britain s postal service, the royal mail, is being held to ransom in a hacking attack by a gang with likely russian links. hello and welcome. lisa marie presley, the only daughter of rock and roll legend elvis has died. she was 5a. the news was confirmed by her mother priscilla who said in a statement: it is with a heavy heart that i must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter lisa marie has left us. we can now speak to entertainmentjournalist perez hilton who was a friend of lisa marie presley. he joins us from los angeles. thanks forjoining us on such short notice with this sad news. lisa marie was a successful musician in her own right but also a friend of yours. i right but also a friend of ours. ., ., ., yours. i got to meet her at her request. yours. i got to meet her at her request. i yours. i got to meet her at her request, i don t yours. i got to meet her at her request, i don t know - yours. i got to meet her at her request, i don t know if -
us financal watchdogs target two more big names, the exchange genesis, and the crypto lender gemini. plus, pack your bags, travel is back. but where are people going? we ll hear from the boss of hotel booking site trivago. we start here in the uk, where we could get confirmation, in the next hour or so, that the economy is heading into recession. figures for november are expected to show a fall in britain s gdp, gross domestic product or economic output, after growth ofjust 0.5% in october. we already know the uk economy shrank in the three months to september, two quarters in a row of negative growth means a recession. businesses and consumers are feeling the pressure of soaring energy bills and rising interest rates, as one company owner has been telling the bbc. from our point of view, we can feel that yeah there is probably a recession coming on. people are finding it difficult, they are kind of worried about their basic of heating and fuel and all the rest of it in the w
and the human cost is great. in the united kingdom, the royal mail has been warning customers of severe disruptions to its postal service abroad, since wednesday. it s emerged that it s being caused by a ransomware hacking attack with links to russian criminals. the company has asked customers not to post items until the issue can be resolved. 0ur news reporter azadeh moshiri joins us now. details moshiri joins us now. are emerging, what more do details are emerging, what more do we know? the details are emerging, what more do we know? do we know? the cyber attack and specifically do we know? the cyber attack and specifically hit do we know? the cyber attack and specifically hit the - do we know? the cyber attack and specifically hit the system is the royal mail uses to dispatch deliveries abroad as well as track and trace items overseas. that is why they are telling users and people in the united kingdom to stop sending parcels until they can resolve theissue parcels until they c
country. goods and services around the count . . ,. . goods and services around the count . ., , country. fascinating stuff. thanks for country. fascinating stuff. thanks forjoining - country. fascinating stuff. thanks forjoining us. - let s get some of the day s other news. china s exports fell sharply in december as demand for its goods around the world dropped, as global consumers cut back on spending. exports were down 9.9% year on year, the worst drop since the beginning of the pandemic in february 2020. apple says ceo tim cook is to take a pay cut of more than 40% following shareholder feedback and a request from mr cook himself. he won t be strapped for cash though, his total compensation for 2023 will still be $49 million. severe disruption to overseas deliveries by britain s postal service, royal mail, is being caused by a ransomware hacking attack linked to russian criminals, the bbc has been told. the company has been unable to send parcels abroad since wednesday and has