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HARDtalk

remembers that you believe you can get anything like a 21% deal two years? get anything like a 2196 deal two ears? ., ., get anything like a 2196 deal two ears? . ., , get anything like a 2196 deal two ears? ., ., , ., , ., years? that would be really tough, but what we _ years? that would be really tough, but what we have _ years? that would be really tough, but what we have got _ years? that would be really tough, but what we have got to _ years? that would be really tough, but what we have got to say... - years? that would be really tough, l but what we have got to say... what would be acceptable? _ but what we have got to say... what would be acceptable? i _ but what we have got to say... what would be acceptable? i am - but what we have got to say... what would be acceptable? i am not - but what we have got to say... what| would be acceptable? i am not going to negotiate — would be acceptable? i am not going to negotiate in _ would be acceptable? i am not going to negotiate in an _ would be acceptable? i am not going to negotiate in an interview. - would be acceptable? i am not going to negotiate in an interview. what i to negotiate in an interview. what my members are telling us is the pay issues notjust the issue or the only important one, it is the way that pensions are going forward for the many things have been ripped out of workers hands, even here at the bbc, i would venture, many of the terms and conditions have been ripped away, people have been casual lysed, forced to work for subcontractors and indeed had their pension terms ripped up in having to defend themselves on ta ke take the role e—mail —— royal mail. they are looking to put things on the same basis as the gig economy, in essence, and people will not

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The Travel Show

say they're looking for a key witness. officers want to speak to a woman who was wearing a yellow coat and pushing a pram near the river wyre. now on bbc news, the travel show. advice to the courts has been given that warrants for the forced installation of prepaid metres in the uk could be waved through. more than 1000 once—a—day were approved by magistrates last year as the cost of living crisis put many customers into arrears. earlier this week the regulator, offer jam, asked firms to suspend the compulsory installation of the devices after a couple of times investigation showed british gas subcontractors breaking into homes of vulnerable people. —— 0fgem. this was

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BBC News

another as so capable that they believe they must be motivated by intentions. . ,. ., ., , intentions. fascinating to elements, i'm sure we'll— intentions. fascinating to elements, i'm sure we'll talk— intentions. fascinating to elements, i'm sure we'll talk about _ intentions. fascinating to elements, i'm sure we'll talk about them - intentions. fascinating to elements, i'm sure we'll talk about them in - i'm sure we'll talk about them in the future. thanks forjoining us. the bbc has seen internal guidance to magistrates in england and wales which said they should wave through bulk applications by energy companies who want to forcibly install prepayment meters in people's homes. earlier this week the regulator ofgem asked firms to suspend the compulsory installation of the devices, after a times newspaper investigation showed british gas subcontractors breaking into the homes of vulnerable people. our correspondent noor nanji told me the background to this latest development. it relates to warrants to forcibly install prepayment meters. now, of course, that's something we've been talking about a lot in the last week.

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BBC News

motivated by intentions. the bbc has learnt that courts were given advice suggesting warrants for the forced installation of pre—payment meters in people's homes could be waved through. more than 1,000 warrants a day were approved by magistrates last year, as the cost of living crisis put many customers into arrears. earlier this week the regulator 0fgem asked firms to suspend the compulsory installation of the devices — after a times investigation showed british gas subcontractors breaking into the homes of vulnerable people. our business correspondent noor nanji has the details. this was the footage that thrust energy companies firmly under the spotlight for prepayment meters. an undercover reporter from the times showed debt collectors working for british gas, breaking into the home of a single father with young children, to fit the device. the times found evidence of other stories like this, too.

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BBC News

british gas subcontractors breaking into the homes of vulnerable people. the magistrates�* leadership executive has been approached for comment. here's our work and money correspondent noor nanji. the first signs of spring. a six nations match in cardiff is guaranteed lift the winter gloom. dark days on the field last year... just to check you were watching, that was a mistake. we did not mean to run that story about the rugby going on in the uk and wales. the story about the prepayment meters is very important and we'll come back to it later. the pope, archbishop of canterbury and moderator of the church of scotland are on an historic three—day visit to south sudan. they've called it a pilgrimage of peace to the country, where more than 400,000 people have been killed in violence

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BBC News

more now on the bbc having seen internal guidance to magistrates in england and wales which said they should wave through bulk applications by energy companies who want to forcibly install prepayment meters in people's homes. earlier this week, the regulator 0fgem asked firms to suspend the compulsory installation of the devices after a times newspaper investigation showed british gas subcontractors breaking into the homes of vulnerable people. the magistrates�* leadership executive has been approached for comment. here's our work and money correspondent noor nanji. this was the footage that thrust

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BBC News

also been helping out — not farfrom here, there is a tennis club where volunteers have been turning up all day to get maps to do their bit to look for nicola bulley. and the searches are likely to continue for the rest of the weekend. the bbc has learnt that courts were given advice suggesting warrants for the forced installation of pre—payment metres in people's homes in the uk could be waved through. more than 1,000 warrants a day were approved by magistrates last year, as the cost of living crisis put many customers into arrears. earlier this week, the regulator 0fgem asked firms to suspend the compulsory installation of the devices — after a times investigation showed british gas subcontractors breaking into the homes of vulnerable people. our business correspondent noor nanji has the details. this was the footage that thrust energy companies firmly under the spotlight. an undercover reporter from the times showed debt collectors working for british gas, breaking into the home of a single father with young children, to fit a pre—payment meter.

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The Context with Christian Fraser

and forcibly fit pre—payment metres. the boss of centrica which owns british gas said the tactic was "inexcusable". they have suspended the subcontractor. it comes after an undercover reporter from the times newspaper found the metres were being fitted in homes which should have been protected, with some workers expressing how "exciting" it was to break in and install them. citizens advice found 3.2 million people across great britain went out of credit on their prepayment metres last year. these are some of the most vulnerable people, because they couldn't afford to top up, and now we hear that there are companies, subcontractors going into these homes and forcibly fitting them. these prepayment metres are quite pernicious _ these prepayment metres are quite pernicious in ways because these are the most _ pernicious in ways because these are the most vulnerable people who can't really _ the most vulnerable people who can't really afford their electricity, but are being — really afford their electricity, but are being forced into accepting these — are being forced into accepting these metres by companies through

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The Next Revolution With Steve Hilton

one or maybe two companies that can deliver it. if they can do what you are out of luck and there are companies that specialize in buying up specific subcontractors who monopolize key aerospace parts and raise prices so this needs a serious dose of competition. steve: it is so interesting because this conversation never happened but the dumb conversation if you're putting of defense spending are not not how you do it little the structure of the industry i didn't know the clinton administration engineer this talk about how much the defense manufacturing base is gone overseas including china. >> so part of this, it was done in a bipartisan way with a republican congress and democratic administration they lifted a series of controls on government procurement. so there was intense knowledge

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The Next Revolution With Steve Hilton

one or maybe two companies that can deliver it. if they can do what you are out of luck and there are companies that specialize in buying up specific subcontractors who monopolize key aerospace parts and raise prices so this needs a serious dose of competition. steve: it is so interesting because this conversation never happened but the dumb conversation if you're putting of defense spending are not not how you do it little the structure of the industry i didn't know the clinton administration engineer this talk about how much the defense manufacturing base is gone overseas including china. >> so part of this, it was done in a bipartisan way with a republican congress and democratic administration they lifted a series of controls on government procurement. so there was intense knowledge

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