the european trading day has just got under way. we will tell you all you need to know. also in the programme — a ukraine international airlines plane crashed shortly after taking off from tehran. there were more than 170 people on board the boeing aircraft. it is reported that nobody survived. and as former nissan boss carlos ghosn prepares to speak for the first time since fleeing japan, tokyo prosecutors raided his lawyers' offices in their hunt for evidence. we will be at the world's biggest tech show in full swing in las vegas. we'll show you some of the latest gadgets creating a stir. just get in touch using the hashtag, #bbcworklife. hello and welcome to worklife. we begin with the rising tensions in the middle east after iran carried out a ballistic missile attack on airbases housing us forces in iraq, in retaliation for the us killing of iranian general qasem soleimani. it is unclear if there have been any casualties. the iranian foreign minister said that his country has taken and concluded proportionate measures in self defence. however, there are fears of another response from the us. what does this mean for oil coming out of the middle east, that supplies global markets? prices are on the rise. about 20% of global supplies travel through a narrow strait of what is called the straits of hormuz which lies just to the south of iran and there are fears there could be disruption. you can see what happened on the market earlier today in asia and actually, this is a better picture of how things were immediately after the missile attacks because then we saw share markets like the nikki two to five down by a much more and the price of oil really spiked. it has come down since then. as you can see in european trading, this is london and germany, we are seeing losses across the board. our middle east business correspondent sameer hashmi now joins us from dubai. tell us more about how the oil markets will react to this. as you we re markets will react to this. as you were mentioning the oil prices shot up were mentioning the oil prices shot up after news came out that iran had attacked us military bases in iraq, and now they have come down a bit. i'm going to say that when the news came out, they were expecting retaliation from iran, but nobody expected they would strike military bases, and the concern is now that if the us attacks will retaliate that would create more volatility. looking at the last hour or so, the state m e nts looking at the last hour or so, the statements coming out, looks like both sides have issued statements where they are saying they do not wa nt to where they are saying they do not want to escalate the situation but as far as oil prices go, two things to keep in mind. number one, if iran retaliates again what are the options it is looking at? one is if it strikes oil facilities in this region in countries like saudi arabia or iraq, which are big opec nations, that will create more volatility, but the big one that was the straits of hormuz, the water body that connects the gulf to the rest of the world, 25% of global all supplies passed through this, all of the big oil nations, oil producing nations supply to some of the biggest consumers of oil in the world through here, which includes china, india and south korea so the next two days there will be volatility. it depends what is the next course of action the us adopts oi’ next course of action the us adopts or even what iran goes for. thank you. our asia business correspondent karishma vaswani now joins us from singapore. what has been the broader market reaction to this? are investors worried? it is fair to say they were worried? it is fair to say they were worried when they woke up to news of this attack in the early hours of the asian morning. since then, what we have seen is share markets recover some of those losses. as sally mentioned, there nicky two to five averaging, in japan, sally mentioned, there nicky two to five averaging, injapan, it had gone down by 2.5% at the beginning of the day and has closed the day 1.596 of the day and has closed the day 1.5% lower —— the nikkei 225. we've seen that train throughout asian markets repairing or recovering losses throughout today. many of the a nalysts losses throughout today. many of the analysts i have spoken to say investors continue to put their money into safe haven assets like gold and the japanese yen and we have seen some airlines, singapore airlines and qantas changing and adjusting their flight path is in order to factor in the potential escalation of conflict in the region. thank you. in some other breaking news from iran, a ukrainian airliner carrying more than 176 passengers and crew has crashed shortly after taking off from tehran. reports from both iran and ukraine say there are no survivors. it's not known what caused the crash. a number of international airlines have already announced they will be diverting planes after those two missile attacks in iraq. the federal aviation authority made that announcement before news of the crash. our transport correspondent tom burridge joins us in the studio now. the main point here is that this is the early stage of the investigation into the crash. there are reports from tehran, one suggesting some kind of technical problem, another from the ukrainian embassy in tehran, suggesting engine failure. but a former crash investigator i have been speaking to this morning is heaping scepticism on the engine failure theory at this stage because it is too early. if you look at the data of the flight from when it took off from tehran, according to the data which is openly available, the plane climb to about 7000 feet and then the data disappears. any theories that engine failure should be treated with massive caution. just to add to that, the 737 800 is seen as a real workforce for boeing with a fantastic safety record. it is only three years old, this one. if you have travelled around the world you will have travelled on one of these planes. it is