emma simpson, bbc news.r website we have a full list of the withdrawn products containing those contaminated eggs. look at that if you need to. a lot more coming up at two o'clock with mike embley. i am on twitter. now it is time for the sports news with hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: wayde van niekerk misses out on the double as turkey's ramil guliyev takes victory over 200m. denmark's thorbjorn 0lesen is the joint clubhouse leader on four under after the opening round of the us pga championship. and roger federer is through to the quarter finals of the montreal masters as the build up to the us open continues. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with news from day seven at the world athletics championships in london. it was an evening when south africa's wayde van niekerk was looking to add the 200m title to the 400m he had already won. although, he came up just short, as colm harrison reports. botswa na's makwala was botswana's makwala wa

emma simpson, bbc news, stockport.ve thought the game of quidditch was confined to the pages of harry potter. but it‘s actually been brought to life as a real sport and this weekend the british championships were held in hull. we put colin paterson on a broomstick and sent him along. quidditch. created byjk rowling, and very much harry potter‘s favourite sport. and now, very much a real thing. eight teams battling it out for the quidditch premier league championship. we‘ve got lots of the general public coming down today, and getting to see them come along, watch the sport and be like, wow, quidditch is a real sport. quidditch has three main rules. this is a quaffle. i'm using it to score goals. each hoop is worth ten points. so this is the bludger. when you get hit by it, you have to go and tag into your hoops before you can do anything useful. he laughs that‘s the golden snitch. if you catch it, your team gets 30 points and ends the game. and for the players, all this is done with one of these between their legs. if

emma simpson, bbc news, blackburn.while attending a wedding in eastern france on sunday. french police have launched a kidnapping investigation into the disappearance of maelys de araujo who was last seen in a children's room during a wedding that her family was attending. laura westbrook reports. this is where nine—year—old maelys de araujo was last seen. she was at a wedding with her parents in the town of pont—de—beauvoisin when the dj made the chilling announcement, she had disappeared. maelys had been wearing a white sleeveless dress. she was last seen in the children's room at the venue. police says sniffer dogs lost the child's scent in the car park. translation: it's very surprising, especially a nine—year—old girl during the night at 3am. it was well lit in the ballroom and dark around it. there's not a lot of traffic around at that time. three days on and police continued to comb the area. translation: every house in the neighbourhood has been surged. they asked me if i noticed anything suspicious and what we

emma simpson has more.d of an era of a once great high street name. dominic chappell, its former owner, he had no retail experience, but he bought the loss—making chainfor£1. just over a year later, bhs collapsed into administration. this used to be bhs' flagship store, here on oxford street. the shutters are still down on what's coming next. what was revealed today, though, is that dominic chappell is being prosecuted by the pension regulator for failing to provide information and documents about 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 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

emma simpson, bbc news, stoke. let‘s get the weather now.f you were anywhere near to a frontal system, thankfully overnight that will continue its journey down towards the very far south and east. following behind, clearing skies. even in towns and cities, damage is beginning to slip away. in the countryside it will be away. in the countryside it will be a cole stockton thursday. at least that means the skies will be clear, that means the skies will be clear, that translates to a sunny start. save for the far north and north—west. and the south—eastern quarter, the last of wednesday‘s rain eventually pulling away into the near continent. a bit of cloud developing during the day but it will be mostly drive for many parts of the british isles. with the sunshine pouring through, the temperatures are responding, a high of around 22, possibly 23, friday. a new set of weather fronts moving from the atlantic, eventually spreading that the threat of rain ever further towards south and east. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at 8.30. 17 men and

emma simpson, bbc news, stoke.roversy around the decision to bar the botswana sprinter isaac makwala from competing in the 200 metres heats because he was supposed to be quarantined for a norovirus infection. officials have now decided to allow him to take part in a time trial to see if he can compete after all. natalie pirks is at the london stadium. natalie, this is an extraordinary turnaround. what is the latest? george, this tale keeps getting stranger. this morning i interviewed him at his hotel. he set his heart was broken, he was on the verge of tea rs. was broken, he was on the verge of tears. then this afternoon a reprieve. his official incubation period ended out 2pm and following an appeal by the botswana federation and a medical, the iaaf said he could run in a time trial in the next 20 minutes. if he gets through you make the semifinals and he'll be running in lane seven. he must go and 20.53 seconds, something he is perfectly capable of but where will his mindset be. and does this set a precedent for

