the ukip donor, aaron banks has said he won't stand as an mp in the general election.had previously suggested he would contest the seat of clacton after the mp, douglas carswell, left ukip to sit as an independent. well we can speak now to look east's political editor, andrew sinclair, who's been following the aaron banks story and joins me live now from our norwich studio. aaron banks admitted he knows nothing about this seaside town in essex, so this is no surprise. in one sense, no, he said he had only ever visited clacton once and he knew nothing about the local area. and so today's meeting in clacton was about getting to know the area and getting to know the people, and aaron banks steamed into clacton with a massive media presence following him. he posed for photographs and eight ice cream and he met voters and he told everyone that he thought he would make a very good candidate if he was picked. he also met local members of ukip and they told him that yes, they appreciated his support and his offer to bring finance into the campaign, but they said they didn't ha

aaron banks will not be standing in this election, but he will have a presence in the background, in cton presence in the background, in the clacton election campaign. to be clear, the local party did not want him. when i spoke to them a few hours ago, when i was in clacton, they were very tall between really wanting his money and really wanting the exposure they would get from having a high—profile candidate —— very torn. this was a party that became divided in 2014 when douglas ca rswell defected to ukip became divided in 2014 when douglas carswell defected to ukip because they already had a strong local party in clacton and they had a candidate ready to fight the general election in 2015 and he was moved to the side in favour of douglas ca rswell the side in favour of douglas carswell who had defected from the conservatives and that divided ukip. the wounds that caused in clacton have taken a long time to heal and i just think the party was really torn between wanting every bank ‘s money and support but also they did not wa nt to and support but also they did not want to divide th

the ukip donor, aaron banks has said he won't stand as an mp in the general election.d him whether he was surprised by the change of heart. in one sense, no, because he said he knew nothing about clapton. aaron banks steamed into clacton, a massive media presence following him around, he posed for photographs and had ice cream and he said he would make a very good candidate if he was picked. but he also met local members of ukip and they told him that yes, they appreciated his support and in particular his offer to bring finance into the campaign, but they said they did have a local candidate already chosen, someone lined up, who was quite well—known in the area, and this seems to have influenced aaron banks decision. he has said in a statement that he has no intention of standing in the way of hard—working no intention of standing in the way of ha rd—working activists no intention of standing in the way of hard—working activists who are the soul of the party. so himself and nigel farage will be campaigning ha rd and nigel farage will be campaigning hard in clacton and

the major ukip donor, aaron banks, says he won't stand as an mp in the general election. of clacton, after the mp, douglas carswell, left ukip to sit as an independent. he said he made the decision not to stand after meeting ukip councillors in the constituency and will now supportjeff bray. a 21 year—old man is being questioned by police, after a former royal navy officer died tackling burglars outside his home in manchester. mike samwell who was 35, is thought to have been run over by his own car, while it was being stolen yesterday morning. danny savage reports: mike samwell, a 35—year—old former royal navy officer. he and his wife were asleep in their home in chorlton in the early hours of yesterday when they were awoken by intruders. he went to investigate. what happened in the following few moments saw mr samwell run over by his own car and killed. the high—powered audi s3 was soon found abandoned a few miles away. where mike samwell was fatally injured is now the scene of a murder enquiry, leaving neighbours and friends at a loss. he was such a nice bloke. we all l

former ukip donor aaron banks has arrived in clacton for a visit today, after he said he will stand for trip follows his comments last week when he admitted he "knows nothing" about the essex seaside town. well, earlier our reporter andrew sinclair was in thorpe—le—soken, where arron banks arrived as part of his visit, to explain the reasons behind the trip. he arrived about ten minutes ago. he said he was looking forward to meeting local party members. he is at this hoteljust outside clacton, he is meeting local party members. we think he is going to give them lunch and he is going to tell them why he would like to stand over ukip candidate. we expect him to go into cla cton candidate. we expect him to go into clacton itself to do a bit of a walk around and actually meet some real voters. as you said, he does not really know this area at all. he told the bbc‘s sunday politics programme yesterday that he has only ever programme yesterday that he has only ever been to clacton once before but he does want to stand here and he said that he thought ukip would not put anyone up against him a

