thomas cook responding to its consumers. notjust seaworld but a park in tenerife.having ethically and responding to concerns by consumers and putting pressure on parts like seaworld asking to you need to keep these sort of animals. view with giving us their view on this. —— viewers. should these parks be there at all for those who want to experience new things. one says, if it encourages the release of these beautiful creatures it must be a good thing. another says absolutely they should be axed. no animal should be kept in captivity as moneymakers. and from vancouver, i spent a glorious month off the coast and they are magnificent, the orca is. i have never visited them in a captive place again. yes. let's talk about geraint thomas flying the flag for wales. this is such an extraordinary story. in 2007 he came 140th out of 141 in story. in 2007 he came 140th out of 1111 in the tour de france... i would still be proud of that. i would too. but this is perseverance at its best. we have had a good bump with sport recently. it is absolutely brilliant. his wife as well

his take on the earnings we had from thomas cook earlier today. your‘e watching business live.sults in the three months tojune — the company's $2.8 billionn profit largely down to the rise in the oil price. now something to entertain you! we're talking about circuses! the first modern circus was established in london way back in 1768 — that's 250 years ago. as an attraction it's become a global phenomenon. an estimated 4.12 million from us households went to a show in 2018. but circus business are under pressure, with that figure expected to decline to 3.99 million in 2020. nell gifford is the founder of giffords circus. good morning, welcome to business live. tell us about giffords circus, yours is quite different and that is how many circuses are having to sell themselves these days? giffords circus is a small travelling show, we have a tent, sawdust, velvet curtains, jugglers, a live band, and we tour the south—west of the uk. we generally fill the tent, we seek 600 people and we do 14 shows a week and we are generally pretty busy. but what is different about your circus com

as thomas cook announces the end of package holidays to parks with killer whales — are these sorts ofcoming extinct? are ethics trumping entertainment? let us know — just use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. let us know what you think about that and the rest of the stories we are covering. zimbabweans go to the polls today and for the first time in 30 years and many in the country feel there's a real possibility for change. robert mugabe left office earlier in the year ? giving way to emmerson mnagagwa, who s pledged to turn around over the past ten years it s been on the up. growth in the country last year came in at a rather respectable 3.4%. but it's forecast to fall to 2.8% this year and that's partly because of a shortage of cash . in 2008, zimbabwe had the second highest hyperinflation in the world ? just under 80 billion percent — that meant that prices doubled nearly every 2a hours. the zimbabwean dollar was ditched and currency was brought in line with the us dollar ? but that s caused long term stability issues. the economy is still largely dependent on farming. 0ver two—thirds of t

holiday giant thomas cook has announced it will stop selling trips to animal parks that keep killer whales than 90% of its customers are concerned about animal welfare. the two parks that it will stop selling tickets to as a result are seaworld in florida, and loro parque in tenerife, in spain. that is our twitter question today. should those holidays become a thing of the past? do get in touch, we will discuss that in about five minutes's time. japan's retail sales climbed more than expected injune due to increased spending on fuel, appliances and cosmetics, in a positive sign households are growing more confident in the economy. theyjumped upi.8% in annual retail sales. asa as a teenager in the 1980s, clem chambers created some of the world's first computer games but his firm did not last long enough to reap the full rewards. now he has switched to doing business on block chain. the lesson he has learnt, he says, is to treat this as a marathon, not a sprint. it have to be prepared for a marathon when you start business. if you think it is a sprint, you're going to end up in a very bad wa

lufthansa and thomas cook shares soar after the carrier delivers an upbeat outlook.british counterpart dismisses reports that its planning an airline sale >>> and jpmorgan boss jamie dimon tells cnbc the growing trade dispute between the u.s., china and the unwinding of easy money pose the biggest risks to the economy. >> i don't want to scare the public, but we never had qe, reversal regulations are different. monetary transmission is different. >>> welcome back to "street signs. let's bring you up to speed with the european equity markets. a mixed picture. the ftse 100 barley cliely cling into positive territory. the ftse mib is higher by 0.4% all of this after a negative lead coming from wall street an a mixed session in asia. let's check on the fx markets to see how the dollar is faring against the japanese currency. you're looking at the dollar stronger at 1.1137 we'll dig into what it means for more flexibility with asset purchases. the euro at 1.1723 key data in focus in just about 30 minutes from now coming from the "u," including gdp, unemployment figures an

