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bumper profits for the owner of british gas centrica more than a billion pounds this year as household bills keep rising. right on time! and from the railway children to the wombles and doctor who bernard cribbins has died at the age of 93. and coming up on the bbc news channel, we ll be in birmingham ahead of the commonwealth games and we ll look at what threat germany pose to england in the final of the women s euros. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. you the commonwealth games 2022 opens here at the alexander stadium in birmingham injust two hours time. this huge space seats 30,000 people, and although we don t entirely know the themes of the opening ceremony you do get hints of how they want to celebrate birmingham, with a mock canal and brickwork heralding its industrial past, and graffiti and skateboard ramps celebrating its gritty present. and we ve also been told to watch out for exactly how the royal guests arrive. 0rganisers say it s the ....
payouts to shareholders, as uk households come under pressure from rising energy bills. and stars are paying tribute to actor bernard cribbins, famous for his many roles including in doctor who, the wombles and the original railway children, who has died at the age of 93. hello, welcome to the programme. the opening ceremony for the commonwealth games 2022 is getting underway at the alexander stadium in birmingham. organisers say it s the biggest in the event s history. prince charles will represent the queen tonight and performances will include local music and dance groups, emphasising birmingham s diversity. more than 5,000 athletes from 72 nations and territories will take part over the next 11 days. phil mackie reports. cheering and applause. the queen s baton is on its final leg. first stop this morning was birmingham sjewellery quarter, where the medals that they ll be competing for tomorrow have been made. the last stop will be the opening ceremony. these pictures are ....
have a windfall tax on the oil and gas companies. the taliban are celebrating the first anniversary of their return to power in afghanistan but not everybody is cheering, especially women and girls. here as flash floods hit cornwall, the text alerts that will give you a direct warning about severe weather and other life threatening events. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the uk has become the first country to approve what its manufacturers are calling a next generation covid vaccine. the uk s medicines regulator has approved a new version of moderna s coronavirus vaccine the first to target both the omicron variant as well as the original strain of the virus. ministers say the vaccine will now form part of the autumn booster campaign. our medical editor fergus walsh is here with more details. this is the start of a new era of covid vaccines. until now, they ve all been designed against the original form of the virus which emerged in wuhan in china at the end 2 ....
china has launched several ballistic missiles into waters around taiwan in response to a us senator s divisive visit to the island. and how disposable facemasks are blighting birdlife in 23 countries around the world. the bank of england has predicted that the uk is set to enter a recession this autumn lasting more than a year. the bank says inflation is likely to peak at 13% by december, and today it has announced the largest rise in interest rates for 27 years. the 0.5% hike means that interest rates now stand at 1.75%. the move is part of attempts to curb spiralling inflation, by making borrowing more expensive and discouraging spending. but it means mortgages and loans will be more expensive for millions of people, as andy verity reports. rarely has the bank of england given out an economic warning this unsettling. it s not only forecasting the worst inflation in a0 years, hitting 13% in the next few months, but a full blown recession starting this autumn. that means it e ....
moved to a hospice. china launches several ballistic missile tests into waters around taiwan following a senior us leader s divisive visit to the island. and how disposable facemasks are blighting birdlife in 23 countries around the world. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news channel. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news channel. the bank of england has predicted that the uk is set to enter a recession this autumn lasting more than a year. the bank says inflation is likely to peak at 13% by december and today it has announced the largest rise in interest rates for 27 years. the 0.5% hike means that interest rates now stand at 1.75%. the move is part of attempts to curb spiralling inflation, by making borrowing more expensive and discouraging spending. but it means mortgages and loans will be more expensive for millions of people as andy verity reports. rarely has the bank of england given out an economic warning this unsettling. it s not only forecasting the worst ....