Dutch Urge Courage On EU Brexit

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One of the Netherlands most senior government ministers has said a fundamental principle of European Union, freedom of movement, needs to be radically reformed. The Dutch Deputy Prime Minister, Lodewijk Asscher, tells the BBC support is falling across Europe for the principle which he believes has undercut wages and caused jobs to be lost. Mr Asscher outlines his view that the Brexit negotiations will be an opportunity to look again at free movement, which allows any citizen of a European Union member state to work anywhere across the EU. The Japanese technology group Nintendo has unveiled its new hand held games device, the Switch, which it hopes will be a bigger money spinner than its Wii U player. But will the Switch be a big threat to Sony's PlayStation 4 or Microsoft's Xbox? Rob Leedham, the Editor of Stuff Magazine, gives us his take on the latest device for video gamers. Uganda's national parks are home to mountain gorillas and hundreds of species of birds, so no wonder the beautiful landscapes in the East African country are winning tourism awards. However the accolades which have named the country a top global holiday destination are not translating in to a boost for tourism, as the number of visitors is not increasing beyond 1.2 million a year. Nebert Rugadya, the Business Editor at Radio One in Kampala, tells us about Uganda's plans to raise global awareness of its attractions and triple the number of tourists within four years. The end of another busy week for the BBC's Business News Team has seen us analyse developments like Donald Trump comparing the reporting standards of an American TV network to Nazi Germany and FIFA expanding the World Cup to include 48 countries. We reflect on the week's business news with Mark Gilbert, Bloomberg's London Bureau Chief and Sujeet Indap, a columnist at the Financial Times in New York. (Picture: Windmills at Kinderdijk, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Polder Dyke, The Netherlands. Tim Graham/Getty Images)