that is according to the financial times, which also covers the news that the fashion chain lk bennett could become the latest high street casualty. and the mirror features an image of tributes on the graves of sergei skripal‘s wife and son. the former russian spy, who was poisoned in a nerve agent attack almost a year ago, remains in hiding with his daughter yulia. the mirror reports that a ministry of defence aide has been tending to the graves on his behalf. is. let's take a closer look at some of those headlines. we will start with the guardian, and chris grayling. people have been adding up the numbers, they have been tossing

there is also a photo of the duchess of cambridge wearing the british clothing brand lk bennett.he company is expected to file for administration today. and if you are thinking about whether to go away in the springtime, how about this on the front page of the times. "holiday prices plunge," says the times, as it reports on record discounts on easter breaks. the paper says tour operators

ownership, that's according to the financial times, which also covers the news that the fashion chain, lk bennetttreet casualty. and the mirror features an image of tributes on the graves of sergei skripal‘s wife and son. the former russian double agent, who was poisoned in a nerve agent attack almost a year ago, remains in hiding with his daughter yulia. the mirror reports that a ministry of defence aide has been tending to the graves on his behalf. so so those are the front pages, let's start off with our chats. we are going to go to broad street, so the times. this could be good news. could be, if the world doesn't end on march the 29th. yes. if it doesn't stop on march 29.“ on march the 29th. yes. if it doesn't stop on march 29. if our passports work and our european medical cards are accepted. if the fairies aren't all bringing in medicine and whatever. if you can get a cheap holiday, on 24%, the mainly looking at the april eight to the april the 27th. when the schools are off, the prices skyrocket. so instead they've looked at these and they decided by 24%, this is because they decided by 2

the high end fashion chain lk bennett has lined up an administrator as it struggles to stay in businesschess of cambridge among its customers, has 41 shops in the uk with nearly 500 staff. salisbury in wiltshire has been declared decontaminated almost a year after the novichok poisonings, which left sergei and yulia skripal seriously ill in hospital. military teams have spent 13,000 hours on the clean—up operation at mr skripal‘s house and 11 other sites. the army says it's been "the longest running" operation of its kind on british soil. hundreds of pupils have been kept away from a primary school in birmingham by their parents today in protest over lessons on same—sex relationships. parkfield school, which has a majority of muslim pupils, says it's promoting diversity and inclusion. our midlands correspondent, sima kotecha, has the story. today, a quieter parkfield school. 600 fewer pupils out of a total of more than 700. it's been called a protest. some parents, most of whom are of muslim faith, are unhappy about the school teaching their children about same—sex relationships. tellin

the fashion retailer lk bennett has gone into administration, putting 500 jobs at risk.ies including the duchess of cambridge — has 39 stores, five of which will close immediately. administrators say they're continuing to look for a buyer. the former foster carers of an iraqi teenager who left a bomb on a tube train in 2017, injuring more than 50 people, are suing surrey county council. they say officials were negligent in failing to tell them that ahmed hassan had been trained to kill by the islamic state group. he'd built the bomb in secret, while in the care of ron and pennyjones, who've been speaking to our legal correspondent, clive coleman. horror on the tube. a partially detonated bomb sends a fireball down the carriage, burning morning commuters, who stampede to escape. the bomber is ahmed hassan, an iraqi asylum seeker who, unbeknown to his foster parents, ron and pennyjones, had confessed to immigration officials he'd been trained to kill by the islamic state group. 18 months later, the couple finally feel able to come to parsons green, where the attack took pl

and there are hundreds of otherjobs at risk tonight, here at lk bennett as the fashion chain collapsede challenging times on the high street. emma simpson, bbc news. public satisfaction with the nhs has fallen to its lowest level for over a decade, according to a new survey. the british social attitudes poll found 53% of those questioned in england, scotland and wales were satisfied with services last year. some of the most common complaints were about waiting times. here's our health editor, hugh pym. we were a bit dissatisfied at the beginning with the nhs... patient voices and the state of the nhs. it matters to everyone, young or old. the survey asked people how they feel about the nhs. after peaking in 2010 and then staying steady, the proportion who were satisfied fell over the last two years to just above 50%. what's bad is how understaffed it is, how underappreciated it is. i know there's quite a number of people who are unsatisfied with it. i know it is overstretched. junior doctors and whatnot. it seems to be in a sorry state. with gp services, satisfaction is higher than wit

the women's fashion chain lk bennett is in 11th—hour talks to save the business, but has admitted thatany. it has around 200 stores and concessions worldwide, 41 in the uk. the duchess of cambridge is a customer. the electric car maker tesla is planning to close all of its dealerships and focus solely on selling online as it tries to cut costs. it's part of a new financial plan to make the company profitable. tesla will also cut the price of its cheapest car, the model 3 to make it accessible to more buyers. the clothes retailer gap is to close 230 stores mostly in north america and sell off one of its more successful brands to try to revitalise the company. sales at gap have been in decline for several years, but there's been a better performance at old navy which will become a stand—alone company. britain's biggest retail bank lloyds banking group has come under fire for new overdraft fees which — it's claimed — fly in the face of new rules on clarity and transparency. mps on the treasury select committee have criticised the bank, which trades as lloyds, bank of scotland and halifax,

you may recall also that lk bennett went into administration earlier this month.monthly data isjust the monthly data is just sales data. that does not necessarily translate into profits. sales are strong, stronger than they were expected to be, and that is a good sign. consumer confidence was thought to be low and it was expected sales would go down. it is a good indication. but this does not necessarily translate into profits for retailers. many retailers struggled last year and went into administration. i don't think we can necessarily read across this increase in sales that everything is wholly positive for the high street following announcements from next and ted baker. and in other news, an average of 115 retail employees were attacked at work every day last year, some using knives according to the british retail consortium's annual survey. retailers spent a "staggering" £1.9 billion on crime prevention and losses from crime to the industry. that figure is up i2% on the previous year, and the equivalent of around 20% of the sector's estimated profits. followi

that is according to the financial times, which also covers the news that the fashion chain lk bennettures an image of tributes on the graves of sergei skripal‘s wife and son. the former russian spy, who was poisoned in a nerve agent attack almost a year ago, remains in hiding with his daughter yulia. the mirror reports that a ministry of defence aide has been tending to the graves on his behalf. is. let's take a closer look at some of those headlines. we will start with the guardian, and chris grayling. people have been adding up the numbers, they have been tossing them up. the headline is calls for chris grayling to quit after £30 million ferry fiasco, but that figure is a lot higher. it is worse than that. in the space of 2a hours we learned that chris grayling had cost the taxpayer £200 million because of some of his judgement. the probation reforms he oversaw as minister ofjustice and the £33 million to eurotunnel to make up for the ferry fiasco when he was giving contracts the ferry fiasco when he was giving co ntra cts to the ferry fiasco when he was giving contracts to ferry co

staying on the retail theme, lk bennett, receive every year.aying on the retail theme, lk bennett, some of you may know the fashion chain, known as the queen of kitten heels, has been appointed the administrators have been appointed, sales down. that includes 39 stores in 37 concessions. more evidence of a tough time for retail. a favourite of kate middleton. kitten heels?! they are very small a little heels like that. i had to google what they are. a good message on international women's day. on terry gale —— terry dugan. the england star. she was talking about the she believes karp, and her winner this week. beating the likes of brazil and japan in that thrilling draw against the hosts, the usa. same with a big move it was going to barcelona and how that has done wonders for her confidence that is encouraging more to do the same. it is the cheltenham festival —— next week. harriet dart up, she is 23, and she was told not to write a racehorse again after her shoulder kept popping out —— harriet taