Trade talks calling progress in trade talks calling progress in trade talks. Lets get started, then. Frances government is set to unveil details today of its programme to reform pensions. It comes as commuters have been dealing with transport chaos amid a series of widespread strikes. So, what could the changes entail . At the moment, france has a retirement age of 62, which is one of the lowest in the developed world. Some Railway Workers can even retire as young as 52 years old. France has 42 different pension schemes at the moment. The government would like to unify them into a single system. If the government is unable to push through the reforms, one independent forecast warns france could be facing a deficit of 18 billion by 2025. The Prime Minister of france, edouard philippe, is hopeful the countrys influential trade unions cancel future strike action when the proposals are announced later today. Translation a new next wednesday i will present the entirety of the governments pl
Also in the programme. This shares in saudi aramco surge as the firm makes its debut on the stock exchange. As the firm makes its debut and should you really be yourself at work . Splashing the cash on fancy wine. We talk to one firm which has made a business of it. And researchers say labelling food with how much running is needed to burn it off could tackle the obesity crisis. We want to know without kind of exercise label, would it change what you eat and drink . Use bbcworklife. Let us know. A warm welcome to the programme. Lets go straight to madrid, live to the cop 25. Leaders are just about to hear from greta the cop 25. Leaders are just about to hearfrom Greta Thunberg. The cop 25. Leaders are just about to hear from Greta Thunberg. The cop 25. Leaders are just about to hear from Greta Thunberg. A year and a half ago, i didnt speak to anyone unless i really had to. But then i found a reason to speak. Since then, ive given many speeches, and learned that when you talk in public
Countries follow suit. Last push for votes. Myanmars leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has rejected claims of genocide against her country at the Un International court ofjustice. Our digital elections reporter Recovery Efforts on new joe tidyjoins me now zealands white island volcano are on hold as seismic hes been looking at how digital activity activity suggests and social media platforms it may erupt again. Are being used during the campaign. The bodies of eight people have yet to be recovered. What s doing well at the moment . And, at the Climate Summit in madrid, Greta Thunberg has called on rich countries to reduce their Carbon Emissions and to help poorer you have probably seen the video countries follow suit. Yourself, it has been changing all morning on and off twitter and shared widely on facebook. The moment when Boris Johnson shared widely on facebook. The moment when borisjohnson was confronted by a reporter this good morning, welcome morning, it did not quite go to to bbc newsro
Of mismanaging funds. Coming up on afternoon sport now on afternoon live with Chetan Pathak live, all the sport. Its been a good week so far for the english clubs coming up on the sport, tottenham in the Champions League, and tonight spurs will be looking and Manchester City may have already to avenge that heavy defeat to Bayern Munich earlier qualified for the last 16 of the in the competition. Champions league, but they both have tricky away games tonight as they lverpool and chelsea secured their places in mondays look to end the group stages with a draw for the knockout stages of the Champions League. Nothing to worry about for spurs, they are already into the last 16. Win. Theyll finish runners up in their group whatever happens, and matt taylor Bayern Munich have already won it. Has all the weather. Their biggest result was the 7 2 at tottenham. It was the heaviest defeat of mauricio pochetinnos also coming up, would you eat managerial career. A chocolate bar if you knew you had
Bbc. Co. Uk news, and the news app. Now on bbc news, live to singapore for Asia Business report. Should the boeing 737 max have been grounded after the first crash . Us regulators predicted further accidents. The European Central bank will look at a small but growing number of women at the top of business. Good morning, asia. Hello, world. Its a thursday. Glad you could join us its a thursday. Glad you could join us for another exciting addition of Asia Business report. Im rico hizon. We started the programme with boeing, because regulators have been giving evidence in hearing into the crash of the 737 max last year, when a high chance was predicted of future accidents. But they failed to ground the plans until after a second fatal crash. Documents showed a nalysts second fatal crash. Documents showed analysts of the federal Aviation Administration predicted there could be as many as 50 more fatal accidents if the planes software wasnt fixed. Michelle fleury in new york has been follow