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of course, it's notjust amazon. there is a creative boom going on in britain, driven by svod, or subscription video on demand. crosstalk. for christ sake! take the photo! over the past ten years, there's been an exponential growth in the value of the film and tv industry in the uk and its growth has significantly outpaced that of the uk economy. tv today is marrying the best of the old with the best of the new. shepperton studios, owned by pinewood, is where countless legendary movies were shot and netflix is moving in. they believe that by investing in local studio space and hiring local staff, they can neutralise concerns about american dominance of the industry. the new netflix production hub will include 14 sound stages in a total of 435,000 square feet. no one in the history of film or television has caused so much disruption so quickly as netflix, and the truth is, they're just getting started. the company is pivoting from an american distributor to a global production powerhouse, deeply embedded in local econ
of course, it's notjust amazon. there is a creative boom going on in britain, driven by svod, or subscription video on demand. crosstalk. for christ sake! take the photo! over the past ten years, there's been an exponential growth in the value of the film and tv industry in the uk and its growth has significantly outpaced that of the uk economy. tv today is marrying the best of the old with the best of the new. shepperton studios, owned by pinewood, is where countless legendary movies were shot...
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take paying passengers into orbit, like virgin galactic and blue origin, the company founded by the amazon entrepreneurjeff bezos. the only reason that we can do the things that we can do today is because we are in fact standing on the shoulders of giants. got the flag up now. and yet, five decades on, much remains unknown. beautiful, just beautiful. and no one can be sure where the next half century of exploration will take us. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. with all the sport now, here's jane dougal at the bbc sport centre. an emotional shane lowry has spoken of his family's support, after winning the open at royal portrush. the irishman beat his nearest challenger, tommy fleetwood, by six shots to lift the claretjug for the first time. our correspondent andy swiss reports. it was the stuff of sporting dreams. portrush perfection, as shane lowry gave the home fans our hero. from the republic of ireland, shane lowry! he began his round to deafening expectation. but his opening swing suggested the nerves were jangling. then his four—shot lead was down to three. not for long, though
take paying passengers into orbit, like virgin galactic and blue origin, the company founded by the amazon entrepreneurjeff bezos. the only reason that we can do the things that we can do today is because we are in fact standing on the shoulders of giants. got the flag up now. and yet, five decades on, much remains unknown. beautiful, just beautiful. and no one can be sure where the next half century of exploration will take us. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. with all the sport now,...
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money of course fleming and from the streaming services netflix and amazon, that is having an effect as well. now it's time for a look at the weather. if you like warmth and sunshine the weather may have won some awards to date! 27 degrees on the london area. but not so in the west of scotland. you can see on the satellite picture some patchy cloud around which did produce some showers through the day. behind meet more continuous cloud cover promising some rain heading through the next 2a hours. still some sunshine to be had this evening. any daytime showers should fade away and then we keep those clear skies. good news if you're hoping to see the partial lunar eclipse. a 65% eclipse them for this evening peaking at around 10:30pm. look towards the south east. you may see a bit more clout across northern ireland and western scotland as the weather system makes more progress and bring some outbreaks of rain by the end of the night. into tomorrow at low pressure starts to take charge of the weather. the frontal system a re charge of the weather. the frontal system are starting to pushi
money of course fleming and from the streaming services netflix and amazon, that is having an effect as well. now it's time for a look at the weather. if you like warmth and sunshine the weather may have won some awards to date! 27 degrees on the london area. but not so in the west of scotland. you can see on the satellite picture some patchy cloud around which did produce some showers through the day. behind meet more continuous cloud cover promising some rain heading through the next 2a...
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david shuckman, bbc news, in the amazon. the german and british foreign ministers have called on iran violation of the 2015 nuclear deal, as gareth barlow reports. european countries climates are called today runs who adhere to its commitments. the landmark 2015 nuclear deal violated, an uncertain future ahead. the secretary general is very much aware of the reports that the islamic republic of iran are may have surpassed itsjcpoa limits ona are may have surpassed itsjcpoa limits on a you reached —— enriched uranium. the plan was left in jeopardy after the united states walked away last year, donald trump, having branded it a horrible, laughable, outrageous deal. he said iran was playing with fire. they know what they are doing, they know what they are playing with and i think they are playing with fire. so no message to iran whatsoever. ever since there was pulled out of the agreement, iran, with its economy crumbling under american sanctions has look to europe to keep the deal alive. that message repeated once more. ca
david shuckman, bbc news, in the amazon. the german and british foreign ministers have called on iran violation of the 2015 nuclear deal, as gareth barlow reports. european countries climates are called today runs who adhere to its commitments. the landmark 2015 nuclear deal violated, an uncertain future ahead. the secretary general is very much aware of the reports that the islamic republic of iran are may have surpassed itsjcpoa limits ona are may have surpassed itsjcpoa limits on a you...
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for me, it‘s really important because the amazon cannot speak up, the trees cannot speak up. they cannot say that they are worth it and they have a value, they are really important. so i made this my life. erica has studied the same batch of trees for ten years now, measuring exactly how they‘re growing and how they affect the climate. they‘re helping us, forfree, to remove carbon from the atmosphere and put it in the forest and lock it up in here. this matters to the whole world because of the sheer size of this forest. we‘ve used graphics to show how the billions of leaves are breathing in carbon dioxide, a gas which is heating up the planet. as human activity keeps adding more and more carbon dioxide into the air, magnificent trees like this pull a lot of it in. but chop it down and burn it and all the carbon that‘s been stored inside over the many years is suddenly released back to the atmosphere, which of course increases the speed of global warming. in the last few months, the rate of deforestation here has suddenly increased. the new government of brazil wants
for me, it‘s really important because the amazon cannot speak up, the trees cannot speak up. they cannot say that they are worth it and they have a value, they are really important. so i made this my life. erica has studied the same batch of trees for ten years now, measuring exactly how they‘re growing and how they affect the climate. they‘re helping us, forfree, to remove carbon from the atmosphere and put it in the forest and lock it up in here. this matters to the whole world because...
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of course, it's notjust amazon. there is a creative boom going on in britain, driven by svod, or subscription video on demand. crosstalk. for christ sake! take the photo! over the past ten years, there's been an exponential growth in the value of the film and tv industry in the uk and its growth has significantly outpaced that of the uk economy. tv today is marrying the best of the old with the best of the new. shepperton studios, owned by pinewood, is where countless legendary movies were shot...
