simon jack at the _ it now. thank you for “oining us. simon jack at the cbi - it now.us. simon jack at the cbi dinner in l it now. thank you forjoining us. i simon jack at the cbi dinner in the simonjack at the cbi dinner in the city of london. the leading think—tank the institute for fiscal studies has calculated that the inflation rate for the poorest households is closer to 11% than the headline figure of 9%. that's because poorer households spend more of their income on gas and electricity. the squeeze on incomes is leading to unprecedented demand at food banks, and our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has visited two charities where the focus has changed from helping people abroad to helping people at home. it is extraordinary to see the amount of need that's developing in this country. we never imagined that would be the case, you know, when we started. every inch of this old aircraft hangar is dedicated to helping those in need. everything is donated by large companies, most of which was once used to feed the starving abroad. but with increasing hun

our business editor simon jack has that story.me energy prices squeezing the economy are inflating profits at europe's biggest energy company. although shell had to write off the value of its russian assets, it has never made more cash in its long history than it did in the first three months of this year. shell made underlying profits of £7.2 billion in the first three months of this year alone. that's triple the amount they made in the same period last year. how come? well, the global price of oil, already high at the end of last year as the world economy emerged from its covid slumber, surged again on concerns the conflict in ukraine could see russian oil supplies disrupted or boycotted. similar story for gas — the price smashed records earlier this year. remember, russia is the world's biggest exporter of gas, and europe is its biggest customer. those global prices have been reflected on uk forecourts and in uk energy bills. so, what is shell going to do with all that money? well, in the first three months of the year, it gave

simon jack, thank you. the time is — this winter. simon jack, thank you.t, had been preparing, to invade russian lands. the deal to buy convenience store mccoll�*s, morrisons could be set to clinch control. coming up on the bbc news channel: welcome to miami, as max verstappen comes out on top at the inaugural grand prix on the us east coast. but why are mercedes still feeling the heat? raw sewage was discharged into england's rivers nearly 375,000 times by water companies last year, according to the environment agency. the government has announced plans to overhaul the sewer system to tackle the problem and has promised a 40% reduction in discharges by 2040. but in west sussex some volunteers, frustrated by the high levels of pollution, have been taking samples from the waterways near their homes to find outjust how much sewage and other chemicals are in the water. zoe conway has been to find out more. chichester harbour, an area of outstanding natural beauty. people here may love being on the water, but many worry about what could be in it. i find it ups

simon jack, bbc news.d, with millions of people having voted across the uk. in england, elections are being held for 146 councils, mainly in towns and cities. there are also some mayoral races. in scotland, all 32 local authorities are being contested, while all seats in 22 local councils across wales are up for election. in northern ireland, voters will elect all of the 90 members of the assembly at stormont. we'll be hearing from our correspondents across the uk, and in a moment from laura kuenssberg, but first, let's go to emma vardy, who's in belfast. emma, potentially history making elections where you are? that's riuht. elections where you are? that's right- the _ elections where you are? that's right. the result _ elections where you are? that's right. the result of— elections where you are? that's right. the result of this - right. the result of this election has the potential to be huge for northern ireland and for the united kingdom as a whole. that is because unionism has dominated here for a ce

simon jack, bbc news. before we go, a tale of birthday generosity designed to cheer people up after the events of the past few years. paul heaton, who formed the band the housemartins in hull in the 1980s, decided his 60th birthday was a good moment to do something different. so he put money behind the bar at 60 pubs, so that regulars could have a drink on him, as our correspondent danny savage reports. he sang about happy hour — now he's creating one for real. # it's happy houragain... # paul heaton today put £1000 behind the bar of 60 pubs to mark his 60th birthday. it's been really, really good, it's been really busy, and it's really good for the community. one of them was the whalebone in hull. it a privilege to be one of the pubs in hull, never mind the country, to be able to represent paul heaton, and give out the drinks that he's bought. the gratitude was clear. it'sjust, like, just a lovely thing to do, isn't it? happy birthday, paul, cheers! it's almost like an. alternative jubilee, where people c

simon jack, bbc news. live to westminster, our political editor chris mason.ere was a very telling pause when you asked the chancellor if he was worried about the future of the economy. there really was and it's a telling pause because it's a telling problem, the prospect of the economy heading towards the doldrums and trying to wrestle with this conundrum about spiralling prices. what we got today was a mini budget in all but name. budgets are about taxes and there was a big new tax, budgets are about spending, there was a bit bigger amount of spending. budgets are often about borrowing, there were some of that too. if you felt there was a bit of cheap politicking going on today, with an announcement to try and clear those headlines about wines, fines, partisan pizza, there was some news management going on, but the government knew it had to do something on the scale of the intervention is something that leaves some conservatism comfortable. they feel it is an conservative that we have a big spending high taxing chancellor who is now doing both of those thing

