let's look at the financial times, and it looks at the financial times, and it looks at the financialit looks at the flurry of activity in saudi arabia over the weekend and last week, looking at princes and tycoons arrested on corruption. this is fascinating, a new regime, led by round prints salman, concentrating power even further —— prince. round prints salman, concentrating power even further -- prince. that is one reading of this, given that in the end corruption is a very useful thing to crack down on, as we have seen in china in the last couple of years, and of course in this case it means that one major investor in twitter has been captivated, it comes at a time of huge change in saudi arabia, with the crown prince trying to transform the crown prince trying to transform the economy towards something less dependent on the income of oil, we see them preparing the ipo of saudi remco, so it is interesting, and it isa sign remco, so it is interesting, and it is a sign of the intention to concentrate and stabilise power.m isa concentrate and stabilise power.m is a huge shift in sau

let's start with the financial times. a grim outlook overs ha d ows the financial times.itive headlines for some people, but things not looking too good on the economic front. that's right, and that's happened with a few announcements and economic words, where he basically described the fa ct where he basically described the fact that the growth forecast had

the financial times, this isa move on. s, this is a really interesting story, give us is a really interesting story, give us your take on this, uk sky spymasters have fears over russian links. good 2 million barclays customers harbour software that they've been given to enable russia to spy on them, is that what it is about? that is the implication. this shouldn't be surprising to anyone who has followed the conspiracy stories in the us. most of us intelligence leaders were asked if they would run the software on their own systems and unanimously they said no. so the us, important to remember, kapersky has entered the commercial sector, on a lot of us companies' firms to come happening all over the atlantic, when the us government signalled it would be removing kaspersky from it systems, that was a big one, companies have to make a big call. as you see it hq. to make a big call. as you see it hq, they have security concerns. despite please just not go with it, they are carrying on with something they are carrying on with so

but the financial times, and this is an interesting story. —— let's remember. government policy to try and prevent extremism in the uk. it is finding that more than a quarter of potential extremists reported to the government are to 15, still at school. yes, in a way, this looks at something and is not so surprising. if in under 15, this is when they are most vulnerable. that is when they are growing up and learning from their peers. and it is also, they spend all their time in schools. so the people that are teaching them all looking after them are going to put a big impression on them. so that is a key breeding ground for this kind of action. them. so that is a key breeding ground for this kind of actionm is quite a worry, and a featured there in the financial times. finally, kevin spacey on the front page of the times. you would not recognise him, but this is how he looks in the new movie that you will not see him in, because he is being wiped out of it. yes, this is a very big seachange in terms of how hollywood is approaching this scandal. there is a lot m

in the financial times it isn't covered at all. but in other places it is" despite brexit". at the economy is surging. i think that is an exaggeration. it is a bit. blue but the economy is being robust. there are some default line. i know that the biggest one is the productivity of the nation which is so productivity of the nation which is so low that you can't afford big pay rises in the public sector, you can't afford to do the things to be globally competitive that you need ina globally competitive that you need in a post brexit environment if you don't get more bang for your buck and invest. something that the productivity argument is a red herring because the way we measure it is outdated. that's another argument. at least ours is true, compared to france. the daily mirror talking about what theresa may was talking about what theresa may was talking about what theresa may was talking about in her guildhall speech, a strong attack on russia and by the mere putin. speech, a strong attack on russia and by the mere putini speech, a strong attack on russia and by the mere put

the us department ofjustice suing at&t to try and block its $85 million bid for time warner. there are concerns the trump administration's criticisms of cnn could be playing a part. to the financialsterday. how the financial markets responded to the news out of europe's biggest economy. next, for the independent online. the latest brexit news out of the uk. british prime minister theresa may agreeing to a £40 billion brexit divorce bill to try break the deadlock. french publication le figaro also looks at brexit with paris announced as the new home to the european banking authority once the divorce is finalised. online, for the business insider, a look at bitcoin — the virtual currency which the publication says was laughable two years ago but has now hit an all—time high. and finally we turn to associated press with an online article about pope francis, who has called on police to show "mercy" during traffic stops. and that's also our twitter discussion this morning. you can have your say on that. with me is geraint anderson who is an author, former stockbroker and newspaper columnist. let's begin with an american city story of sorts. this is the washington post take on the just

lance another story on the front of the financial times which is in many ways as interesting, about theity of oui’ interesting, about the ability of our banks to cope with brexit. yes, and it is the bank of england who are now stress test the banks. after the financial crisis the banks now have to prove to the bank of england they can withstand pressures that may come, and what is interesting is the way in which they have gone about this process, because they have made various assumptions about what could happen if the brexit associations go badly and there is a ha rd associations go badly and there is a hard brexit, and it includes things like a fall in house prices, unemployment at 9%, a drop in gross domestic product, and 4.7%. calamitous figures which the bank of england are building into their assumptions, their are worst—case assumptions, their are worst—case assumptions basically on what could happen if it all goes badly wrong.|j can hear cry from the eurosceptics. they just can't get can hear cry from the eurosceptics. theyjust can't get over it! well, they said it was likely th

