katie prescott, bbc news.covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers our guests joining me tonight are lizzy buchan, chief political correspondent at the daily mirror & henry zeffman, chief political correspondent at the times. with the nhs winter flu jab campaign underway there's a warning about the risk of catching both flu and covid at the same time. early evidence suggests you are twice as likely to die if you become infected with both viruses. those eligible for a flu jab are being encouraged to get it as soon as possible. here's our health correspondent anna collinson. viruses are released into the air when people infected with flu or covid—i9 breathe out, speak, sing or sneeze... as this latest nhs campaign video warns, this winter will bring with it other dangers, not just covid. after very little of the flu virus circulating last year, it's feared no immunity could result in tens of thousands of deaths in the coming months. then there is the threat of catching covid

all right, katie prescott. _ all of us. all right, katie prescott, our _ all of us.usiness l prescott, our business correspondent. former northern ireland secretary james brokenshire has died at the age of 53. the conservative mp was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2018 and stood down from ministerial duties earlier this year when a tumour returned. the prime minister has paid tribute, calling james brokenshire the nicest, kindest and most unassuming of politicians, while also being extraordinarily effective. the former prime minister theresa may paid tribute as well, calling him an outstanding public servant, a talented minister, and a loyal friend. in a statement, his family praised his career in government and remembered him as a loving father and devoted husband. marcus rashford has criticised the government's removal of the £20 a week universal credit uplift, warning that more families will face hardship as a result. the england and manchester united footballer was speaking as he was awarded an honorary doctorate for his work tackling child poverty. some mps and c

katie prescott. _ energy bills to top that. katie prescott, bbc— energy bills to top that.man activity are all threatening australia's well—known species, such as the koala, but scientists hope to save thereby mapping out and sharing their genetic make—up, gino brito sequencing gives insight into their immune systems, and diversity techniques which have shown success with the tasmanian devil and endangered marsupials. we can speak live now to doctrine carolyn hogg, from the university of sydney. why is it important to carry out gene sequencing such as i have described? what does it actually tell you? one of the key things we have come to realise with any type of genetic diversity is the more diversity as bt has, the greater potential they have to adapt to future changes. so a lot of people understand and know about the biodiversity crisis that the planet now finds itself in, and there are three main pillars to biodiversity. one is having lots of differences on lots of diversity, diversity in ecosystems, lots of different type of species, and the third pillar is really the d

katie prescott reports.p in this leeds cafe is getting more expensive. as energy bills rise, they can'tjust turn off the coffee machine. i mainly worry that in the long—term the prices won't change and there will be that this idea that because we dealt with the current situation, it will be normalised to keep those prices the same. we might have to change our prices in the future if prices don't go down, which could have a knock—on effect on the people who feel like they can come in. the business secretary this morning would not commit to extra support for energy bills for companies like this one. i think it is a critical situation. i'm speaking to industry, as you said, all the time, and high gas prices, they quadrupled this year, are making an impact, and that is why i am, as you say, speaking to people and listening and trying to work out a way forward. those industries that use a lot of energy for manufacturing say the time for working out a way forward has long gone. if the situation is critical which i

katie prescott, bbc news. being urged to "rewild" the large tracts of land they own on royal estates. the wildlife campaginer chris packham has delivered a petition to buckingham palace along with about one hundred children calling on the royals to restore their land to its natural stae. ecologists believe some of the estates would naturally be home to beavers and wild boar as simonjones explains. taking their message direct to buckingham palace, campaigners say the royals must re—wild. they are the biggest landowners in the country but their estates use practices that are said to degrade the land, like a deer stalking and grouse shooting. instead, there are calls for it to be allowed to return to a more natural state. because of their global celebrity and where they lead, other people follow, if they did this, it would be a fantastic gesture and significant at a time when we are rather tiring of people talking the talk and we need them to be walking the walk. we need meaningful, positive action. a petition si

katie prescott, bbc news.uratov has told the bbc he is dedicating his nobel peace prize to those who have given their lives for jounalism. mr muratov was given the award with fillipino journalist maria ressa. he spoke to the bbc�*s richard galpin in moscow. translation: this price is definitely not for me. i should not be receiving this. it is a price for all the journalists who have given their lives for their profession. will winning the nobel peace prize, will give protection to independent journalists in russia? journalists in russia ? translation: journalists in russia? translation: we have a very complicated situation with the media now. a lot of them are start—ups, especially the ones that do investigations have been declared foreign agents or undesirable organisations. ads, foreign agents or undesirable organisations.— foreign agents or undesirable oruanisations. ., ., ., ., , , organisations. a lot of “ournalists have fauen * organisations. a lot of “ournalists have fallen victim h organisations. a lo

