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ofgem says there could be 14 ofgem says there could be m increase of higher than 1a increase of 6.4%. currently done by humans. this change copyright laws, which could allow tech firms hello. let's get more on domestic energy prices ofgem's new cap. on people's finances. it means a typical household will see their annual gas charge for each unit of energy, affects the bills of 26 million homes in england,
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wales and scotland. has been to visit one family about how they will cope with the energy price rise. of homeowners are laying the insulation down. so more customers are taking things into their own hands. that was seriously quick work. what are you putting it up to then? 270. it's a good blanket, it's a big duvet. it's a high tog duvet! heat rises. going through your roof space. so you would get that good
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bit of insulation up there, you know, that can save roughly, you know, fixed deals that are cheaper than the price cap, if you shop around. so, run a comparison, see what's out there for you. for each unit of gas and electricity that we use, as well as raising standing charges and extra levies. seen more instability in ukraine, we've seen a colder global instability. energy bills as a result. disappointing, yeah, disappointing.
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i think the people at the top don't often get to feel as we did a few weeks ago, then it'sjust something that has to be done really. we overpay, and that last year was fine, iti this increase will be more pressure on those already working hard to keep up. coletta smith, bbc news in manchester. by elon musk. the email — sent over the weekend — was headlined "what did you do last week?" five bullet points outlining their accomplishments or doge as it's known — has since admitted that
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president trump defended the email as a way of weeding out people who "don't even exist." hill in new york. been some confusion this different of this different set of. sets of some different sets of instructions from a different aspect of the trump and one end you administration and one end you have e—mails coming from elon musk saying folks have to over ofveij bullet point about extend over bullet point about what they did in the week prior. but at the same we prior. but at the same time we seen a prior. bot at the sometime we seen a number of trump have seen a number of trump agency heads saying their employees do not have to send over this e—mail. we are in particular the talking in particular the department of defence as well intelligence department and as intettigeaeerdeeertmeet and of the security department some of the security department —— department as well. there is another e—mail going out from office of personnel the office of personnel management saying it is up to the department themselves on
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�*they the department themselves on �* they have to the department themselves on �*they have to require whether they have to require their to send over their employees to send over this document. all of this thus document. all of this to the end of who getting to the end of who actually has to respond to this when and what 7thfeniandwhatkindfi ’ ' 7 7 ”toning what7ki7nd7of7 7 7 bitewheflend what kind of would there bitewnenend what kind of would there be. consequences would there be. because although we have seen because althoogh'we'heve'seen musk saying because although'we'have'seen musk saying there be elon musk saying there would be terminations if folks don't send it over, yesterday trump said people president trump said people would be sort of fired or not really fired. again, the is, what for? is for? j= it clear who has7ult7imate on this? because this authority on this? because this is obviously real because it is about people's jobs. is obviously real because it is about people'sjobs.- is obviously real because it is about people's jobs. question.7what we do great question. what we do know is there are already the lawsuits to try and works some lawsuits to try and block from some of works some lawsuits to try and block that from some of works some lawsuits to try and block that represent>me of the unions that represent in the federal workers in the federal government here in the united states, so that will its states. so that will werk its , ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ through states. as that will wank its , ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ through the states. so that will wank its ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ through the and if it way through the court and if it gets to that level the court will decide elon musk will decide whether eton musk �* whoever has will decide whether eton musk �*whoever has the authority to or whoever has the authority to push this at same push this through. at the same time, we are seeing iven given to 77 of these
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being given to some of these department heads in the us em-lo ees tell their soecific emoteyees . . , do not have to reply. so they do not have'tcrrepty. so least at this point it seems this will be left up as though this witt he teft'up ~ , ... ~ ~ ~ w , the accommodation as though this witt toe toft'uo ~ , ... ~ ~ ~ w , the accommodation of the for the broader court for the broader question and the department heads and also the department heads for the individual specifically for the individual agencies. is specifically for the individual agencies- — agencies. how is this going down with _ agencies. how is this going down with us _ agencies. how is this going down with us voters? - agencies. how is this going l down with us voters? i we agencies. how is this going - down with us voters? i we have down with us voters? do we have clear idea? could it any clear idea? could it alienate some trump supporters? are getting an idea of how h"s iis elss'fio fi�*it set“ the public. on th's iis else'ho e�*it te'th the public. on larger american public. on a larger this seems popular.777 77: 7 popular. is relatively popular. that is counting both republicans and democrats but when you look at breakdown from at least the the breakdown from at least the party line there is party line level, there is a complete split with a lot of republicans saying they are fibre,77 fibre,7 de77moci7'atic largely in fibre, democratic not at all. we have started to see at a number of these town not at all. we have started to see at a nu some )f these town not at all. we have started to see at a nu some republican �*n hall events some republican members of starting to members of congress starting to go to their home
