in business, a transatlantic battle over privacy. europe s top court to hear whether us tech giants can keep gathering personal data on eu citizens. good to have you with us. this is thursday s reefing, making sure you are gci’oss thursday s reefing, making sure you are across all you need to know in global news business and sport. also in the programme: in the top three youtube earners are this 8 year old and a 5 year old. a multimillion dollar business is proving lucrative but can be exhausting with pewdiepie announcing he is taking a break. what do you think? are you tempted 7 get in touch just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. after a marathon debate by republican and democratic congressmen and women, donald trump has become only the third president in american history to be impeached by the house of representatives. that sets up a trial in the senate, which has to decide whether he should be removed from office. the house is controlled by his opponents, the democrats.
to frustrate and cancel brexit after the party announced plans to hijack forjohnson‘s plans for a plans for iraq dish second referendum. abc news, is a pattern of sectors, all the main dailies in australia, redacted their front pages to highlight the constraints on media organisations under strict national security legislation. around special compass to highlight the threat of criminal charges for the journals. telegraph like many others in the uk i m sure globally has a deficit of suspects on their front page, as she speaks of the unbearable pressure of life in the spotlight as a member of the royal family saying so long enough for her to just survive. the male is talking about what we are discussing with you, children risking shortsightedness or blindness if they don t spend enough time outside and away from reading with that be books or screens, a new epidemic of myopia in youngsters has been directly linked to the amount of time they spent doing near work, people are at
a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and our talking point for today: scientists in the us have found that optimists live longer than pessimists in fact, up to 15% longer. so are you a glass half full type of person? do you agree that thinking positively will add years on to your life? tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. the pharmaceutical companyjohnson and johnson says it will appeal against a judge s ruling, and a fine of more than half a billion dollars, for involvement in the us opioid epidemic. the attorney general of the american state of oklahoma said that marketing campaigns by the company caused thousands of deaths by fuelling addiction to pain killers. here s our north america correspondent, peter bowes. the scourge of risk in drug abuse. an opioid academic that has claimed almost 400,000 lives in over two decades epidemic. now a landmark ruling after the state of ok
a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also in the programme, a new study shows the benefits to mother and baby s health of a swedish law that allows fathers to take up to 30 days paid leave in the year after birth whilst the mother is still on leave. tell us what you think just use #bbcthebriefing. in the us there s no mandated paid leave for dads. after a day of politics where president trump hailed what he called, the extraordinary alliance between the usa and britain, he lljoin other world leaders for the 75th anniversary of d day. it was on this day in 191m that the go ahead was given to liberate nazi occupied europe. the invasion, which involved thousands of allied boats and planes, took place the next day on the 6th ofjune. graham satchell has been looking ahead to today s events. in the shadow of the vast portsmouth naval memorial, southsea, and is being searched and made secure. three year old spani
good to have you with us. a warm welcome to the programme briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business, and sport. tributes are pouring in following the news of the death of niki lauda so we d love to hear your stories and memories this morning. do get in touch, just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. let us focus on that right now. tributes are coming in to the three time formula 1 motor racing champion, niki lauda, has died at the age of 70. he was a winner for ferrari in 1975 and 1977, and for mclaren in 1984. but more than that, he came to define grace and courage after being badly burned on the racetrack. a family statement said he died peacefully with them by his side. jo wilson looks back on his life. niki lauda excelled and somehow survived in a desperately dangerous era. he defied his wealthy family s orders to be a racing driver. with ferrari, lauda dominated formula 1. already world champion in 1975, more glory seemed certain. this was his car at