economy, the future, for the economy, for investment, for business, is optimism. and having investment on the back of confidence. what is your grounds for optimism and a confident future? i’m and a grounds for optimism and a confident future? i’m grounds for optimism and a confident future? i'm hugely optimistic — grounds for optimism and a confident future? i'm hugely optimistic — confident future? i'm hugely optimistic about _ confident future? i'm hugely confident future? i'm hugely optimistic about _ confident future? i'm hugely optimistic about britain - confident future? i'm hugely optimistic about britain and | optimistic about britain and our potential to grow and bring optimistic about britain - confident future? i'm hugely optimistic about britain and | optimistic about britain and our potential to grow and bring good jobs, good jobs, our potential to grow and bring goodjobs, paying our potential to grow and bring good jobs, paying decent wages, our potential to grow and bring goodjobs, paying our potential to grow and bring good jobs, paying decent wages, and for us to be increasingly and for us to be increasingly competitive on the global competitive on the global stage. we have so much going stage. we have so much going for us as a country, whether it for us as a country, whether it is our cutting—edge industries is our cutting—edge industries in life sciences, technology, in life sciences, technology, our brilliant universities and our brilliant universities and entrepreneurs, but we all know, entrepreneurs, but we all know, and this builds on natasha's and this builds on natasha's point, that we need to see that point, that we need to see that cutting—edge innovation really cutting—edge innovation really run through our whole economy, run through our whole economy, through businesses big and through businesses big and small. government has got to small. government has got to play its part, but it is only play its part, but it is only one part, and a small part one part, and a small part compare to the heavy lifting compare to the heavy lifting that businesses need to do. but that businesses need to do. but what government can do is what government can do is

create the conditions to create the conditions to encourage that business investment. first of four, it is providing that stability so businesses can look to the future with confidence, knowing the rules of the game have been set. we also want to remove those my first week chancellor

i made my first week chancellor on planning and pensions, whether it is the city £3 billion we brought in at the international investment summit, whether it is the mansion house speech and regulating for growth, notjust the risk, or whether it is what we did in the budget in returning stability to the economy, this government have already got started in doing things that i know are necessary for unlocking growth, and i want to work with all of you to fulfil our potential as a country, to make this the best place to start a business, to grow a business and to invest. i believe we can do just that by working together. brilliant. thank you for coming along, and if we can alljoin in on saying thank you to the chancellor. applause the chancellor in conversation at the cbi conference. making the case for the budget that she announced just a few weeks

ago. saying it will bring stability to day—to—day spending through tax receipts, and the aim is to grow the economy. not everybody in the business community thinks she has got it right. let's speak to theo leggett, our business correspondence. this morning, we heard from the director—general of the cbi, and she was making the point that many people in the hall and in the lobbies behind me were expressing privately that they feel disgruntled that there were £25 billion worth of extra taxes on business, and she made it clear that that had to be the end of it, that business was happy to contribute towards rebuilding public services, financing the nhs and so on, but it should never happen again. you have been listening to rachel reeves herself, and she doesn't seem to have made that pledge. she

said, if i didn't make those difficult decisions, we would not have been able to bring the stability that the economy needs. she went on to say the public finances are now on a firm footing, which means we won't have to come back for more. that is key, and it is certainly what many people will have been waiting for, the fact that there is pain, it's not good. they say it is inhibiting them from investing because of increasing national insurance contributions, meaning they cannot invest in the future as well, and they may have to rein in plans to employ more people or even cut staff. but if that is the end of it, it is something they can live with, they will put on the hair shirt. rachel reeves says they won't come back for more, and thatis won't come back for more, and that is something the business community wants to hear. now they will wait to see what she will do to help them, with business rates, in order to promote growth. certainty is

what businesses want. will this give it to them? according to rachel reeves, they have stability and, in fact, she was congratulated this morning by the dg of the cbi creating a dullness dividend after what she described as a decade of uncertainty. they will be happy about that, they are happy to have some stability. but what they want to see going forward is a commitment that the government won't come to them with a hat in hand for more money, but will make their life easier with the reforms they are asking for. thank you very much indeed, theo. much more reaction to the chancellor's words in the hours ahead on bbc news.

it went on to become... in recent times, it has come in for increasing criticism. here is colin paterson. 40 is colin paterson. a0 years ago today, the original band aid was recorded. a bbc news crew was there to film the recruiting mission. george michael arrived just in time. and an insight into how that famous group photo was constructed. the bbc two show was also invited along.

