To tax americas tech giants a us threat to target billions of dollars of fancy french goods. Plus the video sharing app tiktok has been hit with a Class Action Lawsuit in the us, after claims that it sent data to china and well be getting the inside track on crowd funding the appetite for ordinary people to invest in start ups shows no sign of letting up. Well be talking to the founder of one firm crowdcube about the appeal. Is it about backing a winner or being a part of something . Do you have a morning routine . Apparently those who don tfit in a trip to the gym and make a fresh smoothie before work are underperforming. How important is your morning routine . Get in touch just use the hashtag bbcworklife. Hello and welcome to worklife. As long as this programme is a part of your routine in the morning, forget the smoothie and the gym. Of your routine in the morning, forget the smoothie and the gymm really doesnt matter President Trump is in the uk and meeting allies at a nato 70th a
Are battling catastrophic conditions, as wildfires continue to rage on australias east coast. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with jane dougall. Hello. Both Raheem Sterling and joe gomez had trained together, despite Raheem Sterling being dropped after an altercation between the two. Sterling has admitted his emotions got the better of him. Are slight respite for the rain in the next 24 hours. We will take a closer look at what is causing a catastrophic australian wildfires. Also coming up, were out and about in Bishop Auckland. We are in the north east today, in Bishop Auckland, in a town that has voted labour in every election since 1935. Is that about to change . Hello, everyone this is afternoon live. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn has heavily criticised the government for what he has described as a woeful response to flooding in yorkshire and the midlands. Five days after the flooding began, the Prime Minister will this afternoon chair a meeting of the governments Cobra
A vote on borisjohnsons Withdrawal Agreement. The paper sastohnson may axe his deal entirely, rather than accept amendments like a second referendum or customs union. The i, meanwhile, reports on fury at the Prime Ministers plan to force through a high speed brexit, with mps worried they could be voting for what the paper describes as a blind brexit. Onto another big story today taking centre stage on the front of the metro, Prince William says he fears for his brother harry, after he appeared to confirm a rift between the two of them and admitted to struggling with his mental health, on an itv documentary aired last night. A Kensington Palace source has told the bbc the cambridges are concerned that the duke and duchess of sussex are in a fragile place. The front page of the independent showing protesters on the streets of beirut in lebanon, demonstrating against what the paper describes as corruption and sectarianism in the country. And on the front of the ft, news that a russian spy
Office. I quite agree that the cyber impact skills fund is a crucial driver of written out when it skills in this vital and growing area. I would like to commend the dcms officials and those at the National Cyber Security Centre who have managed this fund. I would however ask him to look closely at the performance fun in relation to the grant given to hacker house in light of the information in a shed with the house this afternoon. I do think close scrutiny of what they are dealing with this money is of paramount importance. dealing with this money is of paramount importance. I think the honourable lady for her question, andi honourable lady for her question, and i pay tribute to her work as my predecessor, it is an honour to follow her this dispatch box. She is com pletely follow her this dispatch box. She is completely right, she will know that we asa completely right, she will know that we as a department routinely talk to those who are in receipt of grants, and that we make sure th
Gusts of wind, maybe 50 or 60 miles an hour, could cause disruption gcioss an hour, could cause disruption across england and wales. With lively and thundery downpours elsewhere, you will want to join lively and thundery downpours elsewhere, you will want tojoin me for the full cup full forecast here on breakfast. Its saturday, the 10th of august. Our top story the Energy Watchdog has demanded an urgent report from National Grid, after yesterdays massive power cut which affected nearly a Million People in england and wales. 0fgem has warned it could take enforcement action following the blackouts, which caused huge disruption to the rail network and cut electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes. Some rail passengers were stuck on trains until the early hours of the morning, as andy moore reports. Darkness at clapham station. The lights went out, the display boards died, even the ticket machines were com pletely died, even the ticket machines were completely dead. After four hours o