a ring with marie antoinette's initials and a lock of her hair. probably made for her daughter — one of the few members of french royalty to escape the guillotine. the jewels have stayed in the family ever since, but now over 200 years later, marie antoinette's prized diamonds and pearls will go under the hammer, sold to the highest bidder, whether blue blooded or commoner. hard to imagine what france's last queen would have thought of that. let's return to our main story — the crucial cabinet meeting at 2 o'clock to discuss the draft brexit agreement with brussels. 0ur reality check correspondent, chris morris, is in westminster. so chris, not long to wait now — but how much do you know about what's in this draft agreement. a lot of that we have no for some time, the divorce bill, the financial settlement for leaving the eu, some £39 billion over a number of years on the rights of eu citizens citizens in the uk and british citizen in europe although many are deeply unhappy about somebody tell. there will be a stuff about the legal status o

a ring with marie antoinette's initials a a lock of her hair. probably made for her doctor, one of the few members -- her , one of the few members of french world you escape the guillotine. the jewels have stayed in the ovmily ever since, but now 200 years later, marie antoinette's prized diamonds a pearls will go under the hammer, sold to thhighest bidder. hard to imagine what france's last queen would have thought of that. jane: the clock is ticking in florida, where recounts are underway for a bitterly contested senate and governor's races. sound familiar? 18 years ago florida was under the spotlight for its hanging chads during the presidential race between george w. bush and al gore. you could be forgiven for inking here we go again. rajini vaidyanathan reports. rajini: in the end, it comes down to these -- cold, hard votes. here in broward and 66 other counties, millions of ballots are being tallied again. 18 years ago, a recount here delivered george w. bush the presidency. the scrutiny on these machines is just as intense today. >> who c

now, marie antoinette's poll pendant sells for $32 million —— pearl. has not been seen for decades. there were so much fascination in its. i think fascination in its. i think fascination is the key word. people are thinking maybe $i fascination is the key word. people are thinking maybe $1 million, $2 million, now at 32 million pricetag. it is linked with a really important pa rt it is linked with a really important part of french history, the french revolution. marie antoinette was beheaded, but a lot in the jewellery she smuggled out of frans to her relatives before she was arrested. ——a lot of herjewellery. from an economist‘s point of view it is interesting because there has been a huge amount of swelling in a lot of assets over recent years. classic cars, jewellery, et cetera. art. it has been record—breaking for sub everytime we run one of the stories it isa everytime we run one of the stories it is a new record. i would link this back to the fact that interest rates are so low. there is quantitative easing. this cheap money has really swelled asset price inflation and

also under the hammer a diamond ring with mary antoinette's initials containing a lock of her hair a pearl and diamond necklace and various other ornate pieces that demonstrated how wealth and power even the auction house other bees was surprised but put the success down to mary internets fame and notorious death. but when it is i think together with cleopatra she is the most important creed of the whole history. marie antoinette's and her husband king louis the sixteenth were beheaded during the french revolution they were filed for the extravagant lifestyle they allegedly led while much of the country was starving her jewelry was smuggled abroad just before she was arrested for high treason for two hundred years it belonged to the royal bourbon parma family the pieces haven't been seen since them they might never be seen in public again the buyer wants to remain anonymous. that's it for me the entire business team hey and but and i'll be back tomorrow same time same place the course to say you that if i. was. going to. come. they make the commitment. they find solutions. they inspi

marie antoinette's and her husband king louis the sixteenth were beheaded during the french revolution they were filed for the extravagant lifestyle they allegedly led while much of the country was starving her jewelry was smuggled abroad just before she was arrested for high treason for two hundred years it belonged to the royal bourbon parma family the pieces hadn't been seen since then they might never be seen in public again the buyer wants to remain anonymous. a be ashame and that's it for me and the business team here and berlin will have an update for you in the next stop your amassed is next before that he has a full time check on global markets at this hour thank you very much for watching business bob i. want. to move. you heard. caravaggio is a line from. well. my performances of his most famous paintings are entrancing million. stage and on the internet. the old monster that's become my muse stock. kind of conjure. hundred small thieves in my. where i come from my jaw remains an important means. transmitting mules and form ish and when i was young my concert was wrong each

