avon products has been trying to make a comeback.ay it officially has a new natura.razil's is the coexecutive chairman roberto marques. congratulations. what are your main priorities now for this new company? >> thank you for having us. it is a very exciting day that we got listed on the new york stock exchange after completing the deal. our priorities are to continue avon to this amazing new heights. we believe in the direct selling that a string forming itself to a social selling platform. we believe that what we used to ladies, ding dong, is becoming more click click, high-tech. we can accelerate to over 6 million consultants and representative globally. just deciding that multilevel marketing has social networks, how else do you continue to make multilevel marketing work? it is essentially the same kind of business plan, just on a different platform. roberto: we've been doing that with natura for 50 years. the notion that the representative is the consultant -- the representative and the consultant really become beauty advisors,

listen, you know, avon, we've been looking at avon for many, many years, right, because it's such anit has a household penetration that is incredible it's unparalleled to any brand and it's a democratic brand. it's a brand that combines great quality at an affordable price and we have an army of representatives that combined with natura over 6.4 million consultants represented. here is the thing. you know, the direct selling is transforming itself. what we are really excited about is those consultants representatives are becoming micro influencers. they are using social media, instagram, whatsapp, youtube, facebook to connect with the consumers, to connect with their customers. to think about that the avon, it's evolving from what i used to call the ding dong to click click. you know, in a high touch, high tech way, in 6 billion microinfluence every microinfluencers, we are reaching over 200 million consumers on a daily basis through relationship selling >> and what about the retails aspengt, a aaspect and body shop. >> the body shop is more retail but it's interesting that the body

look at this and think, "hang on a minute, you should have intervened and stepped in and at least avonrately took a low—key approach to the whole protest, due to sensitivities, avon and somerset police say they deliberately took a low—key approach to the whole protest, due to sensitivities, safety and social distancing. some people will look at this and think, "hang on a minute, you should have intervened and stepped in and at least challenged the behaviour that was happening." this was a very difficult policing operation. there is a lot of context that sits around it and i believe we did the right thing. no regrets? avon and somerset police say they deliberately took a low—key approach to the whole protest, due to sensitivities, safety and social distancing. well, this evening, people are coming down here and laying placards and many are just standing, looking in disbelief at what has happened here, that in one afternoon, this city has challenged its history and changed its landscape. the tearing down of a statue of bristol slave owner edward colston followed a fresh wave of demands i

guy: let's talk about how this is slowing or accelerating your turnaround of avon.hat effect is it having? that is one of your key challenges right now. roberto: we are very excited about avon joining -- we closed that transaction back in january, and one of the things that we always believed, this notion of relationship selling, the notion that our business was on relationship. just like in the past, door to door. which was just on the physical space. and now really migrating to be also physical and online, which is high search, high-tech. what is happening with a global pandemic, and there is a super line on that, there is this incredible acceleration. one because of necessity. but two, the consultant represented with more time at home to be trained, to be more comfortable in using some of those. so clearly something that was anticipated over a long period of time, we are seeing an acceleration of that integration, the acceleration of the adoption of those. if you look at the u.k. for example, what we call online -- what everybody remembers. now we have those cata

the avon and somerset force says it engages with people and encourages them to disperse.e part of a special operation set up by avon and somerset police to respond to covid breaches. yes, we've had multiple calls that there is a street party going on. last month alone 0peration hawthorn, as it's called, had 400 call—outs. and from next week, like all forces across england, the new restrictions will mean more work for the avon and somerset team. the operation i am working on tonight, which is consisting of 18 pcs, three sergeants and an inspector, we don't want to go to a draconian position where we are not engaging with the public when we have the opportunity to do so. we need to act in a proportionate manner. proportionate policing in an urban and rural force area, which has seen countryside raves. they are already outlawed, with the threat of a £10,000 fine for the organisers. the government says the new lower six—person limit in england will make it easier for police to disperse illegal gatherings. but the police federation, which represents rank—and—file officers, say

