Edinburgh and also sunshine expected in plymouth but across central and eastern areas it will be cloud coming through, a breeze and some chances of wintry showers through the afternoon. This weather front is going to move into the cold air during the course of monday night and watch what happens, a spell of snow in scotland, Northern Ireland and the north west of england. We dont think much, maybe ten centimetres across the hills and a couple of centimetres in towns and cities and by the middle of tuesday, you see, in the afternoon, that is where the front will it have effectively snowed itself out and the temperatures will drop rapidly through the night. Wednesday or tuesday night lay on the way. Wednesday sees as between weather systems so a brighter window of weather with some sunshine around, but on thursday things will cloud over and turn that little bit less cold. Here is a summary for the week, pretty cold, widespread frost at night and some snow as well. This is bbc news. Our l
Head of thee to the oecd and the chairman of bp world. If you are in london. And minimizes a little bit what was the most drop for u. S. Stocks into years. 10 out of the 11 sectors on the s p 500 are making gains and driving the index to a close over 1 . We saw gains in the Dow Jones Industrial average. Spot 85. Re at two the point to make here is on the u. S. Junk bond market which had its worst week in two years. We talked about the this a little bit on the show. Corporate bonds have been accelerating, handing investors there weres lost their worst loss since the oil slump. Let us show you what has been happening around the world. We have some pressure coming through in the commodities space, specifically on crude and hedge funds. They have been scaling back their bets by the most since august. We have the red count. That is weighing in on the broader picture. We will discuss that later on in the program. The cable tray 1. 38, down 6 10 of 1 . That is the weakest in three weeks. That
Grayling told mps the company is making significant losses, but said there could be no question of a bailout. He insisted there would be no impact on day to day operations. The National Audit office has already launched an investigation into the governments handling of the franchise which provides services between london and edinburgh as our Business Editor simonjack reports. The east coast mainline has been heading for trouble for years. Stagecoach owns 90 of the franchise, and virgin 10 . Both companies wanted to walk away from the losses they were making in 2020, three years early. Today it became clear they will be getting to the point of collapse even earlier. It has now been confirmed the situation is much more urgent. It is now clear this franchise will only be able to continue in its current form for a matter of a very small number of months and no more. That is because stagecoach has already lost £200 million running the line. This company cannot be allowed to run this franch
The oil rich abu dhabi, the hear me leave, it was never that interested in attracting tourists is, unlike its flashy neighbour dubai, for example. But on this trip, i think i might have to revise that opinion. Because abu dhabi seems to be upping its game, especially in the cultural sta kes. Its game, especially in the cultural stakes. On my journey, its game, especially in the cultural stakes. On myjourney, i am going to experience world renowned architecture like the new louvre museum, and find out how traditional local Musical Instruments are being revived. But i will also be exploring both urban and desert landscapes to get a sense of how this emirate is making the most of its unique environment. Abu dhabi is entering a new phase in its breakneck speed development. Is its breakneck speed development. Is it really going to reach the heights as must see Tourist Destination in its own right . It is hard to believe abu dhabi was just a fishing village only a few decades ago. In 1971, t
In from the east. There will be a touch of frost and also possibly some ice into tomorrow. Tomorrow will bring a strong cold north easterly wind across southern and eastern areas particularly. That will deliver one or two wintry showers. Lighter winds in the north. Where we have the strength of wind in the south, at that onto the temperatures and it will feel like freezing. Hello, good morning. This is bbc news our latest headlines. Senior democrats have warned President Donald Trump not to use a controversial memo as a pretext to fire the special counsel investigating alleged russian involvement in the us election. I think its a disgrace whats happening in our country. When you look at that and you see that and some of the other things whats going on, a lot of people should be ashamed of themselves. The government has announced a package of Financial Support for Small Companies affected by the collapse of the outsourcing firm, carillion. A father whose three daughters were among those