In sport, liverpool manager, jurgen klopp, says he has Nothing To Say about Phillipe Coutinhos future as his side prepare for theirfirst game in the Champions League and can you be fat and fit . I have been down to this gym every day for the last 20 years and have never had a day off. I am full of fitness. Scientists say the ideas a myth, and being overweight can increase your risk of a heart attack by around a quarter. More from them later. And the weather. Good morning. Rain going east and into the north sea. Behind that, sunshine and showers. Some will be heavy and thundery. In the sunshine, it will be quite pleasant. I will have more in 15 minutes. Thank you, carol. Good morning. First, our main story. The government is pushing for a temporary Customs Union to be put in place when britain leaves the European Union to try to smooth the way for business and prevent chaos on the uks borders. Thereve been warnings about the extra pressure ports could be under if they face an increase i
Indices, reflecting a return to an appetite for risk. And also on the programme. And is a lack of charging Points Holding back growth in the electric car market . The boss of the uks Largest Network of Charging Stations is here. So today we want to know whats holding you back from going electric . If you drive would you go electric . Let us know, use the hashtag bbc biz live. Hello and welcome to Business Live. The british Prime Minister theresa may has this morning, published a blueprint for Future Trade Relations between the uk and the European Union. In the first of a series of brexit papers, the government suggested creating an interim period of trade, saying one possible approach would be a temporary Customs Union between the uk and the eu. That means they would continue applying the same tariffs to goods from outside the union which can then move between them without more tariffs being added. The governments Brexit Committee hopes a time limited transition period will give import
Celebrations marking the 70 anniversary of the countrys independence from britain. Singer taylor swift wins her Sexual Assault case against a former radio dj. Good morning. It is tuesday, the 15th of august. Welcome to bbc newsroom alive. The Brexit Secretary has confirmed that the government wa nts to has confirmed that the government wants to negotiate a temporary Customs Relationship with the eu for when the uk leaves, similar to current arrangements. The Eu Commission has welcomed the proposals, but Opposition Parties here save the document lacks detail. Britain would also seek to be allowed to negotiate trade deals with countries outside the eu. Although members of the Eus Customs Union are barred from striking such agreements. Adam fleming explains. Under the Customs Union, the eu has one external border for the import of goods from abroad. If import taxes, known as tariffs, are paid, they are paid when that product enters this area. It can then move around between countries with
warmer and more humid as we go through this week. all the details later in the programme. good morning. it s tuesday the 15th of august. the former us president donald trump has been served with a fresh set of charges accusing him of trying to overturn the results of the last us presidential election. he and 18 others have been indicted in the state of georgia on counts that include racketeering and forgery. mr trump has previously denied any wrongdoing and said the case was politically motivated. the investigation has centred on claims the former president pressured georgia state officials into rejecting legitimate votes. every individual charged in the indictment is charged with one count of violating georgia s racketeering and corrupt organisations act through participation in a criminal