they have shut the airway down and that is reg retta ble the airway down and that is regrettable andhe plot thickens. alastair rosenschein is a former ba 7117 pilot and aviation consultant. good morning. good morning. so, listening to both the manager doing aof listening to both the manager doing a of british airways and the man in charge of the balpa union, what do you make of the dispute? there are two sides to the story, like all disputes. the way it is presented from the airline, 11.5% pay rise, 4% this year, 3.5% the next two years. it isa this year, 3.5% the next two years. it is a three—year pay deal, not 11.596 it is a three—year pay deal, not 11.5% this year. nonetheless it is the amount offered to all staff and so on the amount offered to all staff and so on the face of it one may say why should the pilots be treated differently? as alice mentioned, the engineers, ground crew, those who are paid a lot less than the pilots have accepted the deal. they have. in previous years when the airline was not doing so well, the pilots took a pay cut. as the ceo mentioned, this group h

british airways pilots go on strike for the 1st time in the airline's history almost all its flights and grounded tens of thousands of passengers stranded on the carrier standing its ground reportedly threatening to scrap the pilots tax also coming up the political turmoil in hong kong is now eating into the tourist sector there a city post in massive slump in the city's. fasten your seatbelts jurist car makers unveiled their plans for an electric future and the fact that offshore. muni norge green a button is aimed at making consumers more aware about where what they wear comes from. welcome to. america jones in berlin good to have you with us and if you're planning on flying with british airways better check your flight status because british airways has canceled almost all its flights pilots after a 2 day strike it is the 1st time the company's pilots have taken part in industrial action but they're warning another walkout will follow soon if their demands aren't met this was the scene at london heathrow on monday morning dozens of british airways planes grounded as pilots walked

british airways grounded. the first—ever strike by the airline's pilots cripples flights, causing travel disruption for tens of thousands of passengers. the electric threat. why brazil is now at a cross roads after going all in on ethanol—fueled cars. and a brand new trading week is under way in asia — this is how the markets are looking despite disappointing trade numbers from china — we'll be live to singapore for the latest. pilots for one of the world's largest airlines, british airways, have gone on strike today for the first time ever, after rejecting a pay offerfrom the airline. the two—day strike follows failed negotiations between the union and the airline over a pay offer of 11.5% over three years. british airways rejected a last—ditch proposalfrom pilots' union balpa to restart negotiations aimed at averting strike action. unite and gmb, representing cabin crew and engineers, have accepted the pay dealr but pilots say the pay award should be higher, following recent years of low increases and ba's r

there are normally 850 british airways flights a day.s a day. this morning there had beenjust four airways flights a day. this morning there had been just four planes that have taken off here, and one from gatwick airport. five flights in total, that is likely to be it for today, with similar disruption expected to be repeated tomorrow when the pilots again are expected not to turn up to work in this strike over pay. this is a very bad day for british airways, the worst disruption in their history. planes don't make money on the ground. in fact, parking spaces this big are expensive. so, this strike is costing british airways around £40 million each day as well as disrupting hundreds of thousands of passengers. the main ba terminal was quiet this morning because travellers have mostly been rebooked on another airline or a different day. but some who are stuck abroad are feeling frustrated. they are not interested in anything about my refund whatsoever, it is just, your claim will be escalated to our refund team. totally disgusted, and no

that means a share of the £2 billion profit british airways made last year.sh airways says it's a generous offer that's been accepted by the rest of staff on the airline. people are being advised not to head to the airport and any passengers who are affected by the strikes are entitled to a refund or a rebooking with british airways or another airline. joining me now is the independent‘s travel editor simon calder. just tell us quickly about the background. of course, as we heard in the report from katie, it's an old—fashioned pay dispute. ba believes it rewards its pilots extremely well and the union says that they made sacrifices in difficult times and they deserve a slice of ba's profits. it's already begun, hasn't it. how many flights will be affected? i calculate about 1017. they began with the british airways departure from gatwick to jersey and i make that the first cancellation followed by others to glasgow and edinburgh and in about an hourfrom glasgow and edinburgh and in about an hour from now glasgow and edinburgh and in about an hourfrom now ther

