Intro

President Donald Trump has announced new tariffs on all films made outside the United States - claiming Hollywood was being 'devastated' by a trend of American filmmakers and studios working abroad. He accused other countries of luring film crews with tax breaks, calling it a threat to national security. Will Bain hears from a filmmaker who worked on Star Wars.

And in West Africa, A ban on foreign gold traders in Ghana’s local gold markets, has come into effect and the government of Ghana says that this is part of efforts to boost national revenue and streamline the country's mining sector.

Also, as a working parent, you'll be able to confirm that childcare whilst you're out at work can be expensive - prohibitively so in some cases. In the US it seems to be one of the rare topics where politicians of all colours agree something urgently needs to be done.