pre tax profits ringed in at $7.7 billion in the third quarter. now, this is all driven by rising global interest rates feeding into their balance sheets. but there have been questions before that these high rates were not being passed on to savers. joining me now is the independent banking analyst, frances coppola. nice to see you, doing rather well. i imagine those paying higher mortgage rates and everything it is a bitter pill. tell us more about the numbers? it is yet tell us more about the numbers? it is yet more tell us more about the numbers? it is yet more profits from their very healthily inaudible it has shrunk ever so slightly in this quarter but it is still way above where it was last year and that does reflect the fact that they have passed on interest rates to lenders much more quickly than they have to savers, which i think some people might get quite cross about. ~ . ., , , about. wanted we are seeing, is we are seeing about. wanted we are seeing, is we are
intruded upon, the same thing everybody else in the world wants, and that there is a difference between privacy and intrusion and being able to have boundaries. millions of children in england go back to school borisjohnson describes it as an important first step towards a sense of normality . we all need to get back to some sort of routine. i have every confidence in the school and the way this has all been set up, and how they are going to get tested regularly. holding hands at last care home residents in england are now allowed one person who can visit them indoors but no hugs yet. on international women s day we look at new technology being introduced to help female athletes perform better. all families have their disagreements but nothing quite like this. once again, the royalfamily is at the eye of a global storm over its treatment of the duchess of sussex, over the fall out between prince harry and his father, and over the issue of race. and all in an inte
Later in the programme well get the inside track on a tech company which aims to tackle the worldwide problem of poor eyesight. A new survey has found that online spending in the uk has fallen for the First Time Since 2013. Today we want to know whether your expectations of the future are affecting your Spending Decisions . Do get in touch just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. So Emmanuel Macron has won the french presidency, and now the hard work begins. His first challenge will be to form a government with crucial parliamentary elections in june. The outcome of that will determine how much power the new president has to tackle the lengthy list of economic problems. France has had a high Unemployment Rate for decades currently around 10 of the workforce or 3 million people. That compares with less than half 4. 3 across the border in germany. The problem is worse for young people 24 of those between the ages of 15 and 2a dont have a job. The other big iss
Sums as a brexit bill. And this is the scene on centre court, whereJohanna Konta is aiming to become britains first female Semi Finalist since 1978. Currently, its on serve in the first set. Theresa may has ordered a uk wide inquiry into the use of contaminated Blood Products in the nhs in the 19705 and 805. 2,400 people have died as a result of what the Prime Minister, described as an appalling tragedy which should never have happened. The Health Secretaryjeremy Hunt will meet families of the victims before deciding on the style of the inquiry. Many of those were haemophiliacs who contracted hepatitis c and aids related illnesses. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn said the inquiry should have the potential to trigger prosecutions. Jane Frances Kelly reports. For decades, the families of those affected by this scandal have fought for justice. During the 19705 and 805, haemophiliacs and others were infected with hepatitis c and hiv from imported Blood Products. Now, after pressure from mp5
Checks on borrowers, particularly those in financial difficulties, as a report by the regulator is published this morning. I will have more on that a little later. In Sport England are into the semi finals of the european championships. Jodie taylor scored the winner, as the Lionesses Beat france 1 0. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Todays the day of sunshine and showers, especially in central and Northern Areas. They will be fewer and further between them were yesterday. That leads us into a showery start to the week. Good morning. First, our main story thousands of extra Mental Health workers are to be recruited by the nhs in england. The Health Secretary, jeremy hunt, said the aim is to treat an extra one Million People by 2021. The Royal College of nursing has questioned how so many staff can be hired and trained in such a short space of time. Here is more from our Health Correspondent dominic hughes. Ministers in england have already acknowledged the treatment offered to