Spyware that targeted indian journalists. And china launches ultra fast fifth generation or 56 mobile phone services but will it make china a Technology Superpower . And tackling the worlds Fastest Growing waste problem electronic waste. Well get the inside track on what happens to all our old discarded mobile phones, laptops, tvs and other appliances. And its well known that a good nights sleep is good for your health but scientists now say sleep could also be the key to avoiding alzheimers. Do you regularly get eight hours sleep or do you get by on less . Let us know just use bbcworklife. Hello and welcome to worklife. A warm welcome to our new business show, and we start with the tv streaming war, which heats up from today as apple launches its tv plus service in 100 countries. Apple hopes to take on Market Leader netflix and rivals hulu and amazon with its aggressive pricing of 4. 99 a month. Netflix charges 9 for its basic service. Apple already has a potential captive audience of
European leaders are still saying theyll decide on his proposals at the end of the week. And thats not borisjohnsons only thing on the agenda. The american businesswoman hes accused of improperly helping while he was mayor of london has given her first tv interview. Well bring you some of what she had to say. And climate activists have taken to the streets of cities around the world demanding urgent action to stop global warming. Well report from london, amsterdam, sydney, paris and berlin. Donald trumps decision to pull american troops out of Northern Syria is proving politically incendiary. The move will allow turkey to launch an operation against kurdish led forces. The same kurdish led forces that America Armed in their successful fight against the Islamic State group. These pictures show american armoured vehicles pulling away from kurdish controlled areas. Turkey considers the kurdish fighters terrorists because of their close relations with the Kurdistan Workers Party which has
Theres been extensive damage done to the building, with portraits of political leaders torn from the walls and furniture smashed. This situation is out of control and this is very dangerous, both for the protesters and for the security guards and the police. Hello and welcome. Im jon sopel in washington, david eades is in london. Hong kong is seeing pro democracy demonstrations like never before. After an hours long siege on one of the key government buildings, protesters managed to force their way into the Central Chamber of the regions parliament. Their dissent took the form of maximum disruption and destruction. Emblems grafittied, political portraits torn from the walls, furniture smashed. The Police Responded in kind, charging towards the building after warning protesters to clear it. Since hong kong was handed back to china in 1997, its been governed under the principle of one country, two systems. But as Rupert Wingfield hayes reports, public anger and the latest violence, is pu
Hope you had a cracking weekend. What a weekend its been because its a long time in politics. 48 hours humza yousaf on friday at close of play said i vow to fight on now hes had it. Hes history. Hes history. Hes history. Hes stepping down. Finally face the music. What next for scotland . Will they ditch at last . The trans politics, the hate crime stuff and the net zero zealotry . Or is that too much to hear for get in touch all the usual ways, and theres a new way to do that. Send your views and post your comments by visiting gbnews. Com yoursay. Ive just logged in. Youll see my ugly mush. Leave some replies, keep them clean. Ill leave and ill them clean. Ill leave and ill read out a few before the end of the show. Loads of gets stuck into. But first its time for your latest News Headlines. Very good afternoon to you. Its just after 3 00 and we start with the latest developments in our top story this afternoon, that a contest for a new snp leader will now take place, after the Scottis
In a tweet the ruler of dubai Shaikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum said jerusalem is the core of a just and peaceful solution to the palestinian issue and is fundamental to the regions stability. The business guardian focuses on bitcoin where the first trades in the volatile crypto currency have kicked off on the chicago futures exchange. The futures are an alternative to the largely unregulated crypto currency exchanges that have been plagued by Cyber Security and fraud issues. And finally, the white stuff Takes Centre Stage on the front of the independent, as heavy snowstorms sweep throughout the uk. The weather caused chaos at heathrow and other airports causing British Airways to cancel 50,000 flights. With me isjonathan charles whos managing director of communications at the European Bank for reconstruction. Iam firmly i am firmly grounded. Lets get onto an issue that concerns us all. The irish times picking up on the comments by david davis and the, lets not forget that they had