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j t’n’i iii zbéaking 77 speaking to their districts, speaking to their and we have seen constituents and we have seen protest popping up at some of those events. are also lawmakers have started some lawmakers who have started dial back their language and to dial back their language and say there should be some on how this impact that stud—lesion how this impact that workers. stud—lesion how this— impact that workers. not as american workers. again, not as much as the full throated as we had seen a suooort as use had seen. a reels .,, .. days toast as as had seen a re-e'e ~— ~ days ago. to the house �* keys. this where elected this is where elected members of the manx have of the manx parliament have been dying 7�*those 7 7 7�*those who7 7 7�*those who7are7 ....:. ...... .. .i.l.l.. ........ .. a .. —|llforthe 5.7.17 terminally ill for the best part of two years and later
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today they will debate the final amendments of that legislation. are legislation. there are protesters here both for and already, both for and against but today marks 7marks the 7 777 772175ei£s7thé7fin75177i 7marks the final stage of really marks the final stage of what been very what has been very passionate debate both _ debate both sides. nobody in their right — debate both sides. nobody in their right mind _ debate both sides. nobody in their right mind would - debate both sides. nobody in their right mind would be - their right mind—woutd be assisted dying if they against assisted dying if they had to sit, like i did, and their son die. watch their son die. e .. ,, their beloved son to come. lost their beloved son to come. it was a very difficult and e... 7de7a7t7h77 ., .. w- deathand 777 7déla7t7h afd7c7e77m7e7nted 7deathafd7c7e77me7nted her painful death and cemented'her �* in assisted dying for terminally 7 7 7 terminally ill. 7 terminally ill. i7 7 i my th= t=rrfiifialle it! my and soul th= emma“? ill my and soul that all my heart and soul that had been i assisted dying had been. in...j. e as . a . . ..u...u. do, assisted dying had been. ins—is e. u u, a--. ,. , do, he would really do, because he would have opted �* it. he wasn't a bo , he was 77—7 22: 7 e—-:7= an awful lot of intelligent. an awful lot of will the chance people will have the chance james didn't have, and off thatjames didn't have, and off a lot �* people the chance to a lot of people the chance to say enough is enough, me
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sgyfenough is enough. let me over. so uenanuhisen gu ~ ||�* over. ~ , ma pass over. j?§e%’ *' ' mm bring assisted dying to the isle of where legislation isle of man, where legislation is to become law, making is poised to become law, making the island the first place in the ieitéfifii the fife}. ptase ifi. british the istane’ the first state. ifi. british isles to allow the the british isles to allow the terminally to take their terminally ill to take their own lives. the proposed says that people on legistation'says'thatpeopte on isle of man could request the isle of man could request ...... if they are over termin77ally7 7 terminally ill 7 termin77ally7 ill and7 are 18, terminally ill and are expected to die within 12 e=:esseet.h.ey they to have the to make the legal capacity to make the decision and that decision would to be verified by doctors. but two independentdoctors. but of the medics many of the island's medics remain opposed to measures, terse“ effeee�*i�* t“ themeeesree 777 about their possible worried about their possible impact on the most vulnerable 777777andthe77777 77777777777 777777and7t7he7da7n7ge7r777 777777 777777and7the7da7n7ge7r7of 77777 people and the danger of coercion.— coercion. ef—z 7? on coercion. egg 7? on this coercion. ?—2 7? on this one, i mammg - on this one, i am - mammg - on this one, i am not place on this one, i am not going — place on this one, i am not going - if— place on this one, i am not going if somebody mm into endin their been coerced into ending their - sooner_ been coerced into ending their sooner than they wish. so really, i won't be getting i really, i won't be getting involved _ i really, i won't be getting involved in it.—
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i really, i won't be getting involved in it. tosotseei "ht ”7's now looks set to legistatioh new tooiss settfl ” law but politicians in become law but politicians in jersey, westminster and in holyrood considering �* own own proposal. 7 own proposal. the 7 own proposal. the wide7r their own proposal. the wider debate �* assisted their own proposal. the wider debate �*assisted dying is debate over assisted dying is far from over. sorry, we have lost the line to but he the report for us. we covering the report for us. we be back there throughout will be back there throughout the asit will be back there throughout the as it develops. of two largest bank says it asia's two largest bank says it expects the day as it develops. one of asia's two largest bank says it to artificial on more work intelligence takes on more work currently done by human beings. pbs out singapore two biggest bank and employs more than 40,000 people, it says in the next three years ai will te7nth tenth of heplegeautenthof its primarily �* contract staff 7 7 �*contract staff 7 add 7 oreontract staff and add thousand new
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