better check your flight status because british airways has canceled almost all its flights pilots have begun a 2 day strike it is the 1st time the company's pilots have taken part in industrial action but they're warning another walkout will follow soon if their demands aren't met this was the scene at london heathrow on monday morning dozens of british airways planes grounded as pilots walked off the job for the 1st time in the airline's history the action has left tens of thousands of passengers stranded prompting british airways to tweeze we understand the frustration we are extremely sorry it has come to this we remain ready and willing to return to talks with. the pilots' union called the action after refusing the offer of an 11.5 percent pay rise over 3 years the move sparked a furious reaction from c.e.o. alex cruz who says be a offers world class salaries this is by no means goal it is punishing our customers 1st it is punishing our brand is punishing the 90 percent of colleagues that have already accepted this 11.5 percent deal and frankly it is punishing those pilots that wan

hours to go before british airways pilots go on strike — few minutes — england have lost the fourth test, as australia retain the ashes. good evening. government ministers have dismissed the accusation of a former senior colleague — that too little effort is going into securing a new brexit agreement with the eu. amber rudd — who resigned from the cabinet last night — said today that the vast majority of brexit—focused work was going towards no deal and that there were no formal negotiations with brussels. she‘s also called the expulsion of 21 conservative mps opposed to no—deal "an assault on decency and democracy". the chancellor sajid javid says the government hasn‘t given up the government hasn‘t given up on a deal and is sticking to plans to leave at the end of october, come what may. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. from cabinet minister to backbench mp overnight, and the rod walked out of government no longer believing the prime minister‘s priority was to get a new brexit deal. this morning i‘m joined by the now fo

british airways pilots go on strike for the 1st time in the airline's history almost all its flights are grounded tens of thousands of passengers stranded on the carrier standing its ground reportedly threatening to scrap the pilots. also coming up the political turmoil in hong kong is now eating into the tourist sector their city post in masses in the city. fasten your seat belts jurors carmakers unveiled their plans for an electric future turns into comparison. you're starting 4th. and you don't really use coming up ahead. tolerance. british airways pilots go on strike for the 1st time in the airline's instantly almost all its flights and grounded tens of thousands of passengers stranded on the carrier standing its ground reportedly threatening to scrap the pilots tax also coming up the political turmoil in hong kong is now eating into the tourist sector their city post in masses in the city. fasten your seat belts jurors carmakers unveiled their plans for an electric future and the fact that osha. and the muni norge green a button is aimed at making consumers more aware about wher

normally, 800 british airways flights in a single day.e travelling on the wednesday, the following day. a week—long holiday in malta for adrian knott and his partner, cut short. we're going to lose money unless we get it back from ba. we're going to lose time, holiday wise, which we can't get back even now from ba. it's going to be a shortened holiday, we'll try to get as much out of it as possible but it's ruined. would i fly with ba again? wouldn't be first choice. the dispute between ba and its pilots is principally about pay. the average salary for a ba pilot is around £100,000 a year. ba has offered an 11.5% pay rise over three years. pilots are pushing for a deal which would give them a greater share of the airline's profits. last year ba made a very healthy pre—tax profit of nearly £2 billion. pilots are also unhappy that british airways has become more of a no—frills airline. the fact is that british airways has lost the trust and confidence of its pilots, through its cost—cutting, through its bad management, through the way it's

british airways pilots go on strike for the 1st time in the airline's history almost all its flights are grounded thousands of passengers stranded at the carrier is standing its ground reportedly threatening to scrap climates. in germany exports surprise monthly growth looks strong with trade wars taking a toll how long will this last alaskan economist. at europe's comic is unveiled their plans for an electric future at the profit or a shut. in facility lester business british airways has canceled almost all its flights as pilots begin a 2 day strike it's the 1st time the company's pilots have taken part in such industrial action they're warning another walkout will follow soon if their demands on mitt this was the scene at london heathrow on monday morning dozens of british airways planes grounded as pilots walked off the job for the 1st time in the airline's history the action has left tens of thousands of passengers stranded prompting british airways to tweeze we understand the frustration we are extremely sorry it has come to this we remain ready and willing to return to talks wi

