today at five — transport minister jojohnson resigns over brexit, saying "the choice being presented to the british people is no choice at all. jojohnson — brother of former foreign secretary borisjohnson and a remain voter — said the uk is on the brink of the biggest crisis since the second world war, and that the final deal should be put to the people in another referendum and in the last few minutes — the dup leader arlene foster has said her party couldn't support the government's current proposals on brexit — she accuses theresa may of breaking promises. we'll have the latest from westminster and we'll be hearing from mrjohnson about why he's resigned. the other main stories on bbc news at 5pm. the prime minister and the french president, emmanuel macron, jointly lay a wreath at the thiepval memorial as part the first world war. of ceremonies marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. a terror attack in melbourne — a somali man stabs three people, one fatally.

i , nevertheless, iwaited , nevertheless, i waited for my chance and they have a place for me. carey mulligan and jake gyllenhaal play a couple in crisis in the 1960s in "wildfire", find out what mark kermode thought of that and the rest of this week's releases in the film review. it's 5pm — our top story. jojohnson, brother of the former foreign secretary boris johnson, has become the second member of the family to leave the government over brexit. he's resigned as junior transport minister, saying the prime minister's brexit strategy is ‘delusional‘ — and calling for another referendum of any deal she gets. mrjohnson — who campaigned

for remain — says ‘britain stands on the brink of the greatest crisis since the second world war.‘ he also said the deal currently being finalised is a ‘terrible mistake.‘ downing street has responded by calling the referendum in 2016 ‘the biggest democratic exercise in this country's history', stating that there will not under any circumstances be a second referendum. tonight borisjohnson has expressed support for his brother's decision, saying in a tweet: ‘we may not have agreed about brexit, but we are united in dismay at the intellectually and politically indefensible‘ position of the uk.‘ 0ur political correspondent iain watson is in westminsterfor us. so just tell us more about why he is resigning. we have a lengthy

resignation statement from him and also hearing briefly from him as well. you quoted the fact that he said we were on the brink of the greatest crisis since the second world war. it‘s not normally under their own criticisms of their own government. i‘ll pick out a few bits give you an idea of why he has gone and setting his resignation letter to the prime minister. first of all we‘re saying in effect the country is facing a bad choice. the first option they have is one of the government is proposing an agreement that will leave the country economically weakened or a no till scenario which will inflict untold damage on our nation. visas for that reason he is resigning and don‘t forget the prime having trouble getting an agreement for withdrawal treaty for the european union but he is already predicting that it‘s going to leave the country weekend and he does say his resignation statement that he greets his brother saying they getting in dismay. he says he says he is as borisjohnson with the approach of by approaching

it from a different angle. message is this, he said inflicting serious economic and political harm in the country and leaving an indelible impression of incompetence in the minds of the public and it cannot be what you wanted in a 2060 referendum. the receive clever new referendum. the receive clever new referendum in the past humility is telling reporters that outside westminster why he had gone. a deal that's being finalised the moment in brussels is a radically different to what was proposed in the referendum campaign. ithink what was proposed in the referendum campaign. i think it's lee imported the public is given a chance to confirm that this is indeed an extra day basis on which they want to leave the european union. it's not going to deliver trade deals or ability to strike trade deals that could be greatly reduced. it's not going to lead to becoming a singapore turbo—charged economy on the edge of europe. we will be signing up to all the rules and

regulations over which we will no longer have a say. at present the deal is incoherent on its own terms and that's why it's so important for the public to have a say so i can confirm this is really the brexit that it wants. so johnson there sitting out reasons why he is gone. you can certainly hear from sitting out reasons why he is gone. you can certainly hearfrom him he‘s getting his point across and he‘s going and going for a second referendum. the minister previously resigned to as ministers mclean justine also calling for new referendum but i think what will be worrying for the prime minister is this. jadhav getting slapped in the back for what he did from both remainers and brexiteers. she wants to remain, she said huge respect for joejohnson, top to remain, she said huge respect for joe johnson, top resigning to remain, she said huge respect for joejohnson, top resigning from your post but he has done the right thing than sleepwalking into a disastrous brexit. but davis also said he is right that the government poplar

