ask the corker to make the call. and were you present when he made the call correct so you were there next to him or something. and so at some point did the police response in the store occurred and when they responded did you see the officers actually come into the store. i do not recall. did they deal with you when they came to the store you know you know who they dealt with they wouldn't talk to my manager. and. you were not involved in the conversations with the officers at all at that no. so what did you do i was still working cashier just went about your business record and. then you did that as you continued working did you notice a commotion out in front of the store credit oh it wasn't for 3 or attention nothing i just saw. a few people 1st and then the crowd grew larger and pretty soon the store was empty as well so there was no one that i needed to help inside the store so that i proceeded to go outside to us. when you saw this crowd gathered where was the crowd it was right where the bus stop is on chicag

sarah corker, bbc news, in liverpool. our business editor simonjack is here. of budget, what do business make of that? there is a lot for business _ what do business make of that? there is a lot for business in _ what do business make of that? there is a lot for business in that. _ what do business make of that? there is a lot for business in that. the - is a lot for business in that. the first half was well received, the extension of furlough, business rate discounts, all very good and well received. then came the moment where one business boss said he spat out his tea, we had the biggest single tax rise on business for nearly 50 years when it comes from 19 to 26%. there was some quid pro quo, businesses that invest will get tax relief. but i think in a stroke what's happened is that ten years of conservative thinking about having to have a simple, a low tax rate, that seems to have been put in the bin. when you add the taxes, the tax burden on businesses will be one of the highest in europe. so it puts in the highest in europe. so it puts in the bin the idea

sarah corker, bbc news in manchester. border with mexico, as record numbers of people attempt to illegally cross into america. many thousands of children are now making the treacherous journey alone, and are being held in huge camps. campaigners say when president biden undid trump era orders to try to make the immigration system more "humane", he was unprepared for the consequences. 0ur correspondent, sophie long, has sent us this report from the rio grande valley. thousands of migrants are crossing the united states' southern border illegally every day. many of them are children who've made the dangerous journey alone. wejoined sergeant roger rich as he patrolled the vast scrubland along the river that separates texas from mexico. before the new president took office, we didn't have these types of numbers coming across. we see unaccompanied children all the time. we caught one on monday that was coming in from bolivia, that was ten—years—old, by himself. as every day ends here, a waiting game begins. soon, emerging from

is and as senator cardin pointed out earlier, i was very engaged with both senator cardin, senator corker, to ensure that they in fact happened and there was a congressional review process. i thought it was terribly important and then grateful to the chairman and senator who was ranking at the time for moving forward on a congressional review process. what i hope happens is that you're there at takeoff, you're reviewing the considerations of this administration throughout the process, and that the review doesn't just come at the end, but the review happens throughout any process that goes forward and if i'm confirmed, you have my commitment not just regarding any agreement with iran, but with what we are doing in foreign policy and national security writ large. mr. haggerty: thank you. can we turn to the central bank of iran now? that's another source of concern. u.s. policy has sought to deny the iranian regime, including the central bank of iran, the money, especially the hard currency that it uses to fund terrorism and many other maligned activities that threaten the national security

sarah corker, bbc news. it's gold cup day at the cheltenham festival.st woman to win cheltenham's biggest prize? joe lynskey reports. just one win at cheltenham's enough for somejockeys, rachael blackmore's got five just this week. that's more than all the british trained horses combined. now she goes for the greatest race. at the gold cup, she rides a plus tard. the gold cup is the race every jockey wants to win. i've an unbelievable chance in a plus tard. we'll all be heading out there trying to to beat al boum photo and we'll be giving it our best shot. commentator: al boum photo has done it again. _ al boum photo's one of 11 she looks to beat. it's won the last two gold cups in a row. but if that horse has the history, blackmore has the form. she could be the first woman to win this race. male orfemale, she's the top jockey this week. she has been quite extraordinary. the level of ability- she's shown this week. her skill set has been absolutely amazing and it heads her into. the gold cup full of confidence. just how ground—breaking would it be for

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sarah corker reports.e than £9,000. well, you expect that the pension department won't make errors, really. but clearly they had. or they will put them right. yeah, or you would expect them to put them right. these underpayments mostly affect women who may have had small state pensions but who were unaware they were entitled to an enhanced pension. linda and husband john have now made a successful claim. it's a tragedy really, because a lot of those women really, really would need... do need that money and it would really be good for them to have. an estimated 200,000 married women, widows and over 80s have been affected. the payouts average £13,500 to top up underpayments of state pensions for up to two decades. and the government is facing a bill of £2.7 billion to tackle the shortfall. former pensions minister steve webb was one of the first to raise the issue, and says the scale of the error only became from documents released in the budget. it is stunning, the scale of these underpayments, and the fac