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and before the latest lockdown in england, stratford—upon—avon was in tier 1, 110w stratford—upon—avonis asking for a judicial review for that decision to put into tier 3. the conservative leader of the council, tonyjefferson, is saying the decision appears to be arbitrary and irrational. so we will be following that. interesting development there. let's talk more about what's going on in the commons. chris hope is chief political correspondent and assistant editor of the telegraph, and hejoins me now. the vote is around 7pm tonight, pretty much no doubt that the government will get this through. but i suppose the maths of the scale of the tory rebellion is quite significant. how do you think the numbers are stacking up? well, by my reckoning, it's around more than 50 tory mps who will vote against tonight. that's more than the 34 who voted against on the 4th of november, against a national a we are emerging from in england. that's not enough to defeat the government. there will be dozens more on top of that who are abstaining. it is a big blow to boris johnson's credibility and author

phil mackie, bbc news, stratford—upon—avon.comes are less likely to take the coronavirus vaccine in the uk, according to new research. the royal society for public health found that more than three quarters of white people would take the jab, compared with just over half of people from ethnic minorities. the head of the race equality foundation says it's crucial the nhs uses trusted channels, including bame—led groups, to address concerns — and reach communities disproportionately impacted by covid. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell reports. the impact of coronavirus on people from black, asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds has caused a great deal of anxiety and distress over the last few months. but with a vaccine now in sight, many of us are now starting to breathe a sigh of relief. some, though, are still fearful. i'm not against people having it. we all have our own personal views. so far, it's god that it's protecting me and with this protection i will never catch any disease. we are hesitant but i

see it unified again >> reporter: she'll be watching closely for that tonight kate snow, nbc news, avon, ohio >> i want to bring in our political director and moderator of "meet the press" chuck todd. what are you going to be looking for in tonight's debate >> well, look. i think in some ways joe biden probably has more at stake. he is the one in the lead so for me i'm looking how nimble is he he able to sort of parry back the president but without getting, without chasing him down bizarre conspiracy rabbit holes as for the president i think what he needs to do and i don't know if he will but what he needs to do is articulate a reason why people should give him a second term. he has yet to articulate that and has instead made his campaign about grievances complaining about how the vote works, this or that. how much is he bogged down on that tonight does he at all focus with what he wants to do with a second term? i think if he does, he might do well tonight. if he is buried in grievances it is going to be a tough night for him. >> all right, chuck. chuck will join savannah guthrie, andr

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avon in the face of a pandemic, more americans -- even in the face of a pandemic, more voted than in history. it is extraordinary. if we had any doubts, we should not any longer about a government of, by, and for the people. americary much alive in . here, the people rule. power cannot be taken or asserted. it flows from the people. determines will that who will be president, and there their will-- it is that determines who will be president and their will alone. it is becoming clear we will reach enough votes. i am not here declaring we have won, but i am here to report that when the count is finished, we believe we will be the winners. wonotes counted, we have wisconsin by 20,000 votes. virtually the same margin trump --there --- there four years ago. in michigan, we are leading on the margin is growing. than trump had in michigan in 2016. michigan will complete their vote soon, maybe as early as today and i feel confident -- and i feel very good about pennsylvania. virtually all of the remaining ballots left to be counted were cast by mail and we have been winning 78% of the male

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we're in avon in lorain county now, west of cleveland. trump's response to the pandemic has been catastrophic. >> our global image is suffering. consumer profits are crumbling. the economy is not good. >> you support the president? >> i do. you don't necessarily have to agree with his personality or his style if you're interested in his results. >> reporter: catherine is undecided. >> i don't want to vote for trump because his rhetoric is divisive. however, i do not agree with a lot of democrat, liberal policies, and i also, honestly, have some concerns about biden's cognitive ability right now. >> what are you going to be listening for in the debate? >> intelligence, clarity of plan, someone who loves america and wants to see it unified again. >> reporter: she'll be watching closely for that tonight. kate snow, nbc news, avon, ohio. >> i want to bring in our political director and moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd. chuck, what are you going to be looking for in tonight's debate? >> i think in some ways, joe biden probably has mor

