around the world, iconic cosmetic brands are losing ground to small and fast moving new players, starting up with a direct line to their customers on social media. so can these digital disruptors really challenge the global giants like estee lauder and l oreal? i m going to be asking two women giving it a go. there they are. megha ashar, who s start up in india, just got millions of dollars of investment. and trinny woodall, the big boss of trinny london, who s gone from telling women what not to wear on her television show to selling cosmetics directly to them online. plus, why a lack of truck drivers around the world could be another big hit to our global supply chain. the big boss of the global truck maker scania joins me to talk truckers and whether an all electric future is possible. wherever you rejoining me from around the world. once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, just over six years ago, the singing superstar rihanna, she launched a cosm
lit up the horizon, literally. it s that thing over there. yeah, it s called the sphere, and it is a monster. inside, it s an entertainment venue. outside, it s the world s largest video screen, covered in 1.2 million leds. and it s become an instant landmark and a huge talking point since it opened last year. in a few moments, we ll find out what it s like to live in a city that s dominated by this giant, glowing ball. but first, alasdair keane s been taking a look at how graphics are bringing it to life. our senses are constantly being bombarded by the sights and sounds around us, including advertisements that have been carefully crafted to grab our attention. but in a busy world. ..do we always notice? if everyone is looking at their phone, what we are trying to do here is to convince people to stop looking at their phones and recall what they have in front of them. bcn visuals are based in barcelona, creating sd displays all around the globe, and now they have a new canva
wherever you rejoining me from around the world. once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, just over six years ago, the singing superstar rihanna, she launched a cosmetic brand called fenty. she had the backing of the global luxury goods giant lvmh. today, fenty has made rihanna a billionaire, but she s not alone. kyliejenner, one of the most followed people in the world on social media, launched a makeup line and became hugely successful all by the age of 21. the cosmetics industry, it s one of the most disrupted out there, as well as coping with covid. it s had to deal with an onslaught of these start ups, which use the founder who can talk directly to customers on social media to drive growth and create a seemingly personal relationship with them. that s according to one of the authors of one of the most widely read reports in the cosmetic and beauty world. they re not necessarily celebrity driven, many of them are, but often there s a very strong f
my guest, no guests, this week used to face each other in the house of commons. their clashes were memorable. tony blair, now sir tony, was notjust a leader of the labour party, he was of course prime minister. william, now lord hague, was leader of the conservative party. hard then to imagine that they would be as they are now, working together to outline what they say should be the country s new national purpose. but they are, and they are here together. so welcome, sir tony and lord hague, to poltical thinking. thank you. thanks. i am still getting used to this. now, how should i think if you? do i think of you as friends, allies, colleagues, partners in crime? i don t know, partners i think in saying what we have been saying about science, innovation, ai, biotech, you know, the latest reports. we haven t set up a new political party, we are not changing the landscape in that sense, but definitely partners in thinking about what any political party has got to do in the fut
Hello. The certainly are nipped in the air, a chilly breeze. Air, a chilly breeze. Lets see what the air, a chilly breeze. Lets see what the weather air, a chilly breeze. Lets see what the weather has air, a chilly breeze. Lets see what the weather has in air, a chilly breeze. Lets see | what the weather has in store over the next ten days. Here is the outlook. More chilly weather on the way but with high Pressure Close by, at least over the next few days, the weather will be generally dry and the brightest and warmest of our weather will be further towards the west and i use the word warmest very loosely here. Here is the area of high pressure for sunday but notice that the Weather Front has just stuck in to the north of that high pressure. And here is a Jet Stream pattern. Notice how the Jet Stream blowing in from the North And Dragging in the cold air, especially along