emma simpson, bbc news, stockport. the afternoon of the fourth day of the second test against the west indies at headingley. he was caught for 84, as england recovered from losing early wickets to extend their lead over the tourists. england have declared for 490—8, setting the west indies a target of 322 to win. well, it's been the hottest august late bank holiday for 50 years in parts of the uk, which means hundreds of thousands of revellers have been enjoying the sunshine at the notting hill carnival. elaine dunkley has been among them. elaine. year—on—year, this carnival has grown. it's now generates £97 million for the economy, but putting ona million for the economy, but putting on a party of this size isn't easy. it's a labour of love for the organisers. so far this weekend, ambulance crews and attended 500 people and there have been 150 arrests, but bearing in mind that this event 1 arrests, but bearing in mind that this event1 million people per day let's look at the highlights of the notting hill carnival. ev

emma simpson there at gatwick.ight being delayed using the flight delay calculator — it's on the business homepage on the bbc news website, bbc.co.uk/business. our top story this lunchtime... the pensions regulator has approved a plan by tata steel to give thousands of its workers in the uk less generous pensions but safeguard theirjobs. still to come, moeen ali's father tells the bbc why he thinks cricket isa tells the bbc why he thinks cricket is a great way of keeping young men away from crime and radicalisation. liverpool say they will not accept any liverpool say they will not accept a ny offers liverpool say they will not accept any offers for brazilian philippe coutinho and have already turned down a £19 million offerfrom barcelona. it's just over a month since six—year—old football fan bradley lowery died after battling a rare form of cancer. the sunderland fan won a legion of supporters across the country — including the footballerjermain defoe. in his first interview since bradley died, defoe has been tel

emma simpson, bbc news, blackburn.ssels, let's talk to our europe correspondent, damian grammaticas. eu nationals is one key area, another big one is money, what the uk will pay. sophie, yes. this is the issue i think that could be most likely to scupper the entire process. the one about which tensions are really starting to rise. the eu believes it has an agreement on how the talks should happen. currently they should coe foe focus on the legacy issue, citizens right, money and things like, that moving to the trade deal later. david davies and number ten are impatient they want to get on with the trade talks immediately saying there are issues that need to be sorted out now. the eu side has produced payers laying out how the bills can be calculated. the uk side hasn't produced papers. david davies doesn't want to be tied down. the uk negotiators have been going through challenging the eu to provide legal justifications for those sums. that i think is leading to tensions on the eu side and, remember, jean—claude juncke

emma simpson, thank you.nd 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 lister reports. minutes after the earthquake, dazed survivors escape their ruined homes. around them, in a blizzard of dust, buried cars and rubble—strewn streets, several buildings in casamicciola collapsed. rescuers worked frantically to get to those buried. here, the faint sounds of a baby crying and, after some careful digging, a small miracle. seven—month—old pascale was safe. his brothers, though, were still missing. the earthquake struck as people were sitting down for their evening meal. the homes of some 2,000 residents were damaged. some may have to be demolished. translation: the house is destroyed, we can‘t even get in. what should we do? falling masonry remained a threat as the emergency services brought in more resour

emma simpson, bbc news.aid for the brazilian footballer neymar in a world record football transfer deal. the 25—year—old says he wants to leave his current club, barcelona and move to paris saint germain. if the deal goes ahead it will make him the most expensive player in history. 0ur sports news correspondent richard conway reports from paris. a hasty arrival for neymar at barcelona's training ground this morning. but this slow—burning transfer saga appears to now be reaching a conclusion. after saying goodbye to his team—mates, his strike partner lionel messi took to social media to wish him well for the future. and this is what barcelona will miss. neymar, a star for both club and country. today's destination was unknown but according to one of his representatives the poster boy of brazilian football is likely to be a psg player by the weekend. translation: yes, paris made a proposal, they are going to pay the clause. the planned dealfor neymar would set a clear world record. back in 2009 cristiano ronal

