for the first night of the proms in london. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the world. the usjustice department says tax returns belonging to the former president, donald trump must be handed over to congress. the decision reverses a previous ruling. officials now say lawmakers have legitimate reasons for asking to see the documents. here s our north america correspondent, david willis. before he was elected, donald trump maintained that his tax records were under audit and they were apparently still under audit by the time he d left office. and two years ago, the us justice department turned down a request by the house ways and means committee, which is looking into donald trump s financial affairs, for the treasury to be compelled to release those documents, those tax documents. well now, the us justice department under the biden administration has reversed that decision, paving the way for the release of six years worth of donald trump s tax records. de
for breach of contract after it streamed her film black widow at the same time as its cinema release. hello and welcome. we start with amazon, which has been fined almost $900 million for breaking the european union s data protection laws. it s the biggest fine ever imposed under the eu s privacy regulations. the online retail giant has been criticised in recent years for the information it gathers from its customers shopping histories. amazon is almost certain to contest the ruling. here s our business correspondent samira hussain in new york. it is certainly a much bigger amount that was predicted, and also it shows that luxembourg, which is where amazon is headquartered in the eu, is willing to really show its might and to enforce these rules. in the past, it has been a lot more favourable to these us multinationals that are coming and establishing itself there. look, this is a big way for the eu to really send a message that you need to abide by these rules. what the e
hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are social commentator joanna jarjue and the former conservative party press chief and political commentator giles kenningham. welcome to both of you. tomorrow s front pages, starting with. according to the guardian, pressure is mounting on ministers to outlaw companies no jab, no job policies amid warnings that firms could be hit by a wave of legal claims for discrimination. the daily mail says families are in a fight to save summer, with holiday hotspots in europe facing new travel rules. the daily mirror speculates this summer could be one to forget as bad weather and covid rules put holidays under a cloud. the i suggests almost 3 million young people will be warned they must get their first vaccination within days or they will face restrictions on what they can do later in the year. according to the daily telegraph, the nhs drew up secret plans to withdraw hospital care from p
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the usjustice department says tax returns belonging to the former president donald trump must be handed over to congress. the decision reverses a previous ruling. officials now say lawmakers have legitimate reasons for asking to see the documents. earlier, i spoke to our north america correspondent david willis, and asked him what had brought us to this point. well, you re absolutely right, rich every president in modern times since richard nixon has declared their tax results. the only exception to that being donald trump, of course, and he has fought tooth and nail to keep those documents secret and he had the backing up until recently, of course of the usjustice department. well now, there s been a change of the guard, if you like, there. there is a biden administration in place. new officials are occupying senior positions in the us justice department and they have decided that it is legitimate for the h
live now to our north america correspondent, david willis. what has brought us to this point? what has brought us to this oint? ., ., , what has brought us to this oint? ., .,, . point? before he was elected, donald trump point? before he was elected, donald trump maintained - point? before he was elected, donald trump maintained hisl point? before he was elected, i donald trump maintained his tax records were under audit and they are apparently still under ordered at the time he left office. two years ago, the us justice department turned down a request by the house ways and means committee looking into donald trump s tax affairs, for the treasury to be compelled to release those documents, those tax documents. well now, the biden administration has reversed that decision. , six years worth of donald trump s tax records. democrats have welcomed the move, republicans have to mount state. will we get to see the documents anytime soon? that is very doubtful. it is likely