Energy, as our demand for it grows, the world is faced with a challenge. When we burn coal, the energy that has been stored inside formally and is of years is released, to power cities and machines. But so, of course, is all the bad stuff that is polluting and changing the environment. Countries have met and agreed to reduce Carbon Emissions and invest in clean energy solutions, we are harnessing more solar and wind energy than ever, and last month the uk had its first day of Electricity Supply without burning any coal. But, green power is still a long way from taking over from fossil fuels. But what if there was a Clean Energy Source that could release 10 million times more energy than fossil fuels, with an almost limitless supply which could keep the planet running for millions of years. Well, turns out, there is, and the answer lies in the stars. In the heart of the sun, under intense pressure and heat, Hydrogen Atoms change from gas into superhot plasma, and in this burning soup, t
And looks to push shares higher with a big money Share Buyback. Banking on big profits hsbc rakes billions of dollars and looks to push shares higher with a big money Share Buyback. And china cools the worlds second biggest Economy Saw Manufacturing growth slow last month, fuelling fears that chinese growth is on the slide. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also in the programme, we will show you a robot that can crack open your safe. First of all that silly when on the latest numbers coming from europes biggest bank, hsbc, reporting its earnings in the last 30 minutes. It made a pre tax profit of 5. 28 billion in the Second Quarter of this year. A from 4. 6 billion the previous time and analysts were expecting a high number but not as big as that. It announced a Share Buyback as many we predict in, looking at 2 billion worth. It looks to make the most of its huge cash pile. The move will effectively restrict the supply of hsbc shares in the marketplace of course and
Checks on borrowers, particularly those in financial difficulties, as a report by the regulator is published this morning. I will have more on that a little later. In Sport England are into the semi finals of the european championships. Jodie taylor scored the winner, as the Lionesses Beat france 1 0. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Todays the day of sunshine and showers, especially in central and Northern Areas. They will be fewer and further between them were yesterday. That leads us into a showery start to the week. Good morning. First, our main story thousands of extra Mental Health workers are to be recruited by the nhs in england. The Health Secretary, jeremy hunt, said the aim is to treat an extra one Million People by 2021. The Royal College of nursing has questioned how so many staff can be hired and trained in such a short space of time. Here is more from our Health Correspondent dominic hughes. Ministers in england have already acknowledged the treatment offered to
On Bbc News At Five. A former royal marine, Ciaran Maxwell, has beenjailed for 18 years for supplying bombs to dissident irish republicans. Plans to recruit an extra 21,000 Mental Health workers in england over the next four years, have been announced by the health secretary. Downing street has insisted that Free Movement of people will end in march 2019, when the uk leaves the european union. And real madrid superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo, has appeared before a court in the city accused of tax fraud. Good evening from Tyne Cot Cemetery in belgium, where commemorations have been taking place to mark 100 years since the start of one of the bloodiest battles of world war one. Over three months, british and allied troops fought with german soldiers in what became known as the Battle Of Passchendaele. In the fields around this cemetery, around half a million soldiers on both sides of the war were killed, wounded or went missing. Prince charles, along with the duke and duchess of cambridge, j
Areas will generate interest from your questions and most of the questions are about Executive Orders, what the president s can use them for, if there are any checks, can they sign of funding or of Congress Needs to get involved. We have been looking at the questions on Executive Orders, anthony will join us in about 15 minutes and we can work through a lot of these issues. We must turn to some other really significant developments. Let us really significant developments. Let us do that. Bit by bit. There are reports that mr trump might intend to lift a ban on cia black site prisons, secret prisons or non us territory used for interrogations and well president George W Bush was in power. The New York Times says there is a Draft Executive Order that would roll back a series of restrictions that barack obama set on the treatment of detainees other media has this draft order, too. But lets take note of this the White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer says this document isnt from the white