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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 ....
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 made last year. no one has corrected me on this yet, i think it is the highest profit of any uk headquartered company in history, and in a way not that surprising when you see what oil and gas prices have done over the last year, they were already rising at the end of last year as the world emerged from covid and demand picked up, and then went rocketing when russia invaded ukraine, and russian oiland went rocketing when russia invaded ukraine, and russian oil and gas supplies were either shot off or shunned putting prices up, and this is what you are seeing is a result. they are paying their shareholders £5 billion. they paid them ....