thomas cook is because it has had...idation is that there are no current plans to sell the airline. that is the business use and we will be back in an hour. thank you. karl lagerfeld, giorgio armani and donna karan are among the most famous fashion designers in the world. but ian griffiths? the chances are you have never heard of him. yet the former punk rocker heads up max mara — one of the largest luxury fashion brands. the italian company also has one of the biggest fashion archives in europe. it's not open to the public, but our arts correspondent rebecca jones has been to italy to see it. chic, sleek and sophisticated, max mara is best known for its classic camel coats. from the runway to royalty, it's worn by some of the most famous women in the world. max mara. the company was founded in 1951 in reggio emilia, a place better known for its parmesan cheese. its factories are still based in the town. they produce 450 coats a day here, contributing to an annual turnover of £1.3 billion. meet ian griffiths. he's the cr

book last minute holidays to the confidence of beaches that's bad news for british travel company thomas cook it's posted lower than expected annual profits from runs both to operate a business and the airline it's reportedly considering splitting off its a line and selling its stake twenty best to internet tend to produce day. and holiday in the american brand known for its large loud chop of bikes will begin producing small of motorcycles by twenty twenty is concept based will launch a series of five hundred to twelve hundred fifty seats middleweight bikes and even smaller versions for the age of mom also plans to introduce an electric motorcycle next year the move comes amid flagging u.s. sales and an effort to expand in asia counter tariffs from the e.u. are also threatening how these bottom line. lies in business with. me. sliding down a forest flying holiday. by boat or by rail. peaceful tranquil. sailing with energy. you it's most beautiful really are as diverse as they are in. our series this week all in. the room next to the table. sis louis sarno just couldn't get this song out of h

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last minute holidays to the confident southern beaches that's bad news for british travel company thomas cook it's posted a lower than expected annual profits the firm runs both a tour operating business and an airline it's reportedly considering splitting off its airline and selling a stake to an investor in an attempt to reduce state. and harley davidson the american brand known for its. bikes is to begin producing small of motorcycles by two thousand and twenty wisconsin based holley will launch a series of five hundred twelve fifty middleweight bikes and even smaller versions of the asian market. and also plans to introduce an electric motorcycle next year that's so unused many people will see if that proves to be. the moves come amid flagging u.s. sales and an effort to expand in asia counterattacks from the european union are also threatening holly's bottom line. and the president not all that happy about a u.s. company taking some of its production and brought see what happens on that front business with. you both are. true. climate change. and sustainability and. environmental standar

further england progress, the more the heat wave goes on, the lower the share price of people like thomas cook and tui. how long to people have to check these deals? depending on the score, it might be five o'clock this afternoon, there may be a surge in bookings. that is what the travel industry is very much hoping for. schools break up in a couple of weeks in england for most families. and then the price is u nfortu nately most families. and then the price is unfortunately will go to their normal sky—high levels. unfortunately will go to their normal sky-high levels. leaving aside the deals you have seen, as you look across the piece, what are the prospective areas that are looking most attractive for anyone who does not want to go on holiday in russia? russia is looking very good indeed. great value to turkey, bulgaria, greece. and of course spain remains very, very popular. just returning this year, first proper summer, tunisia is going to be good value as well. the travel operators have lifted restrictions. yes, people are returning and by all accounts, having a fantastic time. thank you

, easyj et affecting ryanair, thomas cook, easyjet and because of those cancellations that meanse not where they're supposed to be, and that causes knock on effects into today meaning thousands of passengers have been heavily delayed. we have been hearing from plenty of passengers at stan said who say they're very tired, very frustrated now. some of them waiting 24 frustrated now. some of them waiting 2a hours before the next flight and they have spent the night on the floor. they're not getting information. that seems to be the frustrating thing that they are waiting for many hours. some told me they have made it onto a plane only to sit on the tarmac for six hours with very little in the way. refreshments only being offered water. they were told to plain missed their spot and had returned to the airport and continue waiting to the airport and continue waiting to replay and their luggage. one man said he had enough after 16 hours of waiting with no information and had spent £1000, or 1000 euros i should say on another flight from gatwick, a hotel room and a taxi because it does

