Like, walked into mangle that night. More than 9,000 people are sleeping rough on the streets of england. Mps describe the situation as a national crisis. Its been quite the year for the Airlines Industry, with strikes and businesses going bust. This morning im looking at whether passengers rights are protected enough when things go wrong. In sport, bravo for Manchester City, the keeper saves the penalty that takes them into the semi finals of the league cup. And carol has the weather. Could singing help mums combat post natal depression . New Research Suggests it could be an effective alternative to medicine. And carol has the weather. Good morning from the roof of new broadcasting house in london, where its fairly drizzly. The forecast for many today is cloudy, some fog, especially in the south, which is dense and a weather front in scotla nd dense and a weather front in scotland and Northern Ireland producing some rain as it continues to sink south. But behind that, brighter skies m
The European Court ofjustice decides that the taxi hailing app, uber, should legally be considered a transport company. It means that the firm should be subjected to tighter eu regulation in the countries in which it operates. And we are spending more on ourFurry Friends operates. And we are spending more on our Furry Friends at christmas than ever before, with clothes and toys for pets. Good morning. Its wednesday 20th december. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The metropolitan police is launching a review of all current sex offence investigations, after the collapse of a second rape case in a week. The prosecutions were halted because of the late disclosure of evidence. Scotland yard confirmed the same officer was involved in both investigations. In the last hour, the metropolitan police have said around 30 cases that are about to go to trial will be reviewed with the crown prosecution service. I think it is important to draw a distinction between the two reviews. The
Affairs program. Hello everybody. My name is Denis Mcdonough i will be your host today. We were joined by annemarie slaughter. We will discuss her exciting new book. Which is called the trust board and the web. Is one of several books that she has written. She is currently sealed new america. For my director policy planning of the state department and formerly dean of the Woodrow Wilson school of Public International affairs at princeton. Whats important, those are just some of her past assignments. And a very illustrious career. Whats important i think in terms of todays discussion is that you will see in her background and in the book that she is both a practitioner as well as a theorist. For as a teacher. A professor of international affairs. It is an exciting opportunity to discuss her new book, the chess board and the web. When we jumped right and to annemarie, tells a little bit about the thesis of the book and way decided to write it now. It is great to speak with you Denis Mcdo
Cable or satellite provider. Up next on after words, new America President and ceo annemarie slaughter in her book the chessboard and the web. Director of policy plan at the state department and formerly dean of the Woodrow Wilson school of public and International Affairs at princeton. Whats important, those are just some of her past assignments, and a very illustrious career. Whats important i think in terms of todays discussion is that you will see in her background and in the book that she is both a practitioner as well as at the arrest, or as a teacher, professor of International Affairs. So its an exciting opportunity to discuss her new book. Why do we just jump right in, right up front, just tell us little bit about the thesis of the book and about why he decided to write the book now. Guest denis, its great to talk to you and to be able to reflect on both of our experiences, actually as foreignpolicy practitioners. Ive been writing about networks since 1994. So as a scholar ive
Take a look at the currency drop, the yuan snapping a. 3 , and the yen trading at 111. 14. The yuan steady after the pboc said the daily fix slightly weaker. Asian bonds looking mixed as treasury yields tick slightly lower. As our mliv opines, the bearish turn is not enough to bring back global deflation. That could provide some and the test for stocks. Industrial metals in white outperforming. I want to pull up some market ,overs this morning, tencent rising over 1 after a drop on wednesday. As kate telecom gaining 3. 5 , the most in three months, after samsung security said the stock is undervalued given it is the biggest shareholder in sk hynix. Rishaad thank you very much indeed. Lets get over to paul allen in sydney for first word news headlines. Paul thanks. China has rejected President Trump should view that it has failed to rein in north korea. Trump told a rally that he still hopes for more from beijing. S behind the scenes moves have been indispensable. North korea says it mi