joe lynam, bbc news.her widower, brendan, after he admitted behaving inappropriately to women in 2015. the government has rejected calls to give a license for cannabis oil to a six rolled with a rare form of epilepsy. there will be a review into tuition fees in england. and now for a round—up from the bbc sport centre. good evening. there was a shocking today's only fa cup tie. rochdale came from behind to earn a replay with tottenham. rochdale cultured a dramatic equaliser deep into injury time. steve davis was their hero, and they will face each other again at wembley for a place in the quarterfinals. an amazing game, an amazing event for us. a real pleasure. we took the opponents on. we know how good they are, but we tried to take them on with sacrificial daily at times the player. but every one of the players was magnificent. we knew, going 1—0 up was magnificent. we knew, going 1—0 up in the first half, we knew what was going to come in the second half. although the players went deep, they played sup

joe lynam, bbc news.ng me now is the leader of the liberal democrats and former business secretary sir vince cable. good morning and welcome to bbc news. a lot of what the government is announcing is to do with state support as well as what the private sector banks are willing to do. are you pleased about that? it is necessary , you pleased about that? it is necessary, but it is far too late. the government knew about the troubles regarding carillion, that's why it was feeding it contracts. there is a deeper problem here as well. one of the fallout from carillion is that large numbers of small and medium—size companies that are very well run will go down. it's already happening. 0ne are very well run will go down. it's already happening. one of the reasons is that carillion was not observant of the government requirement that you pay your suppliers. a lot of these companies we re suppliers. a lot of these companies were lending money to carillion. at least one company has told us privately that it won't t

joe lynam, bbc news.democrats and a business secretary sir vince cable. i asked him for his reaction to this latest development. it is far too late. the government knew about the troubles of 2 million months ago, which is why it was feeding it contracts. it should have been aware there was a supply chain. i setup the british business bank during the coalition. there is a deeper problem here. one of the fallout from carillion is that large numbers of large and medium size companies will go down. it is already happening, it is a crush on slow motion. one of the reasons is carillion was not observing the government requirement that you pay your supplies. most of these small companies were lending money to carillion. that should never have been tolerated. on this question of taking up the offer. at least one company has told us privately that it will not do it and suspects other companies will not do it. others will be worried that if they are seen will be worried that if they are seen to take up these offers

our business correspondent joe lynam explains.ficulties, known as "fuel poverty." now the government wants to find a new way of automatically protecting up to 2 million energy users by letting suppliers know a lot more about them. it's launching a consultation into something called "data matching," which could allow local authorities to share personal information with energy suppliers. but only with their consent, and if users are getting state benefits and are in financial trouble. then they could automatically be placed on a cheaper safeguard tariff for their gas and electricity. 4 million people are already on that lower rate. the energy watchdog, 0fgem, says anyone placed on the new safeguard tariff could save £66 per year for each if this plan proceeds. that could be valuable as household energy bills are rising. joe lynam, bbc news. this is a job for me, i think. when you think of space exploration, rockets and probes come to mind — but a key role is also being played by people who simply lie down for a few days. a group of

joe lynam, bbc news.yahu has benjamin netanyahu has called iran the biggest threat the world faces. israel shot down an iranian stealth drone that entered its airspace from syria, and then bombed the iranians vehicle control in the drone. during his speech in munich, benjamin netanyahu his speech in munich, benjamin neta nyahu warned iran his speech in munich, benjamin netanyahu warned iran not to test israel, while holding what appeared to bea israel, while holding what appeared to be a piece of the drone. here is a piece of that living in drone, what's left of it after we shot down. i brought it here so you can see it for yourself. do you recognise this? you should, it's yours, mr zarif. you can take back with you a message to the tyrants of tehran, do not test israel's resolve. he was referring to mr amir paivar in the audience, iran's foreign minister. he said that benjamin netanyahu foreign minister. he said that benjamin neta nyahu was foreign minister. he said that benjamin netanyahu was time to un

