Later in the programme well get the inside track on a tech company which aims to tackle the worldwide problem of poor eyesight. A new survey has found that online spending in the uk has fallen for the First Time Since 2013. Today we want to know whether your expectations of the future are affecting your Spending Decisions . Do get in touch just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. So Emmanuel Macron has won the french presidency, and now the hard work begins. His first challenge will be to form a government with crucial parliamentary elections in june. The outcome of that will determine how much power the new president has to tackle the lengthy list of economic problems. France has had a high Unemployment Rate for decades currently around 10 of the workforce or 3 million people. That compares with less than half 4. 3 across the border in germany. The problem is worse for young people 24 of those between the ages of 15 and 2a dont have a job. The other big iss
Zooming exports and crumbling classrooms. The paradox of germanys lopsided economy. Plus will iran Stay Open For Business . Conservatives pledge to roll back rouhanis reforms, as companies nervously await next weeks president ial election. Welcome to World Business report. Im Tanya Beckett. Also coming up, playing for big steaks. China agrees to buy us beef as trade talks continue. But first we start in europes economic powerhouse, because in a couple of hours time, germany will release its latest gdp figures. Growth is expected to have accelerated in the first three months of the year, fuelled by Global Demand for the countrys exports, like cars and machinery. But its not all cause for celebration. Let me show you why. Last year, germany clocked up its biggest ever trade surplus. Thats how much more it exports than it imports. At 275 billion germany has one of the biggest Trade Surpluses in the world. Its a source of tension with its neighbours and allies. Look at how much more german
Bill cosby denies the charges against him. The conservatives have been warned that their chaltion to the social care in england could fail because of variations in how some councils administer the payments. Well bring you all the details. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until iiam. Throughout the morning well bring you the latest Breaking News and developing stories. The green party launch their General Election manifesto at around 10. 30am. Well bring that to you live and well look at how internal facebook documents appear to show that in some cases its moderators tolerates violent threats, bullying and self harm. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Labour is promising english students who Start University courses in england this autumn wont have to pay tuition fees if the party wins the election. Labour has pledged to abolish fees from 2018, b
Hi, im anna. I felt hi, im anna. Ifeltjudged in a pub garden with my thought earn at midday when i was drinking half applejuice half midday when i was drinking half apple juice half soda. Midday when i was drinking half applejuice half soda. Ifelt it midday when i was drinking half apple juice half soda. I felt it was decision to be there and it was my decision to be there and it was my decision to be there and it was my decision to drink that drinkg my decision to drink that drink and i wasnt putting her in danger. Im i had my son when i 19 and sky, i had my son when i was 19 and judged for being a young mum. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11. Throughout the morning the latest breaking news woman. Dame vera lynn the forces sweetheart who is 100 today. Shes been performing since she was 7 years old but really came to prominence when she entertained the troops during the second world war. Our top story today. Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering a one year old
the women s tennis association did last week out of concern for the safety of the player, peng shuai who disappeared for several weeks after accusing a former china vice premier of sexual assault. the itf president, david haggerty, told the bbc the world governing body did not want to, as he put it, punish a billion people . we will continue to run junior events in the country and senior events that are there for the time being. we will continue to analyse the situation and making tennis available. it is an important element and so we continue in conjunction with the chinese tennis association. with me is our news reporter, tanya dendrinos. ta nya, tanya, that is interesting. why is that response is so different to that of the wta