simon jack, bbc news.s a crime scene and said that it was carrying out its largest—ever investigation there, with plans to open an office in the capital kyiv. since the war began nearly 100 days ago, hundreds of civilians and soldiers have been captured by russian forces. 0ur correspondent james waterhouse has been hearing some of their stories of survival. metal scaffolding... holding together hlib's broken pelvis. he also broke his jaw and lost vision in one eye. hlib is onlyjust taking his first steps. two months ago, he was defending mariupol with the marines, watching for the enemy. translation: i turned my head and saw a tank aimed at me. - i saw a bright flash, ifelt the building collapsing. he survived but was captured. no—one knew whether he was dead or alive until this video was posted online by his captors. he was taken to a hospital in russian—occupied territory. translation: they held a dagger on my leg, up my throat, - then led to my ear and said, "it would be nice to cut off your ear." they

simon jack, bbc news.g different. so he put money behind the bar at 60 pubs, so that regulars could have a drink on him, as our correspondent danny savage reports. he sang about happy hour — now he�*s creating one for real. # it's happy houragain... # paul heaton today put £1000 behind the bar of 60 pubs to mark his 60th birthday. it's been really, really good, it's been really busy, and it's really good for the community.

simon jack, our business editor. for gun reform laws to make an impact on gun crime in america. at least 19 primary school children, along with two teachers, have now been confirmed to have died in yesterday's attack in southern texas. the youngest victim was just seven. there are more details about the 18—year—old gunman. police have confirmed he posted on social media before he carried out the attack — and he did not have a criminal record or a history of mental health problems. our north america editor sarah smith reports. the heartbreak is painfully apparent for parents, families and neighbours. it must be the worst news anyone can hear — young children killed in their own classroom. as the police responded to the shooting, parents had to wait to discover if their children had survived or been shot dead. these are the faces of some of the young victims. xavier lopez was ten years old. as was ellie garcia, and anne mariejo, also ten. eva mireles was one of the two teachers killed. children from other classrooms we

simon jack, bbc news.vernor of the american state texas greg abbott says a gunman has shot dead 1a people and a teacher at a primary school in the city of vivaldi. barbara, what is the latest you have on this dreadful, dreadful attack? fix. you have on this dreadful, dreadful attack? �* , ., you have on this dreadful, dreadful attack? �* , . ., ., . ~ ., attack? a very dreadful attack and it took place _ attack? a very dreadful attack and it took place in — attack? a very dreadful attack and it took place in a _ attack? a very dreadful attack and it took place in a small _ attack? a very dreadful attack and it took place in a small town - attack? a very dreadful attack and | it took place in a small town about 80 miles west of the city of san antonio. around noon, the school district wrote on twitter there was an active shooter in the elementary school and warned people to stay away. after that, didn't release very much information while the authorities focused on contacting the parents. but now the governo

simon jack, bbc news.ate opening of parliament. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell joins us, royal correspondent nicholas witchelljoins us, what more can you tell us about this? the witchell joins us, what more can you tell us about this?— tell us about this? the decision has been taken — tell us about this? the decision has been taken by _ tell us about this? the decision has been taken by buckingham - tell us about this? the decision has been taken by buckingham palace l tell us about this? the decision has i been taken by buckingham palace that the queen will not be attending the state opening of parliament tomorrow, the queen's speech will be red instead by the prince of wales with the duke of cambridge also in attendance, they are both councils of state so they are empowered to do that. this is what the palace statement says within the last few minutes. the queen continues to experience episodic mobility problems and in consultation with her doctors has reluctantly decided that she will not att

simon jack, bbc news.s school shooting in texas left him angry and upset. sir andy was eight years old when he survived the mass shooting at his primary school in dunblane near stirling, when a gunman killed 16 children and a teacher. he says he can't see any reason not to change the gun laws in the us. he's been speaking to our sports news correspondent laura scott. andy murray was busy preparing for the grass—court season when he saw the news of the latest mass shooting in america of a primary school in texas where 19 children and two teachers were killed. 0n social media, he described the incident as madness and told me it highlighted a need for action. it's obviously terrible. it makes you angry that, you know, i think there's been over 200 mass shootings in america this year, and nothing changes. i can't understand that. murray said listening to one survivor's account in particular brought back painful memories of the horrific shootings that took place at his own school in dunblane in 1996. i heard so