also in the programme — the holiday giant thomas cook has announced it will stop selling trips to animalhat keep killer whales. so we are asking could this type of holiday face extinction, and should it? tell us what you think, just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing voters in zimbabwe go to the polls shortly — the first elections since robert mugabe's removal from power in november. his successor and former close colleague, emmerson mnangagwa, is hoping to legitimise his rule. his main challenger is the leader of the opposition mdc, nelson chamisa, who is popular among the young. robert mugabe — the man who led zimbabwe for nearly four decades — said he couldn't vote for those who had tormented him. joining me now from the zimbabwean capital harare is our southern africa correspondent, nomsa maseko. a very important week and everybody wa nts to a very important week and everybody wants to know, who is going to get thejob. wants to know, who is going to get the job. whether emmerson mnangagwa will be legitimised, as it were. zimbabweans have been queueing since about 2am, wanting to cast th

the disruption here and we know that 30 departures were cancelled last night affecting ryanair, thomas cookd a few others. cancellations means that planes are in the wrong position and that leads to knock on effects today and that is why we have seen so many delays. we have spoken to many tired and frustrated travellers who have spent the night here at the airport sleeping on the floor, many of them with very young children, and they described last night as chaos. huge crowds and cramped conditions and waiting many hours without any information. today the queues started to subside. the check—in areas were started to subside. the check—in areas we re clear started to subside. the check—in areas were clear about ryanair seems to be worst affected, still suffering from delays and cancellations, although the airline has not confirm how many have cancelled today. we have had plenty of stories of people saying they have to wait 2a hours for the next flight have to wait 2a hours for the next flight and when they had managed to get on the plane they then waited on the tarmac for six hours to be told

defence has got these airbus three 30s and the early state women are not being used to people like thomas cookthe first place of the thing so these aeroplanes are there, we're not paying anything like that to run these flights, it's a recouping of money one would think. rather than having them sitting there doing nothing they are releasing them to someone nothing they are releasing them to someone else. except i think do we not least them for the mod in the first place? yes, but that's quite common. i think that's quite a common. i think that's quite a common thing. it might be a poor dear all that the mod entered into in the first place and it's not clear from this. what are they like inside? i like a normal passenger jet? your mac yeah. you're not getting a parachute or anything? you might have been on one without knowing. i flew out on one before the iraq war, it was like a normal passenger jets pretty the iraq war, it was like a normal passengerjets pretty much. they fly troops on transporter planes, but other times... troops on transporter planes, but other times. .. i thought you would g

further england progress, the more the heat wave goes on, the lower the share price of people like thomas cookve o'clock this afternoon, there may be a surge in bookings. that is what the travel industry is very much hoping for. schools break up in a couple of weeks in england for most families. and then the price is u nfortu nately most families. and then the price is unfortunately will go to their normal sky—high levels. unfortunately will go to their normal sky-high levels. leaving aside the deals you have seen, as you look across the piece, what

progress and the longer the heatwave goes on, the lower the share price of tour operators like thomas cookks in england for most families and then the price will go up families and then the price will go up to their normal sky—high levels. leaving aside the particular deals you have seen as you look across the piece, whatever prospective —— prospective areas that are looking good? russia is looking good indeed. you are seeing great value to turkey, bulgaria, to greece and of course spain remains very, very popular. simon calder of the independent newspaper. that is the prospects aboard. it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. it is shaping up to be another sunny saturday for most of us, the weekend as apple brings plenty of dry weather with lots of hot sunshine. there is some cloud red, coastal cloud, sea breezes developing close to the coast as well. more cloud generally into northern ireland and the far west of scotland with the odd spot of drizzle but for most of us odd spot of drizzle but for most of us it is a sunny study through the rest of the day. eastern scotland down t

