marc ashdown, bbc news. what can be red into those comments? this marc ashdown, bbc news.red into those comments?— red into those comments? this shows there is a general— red into those comments? this shows there is a general consensus - red into those comments? this shows there is a general consensus that - there is a general consensus that there is a general consensus that the support that has been announced so far, just simply isn't going to cut it, and more must be done, there isn't a consensus on what this might look like, the environment secretary today reiterated that it would not be right in his words, to announce any further support, be right in his words, to announce any furthersupport, until be right in his words, to announce any further support, until there is any further support, until there is a new prime minister in place. but big question i think that nadhim zahawi's comment have raised, on saying that incomes up to a5,00 pounds will be affected is how target or not will any support package will be. irish rsh said today that the government must —— rishi sun

marc ashdown, bbc news.litical correspondent ione wells if the chancellor's comments today gave a hint as to how the next prime minister might deal with the crisis. there is pretty widespread consensus that much more is going to need to be done, not just some of those targeted measures aimed at pensioners and low income households, but also some of those middle earners as well, earning salaries up to £45,000. i think the comments give a strong message to whoever the next prime minister is that these interventions may need to be more significant than some of the targeted support we have heard touted. rishi sunak has already said he believes everyone would need some support this winter as well as a focus on more vulnerable households. liz truss's campaign has stressed she prefers a more targeted approach, but the question is, will that be possible if some of those higher income earners will struggle as well? people will say surely there is a plan, surely the two candidates know what they want, and the reason w

i'm joined by our business correspondent, marc ashdown. always very difficult, but this forecast will worry many? i think ithink so, i think so, remember the price cap is set by the regulator ofjen, the maximum suppliers can charge per unit of energy so built for the average household are currently capped atjust under £2000 per get but these energy consultants now predict the cap could keep rising and reach a high of £6,000 by next april before starting to slowly forward —— set by the regulator 0fgem. this is speculative based on the daily wholesale gas price which is volatile, could go up and down, and april is quite a long while off. this afternoon 0fgem said they never speculate on longer term forecast, their focus is on the current energy price cap, reviewed every three months. the next one is due to be published on friday, i'm afraid it could go up to £3500 per yearfor the average bill, kicking in in october, but i think the prediction of a £6,000 spring spike could add more worry. thank you, marc ashdown. the transport secretary, gra

marc ashdown, bbc news. an attack by al—shabab militants in the capital, mogadishu. he said the number of dead could be higher, because some bodies may have been removed by relatives. militants stormed the hayat hotel on friday — in a siege that lasted 30 hours. earlier, somalia's police commissioner told reporters that the security forces rescued 106 people. the authorities say all the militants were killed — although the group itself says some escaped. earlier i spoke stig jarle hansen, a political scientist and historian, who wrote the 2013 book al—shabaab in somalia. i asked him what he thought the motive was for this attack. i think it's motivated by the need for al—shabab to show that they are strong and to put the comment to the new president's statements and statements from the new cabinet saying that a war against al—shabab was to be waged. so it's al—shabab showing that they are still strong and ready to fight. their attack is a typical al—shabab attack. these hotel attacks we have seen over and ov

marc ashdown, bbc news.to the missing student nurse owami davies, on the same day that her family reported her disappearance. the 2a year—old went missing from her home in essex on the fourth ofjuly. sanchia berg has more. you have my number. owami davies, as herfriends, family and colleagues know her — a bubbly, lively student nurse with a promising future. she has just secured a permanentjob at one of london's most prestigious hospital trusts. and this is the last confirmed sighting of her, more than six weeks ago, outside the african food centre in croydon, 30 miles from her home, looking dishevelled and disorientated. it was the 11th ofjuly when she left her home in essex. 48 hours later, her mother contacted the police. the next day, she was seen on cctv at derby road near west croydon station around midnight, with an unidentified man. 12 hours later, the last sighting. earlier this month, five men were arrested, two on suspicion of murder. they have all been released on bail. we now know that on the 6t

here's our business correspondent marc ashdown. what do we want? 10%!the summer of strikes has reached felixstowe docks. these workers would normally be making sure essential goods find their way to households but today, 1,900 members of the unite union are starting an eight—day walk—out. we've spent nine months negotiating with the company and unfortunately, we haven't managed to reach a settlement. therefore, we felt we had no alternative but to take industrial action. i think a lot of people are behind us because they can relate. this is a time when everyone has been in a pinch with fuel, energy prices. keeps going up, and not enough's being done to help families that are struggling. they're being offered a 7% pay rise with a £500 one—off lump sum. they're asking for 10%, in line with inflation. a strike here threatens to disrupt supply chains across the uk. it's called the port of britain for a reason. about 4 million standard—size containers are moved in and out of felixstowe every year, about half the uk total, filled with everything from food and

