may only be temporary. operating profits which owns sky news have risen sharply in the last nine months. the satellite board makes 790 million pounds, up 24% on the same period a year before. 261 million pounds of that came in the last three months. and at that rate, sky is on course to make an annual profit of close to a billion pounds this year. it now has over 10 million subscribers to its tv phone and broadband services with 50,000 of those being added in the last three months alone. on to the markets, flat day yesterday. the 100 is coasting towards another four day break. there it is. it s up three points alone. that s all for me. i m back in an hour s time. here s the rest. thank you very much indeed. live pictures from central london. the helicopters up over westminster abbey, the people carriers and limos is on