proposals are a travesty of brexit and isa proposals are a travesty of brexit and is a huge democratic deficit that doesn‘t agree with them on new referendum but worrying for the prime minister that it is to get a deal with brussels and given the house of commons and what will be a tight vote anyway and see people to the left and right turning in and praising people who are resigning because they don‘t think anything they come up with will be good enough and will send shivers down the spine of people and number ten tonight. thank you very much indeed. in the democratic unionist party have accused her of breaking meanwhile in the last few minutes, the democratic unionist leader arlene foster has said her party would not be able to support the government‘s current proposals to brussels on brexit. mrs foster was speaking after the leak of a letter from the prime minister to the dup, which led the party to accuse theresa may of breaking a promise that she‘d never sign up to a brexit

deal that treats northern ireland differently from the rest of the uk. let‘s hear it now. let's hear it now. i think we need to wait until the cabinet meets to see how they view whether prime minister is at the moment but clearly if this comes to prime in the current form would not be able to support it. i don‘t think it‘s an ominous warning to get the factual position that we would not be able to support something that separates the island out from the rest of the united kingdom that has always been oui’ united kingdom that has always been our position, nothing new and any of that and we would just reiterate that. they are prepared to withdraw support brazil it‘s not about withdrawing support or any of that. but this is about is a saying the prime minister who have sent us a letter which contains their current proposals in relation to exit from the european union. we cannot support that and would not be able to vote in that way. do you trust the prime minister? is the question of that it‘s a question of what her proposals are for exiting the european union. she has sent us

where she believes she‘s currently at and rubber this is before she goes to brussels to negotiate with them on what they is possible. currently as it stands we could not support her proposals. i don‘t think it leaves it on shaky ground because of course the confidence and supply agreement was entered into that at a time of great national instability. 0ne time of great national instability. one to see stability in the government at that time that we also wa nted government at that time that we also wanted to deliver a brexit vote that had been taken. we don‘t believe the prime minister‘s letter shows that we‘re delivering on that brexit vote so we we‘re delivering on that brexit vote so we will have to revisit all of that if this goes to meaningful vote. have you sought assurances? we‘re running back the prime minister in relation to her correspondents and will done tonight. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page is in belfast. eileen they‘re saying it‘s not an

ominous warning but he could forgive theresa may for saying it is. then saying it would not support her in any meaningful vote. saying it would not support her in any meaningfulvote. it saying it would not support her in any meaningful vote. it certainly very serious. they give very clear there is regards to the government proposals on brexit they will not be able to support them and she is saying that they will not pull the plug in the confidence and supply deals they have with the conservative government at the moment and she said it's not even on shaky ground moment and she said it's not even on sha ky ground but moment and she said it's not even on shaky ground but what she has said very clear is that they will not support any brexit deal along the lines of those sent to them in that letter from theresa may whenever the deal is reached. the dup are at the punditry to the point that is there. but in fact keep theresa may in power and rely on them for vital votes. what's worrying there is whether northern ireland could potentially in effect remained as

pa rt of potentially in effect remained as part of the european supermarket. and follow european rules on goods in terms of customs the prime minister has given him assurances there will be no break—up of the customs territory within the uk and northern ireland will remain in the customs regime as england, scotland and wales but there's no guarantee in writing in a letter around the issue of the single market with the movement of goods opening the door and the fear position checks there. that's something they say they could not accept because they save northern ireland had to continue to follow eu rules on goods those rules would be set in brussels and not london and therefore northern ireland but i have any influence or control over those rules and that according to those senior figures today they regard as the break—up of the union. for unionists very high sta kes the union. for unionists very high stakes and big matters of principle and is no doubt at all that the dup will continue to pressure the government in the coming days as the

talks continue to step up. wreaths have been laid in france and belgium to mark the armistice centenary. the prime minister attended ceremonies in belgium with the leaders of both france and belgium today ahead of this weekend‘s armistice commemorations, marking the hundredth anniversary of the end of the great war. she also laid wreaths at the graves of the two british soliders who‘s death marked the beginning and end of the conflict. rachel wright reports. theresa may and the french president emmanuel macron laid a wreath at the thiepval memorial which commemorates more than 72,000 men from british and south african forces who died in the battle of the somme in 1916 and have no known graves. over 45 metres in height, it is the largest commonwealth memorial to the missing in the world.

