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oldest bank: italy s monte dei paschi requests a state bailout, after plans to save itself come to nothing. plus: it is a $660 billion relationship, but could trump s tough talk spell a costly trade war between the us and china? welcome to world business report. if you are tuning in for the first time, stay where you are. i know it is early in britain. we have nine minutes and here is a fascinating snapshot of all the latest in the world of business and money. who put that on the autocue? we are going to start in italy. we have been following this for weeks now. the deepening banking crisis, because in the last few hours, one of the country s biggest banks says it will request a government bailout. we are talking about monte dei paschi di siena. its boss has been flying around the world, desperately trying to raise money from investors to keep it afloat. but late on thursday the bank admitted it had failed. itjust couldn t find enough takers. after a late night meeting, ....
million of us are expected to hit the supermarkets today for a last minute christmas shop. so what do you need to know and the top tips for survival? i ll have the details. crystal palace are looking for a new manager after sacking alan pardew after just one win in 11 matches. he leaves the club sitting just above the relegation zone. and carol has the christmas forecast in a lovely, festive location. good morning from covent garden, where we have got the tallest live christmas tree in london. the weather isn t very festive, though, storm barbara up on our shores bringing gusts up to 90 mph in the far north of scotland and the northern isles. the rest of scotland, northern ireland and northern england, between 60 and 90 mph, not as bad as that further south but still looking at a windy day, plus some rain. more on all of that in 15 minutes. we will see you then. thank you. good morning, first our main story. the prison service says specialist guards have resolved a dist ....
and. exploding phones, driverless cars and virtual reality. it s been an eventful twelve months in the the world of tech, but what can we look forward to in 2017? we ll speak to our resident gadget guru rory cellan jones. welcome to a very special edition of business live. this year saw two of the biggest political results of the decade as the recent trend towards globalisation took a step back. there are now dark clouds of uncertainty hanging over two of the world s biggest economies europe and the united states. let s start by looking back at what happened following the uk s momentous decision to leave the european union. tonight at 10 the voters decide that, after four decades, it is time for britain to leave the european union. i don t think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination. across asia today, we have seen shares fall on the major markets like japan s nikkei, down more than 7%. look what happened, ....
welcome to bbc news. police in germany and australia have foiled two terrorist plots overnight. the authorities in australia say they ve prevented an attack in the city of melbourne that targeted prominent landmarks, possibly planned for christmas day. five people have been detained after a series of raids in which explosives were discovered. in west germany. two men have been arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on a shopping centre in oberhausen, near the dutch border. that s separate to the berlin lorry attack which killed 12 people and germany remains on high alert as a europe wide manhunt continues for anis amri, the tunisian man suspected of driving a lorry into the breitscheidplatz christmas market. we ll bring you the latest from australia injust a moment, but first, let s get an update from our correspondent in berlin. bethany, what s the latest? well, we had the news early this morning that two men who were born in kosovo, two brothers had been arre ....
that s expected over the christmas period. good morning and welcome to bbc news. in the last half hour, we have had unconfirmed reports that anis amri, the man believed to be the suspect in the berlin christmas market truck attack, has been killed in a shoot out in the northern italian city of milan. lacko we have been told the german federal prosecutor is in touch with his counterparts. italy s interior minister is to hold a press conference within the hour. meanwhile, police in germany and australia have foiled two terrorist plots overnight. the authorities in australia say they ve prevented an attack in the city of melbourne that targeted prominent landmarks, possibly planned for christmas day. five people have been detained after a series of raids in which explosives were discovered. in west germany: two men have been arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on a shopping centre in 0berhausen near the dutch border. the italian interior minister is holding a press ....