It is sam is tuesday the greatest newsday. It is 8am in singapore and iam in london. Marawi has been under siege for nearly a week by islamist militants. On monday, the government has said it made decisive progress to retake the city but at least 100 civilians have been killed and 2000 people may still be trapped in militant held areas. Our correspondent has more. We do not know how long it will take. They have been hard to evict from the city. I do not think anyone can put a timeline on it. They can 110w can put a timeline on it. They can now control people going in and out of the city. Once this is over, people will want to know how many of the group that got involved in the attack, this hardline militant group, how many of them managed to escape and once that is done, there are bigger question is that the philippines government have tienza and one is how this terrible battle which has caused so much damage was allowed to take place. It was supposed to be a routine operation to detai
Where Emergency Workers are hoping for lower temperatures and winds after at least 61 people were killed and as many again injured in a huge forest fire at the weekend. Many died in their cars while trying to flee the densely forested district of pedrogao grande. Portugals Prime Minister has declared three days of mourning and officials expect the death toll to rise as more bodies are found. Paul adams reports. A desperate, sometimes hopeless, battle against nature. Searing heat, strong winds and low humidity, the worst possible conditions. Large areas of Central Portugal now ablaze. This mountainous area is no stranger to forest fires, but these are some of the deadliest ever. The speed and ferocity of the flames catching people in their cars and homes. A woman screams for her house. As the fire rages on several fronts, entire villages have been evacuated. Officials still not sure what remains. Translation we were inside the house, the fire was all around us. The firefighters came to
Possible divisions on the british side between the Prime Minister theresa may and her finance minister phillip hammond. Now on bbc news all the latest Business News live from singapore. Left off for the biggest event on the aerospace calendar. Find out what top upjets the aerospace calendar. Find out what top up jets are burning up the tarmac at the paris air show. And markets brace for impac from brexit. We map out the brand new trading week. Good morning, asia and hello world. It is as monday and thank you for joining world. It is as monday and thank you forjoining us. I am rico hizon and we kick off with the paris airshow. The biggest Air Plane Manufacturers will display their latest products despite Strong Airline traffic, Lower Oil Prices and a healthy economy, many manufacturers expect slow sales. It is the biggest and busiest event of the year for the Global Aerospace industry. The best known names in the business are all here to show off their latest multibillion dollar designs
Catch up with all the Business News in the World Business report. The biggest recall in automotive history leads to the bankrupcty courts. Japans takata has had to recall more than 100m airbags across the world. Yet another italian rescue job. Two more banks get Government Bailouts the third time thats happened in a year. Is it isita is it a sign of more trouble for the eurozone . Welcome to World Business report. Im susannah streeter. The Japanese Company behind the biggest recall in Car Making History has filed for bankruptcy. Takatas airbags were first found to be faulty in 200a. Theyve were used by 13 of the worlds biggest carmakers who have all agreed to proceedings which have seen takata file for bankruptcy with courts in both tokyo and the us city of delaware. Worldwide, more than 100 million takata airbags which can rupture with deadly force and spray shrapnel at passengers have been recalled. The faulty airbags have been linked to at least 17 deaths and more than 100 injuries
Counterfeiters. A warning from lego as its boss in china cant tell the difference between the fake and The Real Thing. And the mainlands most Famous Tech Giant Ali barack obama reports strong revenues and looks to soar even higher with the cloud. Good morning, asia and hello, world. Its a wednesday and glad you could join us for this edition of Asia Business report. We kick off with lego and the danish owned company has told the bbc that authorities in china need to do more to tackle fake goods after the man in charge of legos huge new factory in the mainland failed to spot a fake piece from The Real Thing. Lego is currently involved in legal action against one chinese manufacturer it claims is ripping off its products. Heres robin in shanghai. Billions and billions of these little plastic bricks have been sold the world over and now lego is betting big on china. What started out with Hand Cut Bricks in denmark in 1949 is now 100 out with Hand Cut Bricks in denmark in 1919 is now 100 m