Muted start. And Chlorinated Chickens, the Electric Mini and tech titans well be looking at whats been a busy week in today we want to know does great wealth bring great responsibility . Yesterday amazon founder jeff bezos was, briefly, the richest person in the world what would you do if it was you . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. We start with retail giant amazon it has seen its shares fall sharply after its latest figures disappointed wall street. The good news it is raking in huge sums of money as its sales keep expanding. The bad news its spending a fortune on developing its business and that is making investors nervous. Lets show you the details. Total sales in the three months tojune jumped almost a quarter compared to last year to just under 38 billion. Unfortunately they spent almost all of it Operating Expenses surged to well over 37 billion. That means there wasnt much actual profit a comparatively measly 197 million and down 77 on last
Doctors say a british woman who was shot while on holiday to brazil is lucky to be alive. Eloise dixon is reported to have been attacked when her family drove into a slum area. Good morning. Tesco has announced its scrapping 5p Carrier Bags altogether in favour of the more expensive bags for life. Ill be asking if other retailers will do the same. Also this morning, the challenge of finding the right pair of shoes for the children. Well be getting the latest advice on a problem troubling many parents at this time of year. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Good morning from the roof of the Broadcasting House in london. Grey skies. Dry at the moment. Rain and showers. Heavy downpours in east anglia and the south east. For the rest of the uk, it is sunshine and showers. I will have more details in 15 minutes. Thank you, carol. We will start with our top story. More than 40 of Maternity Wards in england closed their doors to expectant mothers at least once in 2016, data obtained by
A Nuclear Warhead that could fit onto a missile. North korea best not make any threats to the United States. They will be met with fire and fury, like the world has never seen. A tale of two englands, the growing divide which means people in the north are 20 more likely to die early than those in the south. Gonna be where the lights are shining on me. Like a Rhinestone Cowboy and, the Rhinestone Cowboy, Country Singer Glen Campbell has died at the age of 81. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news well have the best of the action from the European Super Cup between Manchester United and real madrid. Good evening. The South African President jacob zuma has narrowly survived a vote of no confidence in his leadership. The Secret Ballot in parliament was the eighth vote of no confidence he has faced in less than a decade. It was called amid repeated allegations of corruption and mismanagement. After the ballot, jacob zuma celebrated with his supporters and told them that the vote had confir
I loved him. For me, every time i saw him it was a special feeling. Good morning. And im live here at the London Stadium. Its day eight of the World Athletics Championships and all morning here on Bbc Breakfast. Ill be rounding up the action for you. And there was no Fairy Tale Ending for Isaac Makwala in the mens 200 metres last night. He finished sixth while britains Nethaneel Mitchell bla ke was fourth. Should the locals get to decide on what happens in the rough neighbourhood . Is people power the answer to our Housing Crisis . A new Campaign Says locals should get more say over Planning Applications. It would speed up construction, but critics say it could ruin the greenbelt. Ill have the details. It isa it is a beautiful start to the day. Will the weather remain this way . I will have the full forecast in 50 minutes. Thank you. 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The scandal over Contaminated Eggs continues to spread across europe, with denmark the latest country to
Colleagues whod been punched, kicked, and one of them was head butted by a passenger. Kicked, and one of them was headbutted by a passenger. We go undercover to expose the truth about Alcohol Sales at uk airports. They are making it very, very readily available. bleep and we ask whether subsidising flights through cheap Alcohol Sales is leaving passengers and crew with a nasty hangover. More than 2 million flights take off from the uk every year. Most are uneventful, but some passengers cause problems even before takeoff. June the 21st, wednesday afternoon. Passengers at Manchester Airport We Re Passengers at Manchester Airport were waiting to board an easyjet flight were waiting to board an easyjet flight to antalya in turkey. Were waiting to board an easyjet flight to antalya in turkeym were waiting to board an easyjet flight to antalya in turkey. It was my Summer Holiday with my boyfriend so, yeah, i was pretty excited. Before we even boarded the plane, there was a party of four. T