edf is raising the cost of electricity by almost 3%.ove doesn't affect gas though — those prices stay the same. the company that owns ba might try to buy the lowcost airline norwegian. ba is facing a lot of competition from low cost airlines. and this could be a way of helping to protect its market share. no talks have taken place yet — but news about this has sent norwegian's shares soaring. joining us now is the travel expert simon calder. how much pressure is ba under? how much pressure is ba undefim has been really obsessing about norwegian, in quite an interesting way, just yesterday they said we would introduce new fare, prepared not to check in a bag and take whatever seat is assigned to you you will save £100 on a round trip, that is aimed at norwegian, which has grown from a tiny airline, founded in 1993 to become the third largest low cost airline in europe and unlike its two giant rifles, easyjet and riern air what it is trying to do is fly long—haul so they have a growing network in gatwick, partly in direct competition with

france, garbage collectors and edf workers are going on strike.ail services will be affected as unions plan to battle the planned-- macron's reforms. according to a recent survey, 51% of french people are for the changes. >> this project aims to save the sncf. rail workershelp adapt, they will disappear. minister of transport says she does not understand the motivation of the strikers. she says changes necessary for progressss. for some members of the opposition, this reform represents sweeping privatization. >> what the workers are defending is the quality of the service. there is one example of railway privatization in europe and that is in england. 72% of people in england would railway to be re-nationalized. >> rail reform is seen as a major test of macron's presidency. >> it is not just french railways said to be paralyzed. unions resenting air staff -- air france staff say walkout has been scheduled. 75% of flights are guaranteed this tuesday. beeping their car horns and theng into the streets, supporters of colorless of rado -- carlos alvar

edf's move, which will affect 1.3 million customers, will see electricity prices rise, but gas prices a year. it's a tough time to be a retailer on the uk high street. we've had updates from a number of big names. first, carpetright has announced it is closing 92 stores and cutting 300 jobs as part of a restructuring plan. baby goods retailer mothercare saw sales fall 2.8% in the last 12 weeks in the last 12 weeks, thanks to a fall in the shopper numbers, but internet sales were up, with purchases from its own website up 7.2%. and wh smith has reported a slight dip in half year profits, down 1% to £82 million, compared with the same period in the previous year. sales at its high street stores fell by 5% for the half—year period, but its travel division — which consists of 800 stores in travel locations, including 160 airport shops in 50 countries — saw a 7% climb in sales due to increased numbers of passengers passing through. here to tell us what is going on is michael ingram, chief market strategist at the financial services company whireland. no surprise for carpetright. it has had

edf energy is to increase its standard variable electricity tariff by 1.4% from june, affecting aroundg the case brought by sir cliff richard against the bbc for breach of privacy and data protection following coverage of a police investigation and raid of the star's home in 2014. the case is due to last two weeks and is expected to give guidance on the contentious issue of whether a suspect who has not been charged, can be lawfully named by the media. carpetright has announced the loss of 300 jobs. the retailer said 92 stores would close under what it calls a restructuring plan following tough trading. carpetright, which employs more than 2,500 people, says it hopes to relocate staff where possible. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. thank you. here is some sport now with jon watson. more medals to tell you about this morning at the commonwealth games as last came first, annie last with gold in the mountain biking, with real —— evie richards finishing second. katarina johnson—thompson in the outright lead of the heptathlon with five events to come. an incredible comeback footjuv

edf is raising the cost of electricity by almost 3%.ose prices stay the same. mixed use for the high street. we've heard from some of the biggest names, today. of a plan turn change the way it operates. previous management went on a bit of a spending spree. a spending spree. are too big, too many of them, and in the wrong place. in the wrong place. apart from that everything going great. everything going great. saw shares, saw its sales for about 3%. fewer people going into stores. the number of sales it is making in its airport shops has gone up. its airport shops has gone up. what is going wrong for the high street. money, the housing market has slowed. slowed. why carpet right are having a tough time. they have too many stores. mothercare struck by the move to online shopping. online shopping. today, 49% of their sales are online. online. they are losing lots of customers to broader online retailers. broader online retailers. tougher, profits are starting to suffer. suffer. spending as shoppers, we are being more cautious in our outl