but behind the headline number it s not all good news as sales of electric cars to to private individuals are continuing to struggle. let s hear now from the smmt chief executive, mike hawes. this kid to have you with us, mike. apologies for that, a few technical issues. quite a milestone, the 1,000,000th car. it is not private individuals, it is company cars? car. it is not private individuals, it is company cars? evs have been on the market it is company cars? evs have been on the market for it is company cars? evs have been on the market for about it is company cars? evs have been on the market for about a it is company cars? evs have been on the market for about a decade - it is company cars? evs have been on the market for about a decade now. the market for about a decade now and it has taken us that long to get to a million. we need to accelerate that progress and hopefully we can get to the next million in two years rather than ten or 20. it is the business buy
the legal definition of a landlord is to be debated in the supreme court today in a bid to help tenants in some of england s worst rental properties. if you want to get in touch with a comment about any of the stories we re covering today you can do that on twitter @annitabbc and use the #bbcyourquestions. in sport, manchester united beat nottingham forest 3 0 in the first leg of their league cup semi final. hello, good morning, and welcome to bbc news. russia has hit back at ukraine with a wave of missiles the day after two western countries confirmed it would send tanks to help kyiv s forces repel the russian invasion. one person has been reported killed and two injured in kyiv as around 30 missiles were fired at targets across the country. in his nightly address, president zelensky thanked germany and the united states for agreeing to send tanks, but said his country now needs more long range artillery and aircraft. for months, he s campaigned for these, in public, and i
a very warm welcome to the programme. breathing life back into the high street that s expected to be one of the focuses of the queens speech later today as the uk government promises to rid britain s high streets of derelict shopfronts and help to restore neighbourhood pride. more money will be given to local authorities and extra powers will enable councils to force landlords to rent out empty shops. the plans are also set to include the ability to make pavement cafes a permanent part of the town centre landscape. joining me now is andrew goodacre, ceo, british independent retailers association. how far will this go to reviving high street? we reviving high-street? we welcome reviving high-street? we welcome a reviving high-street? we welcome a focus - reviving high street? - welcome a focus of regenerating high street, solving the problem of renting properties. they destroy the image of high street and make it seem as if it is not successful so that does need to be
conscription to deter vladimir putin. time for a look at the business news now with egon cossou. we start in the uk where the government has unveiled how much companies will have to pay to import certain food from the eu. small imports of things like fish, salami and cheese will attract fees of up to £145 from the end of this month. earlier i spoke to phil pluck. he s the boss of the cold chain federation which represents companies working in the temperature controlled supply chain. i asked him about the impact on food prices. i think it s almost guaranteed to have a negative impact on food prices. food inflation is bound to be affected by the extra cost of administration due to the new food import regulations which are coming in on the 30th of april. so there are two obvious costs. the first cost is actually to the importer, the food producer in europe, they will have to pay for something called an export health certificate issued by a vet to say that their food produce
Shares of Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:SMMT – Get Free Report) dropped 6.6% on Thursday . The company traded as low as $4.30 and last traded at $4.39. Approximately 1,341,762 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 39% from the average daily volume of 2,191,711 shares. The stock had previously closed at $4.70. Wall […]