economic crisis? plus, when working from home is just too expensive could soaring energy bills drive a mass return to the office for the first time since the pandemic? hello. we start with the cost of living crisis here in britain because the boss of one of the uk s top energy suppliers has told the bbc the government must act now to protect customers from soaring bills or face catastrophe this winter. ovo energy ceo stephen fitzpatrick has been talking to our business editor simonjack about their own ideas for supporting households. he said it felt like the past 12 months had been wasted despite the scale of the crisis becoming increasingly apparent. and he called on the uk s new prime minister to take action as soon as they are appointed next week. if we don t start working on this first thing on monday when we have a new government, a new prime minister this has to be the first order of business. and if we don t use every available moment over the next 12 weeks
juneteenth, of fresh perspective . we will also pay tribute to the late great mark shields. his daughter amy will join me live. the first, the u.s. medias narrative about president biden. it s facing a perfect storm right now with the rising inflation, skyhigh gas, the continued covid pandemic, the president s unpopularity in the polls. more and more columnists are commentators are bringing up biden s age is a factor as well. right now, some liberals see up pylon going on. conservatives just think others are coming where they have been. standard photo ops seem to be going sideways for biden right now. chooses what video to show. maybe warps these narratives. vs reporters come you will see those complaints. this week, he invited a reporter from the associated press into the oval office for 30 minute interview. it was a rare move at some of these headline said. there long list of media outlets still waiting for the turn with the president. there was an news in that interview. t
A major review published in the uk today says workers need more rights and everyone involved needs to pay more tax. And cleaning up russias nuclear mess. We visit an old navy base thought to be one of the most toxic sites in the whole of the country now getting a facelift. Welcome to World Business report. Im rachel horne. The world of work is changing, but are employment and tax laws keeping up . Here in the uk, a Government Review is calling for workers in the so called gig economy to get new rights. These are people using technology to take short term jobs such as driving for uber or deliveroo. This type of Companies Offer flexibility over hours, but often with lower pay and poorer conditions. The Taylor Review says there should be a new category of worker called a dependent contractor. They would get benefits such as some form of minimum wage and sick pay. This is relevant to more and more people around the world. Mckinsey found that across the eu and us 20 to 30 of people are invo
The profits of TikTok owner ByteDance jumped around 60 percent in 2023, Bloomberg reported Wednesday citing sources, beating online rivals Tencent and Alibaba. The reported results mark the first time that ByteDance has overtaken archrival Tencent in both revenue and profit, Bloomberg said, adding that the internal figures had not been independently audited.