why not branson? richardi was 15 years old, 16 years old, we were sitting in the basement with a bunch of girls. we were throwing out ideas. we got down to either slipped disc records, because of the vinyls, that had the scratches, or virgin. one of the girls laughed and said, we are all virgins, you are a virgin at business, why don't you call it virgin? david: did she get a finders fee or not? richard: i don't know. if she is out there, i would be delighted to give her one. but it is very fortunate because we have gone into so many different sectors and businesses. we have been virgin in all of these different sectors. airlines would not have been good. david: you started a record company, and initially it is a record retailer, right? richard: initially it was a mail order, selling records much cheaper than anyone else had done. we were the first people to sell records at a discount. so there was a mail order strike for six weeks, so we went looking for a very cheap music store on oxford street. david: then

why not branson? richard: [laughter] i was 15 years old, 16 years old -- we were sitting in the basement with a bunch of girls. we were throwing out ideas. we got down to either slipped disc records, or virgin. one of the girls laughed and said, we are all virgins, you are a virgin at business, why don't you call it virgin? david: did she get a finders fee or not? richard: [laughter] i would be delighted to give her one. it is very fortunate because we have gone into so many sectors. slipped disc airlines -- david: you started a record company, and initially it is a retailer, right? richard: we sold records much cheaper than anyone else had done. there was a mail order strike for six weeks, so we went looking for a very cheap music store on oxford street. david: then you started filling virgin megastore's. you have a lot of stores in the u.k. and other places. how many did you have at one point? richard: we had 300 mega stores around the world at all the major places, new york times square. at the heyday of w

richard branson speaking to david rubenstein on the "peer-to-peer," program.on: i'm interested to hear we >> we spent 40 years working on our space program and it's been tough and space is tough. it is rocket science. think we are on the verge of finally fulfilling that dream. before the end of the year, i in a virginitting like expatiate going to space. rubenstein is david speaking in "peer-to-peer," with richard branson. at the 95 tonight. jason: i liked by the end of the euro will be sitting in space. it's $250,000 with the market of people who want to goa sarcastic. i get he wants to go into space, but $250,000 for like half the height of what the satellites are? what do you see the kind of cash? david: the people we're talking about, to $50,000 -- jason: we talked about the space race a story as between countries, this is the space race between a bunch of dudes who probably are competing in a different way from a commercial perspective. i've had a chance to read in to this new issue of business week there is some great stuff about where this is really goi

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bill gates, richard branson, they are great ambassadors for their brand.g particular, opinionated photogenic ceos. let's ta ke opinionated photogenic ceos. let's take you to farnborough air show where all the headlines have been about big deals for big planes but, behind the scenes, a great deal of other business is being done as well in one sector which is a track a lot of attention is on the market for executive jets. we have of attention is on the market for executivejets. we have been finding out how those vips choose to travel. most of us and we travel abroad on business tend to travel in one of these but what if you are a go getting chief executive for whom time is money? well, maybe, you would be better off with one of this. come on board. this is the g 500, an executive jet operated by qatar and it is all state—of—the—art, computer screens, navigation systems, nicely finished as well, this is labour and that is brushed nickel. the passenger accommodation, through the kitchen. there is even an espresso makers seek and have good copy on board your fl

leaderhere is a business somebody who wants to be richard branson?t is the key. >> surrounding yourself with great people. learning to delegate early on. not trying to do everything yourself. making sure you have the kind of people who are praising. not criticizing. having people who are willing to really innovate and be bold and create something that everybody can be proud of. >> one of the things about your life is you have a terrific family life. you have been married for more than 40 years. >> and met my wife in a recording studio. that was the studio we had in the u.k.. it was love at first sight from my point of view. i was smitten. and is with somebody else had to chase her. tagalongme became because a friend who worked at virgin i asked if i could tag along when she was going out to dinner. >> you have two children. your father died a few years ago but he lived to be 93. your mother is still alive. what was it like having your parents see your success? >> wonderful to be able to share it with them. the first $200 that i may, my -- my mom sold

