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Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades

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With Hong Kong's emergency services dealing with their deadliest fire in decades, that's so far claimed the lives of 83 people at Wang Fuk Court, we look at the safety of the world's tallest buildings.

Andrew Peach hears how relations between the United States and Venezuela are deteriorating, and what impact it is having on the aviation sector.

And we look at the risks posed by the multi-million pound trade of illegal English Premier League football shirts.

The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.

(Picture: Firefighters operate outside an evacuation centre after a deadly fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court housing complex in Hong Kong. Credit: Reuters / Maxim Shemetov.)
27 Nov 7PM English United Kingdom Business

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