health and welfare disaster. one person drowns every 20 hours in the uk, so actually learning to swim, which is just one element of swimming pools, is absolutely fundamental. and of course the removal of swimming will reduce physical activity in an already

poorly active population. the government said it's provided £1 billion of public money to ensure the survival of the grassroots, professional sport and leisure sectors. and there is sometimes hope. so this is it. this is our 25 metre training pool. wadebridge pool was threatened with closure, but the community are about to take it over. it's absolutely amazing. i'm really, really excited that it's genuinely going to be a centre that helps the whole community. it's a success story campaigners across the country would love to repeat. emily unia, bbc news in wadebridge in cornwall. a man who was alleged to be a member of an is terror cell nicknamed the beatles by their captives, because of their english accents, has appeared in court charged with terror offences. aine davis has been remanded in police custody, after being arrested on arrival from turkey at luton airport last night. let's talk to our correspondent helena wilkinson is outside

westminster magistrates court. what is the latest from there? aine davis was charged _ what is the latest from there? ie: davis was charged swiftly after he was arrested, as you say, at luton airport last night. he was on his way back from turkey after being deported there and in court this morning, a relatively short hearing where it was heard he is facing three charges relating to alleged offences in 2013 and 2014. he is accused of asking for and receiving money for terror purposes, including requesting his wife to send him funds in syria and he is also accused of possessing a firearm after he was allegedly photographed holding one alongside militants in syria. he did not indicate which way he would plead to those three charges today. he has been remanded in custody, his case will be heard next at the old bailey next month.

he has spent more than seven years in prison in turkey for being a member of isis and also it has been alleged he has been alleged to be the fourth member of the is gang that murdered and tortured western hostages in iraq and syria, which he has denied. as you mentioned, the terror cell was nicknamed the beatles because of the members' english accents.— satellite images appear to show major damage and a number of destroyed russian warplanes following explosions at an airbase in crimea — a russian occupied former part of ukraine. the saky base, shown here before the attack, was rocked by a string of blasts on tuesday, killing one person. this picture taken afterwards suggests at least eight aircraft were damaged or destroyed. the era of cheap flights is over because of soaring fuel prices — according to the boss of ryanair. chief executive, michael 0'leary, has told the bbc that the years of buying a seat on a flight for less than £10 has gone. he added that the airline's

average fare would rise to roughly 50 euros, or over £40 — over the next five years. figures from disney suggest the number of people signed up to its various streaming services has surpassed that of its rival netflix, for the first time. disney said that at the end of the most recent quarter, it had over 221 million subscribers, one million more than netflix, which has been losing customers. the opening day of the european championships is under way in the german city of munich. with nine sports involved, it's the biggest sporting event to be hosted in germany since the 1972 summer olympics. 0ur sports correspondent nesta mcgregor is there. good afternoon, joanna. behind me is a permanent reminder of those 0lympic a permanent reminder of those olympic games you mention, the olympic games you mention, the olympic rings is a popular selfie 0lympic rings is a popular selfie spot. but it overlooks the

gymnastics arena. because it was inside that venue in 1972 where 0lga korbut, nicknamed the sparrow from mixed, won four gold medals and two silver medals. a remarkable performance but it also redefined the sport earning the gymnastics the respective still has today. competition is under way in the women's all round final but when it comes to great britain, interest won't be until about five o'clock when the twins are in action. jessica is the all—round champion on the floor and the bronze medallist in the all—around. when you consider there were no russian or belarusian gymnast, it should amplify their chances of being on the podium. also important to say they miss the commonwealth games in birmingham last week to focus on munich. so a medal would justify that. as you mentioned, in the next ten days, nine different sports including beach volleyball, climbing and cycling and this morning we had

qualification for rowing and bmx freestyle. the bmx freestyle in tokyo 2020 was one of the standout sports and the current 0lympic sports and the current olympic champion, charlotte worthington and 16—year—old sasha pardo, they are through to the final tomorrow. in a few days is when the action will heat up, lots of people excited about the athletics. dina asher—smith is in the 100 and 200m final and that is something to look out for. some of the finest sprinters in the world will be inside the olympic stadium, 70,000 people watching. as for me, the only running i will be doing is away from the sun, because it is absolutely scorching, joanna. back to you. sounds sensible, thank you. the olympic curling champion, eve muirhead has announced her retirement from the sport. she led team gb to win the gold up the

winter olympics in beijing in 2022. tomorrow we'll be a step closer to finding out which uk town or city will host next year's eurovision song contest. 13 places have already shown interest — but they'll be whittled down to a shortlist, which will be announced tomorrow. and the final winner will be revealed in the autumn. eurovision's most recent host was turin, and our correspondent, daniel rosney, has been to hear some of the advice on offer from there. three months ago sam ryder gave an out—of—this—world performance. 183 points. the country that wins normally gets to put on eurovision the following year, but the uncertainty of what the situation will be in ukraine meant it was offered to the bbc instead. a uk city will now take on the role after turin's success this year. 0ur city has been known all over the world. we had an increase of visitors and especially we had a 40% increase of visitors from abroad.

turin spent more than £10 million on the event, but officials acknowledge rising costs we're seeing globally would make that more difficult to justify now. could turin host another international event? well, it's actually difficult because of the war in ukraine, the global economy is slowing down. it was a positive event, a very good vibes, but it will be difficult for every single city in the country. a venue will be needed for at least six weeks before the contest for the production and for the 40 countries who take part to rehearse in. it's a mammoth undertaking for any broadcaster, and the bbc will want to show to the 160 million watching at home that it can put on a show. the competition's evolved from this 1982 edition... good evening, ladies and gentlemen, coming to you from the conference centre at harrogate in yorkshire. now a host city needs an arena that can fit 10,000 people and enough hotels. birmingham was the choice 25 years ago and says it wants it again.

hold it down to a dull roar. but the competition from cities like newcastle, liverpool, leeds and glasgow is fierce and the winner will throw the biggest party in europe. so i live all the days, like from 6:00am to 3:00am, i guess, it was like venue, party, venue party. so please do it. for me it was actually being in the pala alpitour venue because like being where they are recording something that is going worldwide is an incredible experience. cities on the short list will need to show they have the funds, infrastructure and passion for one of the most watched shows in the world. we'll find out exactly where that will be in the autumn, when a final decision is made. # i want to go...home # daniel rosney, bbc news, turin. time for a look at the weather.

the heatwave is set to continue for the vast majority as we head to the rest of this week. these have been some of the temperature so far this week. if you take a look at the chart behind become into the 30s, 32 celsius the south east wales, and also west sussex. northern ireland saw its hottest august day yesterday since 2003. there is temperature set to climb for the week, 37 in a few spots by saturday. it is a prolonged period of intense heat, hot days and one nights in between and it will be dangerous rather than record—breaking spikes. if we see consecutive days of over 35 celsius, that will be the first time it has happened since 1976. the amber weather warning is in force from the met office for extreme heat. it covers manchester, leeds and sheffield and into eastern wales and thatis sheffield and into eastern wales and that is valid until the end of the day on sunday. 27 or 28 celsius in