this is worklife from bbc news, with sally bundock and david eades. the uk is epically likely to get a trade deal with the eu by the end of the year according to the uk prime minister. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday the 14th of january despite scepticism from the eu, uk prime minister says it would take a complete failure of common sense for there not to be a trade deal between the two sides by the end of the year. also in the programme —

scoring a bigger bank balance, we look at the latest football rich list and why so many clubs still lose money. and the uk government considers cutting air passenger duty on all domestic flights in a bid to save flybe. and we'll be getting the inside track on keeping it flexible — we look at growing calls to make work hours fit in with home life. and top chef heston blumenthal says he's fed up of people taking photos at his restaurant — today we'd like to know what social media habits get on your nerves? let us know — just use the hashtag bbcworklife. hello and welcome to worklife. thank you for your comments so far. one person saying those people who ta ke one person saying those people who take their smartphone to the sauna gets on their nerves! we will

discuss more later. the uk prime minister says its epically likely that there will be a trade deal between the uk and eu by the end of the transition period before great britain leaves the european union. speaking with bbc breakfast, in an exclusive first tv interview since winning a substantial election victory, borisjohnson said he was confident the two sides could build a great new partnership. i'm not going to give you a percentage, i think we will do very well indeed but the key thing is, we are coming out of the eu onjanuary the 31st enormously likely, epically likely. but there is a chance there won't be a deal? obviously, you always have to budget for a complete failure of common sense. that goes without saying but i'm sense. that goes without saying but i' m sense. that goes without saying but i'm very, very, very confident, that we will get, this is not about the

deal, this is about building a great new partnership and from january to sist, new partnership and from january to 31st, but we are going to do start working with our friends and partners around the world, notjust with the eu. we are going to start building new relationships, with friends and partners around the world. uk gross to greatness because of our championing of global free trade. that was how this country first became prosperous. we are going to rediscover that and we are going to rediscover that and we are going to rediscover that and we are going to be out there in geneva, the wto, leading the call for global free trade and whatever people say about it, free trade has done more, for billions of people around the world, out of poverty, than anything else. and that is why i believe in it. and we can do fantastic deals, not just with the it. and we can do fantastic deals, notjust with the eu, but with countries around the world. boris johnson there is sounding energetic and passionate about that. andrew walker our economics correspondentjoins us now.

he has his own vocabulary, epically likely, many in the european commission would say it would be an epic achievement to get half of the deal? i think at the european commission the viewers you can get something done but the kind of really ambitious thing that mr johnson would like is going to be tough. particularly, what he said, he really wants, he said it elsewhere, no tariffs, quotas on trade between the uk and the eu. and the word from the european commission is certainly very much open to that and keen on that idea but they want to have what is called a level playing field conditions associated with it which would limit the scope for what the eu would regard as unfair competition on the basis of tax policies, labour, environmental regulations, and government subsidies. that, in turn, potentially at least, involves a degree of constraint on what the british government could do which i think, mrjohnson might find

uncongenial. certainly, some of the supporters of brexit who are motivated by the great sovereignty question would find that disagreeable. yes, it's undoubtedly possible but there are some real challenges in there. he says he is very, very, very confident! he will need to be. let's talk about other issues, he was pressed about huawei and whether it's a security risk to the uk, being involved in the 5g infrastructure, the us is adamant it isa infrastructure, the us is adamant it is a security risk. indeed, he kept his options open there, didn't he? he said british consumers deserve the very best technology that's available to them. at the same time, he said he doesn't want to do anything that would in any way compromise britainpos macro national security but he also said people are going to tell us that something particular variety of technology we shouldn't be using, we ought to be told what the alternative is. there will be a decision on that very issue in the next few weeks in the

