wilko well loved just as hmv was, just as woolworths was, we know that whenever a retail brand goes underr a retail brand goes under letters neverjust for one reason so we know the reasons that impacted other stores, footfall to retail parks and the threat from online but also internal problems at the companies, we know wilko was suffering with a cash flow issue, it had not paid its suppliers. it will even then added injury problems that lead to weary our raise questions about the future of the british high street and just todayjohn lewis said the government needs to announce another review to look at what can be done to save these particular names but for the moment the questions for the staff here and shoppers is what will happen to the store and what will happen to the jobs. thank you. in other news.... the euro zone economy will grow slower than previously expected this year and next. that's according to a new european commission forecast. it also predicts that europe's biggest economy, germany, slips into recession this year. it will shrink 0.4% this year, the commission forecast, re

the billionaire owner of hmv hopes to keep up to 300 wilko shops open but his bid failed.be announced soon. we will bring you more on that story as and when we get it. shoppers will also be feeling the impact of the wilko closures. , . . , , feeling the impact of the wilko closures. , ., ._ , ., feeling the impact of the wilko closures. , ., , ., , , closures. they always had the stuff in there and _ closures. they always had the stuff in there and it _ closures. they always had the stuff in there and it was _ closures. they always had the stuff in there and it was good _ closures. they always had the stuff in there and it was good stuff. - closures. they always had the stuff in there and it was good stuff. i - closures. they always had the stuff in there and it was good stuff. i am just gutted. in there and it was good stuff. i am just gutted-— just gutted. more on that story as and when we _ just gutted. more on that story as and when we get _ just gutted. more on that story as and when we get it. _ around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. back to school, sh

hmv, birmingham , in liverpool in hmv, birmingham, in stockton rye hill.t's stockton and rye hill. it's about deployment, so vast about rapid deployment, so vast investment going in. and this is the important point, not in response a khalifa incident, response to a khalifa incident, but this been going on for but this has been going on for very is really very many years and is really starting to make a difference. >> okay. but unfortunately, there this perception, there is this perception, rightly the conservative moves actually the conservative moves haven't been tough on crime or indeed, if i may use the phrase the causes of crime, i look in the causes of crime, i look in the mail on sunday. at the moment, mr chalk, and they've had to launch a campaign to get the police to do more about shop lifting of items worth less than £200. there's this phrase going around called low level crime. the police aren't dealing with low level crime. no crime is low level to the person who's a victim of it, is it.7 there's this perception that under tory governance that t

failed administrators for hmv.ed administrators for the high street chain had been in discussions over a deal to buy around 200 stores. however, talks have now collapsed and the first 24 outlets will shut tomorrow . no store closures will tomorrow. no store closures will lead to over 1000 redundancies, as wilko , which employed around as wilko, which employed around 12,500 staff, had previously announced a £13 million deal with b&m , though it has made no with b&m, though it has made no promise to take on wilko workers , the conservator of party is being accused of having broken britain by the trades union congress, speaking in liverpool , general secretary paul nowak will claim that nothing works in this country any more and no one in government cares . it comes as in government cares. it comes as the tuc reported the government, the tuc reported the government, the united nations workers rights watchdog over the new minimum service level law . dan minimum service level law. dan jarvis, shadow security minister, s

the big blow this morning is that the owner of hmv , david puttnam, he was of hmv, david puttnam, heat deal is now collapsed. why? because maybe he can't get the deal that he wants. maybe the administrator wouldn't let him only cherry pick the good stores rather than the bad. is rather than the bad. this is still there some of still look, there are some of there redundancies now there are some redundancies now in the sort of central nervous system wilko . it's not going system of wilko. it's not going to be bought as a whole going concern. own concern. so their own warehousing, logistics warehousing, their own logistics is broken up because is going to be broken up because whoever have whoever buys them will have their of that. but their own versions of that. but a little of good news here. and i really feel for a lot of the people who work for wilko, a lot of them are women , little part of them are women, little part time jobs, student work students, the kind of money that just the extras that for families that make life bearable when when they're when they're when they're just abo

