what was revealed today, though, is that dominic chappell is being prosecuted by the pension regulatorout a reasonable excuse. it wants this material because the regulator is still pursuing mr chappell over whether he avoided his responsibilities to the bhs pension scheme. i want to give an assurance to the 20,000 pensioners, i‘m there to sort this. sir philip green sold bhs to mr chappell. after that promise to mp5, he eventually paid more than £350 million in a settlement with the pension regulator. for this mp, bhs is still unfinished business. there is going to be a search for truth and justice, even if it takes a long time, and the select committee will help play its part in that great unfolding drama. many stores still lie empty as mr chappell is summoned to appear in court. he‘s previously pledged to fight any legal action, denying he was responsible for the hole in the pension scheme. emma simpson, bbc news. ford is the latest car company to launch an incentive for people to trade in vehicles older than seven yea rs by trade in vehicles older than seven years by offering £2000

the former owner of bhs, dominic chappell, is to be prosecuted by the pensions regulator, following thelapse of the high street store. human remains are found in the hunt for ten us sailors missing after their warship collided with a tanker near singapore. a third child is pulled alive from the rubble of a house which collapsed last night, during an earthquake on the italian island of ischia . four men accused of belonging to the cell behind the terror attacks in spain that killed 15 people appear in court in madrid. also this hour, getting cash for your old car. ford becomes the latest car company to offer customers an incentive to trade in older models, in the drive for cleaner air. and it's set to make a comeback, but with new faces and on a new channel. will the great british bake off rise to the occasion? good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. more us troops will be sent to afghanistan to fight the taliban. it was announced by president trump in a speech last night in which he said the us would fight to win in afghanistan and concentrate on killing terrorists, rather than nation—b

today's action is specific, focused on dominic chappell.it relates to the investigation into what happened. yes. i will tell you how technical. he has been summoned to appear at brighton magistrates‘ court next month for failing to comply with three notices issued under section 72 of the pensions act 2004. under section 72 of the pensions act 200a. three charges of neglecting or refusing to provide information or documents without a reasonable excuse. documents without a reasonable excuse. that is quite a specific set of charges, but meanwhile, the pension regulator is still pursuing him over whether he also avoided any pension responsibilities. they began enforcement action. they did it with sir philip green and with dominic chappell. sir philip settled in february. this is relating to documents. clearly the regulator wa nted documents. clearly the regulator wanted to get its hands on. meanwhile, as they still investigate the case. thank you. divers searching for ten missing american sailors off singapore have found human remains in their

what was revealed today, though, is that dominic chappell is being prosecuted by the pension regulator reasonable excuse. it wants this material because the regulator is still pursuing mr chappell over whether he avoided his responsibilities to the bhs pension scheme. i want to give an assurance to the 20,000 pensioners, i'm there to sort this. sir philip green sold bhs to mr chappell. after that promise to mps, he eventually paid more than £350 million in a settlement with the pension regulator. for this mp, bhs is still unfinished business. there is going to be a search for truth and justice, even if it takes a long time, and the select committee will help play its part in that great unfolding drama. many stores still lie empty as mr chappell is summoned to appear in court. he's previously pledged to fight any legal action, denying he was responsible for the hole in the pension scheme. emma simpson, bbc news. an end to the north—south divide in investment in transport has been called for by two lobby groups, representing thousands of companies across the north of england. more than 7

you may remember in 2015 dominic chappell bought vhs from sir philip greene.mation. the deadline has passed for him to provide data to the pensions regulator and he didn't do so. so many questions as far as that deal is concerned, what money changed hands. when bhs fell into administration last year, 11,000 jobs were left hanging in the balance. there was also a black hole in the pension fund worth 571 million. that affected 19,000 pension holders who were either working or had worked at bhs in the past. they now clearly want answers. since then we know that sir philip green put his hand in his pocket and provided more money to try and plug that black hole. nonetheless the pensions regulator now says it wants further information. it wants to prosecute dominic chappell for failing to comply with the investigation. thank you. four men accused of being part of a terror cell which killed 15 people in spain last week are appearing in court this morning. the suspects arrived at a jailjust outside of the city last night. the judge questioning them is deciding what ch

but today, what has been revealed that dominic chappell has been summoned to appear before brighton magistratesto provide information and documents without a reasonable excuse. the pension regulator wants this material because it still pursuing mr chappel over whether he avoided his responsibilities to the bhf pension scheme. back in february, sir philip green finally stumped up 363 million pounds to settle his case with the regulator. remember, he sold bhs to mr chappell. the enforcement action against mr chappell is still continuing and although he has previously maintained that this big black hole in the pension scheme wasn‘t his fault. so if he is convicted on these specific technical charges, he will face an unlimited fine. so the tale of bhs has yet to run its full course. emma simpson, thank you. rescue workers on the italian island of ischia say they‘ve pulled three children, including a seven—month—old baby, alive from the rubble of their home after an earthquake struck last night. it hit the holiday island off the coast of naples, killing two people and injuring a0 others. richard lis

the former owner of bhs, dominic chappell, is to be prosecuted by the pensions regulator.o an investigation into the sale of the collapsed retailer. in the business news... shares in the doorstep lender provident financial have been falling after it issued its second profit warning. it now says it expects to make a loss of up to £120 million. its boss, peter crook, has resigned. ford has launched a trade—in and scrappage scheme designed to cut pollution on our roads. the firm says drivers can trade in cars over seven years old and get £2,000 off a new ford car. the old car will then be scrapped. sports direct has increased its stake in debenhams to 21%. that's up from 16%. the government recorded a budget surplus last month for the first time since 2002. that's been fuelled by more taxes coming in from the self employed. the surplus forjuly was around £200 million. that compares with a deficit of £300 million, the same time last year. for more on this, let's talk to victoria clarke from investec. thank you forjoining us, victoria. what does this say about the government? i