uk which is why the us is piling on pressure. absolutely. also, he is covering the gamut forest which is useful, flybe in big trouble, the regional domestic airline, did he have anything to offer them, any encouragement that there might be a way... encouragement that there might be a way . . . encourages encouragement that there might be a way encourages probably the word, he said there are limits to what the government can do to support a particular business, and at least for the next i! support a particular business, and at least for the next 11 months or so, i! ori2 at least for the next 11 months or so, i! or 12 months, one of those limits is the constraint imposed by eu state aid rules. but clearly, a conservative government is not generally well disposed towards the idea of supporting particular businesses. he did also say regional connectivity that provided by the airline is very important and there some sort of commitment to underpin that in some way and one of the things we know is being talked about at least, is the idea of removing or reducing air passenger duty on domestic flights. that wouldn't be

specifically, we understand, about flybe flights, it would have to apply across the board but i think there is no question, if there were some movement on that, it could at the very least, is the financial pressure on the airline a great deal. keep watching it. iwill. andrew, thank you. football ? or soccer for the americans out there — is more than just a sport, its a business juggernaut and with ever more lucrative tv deals and a fanatical global fan base its showing no signs of slowing down according to a new report by deloitte. over the past year the 20 highest earning football clubs in the world generated a record $10.3 billion of combined revenues ? up 11% on the previous year. barcelona topped the list for the first time with revenues of 935 million dollars. however, despite all that money coming into the game 60 out of 92 clubs in the top four flights of english football made a loss between 2017 and 2018.

tim bridge is director of the deloitte sports business group, and joins us from salford. thank you forjoining us, we described it as a juggernaut, as long as the competition among different tv groups goes on, that will continue to pile forward, won't it? i think as you rightly say, broadcast revenue has underpinned the growth of the football industry over the last 20 years but is that global fan base really that drives it, ultimately. people are still enthralled by that live unscripted drama that football provides, here in the uk. we have the premier league, examples where any team can beat any other team and that really is what the global broadcasters are looking at so when you put it altogether, you've really got a little bit of a perfect storm. you've got fans who want to watch the games, broadcasters who want it to underpin their own business

models and then you throw the competition in and all of that drives the value. it's interesting the point you make, barcelona topping the list but they are in a league where you can wonder who is going to win every game, by and large you know it's going to be real madrid, barcelona, possibly atletico madrid, barcelona, possibly atletico madrid at the top of the list at the end of every season so where is there a sort of tram car? it's quite interesting, this year 's money more than ever shows there are certain clubs in barcelona is one of them, looking at their long—term future and how they evolve over time, clubs have historically relied on central distribution from broadcast revenue but this your barcelona taken things into their own hands and they'd control their own merchandising, their own licensing and that's allowed them to grow to a level we've never seen allowed them to grow to a level we've never seen before. that innovation, changing business model, is something that all clubs are going to be looking at now as we look at the next phase of growth.

let's talk about the next phase of growth, where will those clubs be in the future that can't afford to pay for the star players, this is the problem, isn't it? it's a very interesting question, polarisation within football, the money concentrates on the clubs at the top and we are very wary that there are lots of clubs underneath those in the football pyramid across europe. as football evolves and the competition format gets debated and we talk about where these big clubs go in the future, then understandably, there is a real call and drive to ensure that financial flow goes all the way through the game and we avoid the situations that we saw in the summer and we saw 10-15 that we saw in the summer and we saw 10—15 years ago, where clubs were regularly going into administration. that is something we all want to avoid. big challenge. tim, thank you. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news

the uk government is considering a plan to cut air passenger duty on all domestic flights as part of a deal to save regional airline flybe from collapse. chancellor sajid javid will meet the business and transport departments today to discuss the move. by altering the charge for every airline, the government will avoid breaching eu state aid rules. the us has warned the british government it "would be madness" to use huawei technology in the uk's 5g network. a decision is expected this month on whether to allow huawei to supply some "non—core" parts for the uk network. cyber—security experts are urging windows 7 users to upgrade their operating system. microsoft is going to stop supporting windows 7 from tuesday so that it can focus on "newer technologies".as a result, windows 7 users will no longer receive the all—important security updates and patches that keep their machines safe. it's estimated that one in four windows users is running windows 7.

