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 sharing its driverless car technology. could its driverless car technology. could it accelerate the sector? after a busy day for the markets die jesting the news of the snap election, this is how the numbers in europe have open. we will have the details for you, and why. the uk election will be dominated by brexit — so what's the view from the eu? we'll be crossing live to brussels to find out. what do you want to ask about what the election means for brexitjust use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. welcome to the programme. here we go again. nine months after becoming prime minister, theresa may is throwing the dice and bettin

i'm ben thompson. this is your business news. energy firm, edf is to raise the price of electricity for the second time this year for its customers on standard tariffs. from the 21st ofjune, edf customers was the electricity prices rise by 996 was the electricity prices rise by 9% and gas prices will go up by 5.5%. tesco has reported a fall in full—year pre—tax profit after it was fined for overstating its profits in 2014. the supermarket giant says a charge of £235m and other costs associated with closing stores and paying redundancy pushed profits down nearly 30%. without those charges, the supermarket‘s underlying profit was up 30%. unemployment in the uk remained unchanged at 4.7% in the last three months. but rising inflation is wiping out any growth in wages. inflation statistics released yesterday showed inflation was running at 2.3 per cent, just above the bank of england's 2% target. there are so many percentages to get through there! let's start with tesco. its profits are up despite having to pay a big fine. sup

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. come fly the friendly skies... or not! we'll bring you full details later in the show. and we give you an update on the markets. the looming french election, we will tell you for that is doing to investors. and taking to a road near you? when will driverless cars become a reality — and can we trust the technology? i get the inside track from the intel boss heading up the tech giant's new driverless car division. and as aaron said, that united airlines video is going viral around the world, will be an airli

this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and aaron heslehurst. fighting protectionism! or so they say. foreign ministers of the world's seven largest economies arrive in italy with free trade high on the agenda. live from london, that's our top story on monday the 10th of april. today's meeting in italy comes at a crossroads for international trade. we'll ask an expert whether political upheaval signals the end for globalisation. also in the programme: regulators investigate barclays boss jess staley in relation to alleged misconduct in a whistle—blowing programme. the bank says it'll reduce the chief exec‘s pay as a result of the probe. and all the details of what you need to know for the trading week ahead. investing in the future. later in the programme we'll speak to the boss of a company hoping to develop the next generation of coding geniuses. and also today, do you hate mondays? ido! the green party in the uk want to introduce a three—day weekend. would you want one, and would you work longer hours to get one? just use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. how about if

my colleague ben thompson has been out and about in devon looking at how we could be working smarter to boost economic output. welcome to devon. we are talking about how the uk can solve what is known as the productivity puzzle. how do we get businesses here to be more productive without simply asking workers to do a bit more, work order? it is about getting them to work a bit smarter, too. this is exactly what they have been doing at this plant. barry is the boss, good morning. how do you improve productivity? we are surrounded by a lot of people here, but also machines. is it about buying robots to do the job? buying robots helps, but it takes time. it is about doing things differently. automation, robot loading is one thing. new software programming, as you have seen on some software programming, as you have seen on some of the bigger machines, reduces cycle time. it's about, how do we do things quicker? rather than all of that time being used up doing relatively mundane tasks like loading machines, you can now deploy the staff to do betterjobs that will add more value to the busi

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

american golfer lexi thompson says she did not intend to break tournament rules that the first major of the year. she was penalised for macro strokes and missed out on the title, after a television viewer spotted an infringement. roger federer plans to take a short break after beating rafa nadal the win the naomi —— miami 0pen. he has moved up to number four naomi —— miami 0pen. he has moved up to numberfour in the naomi —— miami 0pen. he has moved up to number four in the world but says he is unlikely to play again until the french open at the end of may. i will be back just the french open at the end of may. i will be backjust after half 11 with more on. significant restrictions on the use of bail by police in england and wales come into force today. the amount of time a suspect released from custody can remain on bail will be limited to 28 days in most cases. the decision is in response to concerns that people were being left in limbo for months or even years. but police have questioned the move, as our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, reports. famous faces who'