with all due respect to bob geldof, it is notjust them who have drawn them here, it is the all—star cast they have assembled to sing on a record for ethiopian. this is what i'm capable of doing, so i did it. we will send the money, however much _ we will send the money, however much it_ we will send the money, however much it is, — we will send the money, however much it is, is not enough. today. _ much it is, is not enough. today, the 40th version will have its first play, combining vocals. views on how best to support africa have changed over the past decade. ed sheron listen to the opinions of other. they believe that empowering africans to calderon stories is one of the reasons that band

aid is so problematic. it one of the reasons that band aid is so problematic.- aid is so problematic. it was disrespectful. _ aid is so problematic. it was disrespectful. it _ aid is so problematic. it was disrespectful. it was - aid is so problematic. it was disrespectful. it was so - disrespectful. it was so negative that even for me as an african boy, i wanted to disassociate myself from being african because there was no sense of pride in it. ifelt really embarrassed to be african. ,., �* , really embarrassed to be african. �*, , ., really embarrassed to be african. h , ., . african. the song's lyrics have also been _ african. the song's lyrics have also been criticised _ african. the song's lyrics have also been criticised over- african. the song's lyrics have also been criticised over the i also been criticised over the years for the way in which they portrayed a whole continent. however, bob geldof silk describes it as a miraculous little record that has saved millions of lives. colin paterson, bbc news. more on that later on bbc news. let's return to the cbi, because you will have seen the

chancellor, rachel reeves, has been defending herfirst chancellor, rachel reeves, has been defending her first budget to the cbi. she said she was offered no alternative you have plans, including increasing the rate of national insurance paid by employers. the leader of the opposition said that the government must learn from business and be more responsive. business and be more resonsive. , responsive. government itself must change. _ responsive. government itself must change, must _ responsive. government itself must change, must change i responsive. government itself. must change, must change what it does_ must change, must change what it does if— must change, must change what it does if growth is ever to return _ it does if growth is ever to return. we do not address this in government, and if labour does — in government, and if labour does not. _ in government, and if labour does not, they will fail. government will have to learn from — government will have to learn from business about how to work better, _ from business about how to work better, quickerand from business about how to work better, quicker and be from business about how to work better, quickerand be more responsive. we can no longer tolerate — responsive. we can no longer tolerate a _ responsive. we can no longer tolerate a situation where building roads takes decades, where — building roads takes decades, where treasury decision making mearis— where treasury decision making means that railways don't get built, — means that railways don't get built, where the planning system _ built, where the planning system stops investments being made _ system stops investments being made. 0verthe

system stops investments being made. over the last two decades, you have all had to transform your business models to account — transform your business models to account for massive societal and technological change. it is time _ and technological change. it is time that— and technological change. it is time that government does the same. — time that government does the same, because what we have now isn't _ same, because what we have now isn't working. same, because what we have now isn't working-— isn't working. that is the latest from _ isn't working. that is the latest from the - isn't working. that is the latest from the cbi. - isn't working. that is the latest from the cbi. we l isn't working. that is the i latest from the cbi. we are about to take a short break. we will have the latest from egypt, that yacht that has sunk on a diving mission. these are the pictures from the bbc in the pictures from the bbc in the last hour or so, with some of those survivors, the tourists on board. 17 people, the bbc believes, including two british tourists, still missing. that rescue operation is still going on. we will get the latest from cairo on that rescue operation here in the next few minutes. you also get the latest on the storms across the latest on the storms across the uk, we will be without correspondence in different parts of the country. that will be after the weather.

tonight is going to bring some clearer skies, it will be chilly with a touch of frost, and then on tuesday we are in for some sunny spells and just a few showers. storm bird is clearing scotland and moving towards the north—east, the winds are starting to ease in the north of the uk as well. you can see that curve of cloud is the centre of the storm, and the fronts associated with that. we are in the clear here with some showers feeding in in the wake of that weather front. this evening and overnight, lots of clear weather, especially further east. plenty of showers across past of scotland. a northerly wind, quite brisk with some showers. temperatures early on tuesday morning, touch of frost in the scottish glens, but more typically in the towns and cities, around two to five celsius. sparkling sunshine for many of us on tuesday with further showers in the north of

scotland, though not as many. the winds will be lighter across much of the uk. we are talking about light winds during the course of tuesday and plenty of sunny spells. but on the cool side. all eyes on the south—west of the uk. this next area of low pressure is approaching, has the potential to bring a lot of rain for a time, and also some strong winds. another developing area of low pressure, a lot smaller than bert and a lot more uncertainty about where it will go. as it sweeps across the south, it could be a spell of heavy rain in the south of the uk and as it clears east anglia and the south—east, it has a sting in its tail with potential gales on coastal parts of lincolnshire and into the south—east. for the vast majority, you're in the clear. but keep track of the weather, it could be nasty for a time on wednesday. at the end of the week, more settled, with clear skies and the winds will be

like and we are in for some frost and fogg. keep track of the weather, particularly in the weather, particularly in the south for wednesday, and beyond that, the weather improves with high pressure building in, and we are in for some sunshine. goodbye.

live from london, this is bbc news. 17 people are missing in egypt after a tourist boat sinks in the red sea. the bbc understands two brits are amongst those misisng.

israel's cabinet will meet on tuesday to discuss a potential hezbollah peace deal. britain braces itself for more disruption from storm bert, after a month's worth of rain fell over the weekend in parts of the country. # feed the world... band aid marks its a0th anniversary with the remake of do "they know it's christmas". controversy this time around, but it has its first radio play today. hello, welcome to bbc news. egyptian authorities say 17 people, including foreigners, are missing after a tourist yacht capsized off the country's red sea coast. the bbc understands that two of the missing passengers

are british, and finland has confirmed one of their