More now from our Political Correspondent nick eardley. This is a document called operation yellowhammer. It is the Civil Service looking at potentially what could happen if the uk leaves the European Union in a few weeks without a deal. And at its heart are some pretty stark warnings of long delays at ports, at airports, at the eurotunnel, of the potential for certain fresh foods running out or becoming scarce, at least not all foods running out, but potentially some fresh food running scarce, and over all, a picture of some significant hardships in the uk on 31 october. The government says officially that it doesnt comment on leaks, but number ten have pointed out that this isnt what they expect to happen. This isnt the assumption of borisjohnson and his team. What it is is scenario planning, looking at various things that could happen. We know the uk government is putting a lot of effort and money now into preparing for no deal. They say they dont expect it to happen, its all part o
Borisjohnson is to meet the german and french leaders next week to make it clear that the uk is leaving the eu at the end of october. News of his first trip abroad as british Prime Minister comes as leaked government documents, published by the sunday times, warn that the uk could face problems such as medicine, food and fuel shortages in the event of a no deal brexit. A downing street source said the government did not expect such outcomes but was exploring scenarios as part of no deal planning. More now from our Political Correspondent nick eardley. This is a document called operation yellowhammer. It is the Civil Service looking at potentially what could happen if the uk leaves the European Union in a few weeks without a deal. And at its heart are some pretty stark warnings of long delays at ports, airports, at eurotunnel, of the potential for certain fresh foods running out or becoming scarce, at least not all foods running out, but potentially some fresh food running scarce, and o
Hello and welcome. We just want to start with some breaking news coming out of afghanistan. We have an updated death toll on the explosion at the wedding reception in kabul. 63 people have been killed and 182 wounded in that attack at the wedding reception in kabul on saturday. Now, the taliban have denied responsibility for that blast as it was at a west couple wedding hall ina as it was at a west couple wedding hall in a minority owned shiite wedding hall, people celebrating the marriage. We are seeing some pictures now of the aftermath, but there were pictures posted on social media which workrate gruesome we re media which workrate gruesome were quite. It was a suicide bomber. The updated death toll, 63 dead and 180 wounded. They did happen at 18 10 gmt. This updated death toll is coming through a number of hours later. The minority has been targeted on other occasions in this explosion happened in the west of the city, mostly populated by shiite muslims. It does come at a time whe
Minister. He has optimism, enthusiasm, he puts a smile on peoples face and he has a total unsha keable confidence. So, now we know and in the end there was no great surprise. Boris johnson was favourite to win from the start and now hes been voted in as the new conservative leader. He will officially take office hes promised to deliver brexit by october the 31st. As Prime Minister tomorrow the new Eu Commission president says shes looking forward after a meeting with the queen to working with him at buckingham palace. In the challenging times ahead. And President Trump has already borisjohnson gained around double congratulated borisjohnson, the votesjeremy hunt did saying he will be great. From conservative Party Members. In his victory speech, mrjohnson promised to unite the country and deliver brexit by the deadline the uk prepares for a heatwave, as temperatures climb well of 31st october. Above 30 degrees this week. But hes already seen some ministerial resignations and there coul
Delivering a blow to amazon on one of its biggest days of deals workers in the us target prime day with a strike over pay and conditions. Markets in europe have started on a positive note as we begin a busy week for corporate earnings. And the internet may make it easier than ever for firms to go global, but how do they stand out from the crowd. Is it all about getting a boost in the Search Engine rankings . Well speak to the founder of one firm hoping to offer Small Business a helping hand. After a thrilling weekend of sport with the winners taking Home Millions we want to know what can be done to invest in tomorrows champions . Are elite sports off limits for young talent if they dont have wealthy backers . Let us know, well discuss a little later use the bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. Lets catch our breath after that crazy day of sport and sunday and talk through what is happening in china. It grew at its slowest pace in almost three decades in the three months to t