time for the business news with ben thompson.— news with ben thompson. blanc _ news with ben thompson. fascinated by the mont blanc story. _ big tech is in the firing line once again. there's been growing scrutiny across europe and the united states over the last few years about how industry works. this time the uk regulator ofcom has referred the cloud computing sector to the competition watchdog. it says it is worried that a lack of competition is harming consumers and businesses that store their data in the cloud. ofcom's concerns centre around amazon and microsoft, which it says have a combined market share of 70—80% in the uk.

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welcome to world business report, i'm ben thompson. economies around the world are assessing the potential fallout of the conflict between israel and gaza. first up, the us treasury secretary janet yellen. she says she continues to expect the us economy to have a soft landing, even though the fighting poses significant additional risks. speaking this morning ahead of the imf world bank meeting in marrakesh, ms yellen said washington was monitoring the potential economic impact of the escalating conflict. well, let me say that at this stage, we are focused on human beings that have been affected by these barbaric attacks on israel and the suffering that it has caused. as president biden said, we stand firmly behind israel and are there to support israel in any way that is necessary. and while we are monitoring potential economic impacts from the crisis, i'm not really thinking of that as a major likely driver of the global economic outlook. so we will see what impact it has. thus far, i don't think we have seen anything suggesting it wo

i'm ben thompson. one story we are following for you this hour is this.he scene live if new york, this is where a civil fraud trial against former president donald trump and his two sons will get under way, we expect a press conference in the hours to come, too from the new york attorney general, you will know all of this as donald trump is expected to appear before a court, it is the opening of that civil fraud trial that could potentiallile leave his business empire injeopardy. this was potentiallile leave his business empire in jeopardy. this was after a new yorkjudge ruled that donald trump was liable for business fraud by flaunting his business value. that the scene as he makes his way to the court. we will take you back there live if there developments. we begin in the us, wherejoe biden has said the us will continue to provide support for ukraine after further military funding was excluded from a last—minute congressional budget deal. the temporary measure was pushed through to avert a government shutdown, but it doesn't include $6 billion in milit

i'm ben thompson. to new york now — where prosecutors have accused former cryptocurrency tycoon sam bankman—fried of running an empire "built on lies". the prosecution and defence have been making their opening statements to jurors in what is expected to be a six—week long trial. our north america business correspondent erin delmore has been following proceedings. the prosecution and defence offered the newly selected jury duelling narratives that are set to define this trial, asking them to decide whether sam bankman—fried was a hapless but well—intentioned ceo in over his head, or a conniving crypto king intent on defrauding customers for his own gain. mr bankman—fried's trial is a flashpoint in the ongoing battle over how crypto should be regulated in the united states, with mr bankman—fried, once the poster boy for ethical and responsible management of digital markets, on trial for fraud and money laundering. at the heart of the case, whether mr bankman—fried unlawfully used customer deposits from

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i'm ben thompson. head of the opec group of oil—producing countries has told the bbc it would be dangerous to stop investing in the oil industry and could lead to "dire consequences" for the global economy. haitham al ghais was speaking as many of the world's leading oil ministers discuss the future of the industry at a major industry conference in abu dhabi. the 13 opec countries control about 30% of global oil production and work together to influence prices. falling oil prices had helped ease overall price rises in many countries, but there are concerns that a jump in crude could once again stoke inflation. governments are seeking alternatives, while still trying to balance the short—term need for oil. the alternatives could also help tackle climate change and keep global temperature rises to 1.5% above pre—industrial levels. just last week, the international energy agency renewed its assertion that no new gas and oil projects were needed if the world was to meet that goal. opec's secretary—general

welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and ben thompson.ion of customers�* money as credit. now there are calls to release it back to them within 30 days. dangerous climate change territory. a warning from scientists after a third of the days this year saw the average global temperature breach a key threshold. good morning. the greatest gymnast ever. simone biles wins another world championship gold to mean she's now got more world and olympic medals than than any other gymnast in history. we'll catch up with the three mums who are walking to honour the sons they lost to suicide. and while parts of scotland will see relentless rain and a risk of flooding today, today is two halves, because for others, particular in the south, it will be a day of warmth and sunshine. i will have the full four case details later on breakfast. hello, good morning. it's saturday, 7 october. our main story: a former director at the regulator ofgem has called on energy firms to refund customers more quickly if they've built up credit on their accounts and ask for