some news, ukip donor aaron banks will not be standing in the general election in clapton and maybe notold front moving south and the cold air follows behind and eventually we will all have the cold airwhen eventually we will all have the cold air when the eventually we will all have the cold airwhen the rain eventually we will all have the cold air when the rain clears away from the south—eastern corner. for many it will be clear skies overnight and we have the arctic air in place and the temperatures will be dipping away. 2—3 and even colder in rural areas. a widespread frost to begin, and also wintry showers, northern scotla nd and also wintry showers, northern scotland and the north east of england. heavy showers in places, there could be hale and thunder. it will feel colder especially in the east. if you get a hailstorm it could feel close to freezing, but that will be fairly temporary. goodbye for now. a run off between political outsiders. emmanuel macron's one—year—old party and marine le pen's front national. we'll be looking at what each presidential candidate means for the e

he has become an independent, and so now the major ukip donor aaron banks has said that he will stand, so good, but what people here are saying is that they are not necessarily sure that ukip is the way to go now. i think many people i spoke to make the point that ukip, to them at least, that you have been created to get britain out of the eu, to create brexit. that is happening, and now ukip may not be the party they want going forward. in fact, not be the party they want going forward. infact, many not be the party they want going forward. in fact, many people said they understood exactly why theresa may has called this election. she has been framing it as an election to give her a stronger mandate to get a better brexit deal. people here, the vast majority very in favour of leaving the eu, and many saying she is right to do that to get that strong mandate for two reasons: partly, of course, a personal mandate for her, for theresa may herself, but also because a stronger majority, a larger majority, would mean that she is not being held hostage, perhaps, by the small majority of con

the bank ofjapan, aaron, is basically, maybe, upgrading growth projections for the new financial yearctions owing to the rebound in global trade. japan has seen a marked increase in exports, employment growth and industrial production and the imf has raised gdp growth outlook for the year in the latest world economic outlook report. monetary policy won't likely see movement on interest rates at this meeting. corporate governance as we have discussed will be key because over the last few months we've seen japanese companies such as fujifilm and toshiba making headlines because of poor corporate governance issues, so we of poor corporate governance issues, so we will likely see key discussion during this meeting of the board members of the bank ofjapan over the next 48 hours. ok, rico, i know that you are going to get your eyes on that, and i will too, if i can. it is not the most exciting, though, is it, seriously! 0k, good on you, rico! with south korea's presidential election drawing near, questions are being raised about how corruption in the country was allowed to flourish at the h

to hold their hustings on wednesday night to choose their candidate for the general election, so aaron bankss, snow falling, continue to get wintry weather through the course of today through the upland areas especially. to the south, it looks like it will stay fairly cloudy, now feeling the cold as of yet. the north part of the country, preaching southern areas tonight. today, lots of clear skies across the bulk of the uk, but hit and of clear skies across the bulk of the uk, but hitand miss of clear skies across the bulk of the uk, but hit and miss showers, sleet and snow, towns and cities will dropped down to around 1—3dc. tomorrow starts on a sunny know for many of us. but the sunshine around three england and wales. england and northern england, some hell storms around, thunder and lightning as well, but sunshine as well. if you do get caught in some of the hailstorms, it may feel like it is freezing, a really chilly day on the way tomorrow. this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines at 12.30: political newcomer emmanuel macron faces far—right leader marine le pen in the run—off for the f

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aaron heslehurst. day of reckoning on wall street — can america's banking giants back their sky—high share prices withprofits? plus, scooter boys beware. why your take—away food could soon be arriving by robot. hello, and welcome to bbc world news. an all—time low — the verdict on us relations with russia from both president trump and his secretary of state. rex tillerson‘s talks in moscow were never going to be easy, but it now seems clear the kremlin has not budged in its support for syria's president assad, despite last week's chemical attack. the us and russia are poles apart on pretty much everything from syria to the many questions about russian interference in the us election. from washington, laura bicker. president trump is paying a political price for launching these missiles against the syrian government. relations with russia are at an all—time low. vladimir putin said this us attack was an act of aggression. but donald trump said it was in response to a suspected war crime. the us believes the syrian president was responsible for using chemical weapons against civilians. at a press confer