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the amazon is the largest rain forest in the world. the huge trees store carbon dioxide, making it vital in the fight against global warming. preliminary satellite data by brazil's national space research institute found it more than 700 km2 of rain forest was lost in may this year. that's the equivalent of two football pitches every minute. and in the first two weeks ofjuly, 68% more rain forest was destroyed then in the whole ofjuly last year. but despite the science, president bolsonaro doesn't accept of the findings. translation: i'm convinced that the data are lies, and we will call the president of inpe here to about it. the right—wing leader is known for attacking environmental agencies. his policies favour development over conservation. so rainforests are being cleared at a faster rate to make space for cattle pastures. mr bolsonaro's government is lenient towards environmental crimes like illegal logging, and penalties have dropped under his leadership. the national space and research institute is standing by the data, sayin
the amazon is the largest rain forest in the world. the huge trees store carbon dioxide, making it vital in the fight against global warming. preliminary satellite data by brazil's national space research institute found it more than 700 km2 of rain forest was lost in may this year. that's the equivalent of two football pitches every minute. and in the first two weeks ofjuly, 68% more rain forest was destroyed then in the whole ofjuly last year. but despite the science, president bolsonaro...
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own country's national space institute, saying it's misrepresenting the scale of deforestation in the amazon. according to new data, deforestation has surged to record highs since mr bolsonaro took office. tiffany wer—thurma reports. in the first two weeks ofjuly 68% of ra i nforest in the first two weeks ofjuly 68% of rainforest was destroyed than in the whole ofjuly last year. despite the whole ofjuly last year. despite the science, the president does not accept the findings. translation: i am convinced that the data is lies and we will call the president of the agency here to talk about it. the right—wing leader is known for attacking environmental agencies. his policies favour development over conservation, so rainforests are being cleared at a faster rate to make space for cattle pastures. his government is lenient towards environmental crimes like illegal logging and penalties have dropped under his leadership. the national space research institute is standing by the data, saying it is 95% accurate. in the same news conference jaya boulton arrow said this. translation: to say peopl
own country's national space institute, saying it's misrepresenting the scale of deforestation in the amazon. according to new data, deforestation has surged to record highs since mr bolsonaro took office. tiffany wer—thurma reports. in the first two weeks ofjuly 68% of ra i nforest in the first two weeks ofjuly 68% of rainforest was destroyed than in the whole ofjuly last year. despite the whole ofjuly last year. despite the science, the president does not accept the findings. translation: i...
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david shuckman, bbc news, in the amazon. the wimbledon tennis tournament is under way and 15—year—old cori gauf has caused a major shock by beating former champion venus williams. the american teenager beat her 39—year—old opponent in straight sets. she's the youngest player ever to qualify for the main draw. a reminder of the top story: a tan scum has descended on hong kong hours after police fired tear gas. ——a hours after police fired tear gas. —— a tense calm. you're watching bbc news. hello again, we are in the middle of quite a quiet spell of weather, really. looking at the week ahead it will be dry. there would be a few subtle changes, mind you. the satellite picture is quite interesting where cooler atlantic air is meeting the extreme heatwave. we have these massive thunderstorms that have developed. there is a risk of damaging winds, flash flooding, even large hail, but we also have some thicker cloud working into scotland and northern ireland at the moment and that will continue to provide the focus
david shuckman, bbc news, in the amazon. the wimbledon tennis tournament is under way and 15—year—old cori gauf has caused a major shock by beating former champion venus williams. the american teenager beat her 39—year—old opponent in straight sets. she's the youngest player ever to qualify for the main draw. a reminder of the top story: a tan scum has descended on hong kong hours after police fired tear gas. ——a hours after police fired tear gas. —— a tense calm. you're...
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david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. the final footage of eight international mountaineers who were killed by an avalanche while climbing india's second highest mountain has been released by the indian authorities. four climbers from the same expedition survived after turning back due to bad weather, but the remaining team members died during their ascent of nunduh davey. gareth barlow has more details. these are some of the last recorded moments from the ill—fated expedition. the eight mountaineers roped together for safety, walking slowly as they attempt to scale the peak. shortly after this, the footage ends. an avalanche, a common thread on snow—covered mountains, swept the climbers to their deaths. as members of the team who were sent to retrieve the victims loop was bodies we re retrieve the victims loop was bodies were recognised for their efforts, the leader of the rescue operation called for more climbers to carry cameras. i think it should be mandatory for all high—risk mountain climbers, all members shou
david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. the final footage of eight international mountaineers who were killed by an avalanche while climbing india's second highest mountain has been released by the indian authorities. four climbers from the same expedition survived after turning back due to bad weather, but the remaining team members died during their ascent of nunduh davey. gareth barlow has more details. these are some of the last recorded moments from the ill—fated expedition. the eight...
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this is happening all over the amazon, to create new farmland. the result is that the great forest has never been under such pressure. the us vows to keep up maximum pressure on iran, after it exceeded the agreed limit on its stockpile of enriched uranium. we start in hong kong, where protesters yesterday broke into the legislative council building. the chief executive of hong kong, carrie lam, used a news conference in the early hours of the morning to condemn the protesters. my colleague karishma vaswani has been following developments in hong kong. in the early hours of this morning we heard from the chief executive, carrie lam, who held a news conference to condemn the violence. she said the protesters disregarded the rule of law which is so cherished here in hong kong. those protests coincided with the 22nd anniversary of the handover of power from the uk of hong kong to men than china and against a backdrop of continued unrest over an unpopular d raft continued unrest over an unpopular draft bill, the extradition bill, which if it had passe
this is happening all over the amazon, to create new farmland. the result is that the great forest has never been under such pressure. the us vows to keep up maximum pressure on iran, after it exceeded the agreed limit on its stockpile of enriched uranium. we start in hong kong, where protesters yesterday broke into the legislative council building. the chief executive of hong kong, carrie lam, used a news conference in the early hours of the morning to condemn the protesters. my colleague...
