about the coronavirus have also led to the consolation of the world's biggest mobile and telecommunications trade show the mobile world congress in barcelona many of the biggest exhibitors already announced their withdrawals. the organizers of the mobile world congress had tried to allay fears with increased disinfection measures on site recommending that attendees don't shake hands and even banning visitors travelling from who by province where the coronavirus was 1st discovered. but a slew of major tech players announced they would not attend the event including amazon facebook sony telecom and l.g. by wednesday a 3rd of all reservations have been cancelled the organizers felt they had to pull the plug and cancel the event the spanish tourism sector had tried to prevent that by stressing how important the congress is. more wine to represent the mobile world congress represents around 500000000 euros in 3 to 4 days it gives us the feeling that if not the biggest it is the best week for barcelona or let me say money. now it's going to be one of the worst many taxi drivers fear. it's a bankruptcy you never know what about it or

the world's biggest mobile technology exhibition is cancelled concerns over the new coronavirus force the mobile world congress to close its doors this year it's a blow to the industry and to host city barcelona. also on the show air bus takes a big loss for 29 teams as that 3600000000 euro corruption penalty finally heads its books. this is your business report i'm stephen beard sibylla it's good to have you with us the world's biggest mobile and telecommunications trade show the mobile world congress has been cancelled a growing number of exhibitors had already announced their withdrawals citing concerns about the coronavirus the cancellation is a major blow for the tech sector which uses the annual event to launch new products and it's also a blow for host city barcelona. the organizers of the mobile world congress had tried to allay fears with increased disinfection measures on site recommending that attendees don't shake hands and even banning visitors travelling from who by province where the corona virus was 1st discovered. but a slew of major tech players announced they would not attend the event inclu

coming up, we take a deeper look into the cancellation of the mobile world congress. s bloomberg. ♪ ♪ this is bloomberg markets. as canceling the mobile world congress in barcelona. due to global concern over the coronavirus. spread ofan says the the virus makes it impossible to hold the event. for more we welcome mark from los angeles. was this inevitable giving me a number of companies that already pulled out, including those carriers? exactly. we have been anticipating this for the past few days. you have every major player who would've been at the conference either pulling out or pressuring gsma to pull out. he saw sprint and at&t yesterday. qualcomm was awaiting this announcement. some of the companies like samsung and huawei have scaled back which executives they were going to send. he saw calendar invites being canceled for meetings. this was bound to happen. and the rate decision because they had no other option. the other side is the significant economic impact this is going to have on barcelona, which has been preparing to host this for several months. the in

the mobile world congress cancelled.s before today you do know. it is an important industry event began with mobile phones but all take players come to barcelona every year. 110,000 people rock up in the city so it is vital for barcelona. 500 million euros of wealth is generated during the event and it is suddenly cancelled. the people and the authorities in barcelona, the mayor, they say they have had a couple of cases, nothing to be concerned about. and that is of coronavirus? exactly. but the pressure is coming from big corporations saying they do not feel comfortable sending stuff there. they have responsibility to their staff and they say we cannot put you in this environment. big chinese companies had already pull back numbers of people coming and begun to wonder whether it was sensible for them to be

next week, at mobile world congress, there are companies from all over the world, representatives fromstand. that raises a lot of issues. you have to work with the government and work with the world health organization and ta ke the world health organization and take the very best advice that you can. we had a huge amount happening in lagos in nigeria in two weeks. that is based around the oil and gas industry. that attracts vast amounts, an awful lot. what is the cost to the mobile world congress that many companies are pulling out by the day? they are saying, we are not going. from what we have seen what we know from talking to colleagues, you are getting a lot of people from china saying we are not going to travel. it may be that their staff cannot travel and there are certain cases where places are being fenced off, so they cannot travel. i think the common—sense view is that if you are going to go toa view is that if you are going to go to a football match, if you are going to a shopping district, whatever you're going to do, you're going to encounter large amounts of people. it d

thousands of other journalists for access to the big stories, we head to barcelona for the mobile world congress where the big companies launch their big new phones and the small companies show off clever new innovations that may one day change the world. only this year, as you may know, mwc is off. cancelled because of concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. it's proved a nightmare for the telecoms industry but our chris fox, who was due to cover it, thinks he's going to get a week off. however, not everyone has cancelled — some companies have gone to barcelona anyway. so i've got a bit of news for chris. the cancellation of mwc has been nothing short of a nightmare, especially for me — i couldn't cancel my flights at such short notice and i'd been left stranded here in barcelona with no work to do. it turns out huawei hasn't cancelled its flights either and are still doing a press conference — right now. with the venue already booked and huawei executive richard yu already in town, the company decided to do its launch event anyway. only this time it was pre—recorded a day early and played