i must admit, when it comes to things like that, i haven't a clue. seven sounds old, i must admit. it's the magic number for seven sounds old, i must admit. it's the magic numberfor many! the us has reversed its decision to brand china a currency manipulator as the two countries prepare to wind down their trade war and sign a "phase one" deal on wednesday. china was officially named a currency manipulator in august last year when tensions were high between beijing and washington. stephen mcdonell has been following the story in beijing for us. in terms of the signing of a trade deal tomorrow, this is perfect timing, isn't it? yes, this has and is definitely being seen at least in

pa rt is definitely being seen at least in part a political rather than economic decision, an olive branch from washington debating in the lead up from washington debating in the lead up to the signing of that first phase of an agreement which it is hoped will eventually end the trade war between the world 's two largest economies. some will be sceptical, wondering how is it that after years of the us saying that china is a currency of the us saying that china is a currency manipulator, that the gain is being kept artificially low in order to make exports cheaper, donald trump speaks about this all the time, how do you suddenly make the time, how do you suddenly make the decision that now, officially, you are not a currency manipulator? but according to the us treasury, the chinese government has promised to stop these kind of, what they would say, are anti—competitive practices. and that's enough, really. and if you can take the response of the markets is any indicator, certainly people around the world warming to this, if not for the specifics of whether or not

china is officially a currency manipulator or not, just the fact that these two economic giants are starting to get on with each other again. thank you. still to come — keeping it flexible — we look at growing calls to make work hours fit in with home life. you're with worklife from bbc news. let's talk some more about the regional airline fighting to stay alive financially. the government is to consider cutting air passenger duty on all domestic flights as part of a plan to save regional airline flybe from collapse. the government is to consider

cutting air passenger duty on all domestic flights as part of a plan to save regional airline flybe from collapse. the former transport secretary lord adonis joins us now i think if we have an issue with the subsidy of regional flights which are socially and economically necessary, we should deal with that directly by subsidising them, as is possible with the eu rules with what is called public obligation flights. the flybe flight from the uk to london, economically and socially important to north and west cornwall, which is very isolated and doesn't have a good train service, thatis doesn't have a good train service, that is already subsidised and can be within eu rules. if flybe cannot continue to operate the flight, that can be franchised to another aviation company. i don't think can be franchised to another aviation company. idon't think sorry to interrupt, aren't we looking at the potential collapse of an entire business which provides an awful lot ofjobs for

an entire business which provides an awful lot of jobs for an an entire business which provides an awful lot ofjobs for an awful lot of people? i don't think the government should be in the business of keeping failing companies alive, if it's going to be flybe, who is it going to be tomorrow? the issue is the public interest and the public interest here is in particular roots which are socially and economically necessary, that may not be commercial. flybe 's business, a lot of the flights are commercially viable and i think a lot of other airlines would take them on if they go under. some flights like newquay to london which are already subsidised by the taxpayer and rightly so, because these are economically necessary to link areas that are very remote, that can be done within eu rules but it really would come i think, be detrimental to the public interest and tax payers at large if this three and a half billion that's raised from air passenger duty which is an important green tax too and we are supposed to be cutting aviation emissions as pa rt of be cutting aviation emissions as part of our national objectives, if this free lunch were to be given to the whole industry. we will see if

they hand out a free lunch. thank you very much forjoining us. more details online on those stories. you're watching worklife. a reminder of our top story — the uk prime minister says its "epically" likely that there will be a trade deal between the uk and eu by the end of the transition period before great britain leaves the european union. typically, we will remember that. —— epically. time now for our daily look at some of the newspaper and website stories which have caught our eye. joining me is natalie reynolds, founder & chief executive of commercial negotiation firm, advantage spring. where will be stored? the royal

