dame sharon white said the road back to profit would be a long one, and it seems she may not be therend england striker francis lee has died at the age of 79. he scored 148 goals during an eight year spell at city. he was also part of the 1970 world cup squad. he will be remembered as one of manchester city's all time greats. two scientists who developed the technology that led to the mrna covid vaccines have been awarded the nobel prize for medicine. professors katalin kariko and drew weissman will share the prize. the technology was experimental before the pandemic, but has now been given to millions around the world to protect them against covid—19, and it's hoped it could be used for other diseases including cancer. here's our health and science correspondent james gallagher. this was the beginning of the end of the covid emergency. margaret keenan was the first person in the world to get a covid—19 vaccine as part of a mass immunisation campaign. millions of us have since received mrna vaccines made by either pfizer or moderna. their invention can be traced back to the work of dr

dame sharon white will stand down as chair of thejohn lewis partnership.ext year and says she will not seek a second, and is looking for orderly succession. our business editor simonjack explains the background behind her resignation. she had been having some problems in the last couple of years. thejohn lewis partnership announced a big loss of over £200 million last year. they lost a further £57 million in the first six months of this year, so she had her critics. i mean, in many ways, she was a trailblazer, the first woman to be the chair of thejohn lewis partnership, which also owns waitrose. she was the first person of colour to take that role. but when she steps down, actually in 2025, her successor is expected to be announced next year, but she'll serve herfive—year term to 2025, she'll be the shortest serving chair by quite a long way in the partnership's near 100—year history. this is a job you usually take on for the best part of a decade or even more. when she was first appointed there were some eyebrows raised because this is a woman who was a

the boss ofjohn lewis, dame sharon white, has announced she will step down after her five—term ends,business editor, simonjack, who broke this story this morning. this is important becausejohn lewis is one of the uk�*s biggest retailers. it is one of the uk's biggest retailers-— is one of the uk's biggest retailers. , . ., , ., retailers. it is, and it has a particular— retailers. it is, and it has a particular place _ retailers. it is, and it has a particular place in - retailers. it is, and it has a particular place in the - retailers. it is, and it has a particular place in the uk l retailers. it is, and it has a - particular place in the uk retail landscape, and there have only ever been six chairs of thejohn lewis partnership. typically people serve a decade or two, so leaving after five years in 2025 counts as an early exit. dame sharon white, a trailblazer in many ways — the first woman in the first black person to be the chair, and she will also be additional to serving. to be fair, she had her share of challenges. she was pitched into thejob she had her share of challenges.

dame sharon white has faced controversy, including a proposal to change the employee—owned structureor simonjack told us about the background to the move: she had been having some problems in the last couple of years. thejohn lewis partnership announced a big loss of over £200 million last year. they lost a further £57 million in the first six months of this year, so she had her critics. i mean, in many ways, she was a trailblazer, the first woman to be the chair of thejohn lewis partnership, which also owns waitrose. she was the first person of colour to take that role. but when she steps down, actually in 2025, her successor is expected to be announced next year, but she'll serve herfive—year term to 2025, she'll be the shortest serving chair by quite a long way in the partnership's near 100—year history. this is a job you usually take on for the best part of a decade or even more. when she was first appointed there were some eyebrows raised because this is a woman who was a civil servant, cut her teeth in the treasury. she then went on to become a regulator as head of 0fcom with n

dame sharon white will stand down as chair of thejohn lewis partnership.jack. tell us more about the decision from the emma sherin white. was it expected? the emma sherin white. was it exoected?_ the emma sherin white. was it exoected?— the emma sherin white. was it exected? . , �* , ., expected? yes, she'd been having some problems, _ expected? yes, she'd been having some problems, the _ expected? yes, she'd been having some problems, the john - expected? yes, she'd been having some problems, the john lewis i some problems, thejohn lewis partnership announced a £270 million loss last year and lost a further £57 million loss in the first six months of this year. the trailblazer, the first woman to be the chairman of thejohn lewis partnership in the first person of colour, hersuccessor partnership in the first person of colour, her successor expected to be announced next year but she will serve her five year term announced next year but she will serve herfive year term up announced next year but she will serve her five year term up to 2025, the shortest ser

