In the media across the world. Isa we begin with the independent, which reports on a group of british dont know. It is 102 pages. There is a lot of detail 110. With the mps planning to rebel against borisjohnsons drive to force a brexit confirmation deal through parliament in just three days. As canada goes to the polls, original scenario in parliament, if an editorial in the toronto sun concludes that whoever the in the house had allowed a vote becomes Prime Minister is going to have a huge problem re uniting the country. Gulf news leads with lebanons efforts to stop its biggest on it, some are saying the numbers Anti Government street demonstrations in decades. The paper says the Prime Minister show that the government may have had hoped a series of reforms, got a yes to that. But now the move including tax freezes and salary cuts for politicians, is, on the part of borisjohnson, if would calm public anger. But demonstrators say the reforms should have come earlier. The guardians fin
As saying that adding more ethanol to the uks fuel mix would cut carbon by as much as taking 700,000 cars off the roads. The same mps say that adding e10, a mixture of 10 ethanol with 90 petrol, could also boost the biofuel industry. And ending with arguably our favourite character on our phones emojis. Forbes points out that today is world emoji day. The paper says that apple has released 20 new emojis on occassion of the day, with more to follow in autumn. Many of you have been in touch about your favourite emojis or the fact that you dont like them at all. With me is michaela bergman, principal social specialist at the Asian Infrastructure investment bank. Lets get stuck in. You are based in beijing, but of course, you are a brit born and bred, and i guess you are keeping a close eye on this story from china, are you . Political wranglings in the uk. Im trying to explain it to people who are not british, that is even more complicated, because it is hard to explain what is going on.
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 about the stories we are covering today, just use the hashtag bbc the briefing. We begin with the latest in iran where riot police are out in force in cities across the country as Anti Government protests continue. At least 22 people have died since the demonstrations began seven days ago. Hundreds have been arrested. Irans Supreme Leader has broken his silence for the First Time Since the protests began, accusing his countrys enemies of stirring up the unrest. The protests are the boldest challenge to irans clerical leadership in almost a decade. The United States is seeking an emergency session of the Un Security Council. Heres our middle east editorjeremy bowen. In tehran, squads of Motorbike Police are cruising the streets to break up groups of demonstrators. The protests have changed since they started last thursday. Gunshots. To begin with, they
For the biggest business stories. Hopes of a european Mega Exchange between london and frankfurt are fading fast. The London Stock Exchange says the regulatory hurdles are too high. Nokie hopes to revive its flagging the classic 3310. Well get a hands on preview from the mobile World Congress in barcelona. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. In a minute, well look at the potential collapse of the merger between the London Stock Exchange and deutsche. But first the clock is ticking, with speculation mounting the uk Prime Minister may trigger article 50 on the countrys departure from the European Union in early march. Since the referendum, there have been Major Concerns in london it could lose its position as europes financial capital. But one of germanys most senior central bankers tells us why he believes the city will retain its crown. At present, britain benefits from so called Passporting Rights which allow uk based banks free access to the European Union. The City O