and they were much better than expected. the new boss of bp, murray auchin closs, has had a mountain to climb since he took over from bernard looney, who was forced out after a scandal over workplace relationships. bps share price has languished while rivals such as exxonmobil have soared, some investors are uneasy about its huge and costly investments in green technology. some analysts say it is a potential takeover target. cornelia meyer is ceo of meyer resources, an energy consultancy. she was a former senior executive at bp. always good to have you with us. talk to me about that new dilemma that the new bus finds himself in. he has a debate where the new investment will come. continue to put money into green investments that are costly and won t pay off straightaway, or go down the route of fossil fuels which investors like but is not deemed to be the root of the future. . ~ but is not deemed to be the root of the future. ., ~ , ., ., ., the future. thank you for having m
the stewards on the night ruled the incident to be accidental. however, todayjudge karen walden smith ruled that, on the balance of probabilities, gibbons actions during the race were undertaken in reckless disregard for the safety of mr tylicki . there s more details of all those stories on the bbc sport website. we will have more for you later on. this is bbc news, the headlines: the omicron variant is making up nearly three quarters of new covid cases in the us. president biden will outline his response later including 500 million free tests and military help on standby. the uk chancellor announces a £1 billion grant for the hospitality sector in england as it struggles with a collapse in bookings because of a rise in covid cases. the high court in london has ordered the ruler of dubai to pay