Page 7 - Aframax News Today

This is worklife from bbc news, with ben bland and Lewis Vaughan jones. Taxing the tech titans Large Technology Companies Often have small tax bills. We look at the latest efforts to get them to pay more. Live from london, thats our top story on monday 17th february. As Mark Zuckerberg heads to a top level eu meeting saying facebook is willing to pay more tax, we look at how that might happen. Also in the programme, as japan seeks to hold back the spread of the coronavirus, the countrys economy ...

In uk 56 would harm the intelligence relationship between london and washington. The i newspaper leads with a study from Oxford University which says the uks news sugar tax has revolutionised the industry cutting the amount of sugar in soft drinks byjust over a quarter. Charities are subsequently calling for the levy to be extended to other products. And finally in forbes, a report on a very ambitious billionaire from japan. Ambitious for a few reasons one, he wants to go to the moon in a spacex...

The british Prime Minister borisjohnson has admitted his government didnt understand the nature of the coronavirus pandemic in its first few weeks and months. Speaking to the bbc in an exclusive interview he said there were open questions about whether lockdown had been imposed too late. Us federal officials have repossessed the chinese consulate in houston days after President Trump ordered its closure, as diplomatic relations between the worlds two largest economies continue to deteriorate, ch...

This is bbc news. My names mike embley with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Day two of the Virtual Convention joe biden will be formally picked as the Democratic Partys election nominee. His wife, jill, and former us president , bill clinton are due to give keynote addresses. Malis president and Prime Minister are arrested by the military in an apparent coup attempt. The us postmaster general says hes suspending changes to the Us Postal Service hed been accused o...

This is bbc news. In about an hour, well bring you todays downing street News Conference on coronavirus. First, the latest headlines. Uk deaths for coronavirus more than double as the latest daily figures show nearly 400 fatalities. Nhs workers call for urgent action to give them protective equipment, in the fight against coronavirus. I dont have any visors, i dont have a face shield or goggles. I should have a full gown if im following the guidance by the World Health Organization. And i think ...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. A german air ambulance carrying russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny has taken off from russias omsk airport. It is heading to berlin where hes to receive treatment there after falling into a coma. Lightning strikes spark several hundred more wildfires in california including some of the biggest ever seen in the state. Protestors in belarus form a human chain across the capital, as the Opposition Leader te...

A scramble for university places after the governments u turn over a level and gcse grades. Pupils who were initially downgraded and missed out on their preferred university now face an anxious wait as they try to trade up. Im very pleased about the u turn the government has made, i feel more secure about my future, but its been a very stressful couple of days because i thought i hadnt got into university. As ministers say they will help universities who fear they dont have room for all potentia...

This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. More warnings from hospitals in england over shortages of Personal Protective Equipment. Some say supplies of gowns are critically low. It comes after a delivery of protective equipment from turkey was delayed. Ministers call on all companies to do their bit, to help bolster supplies. I would urge any companies that feel they have not had a response from government and have got that capacity, do continue to c...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines at 2pm borisjohnson says it would be morally indefensible to keep schools in england closed. Hes pledged to make reopening them a national priority. Im very pleased that the Prime Minister is making schools a priority. Ive been arguing for some time that my fear was that children were being left behind in this relaxation of lockdown. The first resignation following the wave of anger and mass demonstrations over beiruts catastophic explosion. The country...

This is bbc news. Im lukwesa burak. The headlines at 7 police are dealing with an ongoing incident aboard an oil tanker near the coast of the isle of wight, and have now made a request for military support. More pressure on the government, as thousands of doctors back the footballer Marcus Rashfords campaign for Free School Meals during the school holidays. After a public backlash, the welsh goverment says it will review its ban on supermarkets selling non essential items during the countrys two...