Christmas break. Investors taking a step back following those recent gains. And well be getting the inside track on the latest trend in eating out. Would you go to a strangers house for a home cooked meal . Well, our guest has turned that idea into a business. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Apple deliberately saying they slow down old phones when it comes to updating software. What do you reckon . Letters no. Let us know. Hello and welcome to business live. We start in the spanish region of catalonia where voters are going to the polls today to pick a new parliament. The elections were called after octobers referendum which saw a vote in favour of independence, plunging the country into a constitutional crisis. Catalonia is barely more than 6 of spains territory. But it accounts for around a fifht of the spanish economy and almost a quarter of exports as well as 16 of the population. Last week the bank of spain cut its National Economic growth forecast for next year from 2. 5 to 2. 4
Deposit for a plastic bottle . Mps say that it would reduce waste and help protect the ocean from pollution. Hello, a very good morning to you. It is friday the 22nd of december. Welcome to bbc news. The foreign secretary, borisjohnson, who is in moscow has insisted that britain cannot ignore issues such as cyber activity, the treatment of gay people in chechnya. He said that he wa nts people in chechnya. He said that he wants relations to improve. He went to meet Sergey Lavrov. It is the First Official visit from different secretary for five years. They warned that they are read willing to retaliate on Cyber Attacks, but want to cooperate on International Track challenges. In the last hour, the two men appeared in a News Conference. They said that the two countries showed why together despite their difference. The recent form the length of my absence, is of course that this is a difficult time in the relations between the uk and russia, and Sergey Lavrov himself has just russia, and S
Financial markets in europe, the ftse very slightly up. Sally . If men, orwomen, grappling in a ring is yourthing well talk to the entrepreneur whose business helps wrestling fans follow their heroes around the world. And what you think of theresa mays plastic plans . Fantastic, or do they not go far enough . Do get in touch. Hello and welcome to business live. We start with brexit, and the future of britains huge financial industry once it leaves the eu next year. Today the uk chancellor, philip hammond, and brexit secretary david davis are in germany trying to win support for a favourable post brexit trade deal, especially when it comes to Financial Services. The Financial Sector is the uks biggest exporter, accounting for 10 of the entire economy and 2. 2 million jobs. But the uk argues the city of london is also important for europe. Mr hammond and mr davis will remind germany its firms need access to londons financial markets. The bosses of barclays, insurance giant aviva and Gold
Yes, really tough, she made it to the semifinals of the Australian Open two years ago but she could face a tough route, if she is to get there this time around, the draw has been made, we will tell you her potential opponents at half past. And in the Weather Forecast, looking quite tough ahead. Big contrast, rainy in the south east, glorious sunshine in the west, all of us at risk from some fog through tomorrow night and tomorrow morning. Also coming up, tributes to the man behind metal s biggest riffs, motorhead guitarist fast eddie clarke has died. Its a very bleak picture of the nhs this winter and its painted in a letter from doctors to the Prime Minister. They say that patients are dying in the corridors of accident and emergency units in england and wales as safety is compromised by intolerable conditions. And the pressure is growing nhs staff have been faced with rising numbers of flu cases and respiratory illness with 48 flu related deaths in england so far this winter. Our Hea
Welcome to friday. 6 00 in london. 7 00 in paris or berlin. Lets check where we are in the market action. We got the msci asiapacific up. Volatility in treasury markets allow a few more gains. We see the japanese market down. Up around 0. 4 . It does not mean we stop worrying about global concerns. It is on its weekly gains. We are keeping track of the strong gains yesterday. We got a change of guidance from the ecb raising questions when will you get changes in guidance. Goes insideedwards baseball, but lets talk about central bank speak. Agoe was a song many years called, big in japan. Weekend of the january 5 that started back in october. The unsettling of the global trade story between north korea, south korea, and japan. You are seeing the bond at risk in japan dropped to a 10 month low. , theave fresh readings Current Conditions index is on an upper upward trajectory. Forwardlooking indexes also remaining high. I want to give you fast facts. The nikkei has had the best start sinc