joining us from avon, indiana, town's first black police officer about 2 years ago.and you were also the town's first black kindergarten student a while back as well, so you have some experience in breaking down barriers around the town of avon. what's it like being on patrol right now? obviously the feeling in america about police officers has become a lot more polarized. >> well, yeah, i mean, you know, obviously we have all the events in the back of your mind, why you're on patrol, however, our community has taken kind of a different shift towards, you know, the civil unrest. right now we are seeing a lot of support from our community, you know, i was at a stoplight the other day and, you know, a guy rolled up next to me and said, hey, i want to let you know that i appreciate the job that you do so those kind of interactions with the public helps us day by day because obviously we know what's going on around the country right now. leland: that trust between the department and the community it serves is so important. we just heard from the minneapolis police chief

avon schools, they gave families two options. they could choose to do in-person classes five days a week. the first day is today or they could opt for e-learning online but they say that curriculum is limited. we spoke to one family who made the decision to keep their two youngest children at home, not feeling that it was safe enough for them to head back to school but they let their high school student, who is inside the high school right now make the decision for himself. he said he didn't want to go back to school in person, he didn't feel safe doing it, he doesn't feel safe doing it. as an a.p. student focused on college and his future, he felt like e-learning did not give him enough opportunities to learn what he needed to learn in order to prepare for his future, so he made the decision to come back. listen here. >> i'm stuck between a rock and a hard place here. it's either stay home and then lose some education that could be, you know, crucial to all of college the rest of my life, or i could go to school and then i could

the world's forth largest pure play beauty group that owns avon.ing on lead to direct to consumer market on cosmetics and beauty. natura had a strong platform. it owns the popular body shop, listing in the u.s. and brazil. revenues over $10 billion to 100 million consumers 3200 stores in over 100 different markets. 40,000 employees. we spoke to the chairman of natura. he said this. >> this really takes us to the next level in terms of becoming a multibrand, multichannel company, with a brand that beloved brand. it has a presence in over 100 countries, that gives us the possibility to continue to grow our business, our company, at the same time, really embracing what something, very important for us, we charge values, causes that actually you say between natura and avon. reporter: they expect the deal to yield some synergies. 150 million to 250 million annually the first few years. ashley: great stuff. jackie deangelis, thank you very much. bring in brandywine portfolio manager jack mcintyre. 300 billion in management. that is a lot of money. i was

the avon and somerset force says it engages with people and encourages them to disperse.peration set up by avon and somerset police to respond to covid breaches. yes, we've had multiple calls that there is a street party going on. last month alone 0peration hawthorn, as it's called, had 400 call—outs. and from next week, like all forces across england, the new restrictions will mean more work for the avon and somerset team. the operation i am working on tonight, which is consisting of 18 pcs, three sergeants and an inspector, we don't want to go to a draconian position where we are not engaging with the public when we have the opportunity to do so. we need to act in a proportionate manner. proportionate policing in an urban and rural force area, which has seen countryside raves. they are already outlawed, with the threat of a £10,000 fine for the organisers. the government says the new lower six—person limit in england will make it easier for police to disperse illegal gatherings. but the police federation, which represents rank—and—file officers, says this latest change

percent of the economy zeros journal reports on one of the most popular tourist spots stratford upon avon the birthplace of william shakespeare. rough winds do shake the darling buds of may and summer's lease and all too short a date in shakespeare's sonnets the fragility of love is compared to the fleeting english summer this year in the town of his birth there wondering whether summer will come at all. we have 6 months where we take an 80. 3. out who raise our ice cream parlor owners. say the government's plan to quarantine most people arriving in the country from monday spell the end of their business. to. them is big and strong. business is because the tourists. if william shakespeare were alive today he might have turned covert 19 it's an opportunity he did after all produce some of his greatest and darkest works while under lockdown himself at home during successive outbreaks of the bubonic plague in the late 16th and early 17th century. experience deadly disease had drama and tragedy written all over it but the actors and theatre companies given life by his works now as then face f