joe lynam, bbc news.e us state of arizona, killing three people. at least four others were hurt. the aircraft was thought to be carrying tourists. the cause of the crash isn't yet known. hundreds of fire deaths may be linked to the use of skin creams containing paraffin. a bbc investigation has found most of the creams — which are used to treat conditions like eczema and psoriasis — do not carry warnings, despite concerns over their safety. kirsten bicat has been telling us about her dad who died after lighting a cigarette. 22nd of september last year, i got the police call round at my house to tell me to get to the hospital where they have a burns unit, and my dad had just been airlifted, there, after an accident, and when i got there i found that he had more than 50% burns, he had third—degree burns and didn't stand a chance, the doctor told me he wouldn't survive, and prepare ourselves for the worst. we think he went onto the balcony for a cigarette, in his dressing gown and pyjamas, and somehow set hi

joe lynam, bbc news.rdered jo cox resigns from two memories that —— to charity set up in her memory. president trump criticises the fbi for missing the signals of wednesday's school shooting. he described it as unacceptable. a major review of university funding is to be real tomorrow as mps claim that interest rates on student loans are unjustifiable. the defence secretary has apologised for a helicopter accident that killed 14 for a helicopter accident that killed 1a people on friday in the south of the country. the military helicopter was carrying senior politicians to an area hit by an earthquake when it crashed onto minibuses. shuba krishnan has more. it was supposed to be a military mission to assess damage and provide support after a shocking 7.2 magnitude quake. but it all went terribly wrong. the helicopter carrying mexico's interior minister and the oaxaca state governor crashed on top of two minibuses in a small village not far from the epicentre. 1a people were killed, including a six—month—old

joe lynam, bbc news. monitoring group said the pilot ejected from the plane and was killed, but this has not yet been confirmed. video posted on social media appeared to show the plane being hit, while other video showed burning wreckage on the ground, with a red star on a wing. britain‘s civil aviation authority has announced a review into airlines‘ seating policies. it comes following concerns that some operators have deliberately been splitting up groups of passengers in order to force them to pay extra for allocated seating. our business correspondent vishala sri—pathma explained more earlier. now, if you book a flight on an a budget a—line, you would be made to pay some taxes sit with your families and friends, when you go on holiday. they are looking into whether this seating algorithms are deliberately done to make people pay extra. and today yougov has released a result of a servey aimed that actually, ryanair passengers are more likely to be complain of being separated, so they are slightly under

joe lynam, bbc news.is ready to act against iran, calling it the world's greatest threat. benjamin netanyahu made his remarks at an international security conference in munich, just over a week after the first known direct engagement between their militaries. israel shot down an iranian stealth drone that entered its airspace from syria, and then bombed the iranian vehicle that controlled the drone. during his speech in munich, mr netanyahu warned iran not to test israel, while holding up what appeared to be a piece of the downed drone. here is a piece of that living in drone. what is left of it after we shot it down. i brought it here so you can see for yourself. mr zarif, do you recognise this? you should, it's yours. you can take back with you a message to the tyrants of tehran. do not test is real‘s resolve. —— israel's resolve. iran's foreign minister, mohammad javad zarif, mentioned there, said mr netanyahu's speech was an attempt to undermine the landmark nuclear deal made between his country and s

joe lynam, bbc news.nesses . of small businesses. thank you for coming to talk to us. do you welcome this move? this is certainly a step in the right direction. there were many subcontractors of carillion who were let in many cases with very large debts. the money that carillion owed going back several months. those are in jeopardy unless there is some support given. carillion‘s total debts would have been in excess of a billion, but inevitably, when you have a company like carillion that has so many contacts with both public and private sector, inevitably it will take time to get through. a step in the right direction, but it a lot more needs to be done. including also making sure that those who were involved in contract coming up in the near future, are also allowed to do those. that the customer, whether it is government departments, or the private sector, that they are allowed to carry on doing that without the carillion middleman. you said that a lot more needs to be done. is there a feeling amongst

joe lynam, bbc news.he premiere of his new film, yardie, in dalston, is london. finally, back to the winter olympics. you might‘ve seen in the build—up to events in pyeongchang that north and south korea created a combined ice hockey team. well they lost their opening match 8—0, but it was the north korean cheerleaders who stole the show in the arena. people had to change seat in the venue so that they could all sit together, and this was the result... time now for the weather. the weather has turned much colder for most of us. someone to showers. some drifting further eased throughout the day, but the eastern pa rt throughout the day, but the eastern part of the uk will see much fewer showers, comparatively rest of the uk. on showers, comparatively rest of the uk. 0n the hills of scotland, temperatures not much above is freezing. snow accumulating especially, but not just freezing. snow accumulating especially, but notjust in the hills of northern ireland and scotland. a wide spread frost in eastern engl

