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editor faisal islam. this is clearly a mess but the expectation in financial circles is that shareholders will provide the funds to keep thames water going. but the question is how did this come about in an industry that should be so simple, providing a product that everybody needs, and provided the monopolies of several million customers with no competition. and the answer is in hugely complicated structures, huge debts, and lots of regulation. the boss of thames water, sarah bentley, abruptly stood down on tuesday. she was battling to turn around the company after a legacy of under investment. let s discuss what s at stake with dr kate bayliss from the centre for water and development at soas university in london. thank you for being on the programme. faisal islam there talking and touching on some of theissues talking and touching on some of the issues why thames water is where it is. can you elaborate on that, please? on that, please? yes, well, thames on that, p ....
today we re asking, following donald trump s impressive win in iowa, and his lead in new hampshire, is the republican presidential race essentially over? plus, a scathing justice department report on the deadly uvalde school shooting leaves us wondering, can we keep our kids safe? and one of madonna s song starts, time goes by so slowly. and for her fans, that s so true. they re now suing her. our gang is here and ready to go. so sit back, relax, and let s talk about it. first, the state of the presidential race. on the heels of a dominant victory in iowa, donald trump is looking effectively to sew up the republican nomination this week in new hampshire. the first in the nation primary which could be the last chance to stop the former president. i m thrilled to be back on tuesday, donald trump is looking to become the first republican ever to win contested races in both iowa and new hampshire. that may depend on the strength of nikki haley s momentum in the gr ....
as of today, the bosses of britain s biggest companies will have made more money in 2024 so far than the typical worker makes all year. and that pay gap is growing. the average pay of the top ftse 100 chiefs amounts to £3.81 million per year, including pensions according to the think tank, the high pay centre. that s equivalent to wait for it £1,170 an hour 109 times the average worker whose median annual salary is just under £35,000. sorry to upset your lunch or dinner. joining me now is chris roebuck a global leadership expert who has worked in major organisations assessing senior leaders performance. hello, lovely to have you with us on the bbc. that will be tough to swallow, won t it? are those figures justified? i swallow, won t it? are those figures “ustified? ~ , ., swallow, won t it? are those figures ustified? ~ , ., ., ., justified? i think you need to ask the question. justified? i think you need to ask the question, lobbyists - justified? ....
a number of hot button issues, including developing a warmer relationship between the two of them. we will bring you that as soon as it starts. welcome back as america reports rolls into a second hour, i m john roberts in washington. good friday eve as we like to call it. aishah: almost there. i m aishah hasnie in for sandra smith, as we wait for the bilateral press conference to start, breaking news out of the middle east. john: one of america s top enemies has added a new weapon to its arsenal. iranian officials showcasing what they claim to be their first hypersonic ballistic missile. aishah: get this, officials say it can travel 15 times the speed of sound and has a range of 870 miles, roughly the driving distance between new york and savanah, georgia. john: made possible by none other than china, after they helped obtain the technology for the missile group. aishah: says the chinese communist party has a clear agenda and lies on displacing u.s. orders. ....
for a new age a kind that has never been agreed before that s how uk prime minister rishi sunak is billing the atlantic declaration he signed with president biden at the white house on thursday. it promises cooperation on advanced tech, clean energy and critical minerals. but it falls far short of the comprehensive free trade agreement with the us that the british government has been hoping for, and had promised as a benefit of leaving the european union. our north america business correspondent michelle fleury has been looking at the details. gone was the mention of an all encompassing trade deal promised in the wake of brexit. in its place, a commitment to co operate on defence, trade, a deal on data protection and ways to regulate new ai deal on data protection and ways to regulate new al to ology. the uk prime minister failed this approach is a better response to the challenges the two countries face. . ., ., . challenges the two countries face. ., . ., ., , , ....