ona on a song which was recorded in put on a song which was recorded in 1969. and in it, at the crescendo of the sun, he sings, i want to live, i want to live, i want this is bbc news with the latest headlines. liz truss will unveil plans to limit energy bill rises later this morning, liz truss will unveil plans to limit energy bill rises later this morning, spending billions to protect people from soaring prices. we aim to be providing absolute clarity as to the cost of energy, in a way which will give households the ability to budget sensibly and on the basis of known facts, which is what people are crying out for. i am live in derby. one of the birthplaces of the industrial revolution, but now this city in _ industrial revolution, but now this city in the — industrial revolution, but now this city in the east midlands is struggling to pay its energy bills.

a man suspected of killing ten people in a mass stabbing in canada has died after being arrested. further criticism of how police forces in england and wales are trying to tackle violence against women and girls. and it's back to schools for the young royals as george, charlotte and louis all start at lambrook school in berkshire, after the family's recent move to windsor. good morning. the prime minister, liz truss, will this morning unveil her long—awaited plan for tackling the soaring cost of gas and electricity — spending billions of pounds to protect households and businesses this winter.

under the proposals, typical household energy bills could be capped at around £2,500 pounds a year, with businesses also in line for help. that is in england, wales and scotland. it's expected to be funded by £100 billion of government borrowing — as our political correspondent, helen catt, reports. there you go, darling. this lunch club in peterborough provides much needed help for people struggling with cost. it's not uncommon that i get to the last two weeks when i waiting for the 15th when i'm going to get paid and i've got barely anything. the basic necessities. i don't get paid until next week and i've literally got e4 of electric left, so i've got to scrabble around because i'm on a prepaid metre. i live on my own, my kids have grown up now. you know, it's hard. the concerns here are repeated across the country and by businesses as well, like this charity which runs children's hospices in wales. unlike other businesses we don't have a price tag

and we can't the price up. our services are free at the point of service to children and families and that's how we want to keep it. the new prime minister liz truss says she knows families and businesses are worried and is promising what number ten calls a bold plan of action. after weeks of being told what her plan is, this morning she will spell it out to parliament. it is expected she will stop typical household energy bills from going up to 5,519 from next month by lowering the price cap to around £2500. with the £400 rebate announced earlier this year and a possible cut to vat on domestic energy bills, that would mean many households could actually see their bills stay at its current level ofjust under £2000 until at least january. £2000 bills will go a huge way to help a large number of people but for those on very low incomes or who have high energy needs and it might be additional support is needed to get through this winter. the government is also expected to lower and fix energy costs for businesses. it's expected the plan will be

funded by borrowing, which could run to more than £100 billion. labour has been calling for household bills to be frozen at their current level since last month but wants to see paid for by a windfall tax on the unexpected profits of oil and gas companies. ceos and cfos of those businesses have said that they have more money that they know what to do with and they are treating this crisis as a cash machine. liz truss has ruled that out. we are asking those companies to invest those profits in creating new supply. that is absolutely key to the government's plan. a windfall tax would stop that investment and also, as a government, and it might be an ideological difference with the labour party, we do not believe that putting up taxes is a good way of encouraging growth. the government has said it will also set out plans today for long—term solutions to boost how much energy the uk produces. liz truss has previously talked about extracting more oil and gas from the north sea and lifting the fracking ban where a community agrees. others say there should be a focus

on energy efficiency. you don't know what household prices are going to do. there's no sign of it coming down to anywhere near normal prices at any time in the coming years, so alongside the price freeze, there has to be a commitment to energy efficiency, domestic energy efficiency, especially in the homes of people least able to afford it themselves. liz truss has been the prime minister for less than 48 hours, but what she sets out today could have a big impact on the rest of her time in downing street. helen catt, bbc news, westminster. with me is our business correspondent, noor nanji. we are hoping to get this announcement in the next couple of hours. not everyone's bills are the same, and some people will pay more than £2500 cap. it is same, and some people will pay more than £2500 cap-— than £2500 cap. it is complicated, as with all these policy announcements when economists will be poring over the details and a couple of hours' time. but we know energy bills are going up, and have

been for some time. that has been fuelled further by the war in ukraine. what we have coming up in october is a further rise to typical household energy bills. that is when that price cap for england, scotland and wales is going to be introduced. currently, typical household bills are around £2000 but they are set to go to just over £3500 per year, in october, but what we know then is that liz truss, we expect, will announce plans to limit that rise. so it is understood that under the plans, these bills would be capped at around £2500, higher than where we are now, but also lower than where we thought we were going. in terms of businesses, businesses are also waiting to hear what kind of help they might get with energy bills. many businesses are facing even steeper rises to their bills and households, because they are not protected by an energy price cap, and we have had warnings including

yesterday that tens of thousands of companies could even collapse or be forced to cutjobs, if they do not receive some sort of support. they will be watching to hear what is announced later today. it is expected businesses and firms will receive some relief, but it remains to be seen exactly what that is. business groups have welcomed the suggestion that they will be included in this, but the british chambers of commerce did say that it remains to be seen whether it is enough to help companies through this winter. in enough to help companies through this winter. , ., ., this winter. in terms of how it will be aid this winter. in terms of how it will be paid for. _ this winter. in terms of how it will be paid for, opposition _ this winter. in terms of how it will be paid for, opposition parties - this winter. in terms of how it will. be paid for, opposition parties want a further windfall tax on suppliers, who are making unprecedentedly high profits in some cases. the government says that it should be funded through borrowing. is that effectively putting it on the public taxation bill over the long term? the big question in all of is how this going to be paid for, and the current support package is estimated to cost around £100 million, but in truth, estimating the cost of this