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david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. reminder of our top story. the leader of the hong kong government, carrie lam, has told a news co nfe re nce government, carrie lam, has told a news conference that a controversial d raft law news conference that a controversial draft law that would have allowed extradition to the chinese mainland is dead. she admitted that the government's work on the bill had been a totalfailure. government's work on the bill had been a total failure. that bill of courses sparked huge and at times violent street protests and plunge the former british colony into turmoil. in mid june, carrie lam responded to the protests by suspending the bill that that move failed to mollify critics who continued to demonstrate against the bill and call for her resignation. with just reiterating what she had to say. she said there are still lingering doubts about the government's sincerity or worries about whether the government will restart the process, with the legislative council, so i reiterated there is no such plan, the bill is dead. ve
david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. reminder of our top story. the leader of the hong kong government, carrie lam, has told a news co nfe re nce government, carrie lam, has told a news conference that a controversial d raft law news conference that a controversial draft law that would have allowed extradition to the chinese mainland is dead. she admitted that the government's work on the bill had been a totalfailure. government's work on the bill had been a total failure. that bill of...
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his company, so many geoff of amazon on with his company, so many are now geoff of amazon on with his company, so many are now working with nasa. it will be interesting to see how that develops over the next 50 yea rs. that develops over the next 50 years. we will keep in touch with you over the next few hours, up until the moment of the moon landing. police in hong kong say they have found explosives and other weapons in a raid on a warehouse. they dispayed two kilos of explosives, ten petrol—bombs, and literature opposing the plans to allow extradition to mainland china. a senior bomb disposal officer said it was the largest seizure of the explosive tri—acetone tri—peroxide, or tatp, police had come across in hong kong. this is an extremely sensitive and extremely powerful explosive. it will cause exceptional amounts of damage when used. it is also very unstable and it will react to heat, friction and impact. it puts at risk everybody within this building, it puts at risk bystanders outside. staying in hong kong, and tens of thousands of people have joined a protest in support
his company, so many geoff of amazon on with his company, so many are now geoff of amazon on with his company, so many are now working with nasa. it will be interesting to see how that develops over the next 50 yea rs. that develops over the next 50 years. we will keep in touch with you over the next few hours, up until the moment of the moon landing. police in hong kong say they have found explosives and other weapons in a raid on a warehouse. they dispayed two kilos of explosives, ten...
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david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. tens of thousands of tourists flocked to cities and towns across northern chile to stake out spots in one of the world's best locations to witness a total eclipse of the sun. vast areas of the southern pacific and parts of south america were plunged into darkness as ramzan karmali reports. the moment hundreds of thousands have been waiting for. a total eclipse of the sun. it only occurs when the moon passes between the earth and the sun, pledging the planet into darkness. beginning in the pacific, the 6000 mile long band of darkness carved its way across areas of chile and argentina. thousands of sky watchers gathered to view the rare event. something that had not been seen in the region for over 400 years. many of them came here to this observeratory high in the atacama desert. enthusiast paid $2000 each for the privilege of watching the eclipse next to a seasoned astronomer. i don't think there is a better place in the world to watch and eclipse than here because it is so dry that y
david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. tens of thousands of tourists flocked to cities and towns across northern chile to stake out spots in one of the world's best locations to witness a total eclipse of the sun. vast areas of the southern pacific and parts of south america were plunged into darkness as ramzan karmali reports. the moment hundreds of thousands have been waiting for. a total eclipse of the sun. it only occurs when the moon passes between the earth and the sun, pledging the...
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david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. european union leaders have chosen a woman for the first time to be the next head of the european commission. the job looks set to go to the german defence minister, ursula von der leyen. the european parliament has met for the first time since elections in may. the new brexit party meps staged a protest by turning their backs during the eu's ode tojoy anthem, while lib dem meps wore yellow "stop brexit" t—shirts. our europe reporter adam fleming reports from strasbourg. day one of the new european parliament. the brexit party meps don't want to be here, and they didn't want to hear this. music: ode to joy. it's unlikely they'll get into trouble, and it sounds like there's more to come. our anger is not really against these people. i mean, monsieur barnier has done a brilliantjob. our anger is really about westminster not delivering on the referendum. defiance from the lib dems, too. their t shirts said "stop brexit" on the front. something much ruder on the back. the real message w
david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. european union leaders have chosen a woman for the first time to be the next head of the european commission. the job looks set to go to the german defence minister, ursula von der leyen. the european parliament has met for the first time since elections in may. the new brexit party meps staged a protest by turning their backs during the eu's ode tojoy anthem, while lib dem meps wore yellow "stop brexit" t—shirts. our europe reporter adam...
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it didn‘t name any firms, but companies such as facebook, google, amazon, and apple are likely to come under close scrutiny. parts of europe are in the grip of the summer‘s second heatwave — thejetstream is bringing conditions akin to north africa. south—west france is worst affected — reaching 42 celsius. the world meteorological organisation says the rising temperatures bear "the hallmark of climate change".
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it hasn't named any firms, but companies such as facebook, google, amazon and apple are likely to come under close scrutiny. david shepardson is a tech reporter at reuters. good to talk to you. why particularly now? this is months after the trump administration first announced its growing concerns about the rising influence and size of us tech companies. critics on the left including elizabeth warren and other democrats say they should be broken up democrats say they should be broken up and critics on the right to say the companies are biased against conservatives and are too big. with all this pressure in washington, i think this is something many people wa nt to think this is something many people want to look at and especially in the wake of the plan $5 billion settle m e nt the wake of the plan $5 billion settlement on privacy allegations, this is just the settlement on privacy allegations, this isjust the beginning of another phase of strict scrutiny. google was already being investigated over anti—trust law. and last week, didn't the house judicial to committee have all four of
it hasn't named any firms, but companies such as facebook, google, amazon and apple are likely to come under close scrutiny. david shepardson is a tech reporter at reuters. good to talk to you. why particularly now? this is months after the trump administration first announced its growing concerns about the rising influence and size of us tech companies. critics on the left including elizabeth warren and other democrats say they should be broken up democrats say they should be broken up and...