hello, i'm ben thompson.military says its forces are deployed across the country and are ready for the next stage of the war, which is expected to have significant ground operations. a spokesman said the coming phase could include, what he called, "combined and co—ordinated" strikes from the air, sea and land. the goal, he said, was to "completely destroy the governing and military capabilities of hamas". it's a week since hamas, classed as a terrorist organisation by many western governments, including the uk, killed more than 1,300 people in israel and took dozens hostage. israel has warned the 1.1 million civilians in gaza's north to move south beyond the wadi gaza here. the military spokesperson said they should not return until israel said they could do so. the authorities in gaza say more than 2,200 people have already died in retaliatory israeli bombing. on saturday, israel's prime minister visited some of his troops and asked them if they are ready for the next stage. 0ur correspondent lucy williamson

time for a look at the business news now with ben thompson. good afternoon, ben.nk you very much. let me bring you up to date. let me bring you up to date. we start in china, where the world's most indebted property developer — evergrande — has been granted more breathing space by a court in hong kong, before a decision is made over its possible liquidation. the firm, which owes over $300 billion, has until a hearing scheduled for 4th december to come up with a new restructuring proposal, as nick marsh reports. evergrande has got five weeks to achieve what they have failed to do for the past two years, which is come up with a repayment plan that its creditors will agree to. now, if they don't manage to do this, then liquidation is a possibility, but don't think that that would mean the end of the evergrande story. in fact, farfrom it. liquidation could actually bring about more problems than it solves. first, you've got the issue of who gets priority to which assets. this case might have been brought forward by an offshore creditor in hong kong, but they're actual

welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sarah campbell. 0ur headlines today — israel retaliates: gazater saying the country has entered a "long and difficult war". more than 500 people from both sides are dead and the israeli military says dozens of civilians and soldiers are being held hostage by palestinian militant group hamas. also today, heavy rainfall and flooding is causing major disruption in the highlands and north—eastern scotland. we�*ll find out how xl bully dog owners are training their pets ahead of new rules following a ban on the breed. in sport, ireland blow scotland away at the rugby world cup. the world number one side now face new zealand in the quarterfinals as the scots head home. landslips and travel disruption continue to be a concern through scotland today with a met office amber warning for some lasting until this afternoon. i have details on that and the sunny and warm weather across other parts of the uk. more about coming up on breakfast. it�*s sunday the eighth of october. our main story: some palestinian gunmen remain at large in israel this morning foll

hello, i'm ben thompson.n are among those who killed in gaza in an air strike on a convoy of vehicles carrying people from the north of the territory yesterday. along a route designated by the israelis. the palestinian health ministry says 70 people died — the israeli military says it's investigating what happened. a week ago today, hamas, classed as a terrorist organisation by many western governments, including the uk, killed more than 1,300 people in israel and took dozens hostage. israeli commanders are thought to be preparing a ground offensive in gaza. the defence force says the next phase could include �*combined and co—ordinated' strikes by land, sea and air. they've warned the 1.1 million civilians in the north to move south beyond the wadi gaza here. the authorities in gaza say more than 2,200 people have already died in retaliatory israeli bombing. today, israel's prime minister visited some of his troops and asked them if they are ready for — what he called — the next stage. 0ur correspondent lucy

hello, i'm ben thompson. israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says the military is ready to begin at any moment a ground offensive aimed at crushing hamas. thousands of people in the gaza strip are continuing to flee south — after an order by israel for more than a million people to evacuate. these are the latest developments in the israel gaza war. (00v)israeli these are the latest developments in the israel gaza war. israeli troops continue to mass near gaza ahead of an expected ground offensive — but it has given no indication of when it might mount an attack. these pictures show tanks arriving today. the israeli airstrikes on gaza continue — it says it is targeting hamas positions. hamas is designated as a terror organisation by many western governments including the uk. gazan health officials say the number of palestinians killed has risen to 2,670 with 9,600 others wounded. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu has held the first meeting of his emergency cabinet. he described those who k

