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the energy regulator ofgem has asked suppliers to pause the forced installation of prepaid metres. it follows revelations that a debt collection company working for british gas broke into the homes of vulnerable people to install the metres. prepayment metres require customers to pay for their energy in advance. it's more expensive than paying by direct debit, but are sometimes the only option for people who have struggled to pay and are in debt to a supplier. ben king has more. an undercover reporter from the times newspaper joined a team of debt collectors, entering the home of a s...

south—eastern parts of the uk but into this evening and overnight we will keep some showers coming in on the northerly breeze for a while, particularly across parts of northern england. scotland and northern ireland should see skies clearing, we make it clear skies across north—west wales and england, so there could be a frost, may be as low as “4 in glasgow. across east midlands, yorkshire, east anglia and the south—east, temperatures should be above freezing, enough cloud, enough breeze, but even here tomorrow we will find the breeze easing, the crowd breaking up and any sh...

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the scottish first minister nicola sturgeon has confirmed a transgender woman convicted of rape will not serve her sentence in scotland's only all—female prison. isla bryson was convicted in glasgow of carrying out two attacks before she changed gender. ms sturgeon faced repeated questions about the case during first minister's questions. our correspondent is in glasgow. walk us through the events from beginning, so we understand where we are and we will get on to nicola sturgeon�*s comments later. just stu rgeon�*s comments later. just b...

welcome to the programme. cities around the world have been welcoming in 2023 — with the latest new year celebrations taking place across the united states, canada, the caribbean and latin america. this was rio dejaneiro in brazil — crowds gathered on its copacabana beach — watching the spectacular fireworks display there. this year is in contrast to the previous two years, when celebrations were scaled back because of the pandemic. the bbc�*s louisa pilbeam looks back on how the world has been seeing in the new year. crowd: 5, 4, 3, 2,1. big ben bongs. times have changed and...

hello and welcome to bbc news. it is good to have your company here. we begin with international news. pope francis has addressed worshippers in the vatican this morning. his address follows the death of his predecessor, benedict xvi. the former pope will be lying in state in st peter's basilica from monday to allow mourners to pay their respects until his funeral on thursday. pope francis celebrated mass for the solemnity of mary in the vatican, and afterwards he paid tribute to his predessecor in st peter's square. translation: the beginning . of the new year is for mary most holy,...