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david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. tomorrow we'll be looking at how indigenous people living on protected land are also under pressure. and if you've got any questions for our science editor david shukman right now — you can contact him on twitter for a live question and answer session. join in now by using the hashtag #bbcnewsten. a third of councils in england fear they could run out of money for key services — such as adult social care, protecting children, and preventing homelessness — within the next three years. that's according to a survey by the local government association, which wants central government to help councils cope with a rise in demand for such services. from hampshire, our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. they are famous for their haunting magical songs, which can be heard from over 20 miles away... it is not always obvious, but some children need a little extra support. rosie, olly and riley are all deaf. they get extra help at this specialist unit within their school in hampsh
david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. tomorrow we'll be looking at how indigenous people living on protected land are also under pressure. and if you've got any questions for our science editor david shukman right now — you can contact him on twitter for a live question and answer session. join in now by using the hashtag #bbcnewsten. a third of councils in england fear they could run out of money for key services — such as adult social care, protecting children, and preventing...
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david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. voting is now under way for more than 160,000 conservative party members who are choosing the next prime minister. whoever wins will have to try to win over the whole country, notjust their own party. our political editor laura kuenssberg is in the north west of england to see what people make of borisjohnson and jeremy hunt. enjoying the spectacle? or wishing the tories would just stop their games? trafford is a conservative seat but the front runner borisjohnson won't persuade gail. mr hunt. why do you say that? don't like borisjohnson. just something about him. did you vote in the european election? i did. i voted for mr farage — sorry. i'm not a fan of boris. and then, yeah, jeremy hunt's fox hunting comment just... i definitely wouldn't be able to vote for him after that. this is remain territory but laura statham, who runs this business, prefers the chief brexiteer. i think boris is a character and i think he's strong willed, and in that respect i think he would be quite good.
david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. voting is now under way for more than 160,000 conservative party members who are choosing the next prime minister. whoever wins will have to try to win over the whole country, notjust their own party. our political editor laura kuenssberg is in the north west of england to see what people make of borisjohnson and jeremy hunt. enjoying the spectacle? or wishing the tories would just stop their games? trafford is a conservative seat but the front runner...
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other news now, online giant amazon announced a big investment in food courier deliveroo in may. the exact figure was not given, but amazon is the biggest investor in deliveroo's latest round of fund raising, which in total raised £450 million. the competition and markets authority has just issued an initial enforcement order which puts the brakes on the deal for now while it decides whether to investigate. building specialist sig says its like—for—like sales fell 3.8% in the first half. in its trading update, the company describes trading conditions as "challenging". it says it has 585 branches in the uk and ireland, and other parts of europe. chip—maker samsung has given an illustration of the impact of the trade war between china and the us on its sector. it says its operating profit for the period between april and june is likely to have fallen 56% to £51 billion. that was in a regulatory filing ahead of the official publication of the figures later this month. a 3,000 year—old sculpture of the egyptian boy king tutankhamun has been sold for more than four million p
other news now, online giant amazon announced a big investment in food courier deliveroo in may. the exact figure was not given, but amazon is the biggest investor in deliveroo's latest round of fund raising, which in total raised £450 million. the competition and markets authority has just issued an initial enforcement order which puts the brakes on the deal for now while it decides whether to investigate. building specialist sig says its like—for—like sales fell 3.8% in the first half....
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this is happening all over the amazon to create more farmland. and the result is that the great forest has never been under such pressure. it's hard to believe but an area the size of a football pitch is being cleared every single minute. what that means is that forests that could cover more than 2000 pitches is just vanishing every day. and all the signs are that this rate of devastation will accelerate. after david's reports, so many of you got in touch with us, using #bbcnews to ask questions. so we've taken a few and put them to experts to get you some answers. firstly, someone asked, "as a young adult who lives in the uk, what changes can i make to my everyday life to help conserve and protect the rainforest further?" something we put to clare shakya. we all have power to take action in our everyday lives. first of all as consumers, behind products, making sure those products are coming from land where there is no forest destruction. secondly, as political actors, so ask our mps what they are doing to ensure that the uk puts pressure on braz
this is happening all over the amazon to create more farmland. and the result is that the great forest has never been under such pressure. it's hard to believe but an area the size of a football pitch is being cleared every single minute. what that means is that forests that could cover more than 2000 pitches is just vanishing every day. and all the signs are that this rate of devastation will accelerate. after david's reports, so many of you got in touch with us, using #bbcnews to ask...
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in a remote corner of the amazon, talk of conflict and how to prepare for it. the indigenous people of the forest feel the need to defend themselves. this man has dark memories of the first violent contacts with the outside world in the middle of the last century. his wife was wounded as a young girl. an attack left her with scars and killed her family. there's a long history of conflict over land, and she says she's now worried once more. known as the uru—eu—wau—wau, they're a tiny band ofjust 120, and they've never been so vulnerable. they're making an ink that's used as a warpaint. they feel the new government of brazil is against them and that they have to be on guard. so they patrol what's meant to be a protected reserve. but they discover incursions, like this track, carved out to steal timber or create new farms. this is where they gather food and hunt. they used to be seen as guardians of the forest. now they say invaders are encouraged by the new president of brazil, jair bolsonaro. farmers are already pressing against the dark green edge of the
in a remote corner of the amazon, talk of conflict and how to prepare for it. the indigenous people of the forest feel the need to defend themselves. this man has dark memories of the first violent contacts with the outside world in the middle of the last century. his wife was wounded as a young girl. an attack left her with scars and killed her family. there's a long history of conflict over land, and she says she's now worried once more. known as the uru—eu—wau—wau, they're a tiny band...
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it didn't name any firms, but companies such as facebook, google, amazon and apple are likely to come under close scrutiny. the us senate, by 90 votes to eight, has confirmed mark esper as president trump's new defence secretary. he's a military veteran and former defence industry lobbyist who'd been serving as army secretary. the pentagon has seen its longest period without a confirmed leader — jim mattis resigned seven months ago. the former chinese premier li peng has died at the age of 90. he was best known as the so—called ‘butcher of beijing', for ordering martial law during the tiananmen square protests of 1989, when soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed civilians. chinese state media announced he died on monday from an unspecified illness. customs officers in singapore have made their largest seizure of elephant ivory, on a tip—off from china. about nine tons of ivory was intercepted, from nearly 300 african elephants. it's estimated to be worth about $13 million. it was part of a shipment from the democratic republic of the congo to vietnam. former fbi director robert m
it didn't name any firms, but companies such as facebook, google, amazon and apple are likely to come under close scrutiny. the us senate, by 90 votes to eight, has confirmed mark esper as president trump's new defence secretary. he's a military veteran and former defence industry lobbyist who'd been serving as army secretary. the pentagon has seen its longest period without a confirmed leader — jim mattis resigned seven months ago. the former chinese premier li peng has died at the age of...