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antoinette — $36 million. that follows the 50 million for that pink diamond. jane is back. jane foley, senior foreign exchange strategist at rabobank. let us look at frankfurter allgemeine. the british to the eu. that is germany's take on yesterday. it is, exactly. it refers

people have been trained to do that since marie antoinette and have failed. i don't see why he thinks he can do that in double quick time. when the french get irritated, they get irritated. and the problem with this is, you are getting this fuel prices going up, people are trying to tinker with the hours they work. i was in france three weeks ago and i was shocked how disliked emmanuel macron is. absolutely shocked. why was that shocking? because you are trying to push to change the way that we have our life too quickly. without actually going through the due process. and i think there is that sense, because he is so autonomous at the moment, that he conveys this atmosphere of arrogance, maybe. and i think the french do not like that. 0k. i think the french do not like that. ok. speaking of leaders, and the way in which they are portrayed, a fascinating story in the arab news. a fascinating way in which to cover this story. crown prince mohammad bin salman has left saudi arabia for the uae. he is on regional tool, and as you can see from the picture, he is ba

and this video is trending on bbc.com: jewellery once belonging to france's marie antoinette has fetched astonishing prices in geneva, massively over the pre—sale estimate. the star of the show, a pear shaped natural pearl pendant, had been expected to sell for up to $2 million, but after fierce bidding went for more than $36 million. not bad. that is all from me. do stay with us here on bbc news. and the top story in the uk: nhs england has said that nearly 50,000 women didn't receive information about screening for cervical cancer in the first half of this year because of a mistake by a private contractor. now, the business news in singapore. a decisive step — britain's theresa may secures cabinet backing for a d raft may secures cabinet backing for a draft brexit agreement. the currency markets give the deal a muted reception. summits going on — world leaders gather in singapore and then papua new guinea with global trade on the agenda. good morning, asia. hello, world. it is indeed thursday. glad you could join us foran is indeed thursday. glad you could join us for an exciting

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and this video is trending on bbc.com: jewellery once belonging to france's marie antoinette has fetched astonishing prices in geneva, massively over the pre—sale estimate. the star of the show, a pear shaped natural pearl pendant, had been expected to sell for up to $2 million, but after fierce bidding went for more than $36 million. not bad. that is all from me. do stay with us here on bbc news. and the top story in the uk: nhs england has said that nearly 50,000 women didn't receive information about screening for cervical cancer in the first

and this video is trending on bbc.com jewellery once belonging to france's marie antoinette has fetched astonishing prices in geneva, massively over the pre—sale estimate. the star of the show, a pear shaped natural pearl pendant, had been expected to sell for up to $2 million, but afterfierce bidding, went for more than $36 million. that's all. stay with bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk from washington, dc. i'm stephen sackur. president trump is an extremely effective communicator. day in and day out, his messages dominate the news agenda, and yet he professes nothing but contempt for what he calls the fake news media. what is going on here? what is the trump presidency doing to america's political culture? as part the bbc‘s beyond fake news season, my guest today is the editor of the washington post, marty baron. in the midst of all this hostility, who is the real enemy of the american people? marty baron, welcome to hardtalk. from the outside, it looks as though there is a state of unrelenting trench warfare now between the white house and th

marie antoinette's and her husband king louis the sixteenth were beheaded during the french revolution they were filed for the extravagant lifestyle they allegedly led while much of the country was starving her jewelry was smuggled abroad just before she was arrested for high treason for two hundred years it belonged to the royal bourbon parma family the pieces hadn't been seen since them they might never be seen in public again the buyer wants to remain anonymous. and finally south korea has come to a standstill today in some cases literally it's because six hundred thousand students across the country are sitting for a college entrance exam at a certain point even planes are grounded during the test. schoolmates gathered to cheer on test takers outside exam venues in temples parents prayed that the many hours of study their children have put in will pay off the nine hour test life defining for many in south korea a prestigious university on one's resume is important for securing a place in them of that cold front office. and a reminder of the top story we are following for you in the

town where louis 16 wash was met -- louis arrested with marie antoinette. he spent one night as prisoner in that tower. course it was occupied by the germans. also liberated by american troops on september 26 of 1918. logistical -- the topic troops that were on the front line. three miles south of the town. before the beginning of the meuse-argonne offensive. less from the american offensive , and the right is the meuse river. we are 20 miles away. the top line was around 22 miles wide. takenre are photographs here. and it very much destroyed buildings, had been caved in. do you know if the town itself was destroyed before the meuse-argonne operation or during? >> it was already damaged. every town was affected. it was already quite damaged. by the german artillery. most of the damages due to the meuse-argonne. i know you know a lot about it. was a do you think it strategic importance for the americans to take it on the first day of the battle? >> we are not far away from the jumping line. it was an important logistical center, especially railroad tracks. y