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sarah corker, bbc news.r simonjack is with me. given that rise in corporation tax, what reaction are you getting from business leaders? liter? what reaction are you getting from business leaders?— what reaction are you getting from business leaders? very much a budget of two halves. — business leaders? very much a budget of two halves, in _ business leaders? very much a budget of two halves, in the _ business leaders? very much a budget of two halves, in the first, _ business leaders? very much a budget of two halves, in the first, a _ business leaders? very much a budget of two halves, in the first, a very i of two halves, in the first, a very welcome plaster on the ongoing wounds of the pandemic, the extension of furlough, which we already knew about, extending the business rates holiday, vat cuts for certain industries or very helpful and then in 2023, the past is ripped off rather unceremoniously and painfully as you say with one of the biggest and most sudden corporation tax rises in decades, from 19%,

nothing to do with code but the bill garnering fierce criticism from republicans who say that it's a corker cluster that has little to do with influenza virus but is disguised as covert 1000 relief this massive spending bill masquerading as comfort relief will bankrupt the country it will not rescue the country bankrupted exactly how much pork is in the bill well 50000000000 is going to female 1500000000 to amtrak 7600000000 to improve internet access and 270000000 to the national endowment for arts a national endowment for the humanities and $50000000.00 for family planning only 9 percent goes towards defeating the virus $1500000000.00 for amtrak which is already sitting on a $1000000000.00 in unspent 8 could someone explain what that has to do with covert relief anybody this is. when they know that their own employment is coming they have because now the room. meantime republicans say they could have had a bill that was a fraction of the cost but the house speaker a majority leader shut out republicans all of this unfolding in the nation's capital as the country's debt has officially shot

our business correspondent sarah corker reports. staff at knowsley safari have been kept busy throughout lockdown. but running costs have remained high, at a time when the site has been closed to visitors for many months. tha nkfully thankfully there have been some good business loan schemes to help us out and government has tried to make it possible for businesses to keep going. it has been difficult and painful and it will be used to come to recover from this. new figures showjust how damaging the pandemic has been for the tourism industry. visits to the uk's big tourist spots were down 70% last year. indoor venues were hit the hardest. outdoor attractions and countryside locations fared much better. overall, london still saw the biggest visitorfigures, with the tate modern topping the list. and for the first time, two gardens appeared in the top ten most visited. kew gardens and rhs garden wisley. now there is a road out of lockdown that has been a surge in bookings as we all start to plan our trips this summer and open—air attra

sarah corker reports.because a lot of those women really, really would need... do need that money and it would really be good for them to have. an estimated 200,000 married women, widows and over 80s have been affected. the payouts average £13,500 to top up underpayments of state pensions for up to two decades. and the government is facing a bill of £2.7 billion to tackle the shortfall. former pensions minister steve webb was one of the first to raise the issue, and says the scale of the error only became clear from documents released in the budget. it is stunning, the scale of these underpayments, and the fact that some older women and widows have been underpaid for possibly decades. that's why it's so important this is tackled as a matter of urgency. a review will now take place involving the assessment of hundreds of thousands of cases, and some of those affected will have died. payments will go to their next of kin. the department for work and pensions said the action it is now taking will correct hist

sarah corker, bbc news in liverpool. hospitality, a trade association representing everything from bars and coffee shops to hotels, nightclubs and attractions. good morning to you. we heard there from a bar owner in liverpool saying it was going to take years for them to recover from this pandemic. from your perspective, wasn't enough for the chancellor said yesterday to support your industry? i yesterday to support your industry?— industry? i think that bar owner was _ industry? i think that bar owner was absolutely - industry? i think that bar - owner was absolutely correct. it is going to take as long to ourfinances as a it is going to take as long to our finances as a set as the chancellor has set up for the economy as a whole. here we have taken... when we have come out of lockdown we will have closed comic been closed for 10 months out of the last 14. the debts that has built up in these businesses for them to survival take a long time for them to pay down. and the question is, the support that was announced yester

sarah corker has been talking to business people in liverpool.ive, colourful spaces, and culture is likely to be at the heart of the city's covid recovery. this has created huge challenges for our public finances... andy's live events company has already taken out loans that will total £4 million to keep going. the extension of support schemes like the furlough scheme will be a huge help. furlough will be fantastic, the business rates will be fantastic, and whether it is enough time will tell but ultimately for me at this moment in time too much of it has been around loans. the grants that are in place, the grant that has been allocated, it is imperative it goes to the right place. it takes some of the pressure off but until we are back in to places like this being 100% full consistently, then our sector truly isn't back. and as lockdown eases, there will be restart grants for high—street shops, pubs and hairdressers to help them get back on their feet. some of it is like a sigh of relief and some of it is, oh god, we've been recognised. salon ow

