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thousands of syrian refugees, arrive at the turkish border as they try to cross back into their home country after last week s earthquakes. and tributes for the hollywood film star and model, raquel welsh who s died at the age of 82. the energy giant, centrica which owns british gas has reported huge profits of £35 billion last year more than triple those of 2021. the increase is largely down to the surge in energy prices because of the war in ukraine. british gas has recently been criticised for entering the homes of vulnerable customers to force fit prepayment meters. let s talk to our business correspondent theo leggett. which correspondent theo leggett. part of the business i these which part of the business have these profits really come from? element for a start, very little has actually come from british gas, the retail bit of the business. that sells as retail bit of the business. that sells gas to retail bit of the business. that sells gas to peo ....
and tributes for the hollywood film starand model, raquel welch, who s died at the age of 82. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the search has begun for the next leader of the scottish national party and first minister of scotland following nicola sturgeon s surprise decision to stand down on wednesday afterjust over eight years in power. the snp s national executive committee will meet on thursday to draw up a timetable for a leadership race. nominations have already opened. the party s constitution says a candidate for leader needs to have the backing of 100 members from at least 20 different snp branches. if there s more than one candidate a vote of party members will choose the new leader. ms sturgeon plans to remain in office until her successor is elected and continue on as an msp until at least the next holyrood election. with more on wednesday s events, here s alexandra mackenzie. scotland s first female and longest ser ....
Thousands of syrian refugees, arrive at the turkish border as they try to cross back into their home country after last week s earthquakes. and tributes for the hollywood film star and model, raquel welsh who s died at the age of 82. the energy giant, centrica which owns british gas has reported huge profits of £35 billion last year more than triple those of 2021. the increase is largely down to the surge in energy prices because of the war in ukraine. british gas has recently been criticised for entering the homes of vulnerable customers to force fit prepayment meters. let s talk to our business correspondent theo leggett. ....
Which owns the train, didn t show up here, their representatives. they said it was out of fear of their safety, which has really angered residents. the firm has provided a fund of more than $1 million to help people, but everyone here is worried about the long term effects when it comes to the environment and their health. the energy giant, centrica which owns british gas has reported huge profits of £35 billion last year more than triple those of 2021. the increase is largely down to the surge in energy prices because of the war in ukraine. british gas has recently been criticised for entering the homes of vulnerable customers to force fit prepayment meters. our business correspondent theo leggett tells us more about the record profits of energy companies. centrica is not alone here, one of a number of energy companies producing record profits at the moment. we heard from bp and shell last week, much the same picture. that led to renewed calls ....
See how that plays out in the coming months. ~., , see how that plays out in the coming months. , ., steeply rising gas prices could last for up to two years, according to the boss of the uk s biggest energy supplier. chris o shea, the chief executive of centrica which owns british gas has told the bbc that the high demand for gas was partly driven by many countries moving away from coal and oil. our business correspondent ramzan karmali has more. it is a stark warning today from the boss of the country s biggest energy supplier. higher bills could be with us for some time to come. i can simply look at what the market says at the moment and the market suggests that high gas prices will be here for the next 18 months to two years. the reason behind higher bills is down to what is happening in the wholesale market. across the world, as pandemic restrictions eased, the demand for gas soared. late last year, prices were nine times greater than normal and still remain a lot higher than ....