the financial times reports that the pound drops in asian trading, after reports of letter of no confidence. this story from the times — a plan to cut congestion on motorways will include installing traffic lights on busy routes. wonder how that will speed up things. and videogame equipment maker razer jumps as much as 41.5% in hong kong debut, according to bloomberg. and don't forget, let us know what you are spotting online. use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. up next: news briefing. gun owners in england and wales are being encouraged to hand in their weapons to the police, as part of a two—week—long gun surrender scheme. people giving up their firearms won't face prosecution for illegal possession, but could be questioned if a gun is found to be linked to a crime. the initiative comes after recent statistics suggested that crime involving firearms has increased significantly in england and wales since last year. sima kotecha reports. handing yourguns and handing your guns and no questions will be asked. that is what police forces across england and wales are calling upon people to do. last

so that is a story in many newspapers, including the financial times. on't think we can. i will introduce our guest, thora frost, member of the icelandic fiscal council, so she is well versed when it comes to the impact of things like volcanic ash and the impact it can have. let's talk about what's going on in bali and of course the situation there. this article we have mentioned in the financial times trying to gauge the cost of this. it is not easy to try and substantiate at this point, is it, really? no, absolutely. ithink the tourism industry is big for bali and indonesia, 6% of gdp, so a big impact, notjust on tourism, it will have a wider impact as well, so, yeah, serious impact on the economy in indonesia. for bali as well, an extremely important time of year, one of the busiest time of year, and they get so many tourists,

and this is a really shocking story highlighted by the financial times and this is trending. f ivanka trump visit. authorities in hyderabad have taken hundreds of people off the street for causing "annoyance and awkwardness". and don't forget, let's us know what you are spotting online. use the hashtag bbc—the—briefing. looking at the markets, this time yesterday we had strong gains across the board in asia, especiallyjapan. it was at a 25 year high at one point. markets have come down little bit. japanjust point. markets have come down little bit. japan just over 1%. there point. markets have come down little bit. japanjust over 1%. there is talk of concern about the tax changes in the us. they may not be as robust as trump has promised. see you soon for the news briefing. we will discuss stories in the media ina we will discuss stories in the media in a moment. first, a study has indicated that women who have had the hpv vaccine meat have only three smear tests during their life, rather than the 12 currently offered. the findings from cancer research uk have been released as

do companies need to do to confront the issue of sexual harassment we have gillian tett of the financial times and cnbc contributor. kathryn tinsly of the georgetown university women's leadership institute and management professor at the business school and joanne lipman is editor-in-chief of "usa today"

the us federal reserve. time now for a look at the story making headlines... we begin with what's on the front page of the financials nominated jay powell as the next chair of the federal reserve as the president moves to stamp his mark on the world's most powerful bank. turning online to the spanish publication, el pais, a detailed look at what happens now to former premier of catalonia, carles puigdemont, if he's issued with a european arrest warrant while in brussels after refusing to appear in a spanish court. in the daily telegraph, here in the uk, this article speculates that british prime minister theresa may has given a "clear indication she is planning for her succession" after brexit, by promoting one of her closest allies gavin williamson to the cabinet. over to the new york times, and "the chef who fed puerto rico." jose andres arrived five days after hurricane maria and has now served more than two million meals — what's claimed to be the largest emergency feeding programme ever set up by a group of chefs. and finally to a top story online for gulf news,

making headlines for the financial times: bitcoin soars to record new highs, and triggers unease amongore than 850% since the start of the year. and lastly, the daily telegraph dedicating a full front page to the prince and his soon—to—be new princess, with the line from prince harry "the corgis took to her straightaway." how the world has reacted to the news of the royal engagement. so let's begin. with me is iain anderson, founder of the international communications agency cicero group. so let's get stuck in. myanmar

people in zimbabwe have been suffering for many years now, and as we see on the front page of the financial times, charts showing the absolutely horrendous condition of the economy there, the crisis in agriculture, the runaway inflation etc, we have been hearing about that for years, and yet the whole situation does not seem to have been brought about by a revolt of ordinary people, because they have not been in a position to do that, but it is the fallout of machinations right at the top. yes. the daily telegraph had an interesting piece. she has gone back to zimbabwe on her zimbabwean passport, and there is a scholar in here. we don't often speak about life in harare and how bad it has got, but what strikes you, aasmah, about what it is like in harare at the moment? i think it is very much a case of there is still a little bit of support for robert mugabe, the die—hard bit of support for robert mugabe, the die—ha rd loyalist bit of support for robert mugabe, the die—hard loyalist people who believe that he very much fights for african people, has done over the last a0 years, then there are also