fromfordham is with us now avon hearst. many are wondering.ress only has a few days left before it is gone. but hope to be have a package comes together? tina: i have seen a lot of optimism at the market. president-elect biden has come out strongly in favor of this package. furthermore, u.s. public support is very much in favor. i am not very optimistic we will see this. the fact we still have the antics from president trump and the signals he is sending, the refusal to concede, all of this puts pressure on republicans. we now have this signpost of january 5, the georgia runoff elections. it's like a referendum on the election results in certain ways. forly this key variable those final senate seats that is going to influence just what president-elect biden can do, if anything when he comes into office. vonnie: what decides the outcome of georgia? does stimulus have anything to do with the outcome? tina: it has everything to do with it. you can see both biden and mitch mcconnell who have worked together for decades, even being in this very tox

want to come may says macbeth time and the hour runs through the roughest day jonah stratford upon avon cleanup efforts are under way in siberia more than a week after a fuel reservoir at a power plant collapsed around $20000.00 tons of diesel spilled into a river near earl askin the arctic circle it's fair the accident could damage. the region's delicate environment compared at risk russian president vladimir putin has declared a state of emergency an inquiry is also still underway and an employee of the plant has been arrested israel's prime minister has called the killing of a palestinian man with autism a tragedy but stopped short of apologizing for it i was shot and chased and shot dead by israeli border forces last month soldiers chased him into a new book and jerusalem's old city before shooting him as he cowered next to a garbage bag and they say they mistook him for an attacker it sparked widespread condemnation within israel and around the world on the who would have been with the hoax family is a tragedy a person with a disability with autism who suspected we now know unjustl

joho al-jazeera stratford upon avon officials in afghanistan say hospitals are running out of beds to treat cope with 900 patients the health minister is warning of a looming disaster as infections rise there more than 20000 confirmed cases and 350 deaths the government says there could be as many as a 1000000 cases in the capital kabul alone many people are ignoring lock down restrictions to work and testing kids are in short supply. 2000 tests every day but you're receiving 10 times that many samples and it takes 5 to 10 days to get the results of these tests beds and cornered centers clinics and hospitals are filling up very quickly we're not able to diagnose corentin and treat all our patients because of a lack of medical facilities over here again is from the international rescue committee in afghanistan she says enforcing social distancing is difficult for the majority of afghans. afghanistan currently has over 12000000 people that are food insecure and with covert it's likely only to get worse unlike other countries many other countries afghans need to work every day just to pu

job to stratford upon avon. the leader of the roman catholic church is appealing to people to follow coronavirus guidelines as countries start coming out of lockdown pope francis sounded good morning during a service in rome attended by several 100 people italy's gradual reopening now allows the public to gather in vatican square on sundays. thank god we are coming out of the center of the virus but he was always follow the rules given to us by the authorities but unfortunately in other countries the virus is still claiming many victims last friday in one country one person was dying a minute terrible i wish to express my close news to those populations to the sick and their families and to all those who care for them. officials in afghanistan say hospitals are running out of beds to treat cope with 900 patients the health minister is warning of a looming disaster as infections rise more than 20000 confirmed cases and 250 deaths the government says there could be as many as a 1000000 cases in the capital kabul m

