A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme instragrammers watch out Heston Blumenthal has introduced a strict photography policy in his three michelin starred restaurant, the fat duck. So wed like to know what social media habits get on your nerves . Do tell just use the hashtag bbc the briefing uk scientists have issued a stark new warning about the fires in australia and Climate Change. They say the fires are a taste of what the world will experience as temperatures rise. At three degrees above 19th century levels, which some believe we are now aiming for, the situation could in the scientists words become normal. Rich preston has the details. As australia burns, this new report draws a direct link between the fires and man made Climate Change. Experts at Britains Met Office say what we are seeing now will become the new normal. The earths temperature has risen by one degree celsius since preindustri
And his irish counterpart leo varadkar visited belfast earlier to mark the restoration of devolved government to Northern Ireland. Speaking at stormont, the home of the Northern Ireland assembly, the Prime Minister praised all sides for putting aside their differences more on our website. Now its time for the business use with Asia Business report and rico. Business news. Currency manipulator known more. The us offers china an olive branch before their trade talks begin. We explain why its important. Heartbreak in australias bushland. Farmers facing devastating losses of livestock as fires rage on. Good morning and welcome to this tuesday edition of Asia Business report, live from singapore with me, mariko oi. Lets begin in the United States, where officials have announced it will reverse its decision to brand china a currency manipulator ahead of a meeting this week. Washington and beijing are expected to sign says one of a deal aimed at reducing tensions between the world s two bigge
The Airline Flybe asks the government for help with its tax arrangements to prevent the compa nys collapse. The impact of storm brendan causing problems in many western parts of the united kingdom. When you bring me out, can you introduce me asjoker . And joker leads the pack in the Oscar Nominations with 11 nominations but three other films also receive ten nominations each. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news. A man is banned from watching cricket in new zealand for two years after he racially abused englandsjofra archer during a test match. Good evening. The queen has announced a period of transition, in which the duke and duchess of sussex will divide their time between canada and the uk. Her majesty, who hosted talks at sandringham today, said she was entirely supportive of harry and meghans desire for a new role but she admitted she would have preferred them to stay on as full time working royals. The talks took place as harry and his brother william issued a joint statement,
The last 2a hours or so have rocked Major League Baseball, and now there has been a further twist. The Boston Red Sox have fired manager alex cora, a day after baseball commissioner rob manfred implicated him in the sports sign stealing scandal. This comes after the Houston Astros were heavily sanctioned after being found guilty of cheating on their way to the 2017 world series. The teams manager and coach were banned and then sacked. Adam wild explains the run up to this latest sacking. It isa it is a moment the Houston Astros will never forget. The Houston Astros are world champions but now it is also a moment that baseball will always remember, for the wrong reasons. More than two years on, that historic theory is being cast into the shadows. Astros found to have broken the rules. Into the shadows. Astros found to have broken the rulesli into the shadows. Astros found to have broken the rules. I was very upset. We want to be known as playing by the rules. We broke the rules. We acce
Scotland, a more traditional windy look, some snow and ice this morning on higher roads in northern scotland. Still windy in the north west, that area of low pressure is the storm brands and we had yesterday, but the wet and windy weather comes from this weather system weather comes from this weather syste m fro m weather comes from this weather system from the south west, bringing in cloud, strengthening the wind and bringing the rain. More persistent rain in northern england, heading to seven scotland, wintry showers to the north. The rain to the south is rather more patchy, winds will continue to strengthen for england and wales, widespread guilt later this afternoon with the strongest winds in the south west, still gusty in the north west of scotland, nothing unusual for this time of year. Cold in northern scotland, Northern Ireland, the far north of england, much milder further south across england and wales. The winds will ease tonight but the rain keeps going in the south east a