>> senator corker in is absolutely right the white house and the biden administration want to say there's not a crisis on the southern border and they are obsolete is. we are talking about 4000 apprehensions a day and an unbelievable increase in on accompanied minors. the biden demonstration essentially the messages outside of the border come to america you will be deported he might even get a vaccine and you might be lucky enough to be the million plus to get amnesty. this is so creative been exacerbated by the biden administration policy and the idea of united states citizens where mass cannot open their schools is absolutely insane. liz: ford mcconnell is great to see you. thanks so much for joining us. mark morgan and sheriff mark dannel's on republicans demanding hearings as the numbers cross from a year earlier. shelters are not the breaking point. that story is next. >> secretary mayorkas the head of ahmed security says there's no crisis of the border. that's absolutely incorrect. one thing the previous demonstration did an excellent job of by any objective standard was border secu

. >> narrator: senator bob corker was one of them. >> to me, we're the party of lincoln. to be race-baiting, to be demeaning people because of their color or their background, i mean, that's... i'm sorry, that's just not the republican party that i grew up in. but instead, ours became the party of grievances, right? >> narrator: in the wreckage of charlottesville, trump emerged even stronger. >> charlottesville was shocking at the time, but actually the template for much that followed. he understood that there were no practical limits or constraints except for norms that he was willing to violate; except for public opprobrium, which he didn't care about. >> it looks like president trump is going to get his christmas wish. >> the most sweeping rewrite of our tax code... >> narrator: it culminated in front of the cameras at the white house... >> republicans cheered as they passed the most sweeping tax overhaul in three decades. >> narrator: ...at a ceremon for the passage of his first major piece of legislation-- a tax cut. >> a major victory for president donald trump. >>

ask the corker to make the call. and were you present when he made the call correct so you were there next to him or something. and so at some point did the police respond to the story occurred and when they responded did you see the officers actually come into the store. i do not recall. did they deal with you when they came to the store you know you know who they dealt with they wouldn't talk to my manager. and. you were not involved in the conversations with the officers at all at that.

our business correspondent sarah corker reports.en closed to visitors for many months. thankfully there have been some good business loan schemes to help us out and government has tried to make it possible for businesses to keep going. it has been difficult and painful and it will be years to come to recover from this. new figures showjust how damaging the pandemic has been for the tourism industry. visits to the uk�*s big tourist spots were down 70% last year. indoor venues were hit the hardest. outdoor attractions and countryside locations fared much better. overall, london still saw the biggest visitorfigures, with the tate modern topping the list. and for the first time, two gardens appeared in the top ten most visited. kew gardens and rhs garden wisley. now there is a road out of lockdown there has been a surge in bookings as we all start to plan our trips this summer and open—air attractions like this one will be among the first to open in just two weeks�* time. and alex here in the giraffe enclosure is expected to be popular

our business correspondent sarah corker reports. out on the road again.ackpool, definitely. you're biased towards blackpool, though, aren't you? well, no, i'm not biased! we get so many people who come back to this hotel year after year after year. but through the pandemic, it's been a bumpy ride for coach holiday providers. this lancashire firm has nearly 50 coaches and a network of hotels. a lot of our customers have already been vaccinated so they really are, just, we want to get going now. we want to get on holiday. most of the 750 staff here are still on furlough. the boss says there is huge pent—up demand but the sector will take time to recover. we should have a good summer but make no mistake, you know, we've lost probably five months of the year already so it's going to be probably '22 before we are actually all back to normal. only 14 more miles to scarborough, we will be there in no time. rewind to the golden age of coach travel, a staple for generations of holiday—makers. in the branch offices, you can buy five shilling holiday saving stamps.

and alan has taken this corker of a photo — the local friendly pigeon photo bombing his daughter freya'sromised by the taskforce chaired by the prime minister. it follows the murder of sarah everard who went missing in south london two weeks ago. and in connection to that case, a metropolitan police officer involved in the search for ms everard, has been removed from duties for allegedly sharing an "inappropriate graphic". scotland yard said the image was shared on social media, and was reported by a number of officers who were concerned by its content. the pc involved will still work in what's called a non—public facing role. the constable has been referred to the police watchdog. the contents of the graphic has not been disclosed. the homeless charity shelter says around 20% of adult londoners are now more worried about becoming homeless, due to the coronavirus pandemic. following a survey, the charity estimates that more than 10% of adults have — in the past year — cut back on food or skipped meals to pay their rent or mortgage. the government says households have been at the heart of

sarah corker�*s at knowsley safari this morning. good morning. who are your pals this time?w figures out this morning show that the visitor numbers for attractions across the uk last year plummeted by 70%, perhaps not a big surprise but it underlines the damage that the pandemic has done to the tourism industry. here they have been working very hard to get this place ready to welcome people back. lord derbyjoins us, the owner of the park, good morning. i'm interested to hear what your road to recovery is, to help this business bounce back. it recovery is, to help this business bounce back-— bounce back. it has been a challenging _ bounce back. it has been a challenging year _ bounce back. it has been a challenging year as - bounce back. it has been a challenging year as you - bounce back. it has been a - challenging year as you highlight, we have been closed for half of the last year. and with social distancing when we are open, we are careful and numbers are much reduced anyway. we are absolutely determined that we will come back. knowsley safari is hugely popular with gene