s most popular tourist spots stratford upon avon the birthplace of william shakespeare. rough winds do shake the darling buds of may and summer's lease and all too short a date in shakespeare's sonnet the fragility of love is compared to the fleeting english summer this year in the town of his birth there wondering whether summer will come at all. i think. sent down taking. tourist business in a business i this is we have 6 months where we take an 80 percent of our income and say we've lost 3 of those this year that who raise ice cream parlor owners sasha and her sorrow say the government's plan to quarantine most people arriving in the country from monday spell the end of their business i mean nobody is going to come and. stay in one place 2 weeks. so yeah it's national tourism is big and strong and we have a lot of tourists it's why we got so many small businesses because the tourists here. if william shakespeare were alive today he might have turned covert 19 into an opportunity he did after all produce some of his greatest and darkest works while under lockdown himse

random month in tax losses money critics argue that could have been used to fight the pandemic corn avon while big is a professor at the school of economics at the university of cape town he recently conducted a study on smokers response to the ban the missing tax revenue is not his main concern. the most important thing is that the listed market is becoming more entrenched illicit market was bad already before the lockdown started we think it's in the order of between 25 and 30 percent of the total market was really illicit at that point in time and what's happening now is that people are changing the purchasing behavior to cheaper cigarettes the illicit distributions the networks are becoming more and more established into the market and that's going to be a very very difficult thing to get rid of in time to come. president cyril ramaphosa or ignored the issue in his latest speech the independent tobacco association feature is contesting the banning court even though many initially supported its rationale behind the ban now seems unclear since the 1st of may i think it was silly and ac

the royal shakespeare company in stratford—upon—avon had a hit last christmas with the boy in the dresshas relatively few covid cases. we are really disappointed that we have been put into tier 3 here in south warwickshire and stratford—upon—avon and have had to close the shows that we had prepared pre— and post—christmas and were sold out. while many theatres are unable to open in england, most remain shut in scotland and all are closed in wales and northern ireland. venue owners say they have invested heavily to make theie auditoria covid—secure and that they are safe spaces. the uk government said it had made progress by allowing some live performances and the vaccine roll—out should provide a path back to normality. will gompertz, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. notjust not just panto not just pa nto but notjust panto but also snow in december. yes, look at the satellite, this clu b yes, look at the satellite, this club got a lot of rain into england and wales but showers are following in and they will stream into wales and the southwest overnight tonig

sian lloyd, bbc news, stratford—upon—avon.nt on bbc news, the film review, but first here's click. hello you, and hello, lara, how are you doing? hello, i'm good thank you, and you seem to have cut your hair. yes, the haircut has finally happened, and i have to say, the relationship survived. there was no blood and to be honest, i think she has done a pretty good job, don't you? it is looking good, but has the colour changed a bit? yes, i am trying a new artificial silver colour, shall we say — don't worry, i will be returning to my natural colour of suspiciously brown as soon as i can get back to a proper hairdresser. you have had a good week, you had a lockdown birthday. that's right, it was very nice but i don't think the years need to count in lockdown. in your house, though, there has been an important birthday. i had the terrifying task of hosting a 10th birthday for my son and seven of his friends on video chat. and it's notjust children who are missing events. we all are. and music has been a real casualty of this — so

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there are more swans than people at the moment by the river avon.estrictions. even on a cold, wet december day, stratford would normally have many thousands of visitors, either coming to the theatre or the town's many attractions, but because it's in tier 3, they can't open and the visitors haven't come which is having a massive effect on the town's economy. the pandemic never seems to end. at the arden hotel, they are getting ready in case they can reopen this weekend, but it may not be worth it, especially if tougher restrictions come back in injanuary. we need to be looking slightly more long—term, in terms of understanding what the strategy is for hospitality. we probably need a minister for hospitality to help us manage our way out of what will be a really tough position. the same concerns are being expressed across england. in manchester, they've endured restrictions longer than most. there is a strong case now for a substantial part of greater manchester to be in tier2. and bear in mind, people here have been under restrictions for four and a

