welcome to the programme. the financial times, tobacco firms having to adjust to a future where people are increasingly trying to come off cigarettes because of the health concerns and perhaps cost and some of them moving to vaping. but this consolidation, which perhaps they mean to do, and perhaps not that keen on. these are two companies that actually previously coexisted. this is a combination of two companies that split in 2008. they split because they have these growing trends in international emerging markets where people wanted to have the big brand mal brough, but in the us where they were absolutely huge and operating, they we re absolutely huge and operating, they were stifled by lots of litigations —— malboro. it is about emerging trends and new technologies, peoples

switching from core products to smoking a cigarette sent vaping. both companies have invested an awful lot of money in these new technologies so both of them have invested, they have invested in axios. algeria invested, they have —— altria. they are very investing heavily in these technologies. there isa heavily in these technologies. there is a race between all these tobacco companies that we know of one who will be the winner in this alternative market. investors are not keen because for example philip morris international is saying, why would we want to pay a big premium for altria? we would we want to pay a big premium for altria 7 we own would we want to pay a big premium for altria? we own a strong portfolio of brands such as malboro. we are seeing people switch over.

philip morris international has done really well in converting over 7 million smokers in japan really well in converting over 7 million smokers injapan and the asian markets into vaping. can they do the same in the us? who out of these companies will dominate the market? what will the conversation look like in terms of who will benefit? it is a race against who will be the winner in this market. that turn our attention to the guardian. these linked documents that reveal some big spending plans for schools in the uk, and it is all fuelling speculation that we could be approaching a general election. absolutely. the general election conversation is about borisjohnson and his leadership campaign, he talks about his top biology of spending. education was second to break it was always really big for him. in the previous election, the nhs wasa him. in the previous election, the nhs was a big headline that theresa may wanted to focus on, and there has been a legal document that is marked official sensitive that we

are not supposed to say but the guardian got hold of it and it talks about some pretty controversial plans. but one which will be welcomed by head teachers, which is more funding for schools. the devil is always in the detail. where will that funding be? they were focused the fund —— funding on deprived areas. the majority of schools will probably not see much uplift in funding. they will bulk up potentially the amount because spending on schools, this isjust a fa ct, spending on schools, this isjust a fact, has been cut in real terms over the last few years in terms of people. is the injection of cash going to redress the balance? there are going to redress the balance? there a re lots of going to redress the balance? there are lots of other things like encouraging leaders to confiscate mobile phones and focus on behaviour in the media has gone to town about this comment on reasonable force where this particular paper talks about supporting teachers using reasonable force. we have to be

very, very clear that reasonable force has been, in the education act since 1996. i have had — like i have seen teachers have to deal with unruly people. some schools have to deal with it, it is not necessarily a negative thing. we have to be careful about how we look at this paper. there are some pretty controversial things in here, as well as spending, which will be very welcome. it is part of an announcement due to be brought forward. they are expecting it to be made to parliament as soon as next week. the chancellor is doing the spending review for one year. post brexit, can departments priority departments, nhs, education and police spending for recruitment, can they get on with theirjobs in the department for the next year? this post brexit conversation, we all talk about it, will it be post brexit? are things going to be delayed? a brexit? are things going to be delayed ? a one brexit? are things going to be delayed? a one year review about

injecting cash into particular priority areas, and as you say, some of us will look at this and say this is all about the general election for boris, it is about new headlines are not just for boris, it is about new headlines are notjust talking about for boris, it is about new headlines are not just talking about a for boris, it is about new headlines are notjust talking about a no deal and we can't argue with the fact that this money is absolutely necessary. right, we will return to that once it happens. let's go next to... kfc. kfc, but without the chicken. yes, kfc had begun offering meatless chicken at one store. on tuesday, they have partnered with beyond meat, a company that offers plant —based alternative to meet. there we re —based alternative to meet. there were queues everywhere, people queueing around the store. within five hours they sold out of this alternative to chicken and did really well, and it is something

thatis really well, and it is something that is really interesting. there is a move to healthier eating, vegan eating and the question is, what is just because everyone knew it was one day? some facts on this. that is a demand for vegetarian options growing by 987% in 2017 and one of our big bakery brands in the uk made a vegan sausage roll and they saw an increase and exceeded by 70%. it is going beyond chicken and beef. it is incredibly popular. there is a big brand like kfc partnering with this pretty innovative amazing small company to try and offer this alternative to their customers. let's also glimpse into the future of food, that's limbs into the future of space travel. —— let's glimpse. a cable to the moon. given how long it takes to put cable under the sidewalk, it has

