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put their plan back—up for a vote, either every three years or if material changes i think in this case, not putting it up from the vote with the revised targets is an issue from a governance perspective. however, i do not think that that kind of necessitates shareholders directing operational strategies of the board, if that makes sense. it does. what do you say to those campaigners who say that you are only concerned, you and your clients, with helping the company and shareholders in the short—term, and shareholders in the short—term, and actually, bp made more than £27 bill...

now, for the business news, i'm victoria valentine. we start in the us where there is more evidence that, after tens of thousands ofjob cuts, big tech is pulling out of its post—pandemic slump. amazon is the latest to reveal it's making much more money than wall street was expecting. sales hit more than $127 billion in the first three months of the year, and the online retail giant says that figure will be higher in the current quarter. it comes after alphabet, the owner of google and youtube, and meta, which owns facebook and instagram, both surprised investors with better—thanâ...

for the uk in this year's eurovision song contest — mae muller will be heading to liverpool in may. on bbc london: more than 200 people arrested by the met police and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news. four days after their 7—0 thrashing at anfield, how will manchester united respond in europe? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the cost of childcare is rising — making it increasingly difficult for many parents to go to work. one children's charity found the average cost of childcare for under twos in britain is almost 15,000 pounds a year — t...

welcome to the programme. a smaller workforce represents a serious economic challenge. it makes it harder for employers to filljobs. it adds to wage pressures that drive inflation. it holds back growth. it reduces the tax revenues available to fund public services. there is an imperative in helping people back to work. the trouble is many parents in this country can't afford to because many would see their take—home pay wiped out by the £15,000 average annual cost of full—time childcare for a two—year—old. right now, uk childcare costs are double the 0ecd average. the only t...

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