boosting british farmers — that's the message from contracts and prioritise domestic produce. talking trade in delhi — talking trade in delhi — britain and india get down britain and india get down to business, but who will be to business, but who will be the winners and losers? the winners and losers? we find out. we find out. a deadline passes for us federal workers to reply to elon musk asking them to elon musk asking them what they've been up to. what they've been up to. i'll be asking, i'll be asking, what mr musk is up to? what mr musk is up to? also in the programme — counting the cost — millions of uk households millions of uk households are braced for news of a rise are braced for news of a rise in their energy bills. at the national farmers in their energy bills. and the boss a sports betting and the boss a sports betting firm in the us tell us firm in the us tell us why he thinks the trump why he thinks the trump administration could administration could boost his industry. boost his industry. live from london, this is business today. i'm sally bundock. i'm sally bundock. we start here in the uk, where the government is hoping to placate farmers is hoping to placate farmers at their annual conference. at their annual conference. the british environment the british environment

secretary steve reed secretary steve reed is a keynote speaker is a keynote speaker at the national farmers union conference later.

months ago before the election. as uk farmers. for the absolutely disastrous and industry—destroying changes they have made since they came into power according to figures from defra. 50% of public procurement it is behind the average household in the uk. make that much difference. what are you hearing in terms of response to the protests

we have seen in recent weeks, following the budget? will impact farmers? no, absolutely nothing. to be avoiding farmers at every possible opportunity. the budget proposals aim to raise around 500 million, amount in overseas farming aid, so it is clearly not about the money. nfu and cla, tenant farmers association, they have farms — genuine family farms — stopping those people trying to shelter from tax, which is something we'd welcome to see as an industry

because it is not good for us, and that was going to raise i think an extra 200 they are not changing. a farmer and founder of the farming forum. the thick of negotiations with their indian counterparts in the hope of striking a trade deal. these talks were halted last year ahead of general elections in both india and the uk. speaking at a joint press conference the uk business and trade secretaryjonathan reynolds and indian trade minister piyush goyal explained why the two countries are keen bothjonathan and i have agreed to resume free trade agreement negotiations in a very, very cordial atmosphere and with great trust between the two governments.

sumedha das gupta is the senior economist in delhi for the economist intelligence unit. were trying to achieve. with quite a bit of vigour at this point of time. to double over about a decade. so, for example, the uk has asked for lower tariffs on things like automobiles, scotch whisky, a lot services into indian markets. the uk is looking for. india, on the other hand,

is looking for easier business also, india is trying to negotiate a social security agreement that will kind of help avoid double contributions which indian business professionals have adjustment mechanism tax, which is again at this so these are, as of now, the key areas of discussion we will keep a eye on trade talks as they those trade talks as they progress. and hire 20,000 people in the us over the next four years. 0ur north america business corresponsent — michelle fleury — has more from new york. apple made a big splash today ahead of its annual

push up the cost of iphones. facility in houston in 2026. it is set to produce servers for apple intelligence — its ai—powered features. now, the company claims this new plant will create with president donald trump last week. following that meeting, the president said apple theyjust stopped �*em, to pay the tariffs. the president has made bringing manufacturing back to america oracle and 0penai — to ramp up us investment. and we're proud to build on our

long—standing us investment." it all follows a trend of similar promises made previous pledges. now, just a short time ago, at 5:00 gmt — "what did you do last week?" mr musk, who heads the department of government efficiency — president trump defended

the email as a way of weeding even knows that they work for the government. so by asking the question, "tell us what you did this and then if you don't answer, like, you're sort of semi—fired because they don't even exist. they're trying to find... that's how badly various parts of our government were run. of fraud so far. and we've just started. terry haines is founder of washington dc based consultancy pangaea policy. he told me the email had raised a lot of its own

and agencies including the defense department, the fbi and others — thejustice department — so what you have got here is a situation where one the issue, and yet that is exactly what is happening. saying about that? well, three points. with trump voters, puts democrats on the back foot. looks like it will be more difficult to find the amount

that they make huge amounts of difference to the federal debt and deficit, which was climbing. when i think what they are missing is the bigger picture, which is that there will continue to be increased not least because of the geopolitical situation. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

is reviewed by the regulator 0fgem. who predict that bills could increase to £1,823. that's a rise of 5%. it's adjusted every three months. and founder of watt—logic. this winter we have had quite a lot it has been colder, so there has been

and this has caused the levels of gas in concern. and this increase, is it expected this will push well, i think that's likely that together with the removal a significant impact on people this winter. and normally at this time of year you would expect bills to reduce, coming into the summer, on a seasonal basis, so to see them going up is quite disappointing. the way for gender equality in boardrooms with women occupying nearly 43% of roles on company boards. but when it comes to executive

positions, the uk's largest women in 40% of top executive roles by 2025. "may not be achieved until beyond 2025 as some companies still have less than a third of their leadership vivienne artz is chief executive of the the ftse women leaders review. she addressed the concern about the slowing pace of change yes, it's slowing but actually the pace of change continues stories in here, and if we look particularly at the boards you mentioned that

fantastic headline — 350 will make the target of 40% by the end of 2025. but that progress is steady. the really interesting good—news piece is that the 50 they have 37% as their result this year of women in of that 40% target. to us sports betting now, where 38 states and washington adults have put money down on football, basketball survey.

