katy austin has more.rancis crick institute in london. she's not sure whether to stay in the uk, though, because the country's leaving the eu. my feeling is that over the next 10, 20 years, if brexit actually happens, especially if it happens without a deal, which seems likely now, that uk science is on a decline, with regards to, yeah, funding opportunities, positions that are available, attractiveness of living here. you could see this place as a symbol of britain's status as a science superpower — europe's largest biomedical research facility under one roof, with 1200 researchers working here from across the globe. the director here warns continued success relies on collaboration that he says is incompatible with a no deal brexit and notjust because millions of pounds in funding would be at risk. it's our reputation, it's being able to attract people. it's making them feel comfortable here. all of this is injeopardy if we are turning our back on europe and saying, "we don't really care about you." and w

our business correspondent, katy austin reports.his private day nursery in east manchester wants as many of its staff as possible to be experienced and highly qualified. the manager, ann marie, says finding and keeping those staff has recently got much harder. we have had two members of staff that went travelling, one went three years ago, and other recently. i asked if they would come back and they said that they by going to go at work, one in a supermarket, the other in a bar, because it was more money. that was the only reason, that i could not better the wages. she says that is because most children here are eligible for government funded places. day nurseries have been warning for some time government pays less than the market rate, causing a financial shortfall. now one group is warning that that's increasingly affecting the type of staff they can afford to employ. what we've seen over the last three years government funding staying stagnant, but at the same time they have rising staff costs, rising business cost, business rat

katy austin has more. is a scientist from germany, researching sex chromosomes at the francis crick institute in london. she is not sure whether to stay in the uk, though, because the country is leaving the eu. my feeling is that over the next 10—20 years, if brexit actually happens, especially if it happens without a deal, which seems likely now, that uk science is on the decline, with regards to — yeah, funding opportunities, positions that are available, attractiveness of living here. you could see this place as a symbol of britain's status as a science superpower — europe's largest biomedical research facility under one roof, with 1,200 researchers working here from across the globe. the director here warns continued success relies on collaboration that he says is incompatible with a no—deal brexit, and notjust because millions of pounds in funding would be at risk. it's our reputation, it's being able to attract people, it's making them feel comfortable here. all of this is in jeopardy if we're turnin

katie austin, bbc news.icane, but emergency teams are warning that heavy rain and strong winds will continue to batter america's gulf coast for some time to come. the storm made landfall in the last few hours, about 15 miles west of new orleans, with winds of around 70 miles an hour. these are pictures from along the gulf coast as the storm was approaching. the state of louisiana has declared a state of emergency with tens of thousands of people without power. in new orleans, the mayor, latoya cantrell, has urged residents to stay vigilant. we are not out of the conditions that will cause heavy rainfall for the city of orleans. although barry has slowed, it's also intensified, pushing the timing of expected impacts further into today, tonight, and sunday. sophie long is in canal street in new orleans. yes, thanks very much. i'm in the centre of new orleans. i have to see the coastal communities are really feeling the brunt of storm barry's 70 mph winds at the moment. and flooding there as well. one town, mor

katy austin has more.s a scientist from germany, researching sex chromosomes at the francis crick institute in london. she is not sure whether to stay in the uk, though, because the country is leaving the eu. my feeling is that over the next ten, 20 years, if brexit actually happens, especially if it happens without a deal, which seems likely now, that uk science is on the decline, with regards to — yeah, funding opportunities, positions that are available, attractiveness of living here. you could see this place as a symbol of britain's status as a science superpower — europe's largest biomedical research facility under one roof, with 1,200 researchers working here from across the globe. the director here warns continued success relies on collaboration that he says is incompatible with a no—deal brexit, and notjust because millions of pounds in funding would be at risk. it's our reputation, it's being able to attract people, it's making them feel comfortable here. all of this is in jeopardy if we're turnin

katy austin has more.s a scientist from germany, researching sex chromosomes at the francis crick institute in london. she is not sure whether to stay in the uk, though, because the country is leaving the eu. my feeling is that over the next ten, 20 years, if brexit actually happens, especially if it happens without a deal, which seems likely now, that uk science is on the decline, with regards to — yeah, funding opportunities, positions that are available, attractiveness of living here. you could see this place as a symbol of britain's status as a science superpower — europe's largest biomedical research facility under one roof, with 1,200 researchers working here from across the globe. the director here warns continued success relies on collaboration that he says is incompatible with a no—deal brexit, and notjust because millions of pounds in funding would be at risk. it's our reputation, it's being able to attract people, it's making them feel comfortable here. all of this is in jeopardy if we're turnin

