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this little device is paired with a pad under the pillow which detects me snoring and moves just enough to stop me without waking me up. good morning, it s thursday, january five, welcome to bbc newsroom live. a record number of cars were registered in the uk last year but as more of us than ever before splashed out on a brand new vehicle, the industry is warning that this could be the peak of sales. there were nearly 2.7 million new cars on the roads in 2016. this is largely because the way we re buying cars is changing with more affordable finance deals on offer. in 2015 nearly three quarters of cars were bought using something called a personal contract purchase or pcp. that s when you pay a deposit, make monthly payments for three orfour years, and at the end of that you have a choice to buy the car outright or give the car back to the dealer and upgrade. manufacturers are also predicting a 5% fall in new car sales this year with the weaker pound pushing up pric ....
noel conway, who s 67, has motor neurone disease and says he fears becoming entombed in his own body as his muscles gradually weaken. mr conway, who is being backed by the campaign group dignity in dying, wants a doctor to be able to prescribe a lethal dose when his health deteriorates further. the case will be the first high court challenge since mps rejected an attempt to introduce assisted dying in 2015. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh has this exclusive report. my name is noel conway. i have motor neurone disease. it s incurable and terminal. i fear very soon i shall be entombed in my own body, and the thought of that fills me with absolute horror. got you lunch, love. beans on toast, as requested. day by day, noel conway is gradually losing all strength in his body. increasingly, he relies on his wife, carol. he is too weak to take his own life, so when his condition gets worse, he wants a doctor to be allowed to give him a lethal dose. it s my body. i h ....
it s sunday the 8th of january. also ahead: theresa may sets out her vision for britain. the prime minister says she wants to build a shared society with a commitment to fairness. london underground staff get ready to start a 24 hour strike tonight as millions of commuters face a chaotic start to the week. an iraq war veteran has been charged after five people were shot dead at fort lauderdale airport in florida. in sport: three premier league sides are knocked out by lower league opposition in the fa cup third round among them bournemouth, who were beaten 3 0 by league one side millwall. and helen has the weather. good morning. a very similar day to yesterday, weatherwise. it is grey and misty with fog in a few localities first thing. i will have more details if you join me in 15 minutes. thanks, helen. good morning. first the main story. the israeli ambassador has apologised for comments which appear to show an embassy employee plotting to bring down a government ....
ora hand held? nintendo takes on sony and microsoft with its new hybrid device. but can it convince gamers. ..to switch? donald trump seems to be at odds with some of his key cabinet nominees on some of the vital questions facing the new administration. his choice for new head of the cia, mike pompeo, has strongly endorsed the work of the us intelligence community, hours after it was criticised by the president elect. and generaljames mattis, nominated for defence secretary, accused russia of trying to break up nato and of being a threat to europe. that s in contrast to mr trump s wish for closer ties with president putin. our correspondent, laura bicker, reports from washington. the nation s capital awaits a new commander in chief. but as the gates go commander in chief. but as the gates 9° up commander in chief. but as the gates go upfor commander in chief. but as the gates go up for expectant crowds, donald trump is still facing questions about intelligence, suggest ....
a dodgy situation. dieselgate two? or just a misunderstanding? us watchdogs accuse fiat chrysler over its emissions software. the boss calls it absolute nonsense. plus, is it a console, ora hand held? nintendo takes on sony, microsoft and mobile phones with its new hybrid device. but can it convince gamers to switch? welcome to world business report. i m aaron heslehurst. we will be talking to a tech guru about that latest nintendo gadget in a moment. but first: we start in the us, where car giant, fiat chrysler, is denying it faces its own dieselgate scandal, just a day after volkswagen was fined more than $4 billion for cheating emissions tests. the us regulator, the environmental protection agency, is accusing fiat chrysler of failing to disclose emissions software, at least eight different types, installed in thousands of its diesel vehicles. it says the software allowed the cars to exceed pollution limits, and pump out higher levels of harmful nitrogen dioxide. ....