making headlines for the financial times: bitcoin soars to record new highs, and triggers unease among traditional marketplaces. the cryptocurrency has risen more than 850% since the start of the year. and lastly, the daily telegraph dedicating a full front page to the prince and his soon—to—be new princess, with the line from prince harry "the corgis took to her straightaway." how the world has reacted to the news of the royal engagement. so let's begin. with me is iain anderson, founder of the international communications agency cicero group. so let's get stuck in. myanmar times, really interesting to see what their way of covering pope francis‘s visit is. what their way of covering pope francis's visit is. yes. he has a very fine line to walk, but he is used to that. here's used to that. this is a pope we seen before who doesn't shy away from talking about the tough stuff. so he is being advised not to use the word rohingya. he is being advised to use the word bengali. whatever word he uses the word bengali. whatever word he uses the bridge those local sensitivities, i am uses the b

are to do with the middle east at a time when the region is on the brink of a showdown perhaps between saudi arabia and iran is not an outright war. as you can find out from the financial times story here. let me get to that a little bit later if i may because i want to stay with the conservative party for a moment because inside the times, you brought them together, priti patel and boris johnson, you brought them together, priti patel and borisjohnson, both brought together because of the difficulties they face. brought together because of the difficulties they faceli brought together because of the difficulties they face. i am sure the conspiracy theorists will point out that both boris and pretty patel we re out that both boris and pretty patel were leading members of the brexit campaign battle priti patel. putting that aside for the time being, you referred to the inside page, "patel led lobby group chief sit in on secret israel talks". she has been accused of breaching the ministerial code on several occasions now. this was lord pollock, honorary friends of the conservative friends of israel, who set up 12 meetings for the international the relevant secretary duri

they are fairly conservative in their reporting, the financial times. ive crisis, just a collapse of talks. yeah. it is the democratic process in play in germany. the problem is of course that angela merkel has been there for well over a decade 110w. been there for well over a decade now. she has been a solid entity in a confusing and unstable world, with trump and brexit and north korea and the middle east and all these other things. she has been there. so to lose her now would be adding yet another element of uncertainty. the markets have not responded particularly badly, which is odd. i would have thought that the euro would have thought that the euro would be down more than it is, and generally, financial markets would be hit harder than they were. a bit ofa dip, be hit harder than they were. a bit of a dip, then going back up? yeah. the one thing that 12 years in the city did teach me is that uncertainty is the thing that markets hate. if she now has to form another coalition with somebody she didn't want to, or form a another coalition with somebod

a quick word on the financial times, they have got prevent. ion policy. prevent. the government's anti-radicalisation policy. this is anti-radicalisation policy. this is a interesting story. new figures show that 7600 referrals were made... one boy was nine years old. a lot of these referrals are by people in the teaching profession and not the police. they are spotting signs of youngsters who are perhaps showing tendencies. you will also have to point out that this is notjust people also have to point out that this is not just people sympathising also have to point out that this is notjust people sympathising with so—called islamic state, but also neo—nazis as well. what they are actually doing... they can give you too much detail. also in the financial times, diesel getting a tax rate in the budget? the budget coming up on this 22nd of november. philip hammond has got a big decision to make on how he goes forward with diesel cars. and the idea is that there might be higher taxes. that might be a higher rate taxes. that might be a higher rate

let's go to the front page of the financial times now under story we have been running today about thisi company losing its case in court over the position of its workers. yes, it was a tribunal upheld again rose the app should treat its workers as workers. i was thinking about minicab drivers and black cab drivers and how most black cab drivers i know a may work for themselves they might work with a couple of other guys but also minicab driversa couple of other guys but also minicab drivers a lot of the time a self—employed as well and you made the point that actually cab—drivers are saying it is wrong because uber are saying it is wrong because uber are being held on the but the app brings them together so it is quite confusing thing. i am freelance and ido confusing thing. i am freelance and i do not get holiday pay and i don't get sick pay and stuff like that but it isjust that get sick pay and stuff like that but it is just that you do feel with this company that they are trying to shirk their responsibilities and not ta ke shirk their responsibilities and not take care of their wo

the financial times says europe's banks have removed more than £350 billion worth of assets from the the eu. the times claims a defence minister is threatening to quit if the military is forced to impose more cost cutting measures — including reducing the army to below 70,000 soldiers. the mail headlines movement in the brexit negotiations — with the eu signalling it is willing to start talks on a possible trade—deal after the latest talks with theresa may. the telegraph cites a new report that says one in five women won't become a mother, as childlessness has doubled within a generation. the express writes that winds from the arctic will descent on the uk this weekend — with temperatures hitting as low as minus 6. we will begin with the guardian, which is reporting on its front page the appalling atrocities that have happened in egypt and the sinai peninsula. hundreds of worshippers killed in sinai mosque attack. there is so much attention in the middle east paid to a iraq. yemen and syria. there are reports of off-road vehicles descending on this moss, 20 attackers they say running

