king charles's treatement for cancer has begun. the prime minister rishi sunak says he wishes the king well. thankfully, this has been caught early, and now everyone will be wishing that he has the treatment he needs and makes a full recovery. i'm live outside buckingham palace. prince harry has reportedly arrived back in the uk to see his father. —— there are reports that prince harry is on his way to london to visit his father, the king. this is the scene outside buckingham palace as well—wishers gathered to leave messages of support for the king. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, meets the egyptian president as part of his latest push for a ceasefire in gaza. three people have been killed and more than a million are without power as torrential rain causes disruption across southern california.

a year on from turkey's deadliest earthquake that killed more than 53,000 people, aid agencies say major rebuilding still hasn't begun. hello, i'm ben thompson, welcome to the programme. there have been messages of support for king charles from around the world, after his cancer diagnosis, announced yesterday. the prime minister began his cabinet meeting by paying tribute to the king and wishing him a speedy recovery. in an interview with the bbc earlier, rishi sunak revealed that the king's illness had been caught early. we begin our coverage with this report from helena wilkinson. this was the king two days ago, on sunday, on his way to church in norfolk. the king's shock cancer diagnosis was announced yesterday evening by buckingham palace.

speaking to the bbc earlier, the prime minister said the cancer was caught early. like everyone else, shocked and sad and just all our thoughts are with him and his family. you know, thankfully this has been caught early and now everyone will be wishing him, that he gets the treatment that he needs, and makes a full recovery, that is what we are all hoping and praying for, and i am of course in regular contact with him, continuing to communicate with him as normal. it was during the king's recent procedure for a benign enlarged prostate at this london hospital when doctors discovered what the palace described as a separate issue of concern. the palace is not giving any further information about the type of cancer the king has. prince harry, the king's youngest son, spoke to his father over the phone and is now understood to be on his way to london from california to see him.

the king's cancer diagnosis means that working members of the royal family will step up to support the king both on a personal level but also by taking on public duties on his behalf. a lot will fall on prince william's shoulders. he is expected to cover some of those engagements. we started to hear news from the prince of wales that he was resuming a lot of his engagements and clearly a lot is going to fall on him. we have seen this in history, when the late queen's father, george vi, when he was ill in the late 405, early 50s, it was princess elizabeth and the duke of edinburgh who did a lot of the overseas travel, a lot of the heavy duty engagement. since the king's diagnosis was announced, messages of support have been coming in.

we hope for king charles, for his majesty and for all of their family all of the very best, we want to see his majesty return to full duties as soon as possible. a man of a really strong - and abiding faith and i think i felt straightaway, yes, | his faith will sustain him through this, and that that is at the heart. of who he is as a person. what has not been made public is how long the king's treatment is expected to take. the palace says the king remains wholly positive about his treatment and looks forward to returning to full public duty as soon as possible. let's take you to buckingham palace. maryam moshiri is there. we understand prince harry is now backin we understand prince harry is now back in the uk? we understand prince harry is now back in the um— we understand prince harry is now back in the uk? absolutely, ben. we heard and that _ back in the uk? absolutely, ben. we heard and that package _ back in the uk? absolutely, ben. we heard and that package that - back in the uk? absolutely, ben. we heard and that package that the - back in the uk? absolutely, ben. we heard and that package that the king| heard and that package that the king called prince harry, he was one of the few people the king decided to

personally inform of his cancer diagnosis. we understood harry pretty quickly, it has to be said, took a flight from los angeles to london to visit his father. the king had said through his press people, through buckingham palace, that he will take a big step back from royal duties. he will not be doing public engagements, that she will continue doing private ones. the business of state, if you like, carries on despite whatever happens in terms of the health of the king. we can delve deeper into what this means with our royal correspondent sarah campbell. we talk about the king continuing his work in private but not so much in public, so what does it mean for the royal family going forward? undoubtedly they will have to take up undoubtedly they will have to take up some _ undoubtedly they will have to take up some of the public facing duties the king _ up some of the public facing duties the king would have carried out. he remains _ the king would have carried out. he remains the — the king would have carried out. he remains the king, the constitutional duties_ remains the king, the constitutional duties are _ remains the king, the constitutional duties are still his, so the red

