Are battling catastrophic conditions, as wildfires continue to rage on australias east coast. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with jane dougall. Hello. Both Raheem Sterling and joe gomez had trained together, despite Raheem Sterling being dropped after an altercation between the two. Sterling has admitted his emotions got the better of him. Are slight respite for the rain in the next 24 hours. We will take a closer look at what is causing a catastrophic australian wildfires. Also coming up, were out and about in Bishop Auckland. We are in the north east today, in Bishop Auckland, in a town that has voted labour in every election since 1935. Is that about to change . Hello, everyone this is afternoon live. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn has heavily criticised the government for what he has described as a woeful response to flooding in yorkshire and the midlands. Five days after the flooding began, the Prime Minister will this afternoon chair a meeting of the governments Cobra
She would if she could. This is where the markets are starting the day. And well be getting the inside track on pizza. Whats your favourite topping . Four cheeses or a classic marguerita . And when did you last go to pizza hut . Well hear from the boss of the uk and europe part of the Company Later in the programme. And, with the prospect of a no deal brexit still on the table, today we want to know what preparations, if any, are you making for brexit. Let us know just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. We start in the uk, where the clash over brexit is coming to a head. Yet again, you might say Prime Minister borisjohnson faces a showdown in Parliament Later after officials in downing street warned he would call for a snap general election on m october if rebel tories and labour mps try to stop the uk leaving the eu without a deal at the end of october. Meanwhile scotlands highest court is set to hear arguments on whether mrjohnsons move to suspend Parliam
Has affected results. Financially dependent on their partner. A third of women say theyd struggle to pay the bills if their relationship broke down. Ill look at why. A super man for the super cup. Liverpools stand in keeper adrian is the hero as the reds beat chelsea on penalties to win their first trophy of the season. We are looking at gusty winds through the irish sea, but a drier day than yesterday for most of us, and fewer showers. Its thursday, the 15th august. Our top story the labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has laid out plans to take over as caretaker Prime Minister in order to stop a no deal brexit. In a letter to Opposition Party leaders and rebel mps, mr corbyn said his aim was to call a general election and seek a possible extension to the brexit departure date before holding another referendum with the option to remain in the eu. So, what kind of a response might he expect . 0ur Political Correspondent tom bartonjoins us now from westminster. Good morning, tom. This is an o
And it does look like snow. It is good afternoon. Coming up on afternoon not quite what it seems because i play is under way at the all england club, was not actually a metre of hail before we go to sport, i want to should be a terrific fortnight, accumulating in any one location, plenty to cheer for the british live, all the sport. Ta ke before we go to sport, i want to take you back to hong kong because the thinking is that because it is a tennis fans already, this is the scene live there right lets get the very latest warm climate, a lot of that hale from wimbledon. Melted when it reached the ground now. We understand that protesters afternoon, wimbledon is under way and then youve got a lot of flash have smashed their way into the and Novak Djokovic has just started john watson is there. The defence of his title. You will flooding, and then the additional Legislative Council. You can see the be back there later in the hour. I hail that was falling was almost pictures there. Protest
What is at stake. Also in the programme anger at the agm nissans shareholders demand answers as the companys tumultuous partnership with renault dominates the discourse. We will be live from tokyo with that. And Financial Markets have begun trading and as you can see they are all heading south. We will talk you through the reasons why. Also on the programme. The firm for foodies on the go eatfirst is a growing high end meal service. Well find out how theyre trying to stand out in a crowded market. And as us billionaires call for a wealth tax on the super rich to tackle inequality and Climate Change, we want to know would you pay more tax to tackle the worlds problems . Or do you feel you already pay enough . Let us know use the hashtag, bbc biz live. And very warm welcome to the programme. And a very warm welcome to the programme. We start in the United States, where the Trump Administration is once again flexing its financial muscle power in its battle with iran. President trump has s