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you can now ask alexa, following a tie up between amazon and the nhs. and the double act now known as "murena". andy murray and serena williams back in action at wimbledon this afternoon. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news... a terrible start for india as they chase 240 against new zealand in their cricket world cup semi—final at old trafford. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. britain's ambassador to washington has resigned, following the leak of his confidential emails in which he described the trump administration as inept and dysfunctional. president trump had denounced sir kim as "stupid," "wacky" and a "pompous fool" and said the white house would not deal with him. the ambassador now says it's impossible for him to carry on. theresa may told the commons it's a matter of great regret that he's resigning. our world affairs correspondent naomi grimley reports. sir kim darroch, just last month, during donald trump's state visit. he was one of the key aides to facilitate the presidential stay in london. but a se
you can now ask alexa, following a tie up between amazon and the nhs. and the double act now known as "murena". andy murray and serena williams back in action at wimbledon this afternoon. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news... a terrible start for india as they chase 240 against new zealand in their cricket world cup semi—final at old trafford. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. britain's ambassador to washington has resigned, following the leak...
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take paying passengers into orbit, like virgin galactic and blue origin, the company founded by the amazon entrepreneurjeff bezos. the only reason that we can do the things that we can do today is because we are in fact standing on the shoulders of giants. they've got the flag up now. and yet, five decades on, much remains unknown. beautiful, just beautiful. and no—one can be sure where the next half—century of exploration will take us. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. kensington palace has released a new set of photos to mark prince george's sixth birthday. the pictures were taken by his mother, the duchess of cambridge. prince george is shown wearing an england football shirt in one shot. he's third in line to the throne after his father, prince william, and grandfather, prince charles. stay with us. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @regedahmadbbc. hello. it has been a bit of a mixed weekend weatherwise but as we head through this coming week, it's going to be all eyes on the temperature because things are turning increasingly hot and humid too. not dry for all of us. some rai
take paying passengers into orbit, like virgin galactic and blue origin, the company founded by the amazon entrepreneurjeff bezos. the only reason that we can do the things that we can do today is because we are in fact standing on the shoulders of giants. they've got the flag up now. and yet, five decades on, much remains unknown. beautiful, just beautiful. and no—one can be sure where the next half—century of exploration will take us. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. kensington palace...
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take paying passengers into orbit, like virgin galactic and blue origin, the company founded by the amazon entrepreneurjeff bezos. the only reason that we can do the things that we can do today is because we are in fact standing on the shoulders of giants. they've got the flag up now. and yet, five decades on, much remains unknown. beautiful, just beautiful. and no—one can be sure where the next half—century of exploration will take us. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @regedahmadbbc. hello. it has been a bit of a mixed weekend weatherwise but as we head through this coming week, it's going to be all eyes on the temperature because things are turning increasingly hot and humid too. not dry for all of us. some rain in the north—west during the course of monday and later in the week, we're expecting some thundery downpours to develop. and the reason for the heat and humidity is that we've got high pressure sitting to the east of the uk, with the winds rotating around that, drawing in all this hot air from continental europe, and it is particularl
take paying passengers into orbit, like virgin galactic and blue origin, the company founded by the amazon entrepreneurjeff bezos. the only reason that we can do the things that we can do today is because we are in fact standing on the shoulders of giants. they've got the flag up now. and yet, five decades on, much remains unknown. beautiful, just beautiful. and no—one can be sure where the next half—century of exploration will take us. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. you can reach me...
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branson's company is racing against blue origin, the space business of amazon founder jeff bezos, to bring tourists into space. transport and logistics group eddie stobart has warned its first half results for the year will be towards the lower end of expectations, despite posting stronger results. revenues were up 25% compared to the same period last year after growing the business and winning a number of new contracts. nintendo is planning to shift some of the production of its switch gaming console to vietnam from china. the shift is aimed at diversifying risks, not, it says, to avoid tariffs with the us. china and the us have been embroiled in a trade war over the past year, placing tariffs on billions of dollars worth of one another‘s goods. that's all the business news. gchq was once top—secret, the government denied the existence of its security and intelligence organisation for the best part of 60 years. but gchq's intelligence—gathering spans a century, from second world war code—breaking, to combatting cyber crime today. as it marks its 100th birthday this year, a n
branson's company is racing against blue origin, the space business of amazon founder jeff bezos, to bring tourists into space. transport and logistics group eddie stobart has warned its first half results for the year will be towards the lower end of expectations, despite posting stronger results. revenues were up 25% compared to the same period last year after growing the business and winning a number of new contracts. nintendo is planning to shift some of the production of its switch gaming...
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back then, now we see a space race with private companies, the likes of a long mask and spacex and amazon on, lockheed martin, boeing, so many companies now also working with nasa. it will be interesting to see how that develops over the next 50 years. we will be back with her in the coming hours as we cover those celebrations at the moment, that neil armstrong first walked on the moon. stay with us for that. take a look at these extraordinary pictures from the united states. it shows the moment a man took drastic action to escape a fire in a high—rise building in philadelphia. he can be seen scaling down multiple storeys with a helicopter spotlight guiding his way. the unidentified man, who's been dubbed a real—life spider—man by local media, reached the ground safely. we have more coming up here on bbc news. don't forget i can be reached on twitter. time now for the weather. saturday brought us a day of sunshine and heavy showers, sunday will be the dry day of the weekend for many of us. this was the picture on saturday in norfolk where we had huge shower clouds and thunderstorms.
back then, now we see a space race with private companies, the likes of a long mask and spacex and amazon on, lockheed martin, boeing, so many companies now also working with nasa. it will be interesting to see how that develops over the next 50 years. we will be back with her in the coming hours as we cover those celebrations at the moment, that neil armstrong first walked on the moon. stay with us for that. take a look at these extraordinary pictures from the united states. it shows the...