working, space exploration fell off at the end of the cold war in terms of priority, it seems richard branson, sending people to the moon or space x or elon musk, is the future of space frightening? are there any future for space exploration? any thoughts on this? we want to make america great again, we were trying to get to the moon to explore the stars, that was a great thing for america to do. are there any thoughts?>> i got thoughts on this. i don't want to job in. >> there is a joke in the case of this industry, you've always heard, if we could put a man on the moon why can't we get a microwave tv dinner? so there is a joke in the space world, if we could put a man on the moon why can't we put a man on the moon? the answer is because all of that technology is essentially lost. we think of technology being something that exists forever because we got record-keeping with everything and it's all applicable but that's not true. most of the people who built the rockets are dead or gone and the record-keeping back then was scant or even sketchy. a lot of the states i've spoken with, they say t

it seems to be, whether it is richard branson sending people elon moon or spacex with musk. is the future of sprays exploration in private hands? is there any future on that? if you want to make america great again, when we were trying to get to the moon and explore the stars, that was a pretty great thing for america to be doing. any thoughts? >> i have thoughts on this. i don't want to jump in like christine talking about cell phones. [laughter] >> there is a joke in the space industry. you have always heard well, if we can put a man on the moon, why can't we do x? there is a joke in the space world overthe last to years, the joke has been if we put a on the moon, why can't we put a man on the moon? >> the answer is all that technology was essentially lost. record keeping is not true. most of the people who built rockets nal saturn v are dead and gone. the information is sketchy and scant. they think if the u.s. ever decided to go to the moon today, it would take them longer to get there than it did from kennedy's standing start when he said we were going to go to the moon

it seems to be whether it is richard branson sending people to the moon or space x and elon musk.s this future of spaceflight in private hands? is there any future for space exploration? does anybody have thoughts? if you want to make america great again and you want to get to the moon and explore the stars, that was great for the american people to be doing. >> i have thoughts on this. i do not want to jump in. there is a joke in the space industry. man on the moon, why cannot we get a microwave tv dinner. there is a joke in the last 20 years. if we could put a man on the moon, why can't we put a man on the moon? because,r to this is all of that technology is essentially lost. we think of technology as a thing that exists forever. not true. most of the people who built the original rockets are dead and gone. the record-keeping back then was very sketchy. a lot of the space guys, when i ifked to them they say that the u.s. decided to go to the moon today, it would take them longer to get there than it did from kennedy's standing start when he said we will go to the moon. think abo

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.njit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: 12 boys and their football coach, missing for nine days in a cave in thailand, have been found alive. the most senior catholic priest ever to be convicted of covering up a child abuse scandal is due to be sentenced by an australian court. and this story is popular on bbc.com. it's the clearest image so far of a planet being born and it comes from the european southern 0bservatory. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the front page of the irish times reports on the goverment‘s bid to bag themselves a seat on the un security council. they're hoping to capture the non—permanent position from 2021, but are facing some stiff competion from canada and norway. the south china morning post says hollywood blockbusters are taking a backseat as local films grab the spotlight. domestic movies generated 60% of box office tickets this year, with 0peration red sea and detective chinatown stealing the show.

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. headlines: the british home secretary, sajid javid, will chair a meeting of the government cobra emergencies committee this morning to discuss the poisoning at amesbury in wiltshire, which has left a man and a woman critically ill. training for escape in thailand — the boys trapped in a flooded cave get advice from the military on a possible plan to get them out safely. firefighters in northern california have partially contained a blaze that has forced hundreds of residents to evacuate areas west of sacramento, but dry conditions and wind gusts are hampering efforts to stop the spread. the rough terrain in rural yolo and napa counties, west of the state capital, is also complicating efforts to battle the wildfire that broke out last weekend. lebo diseko has more. battling an inferno, firefighters try to control the blaze which has swept try to control the blaze which has swe pt a cross try to control the blaze which has swept across yolo and napa counties since it broke out last satu

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc world news.l coach, missing for nine days in a cave in thailand, have been found alive. the a left—wing anti establishment candidate is to become mexico's next president. lopez 0brador has vowed to crack down on corruption. the most senior catholic figure to be convicted of covering—up sexual assault has been sentenced to 12 months home detention in australia. philip wilson, the archbishop of adelaide, was found guilty of concealing child abuse by a priest in the 1970s. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith is at newcastle local court in new south wales. list gentleman was expected to go to jail? he's certainly arrived knowing he could have faced a jail term of up he could have faced a jail term of up to two years, the magistrate as he handed down his sentence said it was a serious offence against the community, that he had betrayed vulnerable victims and parishioners however, having said he would not suspend the sentence, he concluded he could be done within someone's home rather than a jail. we will