marc ashdown, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent nick earley is here with me.ies of strikes over pay — another headache for the incoming prime minister. yes, and it is looking ever more daunting, notjust the cost of living crisis, big economic pressures, but potentially the most significant industrial issues in decades. with inflation going up, it should pay go up significantly too? that is the augment of the unions. 0r that is the augment of the unions. or should pay rises be limited to stop inflation getting worse, that is at some arguments you hear from the conservative party and the bank of england as well. what you have from the labour party is more strikes are inevitable because the cost of living crisis is really starting to bite, and it is clear that this will be a massive challenge for the next prime minister. rishi sunak and liz truss have both said they will crack down on strikes. rishi sunak�*s team it said he is willing nothing out when it comes to limiting disruption, liz truss has said within weeks of taking office she would change the law to man

here's marc ashdown. "help is coming."sage from the chancellor on rocketing energy bills. but when, how and who will receive it remains difficult to tell. in an interview with the daily telegraph, nadhim zahawi warns high bills could be here to stay for the next two years, and says while he's concerned about helping people on benefits, and pensioners, those on middle incomes will need help too. "if you're a senior nurse or a senior teacher on £45,000 a year," he says, "you're having your energy bills go up by 80%." "it's really hard." "we're looking at all the options." the energy price cap is set by the regulator 0fgem. it's rising by 80% in october. currently, a typical annual energy bill paid by direct debit is £1,971. in october, that will rise to £3,519. prepayment meter customers pay a little extra — a typical usage bill from october, then, will be £3,608. i am afraid the pain may not be over. the energy price cap is now reviewed every three months. analysts are predicting a rise injanuary and another one in april, w

marc ashdown, bbc news.ndent for pa media, alanjones, and asked him why this strike is going ahead. all these disputes which are breaking out all over the place now, they're mainly about pay. and the main driver of these is the rate of inflation seems to be completely out of control. so the union has rejected an offer they say is worth 7%. the companies say it's worth between 8.1% and 9.5%. you know, not not that long ago, those kind of figures would have been accepted by anyone, i think. so itjust shows you how the rate of inflation really is causing these disputes now. so the strike started this morning. there's a picket line outside the two main gates at felixstowe. and i'm not aware of any talks planned today or tomorrow so it looks like this strike is going to go ahead for eight days. and those numbers you mentioned there appear to be generous when compared to other industries on face value, so why have they decided to still go ahead with this strike? i think unite in particular are really focused on tr

marc ashdown, bbc news.icion of shooting dead nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel on monday night, have been released on bail. she was fatally shot at her home in liverpool, in the north west of england. 0ur correspondent emma vardy reports from there. this police investigation has been moving pretty rapidly here with two arrests in the past 48 hours and police activity has been very visible on the streets. but those two men that were being questioned this afternoon have now been released on bail and officers say there is still more work to do. children and parents watched as armed police arrived on this residential street and a man was restrained and taken away. the second arrest in this investigation took place not far from the scene of olivia's murder. what did you see? i saw a lot of armed police. i was a bit alarmed and taken aback but i was glad. all i'm thinking about, to be honest, is olivia's family. six days on from the shooting in which 0livia pratt—korbel was killed, and people are continuing to la

marc ashdown, bbc news. let's talk about the impact of this. by mark 0akley, from magnus group, a haulage firm at great blakenham, near ipswich. thank you for being with us today. normally of this period, 80 days or whatever, how many of your containers would be coming in and out of felixstowe? —— eight days. fin out of felixstowe? -- eight days. on an out of felixstowe? —— eight days. q�*i an average week, we would be out of felixstowe? —— eight days. q�*u an average week, we would be handing over 120, 130 tonnes on an average week. coming into the end of august, september, you tend to get an uplift in that because people are starting to prepare for christmas, so that coupled with a four des week next week because obviously we have bank holiday weekend, that's a bit more pressure, someone average it is 130, 150 containers a week. so pressure, someone average it is 130, 150 containers a week.— 150 containers a week. so you will not be receiving _ 150 containers a week. so you will not be receiving those _ 150 containers a week. so you will not b

marc ashdown, bbc news.the labour mp peter kyle who's a member of the shadow cabinet. the mp for hove. good afternoon. ultimately, this is about the rise in cost of living. we know it will get higher and won't we end up with more strikes? it is get higher and won't we end up with more strikes?— more strikes? it is inevitable. the tories have _ more strikes? it is inevitable. the tories have driven _ more strikes? it is inevitable. the tories have driven our _ more strikes? it is inevitable. the tories have driven our economy i more strikes? it is inevitable. the l tories have driven our economy into a vice —like grip. we have very low growth, no growth in the economy, and high inflation and high taxes. the tories lacked the policy, the imagination and creativity and boldness to get us out of this vice —like grip they have driven us into and that is why the labour party have done our plans coming out this weekend. their workers on low wages, minimum wage, would, for the first time, we would instruct the low w