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take paying passengers into orbit, like virgin galactic and blue origin, the company founded by the amazon entrepreneurjeff bezos. the only reason that we can do the things that we can do today is because we are in fact standing on the shoulders of giants. they've got the flag up now. and yet, five decades on, much remains unknown. beautiful, just beautiful. and no—one can be sure where the next half—century of exploration will take us. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. what's that , you say? something on my shoulder? yesterday a summer fete in norfolk hosted the annual snail racing world championships — and though it got off to a slow start, there was a worthy winner , catherine wyatt has more. ready, steady, slow! they were slugging it out for first place but there could only be one winner among the 160 snails racing in the annual world championships yesterday. running since the 1960s, the competition pits snails against each other in heats, with the winners going head—to—head in a grand finale. come on! my snails haven't been winning yet. i may be should have chosen larger
take paying passengers into orbit, like virgin galactic and blue origin, the company founded by the amazon entrepreneurjeff bezos. the only reason that we can do the things that we can do today is because we are in fact standing on the shoulders of giants. they've got the flag up now. and yet, five decades on, much remains unknown. beautiful, just beautiful. and no—one can be sure where the next half—century of exploration will take us. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. what's that , you...
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the company that owns google, alphabet, the retail giant amazon both reported a mere 20% rise in revenues for the last quarter. in reve nu es in revenues for the last quarter. in revenues and profits at a property website here in the uk, rightmove, have continued to march ahead despite the actual number of people buying houses or flats despite the actual number of people buying houses orflats in despite the actual number of people buying houses or flats in the first six months of the year. revenues rose by 10%. numbers from the bank tsb. you remember last year they had an it meltdown. unsurprisingly, they reported a £107 million loss for the first half of 2018. well, this year, things are a bit different. tsb says it has begun a new chapter, and is making profits, not losses. £21 million of the first six months of the year through to the end ofjune. it's the year through to the end ofjune. it‘s had to spend an extra 36 million on top of 330 million that it spent last year trying to put systems right. the numbers do seem otherwise to be going on the right direction. deposits are up, an
the company that owns google, alphabet, the retail giant amazon both reported a mere 20% rise in revenues for the last quarter. in reve nu es in revenues for the last quarter. in revenues and profits at a property website here in the uk, rightmove, have continued to march ahead despite the actual number of people buying houses or flats despite the actual number of people buying houses orflats in despite the actual number of people buying houses or flats in the first six months of the year....
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users of amazon's digital assistant will now be able to get medical advice directly from the nhs. and after crashing out of wimbledon, johanna konta turns the tables on a journalist at her post—match press conference. please don't patronise me. i wouldn't. .. i'm not. no, no, you are, in the way that you're asking the question, you are being quite disrespectful and you're patronising me. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. the former prime minister, sirjohn major, has told the bbc he would be willing to go to court to prevent boris johnson from suspending parliament to ensure britain can leave the eu without a deal. sirjohn, who's backing jeremy hunt, said it would be "utterly and totally unacceptable" to deny mps their say. mrjohnson refused to rule out the idea of proroguing parliament in last night's tv debate with jeremy hunt. the two men vying to be britain's next prime minister faced each other in their only head—to—head debate, answering questions for an hour, with each insisting that he was the best man to take the uk out of the eu. our political correspon
users of amazon's digital assistant will now be able to get medical advice directly from the nhs. and after crashing out of wimbledon, johanna konta turns the tables on a journalist at her post—match press conference. please don't patronise me. i wouldn't. .. i'm not. no, no, you are, in the way that you're asking the question, you are being quite disrespectful and you're patronising me. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. the former prime minister, sirjohn major, has told the bbc...
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david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. the bbc has defended the wages of its top presenters and senior staff, as it moves to end free tv licences for millions of over 75s. the annual report revealed the number of people earning over £150,000 a year has risen. for the first time, three women are in the top ten earners. here's our media editor, amol rajan. the roll call of top earners among the bbc‘s on air staff shows salaries that are many, many multiples of the average take—home pay in the uk. it includes some people who've left the bbc, such as chris evans, and comes just a few weeks after the corporation said only those over 75 and on pension credit would get a free tv licence from next june. lord hall... its boss insists the bbc operates frugally in a tough market. i'm thinking about people watching this in huddersfield and rochdale and rochester, who are thinking, "hang on a second, you're paying gary lineker £1.75 million. you're taking this benefit away from me at the same time. why don't you just pay some of
david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. the bbc has defended the wages of its top presenters and senior staff, as it moves to end free tv licences for millions of over 75s. the annual report revealed the number of people earning over £150,000 a year has risen. for the first time, three women are in the top ten earners. here's our media editor, amol rajan. the roll call of top earners among the bbc‘s on air staff shows salaries that are many, many multiples of the average take—home pay in...
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ina in a remote corner of the amazon bgs talk of conflict and how to prepare for it. the indigenous people feel the need to defend themselves. this man has dark memories of first violent contacts with the outside world in the middle of the last century. his wife was wounded as a young girl. an attack left her with scars and killed herfamily. there isa scars and killed herfamily. there is a long history of conflict over land and and she is worried again. they‘re a tiny band ofjust 120 they‘re a tiny band ofjust120 and they have never been so vulnerable. they‘re making an ink that is used asa they‘re making an ink that is used as a war paint. they feel the new government of brazil is against them and they have to be on guard. so they patrol what is meant to be a protected reserve. but they discover incursions like this track carved to steal timber or create farms. this is where they gather food and hunt. they used to be seen as guardians of the forests. now, they say, invaders are encouraged by the new president of brazil. farmers are pressing against the dark g
ina in a remote corner of the amazon bgs talk of conflict and how to prepare for it. the indigenous people feel the need to defend themselves. this man has dark memories of first violent contacts with the outside world in the middle of the last century. his wife was wounded as a young girl. an attack left her with scars and killed herfamily. there isa scars and killed herfamily. there is a long history of conflict over land and and she is worried again. they‘re a tiny band ofjust 120...
