Bitcoin hitting record highs, the continuation of a rally that has been building for a couple of months. There are a couple of factors the mainstreaming of bitcoin. You may recall earlier this year regulators in the us open and investing opportunities attached to crypto currencies to more investors, and since then funds have been pouring into that. There was a report that huge figures have been raised. That has definitely increased things on the demand side. On the supply side, there is a 0n the supply side, there is a process called halving, part of the bitcoin protocol, only a certain number are issued, and once every four years, a reward for bitcoin miners, that number decreases. That may also have an impact on what investors think the supply will be. All of this i think you can safely say is leading to that craze for laser eyes, the meme that bitcoin fund is used when they are feeling optimistic about it. ~. , they are feeling optimistic about it. We will come back to it. Michelle.
a federal indictment of donald trump could be eminent. nbc news confirms the doj told trump s lawyers and he is a target of this classified documents investigation. moments ago, a key prosecutor in the special counsel s office was spotted at the miami federal courthouse. so is that probe rapidly reaching its conclusion with the former president smack at the center? plus loyal no more. mike pence kicks off his 2024 bid with his strongest rebuke of trump yet. president trump also demand ed that i choose between him and the constitution. i chose the constitution. and i always will. we will have a live report from the red hot campaign trail. and more than 120 million americans enveloped by dangerous wildfire smoke. postponing national sports games, canceling school activities and prompting delays and ground stops at multiple airports. the transportation secretary will join us and have more on how to stay safe and when relief could come. just a few minutes ago, senior sp
prepayment customers go unused. i ll have the details. in sport, how manchester city face more than 100 charges of breaching of financial rules, which could see them fined, docked points or even relegated from the premier league. good morning. it isa it is a gold and a frosty start to the day in the southern half of the country. some mist and fog patches, some of which will be slow to clear. then we will see some sunshine. in the north, a milder start, cloudier with patchy rain in the west. details later in the programme. good morning. it s tuesday, 7th february. more than 4,000 people have died after two major earthquakes hit southern turkey and northern syria. the rescue effort has continued throughout the night, although freezing temperatures, snow and rain have hampered the search for survivors. dozens of countries, including the uk, have promised to send help. azadeh moshiri reports. it s a race to save lives that includes the smallest ones. syria s voluntary civil defen
market in birmingham to explain what it all means for you. ella kissi debrah was the first person in the uk to have air pollution listed as a cause of death. ten years on, her mother continues her fight for cleaner air. i do say, ah, bubba, i know you suffered so much, and it will never make up for it, but so much is being done in your name and so many lives are being saved. i think that s important. a council is accused of ruining a new artwork by banksy, as it removes a key part of the mural because of safety concerns. it all went wrong for tottenham last night antonio conte s team losing to italian side ac milan in the first leg of their champions league tie. good morning. some early mist and fog that will clear quite quickly. they moving across northern ireland and scotland. as it sinks across england and wales it will weaken. many will have some sunshine and a few showers in the north west. all the details later in the programme. it s wednesday 15th of february. our