It is time for World Business report. Headlines so. President macron faces the wrath of french workers. Its Biggest Union launches strike action today bringing disruption across the country. And the boss of bmw gives us his brexit wish list and reveals the car giants electric ambitions. Hello and a very warm them to you to World Business report. I am sally bundock. Very warm welcome to you. Also in the programme well explain augmented reality. Rory has been out playing with gadgets again. His report in a moment. But first, france is braced for mass strikes and protests today mainly about president macrons controversial plans to reform french labour laws. Here is what you need to know the reforms aim to make it easier for medium and small size businesses to sack workers. Trade Union Collective bargaining will also be watered down, and firms with fewer than 20 staff will be able to negotiate directly with individual employees, instead of a union branch. Also in the industrial action, the reforms are aimed at boosting growth in europes third biggest economy. It grew that much. In the three months to the end ofjune the economy grew byjust half a percent. France also has a stubbornly high Unemployment Rate currently around 9. 5 of the workforce, or roughly 3 Million People. That compares with a figure of 4. 3 across the border in germany. The strike has been called by frances biggest trade union, the cgt. Other major french unions representing workers in sectors like health care, education, and transportation have also asked their members to join the industrial action. Its worth noting that the protests will overlap with an unrelated strike by air france pilots. Lets go live to paris and get analysis from professor of International Economics at hec International Business school. We discussed labour reform under hollande. How far will macron get . The measures that he is proposing i think will go through, despite the protest that you just discuss. Disgust. Discussed. The president can get the measures passed by decrees that can be just ratified by the parliament. So you believe that although today will be a tough day, he will get his reforms through . What difference will it make to the economy . Well, he, basically, this isa economy . Well, he, basically, this is a political test. Whether he will be on to reform the country at all. Because the measures, if you look at the monte service, they may not change much in the course of things. If change much in the course of things. If you look at them on the surface. But in the larger scheme of things, there will be other measures undertaken. For example, in the future, perhaps on pension reform, oi future, perhaps on pension reform, or the reform of Civil Servant status. From january, social contributions will be diminished. Instead, some income taxes will be raised. So this is a large plan to modernise the economy, and bring the large unemployment that you talked about at the beginning, which is structural and a large sense, down within five or even ten years. Will he achieve that goal . That is something that resident hollande said he must achieve if he was to continue in office, and he did not. Well, he has a majority that is willing for a change. That was not the case for mr hollande, who faced that at some part of his reign. Basically, a mutiny amongst his mps. Sorry to interrupt, but will unemployment come down . If he gets through all the reforms, will it have the desired effect . Well, all the measures, i think that they could bring the unemployment down to, say, 7 , especially if the economy is expanding, as it is now. The measures that we are talking about today are not probably going to be the biggest chunk of that. Sure. Thank you forjoining us again light from palliser early in the morning. Again, live from paris. The frankfurt motor show is getting under way today. This year electric cars are everywhere and bmw showcased an electric mini concept. The german carmaker also owns the other iconic british brand, rolls royce. Theo leggett caught up its chief executive and asked how a german car giant with a lot of assets in the uk deals with brexit. We need, clearly, free trade. Bmw is invested in free trade, and free trade between European Countries is important to be competitive. This is also better for the uk, important to be competitive. This is also betterfor the uk, so we dont need any high barriers, tariff barriers, between them. We also need Free People Movement between the uk and europe. So there are certain things that we do achieve to make the business there for the future in the business there for the future in the uk. And this is something we talk openly with politicians in the uk and eu about. That is fine if things go well. Whatever doesnt . What if there are carrusca is that with that put british production in jeopardy . We need to look at what happens and how the framework and conditions will develop. But i am sure that there will be a pragmatic solution. I hope that it will happen, because both sides need that. Otherwise nobody will benefit. Looking get your players were future, we are notjust talk about the electric many, of course. There are 12 alleged models coming onstrea m are 12 alleged models coming onstream in the next two years mini. But it is about appeasing angry politicians, about meeting eu emissions limits . Or is there a reality behind the hype . Are we really about is the electric cars go mainstream . The reality behind this is future mobility and sustainable mobility, which we at bmw group believe in. We started ourjourney in 2007. We invested in mobility. If you want to solve issues in the future, and meet climate conditions, you need to invest in sustainable mobility. So this is notjust hype. This is a long term trend that you will see, weve transitioned into other types of engines working more efficiently to meet the targets as well. So there is a long period of transition, but long term, we will see sustainable mobility. The boss of bmw, there. Todayis today is all about apple. They are releasing