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reports suggest 16 of the victims were decapitated during the violence in the city of alta mira, in the amazon region. it is believed that two factions were held in separate areas of the prison but during five hours of clashes, some inmates broke off and invaded their rival‘s block. it‘s the second massacre inside a prison in the north of brazil this year. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. hi, we will start with the ashes, days before the start at that, australia opening batsman limped out of practise today after suffering a bruised thigh, he is due to come back after 12 month ban, for a ball tempering scandal. he was pictured receiving attention from medical staff and an ice pack and his team—mate was involved in the scandal returned to the one bay team earlier in the year, and played in the wildcat. england of course one that world cup, who could forget the drama before the ashes started or so they hoped. there was less than convincing test against ireland. no surprise ashley‘s england director says they need to raise the game. dan has been talking to him and
reports suggest 16 of the victims were decapitated during the violence in the city of alta mira, in the amazon region. it is believed that two factions were held in separate areas of the prison but during five hours of clashes, some inmates broke off and invaded their rival‘s block. it‘s the second massacre inside a prison in the north of brazil this year. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. hi, we will start with the ashes, days before the start at that, australia...
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netflix have over 10 million amazon prime has 5 million. what they are holding their hopes on is that the number of homes that have got more than one of these streaming services, about 5 million homes in the uk, it is growing at about 20%, so they think britbox will probably become an additional service to one of the streaming services you already have. talk to us about the price point, £5.99, do you think that's going to appeal to enough people? well, it's the same as amazon prime's price point, it is a little bit cheaper than netflix. i think they have pitched it about right. i don't think they think it's going to be something that's going to ta ke going to be something that's going to take on or take over from netflix. it is probably going to run alongside and will probably end up being low millions of subscribers. the thing is the bbc and itv can't really not do this. it is something they have got to get into and try and drive as hard as they can. i believe they have already got 20% of people aware of this brand of britbox and they wil
netflix have over 10 million amazon prime has 5 million. what they are holding their hopes on is that the number of homes that have got more than one of these streaming services, about 5 million homes in the uk, it is growing at about 20%, so they think britbox will probably become an additional service to one of the streaming services you already have. talk to us about the price point, £5.99, do you think that's going to appeal to enough people? well, it's the same as amazon prime's price...
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helping the corporation navigate a new media landscape, in which streaming giants such as netflix and amazon are causing hyperinflation in the cost of drama in particular. the regulator ofcom has provisionally approved plans to keep programmes on the iplayer for a year — the bbc hopes this will help it retain young audiences who are flocking to rival services. amol rajan, bbc news. millions of smokers in the uk are putting their sight at risk by continuing to smoke, say specialists. despite a clear connection, only one in five people recognise that smoking can lead to blindness, according to a poll for the association of optometrists. the royal national institute of blind people say that smokers are twice as likely to lose their sight compared with nonsmokers. that is because tobacco smoke can cause and worsen a number of eye conditions. joining me now to explain further is roshni kanabar — an optometrist and clinical and regulatory advisor at the association of optomietrists. very good to have you with us. to reinforce the big finding from this piece of research, the vast majority of pe
helping the corporation navigate a new media landscape, in which streaming giants such as netflix and amazon are causing hyperinflation in the cost of drama in particular. the regulator ofcom has provisionally approved plans to keep programmes on the iplayer for a year — the bbc hopes this will help it retain young audiences who are flocking to rival services. amol rajan, bbc news. millions of smokers in the uk are putting their sight at risk by continuing to smoke, say specialists. despite a...
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output in the uk, indicates what kind of place we now had in the global content market with netflix and amazon and apple with all the major studios, we are punching massively above our weight as a country, and the fact that we are as isaid country, and the fact that we are as i said bigger than pharmaceuticals, we are the fastest growing part of the uk economy. also in the brexit context, this is investment largely coming from outside europe, so it's also very good post news story to. my also very good post news story to. my nephew could tell that wasn't him, that was actually adrian wooton, chief executive at british commission, apologies to him that you can see their report on the ten o'clock news which will follow a little later in this hour. two female playwrights have accused idris elba and the artistic director of the young vic theatre, kwame kwei—armah, of claiming their work as their own. tori allen—martin and her writing partner, sarah henley, say they created the show, tree — but have now been excluded from the project, and are receiving no credit. both men deny the allegations
output in the uk, indicates what kind of place we now had in the global content market with netflix and amazon and apple with all the major studios, we are punching massively above our weight as a country, and the fact that we are as isaid country, and the fact that we are as i said bigger than pharmaceuticals, we are the fastest growing part of the uk economy. also in the brexit context, this is investment largely coming from outside europe, so it's also very good post news story to. my also...
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in recent weeks, we have seen amazon, ntt, the big japanese tech firm, and indeed jaguar land rover announce fresh investment into the uk, so it is not all one way or all the risks are downward, there are opportunities here, and we need to be ready to mitigate that. the government still insists it would prefer to leave the eu with a deal but has to operate on the assumption that won't happen, and that means companies have little choice but to prepare for a deeply uncertain future. theo leggett, bbc news. our business correspondent colletta smith is at the vauxhall plant in ellesmere port. worrying news for the workforce. worrying news for the workforce there. it certainly is, reeta, a very quiet day at the plant because most of it is shut for the two week summer most of it is shut for the two week summer shutdown, so staff are mostly off on their holidays at the moment, and it is not going be pleasant news for them here in wherever they are 01’ for them here in wherever they are or when they return to work. it is not necessarily surprising news, because as we heard theo saying there, just
in recent weeks, we have seen amazon, ntt, the big japanese tech firm, and indeed jaguar land rover announce fresh investment into the uk, so it is not all one way or all the risks are downward, there are opportunities here, and we need to be ready to mitigate that. the government still insists it would prefer to leave the eu with a deal but has to operate on the assumption that won't happen, and that means companies have little choice but to prepare for a deeply uncertain future. theo leggett,...
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but it faces stiff competition from the likes of netflix and amazon, as david sillito now reports. welcome to britbox. yes, it is another streaming service, but this is british, a combination of bbc and itv programmes. but this is already a fairly crowded market and there is definitely a market leader. probably netflix more than anything. netflix. youtube and netflix. netflix more than anything. netflix. youtube and netflixlj netflix more than anything. netflix. youtube and netflix. ijust pay for netflix, now tv, though subscriptions are the kind of things that have got a bit more interesting stuff tha n that have got a bit more interesting stuff than just what is on regular channels. and most of this will be television we have already seen. so what does this offer? there are questions for this new bbc/ itv partnership. bbc content singer that we have already paid for it with the licence fee. why should we pay for a second time? well, if you go back a decade, we were all buying dvds and it was annoying because you couldn't a lwa ys it was annoying because you couldn't always get th
but it faces stiff competition from the likes of netflix and amazon, as david sillito now reports. welcome to britbox. yes, it is another streaming service, but this is british, a combination of bbc and itv programmes. but this is already a fairly crowded market and there is definitely a market leader. probably netflix more than anything. netflix. youtube and netflix. netflix more than anything. netflix. youtube and netflixlj netflix more than anything. netflix. youtube and netflix. ijust pay...