the only hope for that is a potential rescue deal with the canadian businessman who is the owner of hmvd to save up to 300 of the stores. at the end of last week he was edging towards a deal. this has now stalled we understand. it has been a complicated thing to piece together. he is grappling with issues with suppliers and trying to finalise funding and get landlords on side. it has all got to come together. what this deal with b and m does is at least inject some much—needed cash into the business and to recover some value for creditors as the administrators continue to trade the administrators continue to trade the business and tried to secure a deal. there is a deal. there is a desire to try and get this deal over the line. to give it the time it needs but it is still alive. it is fair to stay that the parchment deal is hanging in the balance. that fair to stay that the parchment deal is hanging in the balance.— is hanging in the balance. at the heart of this _ is hanging in the balance. at the heart of this story _ is hanging in the balance. at the heart of this story are _ is hang

it was hoped that a bid from the billionaire owner of hmv would save 300 shops, but rising costs complicatedof more than 12,000 workers and hundreds of stores uncertain. 0ur cost of living correspondent colletta smith has been speaking to shoppers in greater manchester. you always had the stuff in there and it was good stuff, but i've just got it. in the corner of this shopping center in this small town, like hundreds of others across the country. the doors of wilkos have been open, but that's about to change. i don't know what they'll do with this place when when that goes, because like i said, there's not much. there's not much going, is there? i don't come in very often, but i do come in for diy tooling and things. but it'll be a great loss because we'll have to go to b+q. not everybody's got a car. that was probably one - of the best stores on here. when you look around over the night, it's just really cafes and stuff- that i'd probably see people coming here far now. - this is one of the 52 stores already marked to close this week, but now we know the other 300 or so will shut their doo

it was hoped that a bid from the billionaire owner of hmv would save 300 shops, but rising costs complicated deal. it leaves the future of more than 12,000 workers and hundreds of stores uncertain. 0ur cost of living correspondent colletta smith has been speaking to shoppers in greater manchester. they always had the stuff in there and it was good stuff. i'm just gutted. in and it was good stuff. i'm “ust cutted. . ., ., , gutted. in the corner of this showing — gutted. in the corner of this shopping centre _ gutted. in the corner of this shopping centre in this - gutted. in the corner of this | shopping centre in this small gutted. in the corner of this - shopping centre in this small town, like hundreds of others, the doors of wilko's have been opened but that's about to change. i of wilko's have been opened but that's about to change.— of wilko's have been opened but that's about to change. i don't know what they will do _ that's about to change. i don't know what they will do with _ that's about to change. i don't know what they will do with this _ that's about to change. i don't know wh

essentially the man who rescued hmv has not been able to repeat the trick, it was not commercially viablehe deal happen. he was in for around 300 stores we believed and that was reportedly taken it down to 200 and then 100 and that has not been possible and a lot of supplier and landlord trust has been burned during the process we're welcome has been getting into trouble and it appears to be those suppliers wanted confirmation of their debts would be cleared that they would have the money they owed paid back to them in full. before they would even think about resupplying wilko no matter who was in charge. even he had been able to save the business it would not have been commercially viable he says for them to start again and have a sustainable future. disappointment for shoppers but real concern for staff members especially because at this store in birkenhead they still have not been told by administrators what is likely to happen but the union have told us they understand all 400 stores will close by early october and 12,000 redundancies possible. i have been catching up with some of the

the owner of hmv, doug putman, hoped to keep up to 300 wilko shops open, but his bid collapsed.accines to older people living in care homes in england. the rollout begins today for those at most risk. concerns are growing over the spread of a new covid variant. there have been 3a confirmed cases of ba.2.86 so far — 28 of them in one care home. the german car giant bmw will invest hundreds of millions of pounds in its mini factory near oxford to build a new generation of electric cars. production of two new electric mini models is due to begin at the plant in cowley in 2026. more than 4,000 people work across two sites. those are some of the other stories we have been taking a look at, here on bbc news. you're live with bbc news. more now than at present biden's resident to vietnam. live now to washington — we can talk to dr philip shetler—jones — a senior research fellow in the international security team at rusi. just tell us about the significance of the visit, given that these two countries were foes at one point. yes, it is a significant visit. it is very high level and well

