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Damaging relations with china. But first our breaking news a mans been found guilty of strangling a british backpacker whose body was found buried in a suitcase in new zealand. Grace millane disappeared the night before her 22nd birthday last december after going home with a man shed met on the dating app, tinder. The parents of Grace Millane gave their reaction after the verdict was delivered. The verdict of murder today will be welcomed by members of the millane family and friends of grace. It will not reduce the pain, the suffering that we have had to endure over the past year. Cant see it. Grace was taken away from us in the most brutalfashion a year ago taken away from us in the most brutal fashion a year ago and our lives and family have been ripped apart. This will be with us for the rest of our lives. Grace was a beautiful, talented, loving daughter. Grace was our sunshine and she will be missed for ever. David millane talk ....
In global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Today were asking for your views on a story thats gone viral injapan. A female politician there brought her baby to an Assembly Session to highlight the difficulties faced by working mothers. She is drawing support on social media. But what do you think . Is it ok to bring children to the workplace in an emergency . Let us know just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. 0n the second day of his visit to myanmar, pope francis will soon arrive in the capital, naypyidaw, to meet the countrys de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. The question Everyone Wants to know is how will he raise the plight of the rohingyas . More than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled across the border to bangladesh. An ou ....
And counting. Now its shares have hit a new record high after it revealed a big jump in profits and forecast strong sales for the all important holiday season. Lets show you the details. Apple made a profit of 10. 7 billion in the three months to the end of september up around 19 on the same time last year and well above what investors were expecting. At the heart of it all is the iphone apple sold over 46 million of them across the world in the three month period up 2. 6 on last year. It says sales growth was in double digits in many emerging markets. But its the next quarter that has investors really excited because of this. The new iphone x is released today. Apple has said demand has been off the charts and is forecasting record revenues for the holiday season. The big problem is making enough of them. Waiting times are currently up to six weeks, but apple says it will reduce that in the coming days. For many people though a big concern will be the price atjust under 1000. I think ....