emma simpson, bbc news.at grenfell tower in west london, it has emerged that only a small amount of the £18 million raised to help survivors has been handed out. the figures have come from the charity commission. 0ur news correspondent frankie mccamley is here. this money is badly needed. why the delay? well wa nt well want the charity commission say is that this is one of the most complex fundraising operations and has had to deal with. it is working with a number of charities that have raised more than £18 million. audits figures have shown today is that of that amount just 2.5 figures have shown today is that of that amountjust 2.5 million has been distributed. speaking to local residents, people who lived in the tower, there is anger and frustration building. people questioning whether money is, why they haven't seen it. the charities commission does say there were initial teething problems. they couldn't identify some of the people who needed this money. say that some people haven't come forward yet, pe

emma simpson, bbc news, blackburn.turn. after two decades in space, it's now made its lowest orbit before it's destroyed next month. scientists hope this final phase of close—up exploration will solve some long—standing mysteries. this from our science correspondent rebecca morelle. instantly recognisable — saturn and its spectacular rings. the cassini spacecraft has revealed this planet in incredible detail. and these are some of its latest close—up images. from its hexagonal north pole to its ring system and even an aurora. but this mission‘s very nearly as its end. cassini's been in space for nearly 20 years. it's set down a probe, spotted plumes on one of the moons, and spotted massive storms. but now it's running out of fuel. its final days, though, will be crucial. we've learnt so much, but in that process we've also raised many new questions. one of the things that we still don't understand about saturn is simply how long its day lasts. over the last few months, cassini's been exploring a region where no spacecr

emma simpson, bbc news.r people to trade in vehicles older than seven yea rs by trade in vehicles older than seven years by offering £2000 off some new models. the scheme will run until the end of the year and, unlike similar schemes by bmw and mercedes, which are only for diesel cars, ford will also accept petrol vehicles. that‘s it from me. get in touch with me on twitter. the rest of the news in15 me on twitter. the rest of the news in 15 minutes. now for the sports news in sport today. hello. i‘m gavin ramjaun. and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: barcelona want a piece of neymar again. this time, they are sueing the brazilian for millions over alleged breach of contract. england will face a showdown with new zealand in the women‘s world cup final thanks to a hard—fought victory over france. and a former olympic cross country skiing champion has her ban extended for using steroids in her lip balm. welcome to the programme. barcelona are suing neymar for at

our business correspondent emma simpson has been looking at the figures. former bhs workers. we couldn‘t get people in to fix anything for bhs. but now we‘ve got brand—new fixtures, brand—new walls, everything‘s decorated. it is like moving out of a house, having it refurbished and moving back in. moving straight back in. it‘s like a home from home. for us, it‘s like a home from home. so whatever was going on in this building, we‘d clearly be interested in, and the fact that we both work here... yeah, brilliant. it‘s amazing. it‘s a good outcome here, but what has happened to the other 159 bhs stores around the uk? more than half are still sitting empty. 35 properties have deals or plans in place. four stores have been demolished. only 25 of the former bhs stores have so far been reoccupied. that is about one in six shops. i am not surprised to see that a vast majority of these stores are unoccupied, because many of them are very large and very costly to reoccu py. and secondly, they are in quite marginal towns where there is a lot of out of town competiti

emma simpson is there. emma, it still looks busy behind you. noisy diggers in this part of waterloo. this is possibly the biggest and most complex engineering that this train station has seen in a century. ten platforms are closed until august 29, the day after the bank holiday. that is practically half the station. it is going to involve around 1000 engineers and on—site workers doing shifts around the clock. what they are basically doing, i don't know if you can see it, is extending the platforms to allow longer trains. this will eventually mean an extra a5,000 passengers will be able to go to and from waterloo during rush hour every day. that's the game. but the pain is big disruption. but for months now, the real bosses have been urging passengers to work from home, find alternative routes, even go on holiday. they do seem to be heeding that. because we have had no payoffs today. one commuter said it was the best to meet the dive had. it was so quiet on the trains today. —— the best commute the dive had. we will have to see how things devel