an earlier bid to buy wilko collapsed, but a last—minute attempt from the owner of music retailer hmvfounded in 1930 in leicester, the chain is well past its first bloom. in the last decade, it has struggled with competition from other discount retailers and the decline of the traditional high streets. whether or not this deal goes ahead, 269 staff will have their last day on monday, with more redundancies expected next week. the gmb union said it's devastated. we rely on high streets as the centre of our communities and i think people rely on wilko. you know, the cost of living crisis, they're a budget retailer and really helps people. for us, if we lose wilko's, what is it? it's another empty shop in a high street. it's a lot of people made redundant. i'll be honest, we're still hopeful at this point we will be saving shops. we're still in talks with the administrator, and we haven't given up hope on that. but, at the same point, we have to be realistic. there are currently more than 12,000 jobs at risk after wilko fell into administration. if this deal is successful, up to 300 wilk

really all hands on a potential rescue deal with the canadian businessman doug putnam, the owner of hmvo be edging towards a deal but now it seems that there are issues with suppliers, and you need them on board to provide stock on them on board to provide stock on the shelves and finalising funding. there are lots of moving parts that need to come together. that is still very much hanging in the balance. the administrators are said to be keen to try to give us a bit of time to get it over the line to see if they can save as many shops and stores as possible.— they can save as many shops and stores as possible. thanks very much for now, stores as possible. thanks very much for now. emma _ stores as possible. thanks very much for now, emma simpson, _ stores as possible. thanks very much for now, emma simpson, more - for now, emma simpson, more developments expected no tomorrow. turning to a visual treat for the next few minutes, the winners of this year's bird photographer of the year have been announced, this dramatic shot of a female peregrine forking attacking a large brown pelican at

another deal, put forward by the owners of the hmv group, would have seen around 300 of the 400 wilko but that appears to have stalled over issues with suppliers. the schools minister nick gibb has defended the government after criticism that over its approach to carrying out maintenance to schools in england. uncertainty remains about how many schools have been partially or fully closed because they contain raac concrete. the education secretary has confirmed it could rise. there are also questions about why action was not taken sooner and if cuts to budgets could be to blame. the government has this message on concrete and schools. we will message on concrete and schools. - will spend what it takes. message on concrete and schools. we will spend what it takes. but - message on concrete and schools. we will spend what it takes. but there - will spend what it takes. but there are questions _ will spend what it takes. but there are questions about _ will spend what it takes. but there are questions about if _ will spend what it takes. but there are questions about if the - will spend w

that hangs on a potential business deal with a canadian businessman, the owner of hmv.e because there are issues with suppliers, you need on board to get the stock on the shelves, and finalising the funding, so a lot of moving parts have to come together there, although the administrative as are understood to want to give out as much time as it needs to see if it can get across the line. meanwhile, as you say, the first shop closures. these are stores that none of the potential buyers that the administrative is talking to are interested, so very sad but necessary, the administrators say that they have to go. there's also a wave of redundancies at the distribution centres, and b&m picked up distribution centres, and b&m picked up a big parcel of stores today, but not the brand, and it is unclear whether any of those workers will be kept on. whether any of those workers will be ke -t on. ., whether any of those workers will be ket on. ., ., ~ whether any of those workers will be ket on. ., ., ,, schools in england yet to provide information on raac have been given a deadl

david puttnam, who is the owner of hmv, he was going to take 200 stores that fell by the wayside thatt underestimate the chances that some of that deal could come back and now again, as we've discussed, pepco, which owns poundland, have decided to buy 71 or so stores. look this is bad news for wilco in the round. a lot of people are to going lose their jobs, but some going lose theirjobs, but some of their real estate is valuable. and some of the businesses are valuable and they will picked up. will be picked up. >> quickly, so i do >> and just quickly, so i do want spend of time on want to spend a bit of time on the pensions, don't know the pensions, but we don't know yet or let's say yet whether or not, let's say a wilco becomes a poundland are the working for the staff just start working for poundland? know. >> don't know individual >> we don't know individual staff. but poundland staff. but if poundland are buying store , they're buying a wilco store, they're buying a wilco store, they're buying store because that buying that store because that particular which they've particular

