asda is facing uncertainty of a different kind.he last month or so. markets have been ina good last month or so. markets have been in a good run, we have had some disappointing results from some us companies. with the tech giants, amazon and apple, the results were pretty good. this is part of life on the stock market. they never go up ina straight the stock market. they never go up in a straight line but they are remarkably reliable in the long term. thank you very much. let‘s have a look at the markets. ftse is down 1.4%. a similar story in europe. also those tech shares are still markedly down. thank you very much. you survived it! i hope you will come back. prince harry and meghan have been given a warm welcome in tonga, the latest stop on their royal tour. children were given the day off school and people skipped work to catch a glimpse of the duke and duchess of sussex. our royal correspondent jonny dymond reports. for a style icon, a new accessory. the welcome for harry and meghan was warm and noisy. and this was just the st

just hearing from the press association who are saying the supermarket giant asda is to consult withnext year which huge total up to 2500 jobs being lost. the supermarket giant asda, according to the press association, consulting with staff over potentialjob losses. we have had a statement from as they're saying in a competitive retail market their customers expect great value and ease of service, we have to look at how we can work more quickly and efficiently for them, that inevitably means they have to consider changing the roles, changing at how we can work more quickly and efficiently for the customers and inevitably that means we need to consider changing the roles of people in our stores. that statement from asda, so the pa reporting that they are consulting staff over potentialjob losses of 2500 jobs. on sunday brazilians will vote in the second round of presidential elections. jair bolsonaro is the front runner in the race. a recent poll ahead of sunday's vote has him with 50 percent of the vote, and his opponent fernando haddad from the left wing workers' party on 35%. the c

what lies behind this consultation at asda?ess and the structural changes they will need to make ina structural changes they will need to make in a vastly more competitive industry. the way that consumers shop is changing, and this has put under stress the business model. the discounters have come into the market, doubling their market share over the last five years, and that is putting pressure on their profitability staff costs are a significant percentage of what they spend, i assume? significant percentage of what they spend, iassume? absolutely. we estimate that operating costs are rising about 3% year—on—year, which is outstripping sales growth for many retailers and, if you look at staffing costs, they comprise about 46% of operating costs, and they are being driven higher by the national living wage, the minimum wage, the apprenticeship levy, and then there are apprenticeship levy, and then there a re costs like apprenticeship levy, and then there are costs like business rates remaining a significant burden. all of that

it is thought thatjobs in the george areas of asda stores could also be affected.operations being suspended at the uk's only active shale gas fracking site, just 11 days after it was given the go—ahead. a 0.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded this morning close to the site in lancashire. the energy firm quadrilla has halted drilling at the site until tomorrow, following the tremors. a man was physically restrained by staff at salisbury cathedral after an apparent attempt to steal a copy of the magna carta. witnesses saw a man use a hammer to smash the glass which protects the 800—year—old document, believed to be the best—preserved of four original magna cartas. police made an arrest shortly afterwards. helena lee reports from salisbury. this is what's left of the glass protective home to magna carta, damaged after yesterday's hammer attack in the cathedral‘s chapterhouse. it happened just before 5pm yesterday afternoon. visitors watched on as a man went up to the glass with a hammer and began to smash it, triggering the alarm. the man then tried to leave the cathe

we've got sainsbury‘s, asda possible merger looming. if tesco in good shape to ta ke looming.re some pretty strong headwinds? it is in good shape, a lot better shape than it was. you're absolutely right, the sector is still pretty competitive. you've got aldi and lidl. aldi looking to open 130 new stores and we've got this huge megamerger between sainsbury‘s and asda which will put pressure on prices. it's great for consumers but a worry for tesco. it recently took over booker and signed an important agreement with carrefour so i think it's in good shape for the battle. thank you. lots of companies out their earnings, including topps tiles. topps tiles turning a corner, showing improvement in the final quarter of its financial year. like—for—like sales at just quarter of its financial year. like—for—like sales atjust over 1%. a good news story for the high street, as if tesco. more detail about tesco on the website, including jack's which it has launched recently. you're watching business live — our top story. the european parliament is due to vote today on proposals to cut ve

it is thought thatjobs in the george areas of asda stores could also be affected. at salisbury cathedral — after an apparent attempt to steal a copy of the magna carta. witnesses saw a man use a hammer to smash the glass which protects the 800 year old document, believed to be the best—preserved of four original magna cartas. police made an arrest shortly afterwards. helena lee reports from salisbury. this is what's left of the glass protective home to magna carta, damaged after yesterday's hammer attack in the cathedral‘s chapterhouse. it happened just before 5pm yesterday afternoon. visitors watched on as a man went up to the glass with a hammer and began to smash it, triggering the alarm. the man then tried to leave the cathedral through the cloisters here with a hammer in his hand but, when he got outside, staff grabbed onto him and held him until the police arrived. the manuscript, which is more than 800 years old, was saved from being damaged by a second layer of glass. the dean of salisbury says he is shocked by the incident, and has praised the staff who re

