Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also to come facebook, twitter and google will face tough questions from congress about russian meddling in us election, so were asking do you trust social media as a source of news . Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. The white house insists that criminal charges brought against former aides to President Trump show no evidence of collusion between his Election Campaign and russia. Mr trumps former advisor, george papadopoulos, admits lying to the fbi while the president s former Campaign Manager, Paul Manafort, has pleaded not guilty to Money Laundering. Meanwhile, in a submission to the us congress, facebook said more than 126 million americans may have read posts, uploaded by russia based operatives around the time of the president ial election. Laura bicker has the latest from washington. Paul manafort, Donald Trumps former Campaign Manager leaves court under house arrest faced in 12 g
Good morning. Its tuesday 31st october. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live the bank of england is warning that 75,000 jobs could be lost from britains Financial Services sector if the uk leaves the European Union without a trade deal. Senior figures at the bank of england are said to be using the number as a reasonable scenario in their planning for the future but are thought to be optimistic that negotiations will be successful. 0ur economics editor, kamal ahmed, reports. It will be one of the toughest challenges facing the brexit negotiators, untangling the multitrillion pound Financial Services industry which links the uk with the rest of the European Union. Banks and Financial Companies based in britain pay £67 billion in taxes each year and contribute a trade surplus of £58 billion, helping the uks economy. Many eu countries would like a slice of the sector and see brexit as an opportunity. Frankfurt and paris, for example, are marketing themselves as new places to
And london, youre watching bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 9pm in new york, where police say a man who drove into cyclists and pedestrians on tuesday killing eight people had been planning the attack for several weeks and was influenced by so called Islamic State. The suspect, an immigrant from uzbekistan, has appeared in court in a wheelchair, after being shot by police. President trump wants tougher vetting of immigrants to prevent attacks on us soil. Our correspondent, nick bryant, has the latest from new york. This is the kind of scene that preys on the minds of new yorkers, one that recalls the trauma of 9 11, one that reveals how this city is vulnerable to new forms of terror. A rented pick up truck that became weaponised. A mode of attack thats common in europe, but now used to deadly effect on american soil, and just yards from ground zero, the site of the september 11th attacks. The antenna on the new world trade centre, bathed in red, whi
Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london, and 8pm in washington dc, where President Trump is preparing to leave on his First Official trip to asia. Its a busy schedule, the longest trip to the region by a us president in decades. He will be away for a week, stopping first in hawaii before arriving injapan on sunday morning local time. From there, its on to south korea, followed by beijing, then vietnam, before rounding things off with a visit to the philippines and a meeting with president rodrigo duterte. On the agenda is trade, but also the thorny problem of north Koreas Nuclear ambitions. Time is running out, the white house says. What exactly does he mean by that and what else does he expect his asia hosts to do . Mariko oi joins us live from tokyo. Tell us a little bit about what is anticipated from this visit. As you said, not surprisingly, north korea will be the main topic the leaders will be the main topic the leaders will discuss during his stay. President trump is scheduled
Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 9pm in washington dc, where President Trump is preparing to leave on his First Official trip to asia. Its a busy schedule, the longest trip to the region by a us president in decades. He will be away for a week, stopping first in hawaii before arriving injapan on sunday morning local time. From there, its on to south korea, followed by beijing, then vietnam, before rounding things off with a visit to the philippines and a meeting with president rodrigo duterte. On the agenda is trade, but also the thorny problem of north Koreas Nuclear ambitions. Time is running out, the white house says. What exactly does he mean by that and what else does he expect his asia hosts to do . Mariko oi joins us live from tokyo. Tell us a little bit about what is anticipated from this visit. As you mentioned, not surprisingly, north korea will be the main topic the two leaders will discuss during his stay. President trump is scheduled to meet with the parents of som