family. your area of expertise is how to negotiate the right deal, we we re how to negotiate the right deal, we were intrigued how you thought this is being handled. it's fascinating. whilst my work is primarily in the field of commercial negotiation there is no denying there are parallels in terms of how people had to negotiate into personally, within families, your divorce, that kind of thing. this is a family business, that's a whole other dynamic. and i think what's interesting about what's coming out in the papers, this real focus on the language that is being used and what i'm sensing todayis is being used and what i'm sensing today is that the queen seems to have put out there and overarching intent, one of support for their decision, looked and perhaps, but support nonetheless and that's a really good tactic when you negotiate anything. if things are going to get a motive which they clearly are here, it's always worth setting out this is our intention ultimately and yes, it might get difficult along the way but let's refer back to the fact that there is a good i'm here, the nba hopefully they can continue functioning as a family business, it just they can continue functioning as a family business, itjust might look

different. interesting use of the word business and family business, their intention is to be financially independent in any case, so it's not really about saying we are quitting and we want to take a 28% with us. yes, i have to say i'm quite surprised by the sheer kind of force of the criticism because clearly, there is going to be a transition period, to cut ties seems unrealistic, they are saying they wa nt unrealistic, they are saying they want to be financially viable but there's going to be a process to get there. this is very similar to what royals do in europe, we have seen that phrase lexi royals, it can work, it'sjust not been done here before. another negotiation process you been watching as what's going on in northern ireland, it's been a very important week. for the politicians there. and it's really interesting to highlight that, there's two women at the helm now in northern ireland, what does that mean in terms of their dynamic going forward ? mean in terms of their dynamic going forward? there's two women at the helm now and now we have an

agreement, it that speaks for itself. do i step out or step in? thejury might itself. do i step out or step in? the jury might be itself. do i step out or step in? thejury might be out on itself. do i step out or step in? the jury might be out on that. it's an interesting one, it's been three years of stalemate here. it is a really big deal that now we are seeing some progress, interesting perhaps, seen progress in terms of brexit and obviously, the election here, that's may facilitated some discussions behind the scenes. but i think it's interesting, with two women at the helm. arlene foster and michelle o'neill. there's lots of evidence that suggests women are better a compromise. but still, as with every negotiation, the message coming out from yesterday was thank you prime minister is, still not enough money. it has all come back to the money which is not surprising. that's the way it goes. natalie, thank you. so much to learn. now to the us, where earnings season is getting under way. today it's the turn of three of america's biggest banks. michelle fleury has

more from new york. for investors, earnings season is about to begin and there is quite the to—do about whether corporate america can deliver and keep the stock market rally going. to kick things off, wall street will get a chance to look under the hood of three of the biggest names finance, jp morgan chase, run byjamie dimon, citi group and wells fargo and they're expected to painta positive picture, despite weak business investment, ongoing trade disputes and, of course, low interest rates. for banks, low interest rates can eat into lending profits, but they can also encourage more customers to borrow money and that's good for the bottom line. given the overall strength of the us economy, the hope among investors is that there won't be any nasty surprises. if there are any nasty surprises, michelle will tell you, as will be. that is ourjob! now let's get the inside track on flexible working.

since 2014, every employee in the uk with more than six months in theirjob has had the right to request flexible working. after being refused herflexible working request, anna quit herjob, posted on instagram to say today i quit which garnered an overwhelming response, and the idea for flex appeal was born. anna is now one of the driving forces behind the flex for all campaign. anna whitehouse, founder, mother pukka is with us now thank you for being with us, this is your page, am i allowed to say that on air? it's an interesting, i think ididn't on air? it's an interesting, i think i didn't realise that you could claim flexible working after six months in a job? that, to me, even seems pretty amazing. it's not, because actually, flexible working isn't about a bonus ball or nice to have something that you earn, it's a fundamental shift in the way we work, we are working in a structure that was formed in the industrial

