, sirjames dyson, he is a british billionaire and invented the dyson vacuum cleaner. has been saying we should just walk away and the eu will come after us. walk away and the eu will come after us. now he is saying he is moving his headquarters from britain to singapore that he does say, to be fairto him, he singapore that he does say, to be fair to him, he says it has nothing to do with brexit and he also underlines the fact that, you know, this has been in the offing for a while. and to be fair, james, surely if you are a massive company like dyson and you are planning to move to singapore, this is a plan he may have made well before the time. to singapore, this is a plan he may have made well before the timem is naive of us to think that this would have been taken, looking at the current situation and saying, well, brexit isn't going well, let's look at moving. that isn't the case, we know it's not the case. from james dyson's point of view, this would be something that has been going on for quite a long time. there is already some manufacturing for dyson being don

the guardian business pages have this picture of sirjames dyson, the british billionaire inventor andon the government to walk away from the eu without a deal. meanwhile, mr dyson is to move the headquarters of his vacuum cleaner and hand—dryer technology company to singapore. in the times, uk schools should tell teachers to ignore their emails when they leave work to avoid being pestered by parents. education secretary damian hinds said that although the internet had revolutionised communication between parents and teachers, he warned that at many schools it has gone too far. and finally on the front of the ft, the 2019 oscar nominee's have been announced. —— nominees. this year's interesting development is that netflix films have scored 15 oscar nominations, including best picture for the movie roma. people are now asking could the popular streaming service be disrupting the silver screen the same way it has done to television? with me is james hughes who's chief market analyst, at axi trader brexit today. is it still going on? yes it is still happening on the 29th of march. the iri

headquarters to singapore a move that has sparked accusations of hypocrisy, given its founder — sirjames dyson'ss a warning from scientists to avoid aspirin if you're healthy, as a study suggests it boosts the risk of dangerous bleeding. the mail leads on a story we've covered today, the father of a schoolgirl, who took her own life, has accused the social media site instagram of helping to kill her. james bulger‘s mother says she's "disgusted" that a film about the murder of her toddler sun has been nominated for an oscar. that's in the mirror. and the metro leads on missing premier league footballer emiliano sala, who, it says, sent text messages raising concerns about the plane he was in, before it disappeared over the channel islands. so, a varied set of front pages — let's see what our reviewers make of it all. we are going to start with the metro, and the final story, the last goodbye, on his way to cardiff, be i first be first he the no sign of the - no sign of an. now, signed the deal, no sign of an. now, it's so sad to - that he was going it's so sad to see that he was going to the high

moving headquarters from the uk to singapore, the decision criticised as the company's founder sirjames dysone uk to walk away from the eu without a deal. and that's it for this edition of asia business report. thank you so much for investing your time with us. i'm rico hizon. sport todayis time with us. i'm rico hizon. sport today is coming up next. this is bbc news. the top stories this hour: the malaysian owners of the premier league club cardiff city say they're very shocked after a plane carrying their new signing emiliano sala to the uk went missing. and the us government shutdown has gone into a second month, with some unpaid federal workers now forced to turn to foodbanks. 0nline abuse of people with disabilities should be made qm are currently not being appropriately punished. thei treportfollows aepetitioa katie price, who has a disabled son. 0ur correspondent jon donnison reports. katy price, whose16—year—old son harvey has a disability, says he suffered a shocking level of abuse on social media. people know when you cross the line and that is what something needs to be done. i mea

the compa ny‘s owner, sirjames dyson, is a vocal supporter of britain leaving the european union. the business. he also pointed out that dyson's manufacturing operations and an increasing majority of its customers are now in asia. so rico, why singapore then? well, babita, singapore is home to many multinational companies and global headquarters for decades. many companies see it as a place that has a stable government, safe, it friendly, a city of low taxes and closer to china. also analyst say it makes sense for dyson because they already have a presence in singapore. in october the company announced plans to build its new electric car in its new factory here. chief executivejim rowan said it was not to do with brexit or tax but added: "it's to make us future—proof for where we see the biggest opportunities." the move by the appliance maker means two executives will relocate — chief financial officerjorn jensen and chief technical officer martin bowen. that's why they chose singapore. the period drama ‘the favourite' and netflix's ‘roma' are leading the nominations for this year

the compa ny‘s owner, sirjames dyson, is a vocal supporter of britain leaving the european union. do with brexit — which he says would have no practical impact on the business. he says dyson's manufacturing operations and an increasing majority of its customers are now in asia. so rico, why singapore then? so many opportunities in asia. well, babita, singapore is home to many multinational companies and global headquarters for decades. many companies see it as a place that has a stable government, safe, it friendly a city of low taxes and closer to china. also analysts say it makes sense for dyson because they already have a presence in singapore. in october the company announced plans to build its new electric car in its new factory here. two executives will relocate — chief financial officer and the chief technical officer. we will watch that closely. the period drama the favourite and netflix‘s roma are leading the nominations for this year's 0scars, with both films receiving 10 each. the academy awards are held in hollywood next month. 0ur arts editor will gompertz has more de

