danny savage, bbc news, buxton.are also threatened with redundancy. rising costs, sluggish sales, and online competition are just some of the factors blamed for the demise of names such as maplin, toys r us and poundworld. our business correspondent, theo leggett, has more. john brailsford has worked in retail all his life. he's been made redundant five times. watch that rug. most recently earlier this year by carpet right, which has closed a swathe of its stores. he's since found anotherjob and he says others should be encouraged by his example. if you are made redundant, don't panic, just take a step back. find the company you want to work for, there's plenty ofjobs out there. if you have to take a lower position, take one. if i can do it, anybody can do it. john is one of thousands of retail workers who've been affected by a chill wind blowing down the high street. household names like toys ‘r' us and bhs have disappeared. while other chains such as debenhams and house of fraser say they will close stores. the re

danny savage, bbc news, buxton. now on bbc news — sport today.ort today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: simply the best. real madrid and croatia superstar luka modric wins the ballon dor to cap a remarkable year for the midfielder. var's coming early to the champions league. we'll give you all the details from uefa's decision day in dublin. how's about that? some sunshine australia — an aussie teenager smashes six sixes in an over on his way to a double century. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. it's official, luka modric is the best football player on the planet, having been crowned the best fifa men's player back in september, he won the 63rd edition of the ballon d'or at a glitzy ceremony in paris on monday, where jo curry was watching. you have to go all the way back to 2007 for the last time there was a winner of the ballon d'or who was called cristiano ronaldo or lionel murphy. now luka modric has broken that a decade of dominance. and after his performances in 2018 it is easy to see why he was th

danny savage, bbc news, buxton. you are up to date on the headlines.— the travel show. this week on the travel show we are in tokyo, hosts of the 2020 paralympics. finding out what it will be like for disabled visitors travelling to the city. no elevator. soiam travelling to the city. no elevator. so i amjust travelling to the city. no elevator. so i am just going to have to brave the stairs. also coming up, catching waves at hawaii's adaptive surf school. and travelling with autism. how one family prepares for their first flight together. instead of having them down, we put this little solution on them. i'm so sorry! i'm so solution on them. i'm so sorry! i'm so sorry! first up we are off to tokyo, where thousands of disabled athletes and spectators will show up for the 16th summer paralympic games in 2020. paul carter has gone to find out how the city is preparing. tokyo, a sprawling metropolis where historic monuments rest alongside futuristic skyscrapers. my name is paul carter, i'm a journalist, and this is my first time in tokyo. i've come here t

buxton's a bit out in the sticks, it and does get cold.s to me, anyway. ..where sue collects a few days' worth of supplies. i was embarrassed at first, quite embarrassed. but now... i don't know, it's become a way of life for me. and i know i need it. i wouldn't do it if i didn't need it. for £1.50 a visit... food which is donated, damaged or nearly out of date is handed out. they can't afford to buy it, so need this. they then return to their homes on this estate in rural derbyshire, just a handful of the 4 million people in the uk who it's claimed are in work, but living below the poverty line. the government, though, says far fewer people are living in poverty and household incomes have never been higher. sue is getting a little more money now that she's moved on to universal credit, but is still reliant on food hand—outs and doesn't see that changing. michelle obama is in london promoting her new book becoming. she's at the royal festival hall right now with an audience of almost 3,000 talking about her childhood, law career, and time

danny savage, bbc news, buxton.ed and frozen foods already impossible to find. that's the warning from one industry group, which says stockpiling ahead of brexit is a major factor. as mps prepare to vote on government proposals for exiting the eu, our business editor simonjack has been asking firms how they're preparing for a possible no—deal brexit. full to bursting. the uk's warehouses are groaning with products and raw materials. faced with a no—deal scenario and the potential hold—ups and new customs arrangements that would bring, some businesses are trying to plan ahead. they are asking for the space in the run—up to the 29th of march. yes, the phone is ringing off the hook. yes, we are overcommitted. there are 140,000 uk businesses exposed to customs formalities for the first time, going from 50 million customs declarations a year to 250 million customs declarations a year. this is unfamiliar territory to them so their reaction is not necessarily the right one. stockpiling is rather a panicky, knee—jerk reacti