katie prescott, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake is here.d intervene. what can the government do? i don't aet what can the government do? i don't net the what can the government do? i don't get the sense — what can the government do? i don't get the sense they _ what can the government do? i don't get the sense they are _ what can the government do? i don't get the sense they are on _ what can the government do? i don't get the sense they are on any - what can the government do? i don't get the sense they are on any major. get the sense they are on any major intervention here. there are more talks in the coming days as they work out possible measures, possible steps to take. as for what that could be, the sorts of things industry is asking for, a possible subsidisation of wholesale energy costs in the short term, a price cap for business in the long term, those are expensive measures that the government is being expected to take. while they are not been ruled out, i would expect any steps to be much more limited in scope. we have seen the go

back to our business correspondence katie prescott.—maker, liberty steel, has announced plans to reopen its plant in rotherham. what's the background? yes. to reopen its plant in rotherham. what's the background? yes, this has been a while — what's the background? yes, this has been a while in _ what's the background? yes, this has been a while in the _ what's the background? yes, this has been a while in the planning, - what's the background? yes, this has been a while in the planning, part - been a while in the planning, part of a broader restructuring of the liberty group that has been struggling with billions of dollars of debt since its main bacchae, green silk capital, collapsed in march. in terms of the importance of the plant, it is the supplier to a sister plant that liberty steel is trying to sell. it is hoped that by keeping workers in situ it is going to show its viability and make it attractive to buyers. but buyers in the steel industry are in short supply. it's a difficult time to be in steel with energy prices as high a

here's our business correspondent, katie prescott.toking the white heat of furnaces is burning a hole in the finances of industries that need vast amounts of energy, as prices to keep the wheels turning soar. they've asked the government to step in or see jobs lost. we in the energy intensive users group, we have chemicals, steel, ceramics, paper, industrial gases, glass, mineral products, so making products like lime that goes into water treatment and air pollution control, really essential materials and essential businesses and supply chains that supply the everyday goods that we need. the government says it is in regular contact with business groups to explore ways to manage the impact of rising global prices and this underscores the importance of building a strong home—grown renewable energy sector to further reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. meanwhile, it is no playground for smaller businesses. without a price cap to protect them, most fix their energy contracts years in advance. the unlucky ones are having to renew now, just

katie prescott, bbc news.he us open champion emma raducanu has been knocked out of the indian wells tournament in california, losing herfirst competitive match since her momentous grand slam win last month. the 18—year—old brit was beaten in straight sets by the world number 100, aliaksandra sasnovich. mike bushell reports. and from great britain, _ please welcome emma raducanu! a new feeling for britain's teenage star, walking out onto the court as a big name, the world superstar. and in terms of the world rankings, the favourite. emma raducanu, the world number 22 now, up against an opponent only just inside the top 100. and early on, raducanu lived up to this billing, an excellent start against aliaksandra sasnovich of belarus. holding to love in the opening game and roared on by a supportive crowd of 4,000 for the night session. but remember the british number one is still only 18. she's also now without a permanent coach after parting ways with long—standing mentor andrew richardson. and there is no subst

katie prescott, bbc news. president xijinping has said that reunification with taiwan must be fulfilled. his comments come at a time of heightened military tension in the region. it also comes a day before taiwan, which china views as a breakaway province, celebrates its national day. mr xi added that unification should be achieved peacefully but he didn't rule out the potential use of force to achieve that goal. in response, taiwan has said its future rests in the hands of its own people. here a little of what president xi had to say. translation: unification is the hope of all chinese — translation: unification is the hope of all chinese people. _ translation: unification is the hope of all chinese people. if— translation: unification is the hope of all chinese people. if china - translation: unification is the hope of all chinese people. if china can - of all chinese people. if china can be unified, all chinese will enjoy a happy life. if china cannot unify, everyone will suffer. our correspondentjohn sudwo

