There were no rules, you are right. The rules were there to be bent. And we expose the corrupt deal to pay off a notorious dictator. I had to make it clear that, er, theyre going to expect a nice, thick envelope of notes, you know. In South Africas rural heartland, one company dominates tobacco production. 90 of the crop is bought by British American Tobacco. Tobacco yes, tobacco. Bat sold a staggering 638 Billion cigarettes last year. And South Africa is one of its most important markets. More tobacco the company has been operating here for more than 100 years. That is very powerful, that is tobacco, No Doubt about that. All the tobacco in the area. All. All goes to bat . Yes. Yeah, so they dominate the market . They dominate the market, yes, i can say that. British american tobacco is one of the uks ten biggest companies. It made almost £10 billion profit last year. Bat has strong foundations. And it claims to be an ethical company. And behaving ethically in all we do. It says its c
And we expose the corrupt deal to pay off a notorious dictator. I had to make it clear that, er, theyre going to expect a nice, thick envelope of notes, you know. In South Africas rural heartland, one company dominates tobacco production. 90 of the crop is bought by British American Tobacco. Tobacco yes, tobacco. Bat sold a staggering 638 Billion cigarettes last year. And South Africa is one of its most important markets. More tobacco the company has been operating here for more than 100 years. That is very powerful, that is tobacco, No Doubt about that. All the tobacco in the area. All. All goes to bat . Yes. Yeah, so they dominate the market . They dominate the market, yes, i can say that. British american tobacco is one of the uks ten biggest companies. It made almost £10 billion profit last year. Bat has strong foundations. And it claims to be an ethical company. And behaving ethically in all we do. It says its committed to the highest standards of Conduct And Transparency whereve
properties are due to end. could there be a possible slump? we have a packed business half hour, so let s get stuck in. starting with the oil industry, it has faced vast losses over the past years the global economy slump, but it has a bigger, more long term problem than the pandemic, and thatis problem than the pandemic, and that is how to reinvent itself for a future without fossil fuels. in the next hour or so, shell will announce its green strategy for the coming decades. it has pledged to be net zero in terms of carbon emissions by 2050, or sooner, so it has less than three decades at the very most to make some huge changes. shell has promised one quarter of all of its spending will be on low carbon energy by 2025, amounting to about $5 billion a year. is it enough, though? rival, bp, says it will slash oil and gas production by 40% by the end of this decade as it moves into renewable energy. and shell is thought to be unwilling to give up its lucrative oil business so q
morning. good morning. businesses on the brink the number of companies going bust could double this year, as the pain of the pandemic kicks in. i ll speak to three people holding it together. good morning. a nine goal thriller, in the fa cup, as everton beat spurs 5 4 in extra time, to book their place in the quarterfinals. this place, the royal manchester children s hospital, is like my second home. i ve been here more than 50 times because i have leukaemia. the two best friends who raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for a children s hospital, we ll see how the money will be spent. good morning. it s thursday, 11th february. our top story. the nhs in england is facing a major overhaul, as the government sets out how it plans to shake up the health and social care system. the changes would see hospitals, gp services and social care providers working together more, while the role of the private sector would be reduced. here s our health correspondent, nick triggle. the r