banks and basic resources lead the declines >> brexit blues for the uk house builders barratt and berkeley trade at the bottom of the european market, as both sound a cautious tone on brexit and see weakness in the key london market >>> hurricane irma strengthens to a category 5 as it takes aim at the caribbean islands on a path to florida, causing flight cancellations and mandatory evacuations. >>> russia's vladimir putin joins the international chorus condemning north korea's missile testing, but warns the crisis can only be resolved through diplomatic means sr . >>> good morning it's wednesday, it's not just any wednesday. it's a wednesday where we have sri. welcome back to london >> lovely to be here >> a day before the ecb. >> yes i couldn't have picked a better time for the markets everybody is back from their holidays perhaps everybody will come out of this complacency and a pick up in action >> come on, you're only here because you want to benefit from the weaker pound >> i've been rumbled, but i will try to keep the shopping in moderation >> good to have you here looking forward t

we are hearing strong profit growth, barratt developments, their share prices down by 4%.sports direct, the chairman, he has survived the vote. he is maintaining the position. up by almost 2%. i will be back with more business news in an hour. switzerland's smallest village is facing a battle to survive. like many alpine communities, the village of corippo, has experienced decades of depopulation as younger generations have moved away. but can a modern makeover save this swiss village? imogen foulkes went to find out. tucked away deep in the mountain valley. there has been a community here since the 13th century. 0nce warmed over 300 people, this is now switzerland's smallest village and it is getting smaller. it has 16 inhabitants. we could be down to 13 in one month or two and i am the only one working, all the rest are pensioners. he grew up in current book. there were at least one dozen children here. the people do not wa nt children here. the people do not want their village to die here but there are only 16 of them, nearly all of these old houses are empty. what does

julian barratt wrote it and directed it.ridge, because he was another minor celebrity down on his luck. even though you are laughing, even though it is funny, it is done with respect to the genres it is making fun of, which is key. that's delightful. some people felt it was a series of tv sketches woven together. but funny ones. and stay until the end. the end credits are a jov- until the end. the end credits are a joy. i didn't know that. great tip. excellent. that will lift everybody. thank you. lovely to see you. thanks very much. james king with all of your pointers as to what you might like to see this week. thank you for being with us. enjoy what ever you might see over the next few days. goodbye. a pretty decent first day of september. the first day of autumn. this is the sun setting over the bay in devon. very serene as we enter the day. it will be a weekend of two halves. after a fresh start we are expecting some sunshine during saturday. things will turn soggy on saturday. things will turn soggy on saturday with we

barratt has announced a rise of 12% in profits.rair association says that global demand for air travel rose nearly 7% in july compared to the same time last year. iata says all regions supported solid growth. let'sjust look at the markets before we go. barratt reported strong growth in pre—tax profits. highest completion volumes for years. look at the share price which is down because they talked about ongoing concerns over brexit concerns. the chairman has survived the shareholder vote in sports direct, keith halliwell. royal mail's share price is down, looking like there might be a vote on possible strike action by the communications workers‘ union. all the geopolitical tensions and concerns about north korea there. that is it from me. go and get your breath. and a cup of tea! thank you very much. for 50 years he has been the voice of football. but nowjohn motson has decided to hang up his microphone and sheepskin coat. ‘motty‘ — as he‘s famously known — has covered ten world cups, 200 england games and 29 fa cup finals. our spor

julian barratt and simon farnaby wrote it and directed it.s done with respect to the genres it is making fun of, which is key. that's delightful. some people felt it was a series of tv sketches woven together. but funny ones. and stay until the end. the end credits are a joy. i didn't know that. great tip. excellent. that will lift everybody. thank you. lovely to see you, james. thanks very much. james king with all of your pointers as to what you might like to see this week. that is it for this week. thank you for being with us. enjoy whatever you might see over the next few days. goodbye. hello, all other weather will come from the atlantic so it will be changeable, today, all this drizzle moving very slowly east. what we are tending to find is that this rain and drizzle is becoming lighter and more patchy. a bit of it heading to the eastern coast where it has been tried today. we will be left with a lot of low cloud overnight so as a result you can see quite a bit of hill fog but it is warm air and so temperatures of 14—15d minimum for man