writing in the mail on sunday, ken murphy said...dy—worn cameras, tesco will now offer them to any staff working face—to—face with customers. but does it work? clearly, there are some people who just don't care, but what it does do is make some people think twice. it makes them realise that, you know, they are on camera, that their conflict is actually being recorded. obviously, it is also a huge cost to the retailers and it is a cost which ultimately gets borne by the customer in terms of, you know, the prices we see in stores. 0ne former security manager at asda told us the squeeze on household budgets is also having an impact. i think with the economic situation, more people are desperate, so they are willing to use violence to get the items that they need. in scotland, abusing staff is a specific criminal offence, which industry leaders want to see extended across the uk. body—worn cameras are just one tactic in the ongoing fight against retail crime, which costs the industry £1.8 billion every year. marc ashdown, bbc news. almos

ken murphy told a sunday newspaper that physical assaults against his staff were up a third on the same year. mark ashdown reports. why are you touching me? what are you touching me for? get out now. what are you touching me for? a body—worn camera captures a suspected shoplifter, unleashing a torrent of abuse. the british retail consortium found there are now 850 attacks on retail staff every single day, almost double the number before the covid pandemic. staff report being sworn at, spat at, racially and sexually insulted, and verbally and physically abused. the boss of britain's biggest retailer, tesco, says enough is enough. writing in the mail on sunday, ken murphy said millions of people stock the shelves, walk the floor and serve the tills. these unsung heroes are being made to feel unsafe by customers who will be verbally or physically abusive, or who will threaten or attack them when challenged. these attacks are unacceptable, he said. for these colleagues and their families, it's heartbreaking. after the co—op and waitrose started using body—worn cameras, tesco will now offer

the ceo ken murphy has said, like everyone, shop workers deserve to be safe at work.e landfall on the island's east coast. typhoon haikui is blasting the coast with wind speeds of up to 190 kilometres an hour. the typhoon is expected to dump up to half a metre of rain in some areas in just twenty four hours. nasa's spacex crew—6 members are on their way back to earth. they safely undocked from the international space station. the group have spent six months on board the iss carrying out vital research and scientific experiments. the are due to splashdown off florida later on sunday. pope francis has ended his visit to mongolia with a message to chinese catholics to be good citizens. his trip has supported mongolia's tiny roman catholic population, but also tried to reassure beijing that the church poses no threat. finally this half hour, we wanted to show you some police bodycam footage from massachusetts in the us, when an officer was called to an intruder in a pool. hey, the pool is closed. 0h, hey, the pool is closed. oh, it's got spots. it's just a little thing. h

writing in the mail on sunday, ken murphy said...e started using body worn cameras, tesco will now offer them to any staff working face to face with customers. but does it work? clearly, there are some people who just don't care. but what it does do is make some people think twice. it makes them realise that they're on camera, that their conflict is actually being recorded. and obviously it's also a huge cost to the retailers, and it's a cost which ultimately gets borne by the customer in terms of the prices we see in stores. i think, with the economic situation, more people are desperate, so they are willing to use violence to get the items that they need. in scotland, abusing staff is a specific criminal offence, which industry leaders want to see extended across the uk. body worn cameras are just one tactic in the ongoing fight against retail crime, which cost the industry £1.8 billion every year. mark ashdown, bbc news. this summer has seen another series of major wildfires around the world. from greece to canada to hawaii, resea

writing in the mail on sunday, ken murphy said, "millions of people stock the shelves, walk the flooreing made to feel unsafe by customers who will be verbally or physically abusive or who will threaten or attack them when challenged". "these attacks are unacceptable," he said. "for these colleagues and their families, it's heartbreaking." after the co—op and waitrose started using body worn cameras, tesco will now offer them to any staff working face to face with customers. but does it work? clearly, there are some people who just don't care. but what it does do is make some people think twice. it makes them realise that they're on camera, that their conflict is actually being recorded. and obviously it's also a huge cost to the retailers, and it's a cost which ultimately gets borne by the customer in terms of the prices we see in stores. there is growing evidence that organised criminal gangs are targeting shops more frequently, but one former security manager at asda told us the squeeze on household budgets is also having an impact. i think people are more accepting of violence in

and the ceo ken murphy has said that like everyone else, shop workers deserve to be safe at work.evada — due to rare rainstorms that turned the event into a mudbath. police have confirmed one person has died during the torrential rain at the event, and that they're investigating the incident. slippery conditions in nevada's black rock desert mean roads in and of out of the event are closed due to dangerous driving conditions. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. we have a september heatwave building over the next few days. lots of dry, sunny, very warm if not hot weather. temperatures properly peeking thursday into the low 30s at the very hottest parts of the country. looking at the picture today, we started off with a bit of morning mist and fog, and that cleared out of the way to reveal these blue and sunny skies, and it has been like that pretty much the whole of the day. the exception has been the far north of scotland, where we have had some thick cloud, matt has been bringing a few patches of rain into the hebrides, parts of the highlands, 0rkney and shetland as well. tempe