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this is the future, it depends you speak to, some of the richest retailers like waitrose, morrisons, asda whether this is the end of the supermarket checkout. amazon has launched five stores in america so file called amazon goes. supporters say it easy—to—use them. you scan your mobile phone on your way into the store, you and you pick things off the shelf. you don't have discount bar codes and you walk out. —— don't have discount bar codes. i will read the details. to use this, they use computer vision, deep learning algorithms and sensor fusion. sensor fusion? what that means do people like you and me is there a lot of high—tech video camera. they track what you take off the shelf, what you put back on the shelf, and when you walk out of the store, your mobile phone is registered, it pops up how much you owe and you pay as you walk out and that's it. and watch this space because there are reports that amazon go scouting potential locations to launch in the uk. not just the end of the supermarket till but potentially the end of shoplifting? a lot of trust on the customers from this. than

tesco, sainsbury‘s and asda all saw their share of the grocery market fall in the three months to octoberose from 6.8% to 7.6% and lidl rose from 5.2% to 5.6%. paddy power betfair has been fined £2.2m for failing to stop stolen money being gambled through its website and for failing to protect customers showing signs of problem gambling. the regulator says this is "simply not acceptable". the firm has now apologised. european stock markets mostly rose tuesday but london dropped as oil prices pulled back from a recent surge. share prices of heavyweight energy companies, including shelland bp, declined by about 1.5% as crude oil lost more than half a dollar. that's all the business news. self—harm is an issue that's normally associated with teenagers and young adults but there are concerns that it goes largely unnoticed in the over 655. that's the conclusion of new research published in the lancet this morning. the doctor behind it has told bbc news that the issue deserves more attention, as john maguire reports. for more than 20 years, jane used to hurt herself deliberately. i was raped wh

we always call you secretary, you were secretary of defence before that he was an asda and before thatngressman. i won't ask you to ask you to count hammy midterm elections you've been through, as a senator you've been through, as a senator you went through midterms when president reagan was president. would you have wanted ronald reagan to come up to maine to campaign for you? it would have been useful. any time the president comes on your behalf it is helpful if he is the president of your party. russell reagan by the way were someone who was seen reagan by the way were someone who was seen as more of a reagan by the way were someone who was seen as more of a healer, he was not, even though his rhetoric was conservative commie was very pragmatic commie was somebody who embraced people who had different backgrounds. so he would have been popular in the state of maine, even though he and i may have disagreed ona number of though he and i may have disagreed on a number of issues. i was very much involved, i was prepared to hold him accountable and did for what was taking place by someth

regulators will widen their investigation into sainsbury‘s planned merger with asda to take account of have you ever had money sitting in account... i know you have millions in your offshore account! i wouldn't be sitting here! you have forgotten your transaction code, you cannot get into your account so you just say you know what, forget it, i don't care any more. that apparently is happening to millions of people and it means we are foregoing quite a lot in savings and investments because of the lost or forgotten password. let's talk this through now with kevin, what is your password? let's talk this through now with kevin, what is your password ?ij let's talk this through now with kevin, what is your password? i know you have tried lots of times to get it so i'm not going to tell you this time! it's incredible how many of us seem to have forgotten these passwords and how much money we are leaving behind because of its. according to this survey it is one in seven people have lost track of their savings or their pensions, their savings or their pensions, their financial matters. if th

tesco, sainsbury‘s and asda all saw their share of the grocery market fall in the three months to octoberer betfair has been fined £2.2 million for failing to stop stolen money being gambled through its website and for failing to protect customers showing signs of problem gambling. the regulator says this is "simply not acceptable". the firm has now apologised. a quick look at the markets. paddy power, despite that fine, its shares up 2%. brent is back to about $80. shares up 2%. brent is back to about $80, but remember that tension with iran and saudi arabia putting pressure on the price. and tomorrow uk inflation figures and that is susceptible to move as brexit negotiations continue. thank you. in a moment the weather, but first let's look at some of the most striking images of the day. how about this — a robot which can do parkour. developed by the tech firm boston dynamics, the humanoid has been taught several skills during its development, including how to run, jump over objects and perform backflips. the company has suggested atlas may one day be used in search and rescue operation