i am tanya beckett with the bbc.rtant part of improving people‘s health but over the years many have closed due to cuts in council funding. this weekend one of the uk‘s oldest pools, the victoria baths in manchester, will open it‘s doors to the public for the first time in 2a years. jayne mccubbin reports. this is a special moment in the new history of this old pool. how excited are due for this moment? really excited. it has been put in four years since the public has had access to the pool. it will be a great day and great fun. this week, manchester‘s victoria baths will be full with the sounds of water once again. another historic pool closed from closure and brought back. the same that happened in leeds. we feared losing it. come in through this way. hello. council cuts looks like they would threaten the future of this pool. the people were inspired and did not want it to close and become a museum. inspired and did not want it to close and become a museumm inspired and did not want it to close and become a museum

from me, tanya beckett, and the rest of the witness team, goodbye. and to whether lottery.hose who have the lion's share of the sunshine are further west. many western areas will continue to see some sunshine today and at this time of year the sun is quite strong and temperatures will respond. in the east the breeze coming off the cold north sea, a lot of cloud, thick enough for some rain in places and it will feel quite disappointing. here top temperatures of nine to 11 degrees. further west, it won't be quite as warm in western scotla nd it won't be quite as warm in western scotland as we have seen in recent days. 16 to 18 celsius. we could get 21 into northern ireland. if that happens it would be the warmest of the year so far. generally across england and wales, high teens not out of the question. to the east of the pennines, that breeze off the sea making it around ten or 11 degrees. the day predominantly drive. if you have the best of the sunshine by day, with very little cloud around at night the temperatures will fall away sharply. first thing tomorrow and enrolled

from me, tanya beckett, and the rest of the witness team, goodbye. on. good afternoon. a lot of cloud around. 0n the satellite picture you can see this cloud across scotland and eastern england, then further west the sunshine, temperatures in northern ireland creeping up to 20 degrees. just 7 degrees on the yorkshire coast, but on the coast of cornwall, plenty of sunshine. 0pen scotland, on the east, plenty of cloud, so a day of contrast which will continue through the rest of the afternoon. a sunday stroll across eastern areas, you are the afternoon. a sunday stroll across eastern areas, you are likely to be under cloud with the odd spot of drizzle. 0ther further west, to be under cloud with the odd spot of drizzle. 0therfurther west, you could get some sunshine. this is later on, temperatures and northern ireland could still be 19—20d and places. also for south—west scotland. north west england, plenty of sunshine and temperatures doing very well also across the bristol area, the south midlands into southern wales. lincolnshire into the east midlands and east anglia,

from me, tanya beckett, and the rest of the witness team, goodbye. hello, good morning.with this cloud front, ju5t clipped the south—west of england, running through the english channel. that cloud is moving southward into the near continent. across the far north—east of scotland we have got some low cloud that will bring drizzle as we head into sunday. quite low cloud for northern and eastern scotland, perha p5 filtering through the central lowlands, perhap5 argyll and bute seeing more in the way of sunshine. sunny start after a chilly start acro55 northern ireland, likewise north—west england. 0n the other side of the pennine5 there will be more cloud. wale5, midland and southern england, temperatures start at 10 or 11 because of the cloud, but we should see things improving. you‘ll notice that if you are watching the cricket at lord‘s, england against ireland. skies brightening through the day. we will get some sunshine and it should feel quite warm in the afternoon despite the northerly breeze. the breeze 5tronger acro55 north—east scotland and england, all the way d

from me, tanya beckett, and the rest of the esteem, goodbye. —— witness team. hello.ance of sunshine across the northern half of the uk. this was sent in from highland scotland, where we saw temperatures soaring into the high teens, 20 in a few spots, in contrast with the chilly breeze off the sea. and the cloud in clacton—on—sea, in essex, just about 11 degrees. and those are the contrasts which will continue through the weekend — where we see the cloud and where we don't. and of course, we've got this rather cool breeze as well, which is starting to pick up further northwards, dragging the cloud north. so a few drizzly showers are out there, as well, for the likes of east wales, the peaks and the pennines. this weather front, as well, to complicate our weather picture. so we've more cloud across the southern half of the uk, so not as chilly. but again, where we have that clear airfurther north, the clear skies, it'll be a frosty start in a few places, and there could even be the odd pocket of fog first thing. but it's here we'll see the sunshine once again, but prob

i'm tanya beckett. also coming up: a strong year forjapanese tech giant softbank.: we start with snap, the company behind the messaging app snapchat. in case you aren't familiar with it, it lets you send photo messages which disappear after a few seconds, and it seems the confidence of investors has gone missing almost as fast. snap‘s shares have plunged in after—hours trading, on its first set of financial results since that huge flotation back in march. let's show you the details. this is how much they lost in the first three months of the year — $2.21 billion. that is a massive jump on the losses this time last year. it is mostly because of huge stock option payouts to staff in the ipo. but here is the number investors are really looking at. by the end of march, 166 million people were using snapchat every day. that is up over 36% on the same time last year, but it was a few million less than investors had been hoping, and a big slowdown from growth seen in previous quarters. it also pales in comparison when you look at this. facebook has around 1.3 billion dail