emma simpson, bbc news, stoke.r of the liberal democrats and former business secretary, sir vince cable. you famously predicted the crisis, the economic crisis. was that your jfk moment? when did you realise, oh, gosh...? i don't want acclaim too much store by head warrant for some years about recklessness in lending and the property market. i didn't spot all the problems of derivatives, which is where the crisis ultimately came from. you never said i told you so, have you? you don't like to have been wrong! there was a moment, i do think that a member, iwas there was a moment, i do think that a member, i was on holiday with my wife in the lake district and we we re wife in the lake district and we were sitting at the top of a mountain and in came in a mobile phone call from the business editor of the daily mail and he picked up that norman rockwell in problems funding, they were very reliant on the funding markets. and did i have any comment? got in the headlines of the mail and it never stopped for the mail and i

emma simpson, bbc news, stockport.the notting hill carnival. dan freedman from bbc london has been speaking to andy wopling from the stjohn ambulance. he began by asking him if party—goers had heeded the advice to be sensible about how much they drank. people are being reasonably sensible with the advice, alternating water without coal to keep your fluid levels up. we aren't not —— water with alcohol. i am surprised we thought we would get more. people are being sensible. what are you seeing in terms of the bulk of the injuries or reasons that you are being called in to use? at the moment, by far the biggest is alcohol or substance related. also, trips on the ground, ankles, feats, by most is alcohol related. we have to be careful with those, make sure they are not masking anything underlying with conditions. some of those will need to go to hospital because we are worried about other conditions, but on the whole, it is alcohol—related. do you feel like your staff are being well received by revellers? they are not bein

emma simpson, bbc news, gatwick airport.s across the country, including footballerjermain defoe. now, in his first interview since bradley's death, jermain told the bbc how he's been inspired by the little boy he called his "best mate". it was in september last year when jermain first walked out with bradley and from, that moment on, a friendship was made. that story of brad's is just special. i've got a nice picture in the house of me and brads at the england game. i walked him out and we sang the national anthem. but, yeah, it's a special story, you know? my best friend. it was genuine. i mean, he was a kid, all he knew is... i don't know, hejust loved his football. he loved me. i loved him. but i could see his eyes it was genuine because as a child, there was nothing i could give him, apart from just being a friend. they were best friends and it was a friendship that captured the hearts of everyone. it was an instant connection and one that continues with bradley's mum and dad. even towards the end when he was really stru

emma simpson. petition calling on the government to spend more on transport outside of london and the south east of england. it emerged earlier this year that more than half of england's annual £32 billion transport budget is spent in the capital. the former chancellor, george osborne says a northern powerhouse rail network connecting liverpool to hull must be planned for. our north of england correspondent fiona trott reports. life beyond westminster. leeds is the uk's largest legal and financial centre outside london. but could it be better connected to boost northern businesses? hi, dan, are you all right? this online gambling company is one of leeds‘ biggest employers. 50% of the people we spoke to said the commute was just too difficult, even a0 or 50 miles away, so improving transport links, particularly rail, would really help our business. today the former chancellor says a high—speed link between liverpool and hull is the answer. well, if the government is serious about building a northern

our business correspondent, emma simpson has been finding out.ut last year, nearly 90 years of trading came to an end. and the question, who would fill this gap? at this shopping centre, a shiny new department store. newjobs for these two former bhs staff. we couldn't get anyone in to fix anything for bhs, but now we've got brand—new everything. it is like moving out, having it refurbished and moving straight back in. for us, it's's like a home from home. whatever was going on in in this building, we would be interested. the fact that we both work here is amazing. it is a good outcome, but what has happened to the other 159 bhs stores around the uk? more than half are empty. 35 properties have deals or plans in place. four are being demolished. only 25 of the former bhs stores have so far been reoccupied. that is about one in six shops. i am not surprised that a vast majority are unoccupied, many of them are very large and costly to reoccupy, and they are in marginal towns where there is a lot of competition from other locations. those retailers

emma simpson has been looking at the plight of some of the women affected.to the pictures. no trips to the pub. my life, my lifestyle, has changed. i can't do the things i used to do. surely from aberdeen is 61. she can't work because of ill—health, and she can't get state pension eitherfor ill—health, and she can't get state pension either for another five yea rs. pension either for another five years. the effect it has had on me, ending it all... because having to... rely on your family. ending it all... because having to... rely on yourfamily. but ending it all... because having to... rely on your family. but my son said to me, he said, "mum, you brought me up. you always gave me andi brought me up. you always gave me and i had it. it's my turn." but it's still hard. the decades, the pension age has stayed the same, women retired at 60, men at 65. but by2020, women retired at 60, men at 65. but by 2020, both men and women will have to wait until they are 66 before they can draw their state pension. the changes for women began in 2010, and it all depends o

