A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. The traditional christmas dinner in the uk is likely to cost more due to extreme weather conditions hitting supply of turkeys and some veg. Whats on the menu in your home . Are your festive traditions changing . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. So lets get started. Two years after the murder of the maltese journalist daphne ca ruana galizia, a volley of resignations has thrown the government into crisis. Three senior politicians have stood down and angry crowds have called for the Prime Minister to resign as police step up their investigation into the murder. Now out of government are the chief of staff to the Prime Minister, the tourism minister and the economy minister. All deny involvement in the death of ms caruana galizia, who had been investigating corruptio on the island. Corruption. Rich preston reports. O
Lets talk in more detail about one of the world s largest and oldest travel companies, thomas cook colla pses. After last minute talks aimed at saving the firm failed. Its triggered the uks biggest ever peacetime repatriation effort. Thomas cook started up back in 1841, offering day trips. Last year it had a turnover of more than 11 billion. In total, the Tour Operator has 600,000 customers on holiday at the moment between 150,000 and 160,000 are british. The firms chief executive, peter fankhauser, has apologised, saying the collapse is a matter of profound regret and a deeply sad day he says, for the company which pioneered Package Holidays and made travel possible for millions of people around the world. Thomas cook has 22,000 staff around the world 9,000 of whom are based here in the uk. Martin alcock is a director at travel trade consultancy. Good morning. Good morning, sally. We have heard from the Civil Aviation authority, talked about by the government did not step in. Where di
Indias e cigerette market goes up in smoke as the country bans vaping products. And stocks across asia were mostly higher on thursday following the Federal Reserves decision to cut Interest Rates on wednesday. At the moment in Europe Markets are looking like this. At the moment in Europe Markets are looking like this. And well be getting the inside track on a business thats been heating up in recent years the boss of hotpot yoga willjoin us live. And, as burger king ditches plastic toys in kids meals to cut down on waste, we want to know if the war on plastic has gone too far. Let us know just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Yes, do get in touch on the great debate about plastic. A warm welcome to the show. Before that, huawei the chinese tech giant that makes everything from high end smart phones to sg wifi will find itself under a number of spotlights today. As well as launching its First Flagship phone without Google Android the company will also go to court in the us to challenge the v
Billion listing in hong kong, amid the political unrest in the territory. Also in the programme. A fall generally and asian shares, but markets rally. Helping the Beauty Industry go green. Well talk to the woman who says you can look good while doing good. A study estimates up to a0 million old, unused tech gadgets are piling up in uk homes. So, what do you do with your old phones, computers, etc . Let us know just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. Get your tweets coming in. I have drawers of old gadgets, but i do not know where any of the charges are, slight problem a major complaint by many workers across the world is that their salaries remain fairly stagnant, while their bosses continue to enjoy bumper pay rises. However, times may be changing. A new report by the High Pay Centre suggests the salaries of chief executives for the uks top 100 listed companies saw a significant drop last year. The report found that median pay for ftse 100 bosses fell by 1
A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business, and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Italys deputy Prime Minister and league party leader, matteo salvini, has called for a snap election, saying his partys differences with its Coalition Partners cant be patched up. It follows a row in the senate over a major infrastructure project. Andy beatt reports. A vote that has left italys government on the verge of collapse, the two Coalition Parties opposing each other over the future of the high speed train link to france. Backing the project at a rally outside rome, the deputy Prime Minister and leader of the right wing league party. He has now declared the governing coalition unworkable. The only way forward to hold fresh elections. Translation if a couple who are in love decide to go separate ways, it is better to do it consensually, quickly, and without quarrel. Colourfu