with me again is nina trentmann from the wall streetjournal. 45 from the wall streetjournal. minutes into the prog have 45 minutes into the programme we have to talk about brexit, which is pretty impressive given recent news. the guardian says that brussels is keen to avoid repeated delays as exasperation grows at theresa may's behaviour, so says the guardian, thatis behaviour, so says the guardian, that is its take on what has been going on. it is interesting when you look at the guardian front page which says that eu diplomats are discussing this extension of the uk's when the ship in the eu for 21 months, not to have a transition period and not to have a no deal brexit but to leave the uk in the eu to longer in order to discuss a potential trade deal that would also avoid the necessity to have the irish backstop. then you have the daily telegraph saying that theresa may is looking at delaying brexit by two months. it is different —— interesting to see this divergences of sides and views. there is this question that i am, from an eu perspective it makes a lot of sense to say that g

with me again is nina trentmann from the wall streetjournal. 45 from the wall streetjournal. minutese we have to talk about brexit, which is pretty impressive given recent news. the guardian says that

seen the big institutions such as you mentioned, the new york times, the washington post, the wall streetjournal more popular, being read by more people than have ever read those papers now, partly because of the fuss he's making about it. but on the issue of guns, whether it be the big newspapers, whether it be powerful voices such as your own, and you wrote a column about this just a few days ago, the fact is that, for all of the mass shootings — and you know, there's no point reading the list. everybody knows that, even here in florida, there have been a host of mass shootings. and yet not one of these incidents, for all of the grief, the prayers that are offered, produces a blind bit of political difference... no. ..on the issue of gun control. we have the former governor actually put — rose up against the nra after the marjory stoneman douglas shooting, and they raised the age limit for purchase, i think, of semiautomatic rifles, and i believe put in — they might have a waiting period. there was a couple of laws passed that the nra had opposed, that it was the first time in many, many years

to have someone who every time there's a negative article about him, despite — even in the wall streetjournalcall it fake news, because... and there is this line, "the enemies of the people" — the idea thatjournalists can be the enemy. well, that's absurd. and the media, the press, whether it's — whether you get your news online or you get it from an old—fashioned newspaper on your doorstep, they are going to survive donald trump. they will survive and they will endure past donald trump. but we've seen the big institutions such as you mentioned, the new york times, the washington post, the wall streetjournal have all become more robust, more popular, being read by more people than have ever read those papers now, partly because of the fuss he's making about it. but on the issue of guns, whether it be the big newspapers, whether it be powerful voices such as your own, and you wrote a column about this just a few days ago, the fact is that, for all of the mass shootings — and, you know, there's no point reading the list. everybody knows that even here in florida, there have been a host of mass

even in the wall streetjournal, which article, despite... article, despite... even in the wall streetjournal, which his friend owns, just call it fake news, because... and there is this loan, the enemies of the people, the idea that journalist can the enemies of the people, the idea thatjournalist can be the enemy. well, that's absurd, and the media, the press, whether it's... whether you get your news online or you get it from an old—fashioned newspaper on your doorstep, they are going to survive donald trump. they will survive donald trump. they will survive and they will endure past donald trump. but we have seen the big institutions, such as you mentioned, the new york times, the washington post, the wall street journal, have all become more robust, more popular, being read by more people than have ever read those papers. now, partly because of the fuss he's making about it. but on the issue of guns, whether it be the big newspapers, whether it be powerful voices such as your own, and you wrote a column about this just a few days ago, th

with me isjoseph sternberg, a columnist at the wall streetjournal. i will not ask your age.ark carney it swaps fear for hope. quite gushy about his speech. this is an interesting story because, in a way, mark carney was right about saying brexit could be an opportunity but whether it is relevant is another question. you can imagine the scenario with trade opening, economic activity and it could pay off... he is looking fight into the future when all the staff has settled down, all the difficulties of the change. exactly. this is a long—term view and there are a lot of steps to go from where we are to the future of possibility. the telegraph talks about the fact that three months ago mark carney was accused of whipping up project his —— hysteria but he is walking a fine line. everyone wants bank leaders to be on one side or the other. he has been quite consistent to say that iraq short—term dangerous and a lot of pieces that have the fall into place in order to work out well in the. when he started the job, in july 2013, he was appointed by george osborne, wooed to come from

and the wall streetjournal reports on the arrest of a scientist working with suppliers to coca cola —china. they were interested in the coatings used on the inside of cans, which are apparently very hard to make. don't forget, let us know what you are spotting online. share that with us. use the hashtag, as usual, #bbcthebriefing. that's almost it for the business briefing this hour. but before we go, the markets. asian stocks fell after weak us retail sales figures raised fresh doubts about the strength of the world's largest economy. that outweighed any optimism towards trade talks between the us and china. see you soon. the prison minister says there are early signs of reduced violence in 10 of england's worst affected prisons. last year, rory stewart said he'd quit if he was unable to tackle the problem. here's our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. 0k, we're going to do a routine cell search... the value of experience. these senior prison officers have been brought in to nottingham to guide new members of staff. more than half of those working here have less tha n than half

with me isjoseph sternberg, a columnist at the wall streetjournal. i will not ask your age.