here's our business correspondent marc ashdown. help is coming.s the message from the chancellor on rocketing energy bills. but when, how and who will receive it remains difficult to tell. in an interview with the daily telegraph, nadim zahawi warns high bills could be here to stay for the next two years, and says while he's concerned about helping people on benefits and pensioners, those on middle incomes will need help too. if you're a senior nurse or a senior teacher on £45,000 a year, he says, you're having your energy bills go up by 80%. the energy price cap is set by the regulator 0fgem. it's rising by 80% in october. currently, a typical annual energy bill paid by direct debit is £1,971. in october, that will rise to £3,519. pre—payment meter customers pay a little extra. a typical usage bill from october then will be £3,608. i'm afraid the pain might not be over. the energy price cap is now reviewed every three months. analysts are predicting a rise in january and another one in april. with every increase, more and more people will face fi

our business correspondent marc ashdown has more. what do we want? 10%! when do we want it? now!r of strikes turn into a winter of discontent? at felixstowe port, 1,900 dock workers are finishing an eight—day walk—out, impacting uk supply chains for food, clothing and essential goods. there are now calls ahead of next month's gathering of trades unions at the tuc conference for future strikes to be synchronised or staggered to maximise the impact. and sharon graham, the general secretary of the uk's largest union, has called on the labour party to make a stronger stand. "look, hang on a second — these abhorrent profits that are going on, what's happening in the cost of living? this is what we think should happen," and then i think they would very much get elected. so from my point of view i think we're doing a labour a favour, actually, by saying, "look, get a spine — stick up for workers". and i tell you right now, i think people want a strong message. the tuc said the 6.5 million union members in the uk need all of the help they can get. it's right that the labour party does st

here's our business correspondent marc ashdown. the summer of strikes has reached felixstowe docks.

here's our business correspondent marc ashdown. the summer of strikes has reached felixstowe docks.rs would normally be making sure essential goods find their way to households, but today, 1900 members of the unite union are starting an eight—day walk—out. people are so angry now that a company who made £240 million profit over the last two years are unwilling to share that. well, when i say share it, in 2020, the same company paid out £99 million in dividends to its shareholders. the offer on the table is a 7% pay rise, with a £500 one—off lump sum, but inflation is at 10% and rising. a striking or threatens to disrupt britain's supply chain. a strike here threatens to disrupt britain's supply chain. it is called the port of britain for a reason. about 4 million standard size containers are moved in and out of felixstowe every year, about half the uk total, filled with everything from food and consumer goods to car parts. for the next eight days, nothing will be moving. the port of felixstowe says the strike is disappointing and believes the pay offer is reasonable. the numbers the

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marc ashdown, bbc news.died last week aged 77. prime minister borisjohnson will be among the mourners, along with the republic of ireland's president and taoiseach. let's return to the lionesses' victory over germany in the final of the euros at wembley. let's take a look at some of the celebrations on social media... the team's official account posted this picture of golden boot winner beth mead, surrounded by her 'mound' of trophies. still) the queen sent her message of congratulations — saying "you've set an example that will be an inspiration for girls and women today, and for future generations. support from the men's team too — here's mason mount and phil foden filming their reactions to that historic win. we can speak now to carrie dunn, author of several books about womens football — an an expert on the history of the women's game. it has been a hugejourney, if you look back a century, in 1921 women's football was banned in england and it was not until the 1970s the ban was lifted. 50 years of women

our business correspondent, marc ashdown, is across this.ur energy prices. this is the prediction from the consultants oxilium. they are forecasting the energy cap, remember, that is set by the regulator ofgem, it's the maximum suppliers can charge us per unit of energy, well, they think that could push bills up to £6,000 per yearfrom next april. to put that in context, currently the price cap is £2,000. that would be a threefold increase. i must say, this is speculative, really, it's based on the daily wholesale gas price, that is very volatile and can fluctuate a lot. i spoke to oxilium a little earlier, they said they don't want to scaremonger, the price could easily come down as well, and april is a long way away, which ofgem points out. they say they never speculate on longer—term forecasts, they are focused on the current cap, due to be reviewed again published on friday. that will kick in in october, expecting it to rise to £3,500 a year, so already a lot more pain for households. for context, the current energy cap keeping the bills

