South of france and corsica fight huge forest fires banned by high temperatures and strong winds. Close to the Tourist Resort of saint tropez, nearly 2000 Fire Fighters have been put into action as dozens of homes are evacuated. And britains adam peaty has broken his own 50 metre breast stroke world record, in the heats of the World Swimming Championships in hungary. Good morning. Its tuesday the 25th ofjuly. Im ben brown. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Builders could be banned from selling new houses as Leasehold Properties in england under proposals put forward by the government today. It comes after it emerged some Housing Developers have been selling the leasehold on to Investment Firms without always telling homeowners, leading to extra costs or rising charges. The government says there is a particular problem in the North West Of England where houses were being sold on leasehold although its not clear why. The communities secretary, sajid javid, has said enough is enough as he set
Welcome to bbc news. The government has set out its plans for how it wants to trade with the eu and the rest of the world after brexit. Ministers say they want to avoid a sudden and drastic change for business so theyre calling for a temporary relationship with the eu while a more permanent arrangement is developed. Their ultimate goal is to have a system of trade with the eu that is as close as possible to what we have now. But the eu parliaments Chief Negotiator described that as fantasy. Our Business Editor simonjack reports. Dover, the uks easiest port. Nearly 20 of all goods traded through the eu come through here. Businesses fear any blockages will have dire consequences for them and the rest of the uk. For Logistics Firms like this one, time is money. Our business runs on a timely basis. We have had shipments having to do customs clearances, inbound and outbound. That would be damaging at dover, going in and out of the country. It would grind our business toa country. It would g
Welcome to bbc news. The government has set out its plans for how it wants to trade with the eu and the rest of the world after brexit. Ministers say they want to avoid a sudden and drastic change for business so theyre calling for a temporary relationship with the eu while a more permanent arrangement is developed. Their ultimate goal is to have a system of trade with the eu that is as close as possible to what we have now. But the eu parliaments Chief Negotiator described that as fantasy. Our Business Editor simonjack reports. Dover, the uks easiest port. Nearly 20 of all goods traded through the eu come through here. Businesses fear any blockages will have dire consequences for them and the rest of the uk. For Logistics Firms like this one, time is money. Our business runs on a timely basis. We have had shipments having to do customs clearances, inbound and outbound. That would be damaging at dover, going in and out of the country. It would grind our business toa country. It would g
Welcome to bbc news. The government has set out its plans for how it wants to trade with the eu and the rest of the world after brexit. Ministers say they want to avoid a sudden and drastic change for business so theyre calling for a temporary relationship with the eu while a more permanent arrangement is developed. Their ultimate goal is to have a system of trade with the eu that is as close as possible to what we have now. But the eu parliaments Chief Negotiator described that as fantasy. Our Business Editor simonjack reports. Dover, the uks easiest port. Nearly 20 of all goods traded through the eu come through here. Businesses fear any blockages will have dire consequences for them and the rest of the uk. For Logistics Firms like this one, time is money. Our business runs on a timely basis. We have had shipments having to do customs clearances, inbound and outbound. That would be damaging at dover, going in and out of the country. It would grind our business toa country. It would g
Welcome to bbc news. The government has set out its plans for how it wants to trade with the eu and the rest of the world after brexit. Ministers say they want to avoid a sudden and drastic change for business so theyre calling for a temporary relationship with the eu while a more permanent arrangement is developed. Their ultimate goal is to have a system of trade with the eu that is as close as possible to what we have now. But the eu parliaments Chief Negotiator described that as fantasy. Our Business Editor simonjack reports. Dover, the uks easiest port. Nearly 20 of all goods traded through the eu come through here. Businesses fear any blockages will have dire consequences for them and the rest of the uk. For Logistics Firms like this one, time is money. Our business runs on a timely basis. We have had shipments having to do customs clearances, inbound and outbound. That would be damaging at dover, going in and out of the country. It would grind our business toa country. It would g