headquarters to singapore, a move that's sparked accusations of hypocrisy, given its founder sirjames dyson's same story is covered in the guardian, which says that a number of companies, including p&0, bentley and sony are taking measures to prepare for a no—deal brexit. the eu is warning of the threat of a no—deal brexit to northern ireland's good friday agreement. that's in the i. the times says criminals could go free because of an it breakdown, which led to thousands of cases being disrupted. the express cites figures which, it says, reveal ten people die every day while waiting for benefits claims to be answered. the mail leads on a story we've covered today. the father of a schoolgirl who took her own life, and he's accused a social media platform of being partly responsible for his daughter's death. james bulger‘s mother says she's "disgusted" that a film about the murder of her toddler son has been nominated for an oscar. that's on the front page of the mirror. and the metro leads on missing premier league footballer emiliano sala, who, it says, sent text messages raising concerns ab

that raised eyebrows because its founder, sirjames dyson, was a very high profile campaigner for brexitive says it was not to do with brexit or tax, but said, "it's to make us future—proof for where we see the biggest opportunities." either way, the timing has not been helpful for those making the case for brexit. sony, though, has been explicit. it said the move meant "we can continue our business as usual without disruption once the uk leaves the eu". sharanjit leyl in singapore has more. it is the latest japanese company to flag this move to the continent in response to brexit. sony's rival panasonic has already moved its headquarters to amsterdam, mostly because of tax issues as well. and japanese banks the likes of mufj, the financial group, they have all said they plan to move their main eu bases out of london. a number of japanese car—makers as well, you have the likes of honda and toyota have also expressed concern over the impact of a hard brexit and they are pretty much echoing their prime minister. shinzo abe expressing concern over a no—deal brexit on a very recent trip to t

the headquarter switch from malmesbury, wiltshire, is likely to prove controversial given that sirjames dysoncal supporter of britain leaving the eu. sirjames insisted that the decision to move the firm's headquarters from malmesbury in wiltshire had nothing to do with brexit, which he said would have no practical impact on the business. the bakery and cafe chain patisserie valerie has collapsed into administration, putting more than 3,000 jobs at risk. the company said attempted rescue talks with banks had failed. in october patisserie valerie said it had uncovered "significa nt, and potentially fraudulent, accounting irregularities". administrators kpmg said 121 sites would continue trading, but 70 cafes and concessions will close in the coming days. prince william has questioned why world leaders have taken so long to take action on environmental challenges. he was speaking during an interview with sir david attenborough at a gathering of international leaders and businessspeople in the swiss resort of davos. sir david told the prince that it was difficult to overstate the urgency needed t

sirjames dyson may be one of the most high profile supporters of brexit, but that hasn't stopped hisrs to singapore. p&0 have re—registered its entire fleet of ferries under the cypriot flag. sony is moving its european headquarters to amsterdam. luxury car—maker bentley says the company is stockpiling parts. and retailer dixons carphone says its working to shore up supplies. and these announcements aren't just from this month or this week, no, these are just the warnings from tuesday. a short while ago we spoke to paul everitt, chief execitive of ads, the trade organisation for companies in the uk aerospace, defence, security and space sectors. the chief executive of airbus said the government's handling of brexit was a disgrace, because businesses have no idea, like the rest of us you might say, what is going to happen. do you agree with him?|j think happen. do you agree with him?” think you will find what tom has been saying in his unique style is something that our industry and other industries in the uk have been saying over the last probably two and a half years to government a

sirjames dyson was one of the biggest backers of brexit, the uk leaving the european union, and there'sur own way with our own trade deals, why would you move their headquarters abroad? the people who run the business, the board and chief executive of said, we are a global company. we make huge amounts of money in asia, a lot of our mac huge amounts of money in asia, a lot of ourmac —— huge amounts of money in asia, a lot of our mac —— vacuum cleaners in asia. it makes sense for us to move. there is some criticism around, actually. this is the time for sir james dyson. it wasn't him delivering. another quick one. patisserie valerie went into administration. 900 gone already. that fly has been bothering you for a while. mr miyagi. you mentioned victoria pendleton, she is given the next ordinary interview to the daily telegraph. she talks about wanting to harm herself. she is talking about crippling depression after her attempt to climb everest. she talks about the team gb psychologist steve peters and says she thinks she might not be around now, talks about a scary time this summer when

very big, because of the high sirjames dyson has an because he has been one of the most visible supportersbuilt in singapore, but the research will be done in the uk. when it is a british company not a british company? that will come under the spotlight. yes. dyson has 12,000 employees around the world. a third of them are working in the uk, and that is not going to change. what is changing is where the centre of gravity of the company is. the chief executive will be in singapore. his chief financial officer will be in singapore. the chief legal officer will be in singapore. so the company will be run from there. it will no longer be able to describe itself as a british—based company, even if it wa nted british—based company, even if it wanted to. was there any mention of brexit when this announcement was made? there was a mention in as the company denied it had anything to do with brexit! they are playing this move down. they are saying this was the fact of the matter anyway, so we arejust making the fact of the matter anyway, so we are just making that official, changing the company regi