i'm ben thompson.nkman—fried of running an empire "built on lies". the prosecution and defence have been making their opening statements to jurors in what is expected to be a six—week long trial. our north america business correspondent erin delmore has been following proceedings. the prosecution and defence offered the newly selected jury duelling narratives that are set to define this trial, asking them to decide whether sam bankman—fried was a hapless but well—intentioned ceo in over his head, or a conniving crypto king intent on defrauding customers for his own gain. mr bankman—fried's trial is a flashpoint in the ongoing battle over how crypto should be regulated in the united states, with mr bankman—fried, once the poster boy for ethical and responsible management of digital markets, on trial

welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and luxmy gopal.prepares its troops for a possible ground assault a group of aid agencies calls for more humanitarian supplies to be allowed into the territory, after 20 truck loads crossed from egypt yesterday. tributes for the man labelled �*england's greatest player�* — the world of football remembers sir bobby charlton who's died aged 86. here at old trafford fans have already started leaving their own messages — manchester united will open a a book of condolence for the player who captained them to their first european cup win. the effects of storm babet continue to be felt, with warnings of dangerous flooding in parts of england and wales. england's rugby world cup campaign ends with the narrowest of defeats against south africa. all of the weather warnings are lifted _ all of the weather warnings are lifted and plenty of sunshine in the wake _ lifted and plenty of sunshine in the wake of— lifted and plenty of sunshine in the wake of storm babet. it looks like things— wake of storm babet. it loo

welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today...israel to respect international humanitarian law. as air strikes continue overnight, there's a warning from the israeli defence minister. translation: before hamas makes contact with our tanks, _ and our infantry, they will know the shells from our air force. more flood warnings for england, as water levels continue to rise following storm babet. landlines are going digital, as the uk phone network gets a massive overhaul. the old analogue system will be switched off by 2025, with handsets using broadband connections instead. i'll explain exactly what it means for you. good morning. aston villa are two points off the top of the premier league. it's after an 11th consecutive home victory. they beat west ham convincingly and are in the runinng for a place in europe. good morning. a chilly start to the day with the risk of ice on untreated surfaces in the north. after mist and fog clears, largely dry with sunshine. we do have rain coming in from the west and later from the south. all the

time for a look at the business news now with ben thompson. let's start with the latest market reaction to the events unfolding in israel and gaza. markets have been on edge as they absorb the many potential ramifications from the conflict. israel's central bank moved to calm markets — and stabilise their currency — by saying it would sell up to $30 billion of foreign currency. the price of oil has been in focus — jumping up by 5% on monday at one point — but has since stabilised. but the big mover has really been us bonds — with treasury yields falling the most since march — as the conflict pushed investors towards safer assets. 0ur north america business correspondent michelle fleury joins me now from new york. explain the link. why do the us bonds feel the effects of what is happening in the middle east? the? happening in the middle east? they are considered _ happening in the middle east? they are considered the _ happening in the middle east? tie: are considered the benchmark, at least in a lot of the financial system, it is what a lot of

i'm ben thompson. 0ne story we are following for you this hour is this.and his two sons will get under way, we expect a press conference in the hours to come, too from the new york attorney general, you will know all of this as donald trump is expected to appear before a court, it is the opening of that civil fraud trial that could potentiallile leave his business empire injeopardy. this was potentiallile leave his business empire in jeopardy. this was after a new yorkjudge ruled that donald trump was liable for business

welcome to world business report, i'm ben thompson.ct between israel and gaza. first up, the us treasury secretary janet yellen. she says she continues to expect the us economy to have a soft landing, even though the fighting poses significant additional risks.