the company was unable to secure a deal to sell all of its shops, despite talks with hmv to buy 200.all of those stories by visiting our website gbnews.com . direct website gb news.com. direct bullion website gbnews.com. direct bullion sponsors . bullion sponsors. >> the finance report on gb news for gold and silver investment . for gold and silver investment. let's take a look at the latest markets. >> the pound will buy you 511.2471 and >> the pound will buy you $1.2471 and ,1.1630. price of gold £1,539.76 per ounce. and the ftse 100 is at 7528 points. direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news investments that matter for wilkos is closing. >> closing . it is really sad. >> closing. it is really sad. they're to going be about 1200 12,000 sorry. jobs will probably be lost. we're going to be heading over to the gold coast. >> another blow for the high street from three on. gb news it's 1039. >> you're with britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner let's have a look. >> lots of emails coming in. >> lots of emails coming in. >> yes. thank you for gettin

it comes after a last ditch bailout by hmv failed and the company had been in discussions to buy around 200 of those stores . the first 24 those stores. the first 24 outlets are now scheduled to shut their doors tomorrow . shut their doors tomorrow. shoppers in gravesend in kent have been talking about the impact of these closures. if you're so sorry for the staff, i don't feel sorry for the owners. >> what they've done is disgusting writing. >> it's a shame for all the people that work there for a start. and it's just a shame that we'll close this closing for people to get unemployed . for people to get unemployed. >> and in towns that are known. gravesend it's not right . gravesend it's not right. >> this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now let's get straight back to . martin >> another week and regular as clockwork . we've had another clockwork. we've had another empty promise from rishi sunak that he can stop illegal immigration. do you ever wonder if rishi is now infamous? plinth should have had the word

it comes after a last ditch bailout by hmv failed . the company had been in failed. the company had been in discussions to buy around 200 stores. the first 24 outlets are now scheduled to shut their doors tomorrow . and finally , doors tomorrow. and finally, pubsin doors tomorrow. and finally, pubs in england and wales can continue selling takeaway pints as relaxed licencing rules have now been extended . the rules now been extended. the rules were brought to in help pubs dunng were brought to in help pubs during covid lockdowns . pubs can during covid lockdowns. pubs can keep on selling pints until march 2025. they were meant to end this month after having been extended twice. policing minister chris philp says it's vital that we do everything we can to support british pubs . as can to support british pubs. as you're up to date on gb news across the uk, on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back to . nigel >> good evening. espionage is at the heart of the palace of westminster. well in some ways, perhaps we sh

it comes after a last ditch bailout by hmv failed and the company had been in discussions to buy around stores in the first. 24 outlets are now scheduled to shut their doors tomorrow . and finally , doors tomorrow. and finally, pubsin doors tomorrow. and finally, pubs in england and wales can continue selling takeaway pints as relaxed licencing rules have been extended . the rules brought been extended. the rules brought in to help pubs during covid lockdowns, pubs can now keep on selling pints until march 2025. they were meant to end this month after having been extended twice. policing minister chris philp says it's vital that we do everything we can to support british pubs . this is 6b news british pubs. this is 6b news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play 6b news. now it's back to . jacob news. now it's back to. jacob >> the nhs has petrol almost scandals . we recently heard that scandals. we recently heard that lucy letby has been found guilty of murders and that demonstrated some of the problems. as allison pearson put it. the

it comes after a last ditch bailout by hmv failed . the company had been in failed.he company had been in discussions to buy around 200 stores. the first 24 outlets are now scheduled to shut their doors tomorrow . and finally , doors tomorrow. and finally, pubsin doors tomorrow. and finally, pubs in england and wales can continue selling takeaway pints as relaxed licencing rules have now been extended . the rules now been extended. the rules were brought to in help pubs dunng were brought to in help pubs during covid lockdowns . pubs can during covid lockdowns. pubs can keep on selling pints until march 2025. they were meant to end this month after having been extended twice. policing minister chris philp says it's vital that we do everything we can to support british pubs . as can to support british pubs. as you're up to date on gb news across the uk, on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back to . nigel >> good evening. espionage is at the heart of the palace of westminster. well in some ways, perhaps we shou