boxes, — duties are still his, so the red boxes, the _ duties are still his, so the red boxes, the meetings with the prime minister. _ boxes, the meetings with the prime minister, will still be his. the thaiys— minister, will still be his. the thalys has not given a reason as to perhaps— thalys has not given a reason as to perhaps why he would not be doing public _ perhaps why he would not be doing public engagements so we had to surmise _ public engagements so we had to surmise it — public engagements so we had to surmise it is to do with his treatment —— the palace has not given _ treatment —— the palace has not given lack_ treatment —— the palace has not given. lack of immunity is an issue when _ given. lack of immunity is an issue when you _ given. lack of immunity is an issue when you are — given. lack of immunity is an issue when you are having cancer treatment so you _ when you are having cancer treatment so you can _ when you are having cancer treatment so you can imagine why he might not want to— so you can imagine why he might not want to be _ so you can imagine why he might not want to be in— so you can imagine why he might not want to be in a big crowd of people. and also— want to be in a big crowd of people. and also tiredness, we don't know what _ and also tiredness, we don't know what the _ and also tiredness, we don't know what the treatment is, what it will take out _ what the treatment is, what it will take out of— what the treatment is, what it will take out of him, but presumably he will have _ take out of him, but presumably he will have to — take out of him, but presumably he will have to look after his strength. so what that means for the rest of— strength. so what that means for the rest of the _ strength. so what that means for the rest of the family as they will potentially have to take on more engagements. the princess royal, atways— engagements. the princess royal, always very hard working anyway, is undertaking engagements today. prince _ undertaking engagements today. prince william will be out and about tomorrow — prince william will be out and about tomorrow. they mightjust have prince william will be out and about tomorrow. they might just have to take on— tomorrow. they might just have to take on a _ tomorrow. they might just have to take on a little bit more to fill in the gaps— take on a little bit more to fill in the gaps behind the king, because we don't know— the gaps behind the king, because we don't know how long he will be out of action— don't know how long he will be out of action but one would imagine it

would _ of action but one would imagine it would be — of action but one would imagine it would be a — of action but one would imagine it would be a considerable amount of time _ would be a considerable amount of time. ,, . ., ., ., ., time. queen camilla will have to do the same. there _ time. queen camilla will have to do the same. there are _ time. queen camilla will have to do the same. there are reports - time. queen camilla will have to do the same. there are reports prince | the same. there are reports prince harry has arrived in the uk very quickly, understandably given his father has been diagnosed with cancer. ~ , ,., y father has been diagnosed with cancer. ~ , a father has been diagnosed with cancer. , cancer. absolutely. as you said, we know the king _ cancer. absolutely. as you said, we know the king phoned _ cancer. absolutely. as you said, we know the king phoned him - cancer. absolutely. as you said, we i know the king phoned him personally, told him _ know the king phoned him personally, told him the diagnosis over the phone, — told him the diagnosis over the phone, prince harry made the decision— phone, prince harry made the decision he wanted to come back to the uk _ decision he wanted to come back to the uk he — decision he wanted to come back to the uk. he and meghan live in montecito in california, if you look at the _ montecito in california, if you look at the bbc— montecito in california, if you look at the bbc news website there are pictures— at the bbc news website there are pictures of black suvs at heathrow. it is believed those are bringing prince _ it is believed those are bringing prince harry here to central london so he _ prince harry here to central london so he can— prince harry here to central london so he can spend time with his father, — so he can spend time with his father, the first time, we believe, he will— father, the first time, we believe, he will have — father, the first time, we believe, he will have seen king charles since the coronation back in may. thank ou ve the coronation back in may. thank you very much. — the coronation back in may. thank you very much, our _ the coronation back in may. thank you very much, our royal - you very much, our royal correspondent. let's delve deeper into how this announcement was made and what it means for king charles

