this is business live from bbc news, with ben thompson and sally bundock. let battle commence! plans for an early election in the uk look set to be approved as the prime minister seeks to strengthen her hand in the brexit negotiations. live from london, that's our top story on wednesday 19th of april. the uk will go to the polls onjune eighth and brexit will be the key battle ground on the campaign trail. we will have the details. the chinese giant that will be

this is breakfast, with katherine downes and ben thompson. the parents of madeleine mccann tell the bbc they're convinced real progress is being made as they try to discover what happened to their daughter. speaking ahead of the 10th anniversary of madeleine's disappearance, kate and gerry mccann talk of their regret at the time they've lost together and of their hope that she'll be found. no parent's going to give up on their child unless they know for certain that child's dead. and theyjust don't have any evidence. we should have been a family of five for all of that time. and, yeah, it does feel like stolen time. good morning. it's sunday the 30th of april. also ahead: an spectacular win for anthonyjoshua. it was billed as the biggest fight in british boxing history, and it definitely lived up to expectation. joshua powers past wladimir klitschko to become the unified heavyweight champion of the world. a pension pledge from theresa may. she promises to tackle irresponsible bosses, as jeremy corbyn sets out his plan for workers rights. pres

this is business live from bbc news with sally bundock and ben thompson. can the us do a deal with japan? after president trump dumped a key trade deal with asia — the vice president begins a visit to the country to drum up trade — and rebuild bridges. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday 18th april. the americans have also accused japan of currency manipulation. so what are the odds of the two sides achieving a trade deal?

it was led by the ii—time pa ralympic gold—medallist baroness grey—thompson, following a spate of bullying allegations against coaches, mounting concern over the treatment of injuries and the child sex abuse scandal in football. winning medals is something that i think everyone in the uk would support. we feel better as a nation when we are winning 0lympics, paralympics, football, you name it, it's a moment to celebrate. but i think over the last few years duty of care is something that has slipped away. i don't think it has been intentional or malicious, it's just there are hard targets out there and we want to see british athletes do well. if we get duty of care right we can do as well, if not better. us vice—president mike pence says a us naval strike group will arrive in waters near north korea in a matter of days. there had been confusion earlier this week over whether the uss carl vinson was heading into the sea of japan or not. however, in a press conference with the australian pm, mr pence said the us wanted to show north korea it had the resources to secure the region. all optio

this is business live from bbc news with aaron heslehurst and ben thompson. toshiba‘s troubles continue — the japanese giant faces the prospect of being delisted from the tokyo stock exchange. live from london, that‘s our top story on tuesday 11th april. toshiba isn‘t the only japanese company which is struggling to stay afloat — later in the programme, we‘ll look at the issues facing some of the country‘s biggest names. also in the programme... the business community has been reacting to this video of a man being dragged off a united airlines flight.

hello, this is breakfast, with ben thompson and kat downes. six people are arrested for what the police describe as a brutal attack on a young asylum seeker. it happened at the 17—year—old stood at a bus stop in south london — detectives say they are treating it as a hate crime. good morning, it's sunday second of april. also ahead: more than 250 people die in columbia after a massive landslide — many more are still missing. johanna konta wins the biggest tennis title by a british woman in a0 years — she beats caroline wozniacki to win the miami open and becomes the highest ranking british player in a generation. it motivates you more to keep working hard and keep enjoying. also in sport — a surprise defeat for premier league leaders chelsea. their lead is cut to seven points after a 2—1 defeat to crystal palace at stamford bridge. and tomasz has the weather. it promises to be and nice day today. sunshine on the way. yesterday, we had to dodge a few showers but not today. good morning. first, our main story. four men and two wome

poor old lexi thompson! around 30,000 people live in gibraltar but it's already entered centre—stage in negotiations over britain's exit from the european union. after its overwhelming vote to remain in the eu in last year's referendum, our correspondent tom burridge reports from the territory on the mood surrounding the brexit talks. distinct and disputed. the rock's relationship with its neighbour has a lwa ys relationship with its neighbour has always been fractious. but spain is emboldened by brexit. cue defiance from this very gibraltarian and british cabbie. you can close the border down, starve us economically, at the end of the day whoever remains in gibraltar, there's only one person, one gibraltarian, gibraltar will be british. that's all that counts, that's all that matters. britain's support for this british territory unflinchingly. but there is concern here about what brexit will mean —— unflinching. there is concern here about what brexit will mean -- unflinching. you have to look at our

emma thompson said, "don't ever, ever, ever bother going on a diet. try to avoid rubbish and never diet. you will end up the same size anyway. drop it girls. drop it now. believe me, nobody cares." trevor says, "don't work in the family business." kirsty says to herself, "don't go out with that idiot and learn italian and live in rome." mine would be to myself, "piano is not for losers." i was convinced as a young man and pay more attention in languages at school. don't mess about with your mates at the back because that would have been handy. especially in yourjob as well. lot of people are suggesting don't buy the blue suit. i'm crushed by that! i think that's really unfair. send — you know i love that suit. it is time to gets news, tral and weather wherever you are. hello. the weekend poll ‘s weather headlines haven't lasted, and already fresher conditions are migrating from north to south across the british isles. that is what many of us are already waking up to. a scattering of showers, and many areas will stay dry with sunny spells, but you

now, spare a thought for lexi thompson. the american was two shots clear during the final round of one of women's golf‘s major tournaments, when she was penalised by officials, effectively costing her the title. but it was a tv viewer who spotted her mistake rather than a referee. 0ur correspondent, andy swiss, reports. just imagine it. you are on course for the winner of your life, just few holes from glory... but lexi thompson's dream was about to become a nightmare. the reason? this moment from her previous round. look closely. she marks her ball, picks it up and put it down in a fraction ofa it up and put it down in a fraction of a different place, which is against the rules. nobody noticed that the time but a tv viewer spotted it, alerted officials, who then interrupted her final spotted it, alerted officials, who then interrupted herfinal round spotted it, alerted officials, who then interrupted her final round to give her a four shot penalty. yeah is this a joke? no, give her a four shot penalty. yeah is this ajoke