the event will have particular significance for the french president who was born in nearby amiens and grew up in an area of france scarred by the conflict. he little—known british great—grandfather fought at the somme and was decorated for bravery. earlier, near the city which saw the first battles of the great war, theresa may met the leader of another country which fought alongside the british to remember to soldiers whose death marked the beginning and end of the conflict. the first burials were carried out by the german army after the battle in august 1914. the cemetery now contains more than 600 graves but, wealth and german now spanning the entire war period. theresa may with belgian prime minister laid a wreath at the grave of 17—year—old privatejohn.

he had lied about his age and joined up at age 15. he had been part of a bicycle reconnaissance unit on the first day of the war and may have died as a result of friendly fire. four years later, as the minutes countdown to the armistice, private george elliston of the royal irish lancers fell victim to a german sniper becoming the last british soldier to die before the cease—fire. it‘s always been a place of peace and respect until you in. today‘s germany held at the weekend when europe will pay tribute to the millions lost in what became known as the war to end all wars. 0ur correspondent hugh schofield is at thiepval in northern france. and just talk us through the date of my events. against a background of

the travails with you heard about over brexit this is a day of reflection and serenity. starting off in belgium as he saw there as she went to the cemetery and then down at lunch time to hear, the battlefields which are assembled for the first world war in british minds. the time a working lunch with the french president which we can be short brexit was on the agenda even if it was not what they were admitting. and it appeared the memorial and you see it here behind me. it‘s a remarkable place of anyone who has been her nose and a marked the scene of some of the fiercest fighting on july the 1st 1916. and on the walls of the design building behind me we‘re hearing the names of those 72,000 people whose

graves we re names of those 72,000 people whose graves were never made because their bodies were never identified. to them of course you add the tens of thousands whose graves are here and it was a bloodbath here and that‘s why it has become the symbol for the british of the first world war and sacrifice there. it‘s also a place not just a sacrifice there. it‘s also a place notjust a memorialfor the battle but a place of franco british understanding. the french were also pa rt understanding. the french were also part of the battle and behind me here this was visited by emmanuel macron and theresa may together. we saw them walking to the graves of french soldiers were here and british soldiers about side. and amid all the brexit shenanigans of the point that they both want to make which is however difficult those negotiations may be and however difficult the eventual divorce maybe be the something enduring about the franco british relationship which must outlast the present problems. thank you very

much. well, as we approach the centenary of the end of the first world war this sunday, our correspondent robert hall has been travelling along part of the western front. today his report is from new—port, in belgium, where the trench lines ended. it marks the end of the first world war trench lines which extended writeup to the beach itself were allied and german forces were just a few yards apart. supported to belgium for another reason is what they built this huge memorial on the hilljust outside the town. constructed of yellow clay bricks of which have been dug out of the battlefield abroad here containing in some areas a lament of shrapnel which were left in the clay. and it is here to mark a significant moment come a moment of quick thinking, very early in the war for stop which arguably changed course of events.

in 1914 the german army had advanced to within half a mile or so of newport center. they were shelling the town at a risk that they would ta ke the town at a risk that they would take newport and advantage to belgium and aunt into france. the belgian engineers that were stationed here around this junction in the waterways called the goose foot decided something had to be done and the decision was taken to open the sluices which allow water off the land to prevent the tide going in. in this case are left open, the tide crushed in a flooded the farm and beyond and halted the german advance. such of the belgians this is a very important place of remembrance but as with all aspects of remembrance as this passes how we continue to review what happens during the first world war? i have been trying to find out. the machines have been working around

