Time tojoin sally time to join sally for World Business report. Can bp profit in a world awash with cheap oil . The Fossil Fuel Giant releases its latest results in the coming hours. We will have analysis. And downgraded toshiba is removed from tokyos main stock board because of its financial problems. Is the japanese giants future now in doubt . Hello and a very warm come. This is World Business report. I am sally bundock. The University Of California is using wi fi enabled drones to create a system of sd imaging which could potentially allow them to see through walls. We will have more on that in a moment. In the next few hours, bp, one of the Worlds Biggest Oil producers will release its latest set of results. The numbers will be a strong indicator of how the industry is doing in a world where a 50 oil price has become the new normal. Analysts are estimating the company will report a profit in excess of 600 million for the Second Quarter of the year. That would be a big leap on from
Trade, britains only surviving cloth hall opens after a multi Million Pound renovation. Good morning. Its tuesday 1st august. Im julian worricker. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. British gas has said it will increase the price of electricity for the first time in nearly four years. Its owner centrica says Electricity Prices will increase by 12. 5 from 15th september. 3. 1 million customers will be affected. But the companys gas prices will be held at their current level. The average annual dual fuel bill for households on a standard tariff will rise by £76, up by 7. 3 . Ian conn is the Chief Executive of british gass Parent Company, centrica. He explained why the price rise was necessary despite a decrease in the wholesale cost of energy. First of all, the last time we moved our Electricity Prices was in january 2014 and since then they have been held flat. From that time, and you are correct, wholesale prices have fallen, we estimate about £36 on an average bill, that is not what is d
Jill saward who was the first rape victim to waive her right to anonymity has died at the age of 51. She was assaulted during a burglary at herfathers vicarage in ealing in west london in 1986. At the trial, the judge caused controversy when he said her suffering had been not so great. Jill saward went on to campaign on behalf of victims of Sexual Violence as well as help to train Police Officers and judges. Tonight the attorney Generaljeremy Wright said her tireless campaigning had helped ensure victims were now at the heart of the criminal justice system. Phil mackie looks back at her life. It is part of my past now, and when i talk about rape, it doesnt hurt me. The victim of what became known as the Ealing Vicarage rape, jill saward was just 21 when she was attacked by burglars, who broke into herfathers vicarage in ealing in west london. Tv newsreader the hunt for the vicarage rapists. The case was the focus of Massive Media attention, not least because the perpetrators of the rap
Is still defying Brexit Predictions but for how long . A warning about dementia why living near major Roads Letters from a princess to palace steward dianas handwritten notes are sold at auction. Coming up in the sport on bbc news, hull city appoint former olympiakos boss marco silva as their new manager. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Jill saward, the first survivor of rape to waive her right to anonymity, has died. She was 51. In 1986 she suffered a violent assault by two men during a burglary at her fathers vicarage in west london. At the end of the trial of the rapists, thejudge said her trauma had not been so great. Jill saward went on to become a tireless campaigner and many believe her efforts changed the way we now deal with sex crime and its victims. Our Home Affairs Correspondent june kelly looks back at her life. Jill sawa rd jill saward was 21 when, in 1986, she became the victim of a crime which caused revulsion across the country. There was horror that,