their latest iphone is and one of the biggest selling points is expected to be augmented reality. What is that . Duran of the one goh . Well, remember pokemon go . Our Technology CorrespondentRory Cellan Jones explains. Apple says it is grubby hold of augmented reality and has released a softwa re augmented reality and has released a software kit, a kit to make ar apps. It isa software kit, a kit to make ar apps. It is a big feature of the new iphone. And you have one of these ar apps. Iphone. And you have one of these ar apps, that you have been working on. Tell us about it. You can basically achieve your fantasies of running into large flocks of pigeons. Here, we scatter food on the floor, and make a complete mess. The pigeons are now appearing from the sky above us, and the aim of the game is basically to run at them as quickly as possible and scare them off. As such. So there is a flock right behind you, just there. Oh, a pigeon there. We need to scare them. Sigh making noise and flatter my arms around his get. But they are all over the office. The whole idea of ar has been around for years. What is different with this kit . Apple have opened up for the first time to hundreds of thousands of developers, which the technology before would have taken which the technology before would have ta ken years to which the technology before would have taken years to create, and hundreds of people in eating. Now small studios like me, for people, can certainly great gains in just a few months. Four people. This opens up the incredible, kitted technology at base level so that we can build silly games or useful tools, or eating. So if you see somebody running around the offers we re somebody running around the offers were their phone, looking like they are fitting kitchens, you know what they up to. These are the markets. Japan had another really good session, having had a good time on monday. A weaker yen and a good session the night before on wall street helping. The s p 500, going on to the next board, closing at a record high. You can see it there. Why the big climb . Hurricane irma was not as bad as feared. Also north korea, no action from them at the weekend. Server now at least, markets are riding a wave of relief. So markets are riding a wave of relief. So for now at least. I will be backin so for now at least. I will be back ina so for now at least. I will be back in a moment for the news review. See you then. Theres little evidence that drinking small amounts of alcohol while pregnant is harmful according to researchers, but women are still being recommended to avoid it completely. Scientists at the university of bristol say their study doesnt show that drinking is safe and that its best to follow current government advice. Heres the bbcs health correspondentjenny walrond. Drinking heavily in pregnancy is well known to be harmful to babies. But mums to be often ask if there is a safe level. Scientists say a lack of evidence has led to inconsistent advice and confusion amongst mothers and health professionals. Now an analysis by the university of bristol have studied dating back to the 1950s that suggest that having one small glass of wine twice a week, orfour units one small glass of wine twice a week, or four units in one small glass of wine twice a week, orfour units in total, may result in a small increase in the chances of having a small baby or a premature birth. But Scientists Say there is so Little Research is difficult to be sure. We could then come up with we couldnt come up with a definite answer as to whether there is or is not a harmful effect of treating such a low level of alcohol. So there is uncertainty as to whether it is therefore not say for the child to be exposed to this level of alcohol. Pregnant women who have had a drink are being reassured that they are unlikely to have harmed their baby, but advice from both researchers and the uk chief medical officer is that it is best to completely abstain while pregnant, or trying to conceive, on the grounds that it is better to be safe tha n the grounds that it is better to be safe than sorry. Jenny walrond, bbc news. You are watching bbc news. Coming up at 6am on breakfast, Louise Minchin and jon kay will have all the days news, business and sport. Theyll also have more from westminster, and the vote at about midnight. Mps voted to back the eu withdrawal bill in its first round. Youre watching bbc news. The latest headlines this hour residents in florida are beginning to return to their homes, as authorities assess the widespread coastal flooding and damage caused by hurricane irma. Severe damage is reported in the florida keys and nearly six Million People are without electricity. The british governments plans to replace the supremacy of European Union law in the uk have passed their first major test in parliament. The eu withdrawal bill aims to cut the uks political, financial and legal ties with brussels. The Un Security Council has voted unanimously to impose new sanctions on north korea as punishment for carrying out a nuclear test. The sanctions target pyongyangs ability to fund and fuel its nuclear programme. Now it is time for our newspaper review. Whats making headlines around the world . First off, the front page of the japan times with two pieces on the un imposed sanctions on north korea following its sixth and Largest Nuclear test. The measures were watered down measures to please pyongyang allies russia and china. The guardian is running a piece on what the United Nations has called a textbook example of ethnic cleansing in relation to the treatment the Muslim Rohingya minority are receiving in myanmar. To france now, where a general strike is planned by the countrys Largest Union in protest against president macrons labour reforms. Two thirds of the population are in favour of protesting. And were going to finish off with two stories in the financial times. The first takes a look at that brexit vote to move the eu withdrawal bill on to the next stage of parliamentary scrutiny, which happened overnight