:00:13. > :00:15.scathing criticism by the energy watchdog the companies are accused
:00:16. > :00:23.of raising prices more quickly than they cut them. There is clear
:00:24. > :00:28.evidence that profits have risen and prices have risen and competition
:00:29. > :00:30.has not worked as well as it should. The companies are warning that the
:00:31. > :00:33.two-year investigation could lead to low investment and blackouts. Also
:00:34. > :00:36.tonight: Alarming and unacceptable weaknesses, the official verdict on
:00:37. > :00:41.the way the police in England and Wales handle domestic violence. How
:00:42. > :00:46.fat has become the new normal and most people don't realise they are
:00:47. > :00:48.overweight. A design for life, scientists create the most complex
:00:49. > :00:59.manmade DNA yet which could revolutionise medicine. Everybody
:01:00. > :01:03.take a look at me, I have got credibility. And why the Education
:01:04. > :01:09.Secretary Michael Gove started rapping '80s style.
:01:10. > :01:12.On BBC London: Britain's top cop calls for a change in the law to
:01:13. > :01:14.help make the Met more diverse. And confirmation that Crossrail will be
:01:15. > :01:38.extended west to Reading by 2019. Good evening and welcome to the BBC
:01:39. > :01:40.News at Six. The UK's major energy companies are to face a full-scale
:01:41. > :01:45.investigation into whether customers are getting a fair deal. They have
:01:46. > :01:47.been referred to the Competition and Markets Authority by the energy
:01:48. > :01:53.watchdog Ofgem following public criticism and political pressure
:01:54. > :01:56.over soaring bills. The watchdog revealed the retail profits from the
:01:57. > :01:59.big firms for supplying gas and electricity have quadrupled, going
:02:00. > :02:07.up from ?233 million in 2009 to more than ?1 billion in 2012. But
:02:08. > :02:10.companies argue that a lengthy inquiry will delay investment and
:02:11. > :02:19.could lead to blackouts. Our business correspondent John Moylan
:02:20. > :02:23.reports. Soaring energy prices last autumn
:02:24. > :02:27.led to a fierce political row. It dominated the headlines and left to
:02:28. > :02:32.trust in the big suppliers at an all-time low. Now the regulator
:02:33. > :02:37.wants to clear the air by lodging a full competition inquiry. There is
:02:38. > :02:42.evidence that profits have risen and prices have risen and competition
:02:43. > :02:46.has not worked as well as it should. On that basis it is vital to build
:02:47. > :02:52.trust in consumers, to persuade them the price they are going to pay for
:02:53. > :02:55.their energy is fair. A full investigation that clears the air,
:02:56. > :03:00.that looks at all areas of the sector, it is the best way to
:03:01. > :03:04.restore trust. The move follows a review of the market that found that
:03:05. > :03:10.levels of switching are down in recent years with customers failing
:03:11. > :03:16.to look for a better deal. Evidence of tacit coordination in the timing
:03:17. > :03:20.and sizing of prices and the fact customers face higher prices than
:03:21. > :03:26.those who shop around. Richard Jackson thinks it is time the
:03:27. > :03:29.industry got back on track, despite switching energy supplier he is
:03:30. > :03:34.still not convinced he is getting the best deal. I personally feel
:03:35. > :03:38.very annoyed and confused when I am looking through the tariffs and I do
:03:39. > :03:46.not feel I should have to switch every six months or a year in order
:03:47. > :03:50.to find I am on a decent deal. This investigation could lead to a
:03:51. > :03:54.fundamental shake-up in the UK's energy industry because 15 years
:03:55. > :04:00.after the market was fully opened up the competition, 95% of households
:04:01. > :04:05.still get their energy from six big suppliers and those same sex firms
:04:06. > :04:09.account for 70% of all the electricity generated in Britain.
:04:10. > :04:13.Labour wants to freeze prices and reform the market, but today the
:04:14. > :04:18.Government insisted a full investigation was the best option.
:04:19. > :04:22.This is not a quick fix, but is the right way to restore people's trust
:04:23. > :04:26.that the energy market is working for their benefit. It is the right
:04:27. > :04:32.way to create long-term certainty for investment. Instead of defending
:04:33. > :04:40.the big six, why doesn't he just enforce a price freeze right now?