the boss of thejohn lewis partnership, dame sharon white, is to step down next year, afterfive years,istory. the business, which includes the department stores and waitrose supermarkets, reported a loss of more than £200 million last year, forcing it to scrap the annual staff bonus. the price of a first—class stamp has risen for the third time in 18 months. it will now cost £1.25, an increase of 15 pence. second—class stamps will remain at 75p. royal mail has blamed increasing cost pressures and the tough economic environment for the latest price rise. donald trump has appeared in court in new york at the start of a civil fraud trial which could have serious consequences for his business interests. the former president denounced the trial as a scam and a sham as he arrived at court. new york's attorney general is suing mr trump and two of his sons after a judge ruled that they vastly inflated the value of their properties and other assets. our correspondent gary o'donoghue reports now from new york. donald trump, in court yet again. the question this time around is, is he as rich as h

dame sharon white will stand down as chair of thejohn lewis partnership when her five—year term endse job for three days, in an ongoing dispute over pay. the average house price continues to fall. they're now about £14,500 less than a year ago. the water companies' plan to reduce sewage spills. and they want an extra £150 a year from customers to pay for it. tax cuts are at the centre of the debate among mps at the conservative party conference, which continues today. those calling for cuts include former prime minister liz truss. we're expecting to hear more from her today. but chancellorjeremy hunt — who will set out his economic plans

the boss ofjohn lewis — londoner dame sharon white — is to step down after five years, making her thee will not seek a second term in 2025. the company reported a loss of over £200 million last year, forcing it to scrap the annual staff bonus. her predecessors have served between 13 and 26 years in office. before the travel, a reminder that there is a tube strike planned for tomorrow and friday, as part of a dispute overjob losses and conditions. members of the rmt union plan to walk out, which will cause major disruption. transport for london say most tube services will not run, but the elizabeth line, london overground, and the dlr should be running a nearly normal service. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning, now onto the weather with gemma. good morning. it's a cloudy start to the day today, but that cloud will be breaking up, particularly as we go through the course of this afternoon. and there could be a few showers around as well. so this morning, it's starting off on a cloudy note. there could be a few showers moving through as

the boss ofjohn lewis, dame sharon white, is to stand down.ppy to have him again." "would be very happy to have him rangers are expected to take their time appointing a successor to michale beale, who was sacked after the team lost 3—1 at home to aberdeen at the weekend. former midfielder steven davis has taken interim charge at ibrox. rangers are seven points behind scottish premiership leaders, celtic. liverpool say that the var mistake that cost them a goal in their 2—1 defeat at tottenham resulted in "sporting integrity being undermined." the referees' body — the pgmol — admitted a "significant human error," and is conducting a review. and the san francisco 49ers and philadelphia eagles remain the only two unbeaten teams left in the nfl. they both won their matches on the fourth sunday of the season. masses of texts and calls coming in this morning on our subject today forjust about nhs strikes. have the doctor strikes impact did you but from 10am this morning we will discuss vor and when var gets it wrong. it happened in a big way this we

it's tiny and no dame sharon white, of course, who runs a john lewis.l consortium say it costs £1 billion a year. so in isolation and perhaps no surprise, during the cost of living crisis that people are stealing more things as things are more in shops, are more expensive in the shops, you've say , though, you've got to say, though, elsewhere on crime, the figures out last week from the ons show a big fall across the board in violent crime, criminal damage , violent crime, criminal damage, murders, anti—social behaviour . murders, anti —social behaviour. these murders, anti—social behaviour. these are areas which are also difficult crimes, but it seems there's been a big in there's been a big spike in shoplifting . and that's why at shoplifting. and that's why at lunchtime we're seeing a round table conversation between chris philp, who's a policing minister, with retail bosses, to try and work out a way to bring that number down. >> it's clearly a big issue that has affected so many different parts of the country. and we've seen shops use sort of camer

dame sharon white is standing down as the chairman of john lewis, making her, i think, the shortest servingligan, our business and economics editor. is extra editor. this is an extra ordinary lewis ordinary development. john lewis in trouble. no more. so the in big trouble. no more. so the chairman's going. >> lewis got about >> indeed, john lewis got about 40 the uk , 40 stores across the uk, hundreds as well. hundreds of waitrose as well. this isn't really a political story , but we just wanted to story, but we just wanted to mark it, didn't we? so dame sharon lewis, former civil servant, she used to be in the treasury, she used to run ofcom , the regulator that obviously oversees the media industry that sees us that we're part of no retail experience to speak of, she went in as the chair of john lewis, obviously a blue riband british brand known across the world. she came in in 2020, just before the pandemic. look, look , i she's had a difficult time. it's been a very difficult time for all retailers as bricks and mortar retailers , the rise of mortar retailers, the rise of onune mortar