ever quarterly profits making over £7 billion in the first 3 months of the year. that s almost three times the amount it reported this time last year. interest rates are expected to rise again. analysts believe the bank of england, could increase the base rate to 1% the highest level in 13 years. the japanese prime minister is visiting the uk, with the crisis in ukraine and a new defence partnership high on the agenda. fumio kishida is due to speak in the next few minutes, before government meetings later today. and coming up this hour. meeting some of nature s newest arrivals. a new study, following great tits near oxford, suggests spring is starting sooner. and manchester city are out of the champions league after a dramatic semifinal comeback by real madrid securing victory with two injury time goals. ukrainian officials say russian forces have launched an all out assault on the azovstal steelworks in the besieged city of mariupol. around 200 civilians are still b
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power if necessary. britain s economic growth slowed sharply at the start of the year. official figures show gdp grew byjust 0.3%. in the next hour: the cancer drugs fund condemned as a huge waste of money. a study finds that it wasted more than a billion pounds of public money. less than a fifth of its drugs helped patients. cycling s three day tour de yorkshire is underway, the peloton heading from bridlington to scarborough. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a breast surgeon has been convicted of intentionally wounding patients by performing completely unnecessary operations. he has been released on conditional bail. ian paterson, who s 59, was found guilty of 20 charges in total, relating to nine women and one man. police say his victims felt that the surgeon enjoyed playing god. and one former patient outside court said she felt mutilated by the doctor. dominic hughes reports. surgeon ian paterson. well liked and trusted by patients facing the frightening prospect
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