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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. it s 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 heating being cut off if they don t have the cash to top up their meter is only supposed to be used in homes where there are no young children, pensioners or other vulnerable people. but an undercover reporter from the times newspaper found the meters were being fitted in homes which should be protected. aru na iyengar reports. hello? british gas, your gas supplier. we re here with a court warrant. can you please open the door? otherwise we will have to open it for you. this is the exciting bit. i ....
as veteran broadcaster ken bruce signs off from his radio 2 show for the last time. borisjohnson may have misled parliament over law breaking parties at downing street during the coronavirus pandemic. that s according to mps investigating the former prime minister s conduct. the privileges committee says evidence strongly suggests breaches of coronavirus rules would have been obvious to mrjohnson, and identified four examples where he may have misled the house of commons. mrjohnson said there was no evidence he knowingly misled parliament. our political correspondent, iain watson is at westminster. joining me now is caroline slocock director of the independent think basically the privilege committee just be clear who they are as a committee of eight mps appointed by the whole house of commons and are answerable to the house of commons. the conservative majority on a committee so borisjohnson s party, some of his own mps in majority on a committee of its chaired by ....
nec talking about the billions being invested in electric transport vehicles. but experts are asking, what good is all of this if investment isn t also going into infrastructure? crucible chaos. protesters disrupt play on day three of the world snooker championship in sheffield. good morning. yesterday temperatures reached 21.2 celsius in northern scotland. as we go through the rest of the week, temperatures will slide down. the first half of the week is staying fairly subtle for most, all the details later in the programme. it s tuesday the 18th of april. our main story. the energy watchdog ofgem will ban suppliers from forcibly installing prepayment meters in the homes of customers over the age of 85 as part of a new code of practice. there s been a temporary halt on forced installations since february after it was revealed that some british gas agents were breaking into properties to fit them. here s our cost of living correspondent, colletta smith. for the last two months ....
the wall streetjournal reporter evan gershkovich is appearing in court in moscow for his appeal hearing against his detention. mr gershkovich was arrested on espionage charges in yekaterinburg last month. more than a0 countries led by the united states have called for the release of the journalist. the statement condemned moscow s efforts to limit and intimidate the media. us ambassador to russia visited mr gershkovich at lefortovo prison. these are the latest pictures of him, behind the glass, inside court. we have had a live feed up until the last few minutes from inside and outside, if you look at the outside of the court as well. this is an appeal hearing against the charges on which he is being held. of course, we cannot predict or know what the outcome proceedings will be, but many observers and washes of court proceedings in russia points to the fact that most of the time, once people are in the judicial system, very little changes, so most verdicts, when it come ....
in the city and growth deals, northern ireland is increasingly a byword for an economy on the cutting edge of technology, connection and innovation, but we cannot, we must not sit back thinking thejob is done. the abhorrent shooting of dci john caldwell, the disturbances over the easter weekend and the ongoing paramilitary activity in too many communities across this nation illustrates that a tiny minority seek to drag northern ireland back to its darkest days. but i know for every person who wants to drag northern ireland down, there are thousands determined to lift it up. applause. to those who pursue violence i ll say only this you ll never succeed. it s hopeless. not because i say so, though, or because the government says so, but because the wonderful, strong and proud people of northern ireland say so. they reject your violence, which has no place in this society and that so many have strived. the peace that so many have strived so hard to create. to safeguard t ....