it all happened in tesco, one of the largest supermarkets in the country, its ceo ken murphy said thatan 200 employees of the retail network become victims every month. attacks, so they will be given body cameras, that is, with a reduced price in the fight for profit, the retailer uses another know-how, a smoke screen. such special effects instantly frighten off intruders, mostly smoke is used at gas stations. unfortunately for two robbers in bristol, josh james and bobby reynolds. i had to confront ordinary people, thanks to witnesses and high-quality video surveillance. we were able to link up a series of crimes, james and reynolds, and bring them to justice. what caused the emergency you know how to live his young life, reporting by daniil suharochka. the very moment when fire and water in one frame so brightly, but not at all joyfully , the newlyweds' festive swim in the klyazma reservoir near dolgoprudny near moscow despite a serious fire, the fire on the allegro yacht was brought down even before the rescuers arrived. pre-caused a fire

ken murphy told the mail on sunday newspaper that physical assaults against his staff were up a thirdrichmond, managing director of a risk management consultancy and former operation operational security manager for asda. he told me about how concerning is this rise in attacks. i think people are more accepting of violence in society today, i think with the economic situation, more people are desperate, so they are willing to use violence to get the items that they need. i think retail stores have got a stand—off policy which means that if faced with violence, you must back off. shoplifters know this so they will act violently to get you out of the way. and rightly so. there is not a product that is worth getting hurt for. there is an organised crime element as well. they will do anything they need to get the products that they want. and then, to make it even more complex, recently we are seeing a real increase in youth gang violence, where large amounts of youths are going into stores and rushing stores and committing crime, disrupting and violence. there is very little we can do abo

it all happened in tesco, one of the largest supermarkets in the country, its ceo ken murphy said thatthan 200 employees of the retail network become victims of an attack every month, so they will be given body cameras, which, by the way, was on the chest of the victim during the attack in bristol. we need to go further, like in scotland, and make mistreatment or violence against retail workers a crime in itself. even forced retailer to purchase special guardrail. only behind such yellow fences. employees agree to lay out goods with a reduced price in the fight for profits, the retailer uses another smoke know-how. such special effects instantly frighten off intruders, mostly smoke is used at gas stations. unfortunately for two robbers in bristol, josh james and bobby reynolds. i had to confront ordinary people, thanks to witnesses and high-quality video surveillance. we were able to tie up a series of crimes, james and reynolds, and bring them to account for the impact they had on the victims. james was sentenced to 8 years. after he pleaded guilty to 18 offences. reynolds was sentenc

writing in the mail on sunday, the chief exec , ken murphy, said he's been exec, ken murphy, said he'sorced to increase security measures and other and offer staff bodycams . it says physical staff bodycams. it says physical assaults against tesco workers have risen by a third over the past year . you can get more on past year. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website , gbnews.com . our website, gbnews.com. >> thank you very much, ray. so domestic abusers could be forced to wear ankle tags when they're released from prison . around 500 released from prison. around 500 offenders will be tagged as part offenders will be tagged as part of a pilot scheme in the midlands, which means their location can be tracked and a curfew be enforced first. curfew can be enforced first. the scheme is expected be the scheme is expected to be rolled out across england and wales next year. so is this a goodidea? wales next year. so is this a good idea? i'm going to talk to former detective peter former met detective peter bleksley to get view on bleksley to get his view on this. is

ken murphy told the mail on sunday newspaper that physical assaults against his staff were up a thirdfairs director at co—0p. what do you think of tesco's announcement? i’m what do you think of tesco's announcement?— what do you think of tesco's announcement? �* ., , , , . announcement? i'm not surprised. we have had bodycams _ announcement? i'm not surprised. we have had bodycams in _ announcement? i'm not surprised. we have had bodycams in our _ announcement? i'm not surprised. we have had bodycams in our stores - announcement? i'm not surprised. we have had bodycams in our stores for l have had bodycams in our stores for years. what is driving this, and i'm sure it is the case for tesco and the others, we are seeing a rising number of incidents in stores that we report, and it has come to a head in the last six months. we have seen a 35% increase in our stores, and a 25% increase in theft. i'm not surprised by the decision tesco taken. �* ., , ., , surprised by the decision tesco taken. ., taken. and four staff in your shops, what are you _ taken. and four staff in your shops, what