emma simpson reports. dumped and discarded.r has had to destroy notjust his eggs but his hands as well. the produce is contaminated with an insecticide which is banned for use in the food chain. that is where it has ended up on a potentially massive scale. translation: you cannot put your eggs on the market for three months. and so i took the decision to kill the animals because it is really too expensive. the company which came to treat the red lights with an organic product really used fipranol. he is not alone. this farm is in the clear that millions of eggs have now been pulled from supermarket shelves on the continent. fipranol may be popularfor the continent. fipranol may be popular for getting the continent. fipranol may be popularfor getting rid of fleas on pets but it can be dangerous to humans. here in the uk, we produce oui’ humans. here in the uk, we produce our own eggs but also import them full stop some of the eggs from affected farms have ended up here as well. we're not talking about fresh eggs we buy off super

they also reveal that the airline with the longest delays was easyjet. 0ur correspondent emma simpson for us. talk us through the figures, emma. it is the time of year when the holidays are in full swing so how many flights take off on time? the bbc team has been crunching the numbers from the civil aviation authority over the last two summers. you mention some of the headlines there. easyjet have the longest delays by on average 27 minutes. thomas cook at 19, british airways at 18. easyjet reckon that his partly reflected in the fact that they have more flights than anyone else. they have the biggest number of slots here at gatwick airport. it was wick which topped the list for the longest delays among airports at 27 minutes. that was followed by luton, jersey and that the other end leads in belfast had the shortest delays. i have spent the morning here at gatwick and that has gone very smoothly here today, but this airport has the busiest single ru nway airport has the busiest single runway in the world, so if the schedule slips it can have big knock—on effects. i have been talking

emma simpson reports. dumped and discarded.ecticide which is banned for use in the food chain. but that's where it has ended up on a potentially massive scale. translation: you cannot put your eggs on the market for three months. and so i took the decision to kill the animals because it is really too expensive. the company which came to clean and treat the red lice with a so—called organic product really used fipranol. we have all been fooled by the seller. we are all a victim of him. he is not alone. more than 100 farms are affected in the netherlands too, although this one is in the clear. millions of eggs have now been pulled from supermarket shelves on the continent. the reason, fipranol may be popular for getting rid of fleas on pets but it can be dangerous to humans. here in the uk, we produce our own eggs but also import them. and some of the eggs from affected farms have ended up here as well. we're not talking about fresh eggs we buy off supermarket shelves. the affected eggs went into processed foods like sandwich fil

our business correspondent, emma simpson, is with us in the studio.ng animals which are destined for human consumption, and somehow this has ended up in the human supply chain, and millions of eggs have been taken off the shelves in germany, for instance. the food standards agency reckoned 21,000 eggs had been distributed here in the uk and a short time ago they said that actually it is 700,000, so that sounds a pretty large number. but we eat a lot of eggs, that is just o.oo7% but we eat a lot of eggs, that is just 0.007% of eggs that we consume and uk every year, and these aren't eggs that go into the boxes that we buy from the supermarkets, these eggs have gone into processed foods. such a common ingredient, so especially sandwiches and chilled foods like egg salads, where it is just one breeding, so potential harmful effects will be died aged —— where it is just one harmful effects will be died aged —— where it isjust one ingredient harmful effects will be died aged —— where it is just one ingredient so potential conflicts will be died —— diluted.

gatwick and easyjet say many of the delays were beyond their control as our business correspondent emma simpson at the data. gatwick airport had the longest delays with an average of 27 minutes. luton was not far behind. doing much better, leeds bradford and belfast city airports, both with average delays of ten minutes. the summer season can be a pinch point. gatwick has the single busiest runway in the world with planes often taking off and landing every minute. things are going smoothly here today, but if this schedule slips it can have big knock—on effects. we absolutely recognise the inconvenience caused to our passengers, but most of the time our flights are ready to go, but they simply cannot depart because we are up against the challenge of congested airspace over our heads, bad weather across the whole european region and european air traffic strikes. we fly to europe more than anyone else and, as a result, we are disproportionately more affected. as for the airlines, easyjet had the longest delays with an average of 24 minutes. it said having the biggest number of flights was a factor