michelle fleury has more from new york. just to give people some context, mobile world congress is onest attended global technology conferences, and it has been largely cancelled. big names pulled out like samsung networks, cisco systems, ericsson, nokia, the only vendor is that were huawei and zte in a scaled back presents. this event typically ta kes pla ce back presents. this event typically takes place at the end of february in barcelona, spain. usually it a tt ra cts in barcelona, spain. usually it attracts something like 109,000 attendees, it is sort of a chance of these companies do lay out their store for the year. the big product launches and set the tone for the year. now that is going to have to be delayed because of concerns about the coronavirus. that is michelle fleury. the chinese grand prix is another event due to take place in shanghai in april but that has been postponed. formula 1 tells us the decision has been made to ensure the health and safety of drivers, staff and fans. staying with the virus, fears of a wider outbreak has sparked panic buying of certain product

know that some of the other stories making headlines around the world today organizers of the mobile world congress the world's biggest event in the field of mobile communication are discussing whether it is crap the event over fears over the role of virus that's according to spanish media which says a decision could come on friday major companies have been pulling out of the boss alona event scheduled for february 24th among them georgia telecom cisco systems sprint and facebook. u.s. plane make a boeing did not sell a single commercial plane last month it's the 1st time a company come up empty handed in january since 1962 when there's been struggling to obey orders as it continues to deal with a 737 max prices jet still grounded after 2 deadly crashes. china's economy has been paralyzed for 6 weeks now due to the coronavirus production remains at a standstill in many places and trade has been complicated by bans on travel and shipping there are even fears that foreign companies could leave china altogether if things don't improve soon. the streets of beijing remain eerily quiet. although some wor

thousands of other journalists for access to the big stories, we head to barcelona for the mobile world congressig new phones and the small companies show off clever new innovations that may one day change the world. only this year, as you may know, the mwc is off. cancelled because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus. it has proved a nightmare for the telecoms industry, but our chris fox who is due to cover it thinks he is going to get the week off. however, not everyone has cancelled. some companies have gone to barcelona anyway. so i've got a bit of news for chris. the cancellation of mwc has been nothing short of a nightmare, especially for me. i couldn't cancel my flight at such short notice. i have been left stranded here in barcelona with no work to do. turns out huawei hasn't cancelled its flights either and is still doing a press conference right now. with the venue already booked and huawei executive richard already in town, the company decided to do its lunch event anyway. only this time it was pre—recorded a day early and played out on the big screen. the big reveal was the f

thousands of other journalists for access to the big stories, we head to barcelona for the mobile world congressh their big new phones and the small companies show off clever new innovations that may one day change the world. only this year, as you may know, mwc is off. cancelled because of concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. it's proved a nightmare for the telecoms industry but our chris fox, who was due to cover, thinks he's going to get a week off, however, not everyone has cancelled. some companies have gone to barcelona anyway. so i've got a bit of news for chris. the cancellation of mwc has been nothing short of a nightmare, especially for me, i couldn't cancel my flights at such short notice and i'd been left stranded here in barcelona with no work to do. it turns out huawei hasn't cancelled its flights either and are still doing a press conference — right now. with the venue already booked and huawei executive richard yu already in town, the company decided to do its launch event anyway. only this time it was pre—recorded a day early and played out on the big screen. the big rev

the world's biggest mobile island telecommunications trade so the mobile world congress has been counseled a growing number of exhibitors announced their withdrawals citing concerns about the coronavirus the cancellation is a major blow for the tech sector which uses the annual event to launch new products it's also a blow to the tourist industry in the whole city of barcelona organizers are reportedly facing a $100000000.00 euro cancellation bill. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. oil cartel opec is considering causing i put to you the coronavirus the group believes demand for crude will be significantly lower this year than previously thought that is due in part to waiting to mont in china opec has yet to bring forward its early march meeting to discuss the cups. british oil giant b.p. says it will make drastic cuts on carbon emissions by 2050 as part of the biggest overhaul in the company's history new chief executive bernard looney says the company must change profoundly because the world is changing fast so our society's expectations. german chemical firm