is difficult because it depends on the international cost of energy on the international cost of energy on the international markets, and that can be very volatile. it is like a yo—yo, it goes up and down, so predicting that it is hard to do. it is guesswork, could be less, could be more, but the expectation is that it will be funded by government borrowing, and that could result in higher taxes later down the line for all of us. in higher taxes later down the line for all of us. , ., all of us. in terms of the wider economic— all of us. in terms of the wider economic impacts _ all of us. in terms of the wider economic impacts of _ all of us. in terms of the wider economic impacts of this, - all of us. in terms of the wider economic impacts of this, we i all of us. in terms of the wider - economic impacts of this, we have seen the pound fall, we have seen some market reaction, some unsteadiness this week, also fears whether this could actually be inflationary. whether this could actually be inflationary-— inflationary. what we heard yesterday _ inflationary. what we heard yesterday including - inflationary. what we heard yesterday including from i inflationary. what we heard - yesterday including from goldman sachs the investment banks, some economists said this could mean that inflation could actually fall, if we do see this package going through, so that could be some good news. don't forget of course inflation is at the highest rate in a0 years, we

have seen food, fuel and energy prices all adding to that, so it could slow those price rises down but the expectation is for most economists that we will still see a recession, even if it means a slightly less long run than we were previously predicting.— let's speak to our political correspondent, iain watson. we are getting a little bit from the government this morning but the full package to be unveiled soon. probably in a couple of hours' time we are expecting it by liz truss herself, during an energy debate, not a statement, she will open a wider energy debate. it will concentrate notjust on help for this winter and beyond, but also what she would see as some of the long—term solutions towards uk energy security. that could mean ending the moratorium on fracking

and more licences for companies to explore and indeed extract oil and gas from the north sea. we expect all of that but, earlier today one of her close allies, promoted to levelling up secretary in the government, simon clarke, was asked about the package we are expecting with perhaps typical household bills limited to £2500, and he was asked should that money go to those who need it most and he said there is already money pre—announced which will be going to some of the poorer households, £650 for people in any form of benefits, but you can see that it form of benefits, but you can see thatitis form of benefits, but you can see that it is not a perfect way of doing this, but it did say that the government would be looking to offer "comfort and certainty" to people facing the pressure of higher bills. this is clearly not an ideal set of circumstances. we are dealing with, effectively, and energy war, which has been forced upon us. we need to protect

households and businesses. and the solution the prime minister sets out is the best way. in an imperfect world, of providing clarity and certainty about the cost of energy which will allow us to avoid what has otherwise being a very iterative and returning to this question every few months. interesting though that he was talking about every few months. the price cap set by the regulator ofgem is set to rise every few months. it suggests the government is looking for some way of limiting bills not just through the winter, notjust a six month initial freeze just through the winter, notjust a six month initialfreeze also suggested by labour, but perhaps intervening for the next 18 months. he did talk about a major and substantial intervention by government. that is the kind of scale that we are looking at when the announcement comes. interestingly, where there was a consensus across the house of commons on government intervention given the pressures people are facing, there is no agreement on the best way to pay for any additional

help so, as we know, the government is likely to rely on borrowing there taxpayers further down the line foot the bill. labour says at least part of the cost ought to be met by a windfall tax. they think they have got a clear dividing line with the government which is popular because there is some polling suggesting that even conservative voters would say that a windfall tax is a useful way to pay for this, but from the current point of view they are saying that we drive away investment, this is the wrong time to be increasing taxes on businesses, but the shadow climate change secretary ed miliband, the former labour leader said he did simply did not buy the argument that there would be less investment if companies paid what he called their fair share. ijust want to make a point about what would happen if we make a windfall tax at the levels we have talked about having. the chief executive of bp, one of the company is making those billions, said it would have no effect on their investments. this investment argument is,

i'm afraid, a bogus argument. it is ideology that is prevailing here and it is the wrong ideology. there is going to be a lot of pressure on the government to get this right, because of the scale of the crisis, but a very real worry also about the sort of long—term economic impact of this on the country. economic impact of this on the count . , . , country. yes, and it interesting that liz truss _ country. yes, and it interesting that liz truss has _ country. yes, and it interesting that liz truss has only - country. yes, and it interesting that liz truss has only been - country. yes, and it interesting that liz truss has only been inl that liz truss has only been in office a8 hours, but this very package she is unveiling today could actually define her time in office. whether she gets it right or not in terms of the help that goes notjust individuals but to businesses, and thatis individuals but to businesses, and that is what is mutual, we talk about the economic impact, if businesses go under through lack of sufficient support, that will increase the political pressure on her hugely, as well as directly affect peoples livelihoods, but in addition to that, it is whether there is going to be a long—term political argument, what is the fairest way of paying for any

intervention? and it could well be that, certainly some conservative mps are saying this, notjust the labour party, she may have to revisit her opposition to taking any more money from the energy companies. more money from the energy companies-— more money from the energy comanies. ., companies. ian watson, political correspondent, _ companies. ian watson, political correspondent, thank _ companies. ian watson, political correspondent, thank you - companies. ian watson, political correspondent, thank you very . companies. ian watson, political- correspondent, thank you very much. let's speak now to peter smith, director of policy and advocacy at national energy action which is a charity working to end fuel poverty. from what we have seen so far what is your reaction �*s we will get confirmation of the details later this morning. the confirmation of the details later this morning-— this morning. the scale of this intervention _ this morning. the scale of this intervention is _ this morning. the scale of this intervention is going _ this morning. the scale of this intervention is going to - this morning. the scale of this intervention is going to be - this morning. the scale of this| intervention is going to be vast this morning. the scale of this - intervention is going to be vast and millions of households will represent the fact that bills will not go past £3500 but for millions of households, capping bills at £2500, an increase of 500 from where they are at the moment, will still leave bills at unmanageable levels. the other observation we have if the intervention is based on this breeze

is that the major benefits will go to households that have higher energy use, and many of those hassles are already struggling and use very little energy, and will not be seeing a commensurate benefit. that is particularly true of prepayment metre customers, who regularly self disconnect, when they cannot afford to top up their energy and stop living with energy in the home. we would like to see a lower rate for those households, awesome addressing of the standing charge, because they need to pay the standing charges before they access any use of energy. the final observation on the rumours we are hearing at the moment is that there is a real risk that households in northern ireland could be left out in the cold. there is considerable concern given that they are still waiting for much of the package of support that have been announced by

