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 people
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 serving f
entertainment two try and meet across. the entertainment industry is huge in that part of the united states. is there wider support for what they are asking for? yeah. this is something that affect all creatives, really, in film and television. it affects writers and directors. directors just struck a deal to get better pay and the writers are still on strike so that affects the united states but if actors go on strike than that would be actors who are members of seg after a sick who work around the world so you could see productions across the world be affected, notjust in the united states. the world be affected, not ust in the united states. the world be affected, not ust in the united states. thank you very much- household energy bills in england, scotland and wales will become cheaper from today as the regulator, ofgem, brings in its new price cap. typical annual energy costs will be lowered to about £2000. but the boss of centrica which owns british gas has warned tha
household would have been paying £2,500. at midnight that drops tojust over £2,000 though that 5 still almost double what prices were three years ago. the boss of centrica which owns british gas has warned that bills are likely to stay around that level for the foreseeable future. here s hannah miller. at home near macclesfield, emily s just had an e mail to say her gas and electricity bill is about to go down by around £370 a year. it feels good, i think you ve to remember it is still not going to go as low as they were, so it s a nice little bit of relief, but it s still not what it was. it s nice to know that they re going to come down, but it s just not quite enough. kind of better than nothing? exactly, yeah, look on the bright side! but at the gym emily runs with her husband alex, they re still locked into a much higher price.