punishments for knife crime after his cousin is stabbed to death in manchester. and it s going to be gold for great britain and northern ireland. more golds for great britain as the european championships draw to a close. good evening. dock workers at felixstowe, britain s largest container port, have gone on strike, bringing operations to a halt. there are warnings it may cause serious disruption to supply chains providing everything from fresh food to household goods, clothing and parts for the car industry. almost 2000 workers are taking part in eight days of action. their union, unite, has rejected a pay offer of 7% plus a one off payment of £500, saying it is significantly below inflation . the port authority insists it s a fair deal. almost half of britain s container goods pass through the port in suffolk. here s our business correspondent marc ashdown. what do we want? 10%! the summer of strikes has reached felixstowe docks. these workers would normally be making su
Will raise other taxes. Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News live from singapore. Thawed relations. Japan and china holds direct economic talks for the first time in nearly two years. Tea rs first time in nearly two years. Tears and disappointment. The impact on indian workers with the new australian visa laws. Good morning, asia. Hello, world. Welcome to another edition of Asia Business report. Its a monday. It may be may day or labour day were you are, but we know that markets have a lot to digest in the next few days. Japan and china are resuming bilateral trade talks after two years starting from today. The Federal Reserve kicks off its two day meeting. Investors will be looking for clues on how many more us rate hikes could be in store this year. That is the same day that tech giant, apple, will give its Financial Report card. Facebook follows the next day. And on thursday, the australian prime minister, malcolm turnbull, meets us President Donald Trump in new york. What
Singapore. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Hello, it is midnight here in london, 7am In Singapore and also of course the midnight in the city of Manchester Police are responding to what they say is a serious incident ata what they say is a serious incident at a Concert Venue. In the last few minutes, they have reported a number of fatalities. This happened at the manchester and arena at the end of a performance by american singer Ariana Grande. There were reports of loud bang. Police say they are investigating. They may have been explosions. It is not entirely clear what those banks were from eyewitnesses have said earlier they we re eyewitnesses have said earlier they were a number of casualties. The building is above a railway station. Train services have been suspended. Lets recap what we know because there are so many things at this stage which are unequivocal stop however, in the last few minutes, Manchester Police have confirmed that there are a number of fatalities. We are
Singapore. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Hello, it is midnight here in london, 7am In Singapore and also of course the midnight in the city of Manchester Police are responding to what they say is a serious incident ata what they say is a serious incident at a Concert Venue. In the last few minutes, they have reported a number of fatalities. This happened at the manchester and arena at the end of a performance by american singer Ariana Grande. There were reports of loud bang. Police say they are investigating. They may have been explosions. It is not entirely clear what those banks were from eyewitnesses have said earlier they we re eyewitnesses have said earlier they were a number of casualties. The building is above a railway station. Train services have been suspended. Lets recap what we know because there are so many things at this stage which are unequivocal stop however, in the last few minutes, Manchester Police have confirmed that there are a number of fatalities. We are