york shortly. more on those stories in a moment. let s get more business news. good afternoon. we start in the uk where the first transatlantic flight by a passenger plane powered solely by so called, sustainable aviation fuel , has taken off. the virgin atlantic flight from london to new york currently somewhere over the atlantic ocean is part funded by the uk government. it s running on fuel made from a mixture of sources including crops, household waste and cooking oils. it has a significantly lower emissions lifecycle than traditionaljet fuel and is being billed by the industry as a big tool in hitting net zero targets but a lack of supply is a major stumbling block. we re nowjoined by hannah lawrence, who s a campaigner at stay grounded. hello there to you. many people this morning and in the build up saying it is usually significant. you, however, the organisation refers to carbon, colonisation. it’s however, the organisation refers to carbon, colonisation.
the world health organization has described the al shifa hospital in gaza as a death zone after a visit by a un team. international doctors spent an hour at the site, and reported evidence of shelling and gunfire. they say there is a mass grave at the entrance. the palestinian red crescent has evacuated 31 premature babies by ambulance from the hospital, in coordination with un agencies. the head of the world health organization posted this picture of one of the babies on x he said they were very sick . the israeli military remain inside the complex. last week, benjamin netanyahu said they had found a hamas command and control centre underneath the hospital. hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments, deny they have a base at al shifa. on saturday, hundreds of people including some patients left the hospital on foot. but 20 health workers and about 300 critically ill patients remain at al shifa. meanwhile, the prime minister of qa
Another huge quarter for Silicon Valleys tech titans. But can the likes of google and amazon keep on growing . Plus, Consumer Confidence up, Business Confidence up Stock Markets up. How long can the trump bump last . We take stock of the president s first 100 days at the helm of the worlds top economy. Welcome to World Business report. Begin me that 8. 5 minutes and i will give you an exciting snapshot of the world of business and money. Also coming up more surprises from President Trump as he vows to renegotiate the us trade deal with south korea. Well be getting the reaction from asia. But first. We start in Silicon Valley where three of the biggest names in technology have been reporting their numbers for the last three months. We are talking about the tech titans google, amazon and microsoft. And it seems they are just getting bigger and bigger. The numbers are jaw dropping, take a look. Kicking off with google. Along with rival facebook it dominates online advertising. But its sti