so today‘s action is specific and it‘s focused on dominic chappell.the prime minister to commit to building a high speed rail line across the north of england. mr osborne, who chairs the northern powerhouse partnership, has called for more money to be spent on public transport outside the capital. well, if the government is serious about building a northern powerhouse, it needs to commit to high speed links between the northern cities, so we bring those cities together and the whole of the north will be stronger than the individual parts. this autumn is when we need to get on with that, because businesses are crying out for a long—term plan to enable them to invest and bring jobs to the north of england. 0ur correspondent dan whitworth is at leeds railway station. you can doubtless give us a sense of what people there think of it all? we spent the whole day here. trying to get a sense of the public‘s opinion on george 0sborne‘s comments. as you say, it is not the first time the former chancellor has got involved on this issue of the northern powerhous

the former owner of bhs, dominic chappell, is to be prosecuted by the pensions regulator, following the

the former owner of bhs, dominic chappell, is to be prosecuted by the pensions regulator, following theollapse of the high street store. also on the programme: george osborne, has called on theresa may to commit to building a high speed rail line across the north of england. the former chancellor says h53 would help the prime minister to "relaunch her premiership." and as the new bake off prepares for take off on channel 4 — we look at tv‘s dramatically changing landscape. good evening and welcome to bbc news. four moroccan men have appeared in court in spain, accused of being part of a terror cell which planned and carried out the attacks in and around barcelona last week. 15 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the violence. the four suspects are the only surviving members of a group of 12. in court, one man admitted a bigger attack was being planned. there are reports tonight they've been charged with terror related murder. from spain, tom burridge reports. one by one, they were led into a high—security prison outside madrid. they are suspects in a plot, linked to attacks

dominic chappell has been summoned to appear before brighton magistrates' court next month forfailingor wants this material because it's still pursuing mr chappell over whether he avoided his responsibilities to the bhs pension scheme. you may remember back in february, sir philip green finally stumped up £363 million to settle his case with the regulator. remember, he sold bhs to mr chappell. the enforcement action against mr chappell is still continuing and although he has previously maintained that this big black hole in the pension scheme wasn't his fault. so if he is convicted on these specific, quite technical charges, he will face an unlimited fine. so the tale of bhs, i think, has yet to run its full course. rescue workers on the italian island of ischia say they've pulled three children, including a seven—month—old baby, out of rubble alive after their home collapsed, following an earthquake. it hit the holiday island off the coast of naples, killing two people and injuring a0 others. richard lister reports. minutes after the earthquake, dazed survivors escape their ruined ho

the former boss of the retail chain bhs, dominic chappell, is to be prosecuted by the pensions regulatorestigation into its sale. bhs went into administration last year, with 11,000 people losing theirjobs, and the company pension scheme £171 million in the red. you up—to—date with all the news. now it's time to new site. —— newsnight. our troops will fight to win. we will fight to win. fighting talk from president trump over afghanistan. but harsh words too for pakistan, formally a us ally, for harbouring the taliban and other terrorists. how far can he push islamabad? what does the afghanistan announcement tell us about who holds the power in the white house? we speak to the mercenary boss who had hoped for a role in the region. what does he make of the president's plan? grenfell‘s long shadow. more than 600 people are receiving nhs counselling following the tragedy. we'll hear of the slow painful process towards recovering mental health. my children did not know what fear was. she knows what fear is now. my child is priceless and their children are priceless. the government said hs th

the former owner of bhs, dominic chappell, is to be prosecuted by the pensions regulator, following the collapse of the high street chain. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... we'll be discussing the former chancellor george osborne's call for the government to commit to building a high speed rail line across the north of england. and at nine o'clock tonight — there will be a special programme by radio 1's newsbeat — debating the future of britain's laws and attitudes to cannabis. and we take a look at the front pages for tomorrow. that's all ahead on bbc news. now it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome along to sportstday live from the bbc sport centre. coming up tonight. the countdown is on to england women's semi final in the rugby world cup. i'm live in belfast this evening wear the red roses take on france in their quest for back—to—back world cup finals. five nil up, celtic look to wrap up their place in the group stage of the champions league. they take an 8—1; aggregate win. and there's stilljust two

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dominic chappell‘s company bought the retail chain forjust £1, shortly before it went into liquidation with a huge pensions deficit and the loss of 11,000 jobs. mr chappellator. the former conservative chancellor, george osborne, has called on the prime minister to commit to building a high speed rail line across the north of england. mr osborne, who spearheaded the northern powerhouse project while in government, has called for more money to be spent on public transport outside the capital. the government says it‘s investing billions of pounds across the north of england. our correspondent, dan whitworth, is at leeds railway station. an awful lot of people have signed a petition calling for this sort of thing. yes, as you say, george osborne, not the first time we have heard from him on this northern para has initiative, when in government he helped launch, now he is no longer in government he is chair of the northern powerhouse partnership and he says if high—speed line from hull to liverpool were built with a priority being put on the electrification of the section between manchester and leeds it would transform the regional economy. also he puts the