let's start with the financial times. a grim outlook overs ha d ows the financial times.im outlook overshadows housing drive. that kind of sums up the budget. some positive headlines for some people, but things not looking too good on the economic front. that's right, and that's happened with a few announcements and economic words, where he basically described the fa ct where he basically described the fact that the growth forecast had been slashed on the run—up to this spending review period, which gave him less wiggle room to do interesting things with. when we started this budget cycle, it always begins after party conference season. begins after party conference season. the initial trajectory was that this would be a big, bold, make or break budget for the chancellor, a career show stopping budget. the fa ct a career show stopping budget. the fact that these forecasts came out at the same time meant he had limited ability to make announcements, and that set the tone for the budget, which is why he got that out the way to begin with as almost a warning shot to mp5. say

the financial times and the daily telegraph which broke this story, the daily telegraph is talking aboutigure of up to 55 billion euros and the financial times is talking about 100 million euros but think it could be mass such down to half of that. the uk government do not want the figure at the table at the next summit. they never want a figure on the table. what they want to be able to do is offset that against our net payment and pay these liabilities as they are due in perhaps as long as decades to come. they have an ally in me shall buy. his view is that methodology is more important than a number. the papers are going on it. financial times here. the times. there is the daily telegraph. the guardian. what does this tell us about theresa may and her whole approach to these negotiations? theresa may once a dealer at the end of this process. the idea is to have it by october next year and then you can finalise it in parliament. she feels very strongly that you have got to move on to the second stage, the final trade talks and the transition talks. you have to do that at the summit nex

the straits times says president trump is proposing "additional major sanctions" — as he tries to find a non—military solution to the threat from pyongyang. president trump also features in the financialegraph features a claim that online media giants such as google and facebook could pose a "clear and present danger to civil society", as algorithms cloud ourjudgement over ethics. and now that the details of the royal wedding have been announced, gulf news asks whether it will be good for business, with estimates that harry and meghan‘s big day could bring

well i didn't close to this is africa the financial times joins me now in the studio just on the last point of what kind of a leader he might be if he takes over do you think that is going to be one of the changes the coming gaging with the west that mugabe didn't for years and years and blamed the west for the economic troubles that. i mean many of his economic troubles were self-inflicted by the mugabe regime in terms of some of the decisions they made about kicking out white southerners in the year two thousand i would imagine that man and god given that he currently has goodwill from the international community will seek to reengage. but time will tell what about the role of the army here in bringing about this transition it's interesting what you think was the tipping point for them to to to no longer support we go in to instigate this train of events which is led to his resignation was clearly got is decision former president mugabe's decision sounds funny to say to remove mr manning as his vice president which took place last week the head of the armed services general is a ver

the straits times says president trump is proposing "additional major sanctions" — as he tries to find a non—military solution to the threat from pyongyang. president trump also features in the financiales which covers the criticism aimed at him after he re—tweeted anti muslim posts, from a uk far—right group. the telegraph features a claim that online media giants such as google and facebook could pose a "clear and present danger to civil society", as algorithms cloud ourjudgement over ethics. and now that the details of the royal wedding have been announced, gulf news asks whether it will be good for business, with estimates that harry and meghan‘s big day could bring in over $80 million, £60 million, in additional tourism and souvenirs. so let's begin. with me isjoseph sternberg european, editorial, page editor, at the wall streetjournal. welcome back. let us start with the times. it is saying it has got some understanding, some insight into how politicians are grappling with this issue of the border between the northern ireland and ireland. post—brexit, how will it operate, how will it work? is a difficult issue to overcome and get right. the times is saying we are close to a brea

let's go to the financial times. the picture story.of what looks like it is probably champagne, judging by the glasses. they have a lot in common, some mightargue, they have a lot in common, some might argue, with their iconoclastic styles. this usually big fans of each other. the whole goodwill tour seems to be a stretch across an ice rink, cani seems to be a stretch across an ice rink, can i just seems to be a stretch across an ice rink, can ijust get to the other side without cutting anybody's fingers off or falling over? it seems to be one of his better days. we have seen some tweets about north korea, we have seen him pretty much dodging what has been going on in the states. he does seem to be not upsetting the fish, as he did when he visited the previous country. he seems to be finding a like—minded soul in duterte. both of them swept to power in elections last year on the strength of iconoclastic policies. a very controversial pair. the little similarity is that they said they would shake things up. in duterte's case, it led to