joe lynam, bbc news.re warned they could lose government funding if they don't co—operate fully with the authorities in cases of sexual exploitation by staff. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is holding talks in myanmar about the return of rohingya muslims. a report commissioned by a group of mps warns of major problems faced by children in england whose parents drink too much. and there has been a plane crash close to moscow in russia with 71 on board. it is thought there are no survivors. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. andrew musgrave recorded the best result for a british skier with seventh place in the ascii avalon. —— skiathos on. the winter olympics at their most wintry. minus 16 and bone chilling winds, but andrew musgrave was about to warm the spirits. and they are under way... cross—country skiing is not one of britain's traditional olympic strengths. their previous best, musgrave's 29th in sochi, where he said he skied like a tranquilliser badger. not here. with bar

our business correspondent joe lynam reports.ly upset if britain fails to get a comments of free post brexit. a key group of mps says consumers might also end up paying more forfood if the uk reverts to world trade organisation rules. the environment food and rural affairs committee of mps says a so—called hard brexit would have a devastating effect on rural communities. that's because 60% of uk food exports go to the eu, and they could face much higher tariffs. the committee also said that britain should not dilute its own high food standards in order to sign new global trade deals, such as one with the us. if we go into a sort of wto situation where there are tariffs on imported food, that will actually drive food prices up. now, for some commodities, that will actually suit farming, but perhaps not the consumer, if they have to pay more for theirfood. the government has sought to soothe those concerns. it said that leaving the eu gave the uk a golden opportunity to secure ambitious free—trade deals while supporting our farmers

joe lynam, bbc news.the liberal democrats and a business secretary sir vince cable. i asked him for his reaction to this latest development. it is far too late. i mean, for goodness' sake, i mean the government knew about the trouble of carillion months ago, which is why it was feeding it contracts. it should have been aware there was a supply chain. i setup the british business bank several years ago in the coalition. in order to... this is what will be providing the guarantees? and the question is why on earth wasn't it mobilised much sooner. but i think there is a deeper problem here. i mean one of the fallouts from carillion is that large numbers of small and medium—sized companies, which are very well run, are going go down. it's already happening, it's a sort of crash in slow motion. one of the reasons is that carillion was not observing the government requirement that you pay your suppliers. a lot of these small companies were lending money to carillion, they were on a 120 day payment period. and t

joe lynam, bbc news.an cox, the widower of the murdered mp, jo cox, has resigned from two organisations set up in her memory after claims of sexual misconduct in the past. donald trump has criticised the fbi for failing to act on warnings it received about a teenager who carried out wednesday's school shooting in florida. an iranian passenger plane has crashed in the centre of the country, killing all 66 people on board. and now for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. thank you. we'll start with the winter olympics in pyeongchang. and after super saturday it hasn't gone to plan for great britain today. james woods just missed out on a medal in the ski slopestyle, finishing fourth after a nail—biting finish. the sheffield skier was in the bronze medal position after two of the three runs. but he couldn't better that in his final effort and was eventually overtaken, meaning he finished in an agonising fourth place. result—wise, amazing. performance—wise, you cannot engineer perfection. i did that run

joe lynam, bbc news.l farmers union's director of eu exit and international trade, nick von westenholz. i began by asking him what safeguards were needed to protect the farming industry post—brexit. i think the important thing is that the government finds a way that it can maintain tariff free trade with the eu when most of our exports and imports are with the eu, and also to reduce to as low as possible those nontariff barriers like border checks. what we hear around friction at the border is the term used, to keep that at a minimum so we can continue to enjoy the high level of free trade we currently have. but there are going to be changes. it will not be like we were in the eu. yes, there will be changes. some of those changes will provide opportunities. we can over a period of time begin to look to extend markets overseas for british produce. we can also look to increase the amount of food we supply within these own shores. at the moment we are only 60% self—sufficient. but we are looking at an evolut

