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protesters in israel prepare for another day of mass demonstrations against proposed reforms to the judicial system. the uks eurovision hopes lie with 25—year—old mae muller. shell perform her track i wrote a song at the contest in liverpool. and well be looking at a new viral and unhygienic prank known as sushi terror. police injapan have arrested three of the perpertrators. hello and welcome to bbc news. ukraine says russia has fired at least 80 missiles at targets across the cou...

with a third missing more than a month of teaching, according to a new report. housing charity shelter blamed what it described as "total inaction" from the government for the numbers of young people in "traumatic" living arrangements. the government says it increased local housing allowance significantly during the pandemic, and is delivering more affordable homes. heres our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. its barely 6:30am, and isaiah is heading to his childminder... ...

and, the rising cost of childcare — parents are being forced to give up work, while nurseries close is places theyre needed most. hello and welcome. we start in ukraine, which was targeted by at least 80 russian missiles overnight in the most significant bombardment since the anniversary of the invasion two weeks ago. we know that at least nine people have died. the targets were across ukraine, from kharkiv in the north to odesa in the south. president zelensky — in a statement on ...

flu is now infecting mammals in the uk. manchester united are into the league cup final. newcastle stand between them and a first trophy for six years. hello and welcome to the bbc news channel. the energy giant shell has reported record annual profits of £32 billion in 2022, more than double what it made this in the previous year. the profits are the biggest in the firms history — boosted by higher energy prices since the start of the ukraine war. shell has already said it will pay...

good morning. it is a fairly cloudy start for money. some drizzle in the west, some heavier rain in scotland. that will push north eastwards through the day, with brighter skies in central and eastern areas. details later in the programme. good morning. its thursday, 2nd february. british gas is facing an investigation after using debt collectors to break into the homes of vulnerable people and forcibly fit pre—payment energy meters. the tactic — which results in someone�*s heati...

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...

we start here in the uk, where the bank of england has raised interest rates to their highest level for m years. the increase will leave millions of households facing higher mortgage payments at a time when many people are already struggling with crippling energy and food bills. the bank has raised rates by half a percentage point, to 4%. the aim — to make it more expensive to borrow and spend so businesses and households rein in, meaning less upward pressure on prices. uk inflation ...

because they have to go through that debris to make sure that theyre looking for people that could hopefully still be alive, we can rescue. >> the coast guard is still on the job, carrying out much of that critical search and rescue work as hundreds of thousands struggle with lack of basic necessities, like power, water, and cell phone service. >> theres no water, theres no electric, there is little food. the problem, is you cant get in your car because those are all wrapped. theres no...

As a result of the governments windfall tax. lets take a closer look at the figures shell released this morning. it said its adjusted earnings had more than doubled to $39.9 billion — around £32.2 billion. the company said it expected to pay an additional $2.3 billion in tax on its 2022 earnings as a result of the eus windfall tax, and the uks energy profits levy. it returned 26 billion to shareholders in 2022, through share buy—backs and dividends. it plans to spend a further $4 billion on...

Expect them to forgive me. konstantin says that senior officers called him a traitor for being anti—war, but he points out that he gave an oath to protect his country, not to attack another. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. turning now to a big business story. europes biggest energy company shell has made the biggest profit in its more than 100 year history. its profits hit nearly 40 billion dollars — double last years. thats around 32.2 billion pounds. thats due — at least in part — t...