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc world news. footage has been released of the boys trapped in a flooded cave system in thailand. they're seen to be joking, smiling and in good health. but rescue could be weeks or months away. poland's chiefjustice has said she'll defy a new law coming into force requiring judges to retire at 65, not 70. pakistan will hold general elections later this month amid concerns that the army is cracking down on press freedom in an effort to influence the result. the military denies interfering in politics, but one of the country's oldest newspapers has seen its distribution severely disrupted. secunder kermani reports —— secunder kermani reports. it is sam and tens of thousands of newspapers are on their way from markets like this to homes and offices across pakistan. for over a month, though, the country's most established english—language paper dawn has been unofficially banned from a number of districts controlled by the pakistani military. it began when they published an interview with the former pr

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc world news.heir football coach missing in a cave in thailand have been found alive. a left—wing anti establishment candidate is to become mexico's next president. lopez 0brador has vowed to crack down on corruption. mexicans voted on sunday against a backdrop of tremendous violence across the nation, much of it drug—related. at least 48 candidates were murdered in this election alone. clive myrie sent this special report on the flow of drugs and guns across the us—mexico border. dawn sees the summer sun rise to warm a land blessed and cursed. nature is bountiful in this part of mexico, and opium poppy fields can yield a living for farmers when other crops have left the ground. bloodlines run deep in these fields. this husband and wife, like so many families down the years, score the opium bulbs to reveal the latex that will become heroin. translation: well, we work out of necessity. we are not responsible for the people who use drugs. people who criticise this have probably never known need. so h

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.o la — hundreds of thousands of americans protest across the states against president trump's immigration policies. let's get more on that now — i'm joined now from washington by daniella burgi—palomino, who is senior associate for mexico, migrant rights and border issues at the latin america worker group. thank you forjoining us. you are used to dealing with migrants coming across the border into the united states, am i correct? yes, that's correct. what is different about this time to the times you have dealt with migrants in the past? what we are seeing now is that overwhelmingly, the number of migrants are families and children, mainly from the three main countries of central america, guatemala, honduras and el salvador, and increasingly they are coming with claims of asylum, fleeing persecution, and unfortunately we have seen over the last month, in terms of the treatment up on their arrival by the administration, it has been tactics that we all know, institutionalising family sep

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.: rescuers in thailand are stepping up their efforts to get the trapped boys out of a flooded cave in before the weather closes in. police investigating the latest novichok poisoning case in britain say the victims probably picked up something used in the attack on sergei skripal, four months ago. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the china daily has a warning for washington, as those new us tarriffs on chinese goods take effect. the ministry of commerce said america was "opening fire on the entire world". they also vowed fight back by targetting us products. the new york times says art lovers in the big apple could be in for some disapointment. that's because america's largest performing arts complex is struggling. the lincoln center's hall of fame has been postponed — and its summer festival scrapped. and the front page of the japan times shows the nation's sporting heroes getting a warm welcome home. this was the scene when the samurai blue's got back from

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.on. our top stories: mexico could be on the cusp of a decisive political shift — after a day of voting in the most violent election campaign in decades. due to the celebrating, you might have thought russia have due to the celebrating, you might have thought russia have just due to the celebrating, you might have thought russia have just won the world cup. the drama steps up a gear at the world cup with two penalty shootouts — one, seeing the hosts knock out former champions, spain. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. here on bbc world news we've been reporting on the protests and commemorations surrounding hong kong's handover to china and so too has the the south china morning post. the paper contrasts the official celebrations with a pro—democracy march, where thousands demonstrated against the future direction of the territory. the straits times reports on russia's stunning victory against spain at the world cup. the match in moscow went to a penalty shooto

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc world news.british police say two people who've fallen critically ill were exposed to the same type of nerve agent used in the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter. the fact that the british couple who are critically ill were exposed to novichok, the same nerve agent used in the poisoning of the former russian spy, sergei skripal, was revealed at a late night press conference by the metropolitan police. this is what the police had to say. we can confirm the man and woman have been exposed to the nerve agent novichok which has been identified as the same nerve agent that contaminated the sergei and yuliya skripal. the latest update from the hospital is both patients remain in critical condition, both are british nationals and locals to the area. officers are still working to identify their next of kin. at this stage, and this is important, at this stage, no one else has presented with the same symptoms linked to this incident. priority for the investigation team now is to esta

