Some optimists say about future profits from the Worlds Biggest Oil companies. The latest earnings from bp in companies. The latest earnings from bpina companies. The latest earnings from bp in a few hours. And signed and sealed. 25 years ago today, the controversial Maastricht Treaty which established the European Union but could this be the year that more of its key members vote to leave . Welcome. This is World Business report, i am sally bundock. And baby boom to baby bust. The true cost of having children. Lets start with bp. It is its turn to reveal how much money it has recently made, the news being of interest particularly as oil prices have been recovering thanks to the agreement reached at the end of last year between 0pec and non members to cut production beginning in january this and non members to cut production beginning injanuary this year. If you look at this graphic, it shows you look at this graphic, it shows you whats been going on in the last 12 months. You can see
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Eating up to 10 portions of fruit and vegetables a day may help us to live longer. Research from Imperial College london claims boosting our intake to 800 grams a day could prevent thousands of deaths from Heart Disease and cancer. An investigation by the bbc has found there are nearly ten thousand drivers across the uk still on the roads despite having 12 or more points currently on their driving licence. Good morning. Its thursday the 23rd of february. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Parts of the uk are facing Travel Disruption as storm doris arrives with winds reaching 9amph. There are Severe Weather warnings for across Northern England, east anglia, north wales and the midlands, and there is snow predicted in higher areas in scotland. About 8,000 homes and businesses are without power in Northern Ireland due to trees falling onto overhead lines. Network rail are imposing speed limit of 50 mph on several train lines and the aa is reporting Traffic Disruption on major roads including t
people across the country want is privatised companies to pull is paying shareholder dividends to pay for action. an inquiry in australia is set to report on the threat the country faces from invasive fire ants. experts say the insects, which are native to south america and are thought to have entered australia in shipping containers, can kill people and livestock. fire ants attack as a swarm and lock theirjaws onto their victim s skin before injecting venom through a spike on their stomach. that is how they kill them. enjoy your breakfast is one thing i am thinking right now! it is my favourite story but it is very, very scary. they are ferocious, aren t they? everything about them. imagine red ants but even worse. remember
shareholder dividends to pay for action. to end this half hour, i wanted to show you some stunning pictures out of iceland. take a look at this. it is of a wonderful display by mother nature, and it is coming up very shortly, a volcano has been erupting there over the past few months, but here, the lava and volcanic plume of gas has been combined with the world famous northern lights. this time lapse footage was filmed on wednesday, showing the display put on by the two at the eruption site in the south west of the country. now let s get a look at the weather here in the uk, with sarah keith lucas. it was a chilly start to the day particularly for central and southern parts of the uk and we had a touch of frost around. rain has been moving in from the north and for the rest of the day it will be damp across the northern part of the uk, whereas sunny spells will hold on in the south.