We will find out. This is the picture across the markets across europe. Positive sentiment lifting them towards the end of the week. And well be getting the inside track on the past week in business from all the latest developments in brexit to the us plan to tax billions of dollars of european imports after it won its dispute over state aid to airbus, with our economics correspondent andrew walker. And as uber test launches its new uber Works Service that puts casual workers in touch with employers we want to know if you think its a good move . Would you sign up as a worker or business . Let us know just use the bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. For one last time and ill explain later. We start with uber, the taxi giant has been branching out into everything from food delivery to electric bike hire and later today its launching this uber works, an app that puts casual workers in touch with employers. It will allow say a waiter or a cleaner to compare pay rates and condit
To prison for 12 years and would have been on a sex offenders register for the rest of his life, with precious little chance of appeal. Three people are charged with the murder of people in a house fire. Nasa discovers a whole new star system in a galaxy far far away. Its the first solar system with as many planets as our own. Welcome to brussels, where european leaders are meeting for the second day of a crucial summit this time without the british Prime Minister, theresa may. Theyre expected to formally agree to start the next phase of brexit negotiations at their meeting in brussels today. It will mean talks can move on to the long term relationship between the uk and eu. Translation i have extraordinary faith in the british Prime Minister. She has agreed with me and mr barnier that the Withdrawal Agreement will first be formalised and will be voted on and then we will see. The second phase will be significantly harder than the first, and the first was very difficult. The irish Prim
As steve smith wrested back all the momentum at the end of day two. Thanksjohn and darren bett has all the weather temps dropping a bit . It will be cold and things changing gcioss it will be cold and things changing across the weekend, i will tell you about that in a bit. A choir of people who cannot read but making music together. The eu has formally agreed to move to the next phase of talks on brexit. Theresa may welcomed the move as an important step on the road to ensuring a smooth and orderly brexit. It is always a little bit chaotic toward the end of an eu summit, a bit like a feeding frenzy, all of these journalists running back bit like a feeding frenzy, all of thesejournalists running back and forward to different press conferences. There have been press conferences. There have been press conferences from Emmanuel Macron and ankara merkel and everyone reacting to the idea that the negotiation should move on to the next phase. The test of sufficient for progress has been met a
And bringing electricity to 20 Million People. Well get the inside track on one firms plans to use solar energy to power millions of homes in africa without installing expensive networks and cables. And as the work week eases into christmas, we want to know what is suitable Office Attire . Is it your Christmas Jumper . Or your glittery shoes . Let us know with pictures what youre wearing to work this week. Just use the hashtag bbc biz live. Hello and welcome to business live. Lets start in the United States because the worlds biggest economy is on the brink of its most sweeping tax changes in a generation. The Senate Passed the reforms just before 1am washington time. Congress just needs to hold one more procedural vote before President Trump can claim his first, big, legislative win. This entire package is likely to cost 1. 1; trillion over the next ten years. Most of that will be added to the National Debt which is already over 20 trillion. The biggest tax cut in the final version dr
Because some of us are underneath clearing skies, others have that cloud and fog in places. Here is the run up to christmas. If you watched yesterday this hasnt changed. Its staying mild. This pattern also hasnt changed since yesterday. The blue is the cold air, mild weather gcioss blue is the cold air, mild weather across england as far north as scandinavia, all the way to lapland. Its mild in other parts of europe, not just us. Its mild in other parts of europe, notjust us. Tonight grey cloud, drizzle around as well. In the south overnight temperatures no lower than around ten, for example, in cardiff and plymouth. In scotland, particularly in the east, where we have some sunshine right now, the temperatures will dip away so may be a touch of frost here and there. But for most of us that will not be the case. Here is thursday. A dull sort of day for a number of areas. Some rain around fora of day for a number of areas. Some rain around for a time across northern ireland, maybe Northe