pre tax profits ringed in at $7.7 billion in the third quarter. now, this is all driven by rising global interest rates feeding into their balance sheets. but there have been questions before that these high rates were not being passed on to savers. joining me now is the independent banking analyst, frances coppola. nice to see you, doing rather well. i imagine those paying higher mortgage rates and everything it is a bitter pill. tell us more about the numbers? it is yet tell us more about the numbers? it is yet more tell us more about the numbers? it is yet more profits from their very healthily inaudible it has shrunk ever so slightly in this quarter but it is still way above where it was last year and that does reflect the fact that they have passed on interest rates to lenders much more quickly than they have to savers, which i think some people might get quite cross about. ~ . ., , , about. wanted we are seeing, is we are seeing about. wanted we are seeing, is we are
and another profumo affair revealed this time spy decades before he resigned over his relationship with christine keeler. good morning. it s tuesday the 28th of november. welcome to bbc newsroom live. new measures are to be introduced to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries during childbirth in england. for the first time, parents of stillborn babies are to be routinely offered an independent investigation into what went wrong. the uk has already reduced the mortality rate for babies but still lags behind many other european countries. here s our health correspondent, dominic hughes. losing twins during pregnancy, and then having baby hugo very prematurely, means rachel understands all too well the challenges childbirth can present. her experience has taught her that parents and medical staff need to be more aware of when things could go wrong. i think it s education of pregnant women to never be afraid to ask questions and raise concerns. and it s also the medi
i m jane hill live at westminster. 11am. we are here to talk about that day of history. of history. reflecting on what was achieved and also asking what remains to be done. ofjobs at risk. in florida this evening. good and delayed big construction projects. i m truly sorry for the impact. afternoon. it was the worst possible outcome. outcome. sought to do in my time as chief executive. it s tuesday 6th of inflation and potential interest february, i m annita rate rises. mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. to help smokers quit. also. marking 100 years since women first got the vote. ofjobs at risk. change for equal rights. britain s biggest corporate demise in a decade. and i m jane hill live at westminster. westminster. 100 years ago and asking what remains to be done. deeply saddened by the firm s collapse. the world s most powerful rocket in florida this evening. good morning. saddened and how sorry i am for what has happened to the business. has happened to the busin
learned from operation century. last year, 18 people were convicted of abusing girls in newcastle. some of the victims were as young as m. snapchat loses £1 billion from its stock market value as one of its most influential users, kyliejenner, tweets she no longer uses the social media site. good morning, it s friday the 23rd of february. welcome to bbc newsroom live. for every five prescriptions handed out in england, an error is made, and the government s been warned these mistakes could be linked to hundreds and potentially thousands of deaths a year. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, has described the findings as appalling . he cites the case of a 92 year old woman whose vital medication was stopped after her chart was inadvertently swapped with another patient‘s. our health editor, hugh pym, has the details. the report covers mistakes made in the prescribing, dispensing and administering of medication in england. these could involve gps, pharmacists, care homes and
also this hour, how climate change is transforming the british garden. they will be looking at new techniques because of rising temperatures. and looking for love online one rhino‘s search for a partner on the dating app tinder. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the labour party has switched its election campaigning to the nhs today pledging to give a bigger pay rise to nhs staff in england if it wins the general election. labour says it would scrap tuition fees and restore bursaries for student nurses and midwives which are due to end in august. the party says it would end the current 1% cap on wage increases, in part because nhs staff had been undervalued, overworked and underpaid by the government. labour says. and it says its policies would be paid for by reversing corporation tax cuts. the party says a labour government would also introduce tougher rules to ensure that staffing levels in hospitals are safe. the shadow health secretary, jon ashworth, sai