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i will hand the baton to ben thompson, who will keep you company. you're watching bbc news.s the board. you can see that across the satellite picture. the only exception is across parts of scotland where showers will continue to affect western areas, and we have this weather front bringing a zone of more persistent rain across the north of mainland scotland. we'll be quite wet here for the afternoon. it continues to be quite windy, but not as windy as it was yesterday. temperatures across the board continue to be below average for the time of year. probably 11 or 12 celsius, feeling ok in the sunshine. overnight, we keep the clear spells, and that will allow temperatures to dip down just below freezing in the countryside. many of our towns and cities will see temperatures itjust a degree or two above freezing. tomorrow morning, could be in on a patch of mist, but that should clear. quite a bit of high cloud in the sky across western areas, but i think for most parts of the uk, it's looking like another fine and dry day with that. sunny spells widely and temperatures about 11

hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. r bobby charlton. we saw a reef being laid. and drama certainly followed on the pitch afterwards. harry maguire scoring. and a penalty save late on. plenty of drama. it felt like someone was watching down. tributes before kick—off and plenty of drama after it. united coming together to pay tribute to sir bobby charlton before recording theirfirst champions league win of the season. katie gornall reports. sir bobby charlton was at the heart of everything for manchester united. his loss has been met with an outpouring of affection as thousands from across generations gathered here to remember a footballing icon and a gentleman. he greeted you with warmth and bobby, obviously, was a great goal—scorer, a great ambassador, a great captain, not only for manchester united, but when he played for england, as well. for the club's supporters, he was without equal. we love sir bobby charlton and tonight is going to be really, really emotional. so we're holding it together so far. they say that no

welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today...ies to the territory late last night. there are growing international calls for a humanitarian pause in the fighting, with the us proposing a temporary lull in hostilities. the fatal errors in failing to spot the signs of sepsis — a new warning that mistakes in hospitals are leading to too many deaths. 0nline dating profiles and social media apps are just some of the routes frausters used to trick people out of more than half a billion pounds in the first half of this year. i'll be finding how you can avoid scams. in sport... old trafford comes together to pay tribute to the late, great sir bobby charlton, ahead of a dramatic night for the club in the champions league. hi, this is arnold schwarzenegger and i'm talking to colin here, who is grilling me about my book, be useful, so stay tuned. and i'm talking about bbc breakfast. there is some dense fog to watch out for this morning are parts of northern england, the midlands and east wales. visibility for some is less than 100 metres. t

time for a look at the business news now with ben thompson. thank you, matthew.ll look through some of those top business stories right now. economies around the world are assessing the potential fall out of the conflict between israel and gaza. first up, the us treasury secretary janet yellen. she says she continues to expect the us economy to have a soft landing, even though the fighting poses significant additional risks. speaking this morning, ahead of the imf/world bank meeting in marrakesh, ms yellen said washington was monitoring the potential economic impact of the escalating conflict. we stand firmly behind israel and are there to support israel in any way necessary. while we are monitoring potential economic impacts from the crisis, i'm not really thinking of that as a major likely driver of the global economic outlook. so we will see what impact it has. thus far, i don't think we've seen anything suggesting it would be very significant. lots of things remain uncertain. a little earlier, i spoke to gregory peters, co—chief investment officer at pgim fix

hello, i'm ben thompson, welcome to the programme. we begin tonight as us presidentjoe biden heads home from israel after a brief visit — just eight hours long — designed as a show of support. his trip though, was overshadowed by an explosion last night at a hospital in gaza city. the health ministry says a71 people were killed. israel and hamas are blaming each other for the blast, which has inflamed tensions and sparked protests across the region. israel says the blast was caused by a rocket misfired by the palestinian militant group islamichhad. a senior us official says it's high confidence that israel did not do it. but hamas, palestinian authorities and other countries blame israel for the explosion. the bbc is trying verify the claims from both sides. after talks with benjamin netanyahu, president biden warned israel not be consumed by rage and to learn from mistakes the us made after 9/11. israel's prime minister called biden a "true friend" and commended his "deeply moving" decision to visit israel during a time of active war

