World tour have agreed to a shock merger with the saudi backed liv golf. This comes despite the pending litigation between pga and liv. That will now be halted as they move forward as part of the same enterprise. Over the past year liv golf caused huge disruption in the mens game, with top players such as rory mcllroy and tiger woods boldly criticising it. But other players such as Brooks Koepka joined liv golf for large sums with the backing of the Saudi Arabia Public Investment fund. The bbc s golf correspondent iain carter believes it is the big investment being offered that has made this deal possible. Players can get along fine when they are playing for the biggest prizes. Money is the massive driver here, the likes of rory mcilroy and the establishment from the live setup, they used to be west friends. Michael roy was a groomsmen at garcias wedding. They now do not speak. But that sort of thing will be shoved to one side. What we wait to see is what shape mens golf take Going For
world tour have agreed to a shock merger with the saudi backed liv golf. this comes despite the pending litigation between pga and liv. that will now be halted as they move forward as part of the same enterprise. over the past year liv golf caused huge disruption in the men s game, with top players such as rory mcllroy and tiger woods boldly criticising it. but other players such as brooks koepka joined liv golf for large sums with the backing of the saudi arabia public investment fund. the bbc s golf correspondent iain carter believes it is the big investment being offered that has made this deal possible. players can get along fine when they are playing for the biggest prizes. money is the massive driver here, the likes of rory mcilroy and the establishment from the live setup, they used to be west friends. michael roy was a groomsmen at garcia s wedding. they now do not speak. but that sort of thing will be shoved to one side. what we wait to see is what shape men s golf t
welcome to the programme, packed with dairy delights. but we first must talk about twitter. will he won t he? the question of whether elon musk would buy the social media network twitter. it has been a six month roller coaster since mr musk first made his offer in the middle of april. having struck a deal soon after, in earlyjuly the worlds having struck a deal soon after, in earlyjuly the world s richest man revealed he d changed his mind and intended to pull out of the deal. that sparked a legal battle over whether mr musk should be compelled to uphold his promise. now he says he will go ahead after all. a few hours ago he tweeted: it s understood this app would mirror china s wechat app, which combines social media, instant messaging and payment facilities. mr musk went on to say the twitter acquisition would probably accelerate the x app by three to five years. here s samira hussain in new york. it was only six months ago when elon musk agreed to buy twitter for $41; bi
and avoid reputational damage. we start with the day ahead here in the uk with a new prime minister in waiting. and as you ve been hearing from day one, liz truss has a monumental task ahead, both economically and politically. rising inflation and the high cost of energy is at the forefront of voters minds with households and businesses desperate for help. no surprise then that the energy crisis is top of the new prime minister s agenda. a freeze on energy bills is understood to be one of a number of options being worked on. that could mean bills are subsidised and the current price cap ofjust under £2,000 would be maintained for two years. the cap would be repaid in loans over the next 10 to 20 years, plus help for businesses is expected to be unveiled. scottish power estimates the two year package of energy relief could cost around £100 billion. joining me now is douglas mcwilliams, deputy chairman of the centre for economics and business research. this government plan w
leaked documents show president emmanuel macron and a former eu competition commissioner held a series of private meetings with uber. at the time, the ride sharing app had been banned in france and sparked protests across europe from taxi drivers who felt their livelihoods were being threatened. as part of an investigation by the international consortium of investigativejournalists, the bbc has discovered how uber used political contacts to get what it wanted. richard bilton reports. when hoover first arrived when hooverfirst arrived in france, it started a taxi well. but while many cabdrivers were on the streets, the leak shows uber had a friend in government. documents show despite uber offering an legal service, emmanuel macron then nestorfor service, emmanuel macron then nestor for economic service, emmanuel macron then nestorfor economic and service, emmanuel macron then nestor for economic and digital affairs, agreed to help them change the law. the leak shows uber offe