tanya beckett went to find out.nternet, even auctioneers of fine art cannot afford to sit still. so, how do you bring art into the modern world ? how do you bring art into the modern world? when images are no longer exclusive that shared widely on social media. i have come to talk to the boss of the world's leading auction house to find out. we are using the technology, we are using broadcasts of our expert and the object. christie 's was established 250 yea rs object. christie 's was established 250 years ago. the frenchman who i’u ns 250 years ago. the frenchman who runs it says that more and more of his customers will want to purchase online but they still demand a very traditional servers. it is very easy to set up an online operation in the art world. but, very quickly what makes the difference is the expertise that you receive from the business. but how about buyers with more modest budgets who still want to brighten up their walls? enter the entrepreneur. a budding community of our retailers cutting out the c

tanya beckett is here with all the business news. you are also talking germany.ecause, in a couple of hours' time, germany will release its latest gdp figures. growth is expected to have accelerated in the first three months of the year, fuelled by global demand for the country's exports, like cars and machinery. but it's not all cause for celebration. let me show you why. last year, germany clocked up its biggest ever trade surplus. that's how much more it exports than it imports. at $275 billion, germany has one of the biggest trade surpluses in the world. it's a source of tension with its neighbours and allies. look at how much more germany sells to these top economies than it buys from them. the us in particular has accused germany of exploiting an undervalued euro to get an unfair trade advantage. an over—reliance on exports isn't the only problem. the european commission says germany just too frugal. it is saving too much, and investing too little. it wants to see some of that cash invested in the region's struggling economies. but many germans think the sp

i'm tanya beckett. taking a business and brand global is really quite an operation.es much more than just a fancy website and glitzy advertising campaign, although both of those might be quite a good start. it is also understanding how your brand translates in other countries and finding the right partnerships and distributors. so, how do you market and export to new regions? what does it take to take your business global? here to discuss this are three experts. karen blackett 0be is chairwoman of mediacom uk, the largest media agency in the uk. jon wright who co—founded innocent drinks in may 1999 and is now a co—founder off of jamjar. and cat gazzoli, the founder of piccolo, which produces mediterranean baby food. let's start off with you if we can. that has a very specific brand identity. when you're looking at taking it somewhere, irrespective of where it is, how do you pick the elements of that apart and say "we are going to work out which bits work and which bits don't?" well, first, because piccolo is founded on the mediterranean approach, a diet known around

this is business live from bbc news with tanya beckett and rachel horne. zooming exports and crumbling classrooms. the paradox of germany's lopsided economy. live from london, that's our top story on friday 12th may. growth accelerates in europe's biggest economy but is germany becoming too reliant on exports? we'll get an expert view. has donald trump opened the door to trade with china? beijing gives the green light to certain us exports. we'll cross live to asia for the latest reaction. it isa it is a flat start on the markets for europe. oil prices remaining relatively firm of course. also in the programme: we'll hear from the young tech entrepreneur behind the uk's latest billion dollar business. it's been a long week for barclays‘ ceo jes staley and it ends with him fooled into replying to an email he thought was sent by the bank's chairman but was actually from a prankster. we'll tell you what he wrote later, but first we want to know have you ever sent an email to the wrong person? just use #bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. we start

hello and welcome to witness, with me tanya beckett, back here at the british library in london.e've got another five witnesses who share their personal memories of history. this month on the programme, we'll meet the israeli lawyer who prosecuted the architect of the holocaust. we'll visit a chinese archaeologist who works on the statues of the terracotta army, and the son of charlie chaplin invites us into his home. first, we're going back to the 1980s, and the beginning of the hiv/aids outbreak. at that time, stigma about the condition was rife. in 1987, princess diana agreed to make a highly symbolic visit to the first hiv/aids unit in britain. our first witness, john o'reilly, was a nurse at the unit, who welcomed one of the most famous women in the world. for everybody affected by hiv and aids around the world, it was a major coup. it was amazing. officially, the princess was officially opening the first purpose—built aids ward. perhaps, more significantly, it she demonstrated to staff and patients her confidence that aids can't be contracted by casual contact. people were

and i'm tanya beckett. snapjudgement. investors punish the firm behind snapchat. as the messaging app's results disappoint, its shares plunge 23%. plus: borderline anxiety. businesses in northern ireland fear for the future on britain's post—brexit frontier. hello. the fallout from the sacking ofjames comey is continuing to cause reverberations around washington. for his part, the now—former fbi boss has said he has long believed the president can dismiss an fbi directorfor any reason, or no reason at all. meanwhile us senators investigating links between donald trump's presidential campaign and russia have issued a subpoena to the former national security adviser michael flynn. our washington correspondent laura bicker has the latest. he has become more famous than me. donald trump may have once embraced the fbi director, but the low was short lived. it is thought the president's frustration had been building for months. he had hoped allegations that russia had meddled in the us election to help him win could be dismissed as fake news. but the towering figure of

and i'm tanya beckett. snapjudgement. investors punish the firm behind snapchat. anxiety. businesses in northern ireland fear for the future on britain's post—brexit frontier.

this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and tanya beckett. snap judgement — investors punish the firm behind snapchat as the messaging app‘s results disappoint, its shares plunging in afterhours trade. live from london, that's our top story on thursday, 11th of may, 2017. in its first results since listing, snap‘s net losses soar to billions of dollars as its struggles to attract new users. also in the programme: bt, the uk's biggest telecoms group, says it will cut 4,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years in a major restructuring. all eyes on the bank of england as it unveils its quarterly economic update later. interest rates are set to stay on hold of a record low of 0.25%. and the company that created photoshop, we'll be speaking to the boss of the software firm adobe, shantanu narayen. today we want to know, do you use snapchat? what do you use it for? let us know. just use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. i know that tanya is a user of snapchat, i have seen the selfies! and we start with snap, the company behind the messaging app snapchat.

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