in terms of how he intends to carry on his reign in this country. let's speak to lord michael dobbs, not only a conservative pier but also a friend of the royal family. i am grateful to you forjoining us. let me ask for your reaction to the news. {iii me ask for your reaction to the news. . ., , ., , me ask for your reaction to the news. _, , ., , ., me ask for your reaction to the news. , ., , me ask for your reaction to the news. , , , news. of course it was a shock, but was it that — news. of course it was a shock, but was it that much? _ news. of course it was a shock, but was it that much? one _ news. of course it was a shock, but was it that much? one in _ news. of course it was a shock, but was it that much? one in two - news. of course it was a shock, but| was it that much? one in two others at the _ was it that much? one in two others at the moment to get cancer and the older— at the moment to get cancer and the older the _ at the moment to get cancer and the older the population gets, the more likely— older the population gets, the more likely -- _ older the population gets, the more likely —— one in two of us. so it is almost _ likely —— one in two of us. so it is almost our— likely —— one in two of us. so it is almost our turn. i'm really pleased that king _ almost our turn. i'm really pleased that king is — almost our turn. i'm really pleased that king is the sort of man he is, has very— that king is the sort of man he is, has very good genes, he is very fit, his fitness— has very good genes, he is very fit, his fitness is — has very good genes, he is very fit, his fitness is very important in dealing — his fitness is very important in dealing with something like this, but most — dealing with something like this, but most importantly of all he is surrounded by a loving family. in these _ surrounded by a loving family. in these moments, particularly in dealing — these moments, particularly in dealing with issues like cancer, having — dealing with issues like cancer, having that support about you makes

a huge _ having that support about you makes a huge difference. i hope and believe — a huge difference. i hope and believe he is in a good place. i�*m believe he is in a good place. i'm sure he will _ believe he is in a good place. i'm sure he will be _ believe he is in a good place. i“n sure he will be very pleased to see his younger son, prince harry. n his younger son, prince harry. i think this could be one of the great things— think this could be one of the great things that — think this could be one of the great things that happens from this. i am an optimist — things that happens from this. i am an optimist and the king has always kept open _ an optimist and the king has always kept open the channels of communication with his younger son. through— communication with his younger son. through some very difficult times, let's be _ through some very difficult times, let's be frank. it is wonderful harry— let's be frank. it is wonderful harry has— let's be frank. it is wonderful harry has come straight back to meet with his _ harry has come straight back to meet with his father and hopefully it will enable them to talk about some of those _ will enable them to talk about some of those serious personal issues and find a _ of those serious personal issues and find a way— of those serious personal issues and find a way through. that would be wonderful — find a way through. that would be wonderful. cancer is not a good story— wonderful. cancer is not a good story but — wonderful. cancer is not a good story but lots of good things can come _ story but lots of good things can come out — story but lots of good things can come out of the challenges, overcoming the challenges. wouldn't it be wonderful if this enabled the royal— it be wonderful if this enabled the royal family to read threads that bit royal family to read threads that hit of— royal family to read threads that bit of fabric that has come adrift

with harry— bit of fabric that has come adrift with harry over the recent years? let me _ with harry over the recent years? let me ask— with harry over the recent years? let me ask you more about the health implications, i know that about one year ago you wrote in the telegraph newspaper about prostate cancer issues in men. i read somewhere that the mere fact that king charles let everyone know he was going to hospital to have a benign and large prostate treated in itself saw a rise in the number of men looking for psa tests, those blood tests one turns to check one's prostate health. how important that the king has been so important about his health issues? i has been so important about his health issues?— has been so important about his health issues? i think he is doing exactly the _ health issues? i think he is doing exactly the right _ health issues? i think he is doing exactly the right thing _ health issues? i think he is doing exactly the right thing and - health issues? i think he is doing exactly the right thing and it - health issues? i think he is doing exactly the right thing and it is i exactly the right thing and it is rather— exactly the right thing and it is rather brave, in traditional terms. my family— rather brave, in traditional terms. my family is— rather brave, in traditional terms. my family is riddled with prostate cancer— my family is riddled with prostate cancer and my family is riddled with prostate cancerand are my family is riddled with prostate cancer and are used to a great secret, — cancer and are used to a great secret, all— cancer and are used to a great secret, all cancers were a great secret — secret, all cancers were a great secret 20 — secret, all cancers were a great secret 20 or 30 years ago. we are moving — secret 20 or 30 years ago. we are moving beyond that now and the