:04:41. > :04:44.But Britain needs billions to be invested in new power plants to keep
:04:45. > :04:50.the lights on. The boss of the biggest supplier of years this probe
:04:51. > :04:54.could put that investment on hold. If we do not get new power stations
:04:55. > :04:59.built, there is a risk at certain times of the year or at certain
:05:00. > :05:05.hours we will have to have some form of demand constraint and that is bad
:05:06. > :05:08.news for customers. This investigation is a landmark moment
:05:09. > :05:11.that could change our energy landscape for ever. With me now is
:05:12. > :05:14.our political editor Nick Robinson. Politicians from all sides are
:05:15. > :05:17.talking a lot about the need to reduce energy costs, welcoming this
:05:18. > :05:23.investigation, but can they make any difference in actually getting
:05:24. > :05:29.prices down? They can, but not quickly. This will not be a quick
:05:30. > :05:36.fix. It does not mean days, weeks or months, he means years. This is not
:05:37. > :05:41.an investigation into prices, it is potentially restructuring major
:05:42. > :05:45.industries and major shareholding stakes and huge numbers of jobs as
:05:46. > :05:51.well. In the meantime the Government says we can do other things, we can
:05:52. > :05:56.increase competition, we can cut some green taxes. Labour says none
:05:57. > :06:01.of that is good enough, you need a price freeze imposed on all of the
:06:02. > :06:06.companies. That is the only way that the pain will be reduced in the
:06:07. > :06:09.short and medium-term. What is interesting is sometimes people
:06:10. > :06:19.think none of their complaints make any difference. What has happened
:06:20. > :06:21.here is consumer pressure has affected politicians, the regulator
:06:22. > :06:24.and the companies. It may take time, but it is beginning to change. Three
:06:25. > :06:27.women are killed every fortnight by their current or ex-partner, but
:06:28. > :06:30.thousands of victims are being failed by police forces across
:06:31. > :06:32.England and Wales according to a new report. The HM Inspectorate of
:06:33. > :06:34.Constabulary strongly criticised the response from police forces saying
:06:35. > :06:38.they reveal "alarming and unacceptable weaknesses". The Home
:06:39. > :06:41.Secretary Theresa May says she will personally chair a new monitoring
:06:42. > :06:44.group to make sure every police force changes the way it handles
:06:45. > :06:58.domestic violence. Our home affairs correspondent June Kelly has more.
:06:59. > :07:08.One police force's Internet campaign against domestic violence. They are
:07:09. > :07:15.actors, but the 999 call is real. What is going on? How many children
:07:16. > :07:20.have you got? Four years eve of Thomas was beaten by her husband.
:07:21. > :07:26.The abuse culminated in him setting her on fire. She describes how on
:07:27. > :07:31.one occasion she waited in vain for the police to arrive. I have been in
:07:32. > :07:37.a situation before I escaped where I have phoned 999 and the police
:07:38. > :07:43.response has been terrible. You fear for your life. Every single second
:07:44. > :07:48.counts. Every fortnight in England and Wales three women are killed by
:07:49. > :08:08.their current or ex-partner. Men are also victims of domestic violence.
:08:09. > :08:12.It is as serious as any other violent crime, if not, more
:08:13. > :08:18.serious, because the attacker is the key to the front door. Among the
:08:19. > :08:23.issues highlighted are a lack of leadership, and alarming weaknesses
:08:24. > :08:28.when it comes to basics like collecting evidence and some victims
:08:29. > :08:33.who do not feel they are believed. Please targeted football fans with
:08:34. > :08:37.their domestic violence campaigns. There is often an increase in
:08:38. > :08:42.attacks after games. This poster is used by the greater Manchester
:08:43. > :08:47.force, one of those heavily criticised for not getting their
:08:48. > :08:50.response right on the ground. We need at a better system to get
:08:51. > :08:55.people in front of the courts without requiring a victim to make a
:08:56. > :09:00.complaint and which would allow a range of professionals to get
:09:01. > :09:04.evidence into that system. Please leaders maintain the focus should be
:09:05. > :09:08.on other parts of the criminal justice system, not just on the part
:09:09. > :09:11.of the police. Being overweight is increasingly being seen as the new
:09:12. > :09:14.normal according to the Chief Medical Officer for England.
:09:15. > :09:16.Professor Dame Sally Davies says a sugar tax may ultimately be
:09:17. > :09:19.necessary to try to combat growing obesity. She says too many people
:09:20. > :09:22.are unaware they need to lose weight, or that their children are
:09:23. > :09:30.heavier than they should be. Our health correspondent Dominic Hughes
:09:31. > :09:34.reports. Burning off some excess energy at a
:09:35. > 0:02:39sports centre in Wigan. Many of these children have been identified