And World Business report. Va va voom the press are at the Geneva Motor Show taking in the latest models but despite Record Sales Profitability remains low in europe we find out why. And economic gloom for brazil as its set to reveal another year of recession. Politicians promise it will end but its already led to misery for millions of brazilians. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also in the Programme Shop shut we tell you why one of south koreas leading retailers is forced to close several stores. Details in a moment. But first, european carmakers are gathered in geneva for the annual motor show and they are celebrating record breaking sales figures. More than 15 million cars were sold in europe last year thats the best result since the financial crisis. But a sneaky peak under the bonnet of the continents automakers reveals a different story. Yesterday, General Motors sold its european businesses to the psa group thats the company which owns peugeot and citroen. T
Here although it is chilly outside if you are just stepping out. For many of us it will be a dry start and a sparkly one with a Weather Front coming in from the south west introducing some rain later on. I will have more in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story facebooks procedures for Vetting Content on its pages have been strongly criticised, after a bbc investigation found it was failing to remove inappropriate and sexualised images of children. The chair of the Commons Media Committee, Damian Collins, has said it casts grave doubts on the effectiveness of facebooks systems. Our correspondent Angus Crawford reports. The rules are simple. Facebook says it removes nudity or sexually suggestive content. But our investigation last year found paedophiles using secret groups to swa p paedophiles using secret groups to swap obscene images of children. We informed the police, and this man was sent to prison for four years. Facebook told us it had improved its systems, so we put th
Investors holding fire. We will find out why later in the programme. Will the music stop playing for the dj who founded his own social media start up . Later in the programme well speak to the young entrepreneur hoping to connect students on campus. Today we want to know. And netflix are reported to be working on choose your own adventure tv programmes, with actors filming alternative endings, so let us know, what Ending Withjuly alternative endings, so let us know, what ending with july to alternative endings, so let us know, what Ending Withjuly to change . What Ending Withjuly to change . What Ending Withjuly to change . What ending would you like to change . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. European car makers are gathered in geneva for the annual motor show, and they are celebrating record breaking sales figures. More than 15 million cars were sold in europe last year thats the best result since the financial crisis. But a sneaky peak under the bonnet of
Good morning. Its march seventh. A Rescue Operation is under way after an avalanche has hit the popular ski resort of tignes in the french alps. Several people are thought to be buried underneath. Initial reports suggest there may be many people missing. Our correspondent has the latest. This is an emerging picture. People are beginning to tweet, eyewitnesses are beginning to tweet, eyewitnesses are describing the scene as the Avalanche Engulfing skiers and it is thought many people have been caught up thought many people have been caught up in this accident. Rescue workers and sniffer dogs have been deployed but apparently conditions they are or that of pure visibility and what that means is that helicopters have not been able to go up so no Rescue Workers are going up into the skies and as you know, that is a key way in which these sort of accidents are dealt with so clearly some hindrance to the rescue efforts. There was a previous incident last february in tignes. Yes, judging the
Taken a dramatic turn, with poachers slaughtering a rhino for its horn at a Wildlife Park in paris. A coroner has ruled that the singer George Michael died of Natural Causes, including heart and liver disease. Its 5. 00pm. A very good afternoon to you. Our top story is that the government is facing another defeat in the House Of Lords over its plans for britain to leave the european union. Peers are due to vote this evening on an amendment to the brexit bill, calling for parliament to be given A Meaningful Vote on any final deal. Our chief Political Correspondent vicki young is at westminster. The lords and ladies have been debating this throughout the day. How was it looking as far as they are concerned and the government is concerned . Remember that have already inflicted a defeat on the government over the rights of the eu citizens and this has been debated already House Of Commons and their was heated debate but there was no damage, no defeat inflicted on the government. That is no