statistic — moving beyond that now and the statistic show such an extraordinary improvement in your chances of overcoming cancer if you get it early — overcoming cancer if you get it early as — overcoming cancer if you get it early. as an example, men often don't _ early. as an example, men often don't like — early. as an example, men often don't like to talk about prostate cancer~ — don't like to talk about prostate cancer~ so — don't like to talk about prostate cancer. so what i have done and what the king _ cancer. so what i have done and what the king has— cancer. so what i have done and what the king has done in talking about his prostate challenges, i hope and believe _ his prostate challenges, i hope and believe it— his prostate challenges, i hope and believe it will encourage really large — believe it will encourage really large numbers of men to take that small— large numbers of men to take that small step, go to the doctor, get checked, — small step, go to the doctor, get checked, and it will be a life—saver in so _ checked, and it will be a life—saver in so many— checked, and it will be a life—saver in so many cases because trying to push _ in so many cases because trying to push these — in so many cases because trying to push these things away is entirely the wrong — push these things away is entirely the wrong answer, so i believe and i am sure _ the wrong answer, so i believe and i am sure that — the wrong answer, so i believe and i am sure that in the back of his mind the king. _ am sure that in the back of his mind the king, opening up to the nation about— the king, opening up to the nation about its— the king, opening up to the nation about its health, has the belief that he — about its health, has the belief that he can save lives.- about its health, has the belief that he can save lives. good to talk to ou, that he can save lives. good to talk to you. lord _ that he can save lives. good to talk to you, lord dobbs. _ that he can save lives. good to talk to you, lord dobbs. it— that he can save lives. good to talk to you, lord dobbs. it has- that he can save lives. good to talk to you, lord dobbs. it has only - that he can save lives. good to talk. to you, lord dobbs. it has only been 17 months into the pit assented to the throne and nine months since the

coronation in westminster abbey, so it must surely have been a shock for him and his family to receive this diagnosis —— it has only been 17 months since the king. but lord dobbs said, cancer is very common, 3 million people are living with it in the uk alone many cancer charities said they are really grateful that the king has brought the fight against cancer that so many go through to the forefront. plenty more from the outside buckingham palace but, for now, back to you in the studio. palace but, for now, back to you in the studio— the studio. really important to underline that _ the studio. really important to underline that perspective - the studio. really important to l underline that perspective when the studio. really important to - underline that perspective when we get news like this. marie moshiri, live outside buckingham palace. we will be back with her later. let's look at the middle east now. the us secretary of state antony blinken is continuing his tour of countries in the middle east, as he makes another attempt to help broker a ceasefire in gaza. mr blinken left cairo a short time ago — his next stop is qatar. he has already held talks with the saudi crown prince,

mohammed bin salman — officials say they discussed efforts to achieve a lasting peace. meanwhile, the israeli defence minister, yoav gallant, has warned hamas fighters who he says are hiding in rafah, that they would meet their end there. the israeli military has released more video, which it says shows its forces continuing to advance into gaza. hundreds of thousands of palestinians living in gaza have fled to rafah, which borders egypt — to escape fighting further to the north. mr gallant claimed that half of hamas's fighters had been killed or seriously wounded in israel's offensive. hamas, which is considered to be a terrorist group by many western governments, has not responded to that claim. 0ur correspondent nick beake is injerusalem — i asked him about those comments made by mr gallant. the politicians here in israel indicating that there will be a new focus in the weeks to come in the fighting in gaza, in their operation. we have seen it really focused

on the city of khan younis over the past few weeks with the un and other agencies there, aid agencies, warning of a very bleak situation, particularly for the two hospitals in the city of khan younis. as you say, the defence minister here in israel is now saying that in the days to come, if the israelis believe that top hamas commanders and other fighters and other sort of teams, really, are further south in the city of rafah, right on the border with egypt, they will pursue them to that city. that is problematic in that many, many people from other parts of gaza have gone to rafah for safety. we are talking about something likei million people, lots of them dispossessed, being forced out of their communities, which have been completely annihilated in some cases. so there is concern about what would happen to all those people if this was to become a new sort of theatre of the next stage of the war. all the while, the us secretary of state continuing his

visit to the region. as we said, his fifth visit. i wonder what he feels it can achieve this time that he was not able to achieve on the previous four visits. yes, slightly different dynamics, ben, because of what we have seen in the middle east over the past couple of weeks in terms of interconnected events making the temperature really rise here. so the united states have been hitting iranian—backed groups in syria and iraq. we have also seen the americans, along with the british, targeting the houthi rebels who have themselves been firing at red sea shipping. and the main sort of focus of this trip for mr blinken, according to his aides, according to the white house, is to try and get some sort of peace deal in the short—term in gaza, some sort of lull in hostilities there. they believe that if you get that, that will help really ratchet down the tensions that we have seen and ease some of the pressure in the middle east. and he is in egypt today,

he is also travelling to qatar later in the day because those two countries are really central to the peace talks that are going on at the moment, and the hopes of really getting a deal, ben. nick beake with the details from jerusalem. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news here in the uk. the manhunt for corrosive liquid attack suspect abdul ezedi is continuing into its sixth day, with a £20,000 reward in place for anyone with information leading to his arrest. metropolitan police officers have been searching for him since last wednesday after a woman and her two daughters were hurt in clapham. the former chancellor kwasi kwarteng is standing down as an mp at the next election. he served at the treasury forjust ten weeks in 2022 after being sacked by liz truss following their much—criticised mini—budget. more than 80 current mps have already said they will leave parliament at the next election.