this article in the financial times talks about the fact that oil is now above $60 a barrel. for that. what will happen next, though? will they try to keep the production cuts longer than they originally said? there is concern that there will keep them in place through 2018. opec producers do need i all prices. let's not forget saudi arabia was to embark on its new policy vision. it needs muggy from privatisation. and if you want to privatise an oil company, it is only 596 privatise an oil company, it is only 5% that are privatising, but a higher oil price probably does wonders. it does help, yes. a very good point. let's look at the atla ntic good point. let's look at the atlantic now. does facebook know how to control facebook? that is the question that everyone is asking on the day that they can so strong earnings. you don't use facebook, do you? i don't do facebook but i do twitter. i do whatsapp. but i don't do facebook. you don't do facebook? give us your take on this issue of controlling it and it trying to police itself, and, in front of the congress, the lawyers and

time! the fc, brussels and london aiming to reach brexit divorce bill in three weeks —— the financial timesday, where a new figure was mooted. it was yesterday. this sounds ambitious to me. it is vital that this agreement is reached because the clock is ticking. the article 50 process is a two—year process and there is a feeling that you need an agreement to get it passed by the european parliament etc and we haven't begun the crucial trade talks yet. theresa may is determined to find some sort of financial offer for the european union so she can get onto the trade talks but if it is the kind of figure that has been talked about here, ithink figure that has been talked about here, i think there is going to be uproar inside the conservative party. tory mps, jacob rees mogg, robert health on already leading the calls of anxiety. forget the budget, the fireworks will come when we start getting specifics on this number. it will be the biggest test of theresa may's leadership and she's had a number of tests but this will be huge. it's difficult because theissue will be huge. it's difficult becau

this article we have mentioned in the financial times trying to gauge the cost of this.t is not easy to try and substantiate at this point, is it, really? no, absolutely. ithink the tourism industry is big for bali and indonesia, 6% of gdp, so a big impact, notjust on tourism, it will have a wider impact as well, so, yeah, serious impact on the economy in indonesia. for bali as well, an extremely important time of year, one of the busiest time of year, and they get so many tourists, it is critical for their economy, isn't it, where tourism is one of the most — the biggest generators off economic growth. absolutely, it will have a large impact on the economy. tell us about iceland, because, in 2010, the situation with volcanic ash, i mean, it was enormous at the time, i remember it really well, went on for many days. it did, it had an impact on the whole traffic in europe, really, notjust around iceland. flights were just halted everywhere, so it had an impact outside of iceland on other tourism operators. it didn't last very long, the whole eruption completely, you know,

according to the times following the director ridley scott's decision to erase him for his new film only six weeks before its release. let's start with kate, talk to us about the financial is on the front page as she isona mordaunt is on the front page as she is on a lot of the papers. as the replacement for priti patel after a very difficult week for the prime minister. it has been a torrid couple of weeks for theresa may. good week for a politicaljournalist like yourself! it has been a busy time for recess. penny mordaunt has come in and she is supposed to be a breath of fresh air. new blood coming into the cabinet. by all accou nts coming into the cabinet. by all accounts she is well liked by her colleagues. she was working as a disability is minister beforehand. now she takes the role as international development secretary. i think it will be really well—suited to her. i think there was a little bit of disappointment that there was not a wider reshuffle. there is concern about borisjohnson still reshuffle. there is concern about boris johnson still and we reshuffle. there is concern about borisjohnson still and we still have some of those allegations from the sexual

the financial times reports the london stock exchange group is considering whether to publish a dossiern defence of accusations they forced him to resign. the times says google has made millions of pounds in advertising from videos that exploit young children on youtube. it also features prominently a photo of zimbabwe's president robert mugabe emerging from house arrest in harare. the i says a tax on takeaway plastic, like food boxes and coffee cups, could be introduced when the government announces its budget next week. the daily mirror reports on a father's fight to clear his name after he punched an intruder in his home. the telegraph says europe is threatening to withhold britain's final rebate payment of five billion euros as part of negotiations over the brext bill. the sun claims an exclusive on the controversy surrounding pornography found on damien green's computer at westminster. it says content is violent and would have been illegal if found a week later. it also says it is unclear who downloaded the material. the daily mail has the story of british explorer benedict allen,

on the financial times twitter feed, a study that claims the global gender gap has widened in the pastd will take 100 years to close. and this one is causing a storm on twitter. the ceo of pizza chain, papa john's, berating the american football governing body for not "showing leadership" over player protests, because it has hit pizza sales! and don't forget, let us know what you are spotting on line. use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. and now for the markets. this trading session in asia is ahead of the central bank day as far as the uk and the united states is concerned. that is a look at the dow jones the night before. apple earnings as well. facebook shares are up 5% in after hours trade on wall street. next, we will take you through the stories making headlines in global media, including an analysis of donald trump's reaction ahead of the deadly terror attack in new york. that is coming up. we will see you soon. there's been a sharp decline in the number of nurses from the european union wanting to work in the uk. the nursing and midwifery council says comparing this year with last,

