Nicola sturgeon criticises the uk governments handling of brexit, and hints taxes could rise in order to pay for Public Services. And in california, at least 11 dead in wildfires which have destroyed 1500 homes. Our main story at five, the catalan president is about to address the regions parliament, to present his governments results of the disputed referendum on independence from spain. Carles puigdemont has said on several occasions that he will declare independence, despite opposition across spain and criticism from european governments. Madrid says the referendum was unlawful, and tensions are running high. Security outside the Parliament Building is tight. These are the scenes live in barcelona where mr puigdemont is due to begin his address shortly. There are around 135 members in that parliament who will be listening carefully. Lets cross straight to my colleague tim willcox who is outside the Parliament Building. Iam i am outside the Catalan Parliament where in the next few mi
The netherlands needed a world cup qualifying miracle. Well let you know if they, france and portugal have made it to russia next year. Good evening. We start tonight with a special report on the surge in deaths from heroin addiction across the uk. Last year, there was a death from heroin or morphine abuse every five hours. The annual cost of drug addiction to society is now more than £15 billion. Heroin and morphine deaths have doubled in five years to more than1,600 in england, wales and scotland, the highest number since records began. Some police and Crime Commissioners have told the bbc they would like to see the drugs decriminalised for personal use. This extended report by our special correspondent ed thomas contains images and details of drug abuse from the start. 0. 2 grams in weight, £10 in money. How long did it take you to get it . About five minutes, if that. You can get it from most backstreets in most villages. Has that taken over you . Yeah. County durham, searching f
Most posts are going from its militaryjet business. Now on bbc news all the latest Business News live from singapore. A new Japanese Corporate scandal puts a dent in the countrys once revered reputation. And it can the sound of music make money in the internet age . We asked the head of chinas biggest music streaming service. Good morning asia, hello world. This is the bit weak addition of Asia Business report. I am rico hizon. We kick off the programme with japan, and tokyo stocks have opened lower after a scandal over kobe steel shook investors minds. It has been discovered that they falsified information on aluminium and copper parts. You never know how far trouble with spread. In fact, you never know how far trouble with spread. Infact, some you never know how far trouble with spread. In fact, some of kobe steels products and it up in this rocket, adding into space, with a satellite, on tuesday. It all went to plan, thankfully, but it shows the extent of the problem. These material
Business and government voting is under way in south korea, but will new leadership make a difference this time . And, the wasteland. American Shopping Mauls are deserted and retailers are suffering, so what is President Trump planning to do about it . Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also in the programme, Rico Willjoin us from singapore hes seen the latest International Monetary fund report on asian economies. But first, today, the people of south korea are voting for a new president. The election comes after the former head of state Park Geun Hye was removed from office as part of an Ongoing Investigation into corruption. The south korean economy bounced back strongly following the 2008 financial crisis, but in recent years, quarterly growth has struggled to break above 1 . The current frontrunner, moonjae in, has vowed to boost Government Spending and create over 800,000 newjobs in the public sector. His main rival Ahn Cheol Soo feels the government should be mor
Crude is down some 20 this year, despite opecs attempt to prop it up. And it could have further to go. Plus. On edge over brexit germanys industrial giants fear for the future of their multi billion dollar uk market. We report from the Port City Of Bremen. Welcome to World Business report. I am rachel horne. We also have the story on the excessive borrowing by chinas biggest companies. We start with the price of oil, because, once again, despite the best efforts of the Oil Producing nations to prop it up, it is on the slide. Lets show you whats been happening. This week the talks all been about this guy hes back. Traders refer to a bear market when the price of an asset falls 20 from its recent peak. It often signals a loss of confidence and further falls to come. Since the start of the year, crude has done just that. It is down over 20 . It was 56 per barrel in january, and it is down over 20 . It was 56 per barrel injanuary, and is now below 45 in the middle of this week. Back in nov