mistake, and we should — and we do — try and press ofcom harder on that.know, getting into territory that they shouldn't be in? to a degree, although i think you have to... you have to acknowledge, if you're going to allow the bbc to be in the radio business, it's going to have to be in most bits of the radio business, and therefore it will be in the popular music end. but we expect if they're being funded the way they are that they do more than just play the hits, that they have a breadth of music and a breadth of subject matter, which, you know, should be in a contract that they have with the population, if you like, through their ofcom contract. and that needs to be enforced. and the other element you've said, katie, is the bbc is extraordinarily well—funded compared to the commercial sector. and i think one of our concerns has always been that they appear to be so well—funded that they can then go and do things which are simply not possible for us to compete with, whether it's launching new services on a whim — without really checking whether they're f

ofcom have come out and said, if you don't get your act together, we will take action, and ofcom hase targets are quite high. for instance, the royal mail how to deliver 93% of all first class post within one day and that is the target set by the regulator. if ofcom are saying you had to get your act together, that says it doesn't believe the royal mail says it was all because of covid and staff at absences.— it was all because of covid and staff at absences. royal mail was rofitable staff at absences. royal mail was profitable last _ staff at absences. royal mail was profitable last year, _ staff at absences. royal mail was profitable last year, made - staff at absences. royal mail was profitable last year, made £726 l profitable last year, made £726 million in pre—tax profits. we are also paying more for the service. the cost of a first—class stamp went up the cost of a first—class stamp went up by 20%. the regulator are expecting more from the royal mail than they have done in the past. former olympic champion cyclist, chris boardman, is to head a new government body to encourage

here in the uk, the regulator ofcom introduced the children's code to protect children's data online. who are based abroad, will have to adhere to a series of standards. if they don't, they could face heavy sanctions. hi! today's teenagers have never known the world before the internet. life online has massively expanded. ijust wondered if i could talk to you guys for a little while about whether or not you worry about sharing too much personal information online. when it asks for location, i don't really trust it because it's giving private information away to people. i can see, like, 18—plus adverts, which aren't exactly appropriate for my age group. well, i see game adverts about people killing each other, which i don't think is appropriatej for my age as well. when it asks to collect my data and i don't know what it's being used for, sometimes that scares me a little bit. the new children's code is now enforced by the information commissioner's office. there are 15 standards which will govern how children's data is protected online. these include strict rules on data collection an

ofcom have got previous. back in 2020 they find them 1.5 billion pounds for not reaching annual targets. the targets are quite high. royal mail have to deliver 93% of all first class post within one day, that is the target set by the regulator. it is all very well saying, get your act together, does that suggest they do not believe the royal mail when they say it is because of coronavirus and staff absences. they want to see improvements. royal mail made £726 million last year and pre—tax profits. the cost of a first—class stamp by more than 20% last year. the regulator expecting more. here is the weather. large areas of cloud. potentially a touch of frost. milder further north. that brisk south—westerly wind looking teacher blow across northern scotland tomorrow. a largely dry but is largely cloudy day. some sunny spells. —— south—westerly wind will continue to blow across northern scotland. in the coming week, a lot of dry weather, the increasing chance of some rain in the north. hello, this is bbc news. th

and why is ofcom now investigating this bbc report on an alleged anti—semitic incident after a complaintas partially upheld? watching and waiting were the hallmarks of this week in news, as day after day, the publication of sue gray's report into lockdown gatherings in westminster failed to appear. the prime minister did appear in front of the cameras on monday but he didn't have much to say about the issue dominating the minds ofjournalists. can you guarantee that no more embarrassing allegations about alleged breaches of lockdown within downing street will come out before that report is published? what i can guarantee is that this government is focused 100% on dealing with the big problem is that we have. but on the sue gray report... do you think change is now inevitable in downing street after that report has come out, specifically on the sue gray report? i know that, you know, i perfectly understand that people want to ask questions about that. i think you've got to wait for that to come out but what i will say, this government is focused on the stuff that i think people want us to