danny savage, bbc news, buxton.es, who then kidnapped her, believes the only man convicted in connection with both crimes is innocent. jude tebbutt and her husband david were attacked while on holiday in kenya seven years ago. she was held hostage for six months. jude tebbutt and her husband david were attacked mrs tebbutt says the metropolitan police team who flew to kenya to help the local investigation helped to convict an innocent man, and she's supporting his appeal. our special correspondent lucy manning has been speaking to her. jude tebbutt is a long way from the kidnappers. from somalia where, seven years ago, she was freed after being held for six months. she had been captured after her husband david was murdered on their holiday in kenya. i didn't know he'd died. i just assumed he was alive, but then my son told me he... he'd died. now, she has her loss and her freedom, and she can't put those terrible events behind her. yeah, i do wantjustice. but i don't want justice at any cost. a kenyan, ali babitu ko

danny savage, bbc news, buxton. our top story this evening.imate change is the greatest threat to humanity in thousands of years. and still to come... of this evening's third round draw. a british woman whose husband was murdered by somali pirates, who then kidnapped her believes the only man convicted in connection with both crimes is innocent. jude tebbutt and her husband david were attacked while on holiday in kenya seven years ago. she was held hostage for six months. mrs tebbutt says the metropolitan police team who flew to kenya to help the local investigation helped to convict an innocent man — and she's supporting his appeal. our special correspondent lucy manning has been speaking to her. dude tebbutt is a long way from the kidnappers. from somalia where seven yea rs kidnappers. from somalia where seven years ago, she was freed after being held for six months. she had been ca ptu red held for six months. she had been captured after her husband david was murdered on their holiday in kenya. ididn't murdered on their holiday in kenya. i

the hike didn't go down well with customers on the buxton—to—manchester line.g overcrowding and cancellations meant services aren't worth the prices they're paying at the moment, let alone more. but the organisation that represents the train companies says the revenue will be invested in the railways. no—one wants to pay extra for their fares, but what do these fare increases cover? the day—to—day running of the railways, which allows billions of extra money to be focused on investment. new stations, new carriages, and extra services. so how is that going down with passengers? i think it's already very expensive, so i'm already trying to control how much i use it. the trains are normally late. the trains are usually dead busy. i never get a seat. it's too much money, isn't it, for a very bad service. and if the fares don't go up, you won't get the investment. it's as simple as that, really. the costs go up, and what do you want? you know, do you want a situation where the network just declines gradually? the industry is promising a more comfortable and more rel

danny savage, bbc news, buxton. you from the joseph rowntree to these figures surprise you from thejoseph rowntree trust? to these figures surprise you from the joseph rowntree trust? they don‘t, they are scary but they don‘t surprise me. we have seen the increase of people coming to our services desperately struggling under income and the benefits they have. why is that? the government trots out the economy is the best it has been for a while with record unemployment, and so on. because that people in low—paid jobs, brent has gone up. salaries have not increased to the same level. gas has gone up, electricity. there is all the extra costs one has nowadays, you cannot survive without your mobile phone or internet and people have to meet those costs from a low wage and pay for childcare costs. at the end of the day, there are so many people who have got their income coming in and have money at the end of the day. theyjust about manage to pay their bills if they can and feed their children. for some people, it is a ch

buxton to serve as a public prosecutor and attorney in private practice. she was like to virginia's senate in 2013. new congress, new leaders, watch it all on c-span. >>> the great awakening took place in mid 18th century america and was a christian revitalization that swept through the colonies. baylor university professor thomas kitt spoke about this time in history and how the salem witch trials led to an error of traveling preachers such as george white field and an emphasis on evangelism. this is an hour 15 minutes. >> we have been talking about the founding of the american colonies and we are getting now into the 1700s. to date and this week i want to focus mostly on religion in the white colonial. and the coming of the great awakening in the 1730s and 40s and i know this has bound your mind since you have a paper coming up about that so we're going to be some background on that.