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heavy rain in northern scotland, a little bit of brightness sticking out across parts of eastern england. the weather is cloudy, wet or bright where you are, we are all in this wedge of mild air so it does feel unseasonably mild. but as i say sunshine quite limited. the best of it across eastern and southern parts of england, some other eastern parts of england, some other eastern parts of wales, but northern ireland seeing thick cloud, the odd spot of drizzle and that heavy rain continuing to affect northern parts of scotland. 11 13 the top temperatures. turning increasingly windy across scotland as we head into the evening, and this band of increasingly light and patchy rain sinking a little further southwards before beginning to drift northwards again by the end of the night. these are the overnight lows, very mild indeed, 6 10 so a very mild start friday morning. this band of cloud and patchy rain drifting its way through northern england and then up across scotland ....
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 firm, shell, has reported record annual profits of nearly $40 billion in 2022, more than double what it made in the previous year. the profits are the biggest in the firm s history boosted by higher energy prices since the start of the ukraine war. shell has already said it will pay tax in the uk for the first time since 2017 as a result of the government s windfall tax. let s take a closer loo ....
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 than five times the bank of england s target. the bank governor said inflation had turned the corner, but the battle against surging prices wasn t over yet. we have done a lot on rates already. the full effect of that is still to come through. but it is too soon to declare victory just yet. inflationary pressures are still there, and we can see that in the data and we hear it from our agents. and we ....
two weeks since nicola bulley disappeared whilst walking her dog in lancashire. now the police are extending their search downstream. and 10,000 tickets to a concert to mark the king s coronation in may are on offer via a ballot. the uk saw no economic growth in the final three months of last year according to the latest official statistics released this morning. it means the country narrowly avoided what s defined as a recession two consecutive quarters when the economy shrinks. the government says it shows the uk was more resilient than expected, after the bank of england had warned of a long period of stagnation. but the economy did shrink by 0.5% in december, and business leaders warn that firms are still struggling. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, says there is reason for optimism. well, the fact that we have avoided a recession, in fact we were the fastest growing major country last year, shows there is underlying resilience in the uk economy. but we are not out of ....
of last year or tipped into recession? of last year or tipped into recession? ~ ., . ., , recession? we find out officially later this morning. recession? we find out officially later this morning. i recession? we find out officially later this morning. i am - recession? we find out officially later this morning. i am on - recession? we find out officially later this morning. i am on a i later this morning. i am on a building site in manchester looking at how the construction industry is doing. the hottest ticket in town 10,000 lucky people get to go to to the king s coronation concert free of charge. the ballot opens in one hour. football s new euro vision. just when you thought european super league plans had been shown the red card after huge protests, there are now revamped plans to try and make it work. another sharp frost but bright start in southern areas with cloud elsewhere. it is starting to turn mild. all the details here. it s friday, 10th of february ....