six 9 billion acquisition of activision blizzard. thus despite being rejected by the uk just three weeks ago. uk said it was concerned any such deal could hinder future competition. japan had approved the takeover in march but us federal trade commission is also seeking to block it. what exactly is going on? what is going on because some countries are saying we have no issues with this deal and the uk and the us have some very specific reservations? figs the us have some very specific reservations? the us have some very specific reservations? ~ , ., ., reservations? as mentioned earlier, the federal state reservations? as mentioned earlier, the federal state commission - reservations? as mentioned earlier, the federal state commission has i reservations? as mentioned earlier, the federal state commission has a l the federal state commission has a very widespread concerns about this which they are outlined last december. there were three areas they were looking at, they fe
hello to you from buckingham palace. the sun was out a little earlier but the clouds have come in and the wind has picked up, but today is still looking like it should be a very special day in the royal calendar. in the next few hours, the princess of wales will make her first public appearance since she was diagnosed with cancer at today s trooping the colour. i don t if we can see some live pictures, but the crowds are starting to build up. they arejust out of shot. some anti monarchy protesters are here, so they have been some shouts of not my king . but other shouts of the national anthem. quite an atmosphere building up anthem. quite an atmosphere building up here at buckingham palace. later this morning the princess of wales will be in the carriage parade with her children, prince george, princess charlotte, and louis. this is for the birthday celebrations for the king, and then they will make their way to horse guards along with their way to horse guards along with t
company behind vice and motherboard has filed for bankruptcy in the us. vice media group was valued at $5.7 billionjust six years vice media group was valued at $5.7 billion just six years ago. ed can now be snapped up for around 220 found million. vice has been popular with under 30s for its digital approach to news content. our north american business corresponded. why is it all go wrong for nice? it started as a magazine in the early 90s in montreal. from there, it grew into their digital media company. when they came onto the scene, they were meant to be the alternative media source or information source for the under 30s. they certainly got those but as ever, it s really
this weekend and it s all because of changes to vat. the rate of vat was cut from 20% to 5% during the pandemic to support the hospitality industry and try to protect jobs. and businesses will have to pay the higher rate of 12.5% from october. ben thompson, our business corresponded, is at a pub in london. your point on saturday night, your chicken roast on sunday could cost a little bit more from this weekend. that is because some of the tax changes that were brought in to give business a bit of a boost in the pandemic have started to rise again. it will be a phased and gradual increase but nonetheless, there are concerns it could hit one of the industry that has been hardest hit by covid. as my colleague, kd austin has been finding out. kitchens like these have been up and running again for a few months now but the financial shock of lockdowns means business isn t quite back to normal. this birmingham restaurant