the previous chancellor to actually benefit them stop is the previous chancellor to actually benefit them stop— benefit them stop is going to be this extra £650 _ benefit them stop is going to be this extra £650 already - benefit them stop is going to be i this extra £650 already announced benefit them stop is going to be - this extra £650 already announced to lower income households, get benefits from tax credits, with further payments for pensioners and disabled households. overall, those on lower incomes, their energy use is less, but they will not be paying the full cost.— the full cost. there has been a commitment _ the full cost. there has been a commitment on _ the full cost. there has been a commitment on that, - the full cost. there has been a commitment on that, but - the full cost. there has been a l commitment on that, but about the full cost. there has been a - commitment on that, but about half of low—income households are not on means tested benefits and for those, they are going to be just receiving they are going to be just receiving the support provided through this reez, so for those hassles, the final thing we will be watching is whether there is any commitment on energy efficiency. the government are going to spend over £100 billion

on taxpayerfunded are going to spend over £100 billion on taxpayer funded support. it is vital that we look at the root cause of why we are so exposed to this energy crisis. arrows continue to use more energy than is necessary, and unlike one—off intervention such as the ones we are discussing, investment in energy efficiency will save consumers hundreds of pounds each year. mi save consumers hundreds of pounds each ear. �* ., , , save consumers hundreds of pounds each ear. �* ., , each year. all of these measures are vastly expensive. _ each year. all of these measures are vastly expensive. taxpayers - each year. all of these measures are vastly expensive. taxpayers are - vastly expensive. taxpayers are going to have to fund this if it goes on government borrowing, so there a limit as to how much government or should do. but there is a balance- — government or should do. but there is a balance. as _ government or should do. but there is a balance. as was _ government or should do. but there is a balance. as was pointed - government or should do. but there is a balance. as was pointed out - government or should do. but there is a balance. as was pointed out in l is a balance. as was pointed out in the build—up to these announcements, the build—up to these announcements, the government make significant amounts of money from additional vat, they are making huge revenues from the sale of carbon permits, so there is money in the system, but what we do welcome if it is

confirmed later on is that bill payers will not have to pay this money back. we think that if that happened, if bill payers were relied upon to pay this money back everton— 20 years, that would bills much higher than they needed to be throughout that whole period and would ultimately lead to a very significant concern, so we welcome the fact that it does look like this is not going to be paid for by energy consumers, and we hope that thatis energy consumers, and we hope that that is confirmed later. peter energy consumers, and we hope that that is confirmed later.— that is confirmed later. peter smith from national— that is confirmed later. peter smith from national energy _ that is confirmed later. peter smith from national energy action, - that is confirmed later. peter smith from national energy action, thank| from national energy action, thank you, we will come back for further reaction once we have the full announcement. we are getting erection today from derby. —— we are getting reaction today from derby. my colleague tanya beckett is in derby for us.

this is a city with a strong history of manufacturing. if you ask which company people associate the city but it is rolls—royce, the global world class manufacturer of aero engines. but there is a broad concentration of expertise but it is a diverse city in terms of income and wealth, and many people are struggling and they are worried about the bills that are coming that way. let's talk to two ladies in fact, you're going to be able to illustrate this, this is sue hodgkinson, who will tell us about her bills, and we are then going to monica holten, the director of a foundation which helps people navigate through this. sue, tell me about some of the struggles you have been through, you have been undergoing cancer treatment and you're worried about the coming winter. , ., , , you're worried about the coming winter. , ., , you're worried about the coming winter. , ., ., winter. yes, anybody who's had cancer will _ winter. yes, anybody who's had cancer will know _ winter. yes, anybody who's had cancer will know that _ winter. yes, anybody who's had cancer will know that you - winter. yes, anybody who's had cancer will know that you tend i winter. yes, anybody who's had l cancer will know that you tend to feel the — cancer will know that you tend to feel the cold more so you cannot really _ feel the cold more so you cannot really afford to have the heating off through cold weather, because it

makes _ off through cold weather, because it makes you _ off through cold weather, because it makes you further prone to infection _ makes you further prone to infection. i am on a prepayment metrer _ infection. i am on a prepayment metre, and...— infection. i am on a prepayment metre, and... ., ., , , metre, and... you have been putting more money — metre, and... you have been putting more money into _ metre, and... you have been putting more money into that, _ metre, and... you have been putting more money into that, you _ metre, and... you have been putting more money into that, you have - metre, and... you have been putting| more money into that, you have been planning. more money into that, you have been ”lannin. . , , ., , planning. have been trying to put extra money _ planning. have been trying to put extra money on _ planning. have been trying to put extra money on what _ planning. have been trying to put extra money on what i _ planning. have been trying to put extra money on what i know - planning. have been trying to put extra money on what i know with | planning. have been trying to put. extra money on what i know with the rising _ extra money on what i know with the rising costs. — extra money on what i know with the rising costs, because it is going up again— rising costs, because it is going up again in_ rising costs, because it is going up again in octoberand rising costs, because it is going up again in october and january, i know i'm not— again in october and january, i know i'm not going to be able to manage and i_ i'm not going to be able to manage and i am— i'm not going to be able to manage and i am worried about keeping warm. and you _ and i am worried about keeping warm. and you are _ and i am worried about keeping warm. and you are retired. yes, and i am worried about keeping warm. and you are retired.— and you are retired. yes, i have retired. and you are retired. yes, i have retired- and _ and you are retired. yes, i have retired. and i _ and you are retired. yes, i have retired. and i have _ and you are retired. yes, i have retired. and i have always - and you are retired. yes, i have l retired. and i have always worked all my— retired. and i have always worked all my life. — retired. and i have always worked all my life, since i was 15. because i have _ all my life, since i was 15. because i have worked, and i am just about £7, £8_ i have worked, and i am just about £7, £8 over. — i have worked, and i am just about £7, £8 over. i_ i have worked, and i am just about £7, £8 over, i cannot get pension credit. — £7, £8 over, i cannot get pension credit. is— £7, £8 over, i cannot get pension credit. , ., , ., ., , ., credit. is that it is a worry for ou. credit. is that it is a worry for yon give _ credit. is that it is a worry for yon give us _ credit. is that it is a worry for you. give us an _ credit. is that it is a worry for you. give us an idea - credit. is that it is a worry for you. give us an idea how- credit. is that it is a worry for. you. give us an idea how much credit. is that it is a worry for - you. give us an idea how much you will be paying out of your monthly income on energy bills. the stories that i income on energy bills. the stories that l have — income on energy bills. the stories that i have seen _ income on energy bills. the stories that i have seen where _ income on energy bills. the stories that i have seen where the - income on energy bills. the stories that i have seen where the energyl that i have seen where the energy people _ that i have seen where the energy people are — that i have seen where the energy people are taking more and more out

