this is the briefing — i'm victoria fritz. our top story. ndreds of people are missing in tanzania after a ferry capsizes on lake victoria. more than forty are confirmed dead. a british cabinet minister says there are no changes on the table at the moment after prime minister theresa may's brexit plan was rejected by eu leaders. the rap producer marion suge knight pleads guilty to manslaughter for running down two men in his pick up truck. coming up in the business briefing: sky under the hammer. the multi—billion dollar battle for the broadcast giant could soon be decided in britain's biggest ever auction. i will be speaking to experts across asia as well so plenty more coming up asia as well so plenty more coming up in the programme. coming up in the programme. a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and as amazon launches a range of new voice—controlled home gadgets, one potato. starting potato. six minutes. we're asking, useful orjust plain creepy? you can be part of the c

i'm victoria fritz. our top story: president trump hits back at accusations of amorality and reckless decision—making. he says the attack by an unnamed senior aide is gutless and phony. the leaders of the two koreas agree to hold a three—day summit in pyongyang later this month. russia is in the spotlight over the novichok nerve agent attack, as britain takes its case to the un security council. in business: the $200 billion question — will president trump follow through on his threat of a massive escalation in the trade war with china? decision time looms. also coming up in the business briefing: after another grilling before congress over foreign political interference, could the likes of twitter and facebook soon be facing tougher regulation? a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. tell us what you think of the stories we are covering today. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. a senior member o

i'm victoria fritz. our top story today: back on the road. president trump rallies his base and hits back at critics, who claim his leadership of the white house is chaotic. as support for an anti—migrant, nationalist party grows, how will sweden's ruling democrats fare as the country goes to the polls? and fears grow of a humanitarian catastrophe as syrian troops prepare to attack rebel fighters, but can talks between iran, russia and turkey provide hope for the people of idlib? coming up in the business briefing... cryptocurrency crackdown. europe weighs in on tougher rules on the likes of bitcoin bitcoin and ethereum. their value continues to plunge. also in business — markets awaiting the next move in the us—china trade war. hello. a very warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. you can, of course, be part of the conversation. as news emerges of a theft of customer data from british airways‘ website and mobile app, how confident do you feel entering your personal and financia

welcome to breakfast with christian fraser and victoria fritz. our headlines today: standing firm on brexit. theresa may says she won't give in to those who want another referendum. a big rise in the number of staff caught smuggling banned items into prisons. and video games which allow players to spend money on upgrades and special features will soon carry a warning icon. in sport, under pressure jose mourinho is again in the spotlight as his misfiring manchester united face a tricky trip to burnley in the premier league. good morning to you. a cracking day for some yesterday, pretty warm as well. today is looking pretty warm gci’oss well. today is looking pretty warm across the board but a bit more cloud around and there's some rain forecast too. join me later, i'll have all the details for you. it's sunday september the second. it's sunday september the second. our top story: theresa may says she will not give in to those who want another referendum on brexit. writing in the sunday telegraph the prime minister also insisted she will not be for

i'm victoria fritz. sky under the hammer — the multi—billion dollar battle for the broadcast giant could soon be decided in britain's biggest ever auction. plus... one potato. six minutes and seven seconds. alexa, bake me a potato? amazon launches a range of new smart devices, including a microwave, in a bid to dominate the home of the future. and on the markets... the dow and s&p hit new record highs as trade war fears recede. and investors focus on strong corporate profits. we start here in london, where the takeover battle for broadcasting giant sky could soon be decided, in the biggest auction the uk has ever seen. financial regulators have stepped in to end a protracted bidding war. they say unless a deal is agreed by 1600 gmt, an auction will begin, with the winner announced on monday morning. sky's fate has been up in the air since december 2016, when rupert murdoch's 21st century fox launched a takeover bid. it already owns a 39% share of sky, and made an offer for the other 61%. the bid got bogg