it was finally about the financial times, taking us to saudi arabia. speed. when saudi makes the headlines it's not usually for things like corruption purges, it's more to do with oil prices and behind—the—scenes deals, yemen, geopolitics. this kind of thing is very geopolitics. this kind of thing is ve i’y rare geopolitics. this kind of thing is very rare in saudi. but a very interesting, because something is happening there. they are trying to float theirjob all happening there. they are trying to float their job all companies happening there. they are trying to float theirjob all companies with soitie float theirjob all companies with some transparency, they have let women drive, which is a tiny incremental change in the saudi context, important. now this. a corruption crackdown. 11 princes and dozens of senior officials arrested, so dozens of senior officials arrested, so it's obviously not just going after the small fry, even princess, who we have heard about as investors in twitter, citigroup. prominent figures. people who may have thought they w

turning to the financial times, which looks at some of the early fallout following the arrests of attimes, a heavy focus on the visit by us president donald trump and him describing japan as a treasured partner and crucial ally. his asian tour also covered in the south china morning post where the paper quotes an analyst saying, "everything is fine with trump until you tell him no. so far, abe hasn't told him no." turning to the business pages of the guardian. self—driving cars will be given the green light on uk roads in 2021

the financial times says thatjeff sessions faced more questions about contacts with russia during theral sir richard barrons' warning that the army is dangerously underfunded. the guardian leads with claims that russia has been meddling in british politics via twitter. the i is concerned about the rise in development on areas of outstanding natural beauty. the daily mail reports that half of pensioners take at least five drugs a day. let's begin and i thinkjust to get away from brexit for a couple of minutes, let's start with the metro and the front page, cuts, the army is 20 years out of date. quite a big story, if not for brexit this would be believe an perhaps some of the main newspapers. the dangerous state of the british army and how underfunded it is, some say it is at least 20 years out of date and that it needs an injection of at least 2 billion a year, which is obviously a very significant sum. further down it says that it is predicted that the north korean leader kimjong—un could acquire the capability to nuke london within 18 months, which is never something you want to rea

the financial times says europe's banks have removed more than 350 billion pounds worth of assets from the uk in the last 12 months, after the vote to leave the eu. the times claims a defence minister is threatening to quit if the military is forced to impose more cost cutting measures, including reducing the army to below 70,000 soldiers. the mail headlines movement in the brexit negotiations with the eu signalling it is willing to start talks on a possible trade—deal after the latest talks with theresa may. the telegraph cites a new report that says one in five women won't become a mother as childlessness has doubled within a generation. and the express writes that winds from the arctic will descent on the uk this weekend with temperatures hitting as low as minus six. shortly, it'll be time for newswatch. but first, here's click. 0n click we often look out for technology which can help save people's lives. for example, we went to rwanda to look at how drones were speeding up deliveries of blood and recently closer to home, i looked at how the response times of the air ambulance in lo

the front of the financial times.ting, because we don't necessarily talk about saudi arabia having a crackdown on corruption, but here is a front page to that effect. yes, usually when we talk about corruption, it is them trying to cover it up, if you remember the bae story from a few years ago. but this is the opposite way. a crackdown, as you say. the real power in saudi arabia now, prince mohammed salman, he gets information if you weeks ago that there was going to be a crackdown, and this is being played out in dramatic style with 11 princes, at dozens of senior officials, and businessmen, including a big investor in twitter and citigroup amongst those detained. so a big and unusual story, underlying that something big is happening in saudi arabia. people who might have thought they were untouchable, ruth? yes. the crown princess novy will escape regardless if he was a minister or a prince. and there are plenty of princes in saudi arabia, because the founder of saudi arabia, because the founder of saudi arabia, be

also on brexit, the financial times reports on two large pharmaceutical investments into the uk, providing to theresa may's vision for post—brexit britain. the metro reports on the story of a stolen car killing five people, including two schoolboys. the telegraph claims that a security review will recommend prioritising investment in cyber security, rather than the traditional armed forces. the times runs with an investigation into children that are being used by criminal gangs as drugs runners. the guardian leads with a report that patients‘ lives are being put at risk as inexperienced doctors are being left to run a&e units. the mirror reports on claims that russian cyber units are spreading false information about flu jabs in the uk. and the express claims that britain should brace for a month of icy weather in the run—up to christmas. so let's begin. something not on the list but on the front of the ft. a saudi prince pledges to root out islamic islamism in the world. everybody would love the world to be rid of islamic terrorism. he wants saudi arabia to be a much more moderate state.

