simonjones, bbc news, thamesmead.reflect customers' actual energy use and don't become inflated when people are cutting back on gas or electricity. our business correspondent noor nanji is here. noor, what's the background to this letter? many of us have been making efforts to try and cut back our energy use, but despite this, there have been reports of people finding their direct debits are still going up, so grant chaps said those reports are disturbing and says people's bills should reflect their use. ofgem conducted a review into all of this earlier this year. we've been reaching out to suppliers to ask what action has been taken, but there are a couple of things to note. first, energy bills have been going up, so even if you have been reducing your use, average bills are a lot higher this year than last. secondly, worth noting, there has been mild weather so far, so some firms may have calculated that into their assumptions for direct debit. it is worth also mentioning that people have the right to challenge thei

abbey wood and thamesmead. the locations are approximately one mile apart.vices attended immediately and at each location, they found a 16—year—old boy suffering stab injuries, tragically, both boys died of their injuries. i can confirm the two young boys... the families are aware and we asked that the family had the privacy respected at this time. specialist officers will ensure they are given all the support we can possibly provide. homicide colleagues are investigating and are treating the two murders as linked. i can assure everybody, affected by these murders, that skilled detectives will work tirelessly to discover what happened and provide answers to the young victims families. tackling violence is a priority for the met. days like today show that by our work is so important and why must ask all again, the london communities to work with us and our partner so that we are doing all we can together to prevent such tragedies. officers are especially keen to hear from anyone who may have seen a dark—coloured suv or 4x4 type vehicle with distinctive silver

simonjones, bbc news, thamesmead.ours support, according to research for the charity marie curie. the study concludes the current, fragmented system leads to a significant number of avoidable visits to emergency departments by people who would be better cared for at home. the charity is calling for a national 24—hour—a—day helpline to help people navigate services. here's our social affairs editor, alison holt. rosie has terminal cancer, and knows she's reaching the end of her life. i know i'm going to die. i've got no fear of death. i'm more interested in the journey to death being as comfortable as possible. but today's research shows in many areas, getting palliative help when it's needed can be really difficult, so when rosie found herself feeling weak and in pain, she was sent to the emergency department three times. in a&e, i was seen by a lovely doctor, ecg done again, blood tests done again. waited for the tests come back, waited for the blood tests come back, and i was sent home with the same pain and the sam

simonjones, bbc news, thamesmead. customers' actual energy use and don't become inflated when people are cutting back on gas or electricity. our business correspondent noor nanji has been looking into this for us. while lots of us are making efforts to cut back our energy, there have been reports that people are finding their direct debits are still soaring. their direct debits are still soarinu. , . their direct debits are still soarin. _, ,, ., their direct debits are still soarin. _, ,, soaring. grant shapps said those re orts soaring. grant shapps said those reports were _ soaring. grant shapps said those reports were disturbing, - soaring. grant shapps said those reports were disturbing, he - soaring. grant shapps said those reports were disturbing, he said | reports were disturbing, he said that people's bill stood accurately reflect _ that people's bill stood accurately reflect their use. ofgem did already conduct _ reflect their use. ofgem did already conduct a _ reflect their use. ofgem did already conduct a

the attacks happened about a mile apart in thamesmead yesterday afternoon.unced dead. in the last hour police gave an update on the investigation. on saturday evening at around 5:10pm, police were called to reports of two people injured in two locations, sewell road, abbey wood and titmus avenue, thamesmead. the locations are approximately one mile apart. emergency services attended immediately, and at each location they found a 16—year—old boy suffering stab injuries. tragically, both boys died of their injuries. i can confirm the two young boys are charlie bartolo and kearne solanke. officers are especially keen to hear from anyone who may have seen a dark coloured suv or four by four type vehicle with distinctive silver roof bars in the areas around sewell road or titmuss avenue in the days before and prior to the murders. we have already heard from a number of witnesses and i am grateful for them. i'm grateful to them for getting in touch and providing information to the police. i am appealing for any witnesses who may have seen either incident. i'm also

the attacks happened about a mile apart in thamesmead yesterday afternoon.es the police were called yesterday afternoon just after five o'clock two reports that two young men had been stabbed. 0ne two reports that two young men had been stabbed. one of them at this location and another one about a mile from here. the air ambulance was sent. the ambulance, too. despite the effort are paramedics, they could not be saved. given the proximity and the time at which both of them happened, the police are now trying to urgently establish whether there is a link between those two attacks. they say that, over night, they granted additional powers to allow officers to stop and search people and they say they are supporting the families of the two boys who have lost their lives. now, been speaking this morning to local residents, one of them who lives in the house just by where the attack took place. you me he desperately tried to give cpr to the victim here but it was ultimately in vain. by the people here have been telling me the people here have been telling me the s