the clock. the royal british legion factories make over 4 million copies every year. art of a remembrance tradition which is always focused on the armistice. he gives us an opportunity for stillness and a very busy world. i think that that needs to come together and the national unity that we can collectively have from that is very powerful. that sense of national grief was first expressed at the newly constructed memorial after the armistice. ex—servicemen, widows and friends unified by losses in every town, city and village. flowers and tears for him millions who died. the last of the survivors have now left us. so as world war i receives further

into distant history how should we keep remembrance alive? so you've got there your engineer. let's keep going back. as historian believes practical experience can help us understand why we should remember. he has reconstructed a section of the trenches here to illustrate life at the front. his own visitors were united in their enthusiasm for the project but divided on how remembrance should look in the future. you need to express the mortgages cannot the delay in the history books at a library. you need to bring it to the school and had assemblies on it. i don't feel we should change it at all. we are still remembering them and still remembering what they did. some tradition is important but you could change upa tradition is important but you could change up a bit because i think the youth will get of it. one way of sustaining interest is through stories. michael is a master of his

art. the stories are what stata. this is a 2—story makers like me to my dramatists, film—makers however we tell our stories that won‘t be in 50 yea rs‘ we tell our stories that won‘t be in 50 years‘ time just for these people and people know it is desperately sad. and you felt it deeply that these people did do what they did and it was important to you that they did that it means something. corner cemetery in northern france the sun was setting as the cadets paid tribute to the scottish regiments that served here. change may lay ahead but the baton of remembrance is still being passed on. we travelled about hundred 50 miles of who began this journey and started in france and travelled

across belgium and we met many people from britain and europe and the commonwealth who are visiting the commonwealth who are visiting the cemeteries and memorials to remember a group or a regiment and individual. the people contacted us via social media tell us about their relatives to one of those e—mails yesterday led us to a small cemetery called reservoirs cemetery where there were to grace a side by side in the graves of brothers. they were killed in two places miles apart than the first world war and their father sold his shipping business to build memorials and build a church tower which was being reconstructed. he also used his influence to try and find their bodies and bring them together. he succeeded in another light side by side. just one small act of remembrance among those that will take place this weekend. bbc one has special coverage from the cenotaph on armistice day

this centenary year, ‘world war one remembered‘ starts from ten o‘clock on sunday. the headlines on bbc news. jojohnson — the transport minister and brother of borisjohnson — resigns from the government over brexit. the dup leader arlene foster says her party can‘t support the government‘s current proposals to brussels——accusing theresa may of breaking promises . and the prime minister has laid wreaths at the graves of the first and last british soldiers killed in the first world war. it is kevinjoe root hails the first test away win for two years. huckabee sri lanka by 211. welbeck remains in hospital where doctors are continuing to assess the damage to his ankle after he was injured during last night‘s you‘re a bully

title. the club has described the injury as significant. manchester united has improved with his side manchester city. they said the united champions league showsjust how strong they are. i will be back with more of those stories just after this. firefighters in california are battling two major wildfires that have forced thousands of people to flee their homes. the first blaze broke out on thursday in northern butte county, and has already engulfed more than 20,000 acres of land. further south, another fire is burning in ventura county near los angeles — a few miles from the scene of a mass shooting in thousand oaks that claimed 12 lives earlier this week. lauren moss reports. 0ur correspondent peter bowes is in our los angeles bureau. bring us up to date.

the fire in northern california in a town or around the town of paradise is by far the worst at the moment. it's is by far the worst at the moment. it‘s enraging the last 24 hours and this is normally a quiet and sleepy town, no major freeways this is normally a quiet and sleepy town, no majorfreeways around this is normally a quiet and sleepy town, no major freeways around the smaller roads and those rows of them blocked with traffic of people trying to flee to safety and people abandoning their cars and try to get to safety on foot. there were reports that it may be up to 1000 structures of been destroyed and many more under threat. 50 firefighters across the state in south ventura county that you mentioned and under the north picture and the strong winds very dry brush and a perfect storm