from the wall streetjournal — pressure grows on the us, china to forge trade deal.the consequences of failure in talks before a march deadline. and a little bit more on the asian business use later on. asian shares have been down on those trade concerns. i will see you soon. the rover europe sends to mars next year will bear the name of dna pioneer, rosalind franklin. at least 30,000 people took part in a competition to name the vehicle. rebecca morelle reports. i am here at a mock—up mars where this prototype rover has been put through its paces. it's designed to roam across the rocky martian terrain. now, this mission is nearly complete. everything is almost ready but one vital element has been missing and that's been the name of the rover, and today it's been unveiled as the rosalind franklin rover. to explain why, i'm joined by the british astronaut tim peake. tim, so why is this rosalind the rover, why the name? rosalind franklin, a great british scientist who did so much to unlock the secrets of human life, to dna and the double helix, and so it's only fitting

from the wall streetjournal — ‘this one here is gonna farm belt bankruptcies are soaring.ices that have been grinding down american farmers for years. from wired: facebook‘s top pr exec is leaving the toughestjob in tech. following more than two years of constant turbulence, the company's vice president of communications, caryn marooney, is leaving the company — the latest in a string of shakeups at facebook‘s communications department over the past year. and quartz discusses: why spotify wants to be like netflix now — the reasons behind the music streaming giant's move into podcasting. that is your business briefing. the energy regulator, 0fgem, is expected to allow gas and electricity suppliers to increase bills by raising the price cap later this morning. the cap, which came into force at the start of the year, is designed to protect customers on standard variable rates. it's thought the rise will reflect an increase in wholesale costs. simon gompertz reports. 11 million people like jackie from south manchester on the expensive standard variable prices, which are capped

with me in the studio isjoseph sternberg, columnist with the wall streetjournal.ing, once again you and i are talking about this problem. give us are talking about this problem. give us your take on what the british chambers of commerce are saying. well, i think it's natural that a lot of businesses are extremely uneasy about this circumstance, because we are very close to the date when britain is set to formally leave the european union and there is no certainty about what is going to happen. i think that it is important to remember that businesses do often have the degree deal with degrees of uncertainty about future policy directions and the economic climate. what is unusual this time is uncertainty is so unusual this time is uncertainty is so great on so unusual this time is uncertainty is so great on so many unusual this time is uncertainty is so great on so many things, and you are also not clear exactly what the goal on this is going to be. will all of the uncertainty be worth it in the end? depending on what kind of wrecks that outcome britain gets. most o

a 36—year—old man has taken out a full page advertisement in the wall streetjournal to complain abouthe lack of hand sanitisers at forecourts to not enough lettuce in his burger. today we want to know — if you could, what would you complain about? send us your pet peeves — use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. anybody wondering why i was physically assaulting victoria, i wasn't, it was pinch and punch for the first of the month, a tradition in the newsroom. we start with online retail giant amazon — it has broken its own sales records yet again after the strongest holiday season in its history. but it's predicting a slowdown in growth and that has rattled investors, who sold off the shares in after hours trading. let's show you some of the numbers — because they are staggering. amazon made revenues of over $72 billion in the three months to the end of december. that was up almost 20% on the same period last year. $3 billion of that was profit — also a record. amazon now has 100 million us subscribers to its prime service, which gives access to on demand movies and tv as well as free delivery.

this is what the white house is briefing, as per the wall streetjournal. ..te house line. this is what the president tweeted this morning... so un—attacked there on the media and other democrats on an issue that dates back to november. what does jane o'brien think of all this talk about bipartisanship full? if president trump's tweets today are anything to go by, then that bipartisanship is not going very well. he has criticised senate minority leader chuck schumer, taunting him over losing the senate. and he is talking about his wall, and the wall is the biggest issue that drives the republicans and democrats apart. he wants funding for it. they are saying no, it's going to come up tonight. you can guarantee that. and it's a big red rag to the democratic bulls. and this speech is happening today because it couldn't happen before because of the standoff over that wall funding, but has any progress been made on that or could we be back to a shutdown in a few weeks? i really hope not, but yes, that is a possibility because we've just got ten days before those t

the wall streetjournal has cohen says trump guided the cover—up. we are talking about a convicted liar who has lied to congress before, that is their argument? that was their argument from the very beginning, that michael cohen has pled guilty to lying to congress, and here he was a few months later in front of congress again. why should they trust anything he says? that is a challenge in any sort of a legal proceeding when you have somebody that is an unsavoury character, to be able to present them as perhaps now being willing to tell the truth. what michael cohen essentially said in response to that was that he has nothing left to lose, his life has fallen apart, he is trying to make amends. now the other side of that is that he might be trying to get some sympathy from judges that might sentence him, or get a book deal, and of course michael cohen denied all of that. what happens next? there were a lot of threads that were brought to the service and yesterday's hearings. that this committee, the oversight committee, or other congressional commit