now, british airways pilots are well—paid in general.ar. senior ca pta i ns about £100,000 a year. senior captains beyond that. but what the pilots basically say is that they wa nted pilots basically say is that they wanted deal that would give them a share of british airways' profits, seeing as the airline earned such a decent profit last year. and they rejected an offer from the airline of about... well, of 11.5%, rise of 11.5%, over three years. of about... well, of 11.5%, rise of 11.5%, overthree years. now, talks broke down. they went on for a long time, but basically now, over the last couple of weeks, british airways has been busy booking people onto other airlines, onto alternative dates, refunding them completely. the biggest loser, of course, is the travelling public. i think a lot of people have lost days of holiday and cost, really, from changing their travel plans. british airways, we think, will... it is about £40 million per strike day. that is the financial cost. the hit to its reputation impossible to quantify. and reall

british airways grounded. the first strike by the carrier's pilots cripples of flights, causing travel disruption for tens of thousands of passengers. brazil's sweet rides, why the country is now at a crossroads after going all in on ethanol fuelled vehicles. good morning, asia. hello, world. it's a monday, the start of a brand—new trading week. glad you could join us for another exciting addition of asia business report. i'm rico hizon. lets kick off the programme with aviation, because pilots of one of the world's largest carriers, british airways, havejust of the world's largest carriers, british airways, have just started their first ever strike. the two day walkout follows failed talks including a pay offer of 11.5%. over three years. british airways rejected the last—ditch proposal to restart negotiations aimed at averting the industrial action. unions representing cabin crew and engineers have accepted the offer, but pilots say the pay rise should be higher after years of low wage increases and ba's str

normally 800 british airways flights in a single day.ect something similar tomorrow. should be travelling tomorrow but now we're travelling on the wednesday, the following day. a week—long holiday in malta for adrian knott and his partner, cut short. we are going to lose money unless we get it back from ba. we're going to lose time, holiday wise, which we can't get back even now from ba. it's going to be a shortened holiday, we'll try to get as much out of it as possible but it will end. would i fly with ba again? wouldn't be first choice. the dispute between ba and its pilots is principally about pay. the average salary for a ba pilot is around £100,000 a year. ba has offered an 11.5% pay rise over three years. pilots are pushing for a deal, which would give them a greater share of the airline's profits. last year ba made a very healthy pre—tax profit of nearly £2 billion. pilots are also unhappy that british airways has become more of a no—frills airline. the fact is that british airways has lost the trust and confidence of its pilots,

british airways pilots prepare to go on strike — for the first time in the airline's history.er day of anger in hong kong as radical pro—democracy protesters attack a metro station. peace talks between the taliban and the us are called off — president trump blames a deadly attack in the afghan capital, kabul. ships and aircraft evacuate thousands of people from islands in the bahamas worst hit by hurricane dorian — aid agencies say the situation is "desperate". and coming up at half three — some highlights of the last week from the victoria derbyshire programme. good afternoon, welcome to bbc new us. good afternoon, welcome to bbc new us. senior ministers have rejected claims by their former cabinet colleague, amber rudd, that securing a new brexit deal is no longer the government's main objective. amber rudd, who resigned last night as work and pensions secretary, said up to 90% of the government's time is now spent preparing for a no deal departure at the end of october. she described the expulsion of 21 conservative mps who oppose no deal as "an assault on decency and democ

british airways pilots prepare to go on strike — for the first time in the airline's history.vel show goes to switzerland for the world's biggest, and most infrequent, wine festival. that's in 45 minutes, here on bbc news. good afternoon. amber rudd has been giving more details about why she's resigned from the government. she told the bbc‘s andrew marr she hasn't seen enough evidence that downing street is doing enough to get a brexit deal. and she's angry about the expulsion of what she called ‘good moderate‘ conservative mps. of what she called ‘good the chancellor sajid javid said he was saddened by her resignation and he did not agree that the government wasn't putting serious effort into getting a new deal. here's what amber rudd had to say on the andrew marr show this morning. i believe that he is trying to get a deal with the eu. i am just saying what i have seen in government, is that there is this huge machine preparing for no deal, which is fine. you might expect in the balance between getting a deal and no deal 50 50 in terms of work. but it is not that. it is like

