and day to bring down inflation so that the money in people's pockets can go further. data suggests that some families will once again be struggling this winter with energy costs off the back of another difficult one. how do you target that support to help those people? it's really important that we do target our support to the most vulnerable in society, and that's what we're doing. so the national living wage has gone up by around £1,400 for those on the lowest earnings. pensioners are receiving an extra £300 this winter alongside their winter fuel payment and everyone on universal credit is receiving £900 in direct cost of living support, because i want to make sure the most vulnerable in our society do get that extra help. even as the energy prices are coming down, we want to keep providing that help, because bills are still high. other political parties have been less impressed by the price cap, placing the blame on the government for the increase in costs over the last couple of years. labour's shadow energy secretary ed miliband said,

"higher energy bills are unfortunately here to stay under the conservatives." even with this fall, bills are significantly higher than they were only three years ago. the liberal democrats energy spokesperson wera hobhouse said... she adds... and the green party's co—leader, adrian ramsay, said... it's clear that prices for gas and electricity will remain higher than they were a few years ago, at least through this winter. although as we've heard, not everyone agrees on the cause. it does mean consumers will have to keep digging deep into their pockets, and that could mean businesses struggling to meet the costs, or having to put up their prices. as for members of the public,

there's still no escaping the higher costs, and as we've mentioned, even though the price cap is lower, some people may pay more, because last winter's government support scheme is no longer inforce. earlier we spoke to anne pardoe, an expert on energy from citizens advice, and here's a little of what she had to say. things are really grim for people out there at the moment. energy bills have gone up, other household costs have gone up, like housing, with inflation. the cost of everything, frankly, is going up and people are really struggling. in energy specifically we have seen record numbers of people coming to us for help because they have fallen behind and the average amount that people owe is also going up. now the average debt for people who come to us is around £1700, and that is a third higher than it was in 2019. and what that means for people is that they have to pay for what they are using at the moment, and also try and pay down what they already owe.

and peoplejust can't make the sums add up, and that is why we really do need to see government step in with some more support this winter. much more coverage on this story coming up here on the news channel, and we also have a live page online with analysis from our correspondents across the bbc. and if you want tips on how to save money on your energy bill and other help with the cost of living, we've got something that may help — just go to the tackling it together section on the bbc news website. now to the issue facing the conservative mp nadine dorries, who said she would resign injune with immediate effect after reports, which were denied by downing street, that rishi sunak had blocked plans to give her a seat in the house of lords. despite her threat to quit, ms dorries has not left her elected position, much to the annoyance of many other mp5. she says she's still "working daily" with her constituents in mid bedfordshire. 0ur political correspondent

peter saull has been to find out what they think. it's been a long summer in mid—bedfordshire. 77 days have passed since this area's mp said she was resigning. but nadine dorries is still in the job. i'm aware she's not a very popularfigure. her constituents aren't quite tearing their hair out, but they're not best pleased, either. i think she should be sacked. i assume she's still getting paid for doing what she's supposed to be doing. i went looking for traces of the mp�*s presence here. if you run an internet search for nadine dorries constituency office, this building is the only thing that comes up. but it's been a dance studio since 2018. borisjohnson will be found guilty by this kangaroo court. while nadine dorries has a regular tv show and newspaper column, this was the last time she spoke in parliament, well over a year ago. and it's certainly not a scientific poll, but no one we spoke to in flitwick has

seen her here recently. it's disappointing that she hasn't done more for the community around here. she's been absent for so many years. maybe not a lot is happening or a lot is being done and there's probably some things that she's promised or talked about that we've not seen progress on yet. a short drive away, the pretty market town of ampthill and it's a similar story here. she used to live around here. so she was always in flitwick. and i think she helped one of our friends — she was an ex—nurse — and she helped his son when he was poorly. but, since then, we've seen nothing of her. nadine dorries reportedly told the news agents podcast this week that she and her team were working daily on casework for constituents. we've sent her multiple messages, but she's so far declined to comment to bbc news. i tried giving her another call — again, no answer. injune, nadine dorries said she wanted to see the correspondence relating to the decision not

to give her a place in the house of lords, before she would formally tender her resignation. but it's all gone quiet since then and no one really knows when, or indeed if, she will eventually step aside. the ongoing uncertainty has become a major story in mid bedfordshire. a local news site is running a blog asking the same question every day — has she resigned yet? our blog has been running since the 29th ofjune, which is 20 days after she originally said she resigned. and the reason we started it is because it's something that should take a matter of days to be resolved, not months. in fact, she's been resigning for longer than liz truss was actually the prime minister for. and the saga has prompted some creative treatments on social media. from this, based on where's wally, to this featuring the prime minister. 0fficially, there is no by—election here, but all parties have been campaigning for months. while on paper it's a safe conservative seat,

their opponents smell blood. labour activists have been knocking on doors and the liberal democrat leader has made three visits and counting. local tories have selected a candidate to speak of their frustration and the sense of limbo. only one woman really knows when mid bedfordshire will get to choose a new mp. peter saull, bbc news. and finally, forget beautiful beaches and historic landmarks — a good night's sleep is at the top of the priority list for many holiday—makers. sleep tourism — i could definitely do with a bit of this. it is on the rise according to new research by tripadvisor, which suggests a growing number of travellers are prioritising relaxation when looking for a break away from home. tim muffett has more. what do we really want from a holiday? this? ..this?

