the broader context is that global equities are headed for a third month of gains, so a fair amount of optimism priced in in terms of the prospects of a deal. stock and bond markets were closed for thanksgiving and we trade for a half day today futures are lower in the 10 year yield is is no indication of sentiment. oil on the back foot today but we are heading to a fourth week of gains ahead of opec plus a survey saying we are not likely to get a deepening of those cuts. let s get first word news in new york. breaking impartiality rules, that accusation launched against channel four news after the broadcaster used an ice sculpture to replace boris johnson. he failed to attend the live climate change debates featuring leaders from other parties. donald made a surprise visit to afghanistan for thanksgiving he met with the president as well as u.s. troops. he said peace stocks with the taliban have resumed amidst a push for a cease-fire to reduce u.s. deployment in the region.
and have the latest from manchester, westminster and brussels. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. the duke and duchess of sussex end their tour of southern africa, as the couple sues a sunday newspaper for publishing a private letter. tributes are paid to the former itn and bbc news presenter peter sissons who has died at the age of 77. and we take a look at the newest addition to yorkshire sculpture park, one of six buildings nominated for the prestigious riba sterling prize for architecture. it s 5 o clock. our main story is the new brexit proposals just published by the government which are being closely studied in brussels as we speak. in a letterfrom the prime minister to jean claude juncker president of the european commission boris johnson calls for ‘a willingness to compromise and move beyond existing positions‘. the new plans include removing the backstop the guarantee of no return to a hard border in northern ireland something the eu has been
and keeping a close eye on the markets ., here in europe, they are ending ona markets ., here in europe, they are ending on a downward trend. and we ll be looking back at the economic news of the week as the us cuts interest rates and oil prices prices continue their rollercoaster ride after the attacks on saudi oilfacilities. and as comedians head to a british girl s school to give classes in confidence to pupils to help them with difficult conversations like those over pay in later life. today we want to know what are your top tips for boosting your confidence at work? let us know just use the hashtag bbcbizlive hello and welcome to business live. lots to pack in for you this morning! we start with thomas cook it s the world s largest and oldest travel company but it s future is looking increasingly uncertain. a planned rescue of the struggling firm by chinese conglomerate fosun is now under threat after its banks demanded it find £200 million in extra cont
respect and i promised borisjohnson that this was my goal. and an australian hiker who fell 6 metres down a waterfall shares his story of surviving by crawling for two days and carrying his broken leg. saudi arabia says it s undeniable that iran played a role in attacks on its oil facilities at the weekend. we re told this debris was recovered from the damaged oil facilities. it was presented at a press conference earlier where we were told these are definitely iranian made weapons. they are trying to hide this from the component and they are mistaken. we have a lot of evidence against them and will provided to the united nations and through the channels according to the international law. the us agrees. i have just instructed the secretary of the treasury to substantially increase sanctions on the country of iran! iran though denies any involvement. this is an advisor to the iranian president. the press conference proved that saudi arabia knows nothing about where the missil
england keep some sunshine throughout the afternoon. what a difference the temperatures are making, 20 is the maximum here. that weather front slowly meanders south and clears the country, meaning the skies were clear. temperatures falling away, widely into single figures first thing tomorrow morning. maybe even low single figures in eight fewer areas. there will be a bit of patchy mist and fog, quite an autumnal feel to the morning, on the chilly side. but lifts away and tomorrow is pretty straightforward. dry, settled with sunny spells and still a nagging breeze up into the far north of scotla nd breeze up into the far north of scotland and some thickening cloud to the north west by the end of the day. top temperatures, i2 20 quite widely across the country. the high pressure drifting east, quietening down considerably. across the top of that high, light patchy rain moving into the far north of scotland. elsewhere, try, settled with highs of around 12 20. that is the trend