with some breaking news to bring you about equal pay a supermarket chain asda, asda has lost the firste stores and warehouse colleagues deserve an equal hourly pay rate. the company has also been ordered to pay costs, and he‘s been denied the right to appeal. the next stage, which is a ruling over if work is notjust comparable but of equal value is expected in may, and just a bit of background. asda is just expected in may, and just a bit of background. asda isjust one expected in may, and just a bit of background. asda is just one of a number of supermarkets facing such claims, but it is the furthest along in the process. so this ruling will potentially apply to other supermarket chains in a similar position, and collectively they are estimated to be potentially liable for back pay of £8 billion. a coroner has ruled that inquests into the deaths of five people who died in the 1974 guildford pub bombings are to resume more than a0 years after they were suspended. the four soldiers and one civilian died when the ira blew up a pub they were in. joining me from woking is our correpondent

first it was asda and today morrisons and tesco have also both annouced they are cutting their petrolenefit from up to ip per litre off unleaded and 2p per litre off diesel. sainsburys is yet to cut the cost of fuel on its forecourts. is this a price cutting war? simon williams is from the rac. you think supermarkets are not doing enough to keep up with each other in terms of cost—cutting for petrol? enough to keep up with each other in terms of cost-cutting for petrol? we often talk about a price war with supermarkets, unfortunately, it has been a cold war since october, when wholesale prices started to fall. retailers have been making a bigger margin than they would normally do, and that is had a negative effect on the average price we pay across the uk, which currently stands at 124 petrol and 134 diesel. if they were being fair with motorists, we would being fair with motorists, we would be paying a lot less for our fuel than we are now, immigration what has happened. —— 120 four petrol and 134 diesel. why i do it they doing this? usually they use pedal as a way to get people into

much sainsbury's needs asda.llowed sainsbury's and asda to tie up. without that merger there is a big question about where it goes next. a lot of investors will be pinning their hopes on the cma being lenient with sainsbury's and you have to look also at the impact of the discounters, algae and little. no case to we have the big four seeing a broader market. there is a much broader sense of competition and the market and that might be in favour of sainsbury's. thank you very much indeed. good news from majestic wine. more detail on the web page. their sales were up 6.2% in the ten weeks up to christmas. financial markets are all higher in europe following a very strong close in asia earlier today. we will see how long that lasts. now let's get the inside track on the push for pre—owned. awarness is growing about the environmental and ethical impact of fast fashion and the consumer goods industry. xupes, a family—owned british business, is tapping into the high end bit of that, specialising in luxury, now let's ge

asda has lost the latest round of a long—running legal battle with its staff over equal pay.er paid shop staff, who are mostly women, can compare themselves with higher paid warehouse workers, who are mostly men. giving judgment at the court of appeal, seniorjudges dismissed asda's appeal and ruled thousands of retail workers, mostly women, should be paid the same as those working in the supermarket‘s depots. mps say social media companies should be subject to a legal duty of care to protect the health and wellbeing of younger users of their sites. in a report, the commons science and technology committee calls for a regulator to oversee social media. the nspcc, which has been calling for the changes, has welcomed the report. investment in the uk car industry has fallen by nearly 80% in the past three years according to the society of motor manufacturers and traders. the group says that brexit uncertainty has put the sector on "red alert", but has also blamed uncertainty about diesel cars and falling sales in china. more on today's main stories coming up on newsroom live here

on future cast, you can see the clear skies asda for torrow, it warms up tomorrow. we are going to fast-forward into the weekend. future cast taking you through saturday and sunday with the rain returning this weekend. it actually continues with the series of storms for early next week as well. the weather pattern is going to be changing for us. the daytime highs today, 56 in san francisco. 57 in oakland. 58 degrees in center say and santa rosa. 54 for fairfield. here is that 7-day forecast. sun today. also for tomorrow. it warms up more for thursday. more clouds on friday. there we go with that rain for the weekend. saturday looks like a soaker. we are look at rain for sunday, monday, tuesday, and actually even wednesday of next week. we still have the chance of rain. some big changes are coming beginning this weekend. let's check in on traffic. >> we have trouble spots just in. >>> let's take a look at 101. this is right at 17th street. not too far from this live shot, we have reports of an accident. that's actually 101. i will show you that on the map. this is on