joe lynam, bbc news.ut a key role is also being played by people who simply lie down for a few days. a group of volunteers have been spending three days in bed, for tests at nottingham university. it's hoped their experience will shed light on how weightlessness affects the human body. hannah meredith reports. this is the nearest i'll be to being in space. it's life but not as we know it. these are two of ten volunteers spending three days in a bit that is tipped by minus six degrees. the head lower than the body to simulate the effects of zero gravity. pillownauts is the term used for healthy participants that undertake bed rest studies and they imitate being astronauts but lying in bed. 0n earth, our bodies are continually working against gravity but in space, weightlessness creates problems. they have muscle wasting and develop osteoporosis. they come back to earth prediabetic and that is because they are being so inactive in space, they are not contracting their muscles. the trial is running alongside

martin shanahan there speaking to joe lynam. has ordered a compulsory recall of more than two million vehicles — which could be at risk from faulty airbags made by the japanese firm takata. it said a voluntary recall announced last year hadn't been effective. it's one of the country's biggest consumer recalls and comes after at least 20 deaths and more than 200 injuries reported worldwide. hywel griffith is in sydney. welcome to you. this has been a global issue, hasn't it, why has austria made the recall compulsory? there was already a voluntary recall last year but the government are not satisfied with the response. there are concerns about what has happened to some of those vehicles that have already been taken off the roads and put into garages. it is understood while some were taken in to have old airbag sticking out, they were simply given new and similar airbags by the same company with the same fault. that fault increases over time, it was a make do and mend approach, but the government is not happy with that and therefo

our business correspondent joe lynam reports.s second biggest construction company collapsed three weeks ago, leaving debts of almost £1 billion and a pensions deficit ofa similaramount. apart from those directly employed at carillion, thousands of smaller suppliers and contractors faced ruin due to unpaid debts. now the government is providing guarantees to small firms worth £100 million through the state—backed british business bank. these will allow companies who lost money due to carillion get bank loans. but it also means taxpayers might be on the hook if someone defaults. additionally, the uk banking sector has promised to take the circumstances surrounding carillion into consideration if individuals face problems repaying loans, overdraft or mortgages. the extent of the damage to the wider uk economy of one firm's collapse is coming into sharp focus. joe lynam, bbc news. this is a story we will get reaction on this morning. the leader of the liberal democrats, vince cable, has responded to today's announcement. he says the

joe lynam, bbc news.der of the liberal democrats, vince cable, has responded to today's announcement. he says, "the conservatives should have made sure it used its powers much earlier. from now on, we must make sure the british business bank stabilises suppliers before they are terminally weakened." later on in the programme we'll be catching up with one business owner who carried out services on behalf of carillion and getting his response to today's announcement. the boss of the fbi has hit back at donald trump in a row over the release of a secret republican memo, which accuses the agency of political bias against the president. in an e—mail to staff, christopher wray said talk is cheap and that the bureau would continue to investigate independently and by the book. democrats have said the release was another effort to undermine the inquiry into alleged collusion with russia. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. this is the memo that sunk relations between the president and the fbi to a

joe lynam, bbc news.n mclaughlan owns a painting and decorating firm that carried out work on behalf of carillion. he gave us work on behalf of carillion. he gave us his response to the announcement. a meeting i had in the city with one of the developers, a job we were on, five companies went into liquidation. some people don't want to talk. it's like yourself. if you have mortgage arrears, do you tell your friends? have mortgage arrears, do you tell yourfriends? i have mortgage arrears, do you tell your friends? i went public because the story needs to be told. persistent we in is wrong. a lot of people are hurting, manufacturers, trades, suppliers. ithink people are hurting, manufacturers, trades, suppliers. i think the fallout is only going to accelerate. a father whose three daughters were among those abused by us gymnastics doctor larry nassar has apologised, after trying to attack him at a court in michigan. nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison last month after more than 150 women testi

joe lynam, bbc news.d. video posted on social media appear to show the plane being hit, while other videos showed burning wreckage on the ground with a red star on a wing. advantage counsel introduces emergency spending controls because of what it financial challenges. the head of the fbi has defended its work after a classified memo was released. accusing it of bias against president trump and abuse of power. after getting caught in a scuffle with protesters last night, conservative mps jacob rees—mogg accuses the treasury of dealing its on brexit. britain‘s civil aviation authority has announced a review into airlines‘ seating policies. it comes following concerns that some operators have deliberately been splitting up groups of passengers in order to force them to pay extra for allocated seating. our business correspondent vishala sri—pathma, explained more earlier. now, if you book a flight on an online budget a—line, you would be made to pay some taxes sit with your families and friends, when you go

