At one point they were down by almost a third. Metro bank is the youngest lender on britains high streets. It launched here back in 2010 in the wake of the Global Financial crisis to take on the likes of lloyds and ba rclays. It was the first to do so for more than 100 years. But its had a series of Financial Issues and on thursday there were reports that its urgently trying to raise up to £600 million to shore up its finances. So should customers be worried . Heres our Business Correspondent theo leggett. Well, i dont think customers should be too worried at this stage. Although a 25 drop in the share price is clearly not a good look, metro bank insists that, fundamentally, its finances are pretty sound, it made a profit in the first half of this year, and it continues, crucially, to meet all regulatory requirements in terms of the financial buffers its obliged to give. 0n terms of the financial buffers its obliged to give. On top of that, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme d
i m sally bundock. so let s now get down to business and it is the eve of cop 28 in dubai, where world leaders, government representatives and delegates will discuss ways to tackle climate change. this year, health will be at the heart of the summit with the first ever official health program. from the lab to the patient, the healthcare industry is responsible for twice the carbon emissions of the aviation sector. now rival ceos from seven of the biggest pharmaceutical companies, alongside the world health organization are set to decarbonise the sector and make healthcare more sustainable. i spoke to pascal soriot, the ceo of astrazeneca and is heading up the task force and paul hudson, the ceo of sanofi. i began by asking pascal what has already been achieved. each company card to reduce carbon emissions. as a company astrazeneca over the next few years we reduce carbon emissions by 60% even though the size of the company almost doubled. at the top 28 we are planning to anno
Voting in some seats. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. Tax officials have raided west ham and Newcastle United football clubs as part of an investigation into suspected fraud. Strong criticism for Surrey Police for returning a collection of shotguns to a man who went on to kill his partner and her daughter. A show of unity in south korea as the us Military Holdsjoint exercises with local forces as the us senate prepares for Security Briefing on north korea. And a warning that britains immaculate green lawns could become a thing of the past because of climate change. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that the Prime Minister has refused to guarantee that the so called triple lock on pensions will continue if the conservatives are re elected at the General Election. At the final session of Prime Ministers questions before polling day theresa may said that Pensioner Incomes would continue to rise, but she was accused of abandoning a commitment previously made by the conservatives. La
Good morning. Its friday 28th april. Im annita mcveigh. Police say theyve arrested six people following a Counter Terrorism operation in North West London, in which a woman was shot by armed officers. The female suspect, whos in her 20s, is under police guard in hospital. Officers believe theyve thwarted an active Terrorist Plot. The raid is not connected with yesterdays arrest near Downing Street of a man carrying knives. Our correspondent andy moore is in willesden at the scene for us now. Whats the latest you have on this investigation . We now have a total of six people arrested in connection with this investigation. There was a raid on the street at about 7pm yesterday and we can bring you some video filmed by a neighbour. You can see Police Officers with long barrelled guns, we understand cs gas was fired into the property, you can see today one of the windows is broken, so you can see those armed Police Officers. We can see what appears to be a woman who is brought out of the pr
Make Funding Pledges to tackle Cash Shortages in schools in england. The boss of barclays will be facing pressure today over his pay and also his handling of a controversy surrounding recruitment in the bank. Ill have the details shortly. In sport, the french opens a fortnight away and andy murray says he still needs to get better but hes through to the third round in madrid. Our build up to this years Eurovision Song Contest starts here the bbcs Steve Rosenberg is in kiev with all the tunes and all the facts you need to enjoy the worlds biggest singing competition. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Thank you. Iam in kew gardens next to the Japanese Gateway. I will tell you more about it through the morning but if you adjust stepping out it is a chilly start although most of us will have a day of plenty of sunshine, except in the north of scotland where we have some patchy rain. Good morning. First our main story. President trump has fired the head of the fbi james comey in a mo