revolution, now we have technology that you can work anywhere, everywhere. so it's really, the working world is lagging behind and we don't want flexible working to be available after 26 weeks in a job, we want we wanted available from the first day. all jobs be assumed to be flexible unless otherwise stated? that's where you want to get to, that's your direction of travel. 100%. unfortunately, what you're doing is stunting the ebb and flow of tale nt doing is stunting the ebb and flow of talent at the moment. if someone has a great flexible working setup, they've earned it after 26 weeks in ajob, they've earned it after 26 weeks in a job, they then won't go somewhere else where they have to earn it again after 26 weeks because childcare has been sorted, or their father who has alzheimer's is aware his son is going to come on wednesday to look after him, there's a certain things that can change. you accept many companies say it doesn't work, in thatjob, for us, for you to be flexible. no, we worked out, the only role that

cannot offer a hint of flexibility is on an oil rig, you know. where you are literally cut off, were not talking about everybody sitting at home and sorting out their underwear drawer, which is i think the big fear from employers, is that, there is this fear of the release 9—5 shackles and everybody is going to run riot, that's not what happens. productivity increases immeasurably, almost overnight, when you release the 9-5. for many employers, the a nswer the 9-5. for many employers, the answer for the 9-5. for many employers, the answerfor them, the 9-5. for many employers, the answer for them, because when they think about flexibility, if they are a small business, it's more of a headache for them, it might be great for the employees, but for employers it's difficult for them to manage to run their business in that way. large employers like the bbc are much more able to manage this kind of thing but for small employers, instead of saying everybody should be flexible working, maybe we could talk aboutjob be flexible working, maybe we could talk about job shares be flexible working, maybe we could talk aboutjob shares because that by the employer has the role covered for the full way, if that makes sense? you've still got flexibility. exactly, i think you're right,

sense? you've still got flexibility. exactly, ithink you're right, it's about creative flexibility, whether it's torture, core hours, whether it's torture, core hours, whether it's simply not feeling like it's a big thing to do, just simply having a flexible working policy, just trust your employees if it's a job share, if it's coming in 50 minutes late or leaving 15 minutes earlier, it'sjust being flexible late or leaving 15 minutes earlier, it's just being flexible with your employees. the landscape is changing, if not quick enough. anna, thank you. at the top of the show we asked you what social media habits get on your nerves? let's see what some people felt about it.

i would never do that. nor would i. we will see you soon. hello, good morning. storm brendan bringing some very strong winds and travel disruption yesterday and heavy rain moving its way across the united kingdom. you can see from the satellite, quite impressive storm brendan is ablaze close to the uk, now pushing northwards and we have this next area of cloud towards the south, that is pushing its way across the uk. the white lines, ice bar is getting closer together again, for england and wales of particular there will be strong winds. some heavy rain moving north and east, ice and snow across scotland, many over higher ground, still to come into the afternoon as

the rain spreads north. the rain could be quite heavy at times but also the wind stronger for longer for england and wales, gusts widely 50-60 for england and wales, gusts widely 50—60 miles an hour, potentially 70 around the coasts, some very strong winds in the far north—west of scotland. bridge roundabout li—sd, quite a chilly day in northern parts, 11—13d further south. as we go into wednesday, the area of low pressure moving away, the trailing weather fronts with that surround overnight tonight in the south—east, heavy rain expected here into tomorrow morning, eventually it sta rts tomorrow morning, eventually it starts to clear, further north—west still some gales, frequent showers, some hill snow to come. some sunny spells for many of us throughout wednesday. one or two showers across western areas and temperatures getting to about 7—10d. for the end of the week, things looking quieter but before we get there, thursday, we see another area of low pressure

starting to develop and look at those white lines, close together again across the uk. strong winds once again developing, dry stored for many of us on thursday, this is rain towards the north and west moving into wells in the south—west of england, showers developing across eastern parts into the afternoon. the wind gusts for all of us, another windy day expected. could see gusts may be 50—60 miles an hour, some gales in southern and southwestern areas of the uk, maximum temperatures 7—11d. but it's through friday come into the weekend, things are looking like they will settle down, high pressure starting to develop, it will turn colder but i think at least, many of us colder but i think at least, many of us will enjoy something a little bit drier and perhaps sunnier as we go through into next week as well. goodbye.

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