good morning, welcome to breakfast with chris mason and victoria fritz. our headlines today: backing another brexit vote — the labour leadership say they'll support another referendum, if that's what the party's members want. falling victim to scams — the number of reports of fraud against older people doubles in three years. the biggest takeover in europe's media industry — us cable giant comcast wins the auction to buy sky. —— us cable giant comcast wins the auction to buy sky. it's another knockout for anthonyjoshua. he's still the world heavyweight champion after stopping his latest challenger. good morning. we have a spell of wet and windy weather moving its way gci’oss and windy weather moving its way across southern england and wales first thing this morning. but it's clear is at pace and leaves the day with sunny spells and scattered showers for all. or details on that and the week ahead coming up shortly. —— more details on that and the week ahead coming up shortly. it's sunday the 23rd of september. our top story: the labour leader, jeremy corby

i'm victoria fritz. the $200 billion question — will president trump follow through on his threat of a massive escalation in the trade war with china? decision time looms. plus, anti social media — under fire from congress over foreign political interference, could the likes of twitter and facebook soon be facing tougher regulation? and on the markets... asian shares falling with investor confidence shaken. those fears over the possible escalation in the trade walk between the us and china. we start with the trade war between the world's two biggest economies. it's having far reaching effects around the globe and it could be about to get a lot worse. president trump is considering a massive escalation in his dispute with china over what he sees as their unfair trade practices. us businesses and individuals have until the end of today to submit their views. the president has threatened to slap import tariffs on another $200 billion worth of chinese goods, hitting everything from selfie sticks to semicondu

i'm victoria fritz. cryptocurrency crackdown. europe weighs in on tougher rules on the likes of bitcoin and ethereum, as their value continues to plunge. plus, hacked off. another it fail for british airways, as thousands of customers have their card details stolen. hello. we start with the volatile world of cryptocurrencies. you'll have heard of bitcoin, possibly even ethereum or ripple, but would you believe there are now over 1600 different virtual currencies in use around the world? to some they're the future of money, to others little more than a scam. later today, european finance ministers begin talks in the austrian capital of vienna to start discussing whether or not — and how — to regulate cryptocurrencies. and that's just the problem, how do you regulate them? because they aren't issued by any central bank and are untraceable, they have become associated with tax evasion and money laundering. in some parts of the world, there have been crackdowns on cryptocurrency trading and exchanges — like in china, or even outright

this is the briefing, i'm victoria fritz.ity and reckless decision—making. he says the attack by an unnamed senior aide is gutless and phony. the leaders of the two koreas agree to hold a three—day summit in pyongyang later this month. russia is in the spotlight over the novichok nerve agent attack, as britain takes its case to the un security council. in business: the $200 billion question — will president trump follow through on his threat of a massive escalation in the trade war with china? decision time looms. also coming up in the business briefing: after another grilling before congress over foreign political interference,

i'm victoria fritz. our top stories: republicans press for a vote on donald trump's nominee to the us supreme court, a day after hearing from the woman who accuses him of sexual assault. dr ford, with what degree of certainty do you believe brett kavanaugh assaulted you? 100%. i swear today, under oath, before the senate and the nation, before my family and god, i am innocent of this charge. thousands of rya nair passengers face travel misery, as more than 200 flights are grounded by industrial action. france prepares the stage for the biggest team event in golf, with europe and the us bringing the big guns out on the green. electric shock. tesla boss elon musk is charged with fraud by us financial regulators, sending shares in the car maker tumbling. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. with planned industrial action by ryanair today, we'd like to know if the prospect of plane strikes would alte

this is business live from bbc news with victoria fritz and maryam moshiri. the protracted battle for control of the broadcaster sky is poised to come to a dramatic conclusion. live from london, that's our top story on friday 21st september. rivals comcast and 21st century fox are squaring up for the start of a three—round auction, the biggest such competitive sale the uk has ever seen. also in the programme... as the trade war between the us and china rages on, beijing goes to the world trade organisation in geneva in a separate dispute over anti—dumping. this is what is going on with the markets. the european open as followed asian equities higher with themselves gained their lead from wall street. and could the us—china trade war really last decades as jack ma suggests? with that and what's being described as the "biggest scandal" in europe — the multi—billion dollar money—laundering case at danske bank — it's been a dramatic week for global business. we'll take stock with our economics correspondent andrew walker. today we want to know, should hand luggag

