the dutch prepare to make their choice in a critical general election with the economy up and crime down why are voters so discontented? looking for adventure? grab your mountain bike or your climbing shoes, as we take you to one of the fastest growing trends in tourism. the adventure holiday. welcome to world business report. i m sally bundock. also in the programme change at the top of europe s biggest bank hsbc we ll tell you all you need to know. we will be talking about the elections in the netherlands as well. cana can a form of travel in which experience matters more than destination keep tourism companies are float? we have been to the berlin tourism so. to have much fun as possible on a tight budget the adventure tourism business is worth $300 million a year and it is growing fast. the age has started to come down a little bit so maybe it is more in the mid to late 40s but we are also seeing a significant growth in multigenerational travel and that means bein
world ahead of the commonwealth games in australia. and not one, not two, but three boaty mcboatfaces. the little yellow submarines, named by the public, set off on their first scientific expedition. and carol has the weather. thank you and good morning. they call thank you and good morning. they ca ll start thank you and good morning. they call start to the day with frost around first thing and we have a wea k around first thing and we have a weak weather front sinking south bringing cloud and patchy rain. for most of us it will be dry and right with sunshine. more details in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the legislation paving the way for theresa may to begin the formal negotiations for withdrawing britain from the european union faces its final test in parliament today. ministers hope mps will reject the two changes made to the brexit bill in the house of lords. peers want to guarantee the rights of eu citizens in the uk and ensure parliament has a vote
officially begins divorce proceedings from the eu gets underway in parliament today. tory mps and peers paving the way for theresa may to trigger article 50 as early as tomorrow morning. and aid agencies are warning that time is running out to save an estimated 20 million people facing famine in four african countries. we ll be live in those four affected countries and ask whether the world is doing enough to tackle a humanitarian crisis. hello and welcome to the programme. we re live until iiam. we will bring you the latest breaking news and developing stories. we are going to talk about a case in the supreme court which could have profound legal implications for policing because it will determine whether officers can be sued by victims if they don t investigate a case adequately. plus, find out who was in this box and why. get in touch. use #victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. the bill which gives theresa may the power to trigger
it is not a great service as it is. when things like this happen, it only makes it worse. the diplomatic row between turkey and the netherlands shows no sign of abating, with ankara accusing the dutch of breaking the vienna convention by expelling a visiting turkish minister. netherlands upholds a general election this week. holds. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the queen is launching the commonwealth games baton relay today at buckingham palace. the relay marks the start of the countdown to the games which will be held in april next year. over 388 days, the baton will visit all 71 commonwealth countries, before arriving at the australian gold coast for the opening of the 2018 games. and later, members of the royal family will attend a service at westminster abbey to mark commonwealth day. let s join simon mccoy now, who s in canada gate. thank you very much. i m keeping an eye on the flag behind me because we are expecting the queen to arrive here at buckingh
has been closed. and the queen launches the baton relay for the 2018 commonwealth games in australia as it starts its journey around the world. in the sport, chris froome breaks his silence on his embattled boss, dave brailsford, saying that there would be no team sky without him. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. scotland s first minister has announced that she plans to trigger another referendum on scottish independence. nicola sturgoen said she would seek permission to hold a second referendum between autumn next year and the spring of 2019, when the terms of the uk s exit from the eu are clearer. two and a half years after the first independence referendum, ms sturgeon said the vote to leave the eu meant the situation was now very different, and it was important for scotland to choose its own future before it was too late. a short time ago downing street said another referendum would be divisive and cause huge economic uncertainty at the worst possible ti