Christmas break. Investors taking a step back following those recent gains. And well be getting the inside track on the latest trend in eating out. Would you go to a strangers house for a home cooked meal . Well, our guest has turned that idea into a business. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Apple deliberately saying they slow down old phones when it comes to updating software. What do you reckon . Letters no. Let us know. Hello and welcome to business live. We start in the spanish region of catalonia where voters are going to the polls today to pick a new parliament. The elections were called after octobers referendum which saw a vote in favour of independence, plunging the country into a constitutional crisis. Catalonia is barely more than 6 of spains territory. But it accounts for around a fifht of the spanish economy and almost a quarter of exports as well as 16 of the population. Last week the bank of spain cut its National Economic growth forecast for next year from 2. 5 to 2. 4
Man giving a tv set and stand to go with it to a man selling the big issue with only a few days to go before christmas. We will be looking into acts of kindness by strangers. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until am this morning. A heads up that later were expecting confirmation that birmingham has been chosen to host the Commonwealth Games in 2022. It was the only city bidding. So if it doesnt get it officially, that will be a massive story. Well bring you reaction to that obviously. Also today, we want to hear your breaking news from 2017 something thats happened in your own life this year. Lydia tweeted me shes had a hec of a year. 0ne, started cancer treatment. Two, bought a house. Three, treatment didnt work. Four, hysterectomy. Five, moved to london. Six, newjob. And she adds drily im hoping 2018 will have less breaking news. Let me know your breaking news from 2017, whatever it may be. Tweet me use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the