simon jack, bbc news. let's talk to our political correspondent chris mason in westminster. of living expected to dominate not just this week with local elections but over the next weeks and months and years even? this but over the next weeks and months and years even?— and years even? this is going to sha -e and years even? this is going to shape the _ and years even? this is going to shape the domestic— and years even? this is going to shape the domestic politics - and years even? this is going to shape the domestic politics like | shape the domestic politics like nothing else, notjust in the countdown to the local elections this week but all the way to the next general election and quite possibly beyond. why? the statistics and numbers are grim and you don't need me to tell you that, you can see that we were queueing to pay for your shopping and queueing to fill up your shopping and queueing to fill up the car at the pumps, and the president of the pandemic shapes the politics around this. —— the president. the opposition can say to the government, look how much you splur

that the global gas market had been hit by russia's invasion of ukraine. 0ur our business editor simon jackut the cost of living. i think this was expected, _ about the cost of living. i think this was expected, dreaded . about the cost of living. i think| this was expected, dreaded but about the cost of living. i think - this was expected, dreaded but no less shocking to hear him spell out how much he estimates prices will rise come 0ctober. remember, this is on top of a £700 rise we saw come in in april. what the industry and charities are worried about his that because the weather is a bit warmer, people have been able to switch off the heating and have been shielded from some of the effect. come 0ctober, they get all of that plus this additional £800, when the nights are getting longer and colder. this will of course put more pressure on the government to say what are you going to do to help struggling households? 40% of whom could be in fuel poverty, spending 10% of their disposable income on energy, that's millions of households. 0n energy, that's millions of households. on top of tha

simon jack, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent iain watson is at westminster.nment has ruled out a windfall tax, but what more support could be made available to help people struggling with their energy bills? a, people struggling with their energy bills? �* �* �* people struggling with their energy bills? �* “ ., bills? a bbc interview said today, rebecca, the _ bills? a bbc interview said today, rebecca, the prime _ bills? a bbc interview said today, rebecca, the prime minister - bills? a bbc interview said today, rebecca, the prime minister is i rebecca, the prime minister is stressing with the government has already done, this £9 billion in the form of effectively loans to help ease the pain of increased fuel bills, the discount on the council tax for many people in england and in addition to that, of their help worth a total of £22 billion. he said he was making no new announcements today, so what we did get where some soft words, some encouraging words, the same ingenuity would to be used, as was the case during the covid crisis and furlough, but i don't

simon jack, bbc news.iscuss a financial aid— to discuss a financial aid package. chris mason _ to discuss a financial aid package. chris mason explains. _ to discuss a financial aid package. chris mason explains. you'll - to discuss a financial aid package. chris mason explains. you'll they| chris mason explains. you'll they are expecting a difficult day tomorrow with the likely publication ofthe tomorrow with the likely publication of the sue gray _ tomorrow with the likely publication of the sue gray report. _ tomorrow with the likely publication of the sue gray report. after - tomorrow with the likely publication of the sue gray report. after that, l of the sue gray report. after that, potentially as soon as thursday, an intervention or response to what we've seen today from the energy regulator. so the prime minister has been speaking to the senior economists with a range of views exploring the options as far as the government intervention is concerned. he'll meet rishi sunak pretty soon in the next co

simon jack, bbc news.e are questions about what can consumers do? conditions are so tough in the marketplace that shopping around is unlikely to result in savings. the website uswitch says those whose can afford it should invest in energy saving measures such as better insulation for their homes. the best advice, first of all, not to be panicking about this. so if you are struggling already, get in touch with your supplier as soon as possible, while at the moment there are deals to switch to at the moment, it is a time to actually start saving money on your energy at home. at the moment, because it's summer, this is the best time to do this. there are incentives that the government has already announced, and it would really, really save you money, autumn and come winter when the heating starts and you are using more energy. the heating starts and you are using more energy-— more energy. back to our political correspondent, _ more energy. back to our political correspondent, rob. _ more energy. back to our

that his simon jack, that his simonjack, our business editor, there.ease her. now, she was jailed back in 2009 for causing or allowing the death of baby p, her 17—month—old son, peter. that was at their home in tottenham in north london back in 2007. now, there had been a request to re—examine the decision to release her, but that has now been rejected, so she could now be out ofjail within weeks after that bid to keep her behind bars for longer was rejected. it was a decision from the parole board, who have rejected that challenge to keep her in prison for longer. that case dating back to 2007 and the death of her son, peter, atjust 17 months old. voters have been heading to the polls today to have their say in a host of elections across the uk. in england, 146 councils are holding elections — including in major cities like sheffield, birmingham and london. in scotland and wales, all council areas are holding elections and in northern ireland people have been voting to elect the 90 mlas that sit in the northern ireland assembly. for full details of th