mischievous asia s richest man hits back against us traders who raised doubts about his finances, wiping $10 billion off his companies share prices. and never too late to influence why brands are seeking out older people to push their products hello. we start here in the uk, where in a few hours time the government s finance chief chancellor of the exchequerjeremy hunt will announce plans to boost the economy and tackle the country s poor productivity. central to those plans, freeing the city of london s giant insurance firms from eu rules on how much cash they have to keep in reserve. they say it could release 100 billion pounds to invest in things like clean energy and infrastructure. mr hunt will also warn against an attitude of declinism amid accusations from business that post brexit uk is in danger of getting left behind in an increasingly competitive world economy. the future looks very uncertain because you have that ira, the 350 billion dollars been spent in
defence and the potential threat from china. rishi sunak is due to meet the australian prime minister, and the us president. the three countries are expected to agree to provide australia with nuclear powered submarines. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week, a look back at some of our most fascinating historical journeys. from the desert canyons ofjordan. that would be impressive if we built that today, but that was built thousands of years ago. look at it! ..to the noisy streets of paris. driving a 2cv car is not easy. driving in paris is not easy. well, now you re making me nervous! and from the majesty of lady liberty. it stood for freedom - and for liberty to people all over the world. ..to the drama of the kenyan bush. hi! welcome to paris, where i m soaking up the sun on the banks of the river seine. it s lovely. both the left bank and right banks of the river seine are unesco world heritage sites. the left is famous for inspiring generations of artists and intel
revelations from an mi5 spy who helped bring peace to northern ireland. he s told the bbc he met ira leaders in march 1993, despite talks being called off by the british government. gwyneth paltrow has repeatedly insisted that she was the victim in a skiing accident that s the subject of a lawsuit in the us state of utah. giving evidence, the oscar winning actress said she d been hit from behind by terry sanderson. he claims he was the victim. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for talking business. welcome to talking business. let s have a look at what is on the show. a crisis forcing governments to invest billions to avert a catastrophe. it is not the banking crisis, though. it is the climate crisis. as europe goes head to head with the united states on subsidies for green investment he will ask what it means for business, international trade and the future of the planet. i will discuss that with these two. there they are. and we will assess the impact on business with
tactical nuclear weapons on their territory. he said president lukashenko has often been raising theissue lukashenko has often been raising the issue with him. an asteroid passed harmlessly between the earth and the moon this evening and what astronomers are calling a once in a decade event. you are watching bbc news. welcome to talking business. let s have a look at what is on the show. a crisis forcing governments to invest billions to avert a catastrophe. it is not the banking crisis, though. it is the climate crisis. as europe goes head to head with the united states on subsidies for green investment we will ask what it means for business, international trade and the future of the planet. i will discuss that with these two. there they are. and we will assess the impact on business with wayne griffiths the big boss of the car maker seat which has just announced an electric car battery plant in spain. he willjoin me for an exclusive interview. he willjoin me for an exclusiv
the legal definition of a landlord is to be debated in the supreme court today in a bid to help tenants in some of england s worst rental properties. if you want to get in touch with a comment about any of the stories we re covering today you can do that on twitter @annitabbc and use the #bbcyourquestions. in sport, manchester united beat nottingham forest 3 0 in the first leg of their league cup semi final. hello, good morning, and welcome to bbc news. russia has hit back at ukraine with a wave of missiles the day after two western countries confirmed it would send tanks to help kyiv s forces repel the russian invasion. one person has been reported killed and two injured in kyiv as around 30 missiles were fired at targets across the country. in his nightly address, president zelensky thanked germany and the united states for agreeing to send tanks, but said his country now needs more long range artillery and aircraft. for months, he s campaigned for these, in public, and i