Including the biggest spending spree in 15 years but will it boost the uk economy . Hopes for an early breakthrough in the brexit talks falter with time running out before thursdays make or break summit of eu leaders. In some underground car parks in paris, theres no longer much room to park, because these are being grown there. And data makes the world go around. We create some 2. 5 quintillion bytes of it every day. Well get the inside track on how companies can harness data to improve services to consumers. And should air miles schemes be banned to discourage excessive flying . We want to know would you miss frequent flyer reward schemes . Get in touch just use the hashtag bbcworklife. Hello and a warm welcome to worklife, our new business show, and we start in the uk, where the country today will witness the pomp and ceremony of the queens speech. Thats when the British Government sets out its legislative programme for the next session of parliament. Its expected to include big pla
Will the Manchester Terror Attacks put you off going to any major events this weekend or argue determined to carry on as normal . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn will give a major speech today, as Election Campaigning resumes after the Terror Attack in manchester. Hes expected to link British Military action abroad to terrorism in the uk, and call for a change to Foreign Policy. Lets talk to our political guru norman smith about this. Tell us a bit more about whatJeremy Corbyn is going to say . Mr corbyn will set out what he thinks are some of the key drivers of terrorism. He will say that he is not seeking to excuse terrorists, they are the ones who are guilty and they are the ones who are guilty and they alone are guilty for the acts they alone are guilty for the acts they carry out. But he will suggest that some of the walls
And World Business report. As donald trump gets ever closer to the white house, will he heed calls to step down from his vast Business Empire once he becomes us president and put his assets in a blind trust . And where in the world will there be growth in 2017 . The World Bank Says brazil and russia will prosper despite the shadow of uncertainty from the United States. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also in the programme vw is on the verge of parking the Emissions Scandal in the United States. Details in just Emissions Scandal in the United States. Details injust a moment. In the last few hours weve heard President Obamas Farewell Speech with just over a week left in charge of the worlds biggest economy. Later today his successor donald trump will give a long awaited press conference, his first since winning the white house in november. And there are still questions about how he will separate himself from his vast Business Interests. In his latest disclosure, the P
This is worklife from bbc news, with ben bland and Lewis Vaughan jones. Taxing the tech titans Large Technology Companies Often have small tax bills. We look at the latest efforts to get them to pay more. Live from london, thats our top story on monday 17th february. As Mark Zuckerberg heads to a top level eu meeting saying facebook is willing to pay more tax, we look at how that might happen. Also in the programme, as japan seeks to hold back the spread of the coronavirus, the countrys economy hits the skids. And managing the age gap, we look at how to deal with having
a boss thats younger than you. We get the inside track on how to keep your threads up to date on a shoestring budget by renting the clothes you want. And today we want to know your thoughts on reclining your plane seat after a video of an angry passenger goes viral online. Let us know what you think use bbcworklife. Hello and welcome to worklife. That question, its divided you already, plenty of strong opinions coming i
And more turbulence for boeing, as the plane maker announces its troubled 737 max planes wont return to the skies until the summer. And well be getting the inside track on the battle over biometrics with a tech company developing emotional analytics tools for businesses. As were focusing on Mental Health issues in the workplace wed like to hear about your experience, both good bad. Let us know just use the hashtag bbcworklife. Hello and welcome to worklife. A warm welcome to the programme. We start with an issue that businesses can no longer afford to ignore Mental Health. New analysis for the bbc suggests that the cost of poor Mental Health in the workplace has increased significantly in just two years with many employees feeling uncomfortable talking about their Mental Health with their employers. The report by deloitte estimates that costs to uk employers alone have risen by 16 to over £40 billion. Thats 52 billion a year. They say its down to a combination of rising wages and an i