we did pull out of mobile world congress, but we're interacting with gsma to understand their plans. when they came to that decision, we were in full support of it. >> i do want to mention as we're speaking session highs across the board for the major indices, dow down 318 points or so, the nasdaq mass gone positive, near the flat line. i want to talk about vmware's business weaker than expected billings, revenue arguably ex-pivotal. your mix was more towards so software as a service. explain what happened and when it will clear up >> we had a mixed quarter that finished a strong year major acquisitions we grew in the double digits we had 15 quarters now of double-digit growth. in the fourth quarter we saw this acceleration in the subscription business, something we've been working on for a while, so that's exciting. but that depresses near-term revenues as those businesses grow more rapidly. we saw an extraordinary number of late-quarter deals, and simply put, we didn't get them all finished at the end, which also fwaukz or the as well we own it. we have to execute better. we have e

struck by a comment comment you made, i think it was last week or maybe the week before, when mobile world congress was canceled and your point was, hey, this is still largely a china story, but you have conferences on the other side of theplanet getting canceled and that did lead to what i presume was a sense of caution for you. right? >> exactly so you had 100,000 people who were supposed to be descending on barcelona today and this week, and, you know, with the chinese counseling basically the world's isolated china by not flying there for the next few months, that's exactly what happened and it was concerning to us because all of a sudden you had this concern about a market that was far away, and the idea that you may not have travel, as much travel internationally as people were thinking, you know, a month or two ago is very worrisome >> so then what is the thesis right now for these airlines from a pricing standpoint, for capacity let's take q2, how do you think it shapes up >> yeah. so here's what we're thinking about that i actually flew over the weekend and i flew in and out of newark airp

also on the show the world's biggest mobile technology exhibition is cancelled concerns over the coronavirus for the mobile world congress to keep its doors closed this year. place is business operates on today's asian and global business stories i gather office work on january and february are usually the top of the tourist season in thailand with beaches and major tourist attractions packed with visitors especially from china out of almost 40000000 arrivals last year a quarter were chinese this year many places are quite empty after china suspended tours abroad in response to the corona virus outbreak. the routine is comforting to pratt it too much i every morning at 8 he prepares his boat for the day the vessel can carry up to 12 passengers and ferry them from the holiday center of patani or to the island of kona are pretty tense 5 boats but for the last few weeks most of them have been going now.

amazon has decided to pull out of the mobile world congress in barcelona, spain. to the paralytic games are less than six months away and organisers are growing increasingly concerned. the singapore airshow has not been cancelled. but measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus have curtailed its ambitions. monica miller reports from changi. what's happening? this is day one of the singapore airshow. 0fficials happening? this is day one of the singapore airshow. officials say they are putting extra precaution in place. our crews learned this morning that even before we came several feet in front of the building, the crew had to take their temperatures multiple times. the big question on everybody‘s mine here is exactly how this is going to impact the bottom line moving forward of the bottom line moving forward of the aviation industry. earlier i spoke to randy from the commercial department of boeing and he said it was way too soon to have figures on this but it will have a massive impact on boeing's distribution. every boeing aeroplane we build has parts in

amazon and sony have joined the list of companies not attending the world rather the mobile world congress in barcelona later this month sweden's ericsson and l.g. from south korea are also withdrawing citing fears over the coronavirus. of china is bolstering its economy from the outbreak of the new coronavirus the central government has already freed up tens of billions of dollars worth of government stimulus and cities like shanghai are cutting loan rates and increasing lending businesses are now snapping up that cheap credit suggesting the need remains significant. cities virtually deserted shops closed transport links at a minimum. customers nowhere to be seen. with economic activity at a standstill in many parts of china hundreds of businesses are now seeking billions in loans to keep them afloat banking sources in beijing have told reuters that around $300.00 chinese companies have sought loans worth more than $8000000000.00 u.s. dollars to try and soften the impact of the crisis that comes at a time when the chinese economy is already going through a difficult period of transition t

news around the world amazon and sony have joined the list of companies not attending the mobile world congress in barcelona later this month sweden's ericsson and l.g. from south korea are also withdrawing citing fears over the coronavirus. chinese carmaker dealy is planning a merger with its subsidiary valvo has held the swedish company at arm's length since acquiring it in 2010 chairman lee shu foods says he wants to accelerate the sharing of financial and tech resources between the firms to create a quote strong global group. australia and indonesia have announced a 100 day plan to implement their long awaited trade deal indonesian president djoko with dodo met australian prime minister scott morrison in canberra negotiations over the deal began a decade ago and the agreement was finally ratified last week that it intends to eliminate almost all tariffs between the 2 countries. right. now the new the new figures from di miller are in and the german automaker says its profits fell in 2019 that's the 2nd straight year of a profit lost this time to 2700000000 euros sorry a profit loss of 27900

