under threat of flooding. president biden has declared a state of emergency, freeing federal aid for the state. it s 3:30. good morning to you. now on bbc news, the media show. hello. this week i m talking with michelle donelan, the secretary of state for digital culture, media and sport. she is the 11th conservative in the role since the party took power, and she has a huge remit everything from the tech companies to museums and art galleries to broadcasters like channel 4, whose privatisation she halted last week, and even eurovision. but before we get onto that, i wanted to get a sense of her news habits. how does she keep up to date through the working day? and there s a mention here right at the start to checking playbook first thing in the mornings. that s a daily newsletter produced by the political magazine politico, in case you decide you want to mimic the minister s media habits. yes, so i wake up and i look through playbook, or as soon as it s come out, i look th
and there s a mention here right at the start to checking playbook first thing in the mornings. that s a daily newsletter produced by the political magazine politico, in case you decide you want to mimic the minister s media habits. yes, so i wake up and i look through playbook, or as soon as it s come out, i look through playbook. i will watch a bit of sky news or bbc while i m getting ready in the morning and obviously then try and stay alert throughout the day and see what else is happening. and then i ll read the papers at some point, either probably in the evening as well. and what about streaming services? do you have a lot of subscriptions? are you a netflix, disney+, what person? yeah, we ve got netflix and amazon prime in my household, so watch a bit of both. they re really good for unwinding. i find that i prefer the things that don t take too much brainpower. when you ve been through a lot of legislation or different policies, it s nice tojust relax sometimes, espe
has urged china to provide detailed information about the level of covid infections in the country. 60,000 covid related deaths have been reported injust over a month, but the chinese government has been accused of not releasing the full details of the pandemic. now on bbc news: the media show hello. this week i m talking with michelle donelan, the secretary of state for digital culture, media and sport. she is the 11th conservative in the role since the party took power, and she has a huge remit everything from the tech companies to museums and art galleries to broadcasters like channel 4, whose privatisation she halted last week, and even eurovision. but before we get onto that, i wanted to get a sense of her news habits. how does she keep up to date through the working day? and there s a mention here right at the start to checking playbook first thing in the mornings. that s a daily newsletter produced by the political magazine politico, in case you decide you want to mi
by the bank. joining me now is our business correspondent, theo leggett. what changes are the government considering for banks? what changes are the government considering for banks? there are a number. some considering for banks? there are a number. some are considering for banks? there are a number. some are pretty - considering for banks? there are a number. some are pretty simple. l considering for banks? there are a i number. some are pretty simple. so, making the banks explain themselves when they cut somebody s bank account and giving them longer to either appeal or to get their affairs in order. but the most significant one is the idea that banking licences could be changed even to the point, raising the possibility that licences could be refused if banks don t allow their clients to express views that they disagree with. where all this comes from, really, is the balance between banks commercialfreedom from, really, is the balance between banks commercial freedom to deci