We start with black friday. The annual shopping binge after the thanksgiving holiday is now a global phenomenon, with retailers around the world offering discounts on everything from Kitchen Appliances to tvs to clothing. But its also becoming the focus of concerns about the environmental cost of consumerism. Spending in the us, the home of black friday, is forecast to hit more than 29 billion over the next four days. Theres an added incentive this year us retailers want to do as much business as possible ahead of a new 15 import tax due to hit chinese made goods later this month. It would affect 160 billion worth of goods, including popular gifts like smartphones, toys and clothes. Dont expect the frantic scenes in the shops of black fridays past though its increasingly being done online. Thats where more than three quarters of us are looking for bargains here in the uk, according to pwc, and the trend is the same around europe and the us. But are more of us growing uncomfortable with
Decides to fight back against a us decision to impose more restrictions on it and. Telling porkies with your meat we speak to the Company Making pork out of peas which says the fake meat trend is here to stay and its at the top of every parents in tray just how do you keep your kids safe online . Well speak to a man who thinks artficial intelligence is the answer. Today we want to know what you do to limit your childrens smartphone use . A new study shows one in four kids are addicted to their phones. Let us know just use the hashtag bbcworklife. Hello and welcome to worklife. We start with black friday the annual shopping binge after the thanksgiving holiday is now a global phenomenon. Retailers around the world are offering discounts on everything from Kitchen Appliances to tvs to clothing. But its also becoming the focus of concerns about the environmental cost of consumerism. Spending in the us the home of black friday and the worlds biggest economy is forecast to hit more than 29
Americas simone biles makes history the first woman to win five all round world gymnastics titles. And at 11 30, well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers lord jones and daisy mcandrew. Stay with us for that. Kenneth borisjohnson and his irish counterpart leo varadkar have said have said they can see a pathway to a possible brexit deal. After more than two hours of talks at a Country House on the wirral the two leaders said a deal was in everybodys interest. Mr varadkar said he thought it was still possible that a deal could be done by the end of october but he declined to say what had changed. Heres our political editor, laura kuenssberg. Off to work. A private plane for the irish leader. A speeding limousine for the Prime Minister. The two of them heading to an encounter that could change things for us all. Tucked away at a Country House on the wirral, a private moment of Massive Public importance. Could they shake on a deal . After a couple of hours of talks,
Also tonight. A pathway to a brexit deal is still possible say borisjohnson and his irish counterpart leo veradkar after more than two hours of talks. Nissan warns that a no deal brexit would threaten the future of its car plant in sunderland, the largest in britain employing 6,000 people. Three decades after the fall of the berlin wall, a special report on russias bold moves to reclaim its role as an international superpower. And the queen of gymnastics americas simone biles seals her place in history as she becomes the first woman to win 5 all round world titles. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news. Can Northern Ireland hold on to shock the netherlands in rotterdam, as michael 0neills men bid for euro 2020 qualification . Good evening. Around 60,000 people have fled their homes in North Eastern syria on the second day of a major air and ground assault by turkish forces. Theres been heavy fighting in the central border region. Some civilians have been killed and dozens more have be
The awarding of the 2022 world cup to qatar. Labour Mp Stella Creasy says she is being forced to choose between being an mp and being a mum because of outdated parliamentary rules. And the Science Behind puppy dog eyes. New Research Suggests dog eyes may have evolved to help them appeal to humans. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Heathrow one of the worlds busiest airports has revealed its expansion masterplan. The project to build a third runway is expected to cost £14 billion, but is facing fierce opposition from environmental campaigners. The public will have 12 weeks to comment on the plans. The new runway will be situated over a new section of the busy m25, to be completed by 2026. 761 homes will be moved, with their owners compensated. Local roads will also be moved, and rivers. A new low emissions zone around heathrow could mean additional charges for many vehicles, and the airport hopes it will be linked up to Great Western and southern rail. Our transport correspon