i have been covering disputes with british airways over the last 25 years or so andl airways over thenever seen anything nearly so damaging as this and i have never seen the two sides digging in so much. the gap between them isn't actually very far but british airways have stripped the pilots who have gone on strike of their travel concessions. some of their travel concessions. some of the agreements are going to be torn up. the union meanwhile, say they wa nt up. the union meanwhile, say they want to talk but they are getting angry at ba's refusal to negotiate. in the middle of that you have the angry union, the angry airline and a couple of hundred thousand angry passengers who are not where they wa nt passengers who are not where they want to be. the only people gaining from this are ba's rivals, particularly easyjet and virgin atlantic and all the airlines today, half the number of flights as usual and no queues to take off, no queues to land, quite a good day to travel as long as you to land, quite a good day to travel as long as you are to land, quite a good day to travel as lon

i was at british airways all those times, all those years ago, i do know that british airways was losingr 2019, has unfortunately been rejected, and we believe it is a very, very rejected, and we believe it is a very, very generous rejected, and we believe it is a very, very generous deal. pilots currently get about £167,000, plus allowa nces currently get about £167,000, plus allowances on top of that. by no means is that a bad salary, by any strain. but what they are saying is you get £1.3 million, nearly seven times as much as a pilot. they say thatis times as much as a pilot. they say that is not fair. you are rewarded for the success of the airline and they should be as well. indeed, my salary package is a matter of public record. £167,000 is the average for our pilots, as you mentioned. by the end of this deal, injust our pilots, as you mentioned. by the end of this deal, in just over two yea rs, end of this deal, in just over two years, when you include the allowa nces, years, when you include the allowances, it will be £202,000. the ba pilots are the best pilots in the world, the

british airways pilots go on strike for the 1st time in. almost all its flights grounded tens of thousands of passengers stranded on the carrier standing its ground reportedly threatening to scrap the pilot's books also coming up the political turmoil in hong kong is now eating into the tourist sector there a city post. in the. past you see it but. it's jurist carmakers unveiled their plans for an electric future and the fact that auto show. and muni norge green a button is aimed at making consumers more aware about where what they wear comes from. welcome to business asia and michael jones in berlin good to have you with us and if you're planning on flying with british airways better check your flight status because british airways has counseled almost all its flights pilots have begun a 2 day strike it is the 1st time the company's pilots have taken part in industrial action but they're warning another walkout will follow soon if their demands aren't met this was the scene at london heathrow on monday morning dozens of british airways pla

pretty much british airways' entire fleet will be grounded over two days. a day and we are looking at about 1600 flights cancelled. this isa about 1600 flights cancelled. this is a long—running dispute between the airline and its pilots about pgy- the airline and its pilots about pay. the average pilot earns about £100,000 a year and a senior captain earns beyond that. what the pilots are saying is they want a deal that will give them a greater share of british airways profits, seeing as the airline and such a decent profit last year and they rejected an offer from the airline of 11.5%, a pay rise of 11.5% over three years. talks broke down, they went on for a long time but basically, over the last couple of weeks, british airways has been busy booking people onto alternative airlines with alternative dates or refunding them completely. the biggest loser is the travelling public. a lot of people have lost days of their holiday and costs from changing their travel plans. british airways, we think will lose about £40 million per strike day. that is the financ

they do not have much money at all, british airways pilots!ave rejected an offer of 11.596 earn, they have rejected an offer of ii.5% pay rise, which, over three years... that would take senior captain to 200,000 per annum. i'm sorry if my heart is not pleading for them. they are cancelling 1500 flights over two days and it will cost british airways an estimated 80 million in lost revenue not to mention what it does to their good name and theirstanding. mention what it does to their good name and their standing. expect a bit of chaos with certain airlines, but british airways, people expect better. they are paying more, and they expect a level of service and i think people will be very cross about this. the knock-on effects could last into the week. 50 flights cancelled today over a lack of parking space at gatwick, heathrow and gatwick, not for cars but for planes. that means that flights from overseas cannot come back because they haven't got anywhere to put there. yes, flights from new york, delhi, johannesburg and hong kong all affected. t