trish: i find her a little too marie antoinette, let them eat cake. why not get a woman who is a capitalist. >> she has been popular for decade. her husband made a lot of money in a private business. she has never been accused of anything sinister profiting off his connections. she was responsible for pushing an agenda that actually put middle class families and working families at a great disadvantage. >> that's not what voters thought. >> i don't think the recount will change the outcome. i think it will become much closer for bill nelson. there are some people i know in democrat circles are saying it will flip. >> brenda snipes has been an incredible problem for years and years. so it's hard to believe the voters of broward county would return his snipes to office over and over again. i suppose they have themselves to blame. however, the nation also does in her misfeasance ends up legitimizing both. >> i don't know her personally. i don't like her style. >> it's not really her style. it's a travesty in modern-day america that the ballot design coul

where louis xvi was arrested with marie antoinette. he spent one night as prisoner in that tower. then of course it was occupied by the germans almost day by day. and thee here in 1914 liberated by american troops on september 26 of 1918. that was quite the logistical -- getting supplies to all the troops that were on the front line. that was about three miles south of the town. before the beginning of the meuse-argonne offensive. by the way, the battle is called is callednne -- there isonne because the argonne forest and the meuse river. we are 20 miles away. the line was around 22 miles wide. mitchell: there are photographs taken here of varennes. varennes was shown pretty much destroyed, buildings caved in. do you know if the town itself was destroyed before the meuse-argonne operation or during? guillaume: it was already damaged. we were close by the front time -- frontline. every town was affected. it was already quite damaged. by the french artillery, by the german artillery. most of the damage is due to the meuse-argonne. we had heavy battles going on in the street. i know

a pearl and diamond pendant that belonged to marie antoinette before her beheading during the french revolution, has sold at auction for a record price of nearly £28 million. it had been expected to fetch up to 1.5 million. the pendant was among ten items of herjewellery which smashed pre—sale estimates at an auction in geneva. iam glad i am glad that was being held carefully. the queen has described the prince of wales as "a dedicated and respected heir to the throne to stand comparison with any in history". she was speaking at a party for his 70th birthday at the palace yesterday. prince charles celebrated with inspirational people who also turned 70 this year. it makes me wonder what he got for his birthday. what would you buy him? what did the queen get him? i would love to know that.” him? what did the queen get him? i would love to know that. i watched a documentary about that. i think something for his garden. he is a keen gardener. like a new shovel. i am not sure he does that. i think he does quite a bit of work in the garden. maybe a tree to plant. he likes his orchard

antoinette has gone on auction in geneva. the jewels could fetch $4.5 million. beautiful jewels, a lot of good at dinner. >> you mentioned i know sort of an aside, netflix and via come you think viacom what happens with viacom you still own big? >> yeah we're the largest holder of the voting stock except for the national amusements and sherry redstone is ork stachestn the dynamics there ian elo is carrying on the tactics and strategy of that, i think that works, that's a stock our judgment a 55.6 is probably worth in the mid 8os, and viacom has to get past some of the earnings release and some of the dramatics dealing with at&t maybe knocking off some of their channels off the network that they do but that's okay. i'm looking at a couple of years from now, think both of them have critical mass the fact that disney can buy fox and have two ceos put in place, you can put together sony with columbia pictures with, paramount to get great distribution globally. sony is going to do something with that. they're going to focus on mus

the marie antoinette diamond and pearl pendant is selling for more than $36 million including fees at a sotheby's auction in geneva it was the highlight from the queen's jewelry collection that went on sale, some of which hadn't been seen in public for 200 years. the buyer remains anonymous. >>> and today marks the american cancer society's annual great american smokeout, a day when smokers are encouraged to quit even though smoking rates are at record lows, the society says nearly 500,000 people still die every year from smoking. you are up to date that's the news update and i will send it back downtown to you guys mike >> sue, thank you very much. >>> oil higher again today after breaking its record 12-day losing streak yesterday. still trading under huge pressure, down more than 20% from its recent two-week high. joining us for a closer look is the chief oil analyst. rita, i would love your explanation of what we're seeing in the market for what caused the sharp rate is there something more fundamental going on. >> i think it's both opec members are expecting they wouldn't be able