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more on those headlines in a moment. first, let s round up the sports news. what are fans making a chelsea of today s appointment? england s women have the chance of lifting more silverware later when they take on brazil in the finalissima, a match between the european and south american champions at a sold out wembley. our sports reporterjo currie is there for us now. the world cup will be with us before we know it, a big chance for thise england players to impreess sarina wiegman. after a ny after any major tournament the result was a freshening up of the squad and the likes of ellen white and jill scott are no longer around, there are big injuries to players who are not available for these two games and there are players in the euro squad who have not been selected so there are opportunities for new players coming in to try to impress a sarina wiegman, heading out to australia this summer, but tonight will be a massive occasion, some players potentially making their ....
and jacinda ardern makes her farewell. former new zealand prime minister jacinda ardern has bowed out of parliament with a standing ovation following her farewell speech earlier. the 42 year old spoke about the honour she has felt representing her country and steering its people through some of the hardest times, including natural disasters, the covid i9 pandemic and the 2019 christchurch mosque attack. she shocked the country earlier this year when she announced she was stepping down as prime minister and retiring from politics, saying she no longer had enough in the tank . i do hope i have demonstrated something else entirely. that you can be anxious, sensitive, kind, and wear your heart on your sleeve. you can be a mother or not. you can be an ex mormon or not. you can be a nerd, a crier, a hugger, you can be all of these things. and not only can you be here, you can lead just like me. tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou. a standing ovation their in wellington. ja ....
the energy regulator ofgem has asked suppliers to pause the forced installation of prepaid metres. it follows revelations that a debt collection company working for british gas broke into the homes of vulnerable people to install the metres. prepayment metres require customers to pay for their energy in advance. it s more expensive than paying by direct debit, but are sometimes the only option for people who have struggled to pay and are in debt to a supplier. ben king has more. an undercover reporter from the times newspaper joined a team of debt collectors, entering the home of a single father with three young children. they count as vulnerable. but, these workers from arvato financial solutions, working for british gas, opened the door and installed a prepayment meter anyway. installing prepayment meters by force is legal, but it s meant to be a last resort, and should not be done to vulnerable households. if people cannot afford to top up the meters, they will be le ....
welcome to the programme. there are tentative signs that inflation is coming under control, and the recession forecast last year will be shallower and shorter than expected. butjust to make sure, the central banks are raising the interest rates again. yesterday it was the fed, today the bank of england increased the base rate, half a point, to 4% the highest it has been in m years. we think inflation will come down rapidly, and a lot of that is down to energy prices, which have fallen rapidly. but i m afraid there are big risks out there which mean that it may not happen in that way. yet we re still seeing stronger pressure from price and wage setting in the economy in the question is, will that start to ease off? coinciding with the bank s decision came a profit announcement from shell and a rather blunt illustration of why we re all getting poorer. the oil and gas giant has reaped profits of £40 billion last year. the taxman has reaped far less. shell said it p ....
hgppy message for you this morning. happy new year! in other news, two men have been charged with the murder of cody fisher who was stabbed to death in a nightclub in birmingham on boxing day. it s a very happy new yearfor arsenalfans. their team are seven points clear at the top of the premier league, after beating brighton. a hero s welcome for gary mckee. he s raises £1 million by running 365 marathons one every day in 2022. we start the new year with quite a bit of snowfall sunshine elsewhere, mixed in with some showers. we have your forecast for the start of the new year here on a breakfast. happy new year. it s sunday the 1st of january. our top story: cities around the world have been welcoming in 2023, with large crowds gathering for fireworks and light displays, many for the first time since the start of the pandemic. in london, big ben signaled the start of a spectacular display, which included a tribute to queen elizabeth. louisa pilbeam reports. big ben b ....