flu is now infecting mammals in the uk. manchester united are into the league cup final. newcastle stand between them and a first trophy for six years. hello and welcome to the bbc news channel. the energy giant shell has reported record annual profits of £32 billion in 2022, more than double what it made this in the previous year. the profits are the biggest in the firm s history boosted by higher energy prices since the start of the ukraine war. shell has already said it will pay tax in the uk for the first time since 2017 as a result of the government s windfall tax. i m joined by our business editor simonjack. morning, simon. of these massive profits in context. the morning, simon. of these massive profits in context. profits in context. the highest in the shell s profits in context. the highest in the shell s 115 profits in context. the highest in the shell s115 year history, - profits in context. the highest in i the shell s115 year history, double what it mad
but we make it into a game where, georgie will go and find the yellow stickers when we re out shopping and see if we like what items are there. and, you know, they don t know why kind of we re doing that. but, yeah, kind ofjust making the most of the amount of money we ve got. the government has promised to support carers like stacy in the strategy for children s social care announced today. it says it will put families at the heart of reform, focus on more family like placements, including kinship carers, give early support for families with addiction, domestic abuse and mental health difficulties. what we re trying to do is make sure that families can get the early help that they need, so they don t end up escalating in crisis and we can keep more families together. but where children can t stay with their families, they re going into a family like environment, maybe kinship carer, or with a foster carer. and where that s not possible, they re going into children s homes. we also can
is looked after by a relative, is being prioritised, with training promised for carers. but charities say the money may not be enough to solve all the problems. sanchia berg reports. stacy works at durham university, and used to have a very independent life. now she s a kinship carer for her four year old niece, georgie. adult activity has been replaced by a round of school, gymnastics, soft play. i love my life now. it is vastly different to what it was and what it could have been. i love my little person. i love that she s cheeky, mischievous, and it s kind of an avenue that i didn t think i wanted. i certainly don t want my own children, but i like georgie. stacy stepped in to stop georgie being taken into care. a court order made her georgie s special guardian, but she doesn t get an allowance as a foster carer would, and it can be hard to make ends meet. i m not ashamed to say it,