joe lynam, bbc news.ther whose three daughters were among those abused by us gymnastics doctor larry nassar has apologised, after trying to attack him at a court in michigan. nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison last month after more than 150 women testified that he had sexually abused them. nedder towfik reports. to my parents, thank you for all your love and support through all of this. throughout larry nassar‘s sentencing hearings, women have shared their horrific tales of abuse at the hands of the disgraced doctor. on friday, the testimonies continued, with the heartbreaking account of the margraves family, whose three daughters were all victimised. after hearing two of his daughters recount their ordeals, randall margraves asked for a turn to speak as a distraught father. i would ask you to, as part of the sentencing, to grant me five minutes in a locked room with this demon. i have a feeling... would you do that? that is not how our... yes or no? no, sir, i can't do that. would you give

joe lynam, bbc news.chang yesterday, with three women giving team gb their most successful day at a winter olympics. lizzy yarnold won gold in the skeleton and laura deas came third, while izzy atkin claimed great britain's first ever medal in a skiing event with a slopestyle bronze. and if you're wondering how our bbc commentary team keep their composure on days like yesterday, the answer is...they don't. flock goes fourth! yarnold wins gold again! laura deas have won bronze as well! lizzy yarnold, what a performance!” think that was a chair that went flying. that wasjohn hunt on the microphone alongsidejothackson and amy williams, struggling to contain their excitement as austria's janine flock slipped into fourth place, sealing those medal places for lizzy yarnold and laura deas. as you are saying earlier, they were effectively celebrating the demise ofa effectively celebrating the demise of a non— british competitor. that is fine! john hynes is one of our best commentator and is probably known to our

and customs says elderly and vulnerable people are being targeted, as our business correspondent, joe lynamhat if they do not pay it immediately, that they will contact the police, the fraudsters say they will contact the police, or seize their personal assets. and so they say, "right, you can pay straightaway if you go down to your retailer, buy these itunes vouchers with your own money, and then call out the number, the 16—digit number that you scratch off on the back of these cards," over the phone to us. you will say, "how does that work?" well, that number can buy a lot of stuff over the itunes system. you can get an iphone, and also some songs. it has a cash value. so, the criminal can swap that number to someone else who would give them cash. that‘s why hmrc is acting to ask retailers to do something, to watch out for elderly people coming in and demanding a lot of money worth of vouchers. and this is what angela macdonald was telling us earlier today about that. since 2016, about 1,500 people have fallen victim to this fraud. it's mainly people who are over 65. and very sadly, the l

our business correspondent joe lynam is here. so, what is the background to this scam?d these days. they acquire the contact details, usually for elderly people, call them up and say that you have a huge tax bill outstanding, and that if they don't pay it immediately, they will contact the police, the fraudsters would say, or sees their personal assets. and so they say, you can pay straightaway, if you go down to your retailer and by these itunes vouchers with your own money and then call out the 16 digit number on then call out the 16 digit number on the back of these cards over the phone to us. how does it work and well, that number can buy a lot of stuff on the itunes system, you goodbye and iphone or whatever as well as songs. it has a cash value. so, the criminal could swap that number to someone else, who would give them cash. and this is why hmrc are acting now, urging a lot of retailers to do something about this, to watch out for elderly people coming in demanding a lot of money worth of itunes vouchers, and this is what angela merkel was telling us earlier tod

and customs says elderly and vulnerable people are being targeted, as our business correspondent, joe lynamu have a huge tax bill outstanding and that if they do not pay it immediately, that they do not pay it immediately, that they will contact the police, the fraudsters say they will contact the police, or seize their personal assets. so they say, right, you can pay straightaway if you go down to your retailer, by these itunes vouchers with your own money, and call out the number, the 16 digit number, that you scratch off on the back of these cards, over the phone to ask. you will say, how does that work's well, that number can buy a lot of stuff. you can get an iphone, and also some songs. it has cash value. it can be swapped for cash. that's why the hic is acting to ask retailers to do something, watch out for elderly people coming in and asking for a lot of money's worth of cards. 1500 people have fallen victim to this fraud. mainly people over 65. very sadly, the loss for each customer has been about £1150. lastly, someone aged 51 had fallen for this a few times, losing £20,000. if su