part of the new generation of the 737. the 737 max is the new version of that plane. it pertains to the same family of aircraft but it is a totally different aircraft. those two crashes with the 77 max, the reason behind those as we know were due to modifications of the plane, so there is nothing at all suggesting this crash is linked to the previous two. what we are getting now is a bit of detail. the ukrainian foreign minister tweeting recently about the people who were on board the plane, most of them we re on board the plane, most of them were iranian, a large number of canadian citizens according to him, some ukrainian citizens, three british nationals, although that has not been confirmed by the authorities here. and we are hearing of airlines re—routing flights around that whole region. yes, we have had qantas saying that, a small number of flights, airlines are taking action. there is concern. it is early stages. we don't have any evidence to suggest the tension and the missile strike overnight is linked to this incident but at this stage we cannot count it out. and boeing has a new chief executive handling a crisis around the 737 max. and for this to happen today... it isa max. and for this to happen today... it is a massive if at this stage. it isa it is a massive if at this stage. it is a massive kind of crisis again, for boeing to deal with because it is the third time that one of its aircraft has gone down in 15 months with a major loss of life, but i think, at this stage, we don't know why the plane went down and this could be nothing to do with technical problems on the plane, and therefore those sort of questions will have to be asked by boeing, i guess. tom burridge, our transport correspondent, thank you. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the owners of travel x say they do not expect material financial impact from the cyber attack that hampered the company. this website remains out of action but it is working to resume normal operations as soon as possible and there's still no evidence that any data has been sent out all used in a misinformation manner. the company has been forced to turn off all computer systems because of hackers demanding $6 million in return for safe return of customer data. uk prime minsiter borisjohnson will meet the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, in downing street later today, for their first face to face talks since she took office last month. the uk government has reiterated that it expects to agree a new trade deal with the european union by the end of this year. the british mining giant anglo—american has confirmed it is in talks with the company mining potash in north yorkshire. its future was in doubt after it had failed to raise $500 million. it is thought to have been the worlds largest mine for the naturally occurring fertiliser, used in agriculture. it was due to start next year, creating 1000 jobs. tens of thousands of workers have gone on strike across india, demanding a rise in the minimum wage and a better pensions programme. the industrial action is likely to hit the country's banking sector the most, with many banks telling their employees to stay at home. let's talk you through the markets. we have mentioned why asia had a rocky session. europe has been trading forjust over a0 minutes with declines across the board, but not severe declines, not what we saw during the asian trading so investors are nervous and on edge waiting to see what the president will say in the united states when his day begins, us time. that is where the focus of attention will be now, but for now, the markets, a little nervous. now to the us, where boeing is recommending that 737 max pilots undergo simulator training before they resume flying the plane. the move is a major shift from the company s previous position that pilots only needed computer based training. the bbc‘s samira hussain has more. boeing says that pilots should do simulator training before they start flying the 737 max again. now, this is a change from the company's previous position. that pilots only needed computer—based training on the new software but, in the wake of the two crashes that killed 3a6 people and resulted in the grounding of the entire 737 max fleet, there are many questions about the safety of the planes and about the training which have been asked of the plane—maker. now, if regulators deem that additional instruction is in fact recommended, it means that it could take airlines even longer to get their crews ready to fly the 737 max, once the grounding has been lifted. in a statement, boeing said that, in part, this new recommendation takes into account its commitment to review safe return to service. time now for our daily look at some of the newspaper and website stories which have caught our eye. joining me is russ shaw, founder, tech london advocates. good morning, nice to see. travelex. we have mentioned this. give us your thoughts on the situation. it's a worrying situation and a good lesson for many companies to take threats seriously. computer weekly has reported this was noted for several months, this threat and that travelex has been slow to respond in terms of implementing critical patching to some of their servers that could have prevented this happening. to recap, travelex has been targeted by ransomware. that is when they take your information and stop you having access to it and tell you that they want a certain amount of money for that, in this case £6 million. that's correct, and the gang behind it has been monitored now for about eight or nine months by national security services. the national security agency in the us has been watching them. and they are saying, you have to pay up, and that there is an issue for travelex, should they pay 7 issue for travelex, should they pay up? what should they do? the natural inclination would be to pay up, get out of the curve and resolve issues with customers as quickly as possible but if they leave the payment