Donald trump wanted more. 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 and you can be part of the conversation. A of the conversation. First Edition Harry Potter book bought a first Edition Harry Potter book bought for £1 has sold for 28th pounds at auction. There it is. We wa nt to pounds at auction. There it is. We want to know the best bargain youve ever found. Let us want to know the best bargain youve everfound. Let us know. Use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Hello. Reports in the us media say hamza bin laden, the son of the former alqaeda leader osama bin laden, has been killed. The pentagon has still to confirm any details of his death. In recent months the us had offered 1 million reward for information that led them to hamza bin laden. Live now to washington and our correspondent, chris buckler. Chris, what more details do we know surrounding his apparent death . Well, wh
The pound drops further. Financial markets think a no deal brexit is increasingly likely, sending the pound close to its lowest in 30 years. Good morning. Yesterday some torrential thundery downpours lead torrential thundery downpours lead to some flash flooding in parts of yorkshire. Today we could see some more of that as we continue with some heavy, thundery downpours. The drier across some southern and south western areas. I will have more in 15 minutes. The latest uk climate data has revealed that the ten hottest years on record have all taken place since 2002. Analysis of temperature records dating back to 1884 also reveals that none of the ten coldest years have occurred since 1963. Scientists say the report underlines how much the uk has been affected by Climate Change, as our science editor David Shukman explains. Temperatures so low, the sea off kent actually froze. This was back in 1963, one of the chilliest years experienced in britain over the last century. But what is sig
Angeles. Shes the youngest skater ever to win a leg of the competition. Thats all. Stay with bbc world news. And the top story in the uk. Scotlands first minister, nicola sturgeon, has accused borisjohnson of trying to bring about a dangerous no deal brexit now on bbc news live to singapore for Asia Business report eat yourself rich. Make yours of themselves gorging on food had become rich. Welcome to Asia Business report. We begin with the trade talks that restart today. The worlds two largest economies are gathering the first face to face meeting since a truce was struck at the 620 summit last month. But there is little hope of significant progress as the two sides struggle to resolve deep differences on how to end the conflict. The expectations are pretty low. If you look have the past trade talks. There was hope that maybe some breakthrough, the lofty goals when all of this started. You may recall there was this push from the Trump Administration wanting to see progress on enforcem
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Get involved in the conversation. An investigation commissioned by facebook has shown the vast majority of Health Advice on the site is false. Would you follow medical tips from facebook . Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing the british pound is coming under more pressure in trading on asian markets, afterfalling to a 28 month low on monday. Its being caused by increased fears over a no deal brexit at the end of october, which would see the uk leaving the European Union without an agreement in place over its new relationship with the bloc. The new Prime Minister, borisjohnson, has increased planning for a no deal scenario. With me is our Business News reporter ramzan karmali. Will it fell 13 and it had fallen another half a percent to 121. 6. M is trading higher now thatjust a little bit. Against the euro, it is trading lower. Not doing great at all. Since th
I like their policies at the moment, i want to leave the European Union and i think theresa may is the only person who will get us out of the European Union with a reasonable deal. Labour. Ive always been labour. And our panel will tell us where theresa may sits on our map of the political terrain. Hello. Some of us remember the heydey of tv advertising. Consumer brands washing powders and the like would constantly market themselves as new and improved. Never mind that they were less than perfect before, as long as you now understood that they are better than ever. Well, the Conservative Party is pitching itself as new and improved today as well. A theresa may manifesto, with a pretty different emphasis to past efforts. A section entitled we believe in the good that government can do, for example. Some will say its just marketing, others will see it as substantive change. Certainly, the emphasis on scaling back the relative generosity displayed to the elderly is a notable shift. The po