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it comes as the british retail consortium and the confederation of british industry warn uk firms faceifficult start to 2025. new data suggests a lack of confidence after the budget could affect both sales, and how firms operate. the government says it's delivering stability for companies. we'll get analysis from our businsess correspondent, theo leggett, in our business centre — and the political reaction from damian grammaticas in our newsroom — but our first report on that business warning from essyllt carr. we are asking businesses to contribute more, and i know that there will be impacts of this measure felt beyond businesses too. ever since the chancellor delivered her budget, she has faced a backlash from businesses. many say a higher rate of national insurance contributions, increases to the minimum wage, and the cost of new workers�* rights legislation amount to a significant burden on firms. the cbi, which says it represents around 170,000 companies, says its survey of around 900 businesses suggested a steep decline in activity in the first three months of 2025, with expectat

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shoplifting costs almost £2 billion a year, according to the british retail consortium.fewer than 20% of recorded shoplifting offences resulted in a charge or summons in the year to march 202a. but some argue citizen's arrests are too risky. ultimately, you know, the job of catching criminals, of arresting criminals, is one for the police. i think what's important is that people never put themselves into harm's way, ultimately. the national police chiefs�* council recommends that only trained security guards detain offenders. devon and cornwall police says it prioritises attendance where violence is involved or a shoplifter is detained. meanwhile, martin hopes that government actions, such as making it a criminal offence to assault a shop worker, will mean he's no longer seen as a soft target. yeah, ifeel desperate and ifeel like giving up. but if i give up the fight, eventually i'd probably have to give up the business as well. we will have more on all of the top stories injust we will have more on all of the top stories in just a moment. now we have the weather forecas

shoplifting costs almost £2 billion a year, according to the british retail consortium.f recorded shoplifting offences resulted in a charge or summons in the year to march 2024. but some argue citizen's arrests are too risky. ultimately, thejob of catching criminals, of arresting criminals, is one for the police. i think what's important is that people never put themselves into harm's way, ultimately. the national police chiefs' council recommends that only trained security guards detain offenders. devon and cornwall police says it prioritises attendance where violence is involved, or a shoplifter is detained. meanwhile, martin hopes that government actions — such as making it a criminal offence to assault a shop worker — will mean he's no longer seen as a soft target. yeah, ifeel desperate and ifeel like giving up, but if i give up the fight, eventually i'd probably have to give up the business, as well. good to have you with us. i will see you again tomorrow. hello. it has turned into a mild day across the uk, but we've also got some outbreaks of rain and some increasi

are warnings too for chancellor rachel reeves from the influential business groups — the british retail consortiumfederation of british industry. they predict a difficult economic start to 2025 with data suggesting concerns that the tax—raising autumn budget could affect sales. the government insists it's delivering stability for companies and encouraging long—term investment. our business correspondent theo leggett explained the significance of the ons decision. the first estimate of growth was of 0.1% and it has now been resides downwards to static zero growth. it is not a huge revision but a psychologically significant one. what lies behind is it is that smaller businesses, businesses in the service sector have performed more poorly than expected. that is why we are seeing these figures today. the understanding is there has been no growth. our political correspondent, damian grammaticas told us more about the significance of these new figures and what the government's response has been to the news. the figures relate immediately to after the election. that was before the government's budget and

the british retail consortium says consumers are also losing confidence.e what they want and buying them what they want. and the things they want are affordable because everyone understands that it is a tight year. it is expensive this year. everything has gone up. things are definitely more - expensive, but there's not much you can do about it. the government's gamble is that short—term pain will lead to long—term gain, but in the meantime, many businesses are expecting to brace themselves against chilly economic winds into the new year. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. i think i am asking people what they want and buying them what they want. and the things they want are affordable because everyone understands that it is a tight year. it is expensive this year. everything has gone up. things are definitely more - expensive, but there's not much you can do about it. the government's gamble is that short—term pain will lead to long—term gain, but in the meantime, many businesses are expecting to brace themselves against chilly economic

are warnings too for chancellor rachel reeves — from the influential business groups — the british retail consortium of british industry. they predict a difficult economic start to 2025 — with data suggesting concerns that the tax—raising autumn budget could affect sales. the government insists it's delivering stability for companies — and encouraging long—term investment. our business correspondent theo leggett explained the significance of the ons decision (pres)with me is.... weight the revision is a psychologically significant one and what lies behind it is the smaller businesses like legal firms and businesses and service sector have performed a bit more poorly than expected. that is why we are seeing this today there is a bit more information on the understanding is there has been no growth. our political correspondent damian grammaticas is with me. the government is saying the challenge they inherited from the previous government is huge. you could say they have a bit of a point there, because these figures relate to the july to september, which comes immediately after the election at the beg