thank you, katy austin., alexis tsipras, has conceded defeat in the country's snap general election. with the results still coming in, the centre—right opposition party, new democracy, is closing in on an absolute majority in parliament. mr tsipras's syriza party, seems to to have paid the price, for failing to oppose austerity measures imposed by the eu, in return for financial bailouts. our correspondent, mark lowen reports from athens. a victory cry for a change of guard — greece's centre right new democracy cheering its new era, winning an outright majority and ousting alexis tsipras. its leader has refreshed a party once seen as the corrupt establishment. and, as the popular, left—wing tsipras broke promises to end austerity, greece has returned to the political mainstream. well, first of all, i ask for a strong mandate to change the country and the greek people delivered and i'm very grateful for the result. we won an outright majority, which was our main target. alexis tsipras was putting on a brave f

our business correspondent, katy austin reports.e day nursery in east manchester wants as many of its staff as possible to be experienced and highly qualified. the manager, anne marie, says finding and keeping those staff has recently got much harder. we have had two members of staff that went travelling, one went three years ago, and other recently. i asked if they would come back and they said that they by going to go at work, one in a supermarket, the other in a bar, because it was more money. that was the only reason, that i could not better the wages. she says that is because most children here are eligible for government funded places. day nurseries have been warning for some time government pays less than the market rate, causing a financial shortfall. now one group is warning that that's increasingly affecting the type of staff they can afford to employ. what we've seen over the last three years government funding staying stagnant, but at the same time they have rising staff costs, rising business cost, business rates, and o

katie austin, bbc news. trump has declared a state of emergency in the state of louisiana as tropical storm barry heads towards land. the storm has been gathering speed over the gulf of mexico in recent days and may reach hurricane strength by the time it makes landfall. all eyes are on wimbledon as serena williams faces off against simona halep in the women's final today. if williams wins, it'll be her 24th grand slam victory. david ornstein is there for us. it is hard to believe it is 20 years already. two decades since serena williams won her first grand slam title at the 1999 us open. three yea rs later title at the 1999 us open. three years later she collected her first title here and the rest is history, and a lot of it. she is bidding to win wimbledon for the eighth time in singles. she will go within one of martina navratilova's all—time record if she does that. she would surpass her as the oldest women's singles winner here and crucially draw level with margaret court on an unrivalled 2a grand slam

business correspondent katie austin, thank you.r philip hammond has refused to rule out supporting a motion of no confidence in a possible borisjohnson government in order to block a no—deal brexit. speaking to two european newspapers just days before a new conservative leader is announced, mr hammond promised to do everything in his power to block no—deal. our political correspondent jessica parker is at westminster. jessica, tell us more about what he has been saying. this is yet another warning shot from philip hammond aimed directly at borisjohnson. it is after yesterday the chancellor failed to support the government in opposing an amendment to the northern ireland bill. what does that amendment do? well, it makes it much harderfor a future prime minister to suspend parliament in order to ram through a no—deal brexit. that was aimed squarely at borisjohnson who the tory leadership candidate has so far refused to rule out suspending parliament in order to make sure that brexit does happen on october 31. another warning shot fro

katy austin at the treasury, thank you.o ignore limits on its nuclear development if an international agreement governing the country's activities can't be saved. tehran has described talks taking place in vienna as "constructive" to try to salvage the deal brokered in 2015, but has accused the uk of violating the terms of the agreement by seizing an oil tanker earlier this month. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, is here. people will be wondering how taking the tanker breaks the deal designed to curb iran's nuclear ambitions. iran agreed to significant comes on its nuclear programme in exchange for economic benefits including the oil sales that it relies on to fuel its economy. so at the vienna meeting, iran's deputy foreign minister said there should be no obstacles minister said there should be no o bsta cles to minister said there should be no obstacles to iran being able to sell its oil under the deal. so britain seizing that tanker off the coast of gibraltar, laden with iranian oil, was, he said, a v