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.wds take to the streets in hundreds of us cities in protest against president trump's immigration policies. syrian forces shell opposition—held areas of darraa as rebels refuse to surrender. soldiers in thailand have been carrying out evacuation rehearsals as they continue to search for 12 missing boys inside a flooded cave. the fate of the boys, aged between 11 and 16, and their football coach, has gripped the nation since they went missing seven days ago in chiang rai province. the bbc‘s howard johnson has been spending some time behind the police cordon where the children's families and rescue workers are waiting anxiously. the relatives of the missing 13 have been waiting inside this tented area now for a week. they have heard very little from search and rescue teams since their boys went missing inside the caves, which were flooded following heavy rain. in times like this, thai families come together to pray, eat together and comfort one another. 0ne mother we spoke to said it wou

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc world news.dres manuel lopez 0brador, is heading for victory in mexico's presidential election. his two main rivals have conceded. let's get more on that now. earlier, i spoke to christopher wilson, deputy director of the wilson centre's mexico institute, and i asked him if amlo was likely to be crowned winner: it does indeed, the other two candidates, really, it was impressive, actually, how quickly they declined and recognised the victory of lopez 0brador. to me that is actually a very good sign of a maturing mexican democracy, the fact that they are willing to recognise the will of the voters and not leave this up for any sort of dispute, not leave it up for debate, but ratherjust ready to move on and to work with him potentially. but also, actually, as ricardo anaya made an interesting statement, he said that they would both be there to support the future president, amlo — andres manuel lopez 0brador — but also there to be a strong opposition to him and in fact that is just what an opposition

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: votes are being counted in mexico's parliamentary and presidential elections, the largest in the country's history. football fans across russia have taken to the streets to celebrate their team's surprise world cup victory over spain. in the other match, croatia beat denmark. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. here on bbc world news we've been reporting on the protests and commemorations surrounding hong kong's handover to china and so too has the south china morning post. the paper contrasts the official celebrations with a pro—democracy march, where thousands demonstrated against the future direction of the territory. the straits times reports on russia's stunning victory against spain at the world cup. the match in moscow went to a penalty shootout, knocking the 2010 world champions out of the tournament. russia are now in the quarter finals for the first time in 48 years! let's turn now to the japan

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc world news. british police say two people who've fallen critically ill were exposed to the same type of nerve agent used in the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter. the fact that the british couple who are critically ill were exposed to novichok, the same nerve agent used in the poisoning of the former russian spy, sergei skripal, was revealed at a late night press conference by the metropolitan police. the bbc‘s daniel sandford was at scotland yard. detectives in scotland yard suddenly find themselves in a very uncomfortable position, they had this extraordinarily unusual attack back in march. in which sergey skripal was attacked, his daughter too. he was a former russian intelligence officer who turned to the british. his daughter may have been attacked by accident or part of the attack. the policeman who investigated that became contaminated. it was reasonably contained. four months later and two ordinary members of the public with no obvious motive for them to be attacke

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave in thailand have received their first food and medical treatment for ten days. poland's chiefjustice has said she'll defy a new law coming into force requiring judges to retire at 65, not 70. more now on our main story the cave network that the boys are trapped in makes the rescue mission particularly complicated. our science correspondent, victoria gill, has been considering the options for getting them out safely. what was meant to be an adventure has become an international rescue mission. and what's not yet clear is just how that mission, to bring the 12 boys and their football coach safely to the surface, will be carried out. when the team walked into the entrance of the cave system on the 23rd ofjune, it was dry, but sudden heavy rainfall flooded unblocked narrow passageways. as their route to higher ground narrowed, they abandoned bikes and rucksacks. this is where british cave divers first reached them, two and a half mile

