As the big tech firms respond to the latest Wikileaks Revelations well be getting the inside track on all the biggest tech stories of the week with our Technology Correspondent rory cellan jones. Theres a report in the times in london that fewer people are taking time off sick from work because they frightened for their jobs. We want to know whether you have hauled yourself in as sick as a dog for fear of the sack. Just use bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. We start in detroit in the usa where in a few hours time volkswagen is due to plead guilty to charges of fraud and Obstruction Ofjustice by cheating diesel emissions tests. The formal plea will draw a line under the us side of the scandal following a plea bargain reached in january. But its far from over. Vw has admitted 11 million vehicles worldwide had software installed to beat Regulators Checks on emissions. In some cases they were up to a0 times higher than the us legal limit. So far thats led to around 20 billion in settle
Than they ever thought possible. Whats that doing in here . Thats a plate of mashed potato. We are lucky that trump will provide most of the jokes for the foreseeable future. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until 11am. If youre a pupil or teacher in a school where subjects are being cut, do get in touch with us. Have you studied or taught one of the less popular subjects like german . Does it matter if the fewer people get to take it in the future . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Its been announced that British Telecom and its openreach service, which runs the uks Broadband Infrastructure, are to be legally separated. Telecoms regulator, ofcom, says openreach will become a distinct company with its own staff, management and strategy. Ofcom had been pushing for the move following complaints about poor levels of service and had threatened to force bt to l
Within britain itself. What we have here is a key specimen in this analysis. And here is the fossil that led to this Shock Finding a primitive dinosaur the size of a cat was found in lossiemouth in scotland. It was an animal like this that led to the creatures that dominated this planet for 165 million years. The new family tree will mean that we will have to rethink our ideas of how they evolved and spread across the globe. This is a fairly major change to our knowledge of dinosaurs. We have had a system in place for 130 years, we thought we understood the relationships of these big groups of animals, but it may be that we have a major rearrangement of the dinosaur tree. This Re Evaluation of fossils challenges a theory that has been accepted since the victorian era, and so will be controversial. But if it is proved to be correct, textbooks on the subject will have to be rewritten. Lets take a look at the weather. Overnight it is turning chile under the clear skies. Now clodagh riding
Within britain itself. What we have here is a key specimen in this analysis. And here is the fossil that led to this Shock Finding a primitive dinosaur the size of a cat was found in lossiemouth in scotland. It was an animal like this that led to the creatures that dominated this planet for 165 million years. The new family tree will mean that we will have to rethink our ideas of how they evolved and spread across the globe. This is a fairly major change to our knowledge of dinosaurs. We have had a system in place for 130 years, we thought we understood the relationships of these big groups of animals, but it may be that we have a major rearrangement of the dinosaur tree. This Re Evaluation of fossils challenges a theory that has been accepted since the victorian era, and so will be controversial. But if it is proved to be correct, textbooks on the subject will have to be rewritten. Lets take a look at the weather. Overnight it is turning chile under the clear skies. Now clodagh riding
Englands phil foden has apologised and says hell learn a valuable lesson after he and Mason Greenwood are sent home for breaching quarantine rules ahead of tonights game in denmark. 2020s unpredictable weather means an unpredictable harvest. There are warnings that yields of serial could be their lowest for a0 years. And the weather today comes with a much milder theme to it. Humid out there this morning, most places are dry but there is some drizzle in the west. All the details, right here on brea kfast. Its tuesday the eighth of september. Our top story. Start taking coronavirus seriously orface a bumpy ride ahead thats the warning from englands deputy chief medical officer following the highest numbers of daily cases since may. ProfessorJonathan Van Tam said people had relaxed too much over the summer and must now re engage with social distancing rules. Charlotte gallagher reports. Coronavirus has turned lives upside down and there is a stark warning that the threat remains a seriou