ken murphy told the mail on sunday newspaper that physical assaults against his staff were up a thirdconsultancy, security and safety solutions and is a former 0perational security managerfor asda. great to have you on the programme. this sounds quite concerning. what do you make of what tesco is saying here? , , ., ., , do you make of what tesco is saying here? , ._ p here? yes, it is a really difficult, complex. — here? yes, it is a really difficult, complex, challenging _ here? yes, it is a really difficult, l complex, challenging environment that retailers face. i think year—on—year we have always seen the number and severity of violent incidents increasing. in number and severity of violent incidents increasing.— incidents increasing. in your exoerience. _ incidents increasing. in your experience, what _ incidents increasing. in your experience, what works - incidents increasing. in your experience, what works to l incidents increasing. in your- experience, what works to keep safe? there are probably a number of options on the table. what works and your experience? options on the

writing in the mail on sunday, chief executive ken murphy said he's been forced to increase securityeasures and to offer staff bodycams physical assaults against tesco workers have risen by a third over the past year. he says that's unacceptable and described the impact on staff as heartbreaking . a red weather alert has been issued for parts of spain, including madrid, as storms sweep across the country. el in alcanar on the east coast, emergency services have told residents to stay inside as water flooded the streets . 215l water flooded the streets. 215l of rain per square metre fell in the past 24 hours. the national weather agency is also warning of extreme danger in the capital with a deluge expected over the next 12 hours. well one person has died and tens of thousands more are extra landed in the nevada desert after torrential rain turned the burning man festival into a mud bath. us authorities have closed access to and from the site. revellers have been asked to conserve food and water. more rain is expected over the next few days, prompting some to leave the event on foot,

writing in the mail on sunday, chief executive ken murphy said he's been forced to increase securitysures and offer staff body cams . physical offer staff body cams. physical assaults against tesco workers have risen by a third over the past year, he says that's unacceptable and described the impact on staff as heartbreak. king well, one person has died and tens of thousands others are stranded in the nevada desert after torrential rain turned the burning man festival into a mud bath . us authorities have closed bath. us authorities have closed access to and from the site , and access to and from the site, and revellers have been asked to conserve food and water. more rain is expected over the next few days, prompting some to leave the event on foot , leave the event on foot, trekking to the nearest highway nonh trekking to the nearest highway north korea has carried out a simulated tactical nuclear attack , according to state attack, according to state media. the drill included two long—range cruise missiles carrying mock nuclear warheads . carrying mock nuclear warheads. government

writing in the mail on sunday, the supermarket�*s boss, ken murphy, called for tougher laws targetingho abuse or threaten retail staff. he called for action after the number of physical asssaults against tesco staff increased by a third since last year. campaigners hoping to get the crooked house pub near dudley in the west midlands rebuilt after it was destroyed in a fire have taken part in a special padlocking ceremony. contractors have brought in storage containers to keep the bricks safe after they were saved from the demolition of the famously wonky pub. some bricks have already been stolen, and the local mp says it's important to keep the rest under lock and key. a global search has begun for the bass guitar that sir paul mccartney played in his first public performances with the beatles. the star has enlisted the help of the german manufacturer of the guitar, hofner, to get back his treasured instrument. 0ur reporter, helena wilkinson, has more. # love, love me do... 0ne one of the beatles early tracks recorded with paul mccartney's first hofner guitar. he bought it when he was

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chief executive of ken murphy says he's forced increase he's been forced to increase security measureser physical assaults rose by a third since last year . writing in the mail last year. writing in the mail on sunday, he's called for tougher make abuse or tougher laws to make abuse or violence towards retail workers an offence resulting in longer sentences . a red weather alert sentences. a red weather alert has been issued for parts of spain. a storm sweep across the country, a residence in in alcanar on the east coast . alcanar on the east coast. that's near barcelona have been told to stay inside as water floods the streets. emergency alerts have been sent to people's mobiles in madrid with up to four inches of rain. forecast in just 12 hours. one person has died and tens of thousands of people are stranded at the burning man festival in the united states . authorities the united states. authorities have closed access in and out of the site in the blackrock desert because of heavy rain in nevada , festival goers have been asked to conserve , serve food and to conserve, serve food a