katie prescott, bbc news.ban have held their first face—to—face talks since the american withdrawal from afghanistan in august. yogita limaye is in doha she told us what happened. we heard some time ago from amir khan muttaqi, the acting foreign minister of the taliban—appointed government. he is here leading the delegation in doha. he said they want to improve relations with the international community. he has warned that no one should interfere with the internal affairs of the country. it has now been three weeks since the taliban banned girls from going to secondary schools in afghanistan. one of the things they said if they are not against women's education or rights to go to work, so this is the backdrop against which those talks are happening. as far as the taliban is concerned, this is part of a series of efforts to gain international recognition. they had a meeting with uk diplomats in afghanistan recently. he said they would also be meeting european officials soon. the reason they want that recognitio

our business correspondent katie prescott has the latest. catching prescott has the latest. up over sunday brunch. in the catching up over sunday brunch. in the run—up to winter, rising energy bills are a top talking panel day point in his leeds cabbie, not least for the owner is making coffee gets more expensive. i for the owner is making coffee gets more expensive.— for the owner is making coffee gets more expensive. i mainly worry that there is this — more expensive. i mainly worry that there is this idea _ more expensive. i mainly worry that there is this idea because _ more expensive. i mainly worry that there is this idea because we - more expensive. i mainly worry that there is this idea because we have l there is this idea because we have dealt this current situation, we get normalised that it's ok to keep those prices the same. the business secretary this _ those prices the same. the business secretary this morning _ those prices the same. the business secretary this morning would - those prices the same. the business secretary this

katie prescott, bbc news.o, what should residential customers be doing about their energy suppliers? let's speak to stephen murray, head of energy at moneysupermarket.com asa as a customer, first off, what is the first thing you should be doing? i think the watchword in residential energy for many years has been choice. have a look around, shop around, make the choices and save some money. it is unprecedented times at the moment as the previous person mention. at the moment, full residential households the messages stay put. if you've been switching in the market and are on a thick steel the chances are that fixed deal will be considerably cheaper than prices at the moment so stay on that and others in a standard variable tariffs the first time since there's gaming is actually appointing a price protection so people should sit on this tariff so the message at the moment is very much to stay put. the message at the moment is very much to stay put-— much to stay put. would it be fair to say that _ much to stay p

here�*s our business correspondent katie prescott. off the coffee machine. i they can't 'ust turn off the coffee machine. . , they can't 'ust turn off the coffee machine. ., , ., , ., machine. i mainly worry that in the lona term machine. i mainly worry that in the long term the _ machine. i mainly worry that in the long term the prices _ machine. i mainly worry that in the long term the prices won't - machine. i mainly worry that in the long term the prices won't change | long term the prices won�*t change and there will be that this idea that because we dealt with the current situation, it will be normalised to keep those prices the same. we might have to change our prices in the future if prices don�*t go down, which could have a knock—on effect on the people who don�*t feel like they can come in. the effect on the people who don't feel like they can come in. the business secretary this _ like they can come in. the business secretary this money _ like they can come in. the business secretary this money would - like they can come in

katie prescott, bbc news.e dalton, who's the ceo of british glass, the british glass manufacturers' confederation said that more government support would be needed to help many small and medium size firms survive the winter months. i think, to be fair to the secretary of state, that that was acknowledged during the meeting. the reality is that models had already been constructed to look at whether we could weather the, sort of, transiency of the issue. i think everyone has in mind that this is likely to be dealt with, in terms of its severity, before the winter's out — and maybe even sooner than that, with contracts that we've already seen be negotiated with the russians and elsewhere. the reality is, it's going to be incredibly difficult to make the impacts of that something that is manageable in the immediate term. the reality is, it's going to be incredibly difficult to make the impacts of that something that is manageable in the immediate term. we're seeing contracts now meaning that it's impossible for us

katie prescott, bbc news.r mp seema malhotra is the shadow minister for business and consumers. she says she's not surprised by the latest warnings about a rise in prices. businesses are facing crippling rises in costs at the time we are seeing other real pressures continue, whether that is with supply of materials or shortages of staff and shortages of skills. we think it is vital that the government listens to this call for a winter plan from the british chamber of commerce, because what is clear is that without proper support and forward planning, things will get harderfor and forward planning, things will get harder for businesses, not easier. and we need our businesses to get through this difficult time of recovery from the pandemic, because if businesses do not survive, that will also mean that jobs are at risk and it will hit family incomes much harder. we have already seen this chaos hit family energy prices, last week seeing that £139 increase with the price cap going up. and we'll find out how this s

