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Yea rs take off in next hour. And it is 100 years since women first got the right to vote but only if they were over 30 and owners of property. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Former executives at the failed construction and services giant carillion have apologised for the compa nys collapse. But they denied claims by mps that they were asleep at the wheel. The firm which employed 20,000 people in the uk went into liquidation last month. Today the companys former directors faced a committee of mps to explain what theyd known about its financial position. Our Business Editor simonjack rep...

A strong earthquake in taiwan has left a 10 storey hotel tilting perilously, rescuers are searching for people trapped inside. Two have died and about 200 are injured. About 150 have been rescued from pa rtially colla psed buildings in the city of hualien, a popular tourist destination. This is the scene live right now, i think we can show you those pictures just coming in. Two people killed, 114 injured, according to the latest government figures. It is believed there are two men trapped inside there, you were working on the front desk of the hotel. That extraordinary scene, as rescuers we re...

All the latest Business News live from singapore. Asian stock markets surged this morning after wall street bounces back. Bowling touches down at the singapore airshow. What deals will they make . Boeing. Good morning, asia. Hello, world. Glad you could join us for this edition of Asia Business report. I am rico hizon. We start off with asian markets and they have opened higher after the mulch will stay on wall street, which saw the main us indices plunge for making record gains. Here is where things stand right now. The nikkei is up by 3 , thatis right now. The nikkei is up by 3 , that is 660...

Worlds companies has been falling overnight as Global Stock Markets ta ke overnight as Global Stock Markets take a tumble. In sport, the pressure is mounting onjosie in sport, the pressure is mounting on josie manager Antonio Conte. In sport, the pressure is mounting onjosie manager Antonio Conte. His side suffered the biggest defeat of their season as watford beat them 41. Their season as watford beat them 4 1. Chelsea. 100 years since the first women got the vote we celebrate the achievements of those who campaigned to make it happen. As debate over gender equality and at attitudes towards w...

But even then only if they were over 30 and owners of property. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that the chairman of the outsourcing and Building Firm carillion, philip green, says he takes full and complete responsibility for the groups collapse. Hes among former bosses whove been answering questions from mps about the decline of the company. The firm, which employed more than 40,000 people worldwide, went into liquidation last month with significant debts and a huge pension deficit. Our Business Correspondent Simon Gompertz reports. The senior figures in charge of carillion in its final mont...