Fear is looming and the economy losing altitude. We will see what is happening on the markets, sharply down right across europe and thats after the escalation in the trade war between the us and china. A chill spreading across global stocks. We will getting the inside track on the past week in business including spending on a no deal brexit and the feds move to cut Interest Rates, thats all with our economics editor faisal islam. And asa economics editor faisal islam. And as a london pub reveals it is using facial Recognition Technology to tell staff who is next in the queue, we wa nt tell staff who is next in the queue, we want to know is this a good use of the software . Would you be happy for your face of the software . Would you be happy for yourface to be of the software . Would you be happy for your face to be scanned in order to get served quicker . Let us know using the hashtag bbc bizlive. Hello and a very warm welcome to business live. Good to have you with us. Business live.
After his ball tampering ban saves australia in the first test at edgbaston. And who will be the latest contestant to quick step his way into the strictly ballroom . We will reveal all after 8 00am. And i will be revealing the forecast, which is much drier than recent days. Fewer showers around, lighter showers as well. Join me for all the details in liverpool. It is friday 2 august. Our top story the Emergency Services have been working through the night to try and divert water away from a Reservoir Dam in derbyshire which is in danger of bursting and flooding a town. The raf has been called in to help protect Whaley Bridge. More than 6,000 people have been told to leave their homes. Simonjones has this report. An unprecedented, fast moving emergency situation. The words of the police after intense rain left this dam dangerously close to collapse. Access to nearby Whaley Bridge remained blocked overnight, and a large part of the town evacuated. You cant risk it, can you . If something
Im on the outskirts of Whaley Bridge and i will have all the latest on developments overnight. Two holiday firms with bookings from more than 50,000 people have ceased trading. Last month was probably the warmestjuly on record, according to new research. And after australian steve smiths 144 yesterday, can england hit back in the second day of the first ashes test at edgbaston . Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. The liberal democrats have won the brecon and radnorshire by election taking the seat from the conservatives and leaving borisjohnsons government with a working majority of one. Here is the result the lib dem candidate jane dodds overturned a conservative majority of over 8,000 to beat the incumbent mp chris davies byjust over 1,400 votes. The brexit party pushed labour into fourth place. 0ther pro remain parties had stood aside to allow the lib dems a better chance to reclaim the seat they lost in the 2015 general election. 0ur political correspondent, Jonathan
So getting an escort helps me to kind of explore things that i dont get to often. Warnings about an obesity epidemic and not just for humans. Over half of dogs in the uk are overweight, and new Research Shows one in two british adults dont know what a good diet for their pets is. Well be asking a vet what tips she might have for luigi the beagle, who is 7kg over his target weight. Welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. Were live until 11 this morning. We always love to hear about and if you have any photos of your overweight pets, or tales of their weight loss journey, please let us have them just use the hashtag victorialive. First, Carole Walker has the news. Boris johnsons working parliamentary majority has been reduced to just one after the conservatives lost the previously safe seat of brecon and radnorshire to the liberal democrats. A by election was called after the sitting tory mp was convicted of making a false expenses claim. The lib dems won by just over m00 votes.
The mobile phone app that could save lives by detecting potentially fatal kidney conditions. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport gavin. Angling take early wickets in the first ashes test, but australia are rallying at edgbaston. And Helen Willets has the weather. Still the risk of showers. Ill tell you more about thatjust still the risk of showers. Ill tell you more about that just after still the risk of showers. Ill tell you more about thatjust after half past, well talk a little bit about theice past, well talk a little bit about the ice melting in greenland as well. Thanks, helen. Also coming up hows that for a renaissance . A painting attributed to a minor north italian artist is being upgraded to titians workshop and even to the grand master himself. Hello, everyone. This afternoon live im simon mccoy. A countdown clock has just been delivered to downing street and, with just three months to go until the uk is scheduled to leave the eu, it will be displayed in the Prime Min