earlier our business correspondent emma simpson explained how the prosecution came about. store is closed, after 90 years of trading on the high street. and, of course, this spectacular collapse was the biggest retail failure since woolworths went down. as you say, 11,000 jobs, and a big scandal over the pension deficit. now, sir philip controversially... sir philip green? sir philip green sold that business for £1 to dominic chappell in 2015. he was a former racing driver, bankruptee, no retail experience. a year later, the chain collapsed sparking a host of enquiries. remember, we had that high—profile parliamentary committee. it‘s produced a damning report. fast forward to february 2017, sir philip green reached a deal with the pension regulator, a £363 million settlement to rescue the pension scheme to avoid it going into the pension protection fund. so today‘s action is specific and it‘s focused on dominic chappell. 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 engl

emma simpson has been looking at the plight of some of the women affected. do the things i used to do. shirley from aberdeen is 61. she can‘t work because of ill—health, and she can‘t get state pension either for another five years. the effect it has had on me, ending it all... because having to... rely on your family. but my son said to me, he said, "mum, you brought me up. you always gave me when you had it. it‘s my turn." but it‘s still hard. for decades, the pension age has stayed the same, women retired at 60, men at 65. but by 2020, both men and women will have to wait until they are 66 before they can draw their state pension. the changes for women began in 2010, and it all depends on your date of birth. so, for instance, if i was born before the 6th of april 1950, i would still get my state pension at 60. but if i was born two years later, i would get that benefit at 62. and if i was born a couple of years after that, then i will be 66 before i draw my state pension. this former pensions minister told me the government was right to take action on the

with me is our business correspondent, emma simpson. give as background to this.year to the days since those final bhs store is closed, after 90 years of trading on the high street. this spectacular colla pse the high street. this spectacular collapse was the biggest retail failure since woolworths went down and 11,000 jobs, failure since woolworths went down and 11,000jobs, and failure since woolworths went down and 11,000 jobs, and a big scandal over the pension deficit. sir philip green controversially sold that business for £1 to dominic chappell in 2015. he was a former racing driver, bankrupt tea, no retail experience. a year later the chain colla pse experience. a year later the chain collapse sparking a host of enquiries. we have the parliamentary committee. it produced a damning report. fast forward to february 2017, sir philip green reached a deal with the pension regulator, a 363 million settlement to rescue the pension scheme to avoid it going into the pension protection fund. today's action is specific, focused on dominic chappell. it is technical bec

emma simpson has been following the story.ch is banned for use for treating animals which are destined for human consumption, and so somehow this has ended up in the human supply chain. millions of eggs have been taken off the shelves in germany, for instance. the food standards agency reckoned about 21,000 eggs had been distributed here in the uk. and a short time ago they said that actually it is 700,000, so that sounds a pretty large number. but we eat a lot of eggs, the fsa say that is just 0.007% of the eggs that we consume in the uk every year, and these aren't eggs that go into the boxes that we buy from the supermarkets. these eggs have gone into processed foods. such a common ingredient, so especially sandwiches and chilled foods like egg salads, where it isjust one ingredient, so potential harmful effects will be diluted. so don't panic? that is right, they have said it is unlikely to affect human health, but they have said they have acted with urgency to protect consumers as fipronil is banned from being used in thi

our business correspondent emma simpson has been finding out. who would fill this gap? at this shopping centre, a shiny new department store. the newjobs for these two former bhs staff. we couldn't get anyone in to fix anything for bhs, but now we've got brand—new everything. it is like moving out, having it refurbished and moving straight back in. whatever was going on in in this building, we would be interested. the fact that we both worked here is amazing. it is a good outcome, but what has happened to the other 159 bhs stores around the uk? more than half are empty. 35 properties have plans in place. four are being demolished. 0nly plans in place. four are being demolished. only 25 of the former bhs stores have so far been reoccupied. that is about one in six shops. i am not surprised that a vast majority are unoccupied, many of them are very large and costly to reoccupied, and they are in marginal towns where there is a lot of competition from other locations. those retailers who would normally have been there in the past have moved elsewhe