here's your business headlines on afternoon live asda has lost its appeal against a ruling that storehouse workers, who are mostly men. uk house prices grew at the slowest annual rate for nearly six years injanuary, according to the nationwide. the lender said price growth "almost ground to a complete halt". only three out of 17 water firms in england and wales have passed the latest review by regulator 0fwat. it says companies need to deliver customers better service for less money. maryam is here with news from the federal reserve in the us? the federal reserve has indicated it won't raise interest rates anytime soon, marking an abrupt turnaround from earlier statements that suggested it would gradually increase rates. it said it is not sure where it is going to go with interest—rate, and it is interesting because president trump has been pressuring the years of federal reserve to change the policy for a while, because you think high interest rates have a negative impact on markets, which he thinks are very important. so, why has the us federal reserve done this? let's go to washing

asda is everyone else in parliament. we'll keep you across every single twist and turn.cloud flew us the - in the cloud flew us some - in the cloud flew us some - in t but.oud flew us some- in t but a jd flew us some- in t but a mild to day. to - day. i broad one sector the uk, essentially winds 7— . winds er milder sooth—westerly winds bringingmilder‘ to the north they were —— air. to the north they were —— weather front bringing air. to the north they were —— weatherfront bringing rain, heavy and persistent times in the north—west. elsewhere the odd shower, largely dry today, there will be some bright sunny spells breaking through the cloud especially towards the east. look at the temperatures, 10—11d, really quite mild. 0vernight tonight rain across the north and west of scotla nd across the north and west of scotland eventually moving south—east words pushing through northern ireland into the far north—west of england during the early hours of wednesday. keeping the mild air, temperatures not falling below 6—9d. a pretty mild start but then this cold front moving south an

more than morrissons and not too far behind asda in competition.pointed that it has slipped. they will be aware of the fact that morrissons on monday announced price discounts of 930 byproducts. they will be aware of the challenge posed by aldi and lidl. they will be looking over their shoulder at amazon which has bought whole foods, but isn‘t yet letting people know what their plans are in the split your area. they will be looking over their shoulder. that is one reason why they are in this process of trying to merge with asda and we are waiting to find out what will happen from the regular. nothing was said about that at all today. that is interesting. how do you think that will go? the condition markets authority has come back with more questions. sainsbury and asda were pushing them to get on with it, now they have regulator, can we have more time to add your question. the regular it asset no. they have taken toa regular it asset no. they have taken to a tribunal. it is like saying to the referee you are stupid. not a great way in and influenci

asda has lost its appeal against a ruling that store staff can compare their roles with people workingho are mostly women, can compare themselves with higher paid warehouse workers, who are mostly men. uk house prices grew at the slowest annual rate for nearly six years injanuary, according to the nationwide. the lender said price growth "almost ground to a complete halt". only three out of 17 water firms in england and wales have passed the latest review by regulator ofwat. it says companies need to deliver customers better service for less money. with two months to go until the uk is due to leave the eu, how are firms and the uk economy faring and preparing? while some businesses claim to have been put under unprecedented pressure. others say they a no deal exit would not be a disaster. let's talk to one such business. (pres) stephen irish, founder and commercial director stephen irish, founder and commercial director of hyperdrive innovation joins us. thanks forjoining us. explain how you have been able to expand and innovate over the past year. what we do is very much in demand so

