let's move on with a check on the top business news of the day with stephen carroll. starting off with a very big for france. the government planning to nationalize the major shipyard in the west of the country. >> that's right. it has built vessels including the largest cruise liner in the world. to buy out its south korean owners appears to be on the rocks. the french government will nationalize the site in the coming hours. it will be the first major intervention by the new ranch government and the private sector since emmanuel macron was elected. >> the french government is taking a leap to nationalize its biggest shipyard. paris wants to block italian companies from having full control of stx france. it was put on the market following the collapse of its south korean parent. retain 55% of the company with france keeping 45%. emmanuel macron's government wants to renegotiate. government offered italy a deal to split the ownership 50-50 warning that if they refused france would take majority ownership. ahead head of a decision on thursday government representatives

thank you, stephen carroll. going to move on with our international press review.ffre going to start us with reactions in the united states to all of these latest rumblings and comings and goings. reactions in the united states to all of these rumblings and comings and goings on the health care bill. >> that's right. it was essentially buried after two republican senators said they would oppose the vote on the health care bill that aims to overhaul obamacare. it's a blow to the republicans and the second time the bill has faced a hurdle. does this mean that trumpcare is finally dead? that's what one washington post author is asking. saying the vote was already at the door of death when senator john mccain took ill and his illness actually delayed the vote the first time. now the latest opposition from senators has perhaps sounded the death knell for trumpcare. the huffington post doesn't seem to agree. the poster seems to believe that like a zombie, trumpcare could come back in another form. it's quite probable because senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has ann

. >> business news, stephen carroll joins me. we are starting off in france.he prime minister has laid out his plans for the economy. by some 11ll fall billion euros next year. that is more than the 7 billion he announced last week. wouldd the government speed up the implementation of some of the measures promised during the election campaign. that includes housing tax from next year. ande'll also be a flat tax the reform of the wealth tax. edward fully says the government to keep thending budget deficit within eu limits. having long delays for passport control. taking longer than they had before. the summer holiday season has exasperated long delays in paris' airports. it is causing delays to flights and a hearing airlines. queues and long delays. thousands of passengers are forced to wait up to three hours before boarding their flights. it has been nearly an hour and ofy have just issued a delay over two ours. we are going to miss our flight. all passengers are required to present their passports for inspections. with the holiday season underway, the queues

now to some business news would stephen carroll. we will start in the u.k.h a new figures on economic growth. they brought some rather mixed news. >> the headline points 3% in three months after the end of june and today is faster than the rate of expansion than the previous quarter which was .2%. the office of national statistics said it was driven by the retail sector and by the film industry. that increase in consumer spending it is helping offset weaker construction and manufacturing sectors. the british economy has been a notable slowdown in the first half of the year. economists are at the wing saying slight increase in growth is masking an underlying trend which is increased uncertainty around brexit an additional pressure on consumers as inflation increases. >> we will stay in britain for our next business story. the government say they will ban sale of new patrick carr's through 2040. >> part of a strategy to reduce air pollution. and if follows plans in france. the program includes investment and cycling facilities, charging stations for electric c

stephen carroll, our business editor. and we'll move on now with some sports headlines starting with the tour de france which has reached a particularly grueling and potentially decisive stage this wednesday. >> michael matthews has claimed his second stage win on this year's tour de france, coming out on top of a breathless french finish. a five-man group broke away earlier in the pedal. he was part of the group that came in quickly. chavenelle was the last to be swallowed up by the peloton. the green jersey struggled over the opening climb getting detached from the leading group. no such problems for the yellow jersey, the defending champion, perfectly placed to keep out of trouble. there were thrills and spills on the approach to the line. serge pavel hitting the tarmac but no serious damage done. in the final kilometers, sun web kept the pace up and not allowing the lead tore work his way back to the peloton, maks micing points. there was another taller, an unluckly rider. matthews, perfectly placed around the final c