there is no guarantee that this will be resolved and the gang could come back and say we want another $6 million to resolve this situation. if travelex plays as other companies have in the past, it shows a gang is similar to this one that this is a great way to make some serious money. the flip side is that companies like travelex, when these messages come out, that they should have deployed these patches to make sure that they deal with these threats, take them very seriously. we are in london, a great city for cyber companies who can help organisations like travelex to get ahead of the curve. why didn't they do this, is one of my questions. in las vegas, exciting times at ces. two things have caught my eye, one is the new car, from sony, where they are going into this particular end of the market and the other thing is toyota has unveiled a city of the future that they plan to launch at the base of mount fuji.m is amazing that cars are being launched at ces. they are now tech, it is not about petrol... and you go to touch and feel all of the gadgets, but now it is about looking at and seeing the cars of the future which will have entertainment and information systems and all kind of sensors. it is all about the computer is driving them as well. the japanese are emigrating they will not be left behind on this information renaissance. china, the us and europe leading the way but don't forget japanese companies like sony. thanksjoining us. still to come, the latest on the carlos ghosn saga. japanese prosecutors raided his lawyers' office in tokyo as the former nissan boss gets to speak for the first time since leaving the country. you are watching worklife from bbc news. food on the go retailler greggs has released figures for its fourth quarter. how did they do? the uk's largest bakery chain saw an uplift in sales following the launch of its vegan sausage roll. so how important is the growing vegan market? kate nicholls is the ceo of uk hospitality. how much of a role do they play, the weekend sausage rolls? they are incredibly important and results today from greggs show that for the general population to take a look, a different look at brands like greggs and other food to go operators to show that they are offering healthy options and a wide range of choice. are we saying that weekend is healthier, to compare to a regular greggs sausage roll, because it is veganuary, and everywhere, weekend food is being pushed. it is veganuary, and that means lots of people are looking to pursue a range of plant —based options, some for health reasons, some for environmental reasons, so 2% of the population are strict vegans, but 2596 population are strict vegans, but 25% of the population described herself at flexitarians which means they will pursue different options, and this is notjust about catering for those on strict diets, it is about providing choice for a wider range of the population who are looking for alternatives. kate, what does it seem that greggs are doing right when other caterers are not pivoting towards the trend of flexitarians and vegans in particular? they are providing a wider range of choice, continuing to innovate and looking at these consumer trends and staying ahead of them, and they have some very good marketing, not just around them, and they have some very good marketing, notjust around the iconic weekend sausage rolls, but also on an ongoing basis, engaging with modern consumers in a different way —— weekend sausage rolls. with modern consumers in a different way -- weekend sausage rolls. thank you, kate. talking about this pivot towards veganuary. .. you, kate. talking about this pivot towards veganuary... i'm not doing it but i have noticed there are many new options out there. it is nice to have a break from meat even if you are not vegetarian. and flexitarianism... flexible are not vegetarian. and flexitarianism. .. flexible is are not vegetarian. and flexitarianism... flexible is a good thing! you're watching worklife. a reminder of our top story: oil prices are rising again after iran attack us bases in iraq with a missile strike. some flights have been suspended over iran and iraq. let's get the latest now on the carlos ghosn saga, which is becoming more like the greatescape. on monday, japanese authorities issued an arrest he fled whilst on bail for charges of financial conduct which carlos ghosn denies. all of this comes out after he has arranged to speak publicly for the first time since he left japan, it will publicly for the first time since he leftjapan, it will happen in lebanon where he is currently residing. rachel burgess, the deputy editor of autocarjoins us now. we will be hanging on his every word later today. what will he say? expect it to be explosive. he threatened a press conference while injapan then he was quickly rea rrested, injapan then he was quickly rearrested, so he didn't get the chance, so this is a chance to address the world and say that he has been wrongly accused and that he thinks he's a victim. he will be saying that he has been accused of things and addressing them, and he is expected to name a lot of people. i bet that nissan executives are nervous today because he will be expected to name names within nissan and the japanese authorities. yesterday nissan put out a statement saying, this is us, this is what we believe, knowing that he would be talking today, they said they found the situation highly disagreeable and they would continue to do the right thing so that he is held to account. and they will be standing by this wherever he is in the world. they will be very nervous as will some of the japanese authorities given some of the accusations ghosn has made against them. how much has this whole saga rocked the automotive industry and how much more scrutiny is there of the industry and the big names within it? it has been an extraordinary story, and who knows how much further it will go? the trends in the industry are such that mergers are necessary, with this