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A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation, today were looking at the suggestion that families need help to make healthier choices according to the uks top doctor. Snacking should be banned on public transport, extra taxes on unhealthy foods, is this the way to tackle Childhood Obesity . Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Turkey has launched a ground offensive in norther...

How Narendra Modi plans to conquer the countrys rubbish mountains. A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Indias government is urging fresh curbs on single use plastic. Should governments introduce outright bans . Will consumers be prepared to pay more for more expensive alternative packaging . Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Britains Prime Minister will offer th...

Is ordered to handover documents on ukraine as part of the impeachment inquiry. From financial minnow to economic powerhouse in 70 years, but how did they do it, and whats next . We look at the chinese economy past, present and future. A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And a controversial new Study Suggests cutting down red and processed meat is a waste of time for most people, despite widespread advice to the contrary. So id...

In business, trading blows. The us to tax billions of dollars of european imports from single malt to olives as it wins a decade long dispute over state aid to airbus. A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Have you heard of flygskam . Its the swedish concept of flight shaming. And in a survey one in five of the people said theyd cut the number of flights they took over the last year because of the impact on the climate. Are you n...

For tens of thousands of passengers. A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know this in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme how cynical are you . Tom hanks plays fred rogers, the us kids tv host, to counter cynicism which has become the default position for so much of daily structure. So do you agree . Are we far too cynical and not optimistic . Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. So its looking like another momentous week in b...

Apple takes on the eu in a fight over a record 14 billion tax bill. A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme the battle for subscribers. Netflix is paying a lot to for the rights to show old episodes of the hit us tv sitcom seinfeld. So wed like to know would this draw you to netflix . What content do you tune in to and why . Get in touch just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. The Supreme Court in london will tod...

A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation too. Ralphie waplington is just 2. 5 years old, yet he has almost 20,000 followers on instagram. His page features pictures of him wearing gifted clothes, enjoying freebie trips and fronting posts sponsored by brands such as peppa pig and mcdonalds. Today we want to know would you let your child become a kid influencer . Tell us what you think just use ...

A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Researchers at the university of oxford discover that cancer risks from undergoing menopausal hormone therapy are bigger and last longer than thought. Would that put you off seeking treatment . Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. In a few hours from now a scottishjudge will give his decision on a legal attempt to block the suspe...

A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be a part of the conversation. Get in touch and tell us what you think about the stories were covering or what youre spotting where you are. Just use bbcthebriefing. An uneasy calm has descended on hong kong airport, after pro democracy protestors severely disrupted flights for a second day. There were angry confrontations just before midnight between Security Forces and demonstra...

Off, with talks continuing over staff pay. A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. The United States is reeling from two Mass Shootings in less than 2a hours. A gun attack which left 20 people dead in the texas city of el paso, is being described as domestic terrorism by police. In a separate shooting on sunday, nine people were kil...