. >>> breaking overnight, a pilot strike has grounded almost all british airways flights for 48 hoursthe pilots are striking over pay. british airways says its offer of 11.3% increase over three years is fair, but the pilots union disagrees. british airways operates more than 800 flights per day and says the work stoppage affects tens of thousands of passengers. customers have been offered a refund. time now for a look at your weather for this monday morning. >>> good monday morning, we're talking another hot and humid day across the southeast. near record high temperatures, climbing up into the 90s. you factor in the humidity, accuweather real feel temperatures in this darkest shade of red pushing 110. you're going to need to take the precautions to keep cool. we do want to touch on the tropics real quick. we have tropical storm gabrielle, not a threat. but we are going to be watching this tropical wave as it makes its way westward toward the caribbean. good news is, low chance for development. i'm accuweather meteorologist adam del rosso. >>> coming up, why the walkman is making a r

british airways grounded. first—ever strike by the airline's pilots cripples flights, causing travel disruption for tens of thousands of passengers. a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know this in global news, business and sport. also in the programme — how cynical are you? tom hanks plays fred rogers, the us kids tv host, to counter cynicism "which has become the default position for so much of daily structure". so do you agree? are we far too cynical and not optimistic? tell us what you think — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. so it's looking like another momentous week in british politics and for borisjohnson‘s government. later today, mps will vote for a second time on whether to hold an early general election. also today the mps‘ bill forcing mrjohnson to ask for a brexit extension in order to avoid no deal is set to become law. and then, possibly later today but certainly by thursday, parliament will be suspended or prorogued. gareth barlow reports. it is the start of

no more british airways flights for the rest of today.row on the second day of disruption because of this strike. planes don't make money on the ground. parking spaces at this bake is expensive. this strike is costing british airways around £40 million per day. the main british airways terminal was quiet this morning because travellers had mostly been rebooked on another airline or on a different day. some were stuck abroad, feeling frustrated. they are not interested in anything about my refund whatsoever. it is just your claims will be escalated to our refund team. disgusted and no one has any contact back to me, not an e—mail, nothing. i have to phone them continually to try and get my money back. the pilots have stayed at home because they are not happy with their pay deal. he british airways boss has already said he is offering 11.596 boss has already said he is offering 11.5% increase over the next four yea rs. 11.5% increase over the next four years. it is the average of our pilot, as you mention, and by the end of this deal in jus

an unprecedented strike by british airways pilot says causing major disruption of passengers worldwide the 1st day of a 48 hour walkout is grounding most of the airlines 850 flights threatening travel plans 430-0000 passengers union leaders for 4300 pilots want a bigger share of profits. just describe staff salaries and benefits though as well . padres' the head of aviation studies at the university of west london he says british airways will take a significant financial hit from the strike the main reason is the pilots for many many years have been working to be a they have seen british airways make profits and they feel that that probably should be shared with them more than it currently is and basically they would like priest now that i think be able of that about 11 and a half over the next 3 years and the pilots and the unions are not happy with that which is why they're on strike and the reason they're on strike now well is the back end of the summer is still a fairly busy period for british airways for aviation europe in general and so have the strike now has a bigger impact on

british airways was 100 yea rs old september.e certainly not having too much to celebrate at the moment. thank you very much, dan. thank you. next on the programme... jesy nelson from little mix says there needs to be tougher consequences for online trolls. the singer has revealed she tried to take her own life four years ago because of abusive comments she was getting on social media. jesy, who says she still gets abuse online now, has made a documentary looking at the affects of cyberbullying for bbc three. our reporter chi chi izundu is here. what kind of things were people saying to her, and from what point? it was really from when they won the x factor. it was from when she auditioned on the programme because she was told she had to have social media. management told her that. they got it. then the band won x factor in 2011 and she said the focus was always on the way she looks. her hair, herface, her weight. she got comments calling her fat and other really nasty comments. she said when they won the x factor in 2011 the fir

british airways says that it is canceling almost all of its u.k. flights as pilots begin a 2 day strike tens of thousands of passengers have been left stranded it's the company's 1st pilots strike the 1st time that they have taken this industrial action which could cost the airline almost $50000000.00 a day the strike was called after pilots rejected the offer of an 11.5 percent pay rise over 3 years in a says that it offers quote world class salaries but pilots say they should be getting a bigger share of the company's profits. let's get more on this we're joined by ben fizzling from business what are we talking about here i mean if you are a traveler today what are you facing it will be about 300000 travelers 1st of all who are going to get on a b.a. flight today they've almost canceled 100 percent of their flights now. what they're up for is compensate. a reimbursement travel at a later date or a arrangements for today with someone else b a's know in this for a while now so they should be handling this quite well but already they've told some pa