this maybe one of the reason sainsbury‘s is looking to merge with asda and we're waiting for the regulatorral poverty, according to a report by insurer royal london. it claims local authorities are raising burial and cremation fees after a reduction of funding from central government. that's led to an increase in the number of public health funerals local councils are carrying out, as an increasing number of bereaved families are now unable to pay for the ceremonies. just under 4,000 public health funerals were carried out last year and nearly a third were because relatives could not afford the cost of a funeral. increasing funeral costs are a cause for concern for competition regulators, who launched a review of the market injune. joining us now is louise eaton—terry, funeral cost expert, at royal london. to what extent have funeral costs risen and wind you attribute this to cuts in government funding? the local authorities submitted a freedom of information request to 390 local authorities and found that the councils spend on public health funerals have risen by 3.5% between the last two

. >> reporter: asda s activities wrap up, the city is preparing now forh,nother ma another side of the issue women's march.the that will be happening on the mall as well. we are live in southwest, derrick ward. back to you. >>> expect road closures and parking restrictions tomorw in d.c. for two marches. freedom plaza is expected to be the center point for won's march. the march for women will come together across the street in pershing's park. metro is planning normal service tomorrow. >>> parents are outraged that a day care iseoning just months after one of its staffers plded guilty to sexually molesting children there. the bristol location closed not long after tailor was charged ot inappropriatelching pre schoolers and taking photos of their genital areas. a sign went up at the facility seeking new facilities. a spokesperson said the shopping center didn't like the empty space and urged a reopening.mi up, we'll hear reaction from the mom of one of the young victims. >>> a chicago police officer accused of shooting an unarmed black teen will lose his fate. jason van dyke was convic

update later in the week when we hear how sainsbury‘s, tesco and m&s fared, but today aldi, lidl, asdas period. asda came out top among the "big four" supermarkets, as strong online growth of 12% helped push its overall sales up by o.7%. let's speak to an analyst with the research firm, kantar. good morning, it is interesting, we have got positive results, despite all of the forecasts this would be terrible for the retailers. but we will hear later in the week about tesco and sainsbury‘s. later in the week about tesco and sainsbury's. it is actually quite interesting to see that, despite all the news of off the high street, that grocery sales were up during the christmas festive season. this is despite lower inflation impaired to last year. what are the supermarkets doing right? they have been caught in a price war, that has been caught in a price war, that has been with the rise of the discounters, but what are the other is doing to help? the price war has proved to be painfulfor is doing to help? the price war has proved to be painful for everyone involved, so for the last three yea

earlier this week sainsbury‘s, asda and mcdonalds were among those who signed a letter from the britishd park in stretford in greater manchester. just tell us what the picture is there? high, it is notjust the food and drink industry that we have been hearing about. that had been impacted by events and planning amount possible brexit scenarios. i amount possible brexit scenarios. i am here in trafford park, and the company here, just click on this particular warehouse in november, and it was perfect timing, because this is the moment is that lots of different companies are suddenly asking for space, space to put things, just in case there are delays, just in case there are hold—ups. lots of companies now planning. graham is the man in charge here. hi, graham. it will look a bit different and a couple of weeks? it will look very different. they are already pretty much taken. and you have just bought all that shouting yesterday. we have got a confirmed booking for the space, so, yes. so you had a massive increase in the last few weeks?” yes. so you had a massive increase in the last few w

play into that merger with asda that sainsbury's is still going for?hat piers morgan‘s comments whether they were bad or otherwise have added to the news story or newsworthiness of this particular product. so that has added to the momentum behind their sales and is providing a positive tailwind for the company as we start the year. absolutely. finally, ted baker. it had some very impressive numbers over christmas, despite the role elsewhere in the high street, particular for clothing firms and despite an investigation into its founder? yes, the news flow in the last few months has not been particularly encouraging, but in the terms of the products it sells, it seems they have been continuing to make the right sort of product decisions, which have been vindicated by the consumer continuing to by the products in the festive period. this is an enormously important period for all retailers so it needs to be the case that the products where the right ones. they continued to entice customers, particularly in their online offerings, which moves from strength