oldest bank: italy s monte dei paschi requests a state bailout, after plans to save itself come to nothing. plus: it is a $660 billion relationship, but could trump s tough talk spell a costly trade war between the us and china? welcome to world business report. if you are tuning in for the first time, stay where you are. i know it is early in britain. we have nine minutes and here is a fascinating snapshot of all the latest in the world of business and money. who put that on the autocue? we are going to start in italy. we have been following this for weeks now. the deepening banking crisis, because in the last few hours, one of the country s biggest banks says it will request a government bailout. we are talking about monte dei paschi di siena. its boss has been flying around the world, desperately trying to raise money from investors to keep it afloat. but late on thursday the bank admitted it had failed. itjust couldn t find enough takers. after a late night meeting, the i
and. exploding phones, driverless cars and virtual reality. it s been an eventful twelve months in the the world of tech, but what can we look forward to in 2017? we ll speak to our resident gadget guru rory cellan jones. welcome to a very special edition of business live. this year saw two of the biggest political results of the decade as the recent trend towards globalisation took a step back. there are now dark clouds of uncertainty hanging over two of the world s biggest economies europe and the united states. let s start by looking back at what happened following the uk s momentous decision to leave the european union. tonight at 10 the voters decide that, after four decades, it is time for britain to leave the european union. i don t think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination. across asia today, we have seen shares fall on the major markets like japan s nikkei, down more than 7%. look what happened, it tum
donald trump s talk of a new arms race. and why a third of the homeless say they have been attacked on our streets. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, we ll look ahead to the start of a busy christmas fixture list, with chelsea top of the tree. but can they stay there? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the man suspected of the berlin christmas market attack has been shot dead by police in italy. anis amri had been missing since the attack on monday it appears he left germany for france, before crossing into italy, able to move undetected around the continent despite a europe wide manhunt. italian police stopped him in the early hours this morning at a train station in milan, shooting him dead after amri fired on them. the italian authorities say his fingerprints match those found on the steering wheel of the lorry which killed twelve people and injured dozens more. our europe correspondent damian grammaticus has the latest. anis amr
invited to do so by donald trump. those are the here on bbc news, in this special edition of the last year, and explore the new political landscape as we enter 2000 we examine the forces behind the momentous events of the last year, and explore the new political landscape as we enter 2017. the events of the last year have changed our world. popular votes in the united states and united kingdom have shaken the west. both have been an angry backlash against decades old policies. an angry backlash against decades-old policies. who will pay for the the events of the last year have changed our world. popular votes in the united states and united kingdom have shaken the west. both have been an angry backlash against decades old policies. who will pay for. the rising tide of antiestablishment feeling is found its voice in social media. as the new means of communicating propelled us new means of communicating propelled us into an age where fact no longer matters? post truce is the wo
condemning israeli settlements on palestinian territory. it happened because the united states changed its usual veto policy and abstained in the vote. well, israel s ambassador to the un said that it was a shameful move, but the us said it had long argued against settle m e nt it had long argued against settlement building. the resolution specifically calls for an end to settle m e nt specifically calls for an end to settlement building in the west bank and eastjerusalem, settlements that are considered illegal under international law. the us and israeli ambassadors to the un responded soon after the vote. today the security council reaffirmed its established consensus that settlements have no legal validity. the united states has been sending the message that the settle m e nts sending the message that the settlements must stop, privately and publicly, for nearly five decades. by publicly, for nearly five decades. by voting yes, in favour of this resolution, you have in fac