thousands of syrian refugees, arrive at the turkish border as they try to cross back into their home country after last week s earthquakes. and tributes for the hollywood film star and model, raquel welsh who s died at the age of 82. the energy giant, centrica which owns british gas has reported huge profits of £35 billion last year more than triple those of 2021. the increase is largely down to the surge in energy prices because of the war in ukraine. british gas has recently been criticised for entering the homes of vulnerable customers to force fit prepayment meters. let s talk to our business correspondent theo leggett. which correspondent theo leggett. part of the business i these which part of the business have these profits really come from? element for a start, very little has actually come from british gas, the retail bit of the business. that sells as retail bit of the business. that sells gas to retail bit of the business. that sells gas to people
and tributes for the hollywood film starand model, raquel welch, who s died at the age of 82. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the search has begun for the next leader of the scottish national party and first minister of scotland following nicola sturgeon s surprise decision to stand down on wednesday afterjust over eight years in power. the snp s national executive committee will meet on thursday to draw up a timetable for a leadership race. nominations have already opened. the party s constitution says a candidate for leader needs to have the backing of 100 members from at least 20 different snp branches. if there s more than one candidate a vote of party members will choose the new leader. ms sturgeon plans to remain in office until her successor is elected and continue on as an msp until at least the next holyrood election. with more on wednesday s events, here s alexandra mackenzie. scotland s first female and longest serving f
almost a year after russia invaded ukraine the bbc sjohn simpson talks to president zelensky about his country s future. because of soaring energy costs. and coming up on sportsday on the the bbc news channel. as they prepare for this summers world cup, euro 2020 winners england take on south korea this evening in their first game of the arnold clark cup. good evening. the family of the missing woman nicola bulley have called for people to focus on finding her and to stop speculating about her private life. it s nearly three weeks since the 45 year old disappeared on a dog walk in lancashire after dropping her two children at school. detectives have been criticised for revealing very personal details about her struggles with alcohol and the menopause yesterday. tonight lancashire police say they have referred themselves to the independent office for please contact over contact they had with nicola bulley more than a fortnight before she disappeared. danny savage reports. n
and drawing comparisons to how the justice department handled a similar situation with former president donald trump. more coming up. [gunfire] john: begin america reports with chaos setting the scene in mexico as the arrest of a drug lord touches off violence in that country with president biden visiting for a high stakes summit. hello, john roberts in washington. sandra: sandra smith in new york. president biden is set to hold a tri lateral working lunch with mexican president obrador and canadian prime minister trudeau in mexico city where they are meeting right now. we are told the three leaders will discuss ways to deepen and expand economic partnerships and border security cooperation between them. john: those talks come amid a crisis spiralling out of control at the southern border, illegal immigration and drug smuggling continue at unprecedented levels. president biden bringing up both topics with his mexican counterpart and asking for help to stem the flow of