this is business live from bbc news with sally bundock and victoria fritz. electric shock. tesla's boss elon musk is charged with fraud by us financial regulators — sending shares in the car maker tumbling. live from london, that's our top story on friday 28th september. are the wheels coming off at tesla? the sec says elon musk‘s claims he'd secured funding to take the electric carmaker private were "false and misleading". plus — a trillion dollars of trade hanging in the balance — time is running out for a new deal on nafta — as talks between the us and canada hit the buffers. and we have been trading for 30 minutes, european markets are all heading lower, especially italian markets as they grapple with a newly formed budget, uninteresting budget from the newly formed government. and it was the week that comcast bought sky, the us fed raised interest rates — and brexit was never farfrom the news we'll get the inside track on all this with our economics editor, kamal ahmed. today we want to know — are you penalised for being a loyal customer? new research in the uk claims

this is business live from bbc news with victoria fritz and sally bundock. spending promises — italy's populist coalition releases its first budget amid growing fears about the country's finances. live from london, that's our top story on thursday 27th september. italy's new government has made massive spending promises that could see it go head to head , with brussels. also in the programme, a sigh of relief in argentina after the imf agrees to speed up a $57 billion life—line for the country. japanese stocks led declines along with shares in hong kong and china after a muted start to the trading day in the aftermath of the fed's rate decision. also: to get a job you need experience, but to get experience you need a job. well, one firm that's helping to break this cycle is offering virutal internships, meaning you can work anywhere around the world and get that vital experience but does it bring results. and whilst we are talking all things virtual, facebook‘s announced oculus quest, a new virtual reality headset it hopes will rejuvenate the vr industry. so

i'm victoria fritz. a day after hearing from the woman who accuses him of sexual assault. dr ford, with what degree of certainty do you believe brett kavanaugh assaulted you? 100%. i swear today, under oath, before the senate and the nation, before my family and god, i am innocent of this charge. thousands of rya nair passengers face travel misery, as more than 200 flights are grounded by industrial action. france prepares the stage for the biggest team event in

i'm victoria fritz. our top story: destructive winds whipped up by hurricane florence have begun to affect coastal regions of the us states of north and south carolina. one person has been killed and several injured in a series of gas explosions in the us state of massachusetts. dozens of homes and buildings have been set on fire. 10 years on from the global financial crisis, we take a look at why spain was so badly hit and why it is still trying to recover. coming up in the business briefing, trading blows. 620 ministers gather in argentina as trump tariff tensions run high. plus, 10 years on from the collapse of lehman brothers we'll be finding out why asia was spared the worst of the crisis. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation — volkswagen is to stop producing its iconic beetle car next year. we want to know what other brands that you love have disappeared. what icons do you miss which have va

i'm victoria fritz.orence have begun to affect coastal regions of the us states of north and south carolina. one person has been killed and several injured in a series of gas explosions in the us state of massachusetts. dozens of homes and buildings have been set on fire. 10 years on from the global financial crisis, we take a look at why spain was so badly hit and why it is still trying to recover. coming up in the business briefing, trading blows. g20 ministers gather in argentina as trump tariff tensions run high. plus, 10 years on from the collapse of lehman brothers we'll be finding out why asia was spared the worst of the crisis.

this is the briefing — i'm victoria fritz. our top story. y are confirmed dead. a british cabinet minister says there are no changes on the table at the moment after prime minister theresa may's brexit plan was rejected by eu leaders. the rap producer marion suge knight pleads guilty to manslaughter for running down two men in his pick up truck. coming up in the business briefing: sky under the hammer. the multi—billion dollar battle for the broadcast giant could soon be decided in britain's biggest ever auction. i will be speaking to experts

welcome to breakfast, with christian fraser and victoria fritz. 0ur headlines today: standing firm on special features will soon carry a warning icon. in sport, under pressure jose mourinho is again in the spotlight as his misfiring manchester united face a tricky trip to burnley in the premier league. good morning to you. it was a cracking day for some of us today, pretty warm as well. today‘s looking fairly warm across—the—board, but a bit more cloud around and

