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the energy regulator ofgem has asked suppliers to pause the forced installation of prepaid metres. it follows revelations that a debt collection company working for british gas broke into the homes of vulnerable people to install the metres. prepayment metres require customers to pay for their energy in advance. its more expensive than paying by direct debit, but are sometimes the only option for people who have struggled to pay and are in debt to a supplier. ben king has more. an unde...

but his owners say the secret to his 20 long years is the "calm, peaceful environment" he lives in. time for a look at the weather. heres tomasz schafernaker. the weekend is not looking bad at all for most of us, we have some sunshine in the forecast. the main feature is it is going to be turning a little bit colder and also overnight frosts will return, and on top of that we will have some mist and fog but it wont happen until early into next week. at the moment it is relatively mild ...

a chinese surveillance balloon was detected above montana. the government has abandoned plans to house asylum seekers in a pontins holiday park on merseyside. and a warm welcome in south sudan for pope francis, as he continues whats described as a pilgrimage for peace in africa. hello. good evening, welcome to bbc news. lancashire police say they believe that nicola bulley, who went missing while walking her dog, most likely fell into the river wyre. the mother—of—two, whos a5, was...

china urges calm after the united states said its tracking a suspected chinese surveillance balloon seen over sensitive sites in recent days. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the partner of a woman whos now been missing in lancashire for a week says hes focusing on staying as strong as he can for their two daughters. nicola bulley, whos a5, hasnt been seen since last friday morning, as she walked the family dog along a river bank in st michaels on wyre. her partner paul ansell s...

mother—of—two nicola bulley, whos been missing for a week, fell into the river while walking her dog. and the spanish fashion designer paco rabanne has died at the age of 88. hello and welcome to bbc world news. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has postponed a much—anticipated trip to beijing after a chinese surveillance balloon was detected in the sky above the united states. china says a balloon is a chinese "civilian airship" which had deviated from its planned route...

brave patriots. >> breaking news on those so-called whistleblowers. >> i meet up with dozens of whistleblowers who had already tied to the came to talk to your staff. >> when you want me to turn over there? >> tonight the republican stunt -- to insurrection goes poof. ranking democrat on the weaponization committee joins me live and then you know fox news is a problem when they lose the room at cpac. >> they dont respect. he read the depositions. the deposition they have a fear and loa...

the 6.3-magnitude quake hitting the same region. the devastating images already coming in tonight. here in the u.s., we are tracking a major new storm moving across the country tonight. dont be fooled by these warm temperatures. 20 states from california to all the way to michigan already on alert tonight as this then moves right into the east. snow, rain, ice, and ginger zee timing it out. the beloved catholic bishop murdered. tonight a suspect under arrest in los angeles. the bis...

showers. again, temperatures in the order of six or 9 degrees. into the weekend, high pressure to begin with. more cloud from this weather front. into sunday, another weather front. into sunday, another weather front approaches that will bring stronger wind, especially to the north and west of scotland. the emphasis for many is still on dry weather. thanks, matt. thats it. but you can of course keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. but the news continues here on bbc ...

accountability, james coburn and chip roy and republican conference chair. coming up, we will dive head first into the republican agenda from investigations to oversight to, the abuse of power to, removing fang fangs boyfriend from the intel committee. we begin with a special look at the biden center for diplomacy and engagement made possible it appears by the communist party of china. in 2014 shortly after establishing the academic center, all in bidens name and appointing the former ...

and croatia begins the new year with a new currency, switching from the kuna to the euro. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, welcome to bbc news. pope francis has addressed the thousands of people who gathered at st peters square in the vatican, a day after the death of benedict xvi. the pope described his predecessor as a faithful servant of the gospel and the church. our religion editor aleem maqbool is at the vatican. we heard from pope francis a couple of times today...