been dug up for weeks at a time. goodness knows how this will work. what are they on about here? they wanted to have a cable made out of carbon nanotubes from the moon towards the earth. you would have to use huge rocket launchers to get into space. it is a really interesting, innovative idea and hopefully they get funding to do something about it. i imagine it will take some time, but it is a lwa ys will take some time, but it is always interesting reading about these ideas. innovation is great thing and let's see if i can make it happen. our last article from axios. millennials are not ready for a session. never ready. who is ever ready? compared to previous generations. with trade wars, global growth spurts, recessions looming, millennials are going to end up worse off than their parents. they have $1 trillion of education debt, half of them take out loans for the education is only a quarter of gen x did that and millenniums take out

double. they can't afford housing. there was a big article about how the bank of mum and dad would represent a top—10 mortgage lender with the amount that parents help their children with getting on the property ladder. things aren't going well. what they say is the worst time to enter the labour market and we have to watch out for millennials. i think i count as one. we have two look out, benefit for jen said, that is the next generation. it doesn't look like the way things are moving in terms of global coal — my politics that things will get better quickly. it is that not having the cushion when people are under —— unpredictable. it is harder to set money aside for a rainy day. when you reveal how little millennials have, how much they have in savings. i have no savings. they don't have enough. this is a problem. i can't put money away. in terms of renting,

money is being driven into the rental market and they haven't got that potential capital gain. in the last big recession, we saw properties create a balance of people who are property owners, and there is no forecast of that happening again. they are not putting money away and this is something that we are going to have to tackle at some point otherwise we have to find an entire generation of people who have no savings, therefore not much pension to go back to, employment is not as stable. i think there is something that certainly has to be worked out now so we that certainly has to be worked out now so we don't have a long—term crisis. thank you for that. a rather sober warning. stay with us here on bbc news. so much more to come. i will see you shortly.

hello, once again. it's time we got you right up to date with how we see the rest of the week developing right across the british isles, and the rest of the week is certainly going to be marked by quite a considerable change for some parts, in that it will be cooler, wetter and windier, and for that change, we have to thank a frontal system which has been lurking away towards the north—western quarter of the british isles in recent days. itjust hasn't managed to get across the british isles simply because of the presence of the high pressure that has brought the heat from the continent, particularly to eastern areas. but wednesday sees this weather front producing some really quite heavy bursts of rain across the south—west, through wales, and then to the midlands, on towards the north—east of england during the latter part of the afternoon. and there, the temperature profile — no more the 33, it's closer to 23 or 2a as a high, and cooler than that across northern and western parts, where at least there will be a bright end to the day. but come thursday, we'll be looking again towards the atlantic to see progress of more atlantic weather fronts into northern and western parts of the british isles.

so it's wet and windy fare for the western side of scotland, through to northern ireland too. generally speaking, quite a bit of cloud across england and wales, but a lot of dry weather. and again, that temperature just about pushing to 23 or 2a at best, on notable south—westerly breeze. thursday on into friday, we're just going to follow the line of the front back into the atlantic. a little ripple in that weather front thickens the cloud, and eventually, another pulse of pretty wet weather gets into the western part of scotland, initially, then right across scotland, through northern ireland, into the northern parts of england and maybe just flirting with the north—western quarter of wales. again, thanks to the influence of a bit of a high pressure, the south should be that wee bit drier. friday on towards the weekend, we've still got that same weather frontjust weaving its way across the british isles but, once that front has made its way down and across us, notice how those colours really begin to drain away, and here we are into the yellow hues, with a touch of blue there, creeping into northern and western

parts of the british isles. a taste of autumn, dare i say it, just in time for the meteorological start of autumn on sunday. so, saturday sees the progression of that weather front ever further towards the south — slow progress there. so, south—eastern parts may well stay dry for a good part of the day. but once the weather front completes its journey, then we're into a north—north—westerly flow, hence that chillier feel right across the piste, and it will be a day marked by sunny spells and showers and, as i say, meteorological autumn arrives with a bang.

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