Athletes were subjected to unacceptable behaviour. Thank you very much. More from you later. Phil has the weather. A warm front coming. Yes, it hasnt been so bad so far today, simon. In many parts of the british isles, one of the best days we have had. Could this be the future . All the details live in half an hour. Also coming up. Forget your gordons, your hestons and yourjamies, if you want the best grub in the world you need to go to this pub in yorkshire. Hello everyone. This is afternoon live. Two sides, two negotiatiors and two very different assessments of where we are with brexit. As the latest round of talks came to a close david davies says progress is being made. His opposite number, Michel Barnier, disagrees using the words deadlock and disturbing. Richard galpin reports. The brexit secretary, david davis, heads out for more talks in brussels this morning. The first phase of the negotiations which deals only with the divorce settlement is still very much bogged down. And af
Hardtalk. Now on bbc news, its time for welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sacker. For the 17 years Vladimir Putin has ruled russia, as president or Prime Minister, he hasnt done it alone. Hes been backed by a coterie of trusted associates, connected through past ties in St Petersburg, or in the kgb or in business. One of mr putins inner circle is my guest today. Vladimir yakunin ran Russian Railways for a decade and was a close putin adviser. So much so the us made him a target of sanctions after the invasion of crimea. He left the railway two years ago. Is he still a true believer in the putin project . Vladimiryakunin, welcome to hardtalk. Hello. I think its fair to say, you, for a decade more, were one of Vladimir Putins closest associates and advisers. In general terms, as you look at putins impact upon russia, would you say that you believe he is taking russia in a very positive direction . Thank you for your introduction. Listen, to tell the truth, i never considered myself a voice
Crude is down some 20 this year, despite opecs attempt to prop it up. And it could have further to go. Plus. On edge over brexit germanys industrial giants fear for the future of their multi billion dollar uk market. We report from the Port City Of Bremen. Welcome to World Business report. I am rachel horne. We also have the story on the excessive borrowing by chinas biggest companies. We start with the price of oil, because, once again, despite the best efforts of the Oil Producing nations to prop it up, it is on the slide. Lets show you whats been happening. This week the talks all been about this guy hes back. Traders refer to a bear market when the price of an asset falls 20 from its recent peak. It often signals a loss of confidence and further falls to come. Since the start of the year, crude has done just that. It is down over 20 . It was 56 per barrel in january, and it is down over 20 . It was 56 per barrel injanuary, and is now below 45 in the middle of this week. Back in nov
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