gregory germain, law professor. _ first. gregory germain, law professor, thank _ first.st. gregory germain, law- professor, thank you very much forjoining us. professor, thank you very much forjoining us— around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. in other news. the number of patients in england waiting more than 12 hours for a bed on a ward after being seen in a&e was 19 times higher this winter than it was before the covid pandemic. new data shows there were nearly 100,000 12—hour waits in december and january — compared to about 5000 in 2019—to—2020. british gas has announced its profits for 2023 increased tenfold to £750 million. the supplier said the jump from £72 million in 2022 was due to regulator 0fgem allowing it to recover losses of £500 million it racked up in the aftermath of russia's invasion of ukraine. centrica, british gas's parent company, said its profits fell by 17% to £2.8 billion. the bass guitar used by paul mccartney to record some of the beatles' biggest hits has been returned to him more than 50 years after it was stolen from a van in