Later in the programme well get the inside track on a tech company which aims to tackle the worldwide problem of poor eyesight. A new survey has found that online spending in the uk has fallen for the First Time Since 2013. Today we want to know whether your expectations of the future are affecting your Spending Decisions . Do get in touch just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. So Emmanuel Macron has won the french presidency, and now the hard work begins. His first challenge will be to form a government with crucial parliamentary elections in june. The outcome of that will determine how much power the new president has to tackle the lengthy list of economic problems. France has had a high Unemployment Rate for decades currently around 10 of the workforce or 3 million people. That compares with less than half 4. 3 across the border in germany. The problem is worse for young people 24 of those between the ages of 15 and 2a dont have a job. The other big iss
Jeremy corbyn is due to give a speech in London Focussing On The Nhs and education well bring you some of it live. And a little later in the programme well talk about a rise in bullying for online gamers if youve got expereince do get in touch use the hashtag victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today, police say a dangerous prisoner, believed to be armed with a razor blade, is on the run after escaping officers in wiltshire. Michal kisiel, whos 30, had been taken to hospital in salisbury with a head injury before fleeing from guards yesterday evening. Police are warning the public not to approach him. Greg dawson is here with more details. What happened 7 what happened . Last night Michal Kisiel was found in his cell at hmp erlesto ke kisiel was found in his cell at hmp erlestoke prison. They decided he needed Hospital Treatment so he was taken to a hospital in salisbury. Police say they believe he overpowered two Prison Guards
Talking books at hay festival. Hay has been inviting audiences to talk, to think, to read and to reflect for 30 years. Over ten days 250,000 people will rub shoulders with some of the worlds greatest writers, thinkers and performers. All here in the beautiful surroundings of the Brecon Beacons in wales. Today im talking to the australian author tim winton, who once compared writing to surfing. Hes written 28 books for adults and children and his latest, the boy behind the curtain is about his childhood growing up in Western Australia and the impact thats had on his work. Applause now, most writers dont have a fish named after them. Most writers dont have their face on a postage stamp. But then tim winton is not most writers. He wrote his first novel, an open swimmer, when he was just 19 years old, and hes gone on to write nearly 30 more books for adults and children, all very different, but to my mind, all sharing an ear for language, and an eye for the natural landscape, and hes pulle
Snow, mist, glaciers, icebergs, desert springs, and a pond in Winchester are variously to be found at Bridge Gallery and the Griffin Museum of Photography.