the financial times claims saudi princes and businessmen are being asked to hand over money in exchangeys that three cups of coffee a day could help to beat cancer. but maybe not at this time of night! that the summary. newsday coming up at newsnight. now, time for newsnight. still, any time when i walk in the store, there is no toilets, babies, everything together. —— walk in this tour. thousands of people. the most serious war crimes trial since nuremberg is drawing to a close. ratko mladic stands accused of genocide and crimes against humanity. and the horrors of bosnia's past still feels raw. will he go gently? tonight, conflicting reports of whether robert mugabe is willing to step down from his 37 years at zimba bwe's helm.

we are going to the financial times next. rs and speculators, not any bank. he has gone after morgan stanley, which had predicted snap elections next year and argued the prospect is much more scary from the prospect is much more scary from the equity perspective than brexit, and they seem to argue in the report that a jeremy corbyn government would mark the most significant political shift in the uk since margaret thatcher and might pose a bigger risk than brexit, sojeremy corbyn has decided to lash out in return. he doesn't like to be compared to brexit, clearly, although he might be a secret brexit supporter, although he said he voted to remain. if the banks are going to have a go at him, he is not a fan of banks generally. and capitalism. this time he has had a go at morgan sta nley this time he has had a go at morgan stanley by name. who have alistair darling on their board which is quite interesting, the former labour chancellor. in the past, it has been a general anti—wall street sentiment but this is particular. yes, th

widely read from the financial times, a report that "nearly half the benefit" of president trump's usto the tax policy center. in the wall streetjournal, the clamorfor tech ipos reaches a fever pitch in asia. online book site china literature soared on its hong kong stock market debut, valuing the 4—year old firm at $12 billion. and most read on bloomberg, what could replace the smartphone? it says apple is "ramping up work" on an augmented reality headset to succeed the iphone. bloomberg says the new device will be ready in 2019. and don't forget, let us know what you are spotting online. use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. that's it for business briefing this hour. but before we go, here are the markets. up next, news briefing. we'll take you through the stories making headlines in the global media a stellar day for the market in japan. at one point they were up around 2%. the nikkei is trading around 2%. the nikkei is trading around 23,368 at last look. that is around 23,368 at last look. that is a2% around 23,368 at last look. that is a 2% climb. lots going on. a very wea k a 2% clim

there are important stories published in the financial times today and there is no comment from saudi arabia from the saudi minister of finance, of trade. with the financial times run on the front page story about the government is negotiating with the business community and princes to take 20% for settlement and there's no comment from the government about it. that's worrying. is it power consolidation? it has to be seen, we don't know yet. is he going to clean the house and restart the business in a clean ground or a style where he would collect it and he will be the master of everything and he will use the money to make our life, to make saudi arabia great again? of course, i don't personally like that style, i'd like the chinese style. if we could have a democratic style that would be much better, but don't have much choices. mohammed bin salman has one and he is going to be the leader of saudi arabia. for maybe another 50 years. he's young and considering the age factor and advancement of medicine, maybe he will make it more than 50 years. so we just-- the only thing we could do

the financial times says europe's bags have moved more than £350 million worth of assets from the ukce minister is training to quit if more cost—cutting measures are imposed. the mail headlines movement in the brexit negotiations, with the eu signalling it could be willing to start talks on a possible trade deal after the latest talks with theresa may. the telegraph site a new report that says one in five women will not become a mother as childlessness has doubled within a generation. the express rights that wins from the arctic will depend on the uk this weekend, with temperatures potentially reaching as low as minus six. —— wins. now it is time to newsnight. egypt suffered one of its deadliest ever terrorist attack today. 235 were killed and dozens injured at a mosque in north sinai province when islamist insurgents bombed and shot worshippers and then ambulances. the egyptian president vowed to respond with brute force. but tonight there's a disagreement over what has caused this increasingly lethal problem. if you want to get a head get a hat is the old saying, but if you want to

let's move on to the financial times, another brexit story. his boat travel. —— with this boat travel. quite an interesting story in that david davis wants to protect the city and the vine, —— and the financial markets so he has suggested they post brexit cavalry team allowing them to travel freely across europe as theresa may tries to reassure the city of london. what happens post brexit, this is important to the british economy. i think people working for the same firm, if they are switching between offices, london and brussels and paris, they will be treated in a different manner to other workers. he will wa nt to manner to other workers. he will want to streamline the system and have as few regulations or limitations on that form of movement. of course he has to get europe to agree to that and that again will be another negotiation point. he seems pretty sure that the eu will want to play ball on this because they will want access to the london financial markets. let's move on, naturally, away from brexit and onto the front page of the guar