katy austin, bbc news. recently by his mother, kate, the duchess of cambridge. (00v) he's been photographed, beaming in an england football shirt.a second photo shows —— kate, the duchess of cambridge. he's been photographed, beaming in an england football shirt. a second photo shows the prince wearing a green polo shirt. and in another snap, the queen's great—grandchild laughs, as he lies playfully in the garden of their home at kensington palace, in his england football home shirt. as americans celebrate 50 years since neil armstrong and buzz aldrin became the first people to set foot on the moon, there are questions about what's next for american space exploration. president trump has plans for a space force and a journey to mars, but the entrepreneur elon musk is also making a bid to land on mars, so who will win the next space race? our washington correspondent chris buckler has this report. ignition sequence start. the images of apollo 11's mission have become a symbol of what can be accomplished. it'

katy austin reports.awarded to seaborne freight, which had never run a ferry service, the way the government was securing deals to deliver contingency plans for a no—deal brexit came under intense scrutiny. now there's a new brexit date and new plans are being drawn up in case the flow of goods in and out of the uk is disrupted by leaving the eu in october without a deal. things are being done differently — more flexible freight contracts are already being planned, and tussell, a data provider on government contracts, has noticed the department of health is planning to spend £3 million on an express freight service, making sure there's a continuous supply of medicines, blood and transplant tissue. it says it's good to see a full procurement procedure being used, but that the timeline for the service being ready is tight, something a legal expert agrees with. a department of health and social care spokeswoman said the speed of the contract is within the usual guidelines. katy austin, bbc news. voting is un

katy austin, bbc news.ak in south wales. the dog—walker was peering over the edge looking for his dog marshall, who had fallen from the mountain summit, when he tumbled after him. the man, who brecon mountain rescue said stayed conscious throughout, had injuries to his face, shoulder and legs. marshall escaped with cuts and a broken toe. it isn'tjust the smoke from cigarettes which can damage the environment. from cigarettes which can 11.5 trillion cigarette butts are dropped across the world every year and can take decades to break down. new research from anglia ruskin university shows that plant growth can become stunted because of the plastic found in cigarette filters. louise hubball explains. they're the most common form of litter on the planet. and it seems cigarettes are not only bad for the environment when they're lit. and now, new research is looking at the impact they have when people throw them down onto the soil. this is a husband and wife team at anglia ruskin university leading the study, the

our business correspondent katy austin explains why the cuts are being made. 0nafairly long on a fairlyf long—term problems, the german backhand bead we re problems, the german backhand bead were falling share price, money laundering scandal. it had been widely expected to cut back its underperforming investment operations and today it is announced a radical reshaping plan which will see it significantly reduce its investment banking arm are stopping many of its share trading operations was up along the way, 18,000 jobs will go as a result, globally. that will go as a result, globally. that will be by 2022. it hasn't pinpointed exactly where in the world the axe will fall but as deutsche bank employs only eight thousand people across the uk and due to the nature it does in the city of london, people are expecting to ta ke city of london, people are expecting to take a heavy hit. —— the nature of the work it does in london. this won't solve all of deutsche bank's problems but they have to do something fairly radical as they have struggled to compete against american banking giants. greec

there, our reporter katie austin reports.a fairly long list of long—term problems the german bank had been facing, falling share price and money laundering scandal, it had been widely expected to cut back its underperforming investment operations. it's announced a radical reshaping plan which will see it significantly reduce it investment banking arm, stopping many of its share trading operations. now, along the way, 18,000 jobs will go as a result globally, that will be by 2022. it hasn't pinpointed exactly where in the world the actual file, but as dodger bank employs 8000 people nearly across the uk, and due to the nature of the activities a dozen city of london, people are expecting london to take a fairly heavy hit from those job losses —— in the city of london. not alljob analyst think this move will solve all of dodger bank's problems —— deutsche bank, but it needs to do something to as it struggles to compete against the dominant investment banks. first warnings to run over its nuclear ambitions. they run announced it

katy austin in the city, thank you. development of nuclear weapons. the governmment in tehran has confirmed it's planning to enrich it's stockpile of uranium beyond levels allowed in a deal signed in 2015. last week iran said it was stockpiling more low enriched uranium than permitted under the accord. america pulled out of the international agreement last year. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams is here. what is likely to be the response from the international community? everyone has known this was coming. as you say, this was the second of two threatened actions by the iranian government, so it is no surprise. the foreign office says the uk remains fully committed to the uk remains fully committed to the deal and also adds in a statement today that iran must immediately stop and reverse all activities in consistent with its obligations. we have heard similar comments also from eu members today. as for the united states, of course, as you say, they pulled out of the deal a year ago saying it was a very bad deal. t