aaron heslehurst and ben bland. day of reckoning on wall street. can america's banking giants back their sky—high share prices with sky—high profits? live from london, that's our top story on thursday the 13th of april. jpmorgan, wells fargo and citi kick off the earnings seasons where we'll get to learn the strength of any trump bump. also in the programme: "they're not currency manipulators" — the us president makes a big u—turn on his view of china's monetary policy. and as always we'll give you the latest lowdown on what's happening on the markets all around the world. cautious trading continues. and we'll be getting the inside track on the key to success in china. the founder of uk high street stalwart timpson‘s will be here to explain why he's expanding his key—cutting and shoe repair business overseas, and why brexit was the right thing to do. today, as burger king launches a new ad that hijacked google‘s home assistant, we want to know: do adverts need to be more creative to get your attention these days? let us know. just use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. hello and

will our banks run with ukip's blessing? aaronrs, and the party is talking to aaron about how he can help us in this general election, as it does with many people, and i would say watch this space over the next few days. this isa man space over the next few days. this is a man who insulted many people from liverpool and beyond with his comments which many found distasteful about hillsborough. would you be comfortable having someone would you be comfortable having someone like that bearing the ukip banner? aaron can defend himself. what he said was wrong,.. let's see if he works with ukip in some manner during this election. you have to move on in life, and we all had to apologise for things we do wrong. what i am saying to you as there may bea what i am saying to you as there may be a way in which... i don't know, maybe not. you have talked about tactical voting and have set in some circumstances it might be more appropriate to have ukip supporters put their vote to the conservatives if it is the kind of mp who will get the kind o

banking giants back their sky—high share prices with sky—high profits? plus, scooter boys beware — why your takeaway food could soon be arriving by robot. i'm aaronrst. welcome to world business report. lots going on. if you give me about eight minutes i will give you a snapshot of all the latest in the world of his ascent of money. —— world of his ascent of money. —— world of his ascent of money. —— world of business. also coming up, more surprises from president trump as he eases trade tensions with china. we start on wall street, where it's a hugely important day for investors. now we know the share prices of banks have soared in the months following president trump's election, led by america's biggest banks, which are up by almost 25%. but in recent weeks doubts have been creeping in, rattling the markets. today we get first quarter results from the biggest us bank, jp morgan chase, and later from its rival citigroup. they're the first of a barrage of reports from america's biggest companies. will they be good enough to justify the trump rally, or confirm those fears that it's a bubble waiting to burst? president trump has famously promised t

aaron's mattress questions! it's important. you look for a good mattress and internet! plenty of details on the bbc website. to the bankrepresent a 20% stake in hornby asking for the boss to go. the chairman is being proposed to leave hornby. we like talking about it. full details on the website. you're watching business live. the so—called stem subjects — science, technology, engineering and maths — are often seen as vital skills for business. but how do you make those subjects attractive and interesting for students? i liked science, but i didn't like maths. i didn't like any of them. i'm joking! last year the bbc gave about one million devices called the micro bit to children in the uk in an effort to encourage computer programming. one of the companies involved in the project was called technology will save us. it sells do—it—yourself kits for children. so far they've sold more than 100,000 kits which let you build all kinds of things from robots to games and even musical instruments. bethany koby, co—founder of technology will save us. welcome. you brought some of your kits in. we will have a look in a moment. wha

nationals and phillies game two at the bank tonight and the focus the start of the game was on the young righty aaronowed nola facing trouble. franco doing it by himself. five-three double play to end the inking the bottom of the first this is all the phillies need. phillies five to nothing. kendrick clears them with the bases loaded. three run triple to the wall phillies set a team record with 12 runs scored they accept 16 batters to the plate and save to say that's all they would need. phils within 17-three. >>> flyers season was supposed to be about making the playoffs. after a disappointing season two as gm ron hex stole and the flyers needed to show progress in year three and unfortunately that ship has sailed. the flyers will finish with worst record than last year and eliminated from play off contention last sunday the show must go off. interesting off season for sure. two games last. flyers and blue jackets first period scoreless. pierre puts the flyers on the board. one to nothing good guys. fast forward flyers up two to one on the power play that's the captain claude giroux who finds vorach

