you re watching bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the middle east and the us secretary of state has said that american and other mediators will work over the coming days to see if they can reach an agreement for a ceasefire in gaza. the us has come up with a plan, but there s a blame game about why it hasn t been accepted. speaking in qatar on his latest trip to the region antony blinken said that israel had agreed to the deal, but hamas had proposed a number of changes, some of which he described as unworkable. but a senior hamas official has denied this, saying they did not put forward new demands, and are still committed to the proposal. hamas claims israel has rejected the deal and argues america is covering up for its ally. israel has not commented. let s take a look at the plan, which involves three phases. the first would see an initial six week ceasefire, when hamas would release some of the hostages including women, t
Will raise other taxes. Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News live from singapore. Thawed relations. Japan and china holds direct economic talks for the first time in nearly two years. Tea rs first time in nearly two years. Tears and disappointment. The impact on indian workers with the new australian visa laws. Good morning, asia. Hello, world. Welcome to another edition of Asia Business report. Its a monday. It may be may day or labour day were you are, but we know that markets have a lot to digest in the next few days. Japan and china are resuming bilateral trade talks after two years starting from today. The Federal Reserve kicks off its two day meeting. Investors will be looking for clues on how many more us rate hikes could be in store this year. That is the same day that tech giant, apple, will give its Financial Report card. Facebook follows the next day. And on thursday, the australian prime minister, malcolm turnbull, meets us President Donald Trump in new york. What
The European Union. Our Political Correspondent ben wright reports. May day means a bite and barrows festival in this lancashire village. And people seem keen to peddle their politics. But the election was not the main concern here this morning. A different sort of contest was. Ready to shoot. The tories are targeting many marginal seats like this in lancashire. And their message that wrecks that negotiations are going to be tough and that theresa may is best placed to handle them sits at the heart of their election campaign. But this tough . A german newspaper has published an account by unnamed eu officials of a dinner held last week at number ten between theresa may and the eu negotiating team. It describes deep disagreements between the two sites. According to the paper, the Prime Minister and the Eu Commission president , Jean Claude Juncker, seen here before the dinner, clashed over the exit bill britain must pay, the structure of the talks, and the prospects of a quick trade dea
The European Union. Our Political Correspondent ben wright reports. May day means a bite and barrows festival in this lancashire village. And people seem keen to peddle their politics. But the election was not the main concern here this morning. A different sort of contest was. Ready to shoot. The tories are targeting many marginal seats like this in lancashire. And their message that wrecks that negotiations are going to be tough and that theresa may is best placed to handle them sits at the heart of their election campaign. But this tough . A german newspaper has published an account by unnamed eu officials of a dinner held last week at number ten between theresa may and the eu negotiating team. It describes deep disagreements between the two sites. According to the paper, the Prime Minister and the Eu Commission president , Jean Claude Juncker, seen here before the dinner, clashed over the exit bill britain must pay, the structure of the talks, and the prospects of a quick trade dea
The European Union. Our Political Correspondent ben wright reports. May day means a bite and barrows festival in this lancashire village. And people seem keen to peddle their politics. But the election was not the main concern here this morning. A different sort of contest was. Ready to shoot. The tories are targeting many marginal seats like this in lancashire. And their message that wrecks that negotiations are going to be tough and that theresa may is best placed to handle them sits at the heart of their election campaign. But this tough . A german newspaper has published an account by unnamed eu officials of a dinner held last week at number ten between theresa may and the eu negotiating team. It describes deep disagreements between the two sites. According to the paper, the Prime Minister and the Eu Commission president , Jean Claude Juncker, seen here before the dinner, clashed over the exit bill britain must pay, the structure of the talks, and the prospects of a quick trade dea