and customs says elderly and vulnerable people are being targeted, as our business correspondent, joe lynam that if they do not immediately get then the fraudsters will contact the police 01’ sees fraudsters will contact the police or sees their personal assets. they then suggest they can be paid straightaway, go down to your local retailer, by this i vouchers with your own money and then call out the number, the 16 digit number that you scratch off on the back of these cards, over the phone and two others. you will ask, how does that work? that number can produce a lot of stuff on the itunes system, you could purchase an iphone or whatever as well as songs. it has the cash value, so the criminal could swap that number to someone else in exchange for cash. this is why hmrc anna lo acting, they are urging a lot of retailers to do something about this and watch out for elderly people coming in and demanding a lot of money worth of itunes vouchers. this is what angela mcdonald told us earlier today about that. very sadly, since 2016, about 1,500 people have fallen victim to this fraud. it's ma

joe lynam. more news now on thatjet fighter that has crashed. to its sovereignty. that has come via the reuters news agency. they have also reported that benjamin netanyahu has spoken with russia's president putin and the us secretary of state rex tillerson after that flare—up in syria. so clearly the tension in the region is spreading wider and as one would expect any circumstances, an international dimension developing to it. we will keep an eye on that story as it develops. traffic light labelling on food and drink should become mandatory after brexit according to the local government association. they say the scheme, which is currently voluntary, helps customers understand what's in the products they buy. charlotte gallagher reports. we're used to seeing these traffic light labels on much of the food and drink we buy. they allow us to see at a glance how much fat, saturate, sugar and salt a product contains. but the labels, which were introduced by the department of health in 2013, are voluntary. the local government association says only ar

our business correspondent joe lynam is here. tell us the background to this.taxman? because they are as good as cash. once you get your little code, you can exchange it for by a lot of very expensive stuff on the apple website and exchange it for something that will give you cash and untraceable because it's about this 16 digit code you get. this latest scam is vulnerable and elderly people are getting calls usually on their landlines, because their number has been sold by the fraudsters around and unfortunately, elderly people are prayed and other victims of the scam. they get a call, they say "you are facing a huge tax bill. " h r c or who they pertain to be, say we will have to notify them to leg notify them or see their assets. they are frightening? the bbc has done a lot on fraud and we were the first broadcast a fraud going on and the tactics used by these people, they very believable. the elderly victim assumes that the h mrc person is genuine, they say go down to your and —— retailer and is genuine, they say go down to your and —— retailerand by is gen

our business correspondent, joe lynam, reports.almost £1 billion and a pension black hole almost as large again, today we heard from carillion's former biggest shareholders, any of them got out before it was too late, in letters to mps examining the collapse, one fund manager said that they'll should be an investigation, they used to own 10% of carillion. another big shareholder, standard life aberdeen, said management had played down any potential risks. a canadian shareholder needed for attem pts canadian shareholder needed for atte m pts to canadian shareholder needed for attempts to get a meeting with the former chief executive of carillion. we have had a setup where people working continued faithfully to work, people on the bridge of the company drawing their mega salaries but those shareholders taking a close look, as soon as they had a look and a smell, they ran for the hills and that was the warning sign. none of the regulators seemed to be aware of what was happening. anyone left holding shares in carillion when it was liq

our business correspondent joe lynam reports.ebts of almost £1 billion and a pensions deficit ofa similaramount. apart from those directly employed at carillion, thousands of smaller suppliers and contractors faced ruin due to unpaid debts. our main concerns are those payments are made. contractors and people's livelihoods of the main thing. this obviously impacted on them. now the government is providing guarantees to small firms worth £100 million through the state—backed british business bank. these will allow companies who lost money due to carillion get bank loans. but it also means taxpayers might be on the hook if someone defaults. additionally, the uk banking sector has promised to take alan sidhu from small businesses welcomed the initiative. this is certainly a step in the right direction. they are injeopardy u nless direction. they are injeopardy unless there is some support given. now, this is £100 million, worth. carillion's total debts would have beenin carillion's total debts would have been in excess of a billion,

joe lynam reports. carillion collapsed last month. got out before it was too late. in letters to mps, it was said that should be an investigation into the company former management. another big shareholder said that carillion management had played down any potential risks. while a canadian shareholder needed for attempts to get a meeting with carolyn‘s former chief executive. —— four attempts. the people working continued faithfully to work. the people drawing mega salaries, and as soon as the shareholders have a look, the grand for the hills. that was the real warning sign, and none of the regulators sintered to be aware of what was happening. anyone left holding shares in carillion when it was liquidated or lost all their money. but thousands of former employees lost their jobs money. but thousands of former employees lost theirjobs and livelihoods. three billboards 0utside ebbing, missouri has dominated the bafta film awards, winning five trophies. the theme ofjustice and equality for women dominated the event, with most guests wea