katie prescott, bbc news., who's the ceo of british glass, the british glass manufacturers' confederation said that more government support would be needed to help many small and medium size firms survive the winter months. i think to be fair to the secretary of state that was acknowledged during the meeting. models had already been constructed to decide whether we could weather the, sort of, transient sea of issue. i think everyone has in mind that it is likely to be dealt with in terms of its ability before the winter is out an even sooner than that if contacts have already been seen being negotiated with russia and elsewhere. the is going to be incredibly difficult to make the impacts that that is manageable between the immediate term. it is impossible. yet. we're going to need intervention at a company level where those of us who are particularly exposed enable likely fine measures to deal with it. that was default _ fine measures to deal with it. that was default on _ fine measures to deal with it. that w

katie prescott, bbc news.the shadow minister for business and consumers she says she's not surprised by the latest warnings about a rise in prices. businesses are facing crippling rising cross at a time we are seeing other real pressures continue whether that's with supplied materials or a shortage of staff and shortage of skills. we think it's absolutely vital that the government does listen to this call for a winter plan from the british chamber of commerce because what's clear is that without proper support and forward planning, things are going to get harderfor forward planning, things are going to get harder for businesses, not easier. and we need our businesses to get through this difficult time of recovery from the pandemic because if businesses don't survive, then that it's also going to mean thatjobs are at risk and it's going to hit family income is much harder. we have already seen this chaos hit family energy business prices, last week seen that £139 increase at the price cap going up. and we'll fi

katie prescott, bbc news.erlands and the winning dish was arancini balls made from porridge! it isa it is a far cry made from traditional porridge made with odes and water. the competition was run online for the second year running. earlier i spoke to runner—up and food stylist caroline vanek about how the competition was run this year. it was quite unusual about the way had to operate because the pandemic. we had to submit a video of us cooking our recipe and also write the recipe and send it in. you didn't get to taste it. i guess it's the same as a cookbook. if you buy a cookbook, you look through it, imagining the recipes and imagining how it is. that's a good way to put it. we are all used to imagining how food may taste from a visual. talk me through your dish. you were the runner—up and i referenced what was the winner was, those arancini balls of porridge. what was your offering? ijust made porridge. just porridge! it was very special! i am from australia and tried to use native ingredients to try to s

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our business correspondent, katie prescott, is in bristol and speaking to businesses there — what havendependent traders from food shops to those selling fossils. many businesses have borne the brunt of what happened in the pandemic, they have had to close, reopen, deal with. the restrictions and draw on government support to survive, we have heard from businesses they have been using things like furlough but mainly business loans, looking ahead to tomorrow and what the chancellor might say in the budget, they are waiting to hear what support might be in place and what the economic future might look like. if you follow me, i can take you to see someone working with these businesses throughout the pandemic in order to try to make sure they survive and come out the other side. this is marvin rees, the labour mayor of bristol. what have you seen during the pandemic and what has been most difficult for businesses here over the past two years? how have you dealt with that? the here over the past two years? how have you dealt with that?— have you dealt with that? the loss of 34 has led _ hav

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katie prescott, bbc news.vegas little bit later as tyson fury and dionte wylder will meet for a third time. they stopped during the seventh round during deontay wilder was stopped in the last bout 20 months ago. such is the intense rivalry between tyson fury and deontay wilder they were kept apart during yesterday's weigh in for fear of a fight before the fight. that did not prevent both men trading verbal blows. he can't do nothing about it. fury fiery throughout, wilder much milder, as he has been throughout the whole week. when you are calm you can make better decisions. your decision—making as a whole lot better. deontay wilder has barely engage with the media all week, contrasted tyson fury who has taken a centre stage. he is the heavy favourite for the third and final in what has been a fascinating rivalry. fury floored twice in the first bout in 2018, down but not out in the draw. thai it was fury�*s turn to play aggressor, handing deontay wilder his first loss, but the american claimed that tyson fury

katie prescott, bbc news.ontrol have been told they can settle in the uk with families. 35 members of the afghan women's development team, aged 13—19, escaped from kabul to pakistan last month. the british home office says it is finalising visas for the group. new research suggests the loss of biodiversity risks tipping the world into ecological meltdown. the data suggests the united kingdom is one of the most nature—depleted places in the world, ranking in the bottom 10% of all countries. we have been to a nature reserve in the north of england. just outside the busy city of york is askham bog, created by a retreating glacier 15,000 years ago. it is brimming with biodiversity. that's the name for all living things and how they fit together. but the uk is one of the most nature—depleted countries in the world. a new report says thatjust 53% of our biodiversity is left. that is compared to the global average of 75%. that matters because biodiversity affects the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food w