situation mickeys fire burned and hampering the efforts of firefighters. thank you very much indeed. australian police are treating as terrorism an attack on a busy shopping street in central melbourne. a man originally from somalia ,stabbed three people after driving a car into the city centre that was laden with gas cylinders which then caught fire. the attacker was shot by police and later died in hospital. hywel griffith has sent this report from sydney — and a warning it includes some disturbing images. face to face with an armed attacker. 0fficers confront a man brandishing a knife. he continued to swing at them until, moments later, they shot him in the chest. the police were called after reports of a vehicle on fire. it had been driven into the heart of the city‘s busy shopping district before bursting into flames. gas canisters were later found at the scene. when the police arrived, they found that members

of the public had been attacked with a knife. one of them fatally. the attacker also later died in hospital. officers say he wasn‘t on a terror watch list, but he and his family, originally from somalia, were so—called persons of interest. in relation to that person, he is known to police, he is known to police mainly in respect to relatives that he has that are certainly persons of interest to us. and he is someone that accordingly is known to both victoria police and the federal intelligence authorities. the police say the threat is over. but many here have been left shaken and anxious by what they witnessed. there have been a lot of police officers looking concerned. and i‘ve run into friends who are also concerned. video footage has also emerged.

it is quite graphic and quite violent and at the moment the best way of describing it is just shock. counterterrorism officers will need to establish whether the man was working alone or taking instructions from elsewhere. the people in melbourne face the question of whether more can be done to protect the public from such sudden, chaotic acts of terror. hywel griffith, bbc news. the formerfirst lady, michelle 0bama, has opened up about difficulties she had in pregnancy. in her new memoir, becoming, mrs 0bama reveals that she had a miscarriage and that both her daughters, malia and, were conceived through ivf. she told the us television network, abc‘s good morning america that she felt "lost and alone" after her miscarriage 20 years ago and that it‘s important to talk about them. here‘s ben rich with the forecast.

at the moment is not going that well. we‘ve got some really heavy rain and some strong winds up there in places particular the across the west. not a great end to the working week. in fact to go through the evening there‘s the potential for travel disruption because of the heavy rain and scales. your bbc local radio station will keep you up—to—date. this in met office amber warning in force across the southwest of wales petition for a little bit more and the way of flooding here. that was seeping eastwards the night and behind it the clear bells and showers packing into the west and overnight lows in the least the temperatures are not going to drop very fast thanks to the seven and 11 degrees. lingering across shetland for a time and again toa across shetland for a time and again to a day of sunshine and showers across the south and west henry and

sundry becoming more widespread at the date 11 to 15 degrees and into sunday which is of remembrance sunday. a similar weather and mixed picture some sunny spells and heavy showers. this is bbc news. the headlines. transport ministerjo johnson resigns from the government over brexit, saying the deal being finalised "will be a terrible mista ke". he‘s also calling for a fresh referendum. at present, the deal is incoherent on its own terms, and that‘s why it‘s so important for the public to have a say so it can confirm that this is really the brexit that it wants. the government‘s allies, the democratic unionists, accuses theresa may of preparing to betray northern ireland by leaving it potentially tied to eu regulations after brexit. the prime minister and the french president, emmanuel macron, have jointly laid a wreath at the thiepval memorial in the somme as part of ceremonies marking 100 years since the end of the first world war.

and there‘s been a terror attack in melbourne — a somali man stabbed three people, one fatally. england have taken a 1—0 lead in the series against sri lanka. joe root‘s men won the first test by a huge 211 runs in galle to secure their first away win in two years. with more here‘s our correspondent andy swiss. a lap of honour and who can blame them? for england and theirfans away wins are a rarity so fair thirst for two years was a day to applaud. it began with sri lanka hoping for the unlikeliest of come backs but they were soon sent

spinning. jack leech with the early breakthrough as he as moeen ali combined to devastating effect. moen snapping the first of his four efforts. this was a bad idea. there was no escaping them. before leech in his second test delivered the defining moment. that is about as good as spin bowling gets. bamboozled, unplayable. unforgettable. it wasn‘t all seamless for england. a moment of comedy courtesy of rashid but it was about his team‘s only slip up as sri lanka quickly capit lated when haar pratt in his final matches were run out, it was all over and ultimately emphatic victory for england and after 13 away tests without a win their travelling