our business correspondent, joe lynam, explains.ergy bills, but for some, it we all hate getting our energy bills, but forsome, it can we all hate getting our energy bills, but for some, it can push them into real financial difficulties, known as fuel poverty. now the government wants to find a new way of automatically protecting up new way of automatically protecting up to new way of automatically protecting upto2 new way of automatically protecting up to 2 million energy users by letting the players know more about them. it is launching a consultation into something called data matching, which could allow them to share personal information with energy supplies. but only with their consent, and if users are getting state benefits and are in financial trouble. then they could automatically be put on a cheaper safeguard tariff for their gas and electricity. 4 million people are already on the lower rate. the energy watchdog, 0fgem, said it could save £66 per year for each person on that lower tax rate if this plan proceeds. that coul

in the of fraudsters who then chance the arm of all sorts of thousands of unsuspecting victims. joe lynamtory after brexit according to the local government association. they say the scheme, which is currently voluntary, helps customers understand what's in the products they buy. charlotte gallagher reports. we're used to seeing these traffic light labels on much of the food and drink we buy. they allow us to see at a glance how much fat, saturate, sugar and salt a product contains. but the labels, which were introduced by the department of health in 2013, are voluntary. the local government association says only around two thirds of products sold in the uk have them. the european union currently regulates food labelling and the lga has called on ministers to make the traffic lights scheme a legal requirement once eu legislation is transferred into british law. it says the scheme is popular with consumers and helps them make informed choices about what they are eating and drinking. they believe making the labels mandatory would help tackle britain's obesity crisis. the department of healt

here's our business correspondent joe lynam.e people work in continued faithfully to work. there were people on the bridge of the company —— the company drawling their mega salaries but the shareholders taking a close look, as soon as shareholders taking a close look, as soon as they had a look and the smell, they ran for the hills. that was the real warning sign and none of the regulators seemed to be aware of the regulators seemed to be aware of what was happening. dramatic footage has emerged showing two cars trying to ramraid a high—end watch shop on a pedestrianised street. men wearing balaclavas then followed up the botched attempt by trying in vain to smash the window of the rolex shop in leeds before speeding off empty handed as shoppers looked on. west yorkshire police said there've been a numer of recent ram—raids on jewellers in the city. extraordinary pictures. trying to look at what time of day that is. extraordinary pictures. trying to look at what time of day that ism could be midday. there was a clock that you ca

joe lynam reports.ir pensions black culled almost as large again. today we heard from carillion's former biggest shareholders. in letters to mps examining the collapse, one fund manager, said there should be an investigation into the compa ny‘s there should be an investigation into the company's former management. another big show —— shareholder, standard life aberdeen, said carillion management had played down any potential risks. a canadian shareholder needed four attempts to get a meeting with the former ceo. we have had a set up people working continued faithfully to work. there we re continued faithfully to work. there were people on the bridge of the company drawing their mega salaries. as soon as the share log —— shareholders had a look, they rent for the hills. that was the real warning sign. none of the regulators seemed to be aware of what was happening. and you are left holding shares in carillion when it was liquidated lost all of their money. —— anyone left holding shares. thousands of form

joe lynam, bbc news. the effects on the children of alcoholics can be devastating. in the sector.ning. explain your situation. the statistics are staggering. my father was an alcoholic. alcoholic. ever since i was as young as i can remember, he was a drinker. as i can remember, he was a drinker. what he was going to say, how he was going to react and behave. going to react and behave. what is common is living on shells. common is living on shells. not know what he is going to do, what he is going to say. what he is going to say. but you never really knew what mood he would be in. he would be in. should i back off, will this be received in a good way? it creates anxiety. you do not know what to do. and physically abuse of home, a lot of loneliness for me. of loneliness for me. and i felt very disconnected. i did not feel understood. understood. i did not have a good relationship with my dad. he was absent. absent. dinner, breakfast, anything like that. that. he would very much separate himself off. himself off. england are caused by neglect by parents who are drinking. parents who