our business correspondent, katie prescott is here tell us more.in the planning and it is all part of our refinancing of the liberties steel plants and the workers will be delighted today that this has been confirmed. it may raise questions with viewers about why now, we are hearing a lot about steel industries being in difficulties because of high energy prices and this is probably not the time that liberty would have chosen to reopen the plant, but at the moment they are trying to sell its sister plant and by keeping this one alive, as it were, keeping workers in place, showing it is viable, it is a way of attracting a buyer, but it is really, really a difficult time to be running a steel plant. the chink of light here is really that demand for steel has remained pretty high, the price is still pretty high as well, as a result and if they can keep going through this difficult period of high energy prices, the hope is that the plant will emerge stronger than before. you hope is that the plant will emerge stronger than before. you touched on it a l

katie prescott, bbc news.chief secretary to the treasury, bridget phillipson. thank you very much for being with us. should the government, should the treasury be bailing out some of these industries, some of these companies, that are having a desperate struggle because of rising energy costs? the? desperate struggle because of rising energy costs?— energy costs? they are under enormous _ energy costs? they are under enormous pressure _ energy costs? they are under enormous pressure right - energy costs? they are under| enormous pressure right now, energy costs? they are under - enormous pressure right now, and thatis enormous pressure right now, and that is particularly acute for small business, who have seen rising cost. the government is also putting up taxes on businesses as well, which isn�*t something we support. we need to see much more action from the government to prepare expensive, the weekly shop, filling up expensive, the weekly shop, filling up your car, and are pulling that 20 point a week univer

our business correspondent katie prescott has the latest.energy prices are a top talking point in this cafe in leeds. not least for the owner, as making coffee gets more expensive. i mainly worry that the prices won't change, because we have dealt with them in the current situation, the idea that keeping those prices the same is ok will be normalised. the business secretary this morning would not commit to lower energy bills for companies like this one. i think it is a critical situation. i am speaking to industry all the time, and the gas prices which have quadrupled this year are making an impact, and that is why as you say speaking to people, listening, trying to work out a way forward. those industries that use a lot of energy from manufacturing say the time for working out a way forward has long gone. so if the situation is critical, which i certainly know it is, then why isn't government acting now, today, to address this problem for energy intensive sectors such as the steel industry? because without that help, now, today, for the nex

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katie prescott, bbc news. and representatives of the taliban have met face—to—face for the first time since the group took control of afghanistan in august. the us cautioned talks in the qatari capital of doha do not signal a official recognition of taliban rule. in afghanistan, funeral ceremonies have been taking place for many of the victims of the huge bomb blast in kunduz yesterday. around 50 people died with the islamic state group saying it carried out the attack on a mosque. and we can speak to our correspondent yogita limaye in doha now. do we have any indication of how the talks are progressing? irate do we have any indication of how the talks are progressing?— do we have any indication of how the talks are progressing? we have heard some time ago _ talks are progressing? we have heard some time ago from _ talks are progressing? we have heard some time ago from the _ talks are progressing? we have heard some time ago from the acting - some time ago from the acting foreign minister of the taliban appoi

our business correspondent katie prescott is here. two elements to this, of course.eeds and costs of industry sometimes gets forgotten about, and that was loud and clear there, certainly from one representative in terms of the potential impact of these gas prices. i potential impact of these gas rices. ., potential impact of these gas rices. ~ , ., potential impact of these gas rices. ~' , ., ., potential impact of these gas rices. ~ , ., ., ., prices. i think you heard from garrett they're _ prices. i think you heard from garrett they're the _ prices. i think you heard from garrett they're the sort - prices. i think you heard from garrett they're the sort of - prices. i think you heard from - garrett they're the sort of tempered optimism, yes, the government is listening, but what they really want to see is something done about this, because you're talking about industries that use vast amounts of power that is their major cost, and ultimately, when those gas prices go up ultimately, when those gas prices go up as they have been, that really affects those businesses

our business correspondent katie prescott is in bristol and joins us now. good afternoon.se businesses are very reliant on footfall from local offices, and with everyone working from home, that has been a real challenge for them. many are saying football is rising, but it's still not quite up to levels of before the pandemic, and that is a real problem for businesses. we can speak to one businesses. we can speak to one business owner who runs a business in the centre of bristol. you had to change what you did during the pandemic in order to keep going. b5 pandemic in order to keep going. is a restaurant, pandemic in order to keep going. 23 a restaurant, we were closed down during the first lockdown and at the time we were not signed up with any delivery partners. we ended up doing our own deliveries in the short term. that was not doing hot food because we were completely restricted from using this building whatsoever, but we were able to start putting our own blinks, freezing them, and selling them in home packs for people, and people were ordering them and enjoying them