here's our business correspondent katy austin.signing a nondisclosure agreement meant she could not talk about it. she has since broken that nda. in my case, if i didn't sign, i wouldn't get my year's severance package, or i was told i wouldn't and that meant i wouldn't be able to put food on the table or to pay my mortgage. the use of ndas in this kind of setting just should be banned. the university of liverpool has refuted her allegations in the strongest possible terms. a series of high—profile cases has led to scrutiny of ndas used by employers. for example, last year, sir philip green was accused of using them in relation to bullying and sexual harassment allegations, which he denies. ndas have various legitimate uses. they can apply to commercially sensitive details, such as inventions. but there has been growing concern, including from mps, that they are sometimes being used inappropriately to cover up allegations of harassment and discrimination in the workplace. last year, theresa may promised reforms to prevent their mi

katy austin has more.institute in london. she's not sure whether to stay in the uk, though, because the country is leaving the eu. my feeling is that over the next ten, 20 years, if brexit actually happens, especially if it happens without a deal which it seems likely now, that uk science is on the decline with regards to funding opportunities, positions that are available, attractiveness of living here. you could see this place is a symbol of britain's status as a science superpower. europe's largest biomedical research facility under one roof, with 1200 researchers working here from across the globe. the director here warns continued success relies on collaboration that he says is incompatible with a no—deal brexit and notjust because millions of pounds in funding would be at risk. it's our reputation, it's being able to attract people, it's making them feel comfortable here. all of this is injeopardy if we're turning our back on europe and saying, we don't really care about you. and what it will mean is

our business correspondent, katy austin reports. get ready to catch it! experienced and highly qualified. the manager, ann—marie, says finding and keeping those staff has recently got much harder. we havejust had two members of staff that went travelling. one of them went three years ago, another has gone recently. i asked them if they would like to come back and one said that she was going to work in a supermarket and the other one in a bar because it was more money. was that the only reason? yes, the only reason, as i could not better the wages they were on. that's because most children here are eligible for government funded places. day nurseries have been warning for some time the government pays less than the market rate, causing a financial shortfall. now, there's a warning that it is increasingly affecting the type of staff they can afford to employ. what we have seen over the last three years is government funding staying completely stagnant, but at the same time they have got rising staff costs, rising business costs like business rates, and othe

bbc business correspondent katy austin explains why they had to take this action.looking for solutions to fairly long term problems. they include a big fall and its share price over recent yea rs fall and its share price over recent years and there has been things like money—laundering which really hit the bank, earlier this year it abandoned one possible solution could sort it out which was to merge with its big rival commerce bank. for the while we have been expecting to really look at cutting back its underperforming investment operations and that is exactly what it has announced it is going to do today. investment banking is the thing that is going to be scaled back and that is what will lead to job losses. white and those job losses in particular, what more detail have we given about those? 18,000 isa detail have we given about those? 18,000 is a big numberand it amounts to a fifth of its global workforce. what deutsche bank cousin said today is exactly where the axe will fall. we know thatjobs are expected to go by 2022 so there could be quite a spread out ti

our business correspondent katy austin is here. how new is all of this, the funding and this plan?g the north of england's economy through improving infrastructure is certainly not a new idea. in fact, it's one of the key spines, if you like, of the northern power powerhouse idea. today, boris johnson northern power powerhouse idea. today, borisjohnson is staking his claim to part of that project with his manchester to leeds fast rail service idea. but for a long time now business leaders across the north, council leaders, businesses themselves, have been calling for much more than that. they have been calling for tens of billions of pounds of investment in a really wide ranging kind of rail improvement projects, faster, better links between many cities all the way from liverpool in the west to hole in the east and north as well. so they think that is the way to unlock the unused potential of that area of the economy —— hull. unlock the unused potential of that area of the economy -- hull. and what will this achieve? well, the idea is to address one of the kind of imbalances that t

