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like it or loathe it, it is bigger and more controversial than ever. facebook closes in on 2 billion users but can it see off the controversy. also france and youth unemployment. also in the programme, china s answer to boeing prepares for its maiden flight. we start with facebook, because despite the ongoing controversy over everything from fake news to extremist and violent content, the social networkjust keeps getting bigger and more profitable. facebook has been warning for some time it can t keep growing at this rate but the latest results show no sign of a slowdown yet. take a look at these numbers. facebook made profits ofjust over $3 billion in the first three months of this year. that s a jump of more than 76% on the same period last year and more than investors were expecting. facebook is creeping ever closer to two billion users 1.91; billion people are now actively using the social media platform every month, up 17% on this time last year. but in recent mo ....
the jobs that are being created. i ll have more later. in sport, italian championjuventus took a big stride towards the champions league final. jose mourinho has set his sights on winning the europa league in the semi final tonight. also this morning: the story of eight year old marin and herfriendship with police dog in training tag. he is my best friend. he is basically my special bff. and carol has the weather. there is a north south split, in the north it will be sunny, in the south it will be cloudy with showery outbreaks of rain. in the east in the breeze once again it will be chilly. i have more injust over ten minutes. good morning. first, our main story. a bbc breakfast investigation into the treatment of eating disorder has shown rising numbers of men being affected by conditions like anorexia and bulimia. figures obtained through a freedom of information request showed the number of males receiving out patent treatment in england is rising at double the rat ....
manchester united prioritise the europa league for the rest of the season as they look to qualify for the champions league. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. buckingham palace has announced that the duke of edinburgh will stop carrying out public engagements this autumn. prince philip, who will be 96 next month, made the decision himself with the full support of the queen. the palace says the queen will continue to carry out a full programme of official engagements. the duke of edinburgh is the longest serving consort in british history. the prime minister said she offered him the country s deepest gratitude and good wishes. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. arriving at st james‘s palace a short time ago, side by side, as we are accustomed to seeing them, the queen and the duke of edinburgh. but this, come the autumn, will be the exception. the duke has decided, finally, just a few weeks short of his 96th birthday, that it is time for ....
prepared for death . i was watching the sunset. i had very much made peace with all. and then a helicopter i heard a helicopter. and for the first time, british scientists use satellite images to count the entire global population of the endangered northern royal albatross. good evening. welcome to bbc news. it s five o clock our main story. the duke of edinburgh has announced he will stop carrying out public engagements this autumn. buckingham palace says prince philip made the decision with the full support of the queen, who will continue to carry out a full programme of official duties. the duke of edinburgh, who will be 96 next month, is the longest serving consort in british history. the prime minister said she offered him the country s deepest gratitude and good wishes. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell‘s report contains flash photography. it is an image to which the nation has become accustomed over many decades. the queen and the duke of edinburg ....
used to the paper five featuring elizabeth fry. she is now making way for the winston churchill plastic fiver. it means that after this there won t be a bank of england note with a woman on it, except for the queen. but the bank of england says 150 million notes remain at large. so why the abrupt cut off? the new polymer £5 note featuring winston churchill has lots of clever security features that make it much more secure. we want the public to have those notes rather than the old note, setting a clear doubt of the 5th of may to reduce the elizabeth fry note, meaning people know exactly which notes to have, which to check, which security features to understand. after friday you will still be able to take your old notes into your bank and deposit them or exchange them, but shops won t be accepting them, so you re probably best off just spending accepting them, so you re probably best offjust spending them before then. the bank of england says it will take paper five is ....