Post brexit trade arrangements. If youd like to get in touch this morning, you can tweet me vicderbyshire or email victoria bbc. Co. Uk. A team from the World Health Organization visits the high security chinese lab at the centre of claims over the source of the covid 19 pandemic. And the queen and british Prime Minister have led tributes to captain sir tom moore, whos died at 100 years old, after Testing Positive for Coronavirus Last week. The uk government says it will ensure hes officially remembered. I think we should find a way to make sure that we mark the memory of captain tom and thank him for the contribution that he made for the nhs. So i will ensure that we mark his contribution properly and appropriately at the right moment. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, has described as absolutely superb the findings of a study which suggests for the first time that the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine significantly reduces
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
of the virus jumping to humans is very low but they ll carry out more targeted testing and surveillance both of animals and humans exposed to the virus. our environment and rural affairs correspondent, claire marshall, reports. this is now, by far, the worst avian flu outbreak in global history. more than 200 million birds both wild and farmed have died or had to be cullled. a development that is worrying scientists now is the spill over into mammals. in the uk, the virus has been found in foxes. they are scavengers and can feed on birds. it s also been found in otters, the kind of animal also likely to encounter infected birds. so, what about the risk to humans? ok, so, this is the genetics laboratory. we were shown into the government lab in surrey at the heart of the uk s fight against avian flu. so, here we have some of the latest technology and innovation in order
translation: out of selfish interests- translation: out of selfish interests | the us has continuously strengthened military deployment in the region, which exacerbates regional tensions and endangers regional peace and stability. countries should remain vigilant against this and avoid being used by the united states. so that suggests that beijing wants to keep good relations with manila and won t retaliate, at least for the moment. and for the marcos presidency here, well, the marcos government is really walking this very fine tightrope, trying to keep good relations with china because it s economically important, while getting closer to america militarily, because it really needs that support and cannot handle the situation alone. rupert wingfield hayes. the current wave of bird flu in the uk is spilling over to mammals. more than 200 cases have already been recorded in animals like otters and foxes that are believed to have eaten infected birds. health officials say the risk of th