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tapping into the charitable sector, _ government in this? tapping into the charitable sector, the _ government in this? tapping into the charitable sector, the third _ government in this? tapping into the charitable sector, the third sector, i charitable sector, the third sector, we have _ charitable sector, the third sector, we have one — charitable sector, the third sector, we have one food _ charitable sector, the third sector, we have one food bank— charitable sector, the third sector, we have one food bank who - charitable sector, the third sector, we have one food bank who has. charitable sector, the third sector, i we have one food bank who has been operating _ we have one food bank who has been operating a _ we have one food bank who has been operating a food _ we have one food bank who has been operating a food bank _ we have one food bank who has been operating a food bank in _ we have one food bank who has been operating a food bank in burton - we have one food bank who has been operating a food bank in burton on i operating a food bank in burton on trent _ operating a food bank in burton on trent for— operating a food bank in burton on trent for almost _ operating a food bank in burton on trent for almost 60 _ operating a food bank in burton on trent for almost 60 years. - operating a food bank in burton on trent for almost 60 years. i - operating a food bank in burton on trent for almost 60 years. i spoke | trent for almost 60 years. i spoke to them _ trent for almost 60 years. i spoke to them this — trent for almost 60 years. i spoke to them this morning _ trent for almost 60 years. i spoke to them this morning and - trent for almost 60 years. i spoke to them this morning and they i to them this morning and they confirmed _ to them this morning and they confirmed there _ to them this morning and they confirmed there is _ to them this morning and they confirmed there is an - to them this morning and they confirmed there is an increase| to them this morning and they i confirmed there is an increase of new families _ confirmed there is an increase of new families coming _ confirmed there is an increase of new families coming into - confirmed there is an increase of new families coming into their i new families coming into their service — new families coming into their service for— new families coming into their service for the _ new families coming into their service for the food _ new families coming into their service for the food bank. i. new families coming into their i service for the food bank. i pose this question _ service for the food bank. i pose this question. what _ service for the food bank. i pose this question. what is— service for the food bank. i pose this question. what is the - service for the food bank. i pose i this question. what is the emotional state of— this question. what is the emotional state of the — this question. what is the emotional state of the families _ this question. what is the emotional state of the families coming - this question. what is the emotional state of the families coming in, i state of the families coming in, families— state of the families coming in, families that _ state of the families coming in, families that have _ state of the families coming in, families that have worked - state of the families coming in, families that have worked all. state of the families coming in, families that have worked all of their— families that have worked all of

their life — yes, absolutely, psychologically, people will suffer a _ yes, absolutely, psychologically, people will suffer a lot _ yes, absolutely, psychologically, people will suffer a lot longer- yes, absolutely, psychologically, i people will suffer a lot longer than this crisis — people will suffer a lot longer than this crisis. ~ ., . ., ., people will suffer a lot longer than this crisis. a, ., ,, people will suffer a lot longer than this crisis. ., ,, ., ,, this crisis. monica and sue, thank ou, this this crisis. monica and sue, thank you. this is _ this crisis. monica and sue, thank you. this is the — this crisis. monica and sue, thank you, this is the latest _ this crisis. monica and sue, thank you, this is the latest update i this crisis. monica and sue, thank| you, this is the latest update from derby but we will bring you more throughout the day. and later today, after we've heard from the prime minister about her plan to tackle rising energy costs, we'll be answering any questions you have about it. that's on your questions answered with the finance journalist kalpana fitzpatrick, at 2:30pm. get in touch with your questions — by emailing yourquestions — @bbc.co.uk or get in touch on social media using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. the last remaining suspect in a mass stabbing in western canada has died in police custody. the killings of ten people over the weekend sparked a huge manhunt for myles sanderson. a police spokeswoman said he was arrested after a high—speed chase in saskatchewan. from there our north america

correspondent nomia iqbal reports. for days, a manhunt has gripped three provinces of western canada, an area half the size of europe. it ended with the arrest of one of the country's most wanted men. myles sanderson was pursued by police down a road not far from where the killings occurred. he died in hospital shortly after being arrested and there are conflicting reports on what happened. 0ur province is breathing a collective sigh of relief, as myles sanderson is no longer at large. i can confirm he is no longer a threat and there is no risk to the public related to this investigation. it is just something i cannot speak to, that specific manner of death. that will be part of the autopsy that will be conducted. myles sanderson's brother, damien sanderson, also a suspect, was found dead early in the week. how that happened is unknown. people across the province have been on edge for days. their grief has been made worse by fear and frustration,

because myles sanderson, a man with a long criminal history, had not been found. people were being urged to stay indoors and keep safe as a priority. families of those killed in the stabbings have been talking about their profound loss. bonnie burns was from the james smith cree nation, where most of the victims were found. right outside of her home, she was killed... ..by senseless acts. her son, she was protecting her son. she was protecting these three little boys. this is why she is a hero. she is a true matriarch. herson, gregory, described as a great kid, was also killed. indigenous groups say the healing process can now begin. however, with both sanderson

brothers dead, it is unlikely their motives will ever be known. nomia iqbal, bbc news. the police watchdog says no gun was found in the car of a man who was fatally shot by armed officers after a chase in south london. the family of chris kaba, who was 2a and a rapper, have called for a full murder investigation into his death earlier this week in streatham hill. the independent office for police conduct is examining what happened. the white house has given a strong indication that talks with the uk about a future us trade deal are at risk if britain pulls out of the northern ireland protocol. this keeps northern ireland in the eu's single market for goods, to avoid a hard border with the irish republic. meanwhile, the newly appointed northern ireland secretary, chris heaton—harris, is travelling to belfast to meet sinn fein and the dup. but it seems there are no plans to see the other stormont parties.

