We start with black friday. The annual shopping binge after the thanksgiving holiday is now a global phenomenon, with retailers around the world offering discounts on everything from Kitchen Appliances to tvs to clothing. But its also becoming the focus of concerns about the environmental cost of consumerism. Spending in the us, the home of black friday, is forecast to hit more than 29 billion over the next four days. Theres an added incentive this year us retailers want to do as much business as possible ahead of a new 15 import tax due to hit chinese made goods later this month. It would affect 160 billion worth of goods, including popular gifts like smartphones, toys and clothes. Dont expect the frantic scenes in the shops of black fridays past though its increasingly being done online. Thats where more than three quarters of us are looking for bargains here in the uk, according to pwc, and the trend is the same around europe and the us. But are more of us growing uncomfortable with
Have good days and bad days amid reports of a rift. This role and part of this job, and this family being under the pressure that its under, inevitably, you know, stuff happens. But, look, were brothers, we will always be brothers. We are certainly on different paths at the moment, good morning. The tears flow for andy murray as he wins his first singles title since career saving hip surgery. Music jump on it. And mike gets to keep dancing well catch up with him after a hip thrusting samba saw them survive the strictly dance off. Its a chilly start to the day, there is even some thruster across parts of scotland. We will see sunny spells, areas of cloud and patchy rain across the south eastern quarter. I will have more in 15 minutes. Good morning, thanks forjoining us on breakfast. Its monday october the 21st. Our top story. The government will push again today for mps to vote on borisJohnsons Brexit deal. It comes after a bruising weekend for the Prime Minister, in which he was forced
Were certainly on different paths at the moment. Some members of the Northern Irish assembly will gather at stormont for the first time in nearly three years to debate the liberalisation of abortion laws which become law tonight. Two people are arrested after an fa cup tie was abandoned on saturday, amid reports of racist abuse against the haringey team. Two indian based call centres, thought to have defrauded thousands of british victims in a Computer Security scam, are put out of business following an International Police operation. This man on the phone kept saying, oh, my god, oh, my god, this is really serious. And he was just increasing my level of anxiety to the point where i was in total panic. The tears flow for andy murray as he wins his first singles title since career saving hip surgery. He won the european open in antwerp. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. The government will push again today for mps to vote on borisjohnsons brexit deal. It comes after a br
Part of this role and part of this job, and this family being under the pressure that its under, inevitably, you know, stuff happens. But, look, were brothers, well always be brothers. Were certainly on different paths at the moment, two people are arrested after an fa cup tie was abandoned on saturday amid reports of racist abuse against the haringey team. Journal i sound appears in court as he fights expedition to the united states. Two indian based call centres, thought to have defrauded thousands of british victims in a Computer Security scam, are put out of business following an International Police operation. This man on the phone kept saying, oh, my god, oh, my god, this is really serious. And he was just increasing my level of anxiety to the point where i was in total panic. Welcome to westminster, where borisjohnson will make another attempt to bring his brexit deal before the commons this afternoon having failed to win the support of mps on saturday. Downing street insists th
Cobra meeting on the escalating crisis in the middle east. This after the Prime Minister called for a pause in the war between israel and hamas for humanitarian reasons. But he rejected pleas for a complete ceasefire. The Cabinet Meeting chaired by the deputy pm, also addressed the governments strategy to help free british hostages who are among more than 220 being held. Well, meanwhile, 220 being held. Well, meanwhile, israel launched its biggest incursion into gaza overnight with tanks temporarily entering the strip, paving the way for the strip, paving the way for the next stages of combat. Israel Defence Forces say fighter jets also hit over 250 hamas targets , including hamas targets, including infrastructure and tunnels shafts. A fresh wave of rockets were also fired from the territory towards southern israel this morning. And earlier on this afternoon. Well, in the on this afternoon. Well, in the us, a manhunt is undennay after up to 22 people were killed by a gunman. And police