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a dodgy situation. dieselgate two? or just a misunderstanding? us watchdogs accuse fiat chrysler over its emissions software. the boss calls it absolute nonsense. plus, is it a console, ora hand held? nintendo takes on sony, microsoft and mobile phones with its new hybrid device. but can it convince gamers to switch? welcome to world business report. i m aaron heslehurst. we will be talking to a tech guru about that latest nintendo gadget in a moment. but first: we start in the us, where car giant, fiat chrysler, is denying it faces its own dieselgate scandal, just a day after volkswagen was fined more than $4 billion for cheating emissions tests. the us regulator, the environmental protection agency, is accusing fiat chrysler of failing to disclose emissions software, at least eight different types, installed in thousands of its diesel vehicles. it says the software allowed the cars to exceed pollution limits, and pump out higher levels of harmful nitrogen dioxide. ....
and sarah has the weather. good morning to you. lots to talk about in terms of the weather. snow and ice warnings as well as strong winds and potential flooding around the east coast. a full forecast in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story: the army is on standby to help evacuate communities along the east coast, where a tidal surge is expected to hit. the environment agency has issued seven severe flood warnings, meaning there is a danger to life. andy moore reports. all along the east coast, floodgates have been closed in preparation for the storm surge. gale force winds are combining with high tides to threaten coastal defences. in jaywick, in essex, there is a severe flood warning, meaning a risk to life. the emergency services have arrived in force. the residents are being urged to leave. evacuation centres a re being urged to leave. evacuation centres are on standby. we ve got exceptionally strong winds, between 40 exceptionally strong winds, between a0 ....
penalties for corruption. and the town of tadcaster in north yorkshire will be reunified today when its only road bridge reopens, more than a year after it was destroyed by severe flooding. good morning. it s friday 3rd february. i m annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. first to paris where there has been an attack at the louvre museum in the heart of the city. it s been described the french prime minister bernard cazeneuve as being of a terrorist nature . police say a man carrying two machetes and two backpacks shouted allahu akbar and tried to enter the underground shopping area outside the museum. a soldier opened fire and the man was seriously wounded. the backpacks did not contain any explosives. a huge security operation is underway, and the louvre has been evacuated. it s the latest security alert in a city which has become well used to them. the louvre museum houses some of france s most famous works of art, and is one of paris s most iconic landmark ....
news, tiger woods‘s injury woes continue. he has dropped out of the second tournament since his return with back spasms. a very good afternoon to you. theresa may is attending a european union summit in malta, where she ll brief leaders on her recent meeting with president trump. downing street says she wants relations with the eu to be more constructive and positive. ahead of the talks, the german chancellor, angela merkel, said the leaders needed to focus discussions on europe, rather than dealing with other parts of the world. our europe correspondent damian grammaticas is in malta. yes, you join us in on ancient fortress perched on the edge of malta. the island sits in the mediterranean on the edge of the eu, and this feels a very apt place for leaders to be meeting today to discuss the many challenges they see facing them. multi s ancient canons. europe feels threatens again. so this volley was an appropriate welcome to a summit that feels besieged, challenges on ....
story related to that, a couple of hours, maybe on the school run, for the weekend, decent enough across the weekend, decent enough across the north of scotland, rain filling in across the south west, the east of northern ireland picking up the rainfall. the sunshine across parts of the midlands will not last, coming back to the south west things have turned quite cold, just within the far west. this is the other bit of the story about the low pressure, through the course of the evening southern coastal counties 50 60 mph gusts as the circulation tries to lift itself across the british isles during the night. but before it goes you will have two content with those sort of winds. the rain and some hills now gradually working for the north and strong wind as well, leaving behind clearing skies with a peppering of showers across western parts. my concern is having seen the temperatures drop we may have some ice first up if you are out and about. that low pressure continues ....