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9 minutes ago About sharing By Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Energy giant BP has reported lower than expected profits of $3.3bn (£2.7bn) between July and September despite oil prices rising again. Its profits were down from $8.1bn in the same period last year, but up from $2.6bn in the previous quarter. BP, along…
The suspect fled to the neighbouring city of Warabi and has taken people hostage inside a post office.
2 hours ago About sharing The US is helping Japan look for ways to counter China’s ban By Peter Hoskins Business reporter The US military in Japan has started to bulk buy the country’s seafood in response to a Chinese import ban after the release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant. The US…
5 hours ago About sharing By Simon Jack Business editor There has been a sharp rise in the number of UK companies at risk of going bust, data seen by the BBC suggests. The number of firms in “critical financial distress” jumped by 25% in the last three months, according to insolvency experts Begbies Traynor….
5 hours ago About sharing By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Millions of low-income households across the UK are starting to receive the latest instalment of cost-of-living payments from Tuesday. Eight million people on means-tested benefits, such as Universal Credit, will receive £300 directly by 19 November, without the need to make a claim….
The judge criticises Whakaari Management for “astonishing failures” after the deaths of 22 people.
2 hours ago About sharing By Nick Triggle Health correspondent Patients who have been waiting more than 40 weeks for treatment in England will be offered the option of getting seen in another part of the country. About 400,000 will be contacted in the coming weeks and asked whether they would be willing to travel…
1 hour ago About sharing Elon Musk is expected to attend a global summit on artificial intelligence in the UK this week. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he would do a live interview with the tech billionaire after Thursday’s event. The summit, at Bletchley Park, hopes to bring together AI experts and global leaders…
13 minutes ago About sharing WhatsApp messages sent by the head of the civil service Simon Case during the pandemic were highly critical of the PM’s actions and temperament By Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News Shambolic dysfunction in Downing Street, with thousands upon thousands of lives at stake. That is the claim, to the…