A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. The traditional christmas dinner in the uk is likely to cost more due to extreme weather conditions hitting supply of turkeys and some veg. Whats on the menu in your home . Are your festive traditions changing . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. So lets get started. Two years after the murder of the maltese journalist daphne ca ruana galizia, a volley of resignations has thrown the government into crisis. Three senior politicians have stood down and angry crowds have called for the Prime Minister to resign as police step up their investigation into the murder. Now out of government are the chief of staff to the Prime Minister, the tourism minister and the economy minister. All deny involvement in the death of ms caruana galizia, who had been investigating corruptio on the island. Corruption. Rich preston reports. O
Lets talk in more detail about one of the world s largest and oldest travel companies, thomas cook colla pses. After last minute talks aimed at saving the firm failed. Its triggered the uks biggest ever peacetime repatriation effort. Thomas cook started up back in 1841, offering day trips. Last year it had a turnover of more than 11 billion. In total, the Tour Operator has 600,000 customers on holiday at the moment between 150,000 and 160,000 are british. The firms chief executive, peter fankhauser, has apologised, saying the collapse is a matter of profound regret and a deeply sad day he says, for the company which pioneered Package Holidays and made travel possible for millions of people around the world. Thomas cook has 22,000 staff around the world 9,000 of whom are based here in the uk. Martin alcock is a director at travel trade consultancy. Good morning. Good morning, sally. We have heard from the Civil Aviation authority, talked about by the government did not step in. Where di
Wide ranging indications for the country. Wide ranging indications for the country. England cricketer ben stokes accuses the Sun Newspaper of shattering his privacy with what he calls an utterly disgusting report about a family tragedy. The trial begins of four people accused of murdering 17 Year Old Girl scoutjodie chesney in a park in east london. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport, will parry is here. The Champions League is back tonight. Liverpool are away and italy. Frank lampard is managing for the first time. Plenty more of this to come over the next few days. Dry weather, blue skies and sunshine was double the uk whether detail is coming up later in the programme we will be out into the programme we will be out into the atlantic. A couple of tropical storms currently on their own which could make the news over the next couple of days. Thanks, ben. Also coming up after a gruelling 5a hours sarah thomas becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel four time
The coronavirus outbreak . A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation tell us what you think, just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Central banks around the world, led by the us Federal Reserve, have taken concerted action to halt the economic slump provoked by the coronavirus pandemic. The fed slashed Interest Rates by a full percentage point on sunday and announced a multibillion dollar package of quantitative easing, to encourage spending. It said it expected a rate of virtually zero to be maintained until the bank was confident that the economy had weathered events. Heres President Trumps response. The Federal Reserve is going to be purchasing 500 billion of treasuries and 200 billion of Mortgage Backed securities and that number can increase, but they are going to start with that and that is really good news, its really great for our country. Its something that were very happy, i
Good to have you with us. This is wednesdays app briefing. Wednesdays briefing. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme, rutland in the uk will lose its status as the only county without a mcdonalds as plans for a new drive thru restaurant have been approved. So, wed like to know where you live, are there many global chains . If so, is it good for your local community, for businesses . Get in touch just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. In the last few hours, the candidates to take on donald trump in this years president ial election have squared off in the final debate before the Selection Process begins. There were lively exchanges as the former Vice President joe biden tussled with progressive favourite Bernie Sanders over the iraq war. And mr sanders was assailed by Elizabeth Warren over his alleged comment that a woman couldnt win in 2020. From iowa, heres our correspondent gary odonoughue. Here