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there have been a couple of work in avon, and i greencastle, which is right around the corner from avon. ,ere in terre haute indiana, where i live, i don't know. host: how old are your children? ?re they school age caller: they are 10, 7 and four. host: are they in school right now? caller: they are on a two hour delay. host: what do you tell them when you are asked about all the things we are seeing in the news , especially this week regarding coronavirus. what do you say to them? caller: i tell my kids it is like a fluke. i say stay clean, wash your hands, cover your mouth, i just tell them the basics that i know how to do to keep from getting sick. host: you say you are not panicking, that you are calm. caller: i'm not panicking. at first i was in a panic mode, this is the end of the world, but now i stopped panicking. i go to work every day, i cannot afford to miss, and my job gives us vacation time, so i do have that available, through my employer. i don't want to miss work. clean, them just to keep so our walmart is out of toilet paper. i think people are going more crazy, and tha

from the global hits produced by the royal shakespeare company in stratford—upon—avon, to contemporaryssics presented at liverpool's everyman and playhouse theatres, making money for the local economy and inspiring generations of actors to tread the boards. kim cattrall found global fame as new yorker samantha in sex and the city, but she discovered acting as a young girl in liverpool. the local theatres meant everything to me because i was so inspired by them. i look back on the dreams that i had, but they all started regionally. the theatres in each of these towns, in liverpool, they belong to the people of that city. not at the moment they don't. covid—19 has forced theatres to close, leaving many of those in the regions in a perilous situation. a southampton theatre group, a centrepiece of the city's cultural quarter, has gone into administration. the lighthouse theatre down the coast in poole is also facing a grim future, with cash reserves fast running out. we have got six to eight weeks where we can survive. but beyond that, it would be very difficult to continue. opening with s

she is a partner and head of global strategy at avon hearst, political and legal advisory boutique indon. thank you for being patient with us as we worked through some of those technical issues. in the u.s. and europe where you are, we are five weeks into the worst of the covid-19 shutdown on the economy. policymakers acted very quickly, especially central banks. in retrospect, do you think policymakers relied on to much of the playbook they used in 2008-20 oh nine by throwing money at the problem first, but or was that the correct response? tina: the important thing has been the swiftness of the central banks' response because that gives national policymakers to do their thing with fiscal stimulus. and so, i think investors are very grateful to central banks for what they have done, and we have seen some unprecedented scale of stimulus measures coming, but probably, there is still not enough to deal with this, and you know, what i mean playbook,t crisis this is not just a financial crisis. crisis, aconomic financial crisis, but a public health crisis, and i think that means we have t

to teachers and families. >> reporter: avon federation of teachers says the district is leaving manythem in the dark. >> we really not been given any information from the health department or from the board about why the decisions are being made. >> reporter: there are four confirmed cases in the district. two students and two staff members. many more kwuquarantined. so far the district hasn't released any official numbers. >> how many first graders have to be quarantined before it's too many? in my opinion it's one. >> reporter: as students learn from home this week, the district is working on a hybrid learning approach before resuming full time august 31st. an option some say could work. >> it helps us maintain our relationships with our students. there's not a lot of learning going on without the relationships. >> those reports from our affiliates in indiana and kxas in texas. >>> an entire off campus o sorority is under quarantine at oklahoma state university after 23 members tested positive. only one member has shown symptoms. 20,000 students are expected to return to campus tom

percent of the economy the whole report from one of the most popular tourist spots strafford upon avon the birthplace of william shakespeare. rough winds do shake the darling buds of may and summer's lease all too short a date in shakespeare's sonnets the fragility of love is compared to the fleeting english summer this year in the town of his birth there wondering whether summer will come at all. down taking. the tourist business in a business i this is we have 6 months where we take an 80 percent of their income and say we've lost 3. out who raise our ice cream parlor owners sasha and her mom sarah say the government's plan to quarantine most people arriving in the country from monday spell the end of their business. if they stay in place 2 weeks. national tourism is big and strong and we have a lot of tourists it's why we got so many small businesses because the tourists here. if william shakespeare were alive today he might have turned covert 19 into an opportunity he did after all produce some of his greatest and darkest works while under lockdown himself at home during successive