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boss doug putman , the by b&m hmv boss doug putman, the american billionaire.nd of this month and as we go into october, 400 wilko stores are going to be gone from british high streets . british high streets. >> well, let's get more with jack , of course, elsewhere . and jack, of course, elsewhere. and jack, of course, elsewhere. and jack, certainly in terms of the brendan clarke—smith, the conservative mp for bassetlaw . conservative mp for bassetlaw. well, where will is? he's criticised the family, the wilkinson family for maybe not helping out and that's echoing what the gmb has said. but you've been speaking to people there in stafford have sort of said, well, the rest of the high street is not doing too well ehheh street is not doing too well either. it's not just an issue about wilko yeah, i think very much the situation with wilko kind of encapsulates a general trend, maybe is what i've got the feeling, certainly from residents here with the high street. >> one woman earlier said that when she worked , when she moved when she worked, when she moved here

hmv, dorothy perkins, miss selfridge, and local shops. so much a part of my life growing up. many more growing up. but that is capitalism. some retailers like marks & spencer is have relocated, some retailers are doing well, thank you very much. this is a changing world, we've moved online. your thoughts will be fascinating. get in touch. this will be so raw for wilko employees, but what has gone wrong there? please do get in touch, should we say the high street? what is your takeaway, literally? here is the news. a study of nhs staff has found female surgeons say they have been sexually harassed by colleagues. nearly two thirds of the 700 women who responded to a survey said they had faced unwanted attention, the third said they had been sexually assaulted. the latest official figures show wage growth has caught up with inflation for the first time in nearly two years. the office for national statistics says pay excluding bonuses rose by 7.8% between may and july compared to one year ago. 2a wilko stores will close at the end of today, the first of 400 jobs likely to shut af

administrators are still in discussions with the owner of hmv, doug putman, about a rescue deal for the and finalising funding. so, there's still a lot of uncertainty. i'm nowjoined by andy prendergast, the national secretary for the gmb union, which represents about 4,000 wilko staff. hejoins us from he joins us from central london. good to have you with us. what more details do you know at this stage about the store closures and redundancies? yellow or well, very little from what you have just said. we know everyone is being told by ten o'clock this morning. we know the locations, but it is only right of those people hear it directly. we don't want them hearing it through the media. what we have to remember is every singlejob the media. what we have to remember is every single job losses somebody who is going to wake up tomorrow morning not knowing how they are going to pay the bills, so they are naturally devastated. we will be doing everything we can to support them in the coming weeks. in doing everything we can to support them in the coming weeks. in terms ofthe them in the coming

it comes after a last ditch bailout by hmv failed the company had been in discussions to buy around 200tores, the first 24 outlets are now scheduled to shut their doors tomorrow . this is gb news doors tomorrow. this is gb news across the uk on tv , in your across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker. by saying play gb news now it's back to dan . dan. >> if you were in any doubt that the united kingdom is now being run by the shadowy dark forces that make up our civil service then the weekend provided ample categorical proof since the people took control of our future by voting to exit the horrible european union against the wishes of the political and media establishment, the blob has attempted to take over the uk from deposing two democratically elected prime ministers and boris johnson and liz truss to trying to overturn the biggest democratic mandate in british history to overruling political leaders attempting to battle lockdowns. this nefarious force upholds the globalist orthodoxy they are now counting down the days until they can impose their fol

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it comes after a last ditch bailout by hmv failed the company had been in discussions to buy around 200res, the first 24 outlets are now scheduled to shut their doors tomorrow . this is gb news doors tomorrow. this is gb news across the uk on tv , in your across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker. by saying play gb news now it's back to dan . dan. >> if you were in any doubt that the united kingdom is now being run by the shadowy dark forces that make up our civil service then the weekend provided ample categorical proof since the people took control of our future by voting to exit the horrible european union against the wishes of the political and media establishment, the blob has attempted to take over the uk from deposing two democratically elected prime ministers and boris johnson and liz truss to trying to overturn the biggest democratic mandate in british history to overruling political leaders attempting to battle lockdowns. this nefarious force upholds the globalist orthodoxy they are now counting down the days until they can impose their folk