mass need for autonomy and electrification, car makers cannot just for autonomy and electrification, car makers cannotjust exist singly any more. whilst it is a good lesson on how perhaps not to do an alliance, renault and nissan and mitsubishi, it does not change the fa ct mitsubishi, it does not change the fact that mergers are the only way for manufacturers to make money in future. that is what ghosn is expected to say, that his plan to fully emerge renault with nissan is one of the reasons he believed he was pushed out. obviously ghosn work for renault before moving to nissan and he has always believed very much in that alliance, and nissan were not keen on that, the japanese authorities wanted to maintain the autonomy of nissan, and by creating autonomy of nissan, and by creating a merger they worried that france and renault would have too much power. rachel burgess, deputy editor of autocar, thank you for coming by. well one company claim to have an answer to this little conundrum. chris fox when to test out the prototype at this year's ces tech expo in las vegas. let's take a look: i'm putting in a piping hot drink. this is almost too hot to touch. the machine, this isjust a prototype, will hold exactly one can of drink at the moment. and then, let's power it on. and now the can is starting to spin around in here. i can see the timer ticking down. it will take 90 seconds. how does this work?m isa 90 seconds. how does this work?m is a result of civil engineering and materials science. it is electricity —based with no environmental damage. we are constantly optimising the numberof we are constantly optimising the number of watts that it uses. why would somebody buy a machine like this and notjust put their drinks in the fridge? excellent question, why would you want to keep the drinks in the fridge, costing electricity when you're not using it, with this you can save space and save electricity. you say that it is space efficient, this is a prototype with a huge heat sink in the background. the product here can chilljust a can of beer or soda, but the finished product can chill a bottle of wine or champagne injust five minutes. let's see the moment of truth, when i open this up, and it is really cold, it is like a cold drink out of the fridge. that was boiling hot when it went in, said in the machine does work, now you just have to make it smaller. exactly, exactly. that was chris fox with some of the news we have been getting out of ces. a reminder of our main story. oil prices have risen after two bases housing us forces in iraq were hit by ballistic missiles fired from iran, and safe haven assets like gold and the japanese yen rose on that news from the middle east. and the other top story is the airline crash which took place in tehran earlier today. all 170 plus people on board were killed. that's all for now. good morning. the weather is a bit to psy—tu rvy good morning. the weather is a bit topsy—turvy at the moment. yesterday we had temperatures you would find in march or april. very mild air from the south. temperatures around 15 celsius. as from today you can notice the blue colours coming in across many areas of the uk. just a bit of orange towards the far south. still quite mild in southern areas but a significant drop in temperatures, may be a 5 degrees drop in temperature for some parts of northern britain. to the south, the difference not quite as pronounced. a day of rain and sunshine, most of the sunshine across northern parts of the uk. some showers, wintry over the higher ground of scotland. further south across england, rain spreading in across england, rain spreading in across wales and the south—west. temperatures around 11 celsius. further north, around seven or eight celsius. that rain continued to move northwards this evening. a white knight to come across many areas of england, some hill snow in northern england, some hill snow in northern england and southern scotland with a touch of frost in the far north—east of scotland. temperatures in aberdeen down to one celsius. into thursday, quite a messy picture. it will cause quite a few headaches. we have a complex area of low pressure moving its way in. that will provide some outbreaks of rain. it could bring some fairly strong winds across southern areas. we will see one band of rain moving north and east and some hill snow for a time, then some clearer weather with brighter skies before further rain spreads in from the south—west later in the day. that could be accompanied by strengthening winds. maximum temperatures between four and 13 celsius, quite a difference north to south. it is quite complex and could change. that area of low pressure then clears and we have a ridge of high pressure developing, so for friday, a more straightforward day. some sunshine across straightforward day. some sunshine a cross m ost straightforward day. some sunshine across most parts. some rain coming into western scotland and the west of northern ireland later in the day on friday but mostly dry, and bright with temperatures roughly about the average for the time of year, between six and nine celsius. for the weekend, some rain in the east on saturday, sunday is probably the best day with more widespread dry and sunny weather. goodbye for now. you're watching bbc news at nine with me, annita mcveigh. the headlines. iran has fired missiles at two air bases housing american—led forces in iraq, in response to the us drone strike which killed general qasem soleimani. in response, president trump has tweeted that "all is well" and he'll make a statement later today. the iranian foreign minister said his country will defend itself "against any aggression". officials in ukraine say three british nationals were on board a ukrainian boeing 737 plane which has crashed after taking off from tehran. 170 people were on board — it's thought there are no survivors. and in other news this morning — bbc analysis has found that the number of people murdered across the uk has fallen