from dublin. i m stephen sackur. ireland has bounced back from the financial crisis of 2008, but now it is being swept by a new wave of apprehension. this time it s all about brexit. because when britain leaves the european union, ireland will suffer significant collateral damage in terms ofjobs, trade, and the status of its borders. my guest today is ireland s foreign and trade minister, charles flanagan. will brexit have catastrophic consequences across the irish sea? charles flanagan, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. let me begin with some words from your boss, the prime minister, he says brexit broke were present the greatest economic and social challenge to this island in 50 yea rs. challenge to this island in 50 years. he said that sometime ago, not after the british referendum. do you feel that way about brexit today? yes. it is potentially very damaging for the today? yes. it is potentially very damaging forthe uk, today? yes. it is potentially very damaging for the
now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. asian stock markets sell off from wall street. why investors in the us and asia are worried. a big push out of china, how long will it take for alibaba to succeed in the american marketplace? good morning, asia. hello, world. thank you forjoining us hello, world. thank you forjoining us that this thursday edition. we start off with the markets. as you can see right now, the nick a kicking off the first day trading session down by 1.4%. 270 points, tracking falls on wall street overnight on worries about washington. we also have the all ordinaries index giving back 1.2% in early trade. us shares extending losses following reports of a memo byjames losses following reports of a memo by james comey suggesting that president trump had tried to interfere with a federal investigation. that has made the us investors depressed. down by 1.8% overnight and the nasdaq losing a hefty 2.6%. that leads to concerns that polit
securing a hotel room for the 620 summit in hamburg. so today we want to know what you have missed out on by waiting too late to book? just let us know use the hashtag bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. we start in hamburg, germany where as you ve been hearing, leaders of the 620 group of the world s top economies are gathering. concerns over free trade and the environment are high on the agenda. but for europe equally pressing is the migration crisis. record numbers of migrants from sub saharan africa have been heading into the eu increasingly across the mediterranean via italy as this map shows. the final destination for many is 6ermany where migration related costs are projected to top $100bn by 2020. chancellor angela merkel has made it clear that she thinks other countries must shoulder more of the burden last year alone 6ermany saw almost three quarters of a million people apply for asylum. there are fears that climate change and poverty could drive
through one of london s most popular tourist attractions. up to 70 firefighters are sent to camden lock market as the blaze breaks out overnight. the cause remains unknown. andy murray and johanna konta bid for a spot in the wimbledon quarterfinals. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the case of the terminally ill 11 month old boy charlie gard returns to the high court today, as judges consider new evidence relating to potential treatment for his condition. an earlier ruling supported the view of his doctors that nothing can be done to improve his quality of life, and they should be allowed to switch off his life support systems. kathryn stanczyszyn reports. he s still fighting, so we re still fighting. a phrase that chris gard and connie yates have used many times as they battle to keep their baby son charlie alive. this could happen to anyone, we are just two normal, everyday people. we re not strong people. what is strong is the love we have for our boy. he s ke
apple takes yet another giant bite out of its competition, making a profit of over $11 billion in the third quarter of the year. up up and away, us shares hit a record high for a fifth day in a row. we tell you what s driving the astonishing growth. welcome to world business report. i m sally bundock. also in the programme: we ll be live in china for the latest on a possible trade war with the us. let s start with the world s most valuable company. apple has published its latest set of results and they show revenue growing to $16.1 billion for the three months tojuly. that combined with a prediction that it will bring in as much as $52 billion in the next quarter saw shares rise by up to 6% in after hours trade to hit a record high. apple made a pre tax profit of $11.3 billion in the three months from april to the end ofjune, a solid rise on the previous year. this year the iphone is ten years old, but it s not been performing so well in china, where sales this quarter were f