our business correspondent katie austin is outside deutsche bank's london headquarters.eople in the uk and a lot of people are expecting because of the nature of the activities it does in the city of london, london will take a big hit. but that hasn't been confirmed as of yet, but is expected to emerge in the next few days. not all analysts say this radical move, re—nosing the bank's focus will be the answer to all its problems. but they do say it had little little choice but to do something radical as it struggled to compete with the big, dominant, investment banks. the saudi budget airline flyadeal is pulling out of a multi—billion dollar deal to buy 30 boeing 737 max aircraft. the model remains grounded worldwide after two disasters in the last year — including a lion airflight which crashed in the sea off jakarta in october, killing 189 people. president trump has warned iran to "be careful" after after it announced a further breach of the nuclear deal it signed with western powers in 2015. washington has threatened more sanctions against iran for the move. on the we

our business correspondent katy austin is here.fuel to the fire for critics of the scheme? indeed. the current government has repeatedly committed to hs2, its first stages due to open in 2026. critics will see this as further evidence that there are questions over its value for money. hs2 itself hasn't commented specifically on this other than to point out its chair is regularly reporting back over his scrutiny of the scheme and the department for transport says allan cook's review is ongoing and he will deliver his final assessment in due course. hs2 does have support from business groups such as the cbi, which told me that although taxpayers money must be well spent, the potential benefits to the northern economy in terms ofjobs, rail capacity, etc, shouldn't be overlooked. this is a very sensitive time for hs2. if borisjohnson becomes prime minister, he has said he would like to do his own review into the project. news that there is a potential overspend, delivering the cost of £85 billion will be listened to by many quarters. t

katie austin reports.f its staff as possible to be experienced and highly qualified. the manager says finding and keeping those staff has recently got muc harder. we have had two members of staff that went travelling, one went three years ago, and other recently. i asked if they would come back and they said that they by going to go at work, one in a supermarket, the other in a bar, because it was more money. that was the only reason, that i could not better the wages. she says that is because most children here are eligible for government funded places. day nurseries have been warning for some time government pays less than the market rate, causing a financial shortfall. now one group is warning that it's increasingly affecting the type of staff they can afford to employ. we have seen over the last three years government funding staying stagnant, but at the same time they have rising staff costs, rising business cost, business rates, and other things like pension contributions, pushing their cost up, whic

our business correspondent, katy austin reports. this private day nursery in east manchester wants

here's our business correspondent, katy austin.t a parting employee gets a pay—out. but in return, can't discuss the situation publicly. ndas have been thrust into the spotlight by high—profile cases. for example, the businessmen sir philip green was accused of using them in relation to bullying and sexual harassment allegations, which he denies. ndas have various legitimate uses. they can apply to commercially sensitive details such as inventions. but there has been growing concern, including from mps, that they are sometimes being used inappropriately to cover up allegations of harassment and discrimination in the workplace. last year, theresa may promised reforms to prevent their misuse. now, the department for business says changes to the law will stop them being used to prevent people talking to police or other services about the allegations, and make sure people fully understand what they are signing, and their rights. it's also promising new measures to take action where ndas don't follow the rules. one lawyer, who has been

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here‘s our business correspondent, katy austin.t by high—profile cases, for example, the businessmen sir philip green was accused of using them in a billing and harassment allegations, which he denies. —— billing. there has been growing concern, including from mps, that they are sometimes being used inappropriately to cover up harassment and discrimination in the workplace. they have been reformed to prevent the misuse. these changes will... one to prevent the misuse. these changes will. .. one lawyer, to prevent the misuse. these changes will... one lawyer, who has been calling for reform says this is a start, but does not go far enough. the good thing is that you can tell the police, you can talk to your doctor, you can go to a lawyer. you can even talk to a priest. the problems are that very many people, any real world, will want to talk to their nearest and dearest and this reform does not allow them to do that. a group which has campaigned against the use of amd is by universities once a total ban —— ndas. the law changes desi

here's our business correspondent, katy austin.closure agreement sometimes nicknamed a gagging clause means what they know can be used against their old employer. often it involves a payment that prevents them from discussing allegations publicly. nondisclosure agreements have a range of uses. it can apply to commercially sensitive details such as inventions, but there has been growing concern, including from mps, about their use to cover up allegations of harassment or discrimination in the workplace. last year, theresa may promised reforms to prevent their misuse. not the department for business as changes to the law. them being used to prevent people talking to police or other services about their allegations and make sure people fully understand what they are signing and their rights. it is also promising new measures to take action where the nondisclosure agreements don't follow the rules. in law who has been calling for reform says this is a stopper doesn't go far enough. you can tell the police, talk to your doctor, go toa t