The former boss of volkswagen appears in court. After being found to have raked Emissions Tests. Dozens of Hotel Workers in the us are on strike as the demand better pay and conditions. And working from home, why are London Employees lacking behind other global cities in the number of days worked back in the office . Hello and welcome to business today. The former boss of volkswagen has appeared in Court Today charged with fraud, Market Manipulation and forgery, nine years after the manipulating official emissions checks, manipulation that manipulating official emissions checks, manipulation and Market Manipulation and forgery, nine years after the Car Maker was found to have Car Maker was found to have raked Emissions Tests. He was raked Emissions Tests. He was the Chief Executive of the the Chief Executive of the german company back in 2015 german company back in 2015 when it was engulfed in a when it was engulfed in a scandal that sent shock Waves Scandal that sent Shock Waves throu
Can the other g7 leaders keep the us president On Side Over Trade and Climate Change . Plus from Rags To Riches. Its the Global Capital of cast off clothing but is indias Textile Recycling Trade now under threat . Welcome to World Business report. Im ben bland. Also coming up canadas Trade Minister raises his concerns about washingtons trade policy. We start in southern italy, in the Sicilian Resort of taormina where as youve been hearing, the g7 group of top industrialised nations is starting a two day summit. Itll be the first one attended by President Trump. Hes not the only newcomer of course frances president macron will be among those making a debut as well as british Prime Minister theresa may and the host, italian Prime Minister paolo gentiloni. Lets just remind ourselves how important this group is and whats on their agenda. The seven countries account for getting on for half of the worlds wealth over 46 . But many of them are struggling with comparatively stagnant economies.
Seeing me hello, you heard ben but you are security at your fingertips well meet the man who says the key to Online Safety could be in your own hands. And as digital video sales could overtake dvd and blu ray this year. We want to know, do you still buy your movies on disc . Just use bbcbizlive. Sally hodkin the limelight, i dont know welcome to the programme. Its less than a week since the uk woke up to an Election Result that plunged it into even deeper political and economic uncertainty. Prime minister theresa may still hasnt finalised an agreement with the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party which would allow her to govern with a narrow majority. But away from those talks, the pressure is mounting on the government to lay out a strategy for brexit negotiations. Tonight the chancellor, orfinance minister, philip hammond, could give us some idea of what is planned. Hes expected to say that 61bn of funds from the European Unions Investment Bank will not be put at risk. It current
Changed for those who serve in the armed forces. There are concerns that thousands of people could be let down when they buy a pre paid funeral plan, with many not get what they think theyre paying for. Ill have more later. In sport Johanna Konta is now favourite for the wimbledon womens title. She plays on court one later. She is one of four britons for the first time in 20 years heading into the final week. Good first time in 20 years heading into the finalweek. Good morning. Yesterday we hit 32. 2 celsius. Today wont be as hot with highs of about 28, it should be dry in wimbledon. There is some rain and showers in the forecast and i will tell you where when we are back later in the programme. Mike, carol, thanks very much. Good morning. First, our main story. There were violent clashes last night in hamburg ahead of the g20 summit. Police used water cannon and pepper spray on masked protestors who hurled bottles and stones. The demonstrations came ahead of the highly anticipated fir
Over a u turn on student debt. Christopher nolan tells the story of the dunkirk evacuation, will take a look at that film in the film review. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The Director General of the bbc, tony hall, says work is already underway to tackle the Gender Pay Gap at The Corporation. His comments come after some of the bbcs best known female personalities signed an open letter calling for urgent action. The presenters claire balding, fiona bruce and jane garvey, are among the more than a0 signatories. Our Media Correspondent David Sillito reports. Alexjones of the one show. Mishal hussein. Sue barker. More than a0 of the most famous female presenters at the bbc are calling on The Corporation to act now to end its Gender Pay Gap. Good morning, friends, and thanks for tuning in. The trigger for todays letter, that list published this week of the pay deals for the bbcs highest paid stars. In the top 20 names, there was only one woman. The best paid men were being paid tw