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc world news.h police say two people who've fallen critically ill were exposed to the same type of nerve agent used in the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter. let's stay with that story now. martin boland is a senior lecturer in medicinal chemistry at charles darwin university in australia. hejoins us now via web cam. this comes after the initial incident back in march. it seems unusual to be completely unconnected that people should fall ill several months later. the authorities are trying to work out whether this is some kind of second attack. whether they've come a distant containerisation that wasn't found. —— coming to some contamination. that seems to be the working theory at the moment. looking into the report that was prepared after material was sent from british authorities, they said that the material which was found was very pure so it implies that it probably wasn't mixed in the uk, it was sent to the uk is what we call a unitary weapon. it wasn't mixed once it ar

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.he interior minister horst seehofer has offered to resign because of a row with the chancellor angela merkel over immigration policy. the left—wing candidate, andres manuel lopez obrador, is heading for victory in mexico's presidential election. his two main rivals have conceded. rescue teams in northern thailand have moved closer to the spot in a flooded cave where they believe twelve boys and their football coach have been trapped for more than a week. there has been no contact with the group since they went to explore the tham luang caves, in the northern chiang rai region last saturday, with navy divers now advancing further underground helped by receding floodwaters. our correspondent, howard johnson, is at the cave for us now. he is live. i am sure people are desperate to get any news. what is the latest? what we are hearing is that the navy seal team have been working through the night to push beyond staging posts, chamber three, it is known as, to the junction, turning left tow

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc world news.ndreds of thousands of americans protest across the states against president trump's immigration policies. let's stay with that story. well, earlier, iwas joined from washington by daniella burgi—palomino, senior associate for mexico, migrant rights and border issues at the latin america worker group. i asked her, with her wealth of experience of working with families at the us—mexico border, what was different this time. what we are seeing now is an overwhelming number of migrants, families and children mainly from the three northern triangle countries of south america, and increasingly, they are coming with claims, asylum of freeing persecution. we have seen in the last month, in terms of the treatment upon their arrival by the administration, has been tactix, institutionalising and families separation, sending ms each to these migrants but they should not be coming, and if they do come, they will be treated in this way, separated and claims of asylum will be rejected. withoutjudging

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.ingapore. and i'm babita sharma here in london. our top stories. 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave in thailand have received their first food and medical treatment for 10 days. former malaysian prime minister najib razak is due to be charged in the next few hours under anti—corru ption laws. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the china daily covers the rescue of the 12 boys trapped in a flooded thailand cave, showing a picture of elated family members after discovering the boys are alive. it also reports that chinese rescuers are among those who have dived into the cave to deliver supplies. here in singapore the strait times leads with the arrest of former malaysian prime minister najib razak a source at the malaysian anti—corruption comission has told the paper he could face 20 years injail if convicted. and the japan times leads on what it calls a "heart—breaking but satisfying" world cup. the nation's team lost to belgium 3—2 in the

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.s dropped his threat to resign after the chancellor after chesler angela merkel agreed to tighten controls on immigration. the 12 football boys and their coach are found safe after getting trapped in a flooded cave. it could take weeks before they are finally rescued. lets stay with that now. let's cross live now to our correspondent. howard johnson's at the cave. what is the latest on the attempts to rescue these boys? what we are seeing at the moment is the governor of this province saying that there isa of this province saying that there is a three pronged approach to rescuing the boys of. at the moment there are four divers approaching there are four divers approaching the boys and giving them energy gels and firstaid. the boys and giving them energy gels and first aid. we hear the boys are in good condition, only two of them have minor injuries but then we will have minor injuries but then we will have phase two. they will start to secure the area where they found them. they found

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.adlines: votes are being counted in mexico's parliamentary and presidential elections, polls suggest the country could get a left—wing president for the first time in decades. reports from germany say the interior minister horst seehofer has offered to resign because of a row with chancellor merkel over immigration policy. the us national security advisor, john bolton, says he believes the bulk of north korea's nuclear programme could be dismantled within a year. of north korea's nuclear programme mr bolton told a us tv show the trump administration knew there was a risk that pyongyang could drag out negotiations in order to prolong weapons development, but said north korea would benefit from dismantling its nuclear programme quickly so that sanctions could then be lifted. 0ur our experts have devised as a programme that with north korean cooperation, the full disclosure of all their chemical and biological nuclear weapons programmes, ballistic missile sites... that hasn't happened yet