that stansted airport has confirmed that 30 flights were cancelled yesterday, affecting ryanair, thomas cookjet and jets 2. because of the cancellations it means planes are not where they are meant to be in that causes knock—on effects into today, meaning thousands of passengers have been heavily delayed for that we have been hearing from plenty of passengers at stansted, who said they are very tired and frustrated. some of them have waited 2a hours before their next flight. they have had to spend a night on the floor. some of them have very young children. they are not getting much information, that is the frustrating thing. they're waiting for many hours. some said they went onto a plane, only to wait on the tarmac six hours and only being offered water. then to be told the plane had missed its spot and they had to return to the airport to reclaim their luggage. another man said, after 16 hours of waiting with no information, he had had enough. he had spent 1000 euros on another flight had spent 1000 euros on another flight from gatwick, a hotel room, and the taxi because it does not depart

of the regulators come on us so anyway well it sounds like you're doing everything right that's thomas cook one the c.e.o. of can use is limited thank you very much to be with you see what was thank you. and that's it for this time you can catch boom bust on you tube that you took that com slash boom bust r.t. will catch you next time so on. the idea of spending money to acquire region to acquire territory to acquire wealth is an oxymoron there's no more wealth to acquire the ecosystem is collapsing the economy is flooded with worthless paper and the species is migrating over to the digital speer because of these networks and platforms people are uploading their minds into cyberspace and hope to become immortal so every dollar spent on defense every dollar spent by the pentagon is a wasted dollar it's a one thousand eight hundred seventeen sixteenth century mindset it's completely antiquated and it's utterly worthless. join me every thursday on the elec simon chill and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics school business i'm show business i'll see you then. the divide over brea

it's not thomas cook. other operators are doing really good stuff in this area. protection of marine animals and they say they have seen first—hand the care they provide all animals and how they are protecting and saving species in the wild. thank you very much for discussing that with us this morning. let's find out what's happening with the weather. good morning. weatherwise today, sunshine and showers, that is the case. some at the moment are heavy, particularly in north wales and the west of northern ireland and western scotla nd northern ireland and western scotland but there are showers across other parts of the uk. this week we have a mixture of sunshine and showers. after such a windy weekend it won't be as windy this weekend it won't be as windy this week although at times it will be blustery and then it will warm up towards the end of the week. and for some in the south—east it will be hot. i will talk about that later on. first thing this morning we have showery outbreaks of rain across western scotland and the west of northern ireland. ahead of this w

the tour operator thomas cook says it will no longer sell trips to seaworld and other tourist attractionse next summer, is a new addition to the company's animal welfare policy. animal welfare concerns over the treatment of orcas in captivity have been amplified since the 2013 documentary blackfish, which argued that the highly intelligent animals are psychologically traumatised in tourist attractions such as seaworld. the camp bestival music festival at lulworth cove in dorset has been cancelled because of high winds and driving rain. many tents have been flooded or blown down. sunday was set to be the final day of the four—day festival, but the main stages at the site have been closed because of health and safety concerns. now it's time for a look at the weather with lucy martin. hello there. today not feeling a great deal like the weather we have become accustomed to this summer. cool become accustomed to this summer. cool, wet and windy from any. this photo from kent more. that rain has been courtesy of these two areas of low pressure. this one pushing its way north and bringing some

the book last winter holidays to the confident beaches that's bad news for british travel company thomas cook it supposedly with an expected annual profits runs both to operating business saturday line it's part of the considering splitting off its ally and selling its stake to an investor in an attempt to reduce state. building cultural bridges with football egyptians showing the way terry that's right been over ninety five well close to ten percent of gyptian so are coptic christians and they often face discrimination from the muslim compatriots so it's it's no better on the football pitch but now a private football academy called just sweet in the country's second biggest city alexander is at the forefront of efforts to redress the religious imbalance. i mean i've been diary gives his boys some tips the twenty two year old lives for football but he's own career was over before it had even begun. his former club wanted him to give up his christian sounding name rather than do that he gave up playing football and founded the jets we academy instead. we catch cup to kids here and there are ta