chief executive ken murphy says he's been forced to increase security measures after seeing physicalassaults rise by a third since last year. seeing physical assaults rise by a third since last year . writing a third since last year. writing in the mail on sunday, he's called for tougher laws to make abuse or violence towards retail workers an offence which would result in longer sentences . a result in longer sentences. a red weather alert has been issued for parts of spain as storms sweep across the country . a residents in alcanar on the east coast that's just south of barcelona have been told to stay inside as water floods the streets in the capital. madrid's mayor has advised the same with torrential rain forecast over the next 12 hours. a similar story in the united states where one person has died and tens of thousands of people are stranded at the burning man festival. authorities have closed access in and out of the site in the blackrock desert because of heavy rain in nevada . festival heavy rain in nevada. festival goers have been asked to conserve food and water with loca

chief executive ken murphy says he's been forced to increase security measures after seeing physicalassaults rise by a third since last year. seeing physical assaults rise by a third since last year . writing a third since last year. writing in the mail on sunday, he's called for tougher laws to make abuse or violence towards retail workers an offence which would result in longer sentences . a result in longer sentences. a red weather alert has been issued for parts of spain as storms sweep across the country . a residents in alcanar on the east coast that's just south of barcelona have been told to stay inside as water floods the streets in the capital. madrid's mayor has advised the same with torrential rain forecast over the next 12 hours. a similar story in the united states where one person has died and tens of thousands of people are stranded at the burning man festival. authorities have closed access in and out of the site in the blackrock desert because of heavy rain in nevada . festival heavy rain in nevada. festival goers have been asked to conserve food and water with loca

the chief executive, ken murphy, says he's been forced to increase security measures after seeing physicalssaults rise by a third since last year. writing in the mail on sunday, he's called for tougher laws to make abuse or violence towards retail workers an offence resulting in longer sentences . a red weather alert sentences. a red weather alert has been issued for parts of spain as storms sweep across the country. residents in alcanar on the east coast, just south of barcelona , have been told to barcelona, have been told to stay inside as water floods the streets in the capital. madrid's mayor has advised the same with torrential rain forecast over the next 12 hours. and the pubuc the next 12 hours. and the public will be consulted on plans for a permanent memorial to the late queen nearly a year after her death. all organised by an independent committee . the by an independent committee. the tribute will consider queen elizabeth's life of public service and the causes she supported . it will also include supported. it will also include a national legacy programme and will be unveiled

chief executive ken murphy forced to murphy says he's been forced to increase security measures after physical assaults rose by a third since last year. writing in the mail on sunday, he's called for tougher laws to make abuse or violence towards retail workers a criminal offence resulting in longer sentences . resulting in longer sentences. in spain, torrential rain and storms have caused major flooding across parts of the country . weather warnings are in country. weather warnings are in place in the madrid, cardiff and toledo regions, with residents in the capital being to told stay at home. in tarragona in the north—east of the country, 215l/m2 of rain has fallen in the last 24 hours. one person has died as a result of heavy rain at the burning man festival in the united states. tens of thousands of people have been stranded at the event in nevada after the bad weather turned the ground into a mudbath. roads in and out of the festival have been closed, with revellers asked to conserve food and water. this is gb news. now it isfime water. this is gb news. now it is time for headline

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writing in the mail on sunday, chief executive ken murphy said he's been forced to increase securityes and offer staff body cams as physical assaults against tesco. workers have risen by a third over the past year. he says that's unacceptable and described the impact on staff as heartbreaking . one person has heartbreaking. one person has died and tens of thousands of people are stranded in the nevada desert after torrential rain turned the burning man festival into a mud bath . us festival into a mud bath. us authorities have closed access to and from the site and revellers have been asked to conserve food and water. more rain is expected over the next few days , prompting some to few days, prompting some to leave the event on foot, trekking to the nearest highway . and the public will be consulted on plans for a permanent memorial to the late queen. nearly a year after her death. all organised by an independent committee . the independent committee. the tribute will consider queen elizabeth's life of public service and the causes she supported . it will also include supported. it w

well, the tesco boss, ken murphy, described the impact on staff as utterly heartbreaking . heartbreakingtective peter bleksley , who joins us now. peter, really good to see you this morning. there are so many issues here. i mean, apart from whether the body cams will actually make a difference. but it's how do we get to this point in society where law order respect and civility just seem to be crumbling away ? to be crumbling away? >> yes , sadly they do. and of >> yes, sadly they do. and of course , who has to pick up the course, who has to pick up the pieces? so very often it's the police who are the street sweepers of criminals city. that's their job. but of course, unfortunately , in recent years, unfortunately, in recent years, due , some would say, to due, some would say, to austerity and i would suggest some also pretty catastrophic strategic decisions by senior police officers as the police have stopped patrolling the streets , there hasn't been a streets, there hasn't been a presence there. that neighbourhood bobby, that cop on the high street that cop being called into the shop