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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...

in about 15 minutes, well have this weeks edition of newswatch, but first on bbc news, click. sport. we love it. its fun to watch, fun to play and there is huge money at stake but always the risk of injury. we are becoming more aware of the long—term health effects associated with playing certain sports, and that includes the effects of concussion, which can be catastrophic in later life. yeah, its not surprising. even the odd time i have watched a bit of boxing or rugby, the number ...

an unprecedented a0 degrees. the i newspaper also reports on the heatwaves and the highest—warning—areas covering london, manchester and york. the ft has borisjohnson reportedly offering pay rises averaging about 5 % to millions of public sector workers next week. the telegraph leads on news that conservative leadership candidate penny mordaunt is hitting back at her rivals after days of alleged targeting by critics. the mail puts a positive spin on liz truss�*s campaign with her...

[applause] his raining and i thought booklovers are going to want to stay in the henry. But, here you are. Thank you, and good morning welcome to the 2017 National Book festival. I am carla and i am honored to sam the 14th librarian of congress. As you can see, pretty excited to open this event. Our 17th consecutive celebration of books and reading. It is wonderful to see a full house in our largest presentation space. Not only will we have a full house at the convention center, but we also have...

Its too many. This is where i grew up barry, or barrybados as i call it. I love it down here. We used to come here when we were kids. Mum and dad would bring us here, bring a blanket, a picnic, build sandcastles on the beach. It was great. Dad was a good dad. He was very much a family man. Loved his kids, there was three of us. Im the baby, the youngest. We didnt have much money in the 1970s, but there was food on the table. My dad, cliff, was a tanker driver, a really hardworking man. He looks ...

Its too many. This is where i grew up barry, or barrybados as i call it. I love it down here. We used to come here when we were kids. Mum and dad would bring us here, bring a blanket, a picnic, build sandcastles on the beach. It was great. Dad was a good dad. He was very much a family man. Loved his kids, there was three of us. Im the baby, the youngest. We didnt have much money in the 1970s, but there was food on the table. My dad, cliff, was a tanker driver, a really hardworking man. He looks ...

Im derek brockway. If youve seen me on the tv before, its probably because ive told you about the weather, or about the best walks in wales. But tonight im going on a very different kind ofjourney, a personal one, to find out about a condition which killed my dad. Well, to see him suffering like that, it was dreadful. I still miss him now. Its not the same, is it . No. Sepsis is taking and changing thousands of lives. People of all ages, across wales. I meet some remarkable people, a mother who ...

Im derek brockway. If youve seen me on the tv before, its probably because ive told you about the weather, or about the best walks in wales. But tonight im going on a very different kind ofjourney, a personal one, to find out about a condition which killed my dad. Well, to see him suffering like that, it was dreadful. I still miss him now. Its not the same, is it . No. Sepsis is taking and changing thousands of lives. People of all ages, across wales. I meet some remarkable people, a mother who ...