BP is working to bring more lower carbon energy to the UK, like designing two hydrogen plants,

and we're keeping oil and gas flowing from the North Sea. It's and not all. That's how BP is backing Britain.

While today we're mostly in oil and gas we increased the proportion of our

global annual investment that went into our lower carbon and other

transition businesses from around 3% in 2019 to around 23% in 2023.

BP.com slash and not all. The Economist.

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Blood plasma is used in ever more medical treatments.

There's just one problem.

We don't have enough of it.

Our correspondent has come up with a few ideas about how to get the blood gushing forth.

And traditional Yeruba weddings in Nigeria involve a tremendous amount of planning and time and money.

So as a cost of living crisis bites harder and harder, we ask how the nuptials are being

stripped back a bit. First up though, though.

At the very start of last night's election debate with Donald Trump,

Vice President Kamala Harris, took the initiative

striding across the stage to shake his hand.

Kamala Harris, it's up good debate.

You see, you have fun.

Thank you.

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