we can speak to our business correspondent katie prescott.rmation of the car industry as a whole. it's not long now until 2030, which is when petrol and diesel cars with traditional internal combustion engines will not be sold in the uk. there was a question over what would happen to this plant which made gearboxes for petrol cars. the fact it is going to be part of the electric vehicle market going forward has been seen as a vote of confidence for the uk car industry as a whole, as we move through this strange transitional period. i think we can hearfrom strange transitional period. i think we can hear from stuart rowley, the president of ford europe about this investment. this is our first investment in electrified components in europe and these power units, these are the components that take the energy from the battery and turn that into traction to drive the wheels. so it's a lot like an electric motor and a transmission combined. yeah, 500 people we have in halewood today and this will really secure the future of those jobs for the fores

katie prescott, bbc news.er of conservative mps are also calling on the government to help those businesses impacted by the energy crisis. house prices have risen 250% since january, dramatically pushing up costs. —— gas prices. i only wells has this report. industries like steel, cement, chemicals, ceramics, all use huge amounts of energy, and that means that as gas prices have gone up and energy bills have gone up to, they have been hit really hard, and they have been hit really hard, and they have been hit really hard, and they have been calling for some kind of support. now, unlike household energy bills, which have a cap, a maximum amount people can pay, but isn't something these industries have. but it is something that some people, including some labour mps and some in the industry, has been calling for. and now a number of conservative mps have beenjoining that chorus as well. we have the conservative mp for north west leicestershire, andrew bridgeman, who has got a number of energy intensive industrie

our business correspondent katie prescott is at the st nicholas market in bristol. katie!gh scheme, on business loans, in order to keep going. now, we can talk to one business here, there is very beautiful shop next to me selling fossils and all sorts of semiprecious stones. john, nice to see you, thank you very much for welcoming us into your shop today. if you had to reflect on the last couple of years and how it has been as a trader here in the centre of bristol, what has it been like for you? it bristol, what has it been like for ou? ., , bristol, what has it been like for ou? , bristol, what has it been like for ou? . , , ., , you? it has been somewhat turbulent, but we have — you? it has been somewhat turbulent, but we have rolled _ you? it has been somewhat turbulent, but we have rolled with _ you? it has been somewhat turbulent, but we have rolled with it, _ you? it has been somewhat turbulent, but we have rolled with it, just - you? it has been somewhat turbulent, but we have rolled with it, just had - but we have rolled with it, just had to evolve and move with t

we heard only yesterday on this programme katie prescott, my colleague, talking to a hotelier in bristolng down the track? yes. there certainly is. just to be clear, if- certainly is. just to be clear, if the chancellor had not done a very sensible and good thing and chosen not to pass on a duty increase, that duty increase would have wiped out any benefits from, for example, the australia or new zealand trade deals, which would see 7—10p, off a bottle. that is in a context where the supply chain is struggling with the supply chain is struggling with the costs of moving goods increasing rapidly. there are also some supply issues for some of the products that we represent, so costs are definitely going up and this would have been a self—inflicted cost increase as well, so this is good news, but it is good news in relative terms. what we want is for our products to be affordable. we think the chancellor has done something very sensible in setting out that he would like to tax alcohol in a different way in future that should certainly be simpler, but we would actually like to see him suppor

its entire passenger vehicle line—up in europe electric by 2030. 0ur our business correspondent katie prescottg now until 2030 when cars with internal combustion engines will not be allowed to be sold in the uk. there was a question over this plant which sells gearboxes for petrol and diesel cars. the fact it is going to be part of the electric vehicle supply chain going forward is great news for the 500 people working there but also it is seen as a vote of confidence for the uk car industry as a whole as we move through this rather strange transitional period. i think we can hear now from stuart rowley, the president of ford europe about this investment. this rowley, the president of ford europe about this investment.— about this investment. this is our first investment _ about this investment. this is our first investment in _ about this investment. this is our first investment in electrified - first investment in electrified components in europe and these power units, _ components in europe and these power units, these _ components in europe and these power units, these are the components t