we had a report of an accident involving several cars and 2 big rigs in livermore westbound after airway still working still blocking one lane causing major delays out of the altamont so that's going to put you at at 29 minutes just to get from pascoe all the way over to dublin to get on out there early of livermore as part of your commute will check more slow downs coming up. james darya. >>happening today, hundreds of nurs will be striking at 2 hospitals in the east bay, they are working they say under our fair labor practices kron four's will tran is live in san leandro when people hear nor strike they wonder will it affect patients. >>no if you are going to san leandro hospital and alameda hospital you should be ok, they have replacement nurses, they will not be on strike instead they are on strike in fact there on the picket lines right now it started about a minute to go and will continue and till 7 o'clock tomorrow so it's 24 hours of the nurses on the picket lines. they would rather other be a word or even at the bargaining table, but they claim that their employers are now barga

what is british airways saying about this?airways is saying they are looking forward to talking to pilots and they are trying to negotiate with the unions. the unions said the same thing. it's a question of whether the pilots union and the airline can reach an agreement, which doesn't seem likely at the moment. matt: thanks for joining us, said philip, bloomberg's u.k. -- sid philip, bloomberg's u.k. airlines reporter. they have already canceled flights today and tomorrow out of heathrow, among other airports. you will be able to fly in and out of london city. coming up, johnson stance defiant. he's refusing to back down on his all in brexit strategy despite the threat of court action. we are live in westminster next. this is bloomberg. ♪ anna: welcome back to the european open, 20 past 8:00 in europe, 20 past 9:00 in some parts. let's have a look at markets, equity markets moving higher, pushed higher by optimism around global stimulus. we heard from the chinese as far as rrr cuts go. that some form of stimulus. pushing highe

pilot say british airways has made it now that british airways has made it through some lean years to increase perennial profits to 3000000000 dollars management should reciprocate for pilot pay cuts that help the airline survive meanwhile the company's c.e.o. weighed on weighed in on the strike this morning. it is punishing our brand is punishing the 90 percent of colleagues that have a really except at this 11.5 percent deal and frankly it is punishing those pilots that want to come to work every day day in and day out. to be a general secretary says the labor action is causing daily losses of $40000000.00 pounds but the issues on the table could be resolved for $5000000.00 pounds meanwhile in today's episode of the bracks it show the great british pound was up this morning on better than expected u.k. g.d.p. growth a point 3 percent in july meanwhile in parliament speaker john bercow announced plans to resign by. 31st as the house rejected prime minister boris johnson's push for a general election for a 2nd time. and 18 t. stock has ticked up in trading on monday on the news that a

british airways pilots prepare to go on strike — for the first time in the airline's history.g up later this hour, exclusive accesss to the campaign group extinction rebellion, on inside out west. good morning. amber rudd has been giving more details about why she's resigned from the government. she told the bbc‘s andrew marr she hasn't seen enough evidence that downing street is doing enough to get a brexit deal. and she's angry about the expulsion of what she called ‘good moderate‘ conservative mps. she said she spoke to borisjohnson last night who was ‘sad' about her decision to quit. here she is on the andrew marr show this morning. i believe that he is trying to get a deal with the eu. i'm just saying what i have seen in government is that there is this huge machine preparing for no deal, which is fine. you might expect in the balance between getting a deal and no deal 50—50 in terms of work but it isn't that, it is 80 or 90% of government time going into preparing no deal and the absence of trying to work to get a deal and has driven by 21 of my colleagues to rebel and i

is the head of aviation studies at the university of west london he says british airways will take a significant financial hit from the strike. the main reason is the pilots for many many years have been working to be a they have seen british airways make profits and they feel that that probably should be shared with them more than it currently is and basically they would like priest now that i think be a of off that about 11 and a half over the next 3 years and the pilots and the unions are not happy with that which is why they're on strike and the reason they're on strike now well is the back end of the summer is still a fairly busy period for british airways for aviation europe in general and so have the strike now has a bigger impact on corporations and profits than it would be later on in the year and so the the impact operate is quite significant that it lucky obviously that they've had a bit of pre-warning about the strikes they've had about 14 days notification from the pilots that the part that the flights will be canceled will struggle to place and therefore be a have been