this is business live from bbc news with victoria fritz and sally bundock. desperate measures. turkey may push its interest rates above 20% today to prop up the plunging lira. live from london, that's our top story on thursday, 13th september turkey's president erdogan has called high borrowing costs the "mother and father of all evil" — but what can he do to save the falling lira if the central bank is forced to riase interest rates later today? and on the tenth anniversary of the start of the financial crisis, the former uk prime minister gordon brown tells the bbc that "we're sleepwalking into the next crisis". it's a more comofrtable start to trading today after a slight easing of trade tensions between the united states and europe. how to be hip. can global brands make themselves cool and appeal to a younger age market — just by hiring cutting edge film makers? we meet the woman who's made a business of connecting corporates with creatives. and south korea's mmilitary has revealed that a group of 12 college students tried to gain a huge amount of weight in order to avoid b

this is business live from bbc news with victoria fritz and sally bundock. all smiles in salzburg at a meeting of european leaders but with no brexit compromise in sight, companies and workers remain in limbo. live from london, that's our top story on thursday 20th september. british prime minister theresa may pitched her brexit plan to european leaders at the dinner in salzburg but according to the commission president, a deal remains far off the menu. we will talk you through the indigestion. also in the programme, china's jack ma withdraws his promise to create a million jobs in the us, as he warns of twenty years of trade friction with america. he was speaking at the world economic forum in tianjin where our correspondent was listening to his speech. and european markets open higher today with investors watching events in salzburg with another meeting of eu leaders about to start. it's a continent of 1.2 billion people, with growth expected to average over 3% next year. we'll get the inside track on africa's opportunities and challenges, as we speak live

i'm victoria fritz. our top story today: back on the road.aim his leadership of the white house is chaotic. as support for an anti—migrant, nationalist party grows, how will sweden's ruling democrats fare as the country goes to the polls? and fears grow of a humanitarian catastrophe as syrian troops prepare to attack rebel fighters, but can talks between iran, russia and turkey provide hope for the people of idlib? coming up in the business briefing... cryptocurrency crackdown. europe weighs in on tougher rules on the likes of bitcoin

this is business live from bbc news with victoria fritz and maryam moshiri. turbulence for british airways after a huge data breach affects hundreds of thousands of customers. live from london, that's our top story on friday 7th september. the airline says it's investigating the breach as a matter of urgency. customer data from 380,000 transactions has been stolen from the website and the mobile app. also in the programme, we'll be getting reaction from asia, as the world waits to see whether he'll reall do it. -- if —— if he will really do it. will president trump ramp up his trade tariffs against china? the deadline has just passed for businesses to respond. and on the markets — europe has opened. emerging markets are up a third of 1%. investors in two minds as to whether this is the moment, as we wait on news of more trade tariffs, to get in, ora moment to get out of stock markets. we'll be getting the inside track on the big business stories of the past week, including fears from one former bank of england governor over the uk's brexit plans. another day,

sunday morning, but that mix of sunshine good morning, welcome to breakfast with chris mason and victoria fritzng another brexit vote — the labour leadership say they'll support another referendum, if that's what the party's members want. falling victim to scams — the number of reports of fraud against older people doubles in three years. the biggest takeover in europe's media industry — us cable giant comcast wins the auction to buy sky. —— us cable giant comcast wins the auction to buy sky. it's another knockout for anthonyjoshua. he's still the world heavyweight champion after stopping his latest challenger. good morning. we have a spell of wet and windy weather

this is business live from bbc news with maryam moshiri and victoria fritz. 620 ministers gather in argentina to talk global trade — as currency crises deepen — and the threat of tit—for—tat trade sanctions and tariffs run high live from london, that's our top story on friday 14th september. as top trade officials from the world's largest economies meet in argentina — tensions over trade are at their highest in decades, as president trump seeks to shake up america's business relationships all around the world. plus — ten years on from the collapse of lehman brothers — how the rise of china saved asia from the worst of the crisis. and the european markets are open and looking strong. and we'll be getting the inside track on all things tech: from controversial eu new laws on copyright, to the falling value of crypto currencies and the launch of the apple's new iphone. that's all with our technology guru, rory cellan jones. and talking about things you might have a little bit of a soft spot for... and volkswagen have announced they are to stop making its classic beetle car next year — it was fir