the first time, despite the sharp fall at the beginning of the week. the economist magazine says we are facing a bitcoin "bubble". in the financial more foreign workers. the head of the country's chamber of commerce says companies are blaming poor performance on lack of skilled workers. from bloomberg, uk seeks help from german business for brexit trade deal. it reports how brexit secretary david davis has asked business leaders in germany to help force the pace in the deadlocked negotiations. don't forget, you can get in touch with us via the hashtag bbc—the—briefing. that's almost it. before we go, a look at the markets. asian shares rose on friday. strong us earnings. that brightened the mood, even though investors noted that many more hurdles must be passed to reach a final deal on the tax cuts. the end of the week saw heavy selling, fuelled by profit—taking and dealers' worries that may be a rally in recent weeks had gone too far, pushing about —— evaluations to hire. —— too high. the prime minister is due to hold talks with the president of the european council, as she seeks a significant step forward in the brexit negotiat

and that's what the financial times points out in its editorial comment on this trip. ily, the state—sponsored, that will be one angle on it, but the international press really focused on this key issue. interesting, though, as well, in that press conference they talked about so many other things. they did. some things i didn't expect like tackling drug addiction, for example. it goes to show the potential synergy that exist to boost relations between both countries. china and the us, like it or not, still important partners with each other. if you just look at trade, in terms of both countries' positions in the global economy, and on the back, the sidelines of this, you mentioned in your previous report, the fe electric deal —— ge. what do you think that? there is scope for more private sector led deals between the country. there is a touchy issue, the whole issue of access for american companies, and theissue access for american companies, and the issue with donald trump, who has been pushing strongly on this. let's move on to this story, the uk press is focused on pr

am going to move you both on to a different story on the front page of the financial times.marks he has made about a british iranian woman being held in jail in iran. yeah, this is a story about a british iranian woman being accused of trying to topple the government. she claims she — she denies it and she is injail. boris johnson a few days ago talking to a committee in parliament and the lady had come back in 2016 to visit this country said she had come and, you know, done some journalism teaching. she has worked forjournalistic organisations. actually she said she had come to bring her children to visit... it was a private visit. a private visit. the iranians have used that to say you are denying that you want to destabilise our government, look you have been teaching jornlism, you are part of a media conspiracy and they want increase the charge. it raised the question, doesn't borisjohnson ever consult anybody at the foreign office as to what it is? he is the foreign secretary. he is the man who represents us. surely before he goes and says something in this — in parliam

the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are henry zeffman, political reporter at the times and public affairs consultant, jacqui francis. welcome to the both. tomorrow's front pages, starting with the financialports that ministers are expected to give theresa may the go ahead to increase the government's brexit financial settlement offer to move on eu negotiations. the taily telegraph one of a number of papers moving on robert mugabe's defiance of the country's generals by remaining in power this evening. the metro also leads on zimbabwe, describing mugabe as "clinging on". and the i also focuses mugabe's defiance of the zanu—pf party's decision to remove him as leader. the daily express reports research that the royal family has contributed £1.8 billion to the uk economy this year, as the queen and prince philip celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary. the daily mirror saying former tory defence chiefs have accused the government of damaging the armed forces by cutting funding no. picture on this at the moment. but it gives you a little flavour. let's kick off. this evening, jacqui, one big story in town making it through to the front pages, robert mugabe and this surprise turn and big ann

the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are henry zeffman, political reporter at the times and public affairs consultant jacqui francis. a flavour first of all of the front pages as a whole. the financialeports that ministers are expected to give theresa may the go ahead to increase the government's brexit divorce bill offer to move on eu negotiations. there's the times. they say robert mugabe's refusal to resign as zimbabwe president has left the country in despair. the metro also leading on zimbabwe, describing mugabe as "clinging on to power". and the daily mirror says former defence chiefs have accused the government of damaging front line by cutting funding. and the daily mail says that universities have used wealth screening to look at students' earnings. in the guardian, they look at the chaos in zimbabwe following robert mugabe's decision not to republic sign this evening. and the sun claims victory in the campaign on energy tariffs reporting that changes to rates could save households £75 a year. let's begin with a closer look at some of the front pages and we'll start with the guardian and the top story is zimbabwe after that surprise decision, to most people, that mugabe is

brexit divorce negotiations >> moved about 70 basis points yesterday when the telegraph and the financial timeseported that story at about lunch time here yesterday, adding another half percent decent.25% move over the last 24 hours. turning to politics, the senate budget committee advancing the 1$1.5 trillion tax plan the stock market cheering the move good morning to you, jimmy interesting to see such resounding moves in stocks yesterday. banks, small caps all reacting strongly clearly this is a positive development we saw yesterday, but still plenty of senators opposed to it. >> there are senators opposed to it they're worried about the change in healthcare or worried about the deficit, but one can't think that they really want to get to yes, which is a different vibe than the healthcare bill. i think that's one thing markets are looking at they think the senators want to get this bill through, they want to get it passed certainly the momentum looks to be gaining in that direction >> does senator corker want to get it through or is he opposing the president for the sake of opposing him >> i