and from cows to coding. we meet the woman with a remarkable career that began on a farm in rural illinois and has taken her all the way to the shining lights of silicon valley. and with polls now open in the uk general election, we promise a politics free programme. so let us know what you make of the stories we re covering today. get in touch in the usual way. use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. when we say politics free, we do refer to the uk election and not the politicking going on at the moment in the middle east. we start in the gulf state of qatar, where concerns are growing about the economic fallout after neighbouring arab states cut off diplomatic and trade ties over its alleged support of terrorist groups, something doha denies. late wednesday, top credit rating agency standard and poors cut qatar s credit rating, with a warning it could be cut further still. its stock market is down almost 10% in the last three days, and its currency
president trump s temporary ban on refugees and travellers from six mainly muslim countries is now officially in effect. the us supreme court has allowed parts of it, after a five month battle with human rights groups. the trump administration says the ban is necessary to block terrorists from entering the country. many have argued that it unconstitutionally singles out muslims. these were the scenes at airports gci’oss these were the scenes at airports across the country when president trump s original travel ban was imposed without warning in january. it was called unconstitutional, a ban on muslims. but despite months of legal challenges, president trump once again has his travel ban, at least parts of it, in place after victory at the supreme court. this has been one of the president s top issues. he has talked consistently about how he believes the united states needs to do more to enhance oui’ states needs to do more to enhance our screening procedures and to take a
president trump s temporary ban on refugees and travellers from six mainly muslim countries is now officially in effect. the us supreme court has allowed a watered down version of it, after a five month battle with human rights groups. the trump administration says the ban is necessary to block terrorists from entering the united states. many have argued that, unconstitutionally, it singles out muslims. this from neda tawfik. these were the scenes at airports gci’oss these were the scenes at airports across the country when the original travel ban was imposed without warning in january. travel ban was imposed without warning injanuary. it was called unconstitutional, a ban on muslims, and despite months of legal challenges, president trump once again has his travel ban, at least parts of it, in place after a victory at the supreme court. this has been one of the president s top issues. he has talked consistently about how he believes the united states needs to do more to en
for the royalfamily, looking back at the past 12 months for the royal family, dominated looking back at the past 12 months for the royalfamily, dominated by the celebrations to mark the queen s 90th birthday. that is review 2016, the royal year with me, daniela relph. good morning and welcome to bbc news. one of the biggest stars of the ‘80s and ‘90s, george michael, has died. he was 53, and is believed to have had heart failure. he rose to fame as one half of the group wham! and went on to have a successful solo career. he sold 100 million albums worldwide and had 11 uk number ones. nick quraishi looks back at his life. # you put the boom boom into my heart #. suntans, bleached hair and upbeat songs propelled wham! to number one around the world. they even conquered china. # last christmas i gave you my heart # but the very next day you gave it away #. their most famous song heard every year will now have added poignancy. born georgios kyriacos panayiotou in north london