let's speak to our ireland correspondent chris page in belfast. what is the sense they are, the mood there, in reaction to this new appointment to the northern ireland secretaryjob, and also to the white house statement? lgate secretaryjob, and also to the white house statement?— secretaryjob, and also to the white house statement? we are looking to the comments _ house statement? we are looking to the comments made _ house statement? we are looking to the comments made overnight i house statement? we are looking to the comments made overnight in i the comments made overnight in washington by president biden's secretary, it is clear there are some diplomatic tension going on in the early days of liz truss' premiership. the source of tension is the northern ireland protocol comedy brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland, which in effect has kept northern ireland in the eu single market for goods, and that means there are checks on some goods arriving in this part of the uk from great britain, the arrangement agreed by boris johnson's government and brussels to avoid checkpoints being brought in on the land border between northern ireland and the irish republic.

under president biden, washington has made it clear that it believes that the priority has to be preventing any need for checks on back land border, and there has been plenty of talk, on both sides of the atlantic, about the need to protect the good friday peace agreement, which largely ended the conflict here in northern ireland in 1998, but there are perhaps differing interpretations as to what that means. britain including liz truss and chris heaton—harris, the new northern ireland secretary, emphasising that the balance between the communities here has been disrupted by the protocol in that unionists view the protocol as an economic border within their own country, something that undermines northern ireland's place in the union, whereas in washington, more of an emphasis on avoiding any new barriers, any new littoral barriers, checkpoints, on the island of ireland. so, we can certainly see there is tension playing out for example, when liz truss spoke to

president biden on the phone earlier this week, the downing street account of that call spoke a both sides agreeing on the need to protect the good friday agreement. the washington statement also spoke of the need to protect the good friday agreement but added in the need to reach a negotiated settlement with the european union over the protocol. at the moment the british government's position, they will prepare a negotiated settlement to resolve the protocol, but they also are pushing ahead with legislation in the house of commons which would give ministers their the power to override unilaterally part of the protocol, so washington trying to steer britain away from that, the british government move on protocol is supported by the dup, who will be meeting chris heaton—harris, the northern ireland secretary today but sinn fein now the biggest party in the northern ireland secretary and chris heaton—harris will be meeting but they are very critical of the british government approach, saying that it could further undermine relations between london and brussels, and therefore in the

long—term lead to more instability in northern ireland, so certainly very tricky waters for the new northern ireland to navigate. something that has been drawn on by headline writers, chris heaton—harris is a qualified football referee, so in terms of dealing with rival factions on the pitch in northern ireland politics, well, that experience just may start to come in handy. well, that experience 'ust may start to come in handy.— to come in handy. brexiteers any northern ireland _ to come in handy. brexiteers any northern ireland department- to come in handy. brexiteers any northern ireland department as l to come in handy. brexiteers any i northern ireland department as well, which is part of the politics of it. i'm sure that we will come back to you on listen, thank you very much, chris page. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. good morning. it was a foggy start for a few hours. lots of spray and standing water. this area of low pressure moving and continuing north and west during the day, into the south east of scotland. showers following on behind, heavy, rumbles of thunder, slow and land especially

across wales, parts of the midlands, the wind is light. risk along the channel and for the northern isles. through the night, the rain is a very slow moving feature with another arm of the rain band potentially moving south through northern ireland into western parts of england and wales. mild night, quite close for many. another very showery picture for friday. a wet picture for parts of eastern scotland, north—east england as well. in between the showers, 1920 still feeling warm in lighter winds. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the prime minister is to unveil plans to limit energy bill rises later this morning, at a cost of billions, to protect people from soaring prices. ministers say it will give certainty to millions of people. we aim to be providing absolute clarity as to the cost of energy, in a way which will give households

the ability to budget sensibly and on the basis of known facts, which is what people are crying out for. a man suspected of killing ten people in mass stabbings in canada — has died after being arrested. further criticism about the way police forces in england and wales are trying to tackle violence against women and girls. and new term for the young royals as george, charlotte and louis all start at lambrook school in berkshire, after the family's recent move to windsor. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. good morning. good morning, and after a night to forget for rangers and liverpool in the champions league both conceded four goals away from home and for liverpool, what a contrast to last season, when they won all their group games. last night, in their opening match, they were thrashed 4—1 by napoli. but there was some british success, thanks to tottenham.

0ur sports correspondent andy swiss rounds up the action. liverpool's champions league campaign began in naples and in utter calamity. handball byjames milner, penalty to napoli, which piotr zielinski coolly converted. and with barely 15 minutes gone, another penalty after a foul by virgil van dijk. and while this time goalkeeper allison came to liverpool's rescue, it proved only the briefest of reprieves. andre—frank zambo anguissa making it 2—0 before on the brink of half—time, guess what? liverpool can't defend it, 3—0. napoli were in dreamland. liverpool were in tatters. surely it couldn't get any worse? oh, yes, it could. zielinski with number four, much to the home fans�* glee. and while luis diaz pulled one back, it was scant consolation. a 4—1 defeat for liverpool. juergen klopp�*s poor start to the season just got a whole lot worse. tottenham, meanwhile, were up against marseille and after the french side had a man

sent off, spurs grabbed their chance. two late headers from richarlison giving spurs a 2—0 victory. at rangers, well, after 12 years away, their return to the champions league group stage proved a painful one. that is absolutely sensational. mohammed kudus's goal the highlight of the 4—0 win for ajax. after such a long wait, for rangers, a long night. andy swiss, bbc news. chelsea will continue their search for a new manager today — with graham potter leading the race to replace thomas tuchel. the up and coming english manager is currently at brighton — who sit fourth in the table afterjust one defeat in their opening six matches. brighton have given potter permission to talk to chelsea about the vacancy. nowjust over a month after winning the women's euros — one of the key members of that squad has become the world's most expensive female footballer. midfielder keira walsh has joined barcelona in a record deal from manchester city — in a fee of around