the dentists' union says a queue of hundreds of people trying to access a new nhs practice is a "perfect snippet" of the situation nationwide. after the st paul's dental practice opened for the first time in bristol yesterday. more on all those stories on the website. at least three people have been killed by falling trees after a powerful storm brought flooding and mudslides to suburbs of los angeles. more than a million people have been left without power, and the governor of california has declared a state of emergency in some areas. aruna iyengar has this report. los angeles, america's second largest city, saw a record on sunday of over ten centimetres of rain. there is disruption on the roads,

mudslides and flooding. this is the effect of what is being called the pineapple express, an atmospheric stream of moisture stretching across the pacific and it's causing chaos in southern california. in some hilly areas, people have been ordered to evacuate. this home in a suburb of la slid down a hill and was completely destroyed. oh, my gosh. it was, like, thunder like... and then the sound of trees, i thought, snapping like twigs. it was just this house, completely disintegrating. the los angeles fire department has told people to stay away from rivers and moving water. this man had to be winched to safety after he went into a river to rescue his dog. we anticipate the rains for a couple of more days, but know that we are not standing alone in our city. i have been in regular communication with our governor, vice president harris has reached out to us to let us know on a federal level and on a state level they are there, they are with us, they are standing

by and will be helpful with anything we need. the roads in the sepulveda basin were completely flooded, a man had to be pulled from this car by rescuers after he jumped on the bonnet and flagged for help. across the state, beaches are deserted and businesses were shut up. residents say they have seen nothing like it since the 1980s. roads have collapsed and driving conditions are treacherous. i tried to grip on it and i felt the car starting to, you know, swerve around and that's when the guy hit me and i completely swerved around. forecasters say heavy rain with life—threatening flash flooding will continue into today. people are being warned not to venture out. aruna iyengar, bbc news, california. it's one year on from turkey's deadliest earthquake. president erdogan will visit the affected area in the next few hours. the earthquake a year ago killed more 53,000

people in the south—east of the country. save the children says that one—third of those displaced are still homeless. aid organisations say substantial rebuilding still needs to be done — with 85% of infrastructure, including schools and hospitals, destroyed in the worst hit areas. and 12 months after the disaster debris is still being cleared, and many families are still living in tents and containers. 0ur correspondent anna foster covered the fallout from the earthquakes at the time — and has returned to the area one year on. in many ways it is extraordinary, when you look at scenes like this replicated notjust around this city of antakya but right across southern turkey. to think that they have been working solidly for 12 months and there is still so much that has not even been touched yet. i have talked a lot over the last year about trying to find the right words to explain the scale of this earthquake, which affected millions of people in southern turkey and northern syria. it killed more than 56,000 and left hundreds of thousands injured and displaced. and even now it it is still hard

to find the words to really give that the scale and the context to understand it, but sometimes i think it is good to go from the big numbers down to the very smallest and remember that each one of those people had a life, family, and sometimes when you really focus in on the small things and those small stories of tragedy it gives you an insight into the bigger picture. so this is just one story of one young boy and how his life was changed one year ago. mohammed lost everything on the night of the earthquake. his parents, his home and his right arm and leg. a year later, he is active and full of energy. luckily he is too young to remember much of the ordeal that he went through. mohammed was the much loved first and only child of his mother, a pharmacist, and his father, an engineer. they fled from syria

to turkey to escape the war. in the early morning of the 6th, mohammed and his family were asleep in their flat on the third floor of the building and when the earthquake happened the power of it destroyed the whole thing, each of those floors collapsing down into the one below, leaving just a huge pile of rubble. and mohammed was only found by rescuers five days later, wrapped in his father's arms. since then, he has had hours of operations to try and repair his broken body. without a family, a succession of activists have taken care of him. right now he is with a doctor who works in a refugee camp. translation: there are some difficulties. sometimes he gets angry and cries. then he starts banging his head on the floor. but in general, he is a social kid. he behaves the same way

