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The firm they created. And peloton gets a rough ride after its exercise bike ad is mocked for being sexist and dystopian. And well be getting the inside track on how happy workers are productive workers much like myself and sally, who are of course always all smiles. Were talking about increasing diversity at the top today. So is positive discrimination in favour of ethnic minorities the answer . What do you think . Let us know just use the hashtag bbcworklife. Hello and welcome to worklife. Bri...

As the hosts take a 2 1 series lead. On set with the cast of the new series of the crown we get exclusive access, including a royal audience, of sorts. A person made a vow in her 20s to serve the nation, she is now in her 90s, is extraordinary. Serve the nation, she is now in her 905, is extraordinary. A north easterly wind could develop, if you show is around two, but will they dampen the fireworks later . Your full forecast on breakfast. Its tuesday, november 5th. Our top story Party Leaders w...

uk drivers paid extra for fuel at supermarkets. the government promises more competition to drive prices down. and wimbledon gets under way, we will be back with more as novak djokovic and others take to centre court. hello, im matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. lets start without developing the story the middle east. israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied west bank — one of the...

controversial end to the second ashes series. welcome back to verify life. a watchdog has found that uk drivers paid more for fuel at supermarkets last year because of a lack of competition between retailers. the competition and markets authority says drivers paid an average of an extra six pence a litre for fuel, with diesel 13 pence a litre more expensive. the government is now promising a change in the law to increase competition. simon williams, the rac�*s fuel spokesperson, gave...

little bit of cloud off the north sea, particularly into central and eastern england over thursday. not necessarily sunny all the time was that the outlook for the next few days, beautifully glasgow and belfast. plymouth, sunshine. the tourist board will be thanking me. and in cambridge its not looking bad at all. temperatures up to the low 20s. we are all off to plymouth! thanks, tomasz. thats it. theres more analysis of the days main stories on newsnight with kirsty wark, just gettin...

They thrash kilmarnock to seal the Scottish Premiership in style. Some mist and fog around first thing this morning but for many of us a dry start, rain on the way it parts of england and wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland, sunshine and showers. Im afraid this is corked. Ijust uncorked it, didnt you see me . And almost 50 years after it first appeared on our screens Fawlty Towers is back, this time on the west end stage. Its thursday the 16th may. The bbc can reveal that the firm run by a man ...

Brighter with a few showers and it is still going to be worn this weekend. Its wednesday the 4th of october. After weeks of speculation, the Prime Minister is expected to use his leaders speech at the conservative Party Conference to confirm that hes scrapping the second leg of h52 from birmingham to manchester. Labours andy burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, accused the government of treating people in the north as Second Class Citizens, while the West Midlands mayor andy street, a conse...

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A ccou nta nts but even on. This week the accountants who disappeared, leaving thousands of drivers owing money to the taxman. What its like living with motoneuron disease. Hello. This week we are in the historic city of lincoln. Coming up in the programme, the lorry drivers left in thousands of pounds of debt after their accountants disappeared with their money. They hadnt forward anything on. It was to the tune of £11,500. Also, three years in the life of a man with motoneuron disease. Later,...

Of at least six months for repeat offenders under new government proposals. Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein could be thrown out of the academy of Motion Picture arts and sciences after accusations of sexual assault. The board is holding crisis talks today. Now on bbc news inside out. This week the accountants who disappeared, leaving thousands of lorry drivers owing money to the taxman. And what its like living with motor neuron disease. Hello. This week were in the historic city of lincoln. Coming...