let's get more on this with our business correspondent, marc ashdown.osition. another day, another worrying osition. , , ., ., ,., , position. the guessing game nobody wants to make _ position. the guessing game nobody wants to make but _ position. the guessing game nobody wants to make but will— position. the guessing game nobody wants to make but will the _ position. the guessing game nobody wants to make but will the future - position. the guessing game nobody wants to make but will the future be| wants to make but will the future be for gas and energy prices? this is from a consultancy firm, they are forecasting the energy cap set by ofgem, the maximum suppliers can charge per unit of energy, they think that could push bills up to £6,000 a yearfrom next think that could push bills up to £6,000 a year from next april. think that could push bills up to £6,000 a yearfrom next april. to put that in context, currently the price cap is £2000. that would be a threefold increase. i must say, this is speculatively, based on the daily wholesale gas price, tha

our business correspondent marc ashdown has more. what do we want, 10%!ld the summer of strikes turn into a winter of discontent? at felixstowe port, 900 dock workers are finishing an eight—day walk—out. impacting uk supply chains for food, clothing and essential goods. there are now calls ahead of next month's gathering of trades stack there are now calls ahead of next month's gathering of trades unions, stack at the tuc conference for future strikes to be synchronised, or staggered, to maximise the impact. and sharon graham, the general secretary of the uk's largest union, unite, has called on the labour party i think that if they came out now strongly and said, these profits that are going on, what is happening with the cost of living, i think david very much get elected so from my point of view i think we are doing a laboura my point of view i think we are doing a labour a favour by saying, get a spine, stick up for workers, and i tell you right now, people want a strong message. the and i tell you right now, people want a strong message. the tuc said

here's our business correspondent, marc ashdown.othes you're wearing, most household essentials probably arrived through felixstowe. but this vital link in the uk supply chain is grinding to a halt — and we could all feel the impact. it's called the port of britain for a reason. about four million standard size containers are moved in and out of felixstowe every year — about half the uk total, filled with everything from food and consumer goods to car parts. but for the next eight days, nothing will be moving. around 1,900 members of the union unite are striking over pay. they say the 7% rise and £500 lump sum on offer is way below what the port owner can afford. people are so angry now that a company who made £2110 million profit over the last two years are unwilling to share that. well, when i say share it, unwilling to share it with them. in 2020, the same company paid out £99 million in dividends to its shareholders, so people are very, very angry. that's been reflected in the vote for a strike. it's obvious. it's giving headach

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i'm joined by our business correspondent, marc ashdown. oes by without some kind of speculation about the future price of gas and electricity. this latest prediction comes from the consultants of psyllium and it is about the energy price cap which is set by the regulator, the maximum supplies can charge us per unit of energy. they have forecast it could rise to £6,000 per year on average for each household. to give you context, it is currently £2000 per year but that puts —— so that would be a big rise. i must say this is pretty speculatively based on the wholesale gas price which changes daily and is volatile and the forecasters say they don't want to scaremonger and say the price could change. the regulator say they don't want to speculate on the longer term forecast, theirfocus is on speculate on the longer term forecast, their focus is on the current energy price cap and the latest change to that is due to be published on friday and will kick in in november, they are expecting it to rise to £3500 a year which is a big increase but then

here's our business correspondent marc ashdown.your fridge to the clothes you are wearing, most household essentials probably arrived through felixstowe. but this vital link in the uk supply chain is grinding toa vital link in the uk supply chain is grinding to a halt and we could all feel the impact. it is called the port of brisbane for a reason. about 4 million standard size containers are moved in and out of felixstowe every year. about half the uk total, filled with everything from food and consumer goods to car parts. over the next eight days, nothing will be moving. around 1900 members of the union unite are struggling —— striking overpay. they say the £700 rise and lump sum of our way below what the port can afford. it is giving headaches to logistics companies like this family run business. ., . , companies like this family run business. ., ., ., , companies like this family run business. ., . . , ., business. how many containers would be like to have _ business. how many containers would be like to have stuck _ business.

here's our business correspondent, marc ashdown.e down, but could the government be doing more to help? research by the rac shows the 5p a litre cut in fuel duty in march is the second—lowest reduction compared to 13 european neighbours. fuel tax in portugal has been cut by the equivalent of 16p a litre. in italy, it's 21p, and in germany, 25p of tax on every litre has been scrapped. 45% of your fill—up is tax. this is why we wanted the government go further the government to go further to lower prices for drivers, because clearly it has scope. and, of course, it is benefiting incredibly from the vat take because the higher the wholesale price goes, the more vat the chancellor connects. retailers are already starting to make reductions. on friday, asda led the way, cutting the price of unleaded by 5p and diesel by 3p at all 323 of its forecourts across the uk. others are already following. but it can't come soon enough for motorists. with wholesale prices steadily falling, prices at the pump should at the pump should follow, and the