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flu is now infecting mammals in the uk. manchester united are into the league cup final. newcastle stand between them and a first trophy for six years. hello and welcome to the bbc news channel. the energy giant shell has reported record annual profits of £32 billion in 2022, more than double what it made this in the previous year. the profits are the biggest in the firm s history boosted by higher energy prices since the start of the ukraine war. shell has already said it will pay tax in the uk for the first time since 2017 as a result of the government s windfall tax. i m joined by our business editor simonjack. morning, simon. of these massive profits in context. the morning, simon. of these massive profits in context. profits in context. the highest in the shell s profits in context. the highest in the shell s 115 profits in context. the highest in the shell s115 year history, - profits in context. the highest in i the shell s115 year history, double what ....
good morning. it is a fairly cloudy start for money. some drizzle in the west, some heavier rain in scotland. that will push north eastwards through the day, with brighter skies in central and eastern areas. details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday, 2nd february. british gas is facing an investigation after using debt collectors to break into the homes of vulnerable people and forcibly fit pre payment energy meters. the tactic which results in someone s heating being cut off if they don t have the cash to top up their meter is only supposed to be used in homes where there are no young children, pensioners or other vulnerable people. but an undercover reporter from the times newspaper found the meters were being fitted in homes which should be protected. aru na iyengar reports. hello? british gas, your gas supplier. we re here with a court warrant. can you please open the door? otherwise we will have to open it for you. this is the exciting bit. i ....
british gas suspends its force fitting of prepament meters following a report that it was imposing them on vulnerable customers. its chief executive, chris 0 shea has apologised. there chris 0 shea has apologised. is nothing that i can 5 can there is nothing that i can say that can express the horror i had when i heard this, when i saw this. it is completely unacceptable, that language is completely unacceptable. the largest ever outbreak of bird flu is now infecting mammals in the uk. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. europe s biggest energy firm, shell, has reported record annual profits of nearly $40 billion in 2022, more than double what it made in the previous year. the profits are the biggest in the firm s history boosted by higher energy prices since the start of the ukraine war. shell has already said it will pay tax in the uk for the first time since 2017 as a result of the government s windfall tax. let s take a closer loo ....
in about 15 minutes, we ll have this week s edition of newswatch, but first on bbc news, click. sport. we love it. it s fun to watch, fun to play and there is huge money at stake but always the risk of injury. we are becoming more aware of the long term health effects associated with playing certain sports, and that includes the effects of concussion, which can be catastrophic in later life. yeah, it s not surprising. even the odd time i have watched a bit of boxing or rugby, the number of hits to the head that people get. yeah. and it is notjust even on contact sport. in something like cycling or snow sports, you can have an accident and sustain a head injury. yeah, but one of the sports that has not studied the effects of concussion as much as other sports is one of the most terrifying sports to watch and that canada s national winter sport, ice hockey. but the university of british columbia is undertaking a five year study to take a look at the impact of concussion o ....
an unprecedented a0 degrees. the i newspaper also reports on the heatwaves and the highest warning areas covering london, manchester and york. the ft has borisjohnson reportedly offering pay rises averaging about 5 % to millions of public sector workers next week. the telegraph leads on news that conservative leadership candidate penny mordaunt is hitting back at her rivals after days of alleged targeting by critics. the mail puts a positive spin on liz truss s campaign with her policy liz tax boost for families but in tonight s debate other candidates did question where the money would be coming from and the express has a message from the outgoing prime minister to his successor, that they must finish theirjob on brexit. so let s begin. do you want to kick off this time with this rather startling front page? with this rather startling front -a . e? with this rather startling front .a . e? , ., with this rather startling front nae? , ., ., , page? the burning red ....