hello and welcome. after two months of campaigning, eight candidates and thousands of votes, in just a few hours time either liz truss or rishi sunak will be named the new leader of the conservative party and britain s next prime minister. they ll officially take up that post tomorrow, bringing borisjohnson s three year premiership to an end. our political correspondent iain watson has this report. iam i am always going to respond to support people through it. i support people through it. i would reverse the increase in national would reverse the increase in national insurance. the would reverse the increase in national insurance. national insurance. the nhs will be safe national insurance. the nhs will be safe in national insurance. the nhs will be safe in my national insurance. the nhs will be safe in my hands! - national insurance. the nhs will be safe in my hands! i. will be safe in my hands! i want everybody across our great country want everybody across our g
Ukraines Kharkiv Region a day after russia sent troops across the border to break through defensive lines. This comes as President Biden gives the go ahead for more aid to ukraine. The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades hits the earth triggering spectacular celestial light shows in many parts of the world. These storms occur when the sun emits large clouds of particles. The dutch entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest in sweden will not perform in the final later today. It follows reports Thatjoost Klein is being investigated by malmo police, after a Television Employee complained about threats made against her. Hello, everybody, a very warm welcome to talking Business Weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. Lets go take a look at what is on the show. Ai presents what we think is potentially an existential threat to artists, to the Music Industry, to our culture, really. How do you like your music . Downloaded, streamed 7 or if youre old school, maybe a dash of vinyl or cd .
The artists, the Record Labels, or the tech giants . Im going to be discussing all of that with these two the head of the organisation working to protect the rights of recording artists, and the big boss of the swedish Entertainment Company behind the virtual show, abba voyage. Also on the show the Healthy Business generating healthier profits. The boss of the global supplement company, h h group, dispenses his wisdom on why our appetite for vitamins is growing. Wherever yourejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. You know, its been called musics second digital wave. The first saw the move from records and cds to downloads and streaming, with the rise of the streaming giants like spotify, amazon and apple. Now advanced tech, such as Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality and avatars, are fueling new opportunities to boost profits with everything from virtual concerts to songs written by robots. This time, though, its not the artist a
And well be looking ahead to the Eurovision Song Contest with a Special Report from the host city malmo. Live from london this is Business Today im lukwesa burak. Later this morning the uks First Quarter growth figures will be published. The uk economy grew slightly in february increasing hopes it is on its way out of recession, just. The economy grew by 0. 1 boosted by production and manufacturing in areas such as the car industry. On thursday, the Bank Of England boss said the Monetary Policy committee needs to see more evidence that price rises have slowed before cutting Interest Rates. Governor Andrew Bailey said, he was optimistic that things are moving in the right direction as rates were held at 5. 25 . I think it is. I am encouraged by all of this. Very encouraged that again we have to achieve an Inflation Target that is sustainable. That is ourjob and what we do. The news is encouraging. And what we do. The news is encouraging and what we do. The news is encouraging. Clearly y
Themselves at home on the course with the traditional photocall. Hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. Water companies in england and wales have been ordered to repay customers a total of £114 million, after failing to meet key targets. The industrys regulator, ofwat, said that firms arent performing well enough on issues including leaks and reducing pollution. The money will be returned by reducing household bills. Our environment correspondent jonah fisher has the details. This is the Water Companies end of year report, written by regulator ofwat. It assesses their performance against a number of indicators such as plugging leaks, the quality of the water supply and whether they have managed to reduce the number of Pollution Incidents. For most of the 17 companies, it s not pleasant reading. There is no top of the class this year, with none getting the highest score. Ten were rated as average, and seven told they are lagging behind. Poor performance comes with financial conseque