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than previously thought. and coming up on the bbc news channel, two late james anderson wickets put england in a strong position after day one of the opening test against new zealand. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the energy company centrica, which owns british gas, has seen its profits more than triple for last year because of rising oil and gas prices. the earnings were £3.3 billion, compared to £948 million from the year before. british gas was recently criticised for using debt agents to force fit pre payment meters into the homes of vulnerable customers. here s our business correspondent, theo leggett. net zero means hydrogen and solar. centrica says it is focused on clean energies of the future, but right now it s making bumper profits because of high oil and gas prices. they soared last year after the invasion of ukraine and the company, which owns british gas, is reaping huge benefits. last year it made £3.73 huge benefits. last year it m ....
one year later. almost exactly a year ago missile attacks against the capital of ukraine, kyiv. to most this was a surprise attack and invasion. the ukrainians didn t see it coming, nor did the europeans. the one consistent voice cautioning that an invasion was likely, the u.s. intelligence community. another surprise for the world, the intense resolve about entertainer turned president volodymyr zelenskyy, unlike others in his position he didn t flee but only left the country a handful of times to plea for guns and ammunition. and for the last year he s faced off from across the border with vladimir putin who has ruled russia for more than two de decades. the key player who is not a participant in the war, the united states of america. it is the country that has organized the sanctions against russia, it is the country that has been the single biggest provider of military and nonmilitary assistance and tonight on this special program, you ll hear from two top officials ....
lets now get down to business. the biggest interest rate rise since 1989. that s what we are awaiting from the bank of england in just a few hours time as it battles to control soaring prices. the bank is widely expected to raise its benchmark rate from 2.25% to 3% pushing up the cost of mortgages, credit cards and loans. it comes as america s central bank the us federal reserve raised its main rate by three quarters of a percentage point and warned borrowing costs will have to go higher than many are expecting. michelle fleury has this from new york. this is the fourth time in a row that the us central bank has raised interest rates so aggressively, with another hike possible in december. the rapid pace of increases is in response to prices that have been rising at their fastest pace in four decades. now, as the race to beat inflation continues, the question for everyone is, will mr powell and his colleagues really keep up this pace? in its statement, for th ....
coming up we ll have more on that story coming up. the president appeared hesitant to announce his run in 2024. does he still appear to be leaning that way? i ve not made that final decision but it s my intention to run again. we have time to make that decision. kevin: in the meantime, the president is focused on issues that really matter to voters. coming into question tonight with a new monmouth university poll showing a staggering 63% of those surveyed saying they wish biden would get the memo and focus on what really matters. that story is just ahead.in tige claims made by mr. biden during his speech about the economy friday, claims that aren t quite standing up to scrutiny. lucas tomlinson has more. hey, l.t. reporter: president biden took a shot from republicans. it s mega-maga trickle down. mega-maga trickle down. the kinds of policies that failed country before and will fail it again. reporter: the university of pennsylvania says it could cost more t ....
we were just looking at a life house on the north shore of the detroit. river i am on an island in the middle of the. river that is detroit, believe it or not to my north. that is canada believe it or not to myself. when you are in detroit and you look at canada you re actually looking south to word windsor but i love being here partly because i can swim to my home country. it is saturday october the 22nd. that is the renaissance center, the home to general motors. from electability you re just looking at a detroit it is 9 am in the east, 6 am in the west. i m ali velshi. today 17 days before election day i am here in belle isle to state park in detroit michigan, in this crucial swing state to bring you a very special edition of velshi across america 2022. yesterday i had a fascinating and important conversation with a group of michigan but voters from across the political spectrum as election day approaches. we are going to share more of it with you in the coming hours ....