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Lets talk in more detail about one of the world s largest and oldest travel companies, thomas cook colla pses. After last minute talks aimed at saving the firm failed. Its triggered the uks biggest ever peacetime repatriation effort. Thomas cook started up back in 1841, offering day trips. Last year it had a turnover of more than 11 billion. In total, the Tour Operator has 600,000 customers on holiday at the moment between 150,000 and 160,000 are british. The firms chief executive, peter fankhauser, has apologised, saying the collapse is a matter of profound regret and a deeply sad day he says, for the company which pioneered Package Holidays and made travel possible for millions of people around the world. Thomas cook has 22,000 staff around the world 9,000 of whom are based here in the uk. Martin alcock is a director at travel trade consultancy. Good morning. Good morning, ....
The eu plans a shake up of the system to make the likes of google and apple pay theirfair share. But will ireland play ball . Plus hacked off. Russian Cyber Security billionaire Eugene Kaspersky hits back after the Us Government bans his products as a threat to national security. We have an exclusive interview. Welcome to World Business report. In a minute, bitcoin slumps further after an exchange in china stops trading without giving a reason. Well have the details from our asia team. We start in the estonian capital tallinn where European Union finance ministers are gathering for a meeting this weekend. Top of the agenda plans for a shake up of the way huge tech firms, the likes of google, facebook, apple an ....
By firing a Ballistic Missile over northern japan. The japanese government said the missile was fired without advance notice, and was a provocative action that raised regional tensions. South koreas military said the missile was launched towards the east, from sunan near the north korean capital pyongyang. It flew 3,700 kilometres over the island of hokkaido and crashed into the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 kilometres east of cape erimo. The Un Security Council is to meet in emergency session later on friday to discuss the crisis. Stephen mcdonell reports from the south korean capital seoul. The south Korean Response was swift. It launched its own missiles into the sea following north koreas Ballistic Missi ....
But they dont automatically get the minimum wage. But could that be about to change . Ill look at what it means for workers. Good morning from wimbledon. It all went well yesterday, didnt it . Injury fears prove unfounded as andy murray breezes into the second round at wimbledon with a straight sets victory on opening day. Carol has the weather. Not much of a brief today. It will be dry and sunny but we have persistent rain gcioss sunny but we have persistent rain across the central area of the uk breeze. If you come to wimbledon, only 10 chance of a shower. And we only 1096 chance of a shower. And we might play tennis something to look forward to. Good morning. First, our main story. A plan to revolutionise the treatment that Cancer Patients receive, through individually mapping their dna, is being proposed by the Chief Medical Officerfor england. The proposals wo ....
To make his accept apps speech, with protests growing in the streets, with a protester even getting inside the q, with Police Presence dramatically pumped up, new horses, new barricades, new xray scanners and new agitation. In all of this it is still ted cruz. I am not in the habit of supporting people what attack my wife and attack my father. Reporter stealing the headlines with his mic. That pledge was not a blanket commitment that if you go and slander and attack heidi that im going to nonetheless sound like a puppy dog and say thank you very much for mall laining my wife and mall lining my father. His comes after his shocking 23minute speech. I want to congratulate donald trump on winning the nomination last night. Where he only said is trumps name once and didnt endorse him before getting booed off stage. God bless each and every one of you, and god bless the United States ....