there were reports of people injured in thamesmead and at both scenes they find a 16—year—old who had, though, we willjust say goodbye. this is a story about two societies struggling to cope with the movement of people. in the uk, the arrivals of large numbers of young albanians has been called a crisis. in albania, the loss of another generation is seen as almost existential. so why is this happening and what can be done? we've come to the albanian capital, tirana, to meeta man with a very rare story. we're calling him artan, although that's not his real name. he's concerned about reprisals from the gangs. now, he is from this city, but not from the bright lights and the flashy bars of the center, but from this tirana, an industrial city where people make just a few hundred dollars a month and that's the world he was trying to leave. last month, he paid people—smugglers to make the dangerous and illegal journey across the channel to the uk, but what makes his story interesting is that within five days he was on a deportation flight back

stabbings are linked. 0ur correspondent, simonjones, is at the scene of one of the incidents in thamesmeadst after five o'clock i police? the police were called 'ust after five o'clock yesterday i after five o'clock yesterday afternoon to reports two young men had been stabbed, one here and won mile from here at abbey wood. the air ambulance mile from here at abbey wood. the airambulance was mile from here at abbey wood. the air ambulance was sent with several ambulances but paramedics could not save their lives. i have been speaking to neighbours here who have been telling me of their shock, one said they heard screaming, looked out of the window and saw a huge amount of activity. another told me he had tried to give cpr to the boy who was killed here. given that the attacks happened so close to each other and at a very similar time, the police are now trying to establish whether they are indeed linked. 0ffices here in london say they are determined to crack down on knife crime and a recent week—long operation saw 500 arrests and 100 knives seized.— operation saw 500 arrests and 100 knive

kearne solanke and charlie bartolo were killed in thamesmead and abbey wood just after 5pm yesterdayred on the italian island of ischia today after torrential rain triggered a landslide that destroyed homes and hurled cars into the sea. at least seven people have been killed. our correspondent mark lowen travelled to the island, which is just off the coast of naples, and sent this report. rescuing the fragments of once tranquil ischia, divers picked out what they could after the mudslide that cascaded through this island, rescuing the fragments of once tranquil ischia, divers picked out what they could after the mudslide that cascaded through this island, tossing what lay in its path into the ocean or into each other. some cars battered beyond recognition as torrents of mud poured down here. they scoured the seas for wreckage and bodies. with the number of deaths growing and reports of islanders still missing, the fear is that as more areas are reached, other victims will be found. it began before dawn on saturday after torrential rain, the deepest and most sudden on record here, unl

the attacks happened in thamesmead and abbeywood on saturday afternoon.nd sewell road or titmuss avenue in the days before and prior to the murders. i'm also interested in speaking with those who knew charlie and kearnie and might be able to offer some information or insight into these senseless killings. there's a warning that cases of flu are rising in london with hospitalisations up by a third in the last week. data from the uk health security agency shows the highest rates are among 5 to 14 year olds. health experts say vaccines are the best protection and are urging more people to get a flu jab. there's no service between stonebridge park and harrow & wealdstone on the bakerloo line. the district line is part suspended eastbound between whitechapel and upminster. hammersmith and city has no service and severe delays between liverpool street and barking. thejubilee has minor delays due to some cancellations and the overground also has some minor delays between euston and watford. and finally there's minor delays on the metropolitan line between wemble

being questioned on suspicion of murdering charlie bartolo and kearne solanke in abbey wood and thamesmeadsult in a charge. data from mobile phones can be used as evidence — but detectives say it can take months to analyse. the new software should allow them to do it in minutes. this is a game—changerfor us in that we can do this on the day — we're not having prolonged periods of time where victims are without digital devices — but mainly we can present this case, you know, literally within the day, even the next day, to the crown prosecution service. as more than 100,000 royal mail workers begin a fresh 48—hour strike, people living in east dulwich have told bbc london their post is often more than six weeks late. 0ne resident ended up in court after a parking fine never arrived. another person's mortgage deal was jeopardised when paperwork failed to arrive. the royal mail says the delays are due to sickness and strike action. tennis star emma raducanu has said she is "extremely grateful" after meeting the king and receiving her mbe. the 20—year—old was awarded the honour for services to

the stabbings yesterday evening a mile apart in abbey wood and thamesmead . in abbey wood and thamesmeadthe online safety bill will be updated next month to criminalise the encouragement of self—harm. says the changes influenced by molly russell the 14 year old who ended her life in 17 after viewing self—harm content . the viewing self—harm content. the new offence would target online that manipulates the vulnerable making it illegal to do so. and the prince and princess of wales have paid tribute to the rugby great doddie weir died yesterday aged 52. in a tweet, the royal couple called former scotland international a hero and an inspiration he'd suffered from motor neurone but used his profile raise awareness of the condition and to raise funds . condition and to raise funds. can believe it. a week gone at the global capping carter flown by the how about you? how much longer ? another three weeks or longer? another three weeks or so. yeah the south gate. and you know it is doing this once nine days is. how you doing from here? from. no, no, no, no . now. here? from. no, no, no, no. now.