£400,000. that breaks the previous record for a female player set by chelsea, who paid more than 250,000 for pernille harder in 2020. it might be a chilly start for some golfers on the green at the pga championship this morning — and relationships might be a bit frosty off it too — as the tournament sees players competing from the controversial saudi—funded liv series. 0n the green, scotland's david drysdale has started very well — putting himself amongst the very early pacesetters. rory mcilroy — who has been highly critical of the golfers who have joined the liv series — is even par after the first three holes. there's been an absolute classic match at the us open — where spanish teenage sensation carlos alcaraz has reached the semi finals — but he was made to work for it under the lights in new york. despite winning the first set, alcaraz looked to be heading out of the tournament as he trailed italy's jannik sinner by two sets to one. but the 19—year—old fought back to win the match, which lasted five hours and 18 minutes — as the spaniard reached the semi finals for the very first time.

now when it comes to being a top level athlete you've got to be able to read the situation quickly and make split—second decisions. thankfully, that was something australian pole vaulter nina kennedy was able to do — when she got her pole vault jump all wrong. instead, she showed off her gymnastic ability too — flipping elegantly onto the soft landing. much better doing that — than getting it wrong in mid air. that's all the sport for now. liz truss will this morning lay out the details of her long—awaited plan to tackle the soaring cost of gas and electricity. it is understood the government will borrow at least £100 billion to keep the domestic energy price cap below october's planned rate. the average household's annual bill is expected to be around £2,500.

let's speak now to michael thorogood who is a dods political intelligence consultant, specialising in energy, utilities and climate change. thank you forjoining us. what is your response to what we have seen so far? ~ , ., , so far? the new prime minister has been under — so far? the new prime minister has been under immense _ so far? the new prime minister has been under immense pressure - so far? the new prime minister has been under immense pressure to l been under immense pressure to announce plans to tackle soaring energy bills and the announcement we expect later as a major intervention in the energy market with plans to freeze annual energy bills at around £2500. this means the government will essentially subsidise the anticipated 80% rise in the energy price cap due to take effect on the 1st of october alongside possibly £40 billion of business energy support. these measures are designed to provide quick, universal and immediate help to businesses and households struggling with the cost of energy but they will do little to target and tackle the underlying causes of the crisis we face. we can

expect some sort of messaging campaign which is relatively without precedent in the uk to encourage consumers to lower their energy demand as well as measures to secure energy supplies going into the winter with possible announcements on new north sea oil and gas exploration as well as a possible lifting of the ban on fracking which has been in place since 2019. some experts may call for more support into the winter months targeted at the most vulnerable, this support will be welcome today. it the most vulnerable, this support will be welcome today.— will be welcome today. it isn't a reason that _ will be welcome today. it isn't a reason that everyone _ will be welcome today. it isn't a reason that everyone pays - will be welcome today. it isn't a - reason that everyone pays different amounts, the numbers given out our averages, just to be clear, it's quite complex, if you are on a prepayment metre your rates are slightly different. and people will end up paying more than they would have done this october but less than was initially predicted?— was initially predicted? correct. the energy _ was initially predicted? correct. the energy price _ was initially predicted? correct. the energy price cap _ was initially predicted? correct. the energy price cap was - was initially predicted? correct. j the energy price cap was meant was initially predicted? correct. i the energy price cap was meant to rise to about £3500 in october but instead households will pay around

£2500 including a £400 rebate that all households will receive in october. many groups argue this is still far too much for some vulnerable households to be able to afford going into the winter especially with the wholesale price of electricity set to soar in the months ahead but it seems, the government thinks it is the quickest way to deliver support of the greatest number of households now. what are the risks in funding about borrowing? that means the taxpayer will end up paying for this, even if not a true bills, then your taxes and of course the opposition parties want a windfall tax? the and of course the opposition parties want a windfall tax?— want a windfall tax? the cost estimates — want a windfall tax? the cost estimates range _ want a windfall tax? the cost estimates range widely - want a windfall tax? the cost estimates range widely from | want a windfall tax? the cost - estimates range widely from around 100 billion through two £170 billion which to put it in the context is around double the cost of the full support scheme during the pandemic but the true cost of the scheme is unknown because wholesale energy prices are volatile and set to rise further so we simply do not know how

much the government and therefore taxpayers will have to subsidise on that artificial price freeze. this means some analysts are warning the government is signing off on a blank check with the taxpayers potentially facing unlimited liability. there were initial reports that government may try to recoup costs through energy bills potentially repaying over 10—20 years but the government looks set to recoup that through borrowing which will mean we are paying in the longer term with less trust ruling out any kind of a windfall tax.— trust ruling out any kind of a windfall tax. , . ,, , windfall tax. some breaking news. on the nhs. windfall tax. some breaking news. on the nhs- we — windfall tax. some breaking news. on the nhs. we are _ windfall tax. some breaking news. on the nhs. we are being _ windfall tax. some breaking news. on the nhs. we are being told _ windfall tax. some breaking news. on the nhs. we are being told the - the nhs. we are being told the number of people in england waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to a new record high, a total of 6.8 million people waiting total of 6.8 million people waiting to start treatment at the end of july according to nhs england, up from 6.7 million injune, the

highest number since records began in august 2007. a total of 377,689 people in england waiting more than 52 weeks to start hospital treatment at the end ofjuly. up from 355,000 orso at the end ofjuly. up from 355,000 or so at the end ofjune. there is an ambition of eliminating all weights of more than a year but that will be bite march 2025. as we have seen, a lot of concern about the nhs and the pressure on at and acute staffing shortages at the moment. the waiting lists are up at record levels. if we can get any reaction on that we will. there's a call this morning for more police action to deal with reports of violence against women and girls, following a series of high—profile murders. police and crime commissioners in england and wales have

there's a call this morning for more police action to deal with reports of violence against women and girls, following a series of high—profile murders. police and crime commissioners in england and wales have acknowledged that extra support is necessary, after a report highlighted how different forces have dealt with the issue over the last year. the review looked at cases such as the killing of sarah everard by a serving police officer who was jailed in september last year. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, reports. police officers lauren bach and faye holgate on their way to check on women in bradford who've been the victims of domestic abuse. straight at the lights or is it right? these are regular calls. the men responsible are banned from making contact with their victims. they are subject to domestic violence protection orders or dvpos. the subject of this dvpo has got two weapons markers, one for a large knife and one for a knuckleduster. the abuse has happened while she's been holding the baby. there wasn't a prosecution. so they've put the dvpo in place. the officers go into the house to make sure the abuser is not inside in breach of his order. everything been 0k? these visits are part of west yorkshire police's