also coming up in business, a two day strike at british airways is underway this monday, affecting 1700 flights and forcedds of passengers to find alternative travel arrangements. and france 24 heads to a film festival where catherine denotes has awarded johnny depp -- has awardedneuve johnny depp for a lifetime of contribution to film. thank you very much for joining us. russia's ruling united russia party has lost 1/3 of its seats in the moscow parliament following local elections that saw scores of opposition candidates barred from running, and subsequent mass demonstrations by pro-democracy activists. this suggests opposition encouragement of tactical voting was successful amid multiple reports of voting irregularities across the country. for more, we crossed to moscow to speak with our correspondent, nic hollingsworth. what impact are these results going to have on the political landscape in russia, do you think? these results in moscow especially a huge blow to the kremlin. nic: absolutely. this really is a game changer. moscow isoscow, but the center of polititical life n russia,

this is costing british airways £50 million a day.their is notjust that but the knock on effect. wouldn't itjust be easier to do a deal with the pilots? goes to the point that tom was making. that there is a more existential question about what kind of responsibilities and relationships have with their staff? increasingly his discussion happening beyond just ba the pilots when a profit sharing deal, it's, do companies in the board room suites need to take into account things just beyond returns to shareholders? a fit of their profits. 50 million today. that's a lot. still make money in the first quarter so we will see what happens next. this is beyond 100 days. still to come, we'll be live outside the supreme court in washington as an investigation begins into whether tech firms have too much power. a man who lost his sight in one eye after an acid attack over 20 years ago has been the first nhs patient to undergo pioneering surgery to restore his vision. oscar duke reports. ican i can only see the blob of light. james has been blind

british airways pilot is causing major disruption for passengers worldwide 1st day of a 48 hour walkout is grounding nearly all of the airlines $850.00 daily flights and around 150000 travelers union leaders for b.h. 4300 pilots one of the biggest share of the profits airline managers describe staff salaries and benefits as world quads and your partner is the head of aviation studies at the university of west london he says british airways would take a significant financial hit from the strike the main reason is the pilots for many many years have been working to be a they have seen british airways make profits and they feel that that probably should be shared with them more than it currently is and basically they would like priest now that i think be able of the 11 and a half over the next 3 years and the pilots and the unions are not happy with that which is why they're on strike and the reason they're on strike now well is the back end of the summer is still a fairly busy period for british airways for aviation europe in general and so have the strike now has a bigger impact on corpo

the third company is british airways for obvious reasons. are going on strike, which has forced the airline to cancel almost 100% of its services today and tomorrow. more than 1600 arrivals and departures. the stock fell as much as 3.1%, now it has come back, down less than 1%. the estimated cost is about 80 million pounds for this two day strike. this ist say to settle a much smaller percentage, only 5 million pounds. david: what does this say for the aviation companies more broadly? brooke: it is interesting because one of the key points the pilots are making is that british airways has been doing very well. there profits are up, they have seen rising returns on invested capital in the pilot so we want a piece of the success. they were willing to take away cut during the financial crisis when the airline was struggling to keep things afloat. now that british airways is doing better, they want the wages to go up as well. it is the price of success that you are seeing airlines become more disciplined on the front and led to rising profits. p

meanwhile, other countries like british airways, tui, easyj et, countries like british airways, tui,jet, flights went up as people desperately sought alternatives. but this is kind of how it goes. as awful as these headlines are, it raises the question of our financial markets operate and how capitalism operates. our business opportunities, businesses and they wa nt opportunities, businesses and they want make the most of it. but it again, what's right for people in society at large. making the most out of people's misfortune, it doesn't really feel like the best thing you can do. to ingratiate yourself to the public. the headline says it all. dayflight robbery. let's move on to the i because when you are running lloyd's of london and the impact it's having, climate change, globally is huge, it impacted your business, you and i would discuss it regularly and you said it was a terrible year. greta thunberg delivered parts of the speech, unbelievably powerful, emotive, raw. she said again and again, how dare you as world leaders continue to look away? play with our futures. one of the

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