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welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. 0ur headlines today...about her release. it's wonderful to see my mum. her grace, it comes across, she's quite something. i'm so proud of her. 20 aid trucks have delivered supplies of medicine, food and water to gaza — it's thought that 1.a million people there are homeless. more severe weather warnings are in place for large parts of england already hit by flooding, as a result of storm babet. good morning. some heavy rain crossing england and wales this morning, eventually becoming confined to northern england where it will be very persistent. 0n either side of that we see a return to sunshine and showers. more later. how much can you trust the customer reviews you see online? major online firms including amazon and booking.com say they're working together to tackle the surge in fake ones. i'll explain how to spot them as well later. manchester united prepare to honour sir bobby charlton in their first home match since his death. former players and fans queue to pay their respects, as the club confirm the

ben thompson. yes, good afternoon, and we will start with oil.al ghais was speaking as many of the world's leading 0il ministers discuss the future of the industry at a major industry conference in abu dhabi. the 13 0pec countries control about 40% of global oil production and work together to influence prices. falling oil prices had helped ease overall price rises in many countries, but there are concerns that

ben thompson. yes, good afternoon, and we will start with oil.ead of the opec group of oil—producing countries has told the bbc it would be dangerous to stop investing in the oil industry and could lead to "dire consequences" for the global economy. haitham al ghais was speaking as many of the world's leading oil ministers discuss the future of the industry at a major industry conference in abu dhabi. the 13 opec countries control about 40% of global oil production and work together to influence prices. falling oil prices had helped ease overall price rises in many countries, but there are concerns that a jump in crude could once again stoke inflation. so, governments are seeking alternatives, while still trying to balance the short—term need for oil. those alternatives could also help tackle climate change and keep global temperature rises to 1.5 degrees above pre—industrial levels. just last week, the international energy agency renewed its assertion that no new gas and oil projects were needed if the world was to meet that goal. opec's secreta

hello, i'm ben thompson. welcome to the daily global, where we'll bring you the top stories from the conflict in the middle east. the israeli army says it's conducting localised raids inside gaza ahead of an expected ground offensive. thousands of palestinians remain on the move after being told to leave northern gaza by midnight. that's in two hours' time. all day, civilians have been fleeing by car, on the back of trucks and on foot. israel's military dropped leaflets telling people to "leave their homes" and move south. the evacuation order affects an area home to more than a million people. israel has massed soldiers near gaza. they could be ordered to move into the densely populated enclave. the israeli military has said it knew it will take longer than 2a hours to evacuate so many people, but has blamed hamas for telling people to ignore the warning. there have already been several days of air strikes on gaza, which have killed around 1500 palestinians. the un has called on israel to withdraw its order,

hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. the attacks of october 7th. the women, whose husbands are still being held, were handed over at the rafah border crossing between gaza and egypt. hamas — which is proscribed as a terrorist group by the uk — said it did so for humanitatian reasons. this is the moment the two elderly hostages were delivered at around 10pm last night local time to representatives of the international committee of the red cross. they were then helicoptered to tel aviv for medical treatment. yocheved has family in london and her daughter sharone spoke exclusively to the bbc as she flew out to israel to see her mum, although she remains desperately worried about her 85—year—old dad, who is still a hostage. iam very i am very excited. ijust saw pictures of my mum. with ourfamily. i am very worried for my dad. so it is a very mixed emotion. it is wonderful to see my mum. she is quite something. i am so proud of her. israel says it has no intention of reducing its air strikes on gaza, where1.a million people h

hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson.e middle east. more aid has now entered gaza amid increasing warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe in the territory. fourteen lorries carrying vital supplies entered from egypt yesterday through the rafah crossing — but the un says 100 a day are needed to provide enough resources. more than a million people inside gaza have been displaced, with food, water and fuel all in short supply — and international leaders, including prime minister rishi sunak, have called on israel to respect international humanitarian law. ahead of a potential israeli ground offensive, the country's defence minister has also issued a warning that his country's war with hamas, which the uk regards as a terrorist organisation, could go on into next year. we're joined now by iman trabelsi from the international committee of the red cross. good morning. 1a more trucks arriving yesterday, how much of a material difference is that making on the ground?— material difference is that making on the ground? good morning

i'm ben thompson.ng oil ministers discuss the future of the industry at a major industry conference in abu dhabi. the 13 opec countries control about 30% of global oil production and work together to influence prices. falling oil prices had helped ease overall price rises in many countries, but there are concerns that a jump in crude could once again stoke inflation.