strategy to tackle violence against women and girls. come on, then, we're going to come in and look around your house. all good. she says she hasn't had any contact from him, so it seems like the dvpo is working well at the minute. yeah. sarah, and this is a pseudonym, told us how she had to be persuaded to report her violent abuser to the police. he was prosecuted and jailed. she describes how officers are helping her with her security because he's now served his sentence and is out of prison. i've got alarms on all my doors. i've got letterbox locks and i've got the smartwater. smartwater is a forensic liquid which shows up under ultraviolet light. sarah knows that if she sprays it on her abuser, it will stay

on his skin and clothing for weeks. ijust know that i can spray that at him before he has a chance to even think about running off. with that being high risk i'm going to look to you, joe... this meeting is about managing domestic abuse offenders and supporting their victims. i'll come to you, tony, because you've had some update with this. again, i've not spoken - to the victim, which is his mum. consolidating all these crime types together under, if you like, the heading of violence against women and girls, it is bringing an emphasis now that i've not seen, to be honest, within 26 years of policing. we need people to tell us about stuff. forces across england and wales were told to produce action plans after the police watchdog accused them of failing women and girls. i don't think there's any lighting on this side that i can see that's obvious. in london, inspector becky perkins is out on one of the metropolitan police's regular walk and talks with local resident kathleen erlich, who's raised concerns about street safety. it's about sending a message out to perpetrators that, you know, they're the people that we're going to get.

that's our concern. it's not asking women, no, you can't go out, you can't do this. having regular patrols and actually seeing officers here in the neighbourhood is something everyone would really like. while police chiefs believe they are making progress, they acknowledge there is still a lot of work to do and they are stressing that the police alone cannot deal with the issue of violence against women and girls. june kelly, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... the prime minister is to unveil plans to limit energy bill rises later this morning, at a cost of billions, to protect people from soaring prices. ministers say it will give certainty to millions of people. further criticism about the way police forces in england and wales are trying to tackle violence against women and girls and a new term for the young royals as george, charlotte and louis all start at lambrook school in berkshire, after the family's

recent move to windsor. trials of a new malaria vaccine developed by oxford university show it provides up to 80% protection for two years. the scientists who created the jab say it has �*world changing potential�* — and hope it could be in use from as early as next year. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. carried by mosquitoes, the malaria parasite continues to have a devastating impact in sub—saharan africa, where it kills around half a million children each year. now, a highly effective vaccine may be within reach. trials in burkina faso in west africa, involving 450 children, had already shown that three doses of oxford university's malaria vaccine gave around 75% protection for a year. new results show that a booster dose at 12 months extends protection for a second year at up to 80%.

the vaccine was developed at the jenner institute at oxford university, in the same labs where scientists created a covid jab in the space of a few months. by contrast, the malaria vaccine has been many years in development. it's incredibly gratifying to make this breakthrough for malaria because it's such a difficult disease to make vaccines for. and the potential achievement that this vaccine could have if it's rolled out, it could be really world—changing. we may not need to wait long for definitive results from larger trials. scientists plan to submit data to the world health organization within weeks with a view to getting the vaccine approved. the oxford team has partnered with the serum institute in india, the world's biggest vaccine manufacturer, and says at least 100 million doses could be produced next year at low cost to make it accessible to many of the world's least developed countries.

fergus walsh, bbc news. that is an amazing piece of good news. back to that breaking news that the number of people waiting for nhs treatment has risen to a record high of 6.8 million jim reed joins us. staggering jim reed 'oins us. staggering number. jim reed joins us. staggering number. these _ jim reed joins us. staggering number. these are _ jim reed joins us. staggering number. these are figures i jim reed joins us. staggering l number. these are figuresjust jim reed joins us. staggering - number. these are figuresjust for number. these are figures just for england, and the figure is the highest number since records began in 2007, people waiting for a routine operation, like a hip replacement, cataract surgery. it works out at one in eight adults across the whole of england, very high, and a big challenge for the government. when you look at the number waiting a long time, the government and the nhs have had some success in driving down people waiting more than two years but the government has a target of eliminating the weights by march

2025, it has to start driving them down now but they went up last month, the number of people waiting more than 52 weeks to start hospital treatment is now 377,000, up about 20,000 on the month before so big challenges there.— challenges there. march 2025 is be ond challenges there. march 2025 is beyond the _ challenges there. march 2025 is beyond the term _ challenges there. march 2025 is beyond the term of— challenges there. march 2025 is beyond the term of this - challenges there. march 2025 is - beyond the term of this government but in terms of what that means, if you are waiting a year, your health picture can deteriorate massively if you haven't been seen? that picture can deteriorate massively if you haven't been seen?— picture can deteriorate massively if you haven't been seen? that is one ofthe you haven't been seen? that is one of the pressures _ you haven't been seen? that is one of the pressures in _ you haven't been seen? that is one of the pressures in a&e _ you haven't been seen? that is one of the pressures in a&e and - you haven't been seen? that is one of the pressures in a&e and we - you haven't been seen? that is one | of the pressures in a&e and we have a statistic through from accident and emergency, slight improvement in some weights last month, the nhs target is if you turn up at a&e you should be admitted, transfer to a ward or discharged, seen and dealt with within four hours, 95% of people should be seen in that time in england. in august, 71%, well below that 95% target and when you

look at another measure, people waiting an awfully long time, 12 hours or more, or what we call a decision to admit, you turn up at a&e, see a doctor who says you need to go in because she broke a hip or you have appendicitis or you need an operation, we had 28,000 people waiting more than 12 hours in a&e from that moment until they can be moved to a ward. look at the figures before the pandemic, august 20 19, patients, now we are a 28,000, so you see the pressures and that's been reflected in an ambulance waiting times, ambulances cannot discharge and again you look at category two, suspected strokes and heart attacks. the target is for an ambulance to get to summon in 18 minutes, in august it was 42 minutes, in august it was 42 minutes, slight improvement in the previous month but still well above the target. previous month but still well above the tarret. . , .,

