translation: thisi is a complete farce. the united states is violating china s sovereignty under the guise of so called democracy. those who offend china will be punished. there are reports several chinese fighterjets have been entering taiwanese airspace. we ll have the very latest. also on the programme.. parched gardens and lawns will have to wait. a hosepipe ban is coming to parts of southern england. the hospital treating archie battersbee awaits a european court ruling, before withdrawing his life support. and tributes are being paid to roy hackett, one of the country s most influential civil rights campaigners, who s died at the age of 93. and coming up on the bbc news channel. commonwealth gold for england s evie richards in the cross country mountain biking after leading from the start. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. one of america s most senior politicians, the speaker of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi, says her controversial trip to t
After a powerful storm sweeps the country. At least 2,800 are thought to have died 10 thousand are missing. Theres been criticism of morocco s official response to fridays earthquake as the red cross and red crescent launch an emergency appeal. We are seeking 100 Million Swiss Francs to be able to deliver on the most pressing needs at this time. The us Tech Giant Google is on trial over monopoly claims brought by the Usjustice Department. Google insists it did not violate anti trust laws. And well talk to the Award Winning bollywood producer, director and actor Farhan Akhtar ahead of a new crime series on amazon prime. Sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heres sarah. Hello from the bbc sport centre. Former Spanish Football Federation president , luis rubiales, has been summoned to appear in court on friday in connection with the investigation into his forcible kiss Ofjenni Hermoso after the womens world cup final. Rubiales will appear before an examining magistrat
Well on the way to 2 billion friends facebook gets more popular, more profitable and more powerful than ever before. Plus, driving a brexit bargain why britains the place to snap up a cut price supercar. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also in the programme a rare bit of good news for mexicos car industry but first. We start with facebook because despite predictions of a slowdown, the worlds Biggest Social Network keeps getting more popular, more profitable and more powerful. Late on wednesday it reported quarterly numbers that were much better than expected. They round off another year of rapid growth that has seen it become one of the biggest advertising businesses on earth. Its massive reach has also of course raised concerns about the amount of influence it can have and the reliability of information thats shared on it. So lets give you an idea of how big facebook now is. By the end of last year, over 1. 86 billion people Around The World were logging on at leas
Parkinsons in their tracks. Iam anti us i am anti Us Air Force Base in south korea where huge Military Exercises are under way. Well hear about the new research that suggests cycling to work cuts the risk of Heart Disease and cancer by almost half. A slowing Global Economy has been blamed for austerity and the financial crisis but data out this week suggests the worlds economy is getting back on its feet. Ill have more on why and what it means for you. And in sport. Serena williams reveals shes expecting her first child the 23 time grand slam champion making the announcement on social media and wont play for the rest of the year, ruling her out of wimbledon. It could be good news for this woman. The new star of british tennis, Johanna Konta, speaks exclusively to breakfast. And matt has the weather. A cloudy day for england and wales, even the odd spot of drizzle. A good deal brighter in Northern Ireland. Good morning. First, our main story. Jeremy corbyn says hell stand up for the bri
because the vietnamese electric car maker made its stock market debut on the nasdaq on tuesday and it was day to remember. its shares rose over 200% in a single day, meaning the company is now valued at $85 billion, which is more than ford and general motors. live now to singapore where our asia business reporter, katie silver, joins us. katie, tell us more about this company. quite an exciting debut? i m not sure if quite an exciting debut? i m not sure if you quite an exciting debut? i“n not sure if you saw the tickertape parade but very exciting and to give you an idea raised to 55,000 in a day, as you say $85 billion compares to forward s $a8 billion and general motors $a6 billion, were huge, hugejump, the real winner it must be said was the founder and chairman, winner it must be said was the founderand chairman, he winner it must be said was the founder and chairman, he made $a0 billion in a day. the regulatory findings showed he controlled at the time 99% of shares. there w