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british gas suspends its force—fitting of prepament meters following a report that it was imposing them on vulnerable customers. its chief executive, chris 0'shea has apologised. there chris 0'shea 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 uk. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. europe's biggest energy fir...

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 eased slightly in december but was still at 10.5%, close to the highest level in a0 years and more t...

welcome to the programme. there are tentative signs that inflation is coming under control, and the recession forecast last year will be shallower and shorter than expected. butjust to make sure, the central banks are raising the interest rates again. yesterday it was the fed, today the bank of england increased the base rate, half a point, to 4% — the highest it has been in m years. we think inflation will come down rapidly, and a lot of that is down to energy prices, which have fallen rapidly. but i'm afraid there are big risks out there which mean that it may not happen in that ...

"eye on america." cbs' carter evans looks at the life-and-death consequences of the nation's e.m.t. staffing shortages. and, the ultimate pep talk. >> we're all rooting for you, man. >> garrett: college athletes lifting the spirits of kids in the hospital. ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. ing from the nation's capital. >> garrett: good evening to our viewers in the west. thank you for joining us. i'm major garrett, in for norah. after a surprise trip to washington, ukraine's president zelenskyy is back home tonight,...

the health secretary sets out her plan for the nhs in england, but some doctors warn the changes will do little to improve patient care. i think we see some great experiences for patients. i'm also conscious that we hear regularly from patients how frustrated they are that they cannot get an appointment with their gp. what do you think should be done to make it easier to get a gp appointment and make the nhs work betterfor you? you can get in touch with me on @annitabbc or use the hashtag bbcyourquestions. at least ten people have been killed following another day of protests in iran...