. >> the british retail consortium says consumers are also losing confidence.ppers in manchester today were certainly feeling the pinch. >> i think i am asking people, buying what they want them and the things that they want are affordable because everyone understands it is a very tight year. >> it is quite expensive this year. everything has gone up. >> things are definitely getting more expensive. >> the conservatives said today warning lights were flashing on the u.k. economy and the government should revisit what they called a disastrous budget to push for growth rather than decline. the government's gamble is that short-term pain will lead to long-term gain, but in the meantime, many businesses except to be feeling chilly economic winds well into the new year. lauren: three hollywood stars have publicly backed the american actress blake lively after she filed a legal complaint against her costar in the film "it ends with us." her complaint against jason baldoni alleges sexual harassment as well as a campaign to destroy her reputation. his legal team say th

. >> the british retail consortium says consumers are also losing confidence.ers in manchester were certainly feeling the pinch. >> i think i am asking people what they want and buying what they want and the things they want are affordable because everyone is understanding it is a tight year. >> it is quite expensive this year. everything has gone up. two things are definitely cutting more expensive but there is not much you can do. >> conservative said today warning lights were flashing on the u.k. economy and the government should urgently revisit what they called a disastrous budget to push for growth rather than decline. the government's gamble is the short-term pain will lead to long-term gain but in the meantime many businesses expect to be feeling chilly economic wins willing to the new year. duck around the world and across the u.k., this is bbc news. ♪ ♪ >> now it is time for a look at today's sport with ali foster. >> the england test captain is going to be out for at least three months after tearing his hamstring. he picked up the injury in the final

the british retail consortium says consumers are also losing confidence.inly feeling the pinch. i think i'm asking people l what they want and buying what they want, and i think the things that they want . are affordable because everyone's understanding that it is _ a very tight year. it's quite expensive this year, more than any... well, everything's gone up, hasn't it? things are definitely getting more expensive, but there's not really much you can do about it, is there? the conservatives said today warning lights were flashing on the uk economy, and that the government should urgently revisit what they called a disastrous budget to push for growth rather than decline. the government's gamble is that short—term pain will lead to long—term gain but, in the meantime, many businesses expect to be feeling chilly economic winds well into the new year. theo leggett, bbc news. and our political correspondent, hannah miller, joins me. growth is what this government built their election campaign on. can they turn it around? they certainly hepe _ can they turn it

the british retail consortium says consumers are also losing confidence.emed to be feeling the pinch. i think i am asking people what they want and buying them what they want. and the things they want are affordable because everyone understands that it is a tight year. it is expensive this year. everything has gone up. things are definitely more - expensive, but there's not much you can do about it. the government's gamble is that short—term pain will lead to long—term gain, but in the meantime, many businesses are expecting to brace themselves against chilly economic winds into the new year. some breaking news. in the us, the house ethics committee, says it has found evidence that the former republican congressman matt gaetz paid women for sex or drugs on numerous occasions — including paying a 17—year—old girl for sex in 2017. the politician, who was donald trump's initial pick for attorney general, was found by congressional investigators to have been involved in "prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favours or pr

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for the second successive year, the british retail consortium that represents shops says there is a rise023. that's very nearly one in 5 transactions. to be clear, debit and credit cards still dominate and they were used in more than three—quarters of all transactions last year. overall, customers visited shops more frequently but made smaller purchases, a sign of financial pressure on households. average spend fell from £22.43 to £22.03. the brc believes the comeback of cash is the result of cost—of—living pressures and our efforts to budget better post covid consumers are re—familiarising themselves with cash, and there has been a couple of years of high inflation and high interest rates, so cash is probably a tool that consumers are using to help them budget and manage their money better. consumers clearly want choice not just in what they buy but the way they pay for things. we asked these christmas shoppers on london's oxford street for their thoughts. i don't really like to use my card that much because i'm more of a cash person, if that makes sense. i'm quite private about what i

the british retail consortium and the confederation of british industry said there could be fewerjobpportunities, as firms look to tighten their spending. the government says it's delivering stability for companies. our reporter esyllt carr has the latest. we are asking businesses to contribute more, and i know that there will be impacts of this measure felt beyond businesses too. ever since the chancellor delivered her budget, she has faced a backlash from businesses. many say a higher rate of national insurance contributions, increases to the minimum wage, and the cost of new workers' rights legislation amount to a significant burden on firms. the cbi, which says it represents around 170,000 companies, says its survey of around 900 businesses suggested a steep decline in activity in the first three months of 2025, with expectations at their weakest in more than two years. but according to the british retail consortium, which represents the likes of marks and spencer and tesco, it's notjust businesses feeling downbeat. its monthly survey of around 2000 people found consumer confiden

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