sony have a 9 3rd joining the list of companies who won't be on mobile world congress in barcelona later this month sweden's ericsson and l.g. from south korea are also withdrawing citing fears over the coronavirus. chinese carmaker gini is planning a merger with it subsidiary volvo g.t. has helped a swedish company at arm's length since acquiring us in 2010 chairman lee hsu foods says he wants to accelerate the sharing of financial text resources between the firms to create a quote strong global group. astray and it didn't have announced a $100.00 day plan to implement their long awaited trade deal indonesian president joe cole we met a strain of prime minister scott morrison incomparable because she is over the deal began a decade ago on the agreement was finally boss applied last week it will almost eliminate all tariffs between the 2 countries. german carmaker dime learned plans to cut $15000.00 jobs by means of severance pay and early retirement that would be a step up from its current cost causing plans according to a newspaper reports some car models like the mercedes as coupe a w

the organiser of mobile world congress in barcelona, which attracts 100,000 people, said it will go aheadlectronics, ericsson, the swedish telecoms equipment maker, and us chip company nvidia have already withdrawn from the conference. non—disclosure agreements, also known as ndas, should not be used to prevent someone from reporting sexual harassment in the workplace, according to new guidance. the uk's arbitration service, acas, has published advice for firms and workers about ndas, including how to avoid misuse. the airline industry is soaring to new heights in recent years, especially in south—east asia and india. the problem is there aren't enough qualified commercial pilots. so how will airlines meet the demand without compromising safety? the bbc‘s monica miller reports. this cadet is kicking her new career into gear as a commercial pilot. the 23—year—old decided to abandon a career in the medical profession and follow her passion, but she initially had her doubts. i thought that this male—dominated industry was too hard on females. and most significantly, i am short, so i did not

of the show the world's biggest mobile technology exhibition is canceled concerns over the coronavirus for the mobile world congress to keep its doors closed this year. place is business. on today's asian and global business story. january usually the top of the tourist season in thailand with beaches and major tourist attractions packed with visitors especially from china out of almost 40000000 arrivals last year a quarter word chinese this year many places are quite empty after china suspended tours abroad in response to the corona virus outbreak. the routine is comforting to practice. every morning at 8 he prepares his boat for the day the vessel can carry up to 12 passengers and.

coronavirus among them china 2020 countries most important motor show in beijing last week the mobile world congress in barcelona was cancelled as all the big names withdrew as was the chinese preaching his formula one race and a multi $1000000.00 undertaking the list of firms warning of a revenue and profit drop is growing daily it includes much of the travel and tourism sector as well as comic as the lion pods from chinese suppliers chinese online alibaba has also put out a warning and stock markets around the world taking a hit when it comes to preventing the virus from spreading authorities have a keen eye on ports hamburg is germany it's one of europe's one of europe's largest ports i should say in germany and one out of 3 containers come from or go to china we sent our reporter to find out how they operate is affecting operations there. they have a glory set sail in shanghai 5 and a half weeks ago on its voyage to germany and called in a 2 fer the chinese port now it's docked in hamburg 24 hours before it arrived the captain made his routine ship's health declaration the declaration goes strai

the world's leading mobile phone—maker held its major launch event in san francisco, ten days before the industry's annual get together mobile world congresse place in barcelona. many firms have pulled out of that event because of concerns about the coronavirus. as rory cellan—jones reports, samsung is now looking to move ahead of its chinese rivals. here's the new normal for major events. outside, a temperature monitor to screen possible coronavirus victims. inside, facemasks for anyone who is worried. but, at its biggest event of the year, samsung wa nted event of the year, samsung wanted us to focus elsewhere, on 56, photography and a folding phone. when i'm ready to use it, all i have to do is flip it open... the star of the show was the z flip, a smaller but more convincing and elegant folding device than last year's galaxy fold. we've engineered new 56 chipsets. .. far more important for the company bottom—line is the new flagship galaxy s 20 with all the asians now capable of using the asians now capable of using the new 5g networks. although few people can get 5g yet, samsung believes they will want to be ready. i would encourage a