troubles have finally finished. england have suffered a blow ahead of the women‘s world t20. they will be without star all—rounder katherine brunt for the tournament due to a back injury. this is a recurring problem that flared up again during a warm—up game against india on wednesday. she‘ll be replaced by fran wilson, who was in last year‘s world cup winning squad with england‘s first match against sri lanka staring tomorrow in st lucia. arsenal have said that danny welbeck has suffered a significant injury to his right ankle. the striker was carried off during their goalless europa league draw with sporting lisbon at the emirates last night. the club say he remains in hospital and will continue to be assessed and that a further update will be issued over the next 72 hours. pep guardiola believes manchester united have improved ahead of sunday‘s derby with his city side. united come into the game off the back of their champions league win atjuventus and having won at the etihad at the end of last season. guardiola knows just how significant these games are. ulated when haar

i know the derby i live in barcelona many year, i know in germany, it is special, i know that, but at the end it is three point, we have to focus in the game. i am not living outside, i understand how important, we lost, when we play quite good that game. at the end we were champion, that is what counts. britian‘s tony bellew has weighed injust a pound heavier than 0leksandr usyk ahead of their undisputed world cruiserweight title fight in manchester. bellew came in at 14 stone three pounds, compared to usyk‘s 14 stone two. the unbeaten ukranian‘s wba, wbc, ibf and wbo belts will all be on the line. it‘s only the sixth time in men‘s boxing history that all four titles have been contested. there‘s live commentary on bbc radio five live from around 10:30 tomorrow night. red bull‘s max vertappen was fastest in first practice

at the brazilian grand prix. just nine hundreths of a second separated him, sebastian vettel and world champion lewis hamilton. second practice is ongoing right now — ferrari‘s kimi raikkonen currently quickest so far. you can follow what‘s happening via the live text commentary on the bbc sport website. that‘s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that‘s bbc.co.uk/sport. communities around britain are preparing for this sunday‘s armistice centenary commemorations, marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. sefton council in merseyside has researched the names of almost 4,000 service men and women who are listed on the borough‘s 11 civic war memorials. almost 2,000 homes have been sent information about former servicemen and women who died in the conflict, who used to live in their homes. one of the stories that‘s been unearthed is that of the grossart brothers from crosby.

well, terri whitaker lives now in what was the grossarts‘ home, and she‘s written a letter to the three brothers who lost their lives in world war one. a letter to three brothers. dear robert, douglas and archibald. you don‘t know me, you died 30 years before i was born. i live in the house in crosby, liverpool, in which you lived. this year, the country is commemorating the centenary of the ending of the great war. the war in which you three brothers died. how your parents ever coped with their tragic loss, i can‘t begin to imagine. 0urfour sons married and have given us eight wonderful grandchildren.

you and your parents were deprived of this. i will always be thankful for the life that we have. for our sons, for our daughters—in—law and our grandchildren. to take these things for granted would be belittle the sacrifice that you and your parents made. dear robert, douglas and archibald, thank you so much for your bravery. you are not forgotten. well, let‘s cross to liverpool now where we can speak to terri whitaker. terri, very moving what you were

saying there, and especially those words about their parent, and how would you cope with losing three son, i mean, absolutely appalling, what. .. son, i mean, absolutely appalling, what... sorry. what did you find out about the three of them and how they died? we received information from the library, i am sorry there‘s something else going on here, i can‘t hear you. we received information from the library, about the three brothers, and... can you switch this, this, there‘s a loop going on. we will try and deal with that while we are talking to you, but just tell us. what that while we are talking to you, butjust tell us. what else you were able to find out about the three of them? sorry, can you repeat it? i

wonder, tell us what else you were able the find out about the three brothers who died. well, that, it was, robert was the eldest, and he died within about nine months of the war starting, and then his brother duncan fell within a couple of weeks after, the parents must have been devastated, the youngest of the three, survived right up to within four months of the end of the war, and then he fell, so their parents had lost those three young boys aged 19,20, had lost those three young boys aged 19, 20, and 21. so obviously unimaginable grief, and i think now, since then you have been able to meet some of the descendants of the

