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natwest has reported a sharp rise in first half profits to 5.6 billion. the results follow a week of high profile resignations including the bank s chief executive over the closure of nigel fa rage s bank account. our business correspondent hannah miller has the latest. those pre tax profits of more than 3.5 billion, nearly 5.6 billion in the first six months of this year, up from £2.6 billion for the same period last year. the press conference this morning, though, was totally overshadowed by the row over the closure of the former ukip leader nigel farage s account. natwest owns coutts, the bank that closed mr farage s account without giving him an explanation. it later emerged that his political views had perhaps been considered. when the decision was taken. and the fallout from that has really been enormous, the boss of natwest dame allison rose had to resign over her comments on the issue and yesterday afternoon the chief executive of coutts also resigned. this m ....
false claims after moscow said uk forces helped with a drone attack on russian fleets near the crimean port of sevastopol. there s major disruption to rail services across scotland due to a 24 hour walkout by scotrail workers. more than 2,000 rmt members are on strike. coming up at 5.40pm, we ll bring you the latest technology news in click. i m maryam moshiri. the household energy supplier 0ctopus energy has reached a deal to buy bulb, which was one of the largest energy companies to collapse last year because of soaring wholesale gas and electricity prices. the government has spent billions of pounds keeping the company afloat since it went into administraton. the agreement means 0ctopus will take onboard bulb s one and a half million customers. our business reporter ramzan kamali has the details. bulb is the biggest - green energy company. it was the biggest energy company to go bust. last november, bulb found itself in administration. it was only kept going by the ....
hello. at least 146 people have died and 150 others have been injured in a crush in the south korean capital, seoul. the disaster occurred as huge crowds gathered in a popular nightlife area to celebrate halloween. video footage from the scene shows medical teams giving emergency treatment to dozens of people who appeared to be unconscious, lying in the middle of crowded streets. the district of itaewon in seoul is a popular nightlife spot. earlier in the night, some partygoers had said on social media that there were so many people in the area that it didn t feel safe. our seoul correspondent, jean mackenzie, reports. and a warning, you may find some of the images distressing. young people out to party, having fun, until things suddenly change. by the end of the night, bodies lying in the street, some in costume. others were carried into ambulances lifeless and barefoot. the chilling sign of people who have tried to run but not been able to. the crush started in a smal ....
hello and welcome. at least 146 people have died and 150 others have been injured in a crush in the south korean capital, seoul. it happened as huge crowds gathered in a popular nightlife area to celebrate halloween. footage from the scene shows medical teams giving emergency treatment to dozens of people who appeared to be unconscious, lying in the middle of crowded streets. the district of itaewon is a busy entertainment area of seoul. earlier in the night, some people had said on social media that the area was so busy it didn t feel safe. our seoul correspondent, jean mackenzie, has this report. and a warning, you may find some of the images distressing. young people out to party, having fun, until things suddenly change. by the end of the night, bodies lined the street, some in costume. others were carried into ambulances lifeless and barefoot. the chilling sign of people who have tried to run but not been able to. the crush started in a small alleyway it was so p ....
probably worth describing in a live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. little bit more detail, for it s newsday. those many people who are not on twitter, what exactly that looks like. it is essentially a tick, a white tick on a blue background, which is confusing to some, that shows that you are verified, that you are who you say you are, whether you re a journalist there is a tick it s 8am in the morning here next to my name, a tick next to in singapore and 9pm in brazil, where the far right president your name whether you are a jair bolsonaro has finally broken his silence after being politician, whether you re the defeated in sunday s election. he didn t mentioned his rival, chief of a public department luis inacio lula da silva, who won the vote by a narrow like the police, so in los margin, and stopped short angeles for example, the lapd of conceding but said he would have a tick next to their name, information they tweet out is respect the consti ....