hello, i'm ben thompson.he united nations secretary general has — in the last hour — made two direct humanitarian appeals to both hamas and israel. antonio guterres issued a statement saying it was his duty as we are "on the verge of the abyss in the middle east". he called on hamas to immediately release the hostages it was holding without conditions. and urged israel to allow rapid and unimpeded access for humanitarian aid into gaza — including supplies and workers for the sake of civilians there. mr guterres said "each one of these two objectives are valid in themselves. they should not become bargaining chips and must be implemented because it's the right thing to do". the statement comes as the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said his military is ready to begin — at any moment — a ground offensive aimed at crushing hamas. thousands of people in the gaza strip are continuing to flee south — after an order by israel for more than a million people to evacuate. these are the latest developments.

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ben thompson is here to take up the next few hours. thank you for watching.and so for hereford, we went from 22 degrees yesterday to 13 or so this afternoon — a drop of nine degrees celsius. now, for many areas, we did have some pleasant spells of sunshine. a few showers around — those showers falling as snow over the tops of the scottish mountains. those wintry showers continuing to be driven in on those gusty north—westerly winds with the showers always most frequent across the north and western coasts and hills. now for northern scotland, the skies look quite different as those showers worked in some rough seas here in banff, thanks to those gusty onshore winds. and overnight, it will stay pretty windy for northern scotland, particularly in shetland, where gusts will continue to run into the 50s and 60s of miles an hourfor a time, driving in further showers. elsewhere have showers still around some of our coastal areas. but inland, it's a dry night with clear spells and temperatures getting down low enough to give a nip of frost in the countryside, somethi

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welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and luxmy gopal. bobby charlton who�*s died aged 86. here at old trafford fans have already started leaving their own messages. laying their attributes at the feet of one of united�*s trinity. the career and life of the man who captained them to the first european cup wind. in paris, the england world cup campaign comes to an end after the narrowest of margins of defeat to south africa. the effects of storm babet continue to be felt, with warnings of dangerous flooding in parts of england and wales. good morning, finally something quieter and more settled. all the weather warnings are lifted and plenty of sunshine for part two of the weekend in the wake of storm babet. but things will turn more unsettled. join me later for all of the details. it�*s sunday 22nd october. our main story: israel says it�*s intensifying airstrikes against hamas in gaza, as it prepares its troops for a possible ground assault. hamas is regarded as a terrorist organisation by the uk and this latest escalation in the language

welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and ben thompson.h and. charities say they're turning away people in need because of rising costs. good morning. the greatest gymnast ever, simone biles, wins another world championship gold to mean she's now got more world and olympic medals than than any other gymnast in history. the play celebrating the man who changed the way people with learning disabilities live their life. and while parts of scotland will see relentless rain and a risk of flooding today, it's a day of two halves, because for others, particularly in the south, it will be a day of warmth and sunshine. i will have the full forecast details coming up here on breakfast. good morning. it's saturday, 7 october. our main story: a former director at the regulator ofgem has called on energy firms to refund customers more quickly, if they've built up credit on their accounts and ask for it back. it comes after the bbc revealed last week that in the first three months of this year, credit held by energy firms was more than £8 billion. dan w

welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sarah campbell. civilians and soldiers are being held hostage by palestinian militant group hamas. also today, heavy rainfall and flooding is causing major disruption in the highlands and north—eastern scotland. with record numbers of teachers leaving the profession, we'll ask what can be done to attract new people to the classroom. in sport, ireland blow scotland away at the rugby world cup. the world number one side now face new zealand in the quarterfinals as the scots head home. as you've heard flooding is causing issues across scotland, or heavy rain to come today and it offers ample warning in place for some. details on that but also the continuing sunshine across the south. it's all coming up here on breakfast. it's sunday, october 8. our main story: some palestinian gunmen remain at large in israel this morning following yesterday's invasion, which has prompted a series of retaliatory air strikes on gaza. the strikes killed at least 230 people in gaza while hamas militants have killed at leas