emma vardy, bbc news, ballymena.rant shapps has said the government will look at whether bonuses paid to thomas cook executives can be recovered through the insolvency process. there has been growing anger at the amount paid to executives in the years before the travel operator's collapse. a huge operation is currently under way to repatriate around 150,000 british holidaymakers booked with thomas cook. sainsbury‘s is to close another 70 argos shops and move them inside its supermarkets. it will also close up to 15 supermarkets and 40 convenience stores. the company says the closures are part of a plan to reduce costs by £500 million over five years. now on bbc news sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: can uruguay believe it? the youngest team at the rugby world cup stun the flying fijians. we'll have a round up of the action from serie a as inter go top. there's no world number one spot for pliskova as she loses in wuhan. hello and thanks forjoining us

emma vardy is at the firm's headquarters in ballymena in county antrim.he northern ireland economy. absolutely. this is one of northern ireland's flagship companies. and it isafamily ireland's flagship companies. and it is a family firm that has been providing livelihoods in this area for several generations. so, there was a real despondency here at the factory earlier today, as workers arrived to be told that as no new buyer had been found for the firm, they were to lose theirjobs. just to warn you, this report contains some flash photography. downed tools and an exodus of workers followed this morning's announcement. many leaving behind lifelong employment, their services no longer required. they were telling us everything is 0k, everything's going to be fine. thejobs are safe. and then just bring us in to tell us there's nothing more they can do. that's it, the company's closed, ceased trading. what will you do now? i honestly don't know. i've worked with wright's for 30 years now. i'm ashamed to be part of it. who's going to employ a 62—year—old man?

emma vardy, bbc news, ballymena. carbon emissions, sea levels could rise by more than a metre, on average, by the end of the century. the effect could mean that some island states are likely to become uninhabitable. and extreme flooding events in low—lying coastal cities could happen every year by the middle of this century. in the uk, the city of hull has been badly affected by flooding over recent years. 0ur science editor david shukman has been finding out what‘s being done to try to help. the sea is rising, so stronger defences are needed. here in hull, a new wall is being built to protect thousands of people. most of the city lies below the level of the high tide, so flooding is a constant risk. this is what we‘re up against currently. we can‘t stop it. on a winter night six years ago, sea water overwhelmed parts of hull, filling homes with mud. gordon rasen watched it happen. the water came over there into the dock, out of the dock straight into the streets, because there was no... because the dock was already

emma vardy, bbc news, ballymena.he global impact of climate change, warning that the world's seas and frozen areas are being threatened as never before. they say if nothing is done to limit carbon emissions, sea levels could rise by more than a metre — on average — by the end of the century. the effect could mean that some island states are likely to become uninhabitable. and extreme flooding events, in low—lying coastal cities, could happen every year by the middle of this century. in the uk, the city of hull has been badly affected by flooding over recent years. our science editor david shukman has been finding out what's being done to try to help. the sea is rising, so stronger defences are needed. here in hull, a new wall is being built to protect thousands of people. most of the city lies below the level of the high tide, so flooding is a constant risk. this is what we're up against currently. we can't stop at. on a winter night six years ago, sea water overwhelmed parts of hull, filling homes with mud. gordon r

but if you look at some of the posters which have been around ballymena in recent days, some of the recent has been control of the company for the recent years and also the pastor of the church. he did not commit today, nor did he speak to the media but made a tearful address to the congregation of his church and said he was doing all he can to make sure that those workers outside could find newjobs in the future and he also asked his congregation to pray for those redundant workers. also asked his congregation to pray for those redundant workerslj should for those redundant workers.” should imagine a few awkward questions around the family dinner table in their household tonight. john campbell, many thanks. let me bring you an update on something we spoke about earlier when chris folks mentioned the floods. there are more than 50 flood warnings in place across england — and 10 for wales — after heavy rain caused travel disruption for parts of the uk. persistent downpours led to localised flooding and difficult driving conditions in parts of north east scotland. elsewhere, a mudslide force

the green pastures church in ballymena received £15 million in donations from the wright group, whichy‘s snap election. mr kurz told jubliant supporters at his party‘s headquarters that the result had left him almost speechless. the polls suggest he‘s won about 37% of the votes, well clear of the next biggest party, the centre left social democrats. the process of building a coalition is likely to begin soon. a roundabout featuring a family of four giant wooden hedgehogs has been named as the best in the uk. the roundabout appreciation society described the roundabout in truro, which features hedgehogs named cecile, patricia, it also highlighted "beautiful" and "magnificent" roundabouts in birmingham, goole and swindon. the top examples will feature in the society‘s 2020 calendar. bizarrely, i met a woman yesterday who knows the artist to make those hedgehogs. how peculiar. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. some part of the uk have had more than theirfair share some part of the uk have had more than their fair share of some part of the uk have had more than theirf

hundreds of people have taken part in a protest outside a ballymena church which received millions ofstria's former chancellor, sebastian kurz, will win the general election just four months since he was ousted from power, after a video emerged showing his coalition partner offering government contracts in exchange for campaign support. parents are urged to have conversations with their children about organ donation in the hope that more young people willjoin the donor register. hong kong saw further clashes between police and pro—democracy protesters ahead of the 70th anniversary of communist rule in china. breaking news about an earthquake which has struck in chile on the coast. it is recorded as 7.2 magnitude by the geological survey which monitors earthquake activity. the quake was centred 83 miles west and had a shallow depth of 6.1 miles. shallow quakes are potentially more dangerous than deeper ones. i wouldn't claim to understand why that is but if we are talking to an expert about this in the next couple of hours i'm sure they will explain that one. we are waiting to see what

hundreds of people have taken part in a protest outside a ballymena church which received millions of kurz, will win the general election just four months since he was ousted from power after a video emerged showing his coalition partner offering government contracts in exchange for campaign support. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'mjohn watson. wales run away with it to edge out australia at the rugby world cup. edging closer to another world title. lewis hamilton finishes on top in russia. and will it be a golden night for the golden girl of british athletics? also coming up in the programme: leicester city knock newcastle forfive in the premier league. as the men's world road race title's settled on some very wet streets in yorkshire. many are calling it one of wales's greatest world cup victories, their 29—25 win over australia in their second pool game, leaves them favourites to finish top of their group. which would hand them a more favourable draw in the quarterfinals. katie gornall is in tokyo. japan is proving to be a popular host. t