snoring or maybe just more of this? ok, so, compactand bijou, as some might describe it. and there's no window. no window. snooze, not views. that's the priority at the zedwell hotel in central london. everything in this room is about sleep and nothing else. hence, we don't have any electrical gizmos like phones. and there's no tv in here. it's pitch black when you turn the lights off. do people ever come here and go, "what, there's no window." you do get the occasional person, but we do try to explain that very clearly on both our websites or if you're booking through a third party, this is what you get. no window, no natural daylight. but this is the way of controlling the type of light you get. that's right. in the morning, the light is more blue and cold. and that, again, works with your circadian rhythm in terms of getting you going. and then the evening it's

a warmer yellow light. so this mirror, you can actually adjust the colour temperature. so in the evening you would have it warmer like this. how popular has it proved? amazing. sometimes we forget what exactly a hotel needs to provide and the core function of it has to be about a good night's sleep. according to tripadvisor, 55% of holiday—makers now consider relaxation a holiday priority. for some sleep experts, it's all part of a post—pandemic readjustment. the pandemic created a lot of stress, a lot of pressure for people, a lot of uncertainty. we noticed a lot of issues with sleep patterns going out of sync. quality in sleep changing. sleep, it would seem for many hotels, is becoming a bigger priority. is there a link between this happening now and the pandemic? i think so. i think people are shifting in their perception of what's important in their lives and really valuing their sleep. if you are sleeping well at home, there's an expectation that

when you now stay in a hotel that you can carry that forward. bespoke pillow menus, sleep sprays. as a sleep concierge, malminder gill provides high end hotel guests with snooze—inducing tips and products. yes, you might stay in a hotel because you're visiting a friend or it's the weekend or, you know, it's a bit of fun, but ultimately it's a bed. and this one at sea containers hotel in london is proving very popular. so this is a water bed and i've never owned a water bed, i just want to point that out. but this one, it's a special one, isn't it? because it's not onlyjust the water, which i can feel, it's the temperature of the water. it's the temperature of the water. and the water is inside a mattress encasement, which goes around the mattress to create that temperature difference. so if your partner, for example, wanted it to be nice and cool and you wanted it to be nice and hot, that's possible. absolutely. and then the following morning, the report would come through telling you about your sleep, your different patterns

of sleep, the different wavelengths where you've had your deep sleep. and there's more. we have a theragun, it's a massage tool. i might need to do a risk assessment at this point. it's ok! if you sit up for me. oh, my word. here we go. certainly more relaxing than a trouser press. tim muffett, bbc news. getting massaged on a water bed, winning at life. please, please, booked me into that hotel now acts micro that is it from me this week, have a lovely bank holiday and let's hope the weather holds out. hello there. it's been quite a warm week with some decent spells of sunshine across southern britain,

but things are looking a lot more unsettled for all of us now, over the next few days. we have lost the heat and humidity in the south and it will be replaced with some cooler, fresher air from the north and west, and low pressure nearby means we will see a mixture of sunshine and showers. some of the showers will be heavy and thundery. more isobars towards northern and western areas, so it is here where we will see a stronger breeze, lighter winds towards the east, but it will be quite breezy through the channel. most of the showers in the north and the west, some thundery ones across north—east scotland. a few heavy ones getting into northern england as well. in the sunshine in the south—east, we should still be up to around 2a degrees, cooler and fresher elsewhere. reading and leeds festival as well, today we'll see sunshine and showers, the odd heavy and thundery one, but there will be some decent spells of sunshine, too. as we head through tonight, it looks like we will see clear spells and showers continuing, most of them, again, in northern and western areas. lengthier clear spells, but with a slightly cooler air mass, temperatures will dip to seven to 12 degrees. it will feel fresher for all. into the start of the weekend, we begin with quite a bit of sunshine for england and wales but shower clouds bubble up and get going.

some of the showers could turn out to be heavy and thundery in places. sunny spells in between, more of a breeze towards the west. lighter winds further east. we will see highs of 21 or 22. it is the mid to high teens further north. for sunday, sunshine and showers for england and wales. more cloud for scotland and northern ireland. some patchy, light rain, drizzle for northern ireland, thanks to a weakening weather front here. temperatures mid—teens in northern and western areas. 17 to 21 degrees further south. for monday, and it is a bank holiday for many of us, it looks like it will be a better day, drierfor large parts of england and wales, some good spells of sunshine. a bit more cloud in scotland and northern ireland but even here there will be some sunnier moments. those temperatures will range from around 16 to 21 degrees. notting hill carnival as well, this weekend. could cater for a shower on sunday but largely dry on monday. a little bit warmer, highs of 21 degrees with light winds. the unsettled theme does hold on as we move through next week.

temperatures around orjust below par for the time of year. live from london. this is bbc news. the head of the spanish football

association refuses to quit, over an unsolicited kiss on the mouth of a player at the women's world cup. energy bills in england, scotland and wales are to fall from october after a new price cap is announced. the kremlin says allegations that the wagner boss yevgeny prigozhin was killed on its orders are a "complete lie". after his arrest in georgia, donald trump becomes the first former us president to have his mugshot taken. he insists he's done nothing wrong. hello, i'm maryam moshiri. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in spain, where the head of the country's football federation has said he will not resign. luis rubiales has faced sharp criticism over his unsolicited kiss on the mouth ofjennifer hermoso — a player with the women's national team. it happened in the moments following spain's victory

in the women's world cup.