the law firm aims to achieve change through the courts it's also suing british supermarket chains sainsbury's and as a wal-mart subsidiary. bitcoins recent plunge in value has led to many investors abandoning the market entirely miners of the cryptocurrency though are pushing on so long as they can get cheap electricity that wanting to keep their chips in the game and that's what makes the country of iceland a haven for minus the low temperatures helping keep that computer's cool while hoping for the big market to heat up again at the edge of the arctic the cool climate persists year round that might not be great for visitors but it's an advantage for the cryptocurrency industry which is flocking to iceland and ever larger numbers iceland's cold winds help keep computers cool thousands of computers with powerful graphics cards are needed to create cryptocurrency on an industrial scale those computers need constant cooling to prevent overheating. some data centers such as this one in keflavik only have partial walls on each side allowing a cold draft to enter. i suppose basically all the ingre

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apparently the snow has sparked panic buying, with one sainsburys running out of bread due to the snowoon as one thing goes wrong, we dashed to the petrol stations, —— diverse chops to sure everything will be fine. the next few days will be interesting to watch. that's it for the papers tonight. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you, seven days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers. and if you miss the programme any evening, you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thank you to sebastian payne and dia chakravarty. goodbye. hello. the cold air is here and set to stay, and already some of us today have at snow showers or flurries. more to come. you can see how much of europe is in the blue, is in the freezing air. that is now across the uk, and the feel of the weather will not change for the rest of the week. if anything, later in the week, the wind is stronger and asa the week, the wind is stronger and as a result it will feel colder. tonight, some areas we are focused on for the significant snow, east anglia into the south—east

the law firm aims to achieve change through the courts it's also suing british supermarket chains sainsbury's and as a wal-mart subsidiary can be very expensive to tesco that's every business going to have you back over to brant thank you very much the united nations is calling the political crisis in the maldives an all out assault on democracy now that's after authorities arrested two of the country's top judges on charges of attempting to overthrow the government president. has defied a court ruling ordering the release of jail of opposition leaders and has imposed a state of emergency in the island nation. this is what a state of emergency looks like police blocking the opposition party headquarters no one goes in or out without their say president. blames the opposition for forcing his hand. this is not a state of war epidemic or natural disaster this is something more dangerous this is an obstruction of the variability of this state to function. though and i've been on it with the people that. yemeni has faced international criticism for rolling back democratic reforms he's used the sta

sainsbury is finished last in the survey, people feeling ambivalent about the experience, some of the dull, well—stocked but it's not great and a little on the pricey side and that's something sainsbury‘s will have to take on board along with the other big supermarkets which finished right at the bottom. gareth, nice to see you and thank you. thank you for explaining all of tesco telling us about the pressure to split up its business, keep your eyes peeled. 0n the website, the story got my eye, the website, the story got my eye, the idea about shared parental leave. is interesting to find out why, whether businesses support that or not. plenty more on that. do stay with us. you are watching business live. london city airport will be closed to flights today, and unexploded bomb discovered. 16,000 passengers affect that, going to carry on into this evening, they hope they will have resolved that i then. london city airport the reason we are talking about it. " city airport the reason we are talking about it." in financial heartland, a lot of disruption for business passengers. a quick l

supermarkets as and sainsbury's both are fighting legal battles involving thousands of employees. in recent months several major companies including the b.b.c. have had to address concerns over unequal pay and gender bias for more firms are now being forced to review their own practices or run the risk of forking out record payments barca al-jazeera london. u.s. president donald trump wants a mass military parade in washington d.c. after being inspired on a trip to france but some critics are saying it'll just be a waste of money white house correspondent can really help it as well. it's the kind of parade authoritarian leaders have long loved colorful uniforms marching bands and the latest military hardware all on display now u.s. president donald trump wants his own reportedly inspired by the french celebrations he attended last year in paris to mark best steel day. so preparations for a similar grand display in washington are underway we're all aware in this country of the president's affection and respect for the military we've been putting together some option will send them

supermarkets and sainsbury's both are fighting legal battles involving thousands of employees. in recent months several major companies including the b.b.c. have had to address concerns over unequal pay and gender bias more and more firms are now being forced to review their own practices or run the risk of forking out record payments barca al-jazeera london now the us senators struck a bipartisan budget deal to fund the government for the next two years though the deal will lift the camps of military and domestic spending in a bid to avoid a feared government shutdown now the issues surrounding immigration and the protection of migrants who came to the us illegally as children was not included in the deal it was a hurdle that led to a brief government shutdown last month but debate on the budget bill included an eight hour speech by democratic house minority leader nancy pelosi on dream immigrants now a white house official who works closely with president trump has resigned after his two ex-wives claimed they had been physically abused the white house refuses to say if it kne

