And we want to know, as sales of luxury loungewear goes through the roof, is staying in officially the new going out . Let us know just use the hashtag bbcworklife. And some news from amazon. Their big one day delivery pushes costing them huge amounts of money, 800 million. We will have more on that. Thank you for being with us here on worklife. We will be focusing, not least among other stories, on brexit, and one or two other things. How safe are you at work . We will find out with a special inside view on building design. We start with the countdown to brexit. 0r christmas, or both. As things stand, the uk is due to leave the eu in less than a week. Ambassadors from the rest of the eu will meet in brussels today to discuss whether to grant the uk a brexit extension. In the meantime, the Prime Minister Boris Johnsons government wants a general election. Nick eardley is in westminsterfor us it seems the only thing that is clearer behind you is the weather. That is a Fair Assessment be
Powerhouse, posts a huge loss as its latest gamble on stricken wework and other tech bets turn sour. And do you fancy a cuppa . I will never say no. But think before chuck out the bag, there could be plastic in the bag. And seaweed has long been a staple food in asia, but now it is making its way to our shores and our plates. Today we want to hear from you, the and our plates. Today we want to hearfrom you, the booming market in audio books and podcasts for kids, can youngsters be weaned off screens . Let us now with the hash bag bbc worklife. Hello and welcome to worklife. We start with how much time your kids are spending glued to their screens. Were all being encouraged to limit their exposure to video games and social media and that could benefit one sector in particular kids audio. Across all ages, audiobooks are the Fastest Growing publishing format with 13 growth in 2018. Now big Us Public Service broadcasters like npr and wnyc are joining Podcast Networks such as gimlet and pan
Eu ambassadors are to meet to discuss what length of brexit extension to offer the uk. If at all. Most eu states are understood to favour a three month delay, with an option to end earlier if a deal is ratified sooner than this by parliament. Meanwhile, british Prime Minister borisjohnson has called for a general election on december 12 to break the brexit impasse. Its the first time hes conceded that he will not meet his do or die deadline to leave the European Union next week. Shortly after that uk finance minister sajid javid announced that the november six budget would no longer take place. And business groups are already complaining about uncertainty the uks federation of Small Businesses says its left many of its members in limbo. But Many Companies also dread britain leaving without a deal. A poll by the institute of directors says more than half of its members want either a new referendum or general election to try to avoid that. Adam jackson, director of Public Affairs brexit
Fiat chrysler and the french owner of peugeot confirm a tie up, as carmakers grapple with the shift to electric. And the veteran wine collector who bricked up his Swimming Pool to convert it to a wine cellar. Well get his top vintage tips. On halloween, what better to do with your pumpkin carving cut offs than turn them into beer . Well get the inside track on brewing up a business from food waste. Today we want to know where you stand on Mark Zuckerberg versus jack dorsey . Do you think political ads should be banned from platforms such as facebook and twitter . Let us know just use the hashtag bbcworklife. Good to have you with us. We begin with the rejection by facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg of calls to follow twitter and introduce a worldwide ban on paid for political advertising. He said it wasnt right for private companies to censor politicians or the news. The move came as the social media giant delivered its latest results. Facebook made revenues of more than 17. 5 billion be
A look atjohn bercows most memorable moments as he stands down as house of commons speaker. And england name an unchanged side to face south africa in the Rugby World Cup final on saturday. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. Campaigning has begun for the next general election to be held on december 12th. The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, will launch his partys campaign this morning. Hell say the election offers a once in a generation chance to transform the country and will promise to go after tax dodgers, dodgy landlords and big polluters. Borisjohnson is due to make a series of campaign visits of his own, highlighting what he calls the peoples priorities education, the nhs and crime. The Prime Minister suffered a blow on wednesday evening as one of his cabinet ministers, nicky morgan, became the latest tory mp to decide not to stand for re election. Today was of course the day the uk was due to leave the European Union. Nick eardley has more. Get used to scenes like th