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: british police say two people who've fallen critically ill were exposed to the same type of nerve agent used in the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter. appears to show them in good spirits, as the operation to get —— footage of the boys trapped in a flooded cave system in thailand appears to show them in good spirits, as the operation to get them out safely continues. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the new york times takes an in—depth look at the real cost of attempting to enter the us illegaly. from the bribes and shakedowns to days spent without food. they follow the progress of a man escapting violence in el salvador for a better life in america. the japan times looks at hawaii's decision to ban the sale of some suntan lotions, as they get tough with coral—killing chemicals. scientists say that two common ingredients can be toxic to the reefs. so now only

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.n singapore. i'm in london. our top stories: breaking news. british police say two people who've fallen critically ill were exposed to the same type of nerve agent used in the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter. footage of the boys trapped in a flooded cave system in thailand appears to show them in good spirits, as the operation to get them out safely continues. us secretary of state, mike pompeo, will make his way to pyongyang later, as work towards north korean denuclearization continues. the white house confirmed mr pompeo will meet north korean president kimjong un to "continue consultations and implement the forward progress" following last month's summit in singapore. meanwhile, north and south korea have come together for a friendly basketball game as a show of goodwill amid the diplomacy. there is quite a lot of pressure on the us secretary of state to get some kind of concrete actions because all we have got so far is words. north korea's commitment to

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.fresh footage has been released of the boys trapped in a flooded cave system in thailand. they're seen to be joking, smiling and in good health. but rescue could be weeks or months away. england have claimed the last quarter—final slot at the world cup, beating colombia on penalties. they'll now face sweden, who beat switzerland. confusion reigns at the highest levels of poland's judiciary. the chiefjustice has said she will defy a new law that requiresjudges to retire at 65, not 70. she says she'll be turning up for work on wednesday. but the word from aides to the polish president is that the new law will come into force, and a new chiefjustice has already been appointed. our correspondent adam easton is in warsaw. adam, just explain to us why she is insisting on going to work, and some of the thinking behind the change of guard in thejustice of the thinking behind the change of guard in the justice system in poland. yeah, the chiefjustice of the supreme court, malgorzata gersdorf, i

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.nes: votes are being counted in mexico's parliamentary and presidential elections. polls suggest the country could get a left—wing president for the first time in decades. let's get more on the mexican elections. joining me now live from mexico city is christopher wilson, deputy director of the wilson centre's mexico institute. the two are the main candid at have said we have lost and it looks like andres manuel lopez 0brador will be crowned winner? it does indeed, the other two candidates, really, crowned winner? it does indeed, the othertwo candidates, really, it crowned winner? it does indeed, the other two candidates, really, it was impressive how quickly they recognise the victory of andres manuel lopez 0brador. to me it is a good sign of a maturing mexican democracy, willing to recognise the will of the voters and not leave it up will of the voters and not leave it upfor will of the voters and not leave it up for dispute, ebay but ready to move on. “— up for dispute, ebay but rea

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc world news.of thousands of americans protest across the states against president trump's immigration policies. syrian forces shell opposition—held areas of darraa as rebels refuse to surrender a spokesman for hungary's government has denied reports that it is one 01:14 eu states to have entered a migrant repatriation agreement with berlin. the deal would see the nations take back migrants who initially registered in their countries before travelling on to germany. german chancellor angela merkel has been facing a political crisis at home over her approach towards migrants. speaking at a ceremony marking the handover of the eu's rotating presidency from bulgaria, austria's chancellor sebastian kurz said its motto would be ‘a europe that protects'. mr kurz has put security and the fight against what he calls ‘illegal‘ migration among his top priorities. bethany bell has more from vienna. sebastian kurz has promised to make the fight against illegal migration a major priority for austria's eu presid

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.hundreds of thousands of americans protest across the states against president trump's immigration policies. two major steel producers, tuussenkrupp of germany and india's tata steel, have agreed to merge in the biggest such deal in europe for more than a decade. the new company will be the second—largest steel manufacturer in the region, employing almost 50,000 people. the two firms have been in negotiations for more than a year. they had previously warned that about 4,000 jobs could go as a result of the merger. tomos morgan reports. jobs have been cut, pension terms reduced. but now it seems the steelworkers have some security. port talbot is home to almost half of tata's british workforce, and today's news is most welcome to scott barmsey, who, along with several family members, has worked in this steelworks all his adult life. morale has been really low over the last few years. i think today has given us some sort of clear future and a bit of a weight off our shoulders. thyssenkru

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