a lot of things could happen in the hmv. owner doug putman, very high profile investor .aim there, oh, he's not going to buy any. yes, he's going to boil them because there will be a negotiation going on there. and then also a pepco, which then we know also a pepco, which is owner of poundland, and is the owner of poundland, and they've put in a claim for up to 100 stores. it is said that the other another discount retailer , the range, they want the onune , the range, they want the online operation and want online operation and they want the brand. online operation and they want the hand. online operation and they want the if alli. online operation and they want the if all these companies are >> if all these companies are piling in saying they want a bit here and a bit there, this company has obviously got a viable can't wilko viable future. why can't wilko make just to say the >> well, just to say the administrator has already announced the first redundancies, week and they redundancies, last week and they were nervous were for the central nervous system company , the s

know that some jobs have been saved and that discounter b&m is going to buy around 50 stores or the hmv, right, edging towards a 200 store deal, maybe , maybe not, store deal, maybe, maybe not, right? others in the in the frame to buy up parts of the wilko empire. pepco so they're the parent company of poundland , which we all know the range another online retailer they want the online assets and they want the online assets and they want the online assets and they want the wilko brand. but we also know the administrator last week did announce the first redundancies that are definitely happening, the kind of central nervous system of wilko, their distribution system, their legal back office, their accounting team any new buyer won't team which any new buyer won't need. >> yeah, the big rescue ship on the way was supposedly doug putman suggestion he could be taken up to 300 stores. but i gather that the sort of glitch, if you like , is that the if you like, is that the suppliers will want their money pretty quickly . and he didn't pretty quickly. and he didn't want to be caught on the hoo

what does it replace by hmv? what are they replaced by?igh street, probably in the 80s or whatever . but what where do you see this story? >> well, i we needed myself, my partner. we travel around england and the first thing we say whenever we get anywhere, look, another shop closed and there are hundreds on the highway on on the high street. and it's soul destroying . and and it's soul destroying. and now, i mean, john lewis is i think they're in real trouble because, you know , i remember because, you know, i remember going to john lewis's all the time, but unfortunately, we can now order things. yeah. and they come the day sometimes the day you order it. if not the day after. it is so convenient, which is awful because we are the causing the downfall of the and the thing is, claire, i don't think this is just about commerce . commerce. >> it's not just about business and people making money. we're going to realise too late that a high street is about community andifs high street is about community and it's about people mixing and it's a

there had been hopes that a deal with the billionaire owner of hmv could save up to 300 stores, but thatpwc confirmed that between today and thursday, the first 52 stores will close. and within two weeks, another 124 will shut their doors for good. by early october, all 400 wilko stores are now expected to cease trading. that means all 12,500 staff who work for wilko are likely to lose theirjobs. there is some hope for some stores. rival bargain chain b&m has said it will take on up to 51 of wilko's shops in a deal worth £13 million. those stores will probably be rebranded as b&m shops, although it is not clear yet whether anyjobs will be saved, or if wilko workers will be given preference if they apply for roles at the b&m shops. but as it stands, the name wilko will no longer feature on uk high streets. ben, thank you very much for now. a man will appear before magistrates later accused of driving a truck through a police road block. officers were called to a report of threatening behaviour in taunton, somerset. when they arrived, a privately owned military truck smashed through four p

the billionaire owner of hmv, doug putman, hoped to keep up to 300 wilko shops open, but his bid failedmplicated the deal. it leaves the future of more than 10,000 workers and hundreds of stores uncertain, but some remaining stores could still be sold to rival retailers. britain�*s trades union congress is reporting the uk government to the united nations watchdog on workers�* rights, over a new strikes law. they say they will require some employees to work during industrial action — orface being sacked. the tuc said the legislation fell short of international legal standards. but the government said the new rules not only protect the lives and livelihoods of the general public but also their access to public services. egypt has expressed its anger after ethiopia announced it had filled the reservoir at a controversial hydroelectric dam on the river nile. the prime minister of ethiopia has congratulated those who had been building the $4 billion project, known as the grand renaissance dam.