anyone his age would. he sleeps and plays like any other child. mostly he crawls on his arm and leg. his struggle will grow with him when he sees people walking on their feet while he only has one. using their arms while he can't. mohammed has just one surviving relative, his aunt who was in saudi arabia when the quake happened. but local turkish laws mean she is struggling to take him out of the country or return herself to look after him. and that makes his future an uncertain one. the city where mohammed lived was one of the worst hit areas. 85% of its infrastructure was destroyed, homes, schools, hospitals gone. the clean—up is still going on. more than 300,000 new homes were promised, but less

than a quarter have been built. the government says the scale of the task is making reconstruction slow. a year after the earthquake, mohammed remains a young boy surrounded by tragedy. a small example of the devastation that's still is felt here every day. and there are stories like that right across southern turkey and northern syria. but the point about the housing is an important one to pick up on as well, because you saw this morning out here people holding that vigil, but also that anger breaking through and the frustration about the turkish government and the slow pace of rebuilding. it looks sunny here today, and it is, but i am wrapped up against this bitterly cold wind. it is not warm here, it was raining yesterday and there is mud on the ground and hundreds of thousands of people are still living in tents, in containers, in makeshift buildings with no sign yet that there are going to be houses

rebuilt for them to move into any time soon. anna foster there in south—east turkey. a line coming to us from the uk's second city — birmingham. you may remember it declared bankruptcy last year. well, the uk government now says it will allow the city council to raise council tax this year by up to 10%. normally it would have to hold a referendum for any increase above 5%. a 10% rise would mean a bill increase of about £195 a year for an average property. the government minister tasked with improving equality across the country, michael gove, has said, "it is disappointing that birmingham city taxpayers are having to foot the bill for the council's poor governance and decision making. more on that for you shortly in

world business report open next. hello there. good afternoon. it's going to be turning colder across the uk over the next 2a hours with snow in the forecast for some of us, including here in shetland through the day today, blizzard—like conditions here and across the north of scotland, coastal gales, blustery winds too still across the south of england. but here we're likely to stay in the milder air until we get to the end of tonight. and you can see that colder air sinking southwards behind the cold front, marked in blue here, just displacing that yellow, milder air further south. now, there will be some heavy rain on that cold front pushing southwards across wales through the midlands and into east anglia for the rest of the afternoon. blustery winds ahead of the front to the north. there will be some sunshine around and it will be feeling colder. some snow showers piling into the higher ground of scotland, temperatures ranging between three and perhaps ia degrees celsius. now, there'll be some heavy rain through the evening rush hour just clearing away from

the south of england there. snow showers piling into western scotland. watch out for some icy stretches here, but there could be icy stretches further south as well as temperatures tend to dip back to low single figures. so a cold night ahead. and tomorrow, much quieter day of weather, much lighter winds. there will be some sunshine for many, but still this legacy of cloud towards the south coast. still some wintry showers, too, just pushing into scotland and perhaps across northern ireland, but feeling colder across the board, 4 to 10 celsius where we keep that milderfeeling air still across the south west of england and the channel islands potentially. and that rain returns. it pushes further northwards as a warm front as it bumps into that colder air, then it's likely to turn to snow as we head through the first part of thursday morning across northern ireland, wales and into the north midlands, also the north of england, particularly overthe higher ground, milderair towards the south, of course. but this is where we're likely to see the snow widely, 2 to 5 centimetres, even to low levels with the intensity, but 10 to 20 centimetres perhaps over the hills.

so that cold air continues to push further northwards. it's quite a deep area of low pressure will bring some heavy rain to the south and also some strong gusty winds and maybe some blizzard—like conditions for a while, particularly towards eastern areas. that snow moves across scotland, rain towards the south. there will be some strong gusty winds as well and again, a range of temperatures.

better news in the pipeline? bp's annual profits plunge 50% as it struggles with lower oil prices and costly green investments. but the last three months are better than expected. and streaming ahead. spotify announces better than expected results with a boost in the number of subscribers around the world. welcome to world business report. i'm ben thompson. $13.8 billion, that's how much bp made last year. a huge number, but down 50% on the year before. the number came as the firm reported results for the last three months of 2023 — and they were much better than expected. the new boss of bp — murray auchin—closs — has had a mountain to climb since he took over