the law firm aims to achieve change through the courts it's also suing british supermarket chains sainsbury's and as a wal-mart subsidiary. one of the world's largest diamond exchanges is hopping on the digital currency bandwagon and looking to bring transparency and efficiency to what can be a murky business officials with the israeli diamond exchange say the new virtual currencies named cut and carrot will do two things will ensure a digital trail as the jams proceed from the deal it's a retailer speeding up the process and allow outsiders to invest in the market without actually having to buy diamonds. all right now to the build up for the winter olympics getting set to start tomorrow the athletes are wearing to go there's plenty going on in and around the olympic village we have that herman from sports with us hi matt along with the sports there's been some drama in the lead up indeed the olympic athletes from russia as they're called couldn't wait to get the job the start of some courtroom drama and this case in the court of arbitration for sport now they turned down appeals from thirtee

among retailers, asda and sainsbury are facing similar legal battles.am city council has already agreed to over £1 billion worth of payments for women cleaners and carers and the bbc has been accused of not paying men and women equally. tesco, as one of the country's largest employers, is now facing a series of test cases, which could lead to the largest equal pay claim in employment history. lawyers for tesco‘s supermarket workers said that female staff on hourly rates earn considerably less than men even though the value of the work is comparable. kim element and pamjenkins have worked for tesco for over 20 years. i think that although we think we have equal rights, there are times where there are such discrepancies that you can't explain them. and i think tesco‘s just one of many companies that aren't addressing the fact that women seem to still be paid less. tesco said that all their staff could progress equally and were paid fairly, whatever their gender or background. in a statement, the supermarket said: this is the start of a long legal battle.

supermarkets and sainsbury's both are fighting legal battles involving thousands of employees. in recent months several major companies including the b.b.c. have had to address concerns over unequal pay and gender bias. being forced to review their own practices or run the risk of. sport is coming up including this. is about to begin and finally politics will give voice. brazil's supreme court has authorized the privatization of a giant state owned power company electric brus the move comes as the government sends mixed signals about the future of hydroelectric dam projects particularly on the amazon rafa last america through its in yemen reports from santa. this is the river it's crystal clear waters and where it joins the murkier amazon river in sand that him. and this port city tons of brazilian soybeans are shipped out each day but on this day it's not the increasing deforestation of the amazon for soiling cattle grazing that's brought environmental activists here bonafied to the relief that was missing in the mining and energy ministry has posted plans for several large ca

among retailers, asda and sainsbury are facing similar legal battles.already agreed to over £1 billion worth of payments for women cleaners and carers and the bbc has been accused of not paying men and women equally. tesco is one of the country's largest employers and is now facing a series of test cases that could lead to the largest equal pay claim in employment history. lawyers for tesco workers say that female staff on an hourly rate earn considerably less than a man even though the value of work is comparable. these two women have worked for tesco for over 20 years. i think that although we think we have equal rights, there are times where there are such discrepancies that you can't explain them. i think tesco is just one of many companies that are not addressing the fact that women seem to still be paid less. tesco said that all their staff could progress equally and were paid fairly. this is the start of a long legal battle. tesco just the latest business to be caught up in a fight over equal pay. new dna analysis of the oldest complete skeleton

it is well stocked but not great and a little pricey and that is something sainsbury's will have to takeouncing back today. the ftse 100 is higher this afternoon — clawing back some of its losses — but still at its lowest level for more than a year. it's been helped today by a rise in commodities — crude oil prices climbing back up from last week's steep declines. that's helped royal dutch shell and bp shares to rise. there's the barclays share price — buoyant despite the legal case against it. it is always displayed, always goes the way you don't expect. yes, as is so often the case. we can read into this that perhaps shareholders and investors think it is not necessarily going to be quite a calamity for the bank, even if the case does not go in its favour. you can see that the share prices up this afternoon. 0k, can see that the share prices up this afternoon. ok, i shall see you later. then, thank you very much. —— the share price is up. don't forget you can tweet us with what you think of any of the day's stories. all the ways of contacting us are stories. all the ways of contacting

among retailers, asda and sainsbury are facing similar legal battles.birmingham city council has already agreed to over £1 billion worth of payments for women cleaners and carers and the bbc has been accused of not paying men and women equally. tesco, as one of the country's largest employers, is now facing a series of test cases, which could lead to the largest equal pay claim in employment history. lawyers for tesco's supermarket workers said that female staff on hourly rates earn considerably less than men even though the value of the work is comparable. kim element and pamjenkins have worked for tesco for over 20 years. i think that although we think we have equal rights, there are times where there are such discrepancies that you can't explain them. and i think tesco's just one of many companies that aren't addressing the fact that women seem to still be paid less. tesco said that all their staff could progress equally and were paid fairly, whatever their gender or background. in a statement, the supermarket said: this is the start of a long legal