become the latest major company to pull out of one of the world's largest tech shows, the mobile world congressch takes place in late february, because of the risk posed by the coronavirus. the organiser said the event, which attracts over 100,000 people, will go ahead, but admitted that other companies are considering whether to attend. south korea's lg electronics and others have already withdrawn from the conference. now to the controversy surrounding china's tech giant huawei. last month the uk continued to allow the firm to be used within 56 restrictions. the us has been pressuring the uk to block the firm and some us lawmakers are opposing the move too. the ambassador told the move too. the ambassador told the andrew marr show they are conducting a witch—hunt. the andrew marr show they are conducting a witch-hunt. what they are doing is kind of a witch—hunt. number one, huawei is a private owned company, nothing to do with the chinese government. the only problem we have is they are a chinese company, and that's the problem. china is more open as we get back to the original argument since

. >> a week packed with news back to the coronavirus, talk about mobile world congress, you mentionedours ago, ericsson pulling out of mobile world congress in barcelona citing coronavirus fears in the next week, a question is, is anybody going to follow e ericsson's lead? it's the biggest telecom conference in the world every year talk about economic impact s outside of just china, if anybody follows their lead, if there are more impacts from that it could be an impact on the tech industry. we'll see. >> something you cover for us every year we'll continue to watch in the coming weeks >> certainly watch it. >> it's jobs friday, which means it's time for a special "the santelli exchange. let's go to rick >> former chairman of the council of economic advisers under george w. bush, ed lazear. thanks for joining me on jobs friday 225,000 jobs month over month, wages up 0.2%, workweek, 33.3, 6 1/2-year high on labor force participation, and epop popped to a 12-year high. it's all yours, ed divine what it means for our viewers. >> let me start with the employment to population ratio number

the world's largest mobile show, mobile world congress, has been cancelled over coronavirus concerns. nokia, lg, and vodafone pulled out of the event. and speaking of the coronavirus, in times square in new york, a robot has been providing information to curious passers—by about the virus. us and german intelligence services were outed for spying on governments through the control of a swiss encryption firm. from the cold war era up to the 2000s, crypto ag supplied encoding devices which harvested secrets from countries including iran, india and pakistan. the first human clinical controls of a blood—drawing robot have started this week. researchers at rutgers university found that it performed as well or better than human clinicians. and, finally, some people are heavy—handed, i know i am, but now there's a robotic hand they can do the heavy lifting as well as have a delicate touch. it is capable of handling various objects and tools, like an egg, and playing the piano. it is expected these hands will be used in industrial sites, as well as everyday life. this week saw samsung's unpac

. >>> the world's largest annual mobile event has been canceled due to the coronavirus. mobile world congress was going to be held in barcelona. organizers had to scrap the event after major tech company started to pull out over safety concerns. >>> tonight officials with the world health organization are in silicon valley meeting with major tech companies about the coronavirus. we are there and will have a live report at 6 pm. >>> illegal victory for elizabeth holmes. a federal judge has tossed out several charges against her as well as the x company president. yesterday a judge ruled last you just cannot argue the now defunct blood testing company defrauded doctors and insured patients. their argument the insurance companies paid for blood test and not the people themselves. however holmes is still facing wire fraud charges. prosecutors allege they misled investors by making false claims about what their blood testing machines could do. >>> a city is boosting the number of its police force. this week antioch city council voted unanimously to increase the department staffing level to 115 swo

the world's biggest mobile technology exhibition is cancelled concerns over the new coronavirus force the mobile world congress to close its doors this year that's a blow to the industry and to host city barcelona. also on the show air bus takes a big loss for 29 teams as that 3600000000 euro.

as mobile world congress half a global way in barcelona has been canceled or oil prices have tumbled 20 percent below that january peaks raising the prospect that opec could cut production again it's not only opec that feeling the pinch china has also turned away gas tank is slashing gas prices in half and just like oil there's a glass of gas on the market yet unlike opec there's no collective resolve to control prices but over the last 2 decades a group of 12 gas exporting nations have been working to break the link with oil prices right now 34 percent of gas is traded on the markets but despite controlling 70 percent of the world's reserves they're no closer to using that economic muscle to control prices and his the reason why gas is seen as such an important mix in global trade while hydrocarbons like oil will see a decline in use over the next few decades l.n.g. is seen as an interim solution to our dependence on crude oil problem is big produces like australia or united states and norway don't take the form seriously because has yet to carve out a role the gas exporting countri

also on the show the world's biggest mobile technology exhibition is canceled the for concerns over the coronavirus forced the mobile world congressto close its stores this year. this is.