wants the ofcom warning mean to _ from royal mail. wants the ofcom warning mean to you? as we possibly can-— we possibly can. are you concerned that in the meantime _ we possibly can. are you concerned that in the meantime customers i we possibly can. are you concerned i that in the meantime customers may decide to go with different delivery companies? the decide to go with different delivery comanies? ., , decide to go with different delivery companies?— decide to go with different delivery com anies? ., ., ., , ., companies? the vast ma'ority of the r0 al mail companies? the vast ma'ority of the royal mail network i companies? the vast ma'ority of the royal mail network is i companies? the vast majority of the royal mail network is operating i companies? the vast majority of the royal mail network is operating very j royal mail network is operating very well. we have 18 depots experiencing some delay and high absence levels. those are the ones we are supporting. actually, the vast majority of the network is working well up and down the country. as i said at the start,

the broadcating regulatory body ofcom says the relaunch will help the bbc reach younger viewers.t both the summer and winter olympics. putting on one of the world's biggest sporting events in a country still committed to zero—covid and with the omicron variant spreading has presented a massive logistical challenge. the solution has been to enforce enormous, strict, separation bubbles, as our china correspondent, stephen mcdonell, explains. in beijing, olympic athletes and the public are not allowed to mix. from arrival at the airport, visiting teams are in their own bubble. people will recognise the birds nest olympic stadium and this is one of the main bubble areas. without special olympic accreditation or without permission from officials, you can't go past those gates to enter the bubble. even though it's a huge area with venues and the like, a small village effectively, even within there, there are discrete bubbles so that athletes don't mix with the media or invited spectators. using dedicated driving lanes, olympic vehicles move between zones. special high—speed trains also

britain still has a broadcast regulator, ofcom, but is moving in the same direction. neil played the same role for the new gb news, pitched as a centre—right antidote to established broadcasters. will we be different from the existing networks? yes! because they all do the same thing. so what's the point of doing what they do? will we cover stories a different way? yes! will we give voices to people outside the metropolitan consensus? yes! do we have an interest in fox news? no! disinformation? no! conspiracy theories? no! oh, man alive, why would you argue... gb news will exploit the subtle but significant distinction between impartiality within programmes, and balance across a network that the likes of radio station lbc have navigated. in an age of super—abundant information, our attention becomes the most precious resource. and the momentum within our news culture is with those who can best grab that attention. but generating noise is easy. generating news is hard and expensive. gb news will galvanise british broadcasting, but it will do so mainly by accelerating t

and why is ofcom now investigating this bbc report on an alleged anti—semitic incident after a complaint were also strong feelings on the opposite side of the political divide following headlines like that night's news at ten. tonight at ten, downing street admits that staff gathered inside during the first lockdown to wish borisjohnson a happy birthday. in the cabinet room at number 10, it's claimed up to 30 people were present at a time when indoor gatherings of more than two people were banned. # happy birthday to you.# an s williams e—mailed. an anonymous caller to our phone line on wednesday was clear in her views. i am absolutely disgusted with the bbc news. all that could be happening with russia and ukraine and what do you put first in the headlines? all about boris johnson. parties, parties, parties, i'm sick of it. all the while, plenty of airtime was being spent just waiting for you know what. well, we're still not sure when we're going to see the famous report by sue gray because it hasn't actually, we understand, been handed in to number 10 downing street. once it is, it is

with the condition of the grid as i mentioned in california, they want to pull hydroelectric plants ofcomown at least five dams to make hydropower. we have lost nuclear power plants in san diego area which is about 9% of the grid. they will take down the san luis obispo canyon within a couple years, that's another 9% of the grid. where the hell is up are supposed to come come from to run all this? >> thank you so much for the question. i'll acknowledge that california is that an area where southern company search electricity some happy to make -- for further follow-up. i'll also add in general that electric vehicles won't all charge at the same time. it generally incremental off-peak or different types of the date. same thing happens for hurricanes in the southeast for example, people getting gas to evacuate from cows come with issues with station but at a guess. these have happen for sure and happy to connect with my colleagues in california that can give you more information. >> okay. let me shift over to mr. mills here. you had a recent piece that was published on carbon accounting. wh