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
british gas suspends its force fitting of prepament meters following a report that it was imposing them on vulnerable customers. its chief executive, chris 0 shea has apologised. there chris 0 shea has apologised. is nothing that i can 5 can there is nothing that i can say that can express the horror i had when i heard this, when i saw this. it is completely unacceptable, that language is completely unacceptable. the largest ever outbreak of bird flu is now infecting mammals in the uk. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. europe s biggest energy firm, shell, has reported record annual profits of nearly $40 billion in 2022, more than double what it made 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. let s take a closer look at t
this is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the oil giant shell reports record annual profits of 32 billion pounds the highest in its 115 year history. the bank of england is expected to announce that it will raise interest rates for a tenth consecutive time. allegations of war crimes in ukraine a former russian army officer tellsthe bbc he saw russian soldiers shooting prisoners of war. the colonel shot the prisoner in the arm and in the right leg. under the knee and hit the bone. i went to the commanders and said the ukrainian needs to go to hospital, he will be dead by morning from blood loss.
needs to go to hospital. he ll be dead by morning from blood loss. we dressed him up in a russian uniform and took him to hospital. we told him, don t say you re a ukrainian prisoner of war, because either the doctors will refuse to treat you, or the injured russian soldiers will hear you and shoot you. the bbc has verified documents, photographs and videos provided by konstantin, confirming his identity and his movements. 0nce he d returned to russia, back on base, he was accused of a serious breach of discipline for refusing to go back to ukraine. he was dismissed from the army. a russian human rights group has helped him leave the country. translation: | apologise i to the whole ukrainian nation for coming to their home as an uninvited guest with a weapon in my hands.
act differently. it s a very unusual situation at the moment. and this kind of very aggressive debt collection just feels very, very unfair. 0fgem has now confirmed it s investigating, telling the bbc: there is nothing that i can say that can express the horror and so as soon as we heard this we suspended arvato. they are not doing any work for us right now. we then commissioned an independent report so we can get to the bottom of what s going on and therefore when we get to the bottom we ll therefore then fix it. where we ve got it wrong,