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g. have both decided to pull out of the mobile world congress in barcelona that starts on the twenty fourth of february. this is a precautionary measures to avoid any risk of f contaminatin by exposing is soft and event that draws thousands of people from acrosss the world. ericsson is one of thee main global suppliers of ththe nexext gegeneration of five g. mobile networks its rival china's wally. has said he will attend the event it's just another g. out nowow mom has not reported any confirmed corona virus cases yet but its econonomy has started to suffer. emergency restrictions mean the movement of people and goods into china is now heavily controlled by means watermelon famas have seen their profits slashed james wilson has been. me and my a call rely heavily china on border trade alone generates more than one billion dollars in a single month. chinese consumers are particularly fond of man mas watermelons and usually hundreds of trucks that sent north every day. since the outbreak of the coronavirus strict restrictions on the movement of goods as coles trade diplomats. he doesn

the organiser of mobile world congress in barcelona, which attracts 100,000 people, said it will go ahead electronics, ericsson, the swedish telecoms equipment—maker, and us chip company nvidia have already withdrawn from the conference. still with the impact of the coronavirus — airbnb says it's suspending bookings in beijing until march to comply with local measures intended to curb the virus. the accommodation—booking service says it will offer refunds to all those affected or cancel their bookings. it comes as the death toll from the virus outbreak in china exceeded 900. show me do some brighter news, for a moment? yes! -- shall we do? south korean film parasite has made history by becoming the first non—english language movie to win best picture at the oscars. have you seen it? not yet. but now the interest is building. so we have to go and see it! it's only the 10th non—english film to have been nominated for the acolade in the oscar's 92 year old history and beat favourite 1917. have you seen that? i have, great film. laura bicker is in seoul — the parasite tours have now begun. an

right city of barcelona is counting the cost of wednesday's decision to cancel the mobile world congress because of concerns about the coronavirus outbreak the eventnt had been expected to pump nearly five hundred million euros into the local economy millions more will be lost in canceling the exhxhibition space and reimbursing entry tickets dozens of major brands including sony and facebook had said that they wouldn't be attending in order to shield their employees from the potential risk of international travel. organizer's have ended decision and it would not compensasate companies or participants who were left hanging. ththis is a f force majeure situation- and- we don't comment on the- the insurance pololicies but clearly there is- verery. and there's no way that you can-- insure yourself i'll build a force majeure situation. the remarks of the decision not unexpected really- but barcelona very very disappointed the mayor has said that it was a big mistake- although the organizerer say it was absolutelyly the right call anand date cakes thank you for him today kate we do that with a

just this week we are supposed to be in the middle of the mobile world congress in barcelona. 100,000g into the catalan capital. that hasn't happened and as a result if you want to be counterintuitive, there to barcelona, venice, rome and you could leave in a few hours from one of the london airports paying less tha n one of the london airports paying less than £140, $180, for a three night break in italy or spain, four hotel, and unprecedented access. night break in italy or spain, four hotel, and unprecedented accessm could end up being turned into to exude you end up quarantined and stuck there. that's the concern. the first anxiety is an idea a lot of people around the world have that if you go to one of these coronavirus hit countries, you will catch the virus and secondly, you will sadly day. most of those are unlikely. the other worry is particular for people with family, business commitments, do we really want to take the chance that we might be locked up in a cruise ship injapan or a hotel in tenerife in spain? where does this leave the passenger in this current state of unce

mobile world congress is taking place in barcelona sue. —— soon pulled up many big names and take a stayingss grieving. —— business briefing. hello. sunday was very much all about the windy weather, thanks to ciara. yesterday things took a turn for the wintry and today, a mix of the two. strong chilli wins with gales in places and some wintry showers that will give accumulations of snow are particularly across the hills. here is storm ciara standing across scandinavia. still isobars. if you follow the wins, the coal air is coming all the way from greenland. —— wins. cold air. —— winds was of further snow showers through tuesday and they will come in thick and fast. about 100 and hundred metres, accumulations of snow. maybe as far south as the moors of the southwest. not as strong as a sunday, the gusty winds, but drifting snow if. temperatures on the chilly side around the 6—7d mark and you have to factor in the wind. a cold day to be had. through the evening and overnight, the showers keep unpacking and across the northern half of the uk. largely fine with clear spells to the south. the wi