thomas cook have also put new things on their terms and conditions which seem to refer to the uncertainty? the reds a lot of uncertainty, and businesses don't like uncertainty, neither do travellers so all there isa neither do travellers so all there is a lot of uncertainty. but that is the times we are living in. we need to make sure that in terms of speaking to politicians to make sure we get that deal done, to make sure that the issues that the traveller is concerned about, things like free health insurance when they go abroad to europe, making sure they can continue to travel without a visa, to make sure they get support from british reps when they are broad, that all of those things are place. politicians need to make sure that deal is done. organisations like abta are pushing them to make sure that does happen so that people can continue to go on holiday in 2019 and be on that. the written work to be done. people who follow the news will see that there was a lot of uncertainties —— there is some work to be done. we are trying to navigate that is we can —— as best we can, and pragmat

cook, bbc news, in northern california. fresh from his tour de france victory, the welsh cyclist geraint thomas has arrived back in the uk.he city waiting for geraint thomas to come home. flags have gone up at cardiff castle. behind the scenes, plans are being made to give him a hero's welcome. i think it is amazing that geraint thomas has won the tour de france and, you know, it inspires little kids to get onto their bikes. i was watching the tour de france and i want to know when is he coming back to cardiff, geraint thomas? we don't know yet, but when we do, we'll let you know. all right, thank you. one step closer to home, geraint thomas is back in the uk and headed to the one show sofa tonight. cheered on by young members of his former cycling club from cardiff, excited to meet their hero. but he is still trying to take it all in. it's been nuts. it's just been crazy. you know, you think about the race, the racing part and all that, and, suddenly, you win and it is all over and itjust goes crazy and you just don't expect anything else. it's just a whirlwind. what are your thoughts from here, now? i haven't actually s

a reminder that we'll be speaking to geraint thomas live on breakfast just after 8 o'clock. england opener alistair cookover his selection for next week's first test against india. rashid's embroiled in a club vs country row over his decision to only play the short form of the game for his county yorkshire. one of the most colourful characters in boxing — tyson fury — says he's close to securing another shot at a world title. he made his return to the ring after a drugs ban last month, and says a deal to fight the wbc champion deontay wilder is almost done. it's only because he is not in the i’ooiti it's only because he is not in the room i can say, i'm not sure about that show. they are not exclusively ducks, they are birds and ducks. i'm only allowed to wear them when the bossis only allowed to wear them when the boss is on holiday. occasionally i wear a more dramatic show. we always slightly different things from the bossis slightly different things from the boss is on holiday. good morning, carol. we have got some rain on the way. some heavy showers across the south—east, a band of rain across scotl

on george room geraint thomas was in the footsteps of chris froome bradley wiggins to win the tour de france. alastair cookm scratch again when he steps out on court in the first round of the washington open. he faces mackenzie mcdonald in his third tournament since having surgery third tournament since having surgery injanuary. third tournament since having surgery in january. i third tournament since having surgery injanuary. i will have more on those stories just after half past. voters in zimbabwe are going to the polls in the first—ever election which doesn't feature the name robert mugabe on the ballot paper. mr mugabe was ousted last year after almost four decades of controlling the country. in a surprise intervention yesterday, mr mugabe said he couldn't support his successor, emmerson mnangagwa of the ruling zanu—pf party, describing its leadership as "tormentors". our correspondent shingai nyoka has sent this report from the capital, harare. zimbabwe is bracing itself for a new beginning. since independence from colonial rule in 1980, no election has carried such weight, so much expectation. many

thomas edward walsh. this proud cubs fan is 100. he was awarded a silver star for his work in the military. as always, we thank you for your service, sir. miss rosella also 100, a cookleveland orchestra. >> very happy birthday to cleveland orchestra, 100 years. guys, can you believe it? >> well done under pressure. >> my heart was pounding, too. you have a big weekend coming up. >> we do sarah big weekend. on saturday some top summer fitness trends, from sunburns to bug bites, best way to treat common summer ailments on "today." what's willie got? >> hits the links with phenom jordan spieth, the conversation with the 24-year-old as he prepares to defend his title at the british open. that and more sunday. >> all right. megyn kelly up next. she has a story of a man traveling across the country, 50 states, 50 lawns. he's actually mowing lawns for disabled veterans and single moms for >>> good morning. it's 8:56. happening now as the weather heats up, a new development in the county wildfire burning east of lake baresa. we're learning it is a destructive fire, it destroyed nine structures. we don't know if those structures are homes. the fire is now 37% contained. and