despite intense competition and legislative uncertainty, jason robins says the trump administration could bring tailwinds for the industry, including deregulation and tax cuts. drives betting in the us with our north american business correspondent, ritika gupta. it was our super bowl as well as the super bowl for the nfl, and that is definitely the biggest betting day of the year. but there's a lot of other great events coming up, too, how do you see the competition? i don't think so. a bit of the customer base and share, so i don't think it's too crowded. i do think that, you know, it's a valuable industry going to be aggressive.

now trying to get into the sports—betting space. which are, you know, financially regulated something we're watching with interest, you know, definitely a new space and something that, if it evolves in a way that makes sense for us, we could look at, as well. at regulation or deregulation and the tax policies? i do. we're regulated in, i think, 28 states now. there are opportunities, for example, to, you know, doesn't make sense any more — it was put in place to stop apply to a state—regulated industry. and then there's also, of course, the stuff

administration would be impactful generally with deregulation in a pro kind of business approach. it's generating billions and billions of dollars, and they pay no taxes and don't follow any legalisation in several states. you know, i do think there'll be additional amount of growth in our existing states. most of our states have only been around for a few years — building markets out there that we're just starting

going to be an opportunity to expand outside the us, that brings a close business today. we wrap up let's today. before we wrap up let's bring you live this bring you live pictures this coming from rome. the bring you live pictures this the ing from rome. the bring you live pictures this the latest»m rome. the bring you live pictures this the latest»m rom 0n he and health of the well—being and health of pope francis, saying there has been a slight in condition, adding his critical condition, adding that a mild kidney is that a mild kidney problem is not causing concern and he spent an night in spent an 11th night in hospital. you are with bbc care staff across england are staging a series of demonstrations today in protest at government plans to increase the money employers pay towards national insurance. alison holt has more.

the 78—year—old is not fit enough to make the journey well, the biggest problem, really, is in other words, eventually it will impede people like me, who pay their own fees. and i think that's wrong — i really do. wren hall, which has 5a residents and employs nearly 120 people, is rated outstanding by inspectors. april's rise in employers�* national insurance, along with a rise in the national minimum wage, will increase costs here by £300,000 a year. would you like some mashed potato?

fees would need to rise by at least 10%. authority or the nhs. do you believe they will increase their funding by that level? i don't believe they will, no. so she's looking for savings everywhere. so this is our acoustic monitoring box — it picks up fewer hospital admissions.

staff and residents here hope the day of action will lead and push social care up the political agenda. it starts work in april. alison holt, bbc news, nottinghamshire. dying if they had to sit. and watch my son die. it was a very difficult, painful death, and cemented her

belief in assisted dying for the terminally ill. opted for it. it'll give an awful lot of people the chance give an awful lot of people the chance to say, you know, enough is enough, let me pass over. millie has been supporting the campaign to bring assisted independent doctors.

worried about the possible impact on the most than they wish. so i really... i won't be getting involved in it. but politicians injersey, westminster and in holyrood are also considering their own proposals. the wider debate over assisted dying is farfrom over. dominic hughes, bbc news, douglas. hello, there. well, following that very wet start to monday morning, a day of sunshine and showers. lots of rainbows spotted by our weather watchers — and i dare say there will be more for the next couple of days, because sunshine

and showers remains very much the theme. nights to be expected — particularly for the middle so, a lot more winter sunshine to come in the forecast. towards the north and the west. we're also tracking this feature running along the south coast of england, bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain here, stretching further inland at times. here, it's a milder start to the morning — but it's a noticeably chillier start than it was on monday, and still, a legacy of cloud and some rain across the far southeast of england — that will clear away. still a brisk, westerly wind, but lots of dry weather, some sunshine in between the showers.

so, frost developing for many of us, and then, to push in. and then, on wednesday, that band of rain will sweep further eastwards as we head through the morning — some of the driest conditions and the best of the sunshine temperatures slipping back again once more, and we can expect to see another frost perhaps as we head through wednesday night and into thursday. and that'll keep us fine and dry for much of the rest of the week, and there will be a lot of sunshine around, as well. here's the outlook for our capital cities — lasting through the weekend, as well. but how sunny will it be by day? how cold is it going to stay by night?

bye for now.

this is bbc news. between ukraine and russia within weeks, after the vatican says the pope had a slight problem is not causing concern. energy bills in the uk are expected to rise.

the regulator 0fgem is set to announce new price cap we'll have the latest. police in england and wales will no longer need a warrant this friday night, watch out for a treat. coming up on business today. a deadline passes for us federal workers to reply to elon musk asking them what they've been up to. hello, welcome to bbc news. where its un envoy voted twice alongside russia.

first the two countries opposed a resolution condemning