family, haven‘t you ? meet some of the descendants of the family, haven't you? yes, yes, we have. it turns out there was a fourth son who was too young to join up, and he obviously had a son, and he had a son, and, so we‘ve met john, and duncan, who are the great nephews of those three boys, john and duncan came up to liverpool, the day before yesterday, for the launch of this behind the, beyond the beyond the war memorials project, and they brought their mother with them, and she had grown up in crosby, as had theirfather, and it was lovely, it was so lovely, they

we re was lovely, it was so lovely, they were so warm hearted and loving and their mother now lives in devon and said please come to visit me in devon, my home is your, they were so delighted and i am, all very moved by the letter i had written to their three great uncles. and just tell us what do you think about this initiative, where people like yourself, in a house, you are put in touch in a accepts where the people who lived there before, and then who made the sacrifice in that war, i mean as we approach this centenary, commemoration, this weekend, of the armistice, it‘s a different way of connecting people now to the sacrifice that people made in the past. it is. i think it is wonderful, because i‘ve, i‘ve no

relatives that no—one relatives that we re relatives that no—one relatives that were involved in the war, and so each yearfor were involved in the war, and so each year for remembrance sunday of course, we buy poppies and we have two minutes silence, but really, we arejust two minutes silence, but really, we are just looking at photographs of old black—and—white photographs of people who don‘t really mean anything to us, but, doing this, it connects people, i feel very connected with the three boys that died, because i‘ve got sons of my own and like i can imagine those three boys doing the, in our house doing the same things our boys did, but also, i‘ve i know made firm friends with his, with the great nephews and the mother of those

nephews, who are coming up back up to liverpool, next spring, and we have exchanged a lot of e—mail, we have exchanged a lot of e—mail, we have exchanged a lot of information and soi have exchanged a lot of information and so i want to carry on now and find out as much as i can, about this family, who, ifeel are find out as much as i can, about this family, who, i feel are almost like my family, now. all right, so good to talk to you and thank you for persevering with the sound problems. about 14 shops are closing every day on the british high street, according to the accountancy firm pwc. it says fashion and electrical stores have been particularly vulnerable to online shopping, and describes trading conditions as the worst for five years. well, times may be tough for the retail industry but figures just out show the economy as a whole grew by 0.6 % over the summer months, as our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports.

it might be steady and measured, but the economy is growing at its fastest rate for nearly two years. on this small housing development in the ribble valley, it certainly feels like things are shifting in the right direction. 0.6% is across all industries and, of course, we are in the buoyant sector, 2.1% within construction, so, for me, it feels very exciting and, hopefully, it continues. i have been in several recessions now and it‘s not been good at times. you know, it really has not been good. so, no, it feels very exciting. after a slow start to the year, the chancellor‘s pleased things seem to be improving. 3.3 million newjobs, unemployment lower in every region and nation of the united kingdom since 2010. what we have now got to do is pivot to a focus on ensuring real wage growth and higher standards of living. it is only if wages carry on growing that we will feel the benefits of a growing economy. while construction has been growing the fastest,

the services sector is the big beast of our economy and it might feel like a long time ago now, but that long hot summer is a thing that‘s given the figures a massive boost. we did see a one—off boost in consumer spending earlier in the third quarter, due to the scorching summer and the world cup. consumers seem to have reined in their spending since then, after splashing out over the summer. that explains why as many as 14 shops a day have been closing this year. accou nta nts pwc say we are in the toughest trading climate in five years. as we head towards the winter, all industries are hoping to shore up the benefits of that summer sunshine. coletta smith, bbc news, near clitheroe. the headlines on bbc news. the transport minister and brother of borisjohnson has resigned from the government over brexit. the dup leader arlene foster says her party can‘t support the government‘s current proposals to brussels. theresa may has laid wreaths at the graves of the first and last british soldiers killed

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