good morning. it is a fairly cloudy start for money. some drizzle in the west, some heavier rain in scotland. that will push north eastwards through the day, with brighter skies in central and eastern areas. details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday, 2nd february. british gas is facing an investigation after using debt collectors to break into the homes of vulnerable people and forcibly fit pre payment energy meters. the tactic which results in someone s heating being cut off if they don t have the cash to top up their meter is only supposed to be used in homes where there are no young children, pensioners or other vulnerable people. but an undercover reporter from the times newspaper found the meters were being fitted in homes which should be protected. aru na iyengar reports. hello? british gas, your gas supplier. we re here with a court warrant. can you please open the door? otherwise we will have to open it for you. this is the exciting bit. i love t
andy scholes, thank you very much. new day continues right now. good morning, everyone. to our viewers in the united states and around the world it is wednesday july 27th, i m john berman with brianna keilar. this morning a criminal investigation into the january 6th insurrection is moving closer to former president donald trump. cnn reports key witnesses subpoenaed by the justice department in recent days include two top aides of former vice president mike pence who were asked specifically about the fake electors scheme and the role of trump s lawyers. in addition the new york times and the washington post report that federal investigators in april received phone records of key officials and aides in the trump administration including chief of staff mark meadows. attorney general merrick garland called the doj s january 6th investigation the most wide ranging in its history. he says they will go where the evidence takes them. criminally charging a former presiden
what did you do for colleagues who were leaving when the country was in lockdown? @vicderbyshire on tiktok, twitter and instagram. the uk s withdrawal from afghanistan was a disaster and a betrayal , according to an inquiry conducted by mps. images china doesn t want you to see hacked data passed to the bbc shows the detention and indoctrination of uyghur muslims. all police officers in england and wales are to be given anti racism training as part of plans to tackle discrimination. and spanning over 100 kilometres from reading to essex, the elizabeth crossrail line finally opens more than three years later than scheduled. the met police are facing fresh questions after photos emerged of the prime minister drinking at a gathering in downing street during lockdown. but this is an event that borisjohnson was not fined for attending. it happened in november 2020 at a time when indoor social mixing was banned in england. a report into such gatherings by the senior civil
by the charity birthrights. manchester city s premier league victory was marred by a pitch invasion, in which aston villa s goalkeeper was allegedly attacked. good morning. children s social care needs radical change to avoid tens of thousands more youngsters being taken away from theirfamilies that s the warning following a major review of council run children s services in england. the report said struggling families needed earlier support before they reached crisis point and calls for a windfall tax on the profits of the biggest privately run children s homes. here s our social affairs editor alison holt. ok, so let me know how it s been going since the panel. henrietta works with young people to help them pitch ideas and get their voices heard. and also it would be good to know, like, how you found working on the project as well. her own life was shaped by the crisis in the children s care system that today s report wants to change. after two difficult years, she was re
Economy. A source of frustration for voters nationally, even as a huge number of those same americans say their own financial situation is actually pretty good. So whats the Biden Campaign supposed to do with that . Well talk about it coming up. Plus, israels apologies, doing nothing to stem the global fury over the killing of seven aid workers. The white house calling for accountability are from netanyahus government, but are harsh words all there is, or will World Leaders actually act . And Donald Trumps last ditch attempt to get the judge in his Hush Money Trial to throw himself off the case. Could it work . We begin with whats both the most obvious key to winning in november and also the biggest conundrum. The u. S. Economy. We have brand new polling that gives us important insights into just how important it is. Even as joe biden focuses his Campaign Message on abortion and health care. And donald trump is stoking fears about migrants at his campaign stops. Its a border blood bath