feel bell pottinger must do more.do more. if they wa nt to bell pottinger must do more. if they want to truly retain some credibility out of this saga in a speech on the basis of total transparency. that makes my blood boil, that makes this so angry that essentially they came here to destroy what we have painstakingly, painfully built over 23 years. that anger is now fuelling a largerfight back against corruption within the governing anc and against what many fear is that this country is dangerous in decline. —— country's. since the 1950's we have manufactured enough plastic waste across the globe to cover a country the size of argentina. and half that waste has come in the past 13 years alone. scientists in the united states say that amounts to more the eight billion tonnes of plastics — the vast majority of which is not being recycled. here's our science correspondent, victoria gill. plastic, it seems to have a million uses. so many, in fact, that we've manufactured 8.3 billion ton of it since it was first mass prod

for bell pottinger, online, a storm of rage and indignation.nts, apologised for an inappropriate and offensive campaign, sacked the partner in charge and launched an internal investigation. back in london, the company insists it was misled about what was really going on here. but was it? from the very start, said one source, there was utter fury and disgust internally about this contract. management knew the depth of feeling in the office and defended their decision. that's a claim bell pottinger denies, saying, we took action as soon as we were made aware of behaviour that went against the very core of our ethical policies. the picture is muddied by a bitter falling out between lord tim bell and the company he founded. the peer, who left last year, says he warned against taking on the guptas account, and says its senior management knew all about it. the company declined to comment on this claim, but a source there told us bell himself had helped to secure the account. the source said ceo james henderson had been aware of plans to promote econo

many here believe bell pottinger must do much more. the saga, it must be on the basis of total transparency. that makes my blood boil. it makes me so angry that essentially they came here to destroy what we have painstakingly painfully built. that anger is now fuelling a larger fight back against corruption within the governing a mc and what many fear is this country's dangerous decline. —— the governing anc. that is a complex story, if you would like more information on it, you can find it via the bbc website. if you have a smartphone but you don't have the bbc news at one you can put that right by going to the app store and searching for bbc news and you can download it quickly. in the next half of outside source we will hear from katya adler with her verdict on the second round brexit talks and we will have a report on the first day of the open, the golf, that is. plus many more stories from around the world. i will speak to you in a minute. hello. there will be a detailed look at the weather here in the united kingdom just before t

british pr company, bell pottinger has been accused of fuelling racial tensions, to distract attentiona powerful family with links to the government. uruguay has become the first country in the world to legally produce and sell marijuana for recreational use. 16 pharmacies are authorised to distribute the drug. supporters say it could help stop the illegal trade. now it's time for world business report. "widespread, damaging and pervasive" — the impact on britain if brexit talks fail, warns an independent report. so as they reach the end of round two — has there been any progress? plus school's out for summer. but for millions of working parents, the big question: who cares? we look at the growing problem and soaring costs of childcare. welcome to world business report. in a moment china hails significant progress in trade talks with the us despite cancelled news conferences. but first, we start in brussels, where the uk's brexit secretary, david davis, and the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, will wrap up their second round of talks on britain's exit later today. they are expect