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from this week people using their amazon alexa device to search for health information, or to ask medical questions, will get that information drawn directly from the nhs choices website. but will this be enough to convince people not to go to their gps or pharmacists? i have an alexa and she rarely hears me right so i probably wouldn‘t, i probably would just google on my phone. i think if it's for something less life—threatening, like the common cold and things like that, i would listen to it, but if i'm risking my life i wouldn't be happy, i'd probably go and see my gp. i probably wouldn't feel confident at all because even just googling my symptoms through my phone i don't trust it at all. the department of health and social care in england accepts there will be limits to what it will be used for but believes it could be helpful, especially for people who may struggle to access the internet in the traditional way, such as older people or those who are blind. people already ask alexa medical questions, that happens in millions of homes across this country and i want when people ask
from this week people using their amazon alexa device to search for health information, or to ask medical questions, will get that information drawn directly from the nhs choices website. but will this be enough to convince people not to go to their gps or pharmacists? i have an alexa and she rarely hears me right so i probably wouldn‘t, i probably would just google on my phone. i think if it's for something less life—threatening, like the common cold and things like that, i would listen to...
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attempts by amazon to move into the uk food delivery sector have suffered a blow after the competition watchdog revealed it was launching an inquiry into a deal with deliveroo. the competition and markets authority said it would look into the details of the tech giant's purchase of a significant stake in the food delivery platform two months ago. it is the court case that has rocked france — well almost. on one side — a retired couple who own a holiday home on the picturesque island of 0leron. 0n the other — a noisy rooster called maurice. the couple say he makes too much noise — and now they want the judicial system to sort it out. tim allman explains. meet the accused. morris is a rooster, a symbol of the french republic no less. but when he goes for his early—morning cock a doodle doo, the next neighbour say cock a doodle don't. the dispute has made it all the way to course, although maurice has not. other roosters were there to offer moral support of him and his owner. translation: i am fighting for a course and many people support me and we are trying to explain that the
attempts by amazon to move into the uk food delivery sector have suffered a blow after the competition watchdog revealed it was launching an inquiry into a deal with deliveroo. the competition and markets authority said it would look into the details of the tech giant's purchase of a significant stake in the food delivery platform two months ago. it is the court case that has rocked france — well almost. on one side — a retired couple who own a holiday home on the picturesque island of...
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and mortar stores are put on the more even footing with the big digital dance, the likes of facebook, amazon, netflix and google, who generate huge amounts of money but their business structure is not easily taxable. one effort was by the eu to see if all of the eu finance ministers could arrive at an agreement. that was not moving fast enough for the french, so they decided to go it alone. the us wanted to try and find a compromise at the oecd, a big form of developed countries where they try and collaborate on international economic issues. but again, that was not moving quickly enough for the french. so this thursday, the french parliament are going to have a vote to see if they can get through a 3% tax on the revenue generated by these massive digital companies to try and level up this playing field. and as we move to a more digitised economy, make sure that you are still generating the cash you need to runa still generating the cash you need to run a government and/or the services that come with that. it's obviously a hugely controversial issue, including here. a lot of british people a
and mortar stores are put on the more even footing with the big digital dance, the likes of facebook, amazon, netflix and google, who generate huge amounts of money but their business structure is not easily taxable. one effort was by the eu to see if all of the eu finance ministers could arrive at an agreement. that was not moving fast enough for the french, so they decided to go it alone. the us wanted to try and find a compromise at the oecd, a big form of developed countries where they try...
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this is part of a big global war that we have been between amazon, apple tv is launching its service and disney as well, and it is kind of showing that these providers who have been paying a lot of money to try to make themselves stand out. the question is, the thing that people will ask, to what extent will it be british content? there's an endless debate, isn't there? it happened in france when they made a dedicated programme for a french audience, using french actors, with a french setting, and it flopped in france and everywhere else. presumably they feel a bit more confident, notjust because of the language but because so much of what is produced is vitamin e, as are the actors, to american audiences. yes, you only have to show, like you said, about the crown, it has massive international appeal. they have realised that instead of trying to make a new wheel, like reinvent the wheel, it is very much along the ideals of what existing formats, shows and su ccesses a re what existing formats, shows and successes are there in the british and european market for quite a long time? iam
this is part of a big global war that we have been between amazon, apple tv is launching its service and disney as well, and it is kind of showing that these providers who have been paying a lot of money to try to make themselves stand out. the question is, the thing that people will ask, to what extent will it be british content? there's an endless debate, isn't there? it happened in france when they made a dedicated programme for a french audience, using french actors, with a french setting,...
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in recent weeks, we have seen amazon, ntt, the big japanese tech firm, and indeed jaguar land rover announce fresh investment into the uk, so it is not all one way, or all the risks are downward, there are opportunities here, and we need to be ready to mitigate the risk. the government still insists it would prefer to leave the eu with a deal but has to operate on the assumption that won‘t happen, and that means companies have little choice but to prepare for a deeply uncertain future. theo leggett, bbc news. well, our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has spent the day at the vauxhall plant in cheshire that‘s threatened with losing all production, as you heard in theo‘s report. she‘s been talking to the union unite about the plant‘s future. welcome to the home of vauxhall astra here in the uk at ellesmere port. this car park is normally absolutely bunged full of cars and workers toing and froing as they start their shifts but at the moment we are in a two—week summer shutdown of the whole plant, so as workers head off on their summer holidays they will certainly be c
in recent weeks, we have seen amazon, ntt, the big japanese tech firm, and indeed jaguar land rover announce fresh investment into the uk, so it is not all one way, or all the risks are downward, there are opportunities here, and we need to be ready to mitigate the risk. the government still insists it would prefer to leave the eu with a deal but has to operate on the assumption that won‘t happen, and that means companies have little choice but to prepare for a deeply uncertain future. theo...