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british gas suspends its force—fitting of prepament meters following a report that it was imposing them on vulnerable customers. its chief executive, chris 0shea has apologised. there chris 0shea has apologised. is nothing that i can 5 can there is nothing that i can say that can express the horror i had when i heard this, when i saw this. it is completely unacceptable, that language is completely unacceptable. the largest—ever outbreak of bird flu is now infecting mammals in the u...

an emotional appeal to the public from the family of nicola bulley to help find her. and a warning that mammals such as foxes and otters are contracting avian flu after eating dead birds. and coming up on the bbc news channel: the countdown is on to the six nations, as englands new coach steve borthwick goes for a more youthful side. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the bank of england has rasied interest rates to 4%, their highest level for m years, as it continues its...

we still, of course, work out the detail of the inquiry, but we are still... it is still sinking in, to be honest. charges of attempted rape and assault are dropped against manchester united footballer mason greenwood, after a key witnesses withdraws involvement. the oil giant shell reports record annual profits of £32 billion — the highest in its 115—year history. and a watchdog urges landlords to "act now" after tens of thousands of homes were found to have serious damp and moul...

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the bank of england has raised interest rates from 3.5 to li% — their highest level since 2008. the increase will leave millions of households facing higher mortgages at a time when many people are already struggling with energy and food bills. it will also have an impact on repayment charges on bank loans and credit cards — but it is better news for savers, who should get a higher return. the bank of england says the increase will help to cu...

on online platforms such as twitter, lichan and telegram, as well on the messaging platform discord. the leak reveals information about the deployment and state of ukrainian and russian forces ahead of a ukrainian spring offensive and appear to outline us training and equipment being provided to ukraine ahead of that offensive. there are also suggestions that ukraines air force may not be able to withstand more russian attacks. other leaked material included intelligence on other count...

including some top secret material. the documents first appeared on online platforms such as twitter, lichan and telegram, as well on the messaging platform discord. the leak reveals information about the deployment and state of ukrainian and russian forces ahead of a ukrainian spring offensive and appear to outline us training and equipment being provided to ukraine ahead of that offensive. there are also suggestions that ukraines air force may not be able to withstand more russian at...

british gas admits theres no excuse for using debt agencies who broke into homes to fit prepayment meters. and, we speak to microsofts bill gates about covid, vaccines and conspiracy theories. i guess people are looking for the bogeyman behind the curtain, the over—simplistic explanation. and coming up on the bbc news channel... manchester united say they will conduct their own process before determining the future of their player, mason greenwood, after assault charges were dropped ...

hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin here in england — where thousands ofjunior doctors in england have started a four—day strike — that threatens to bring the worst disruption in the history of the health service. it runs all the way through to saturday morning — and could mean the cancellation of 350,000 appointments and operations. the doctors union is in a row with the government over pay forjunior doctors, with the british medical association sticking to its demand of a...

about election lies, plus the deadline fast approaching for abortion pills in america? will the supreme court step in in the hours ahead and just minutes from now ceremonies begin to mark 80 years since the warsaw ghetto uprising against germany. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world this wednesday morning. im christine romans. we begin with fox news, settling the huge lawsuit. dominion voting systems filed against it at the very last second before trial was ...

welcome to belfast and the lyric theatre where tonight, the play agreement will mark a moment 25 years ago that changed every aspect of life here in northern ireland forever — the signing of the good friday or belfast agreement. it brought peace to northern ireland, but it has been an imperfect peace. the agreement guaranteed power—sharing in government between nationalist and unionist communities. but for more than a third of its lifetime, there hasnt been a sitting government at ...