previous month but still well above the tarret. . , . . the target. that is a critical dela , the target. that is a critical delay. if — the target. that is a critical delay. if you _ the target. that is a critical delay, if you have - the target. that is a critical delay, if you have had - the target. that is a critical delay, if you have had a - the target. that is a critical i delay, if you have had a heart attack or stroke, literally life and death situation if there is a level of delay. we have heard a lot about the fact much of this rests on staff shortages in social care because that creates a backlog in terms of beds but have we heard from the new government in terms of any strategy to tackle this? we government in terms of any strategy to tackle this?— to tackle this? we expect to hear an initial lan to tackle this? we expect to hear an initial plan from _ to tackle this? we expect to hear an initial plan from the _ to tackle this? we expect to hear an initial plan from the new— to tackle this? we expect to hear an | initial plan from the new government next week, from the new health secretary therese coffey who says she wants to focus on four areas, ambulances, backlogs, care, dentists and doctors, but it will be this winter sorting out and dry to alleviate the problems in a&e because we know going into the winter period, that is when you start to see more pressure on the health service and the concerns that doctors have at the moment is we are seeing very long waits but we are seeing very long waits but we are seeing them injuly, august, september. what happens when we start to get increased numbers of people going on with flu or trips

and falls because of ice and that's when you start to see pressures on the health service so they will want to try and start to deal with this before we get into the winter. we are in the 12th year of a conservative government of that we have a new prime minister so what are all the health groups, doctors, nurses, the professional bodies, what do they want immediately to try and alleviate these times and shortages?— and alleviate these times and shortares? , ., , , ., . shortages? one problem you alluded to staffinr. shortages? one problem you alluded to staffing- we _ shortages? one problem you alluded to staffing. we know— shortages? one problem you alluded to staffing. we know there _ shortages? one problem you alluded to staffing. we know there is - shortages? one problem you alluded to staffing. we know there is a - shortages? one problem you alluded to staffing. we know there is a lack l to staffing. we know there is a lack of doctors in the nhs, vacancies in that area. from gps through to hospital doctors. nurses as well, the government is achieving towards working towards this target of 50,000 new nurses by the end of this parliament, kind of on track but we are still going to need more doctors and nurses going forward because the population is edging and treatment is becoming complex, for all these reasons doctors say it is sorting out the stabbing part of the nhs as

well as logistics, hospitals, ambulances and so forth that needs to be a priority. ambulances and so forth that needs to be a priority-— it's the first full day at their new school today for prince george, princess charlotte and prince louis — after the family's move to windsor from kensington palace. yesterday, the children and their parents — the duke and duchess of cambridge — spent an afternoon meeting staff and new pupils. our royal correspondent, daniela relph, has the story. that first day at a new school, a nervous time for prince george, prince louis and princess charlotte, and probably for mum and dad, too. this was settling—in afternoon at lambrook in berkshire, designed for all children and parents new to the school. a chance to meet teachers, classmates and other new families. but first came head teacher, jonathan perry. welcome, george. welcome to lambrook play, louis. welcome. and welcome, charlotte. lovely to have you with us. we're very excited. dressed in the school's summer uniform, it was then into class for the cambridges.

the duke said the children had lots of questions. after today, school life here will be away from the public gaze. allowing cameras in briefly as a way of managing the public and media interest in the family, it's now hoped the children will be left alone to settle in to their new school. lambrook sits in 52 acres of berkshire countryside. it has a nine—hole golf course, a swimming pool, and bees, chickens and pigs for pupils to look after. it will be a privileged education. school fees for all three children will be around £55,000 a year. marking the first day of school has become a royal rite of passage. it was diana, princess of wales, who took william to his first day at prep school in 1987. and this wouldn't happen now in a more ca refully—managed media landscape.

dozens of cameras and journalists were there for william's first day at eton with his parents. the media were even allowed to record his first walk to lessons. these milestones are still noted, but royal children are no longer as exposed on these significant days. these pictures were filmed byjust one television camera and one photographer and then shared with other media organisations. it is a way of protecting the children as they start at a school that says it aims to create happy and thoughtful young adults who are global citizens. daniela ralph, bbc news, lambrook school in berkshire. let's hope they have a grey start together. nice to be in the same school for them all. some breaking news, it has been the hottest summer in europe, across the european

union, according to the eu is earth observation programme. the summer has been the hottest summer on record, we don't have records going back fully, but in recent recorded history according to copernicus. that will not surprise anyone. with the climate change effects we are seeing. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen. good morning. again through the night we had wet weather and thundery rain and some fog forming this morning and at this time of year, it will take it until eight or 9am to clear. thunderstorm activity has been easing through the night, you see a cluster that made its way across east anglia, pushing northwards and even though the activity is currently decreasing, now the sun is up, temperatures are starting to rise and we are putting more energy into the atmosphere and we see more storms developing. the storms through the morning have been

across the south and west as well as the theory of rain in the north and they are clustering to give quite intense bursts of rain. and that is what will happen through the rest of the day. the low pressure sitting across wales as we go into this afternoon, slow moving because there is little wind around and the brisk winds continuing through the channel. our band of thundery rain making its way further north towards the south—east of scotland. fewer showers for the north—west of scotland and fewer for northern ireland compared with yesterday but temperatures only 19—21 with most places seeing a shower or two through the day and there will be some intense downpours. local flooding, lots of spray and standing water on the roads and the rain keeps coming into the east of scotland, north—east england overnight, into northern ireland and wales. after the showers throughout the coming day b could have more persistent rain through the night for wales and it will again be on the mild side. with mist and fog around in the morning, the winds are

lighter, that could be more of a problem for the rush hour. some sunshine develops but again, we've got this band of thundery rain in the north and we've got heavy showers elsewhere. so it's likely to be cloudy potentially across the book of scotland, possibly into northern ireland with heavy showers elsewhere. gusty winds near the showers but because the windows lighter it will time to move away and the thunderstorms as well. into the weekend the low pressure drifting across towards the low countries, yes, low—pressure gathering to the west and some uncertainty on the detail for work that migrates to but ahead of that meat or in southerly winds, a ridge of brief high pressure so in comparison with the week we have just had it looks quieter the weekend.

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