this is business live from bbc news with maryam moshiri and victoria fritz. a crucial day in the trade war between the united states and china. will president trump follow through on his threat of another $200 billion worth of tariffs on beijing? live from london, that's our top story on thursday 6th september. decision time looms as american businesses have until the end of the day to express their views. we'll have more on this in a moment. also in the programme... the world's largest working offshore wind farm open‘s off the coast of north—west england today. it's the size of 20,000 football pitches and we'll have a special report from near the site. and the latest from the european markets, which have just and the latest from the european markets, which havejust opened. from toy robots to real learning. we'll find out why a leading tech company is switching its focus to education. and burberry has announced it's to stop using fur and burning its excess products. ididn't i didn't even know it did start. —— did that. are you attracted to firms with a more e

good morning, welcome, to breakfast, with chris mason and victoria fritz. our headlines today... backing another brexit vote — the labour leadership say they'll support another referendum if that's what party members want. falling victim to scams, the number of reports of fraud against older people doubles in three years. the biggest takeover in europe's media industry. us cable giant comcast wins the auction to buy sky. it's another knock—out foranthonyjoshua 7 he s for anthony joshua 7 he's still the world heavyweight champion, after stopping his latest challenger. good morning, we've got a spell of wet and windy weather moving its way across southern england and wales first thing this morning. it clears through at quite a pace and leaves a day of sunny spells and scattered showers for all. more details on that and the week ahead coming up shortly. it's sunday 23rd september. our top story. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, and his deputy tom watson have said they will back another brexit referendum, if their members call for one. it comes as a poll suggests overwhelming suppor

i‘m victoria fritz in the business news. eu. the break—up, he says, is "totally contrary to the new world". who will start the bidding? the uk‘s takeover panel says the future of sky will be settled by auction on saturday. the broadcaster has been subject to rival bids from fox and the us conglomerate comcast. it‘s not all doom and gloom on the high street — the hot summer and a recovery in incomes have boosted uk hello. news of major retailers going under seems commonplace these days. take french connection, for example. the fashion retailer said this morning that it had more than doubled its losses and sales continue to decline. but could the worst be over for our beleagured retailers? it is only one month‘s data. but today‘s release from the office for national statistics makes for interesting reading. rather than another squeeze on retail, the sector actually grew in august. yes, we still spent relatively less on food, fuel and clothing, but we did spend more on household goods. and those stronger than expected retail sa

i'm victoria fritz — in the business news...owingly undersold" price match promise. its decision day for policymakers around the world — as central bankers decide on interest rates in britain, the eurozone and troubled turkey. and — how free will we really be to roam after brexit? the government has promised that free roaming will continue in europe even if the uk leaves the eu without a deal, despite warnings by phone providers. let's start with a grisly anniversary. its been ten years since the start of the financial crisis that rocked the world. some countries have yet to reach equilibrium. but could we be about to be hit by another economic bust—up — and if we were, would the world be ready to face it? the former prime minister gordon brown has been speaking to our business editor, simonjack. he feels the world could be sleepwalking into meltdown. and i feel we are sleepwalking into the next crisis. i feel that this is a leaderless world and i think when the next crisis comes, and there will be a future crisis, we will find

this is business live from bbc news with maryam moshiri and victoria fritz.ks to shake up america's business relationships all around the world. plus — ten years on from the collapse of lehman brothers — how the rise of china saved asia from the worst of the crisis.

this is business live from bbc news with maryam moshiri and victoria fritz.ve a special report from near the site.

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this is business live from bbc news with victoria fritz and sally bundock. desperate measures.er gordon brown tells the bbc that "we're sleepwalking into the next crisis".