banks. one b and one big miss. we are looking at the numbers and what it mean ifs your money. with us for the hour, joe, stephany, john and pete and aaron brown. head of global macro investments with ubs o conor. goldman k, worst perform ng the dow right now. wilfred frost is breaking it down. it was really the trading view u that got goldman. >> bank of america on fixed income, up 30%. goldman sachs flat only up 1%. on the earnings call, new incoming cfo is first to deal with. he said there was particular focus on weak commodities where they have a higher exposure. in general, he said it was lower volumes, not because of specific positions. he said it was a volume's things and said no quarter particularly defines the franchise. this doesn't mean our franchise is broken, but a big outliar. on the other conclusion, i spoke to one investor and he cited the fact they don't have the big commercial bank to off set things and therefore, they weren't getting the flow coming in from other areas. we did see that in terms of jpmorgan citi. which is something to bear in mind. >> i thought it was interesting on the conference call from marty chavez

bank scandal ..(steve) disgraced former n-f-l player and convicted murderer aaron hernandez is dead...r new england patriots player was found hanged in his cell this morning.. catherine heenan is here with details on what happened... and how some question whether it was actually suicide.. (catherine) massachusetts corrections authorities say hernandez used a bed sheet whichhe attached to his cell window... and had tried to block the doorway by putting various items in the way.. this is video after hernandez was arrested in 20- 13... his lawyer says he intends to conduct his own investigation into what happened..saying tonight that there were "no conversations or correspondence from aaron to his family or legalteam to indicate anything like this was possible." the former n-f-l star was sentenced to life in prison for the killing of former friend odin lloyd. but just last friday - was acquitted of killing two men outside a boston nightclub in 20-12. another of his lawyers talked to reporters tonight...saying he finds the suicide hardto understand.. . robert proctor/attorney:i can only sp

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banks then ever before. you got next? chase. helping you master what's now and what's next. (steve) convicted murderer and former nfl star aaronndez was found hanged in his massachusetts prison cell today. investigators say he had "attempted to block his door from the inside by jamming the door with various items" but tonight -- the former pro athlete's family wants an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. reporter andy rose has the latest. ((((nats: "guilty of murder in the first degree")))) convicted murderer and former professional football player aaron hernandez was found hanged in his jail cell wednesday morning.the apparent suicide comes just days after hernandez was aqcuitted in a double murder case.but he was already serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of semi-pro football player, odin lloyd.hernandez, was once a rising star with the new england patriots.but two murder trials and one conviction later, he was instead going to spend the rest of his life in prison. hernandez was in the process of appealing his conviction when he died. now because of state law, his conviction could be vacated.

nationals and phillies game two at the bank and the focus at the start of the game was on young righty aaron first bases loaded nola facing troub trouble. franco doing it by himself, five-three double play tone the ink. phils lease up five to nothing. kendrick clears the bases with a three run triple to the wall. the phillies set a team record with 12 runs scored. they sent 16 batters to the plate and safe to say that's all they would need. they go on to win 17-three. not talking eagles there. that's for sure. >>> talk flyers. the season was supposed to be all about making the playoffs after a disappointing season two as general manage are you ron and the flyers needed to show progress in year three. unfortunate until ship has sailed. the flyers will finish with worst record than last year and were eliminated from play off contention last sunday. so the show must go on. two games left. flyers and blue jackets yesterday. first period scoreless at the wells fargo sent and pierre belmar puts the flyers on the board one to nothing good guys. fast forward second period flyers up two-one on the po

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banks then ever before. you got next? chase. helping you master what's now and what's next. today a judge aqquitted former nfl star aaronandez of murder, armed assault with intent to murder and other charges"do you find the defendant not guilty, guilty of murder in the 1st degree.. or guilty of murder in the 2nd degree... not guilty"he was however sentenced to an additional four to five years in prison over his conviction on a charge of unlawful possession of a gun.hernandez already is serving life in prison in the death of a man who was dating his fiancee's sister.today he was acquitted on charges in the 2012 murders of daniel de abreu and safiro furtado. prosecutors said the former new england patriots tight end killed the men because he was angry over a spilled drink at a nightclub.hernandez denied killing them...and cried quietly as the verdict was being read.his attorney...jose biaz...the same man who got casey anthony off after she was charged with killing her daughter. (vicki) a bay area based pharmaceutical company. says a drug it sold to arkansas that will be used to execute seven inmates. was not intended to b