than previously thought. and coming up on the bbc news channel, two late james anderson wickets put england in a strong position after day one of the opening test against new zealand. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the energy company centrica, which owns british gas, has seen its profits more than triple for last year because of rising oil and gas prices. the earnings were £3.3 billion, compared to £948 million from the year before. british gas was recently criticised for using debt agents to force fit pre payment meters into the homes of vulnerable customers. here s our business correspondent, theo leggett. net zero means hydrogen and solar. centrica says it is focused on clean energies of the future, but right now it s making bumper profits because of high oil and gas prices. they soared last year after the invasion of ukraine and the company, which owns british gas, is reaping huge benefits. last year it made £3.73 huge benefits. last year it made £
touching 80 mph in the northern isles. widely 60, 70 mph touching 80 mph in the northern isles. widely 60,70 mph in touching 80 mph in the northern isles. widely 60, 70 mph in scotland in the morning, and this is where we have the peak of the winds tomorrow morning. to the east of the pennines, some gusty winds reaching 70 mph. the winds gradually ease through the day and at the same time we have this band of cloud not bringing much rain but heading into southern england. away from here it will brighten up. the showers in scotland become fewer as the winds dropped. another mild one, perhaps 14 or 15 degrees in east anglia. there is rain coming into northern ireland by tomorrow evening, that area of low pressure will come in and the weather front will slide away. it will bring some snow tomorrow night over the scottish mountains, then with the weather front over northern ireland, the north of england and southern scotland, here we will find some rain on saturday. to the north
Uncertain future. Everyone is locked in. We are here now, its kind of in. We are here now, its kind of unbelievable status. Backin back in the Fast Lane Item Pt Races into the british championship final into the british championship final in the quickest time in the world this year. Theres no break in the football at the moment, theres a full round of premier League Matches over the next three nights, five this evening with the main focus around relegation, three of the bottom five are playing. Burnley are unbeaten in three and still dreaming, win tonight and they could be one point off safety, but that also depends on how Nottingham Forest and everton get on. Ben croucher reports everton a re everton are on a tour of the run, this is the team arriving at newcastle in the last 30 minutes, at their last league when it was before christmas. Ben croucher reports its the time of year where teams look to spring forward, if you can bear to watch anyway. For everton, no 12 premier bear to wat
Through the general election to all Political Parties is actually, people have had enough of the Austerity Measures. 11 days on from the start of negotiations, theres still no deal with the dup to prop up theresa mays government, amid claims of in downing street. Chaos in downing street. Also this morning, a Special Report from dame sarah storey on whether high profile athletes who have babies get enough support once they return. Resources available to elite sports people is better than ever. But what is the best way of using this funding to support athlete mums . Hello, welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Were also talking about Uk Holiday Makers who make bogus Food Poisoning claims against foreign hotels. The problem is getting so bad apparently that some resorts say they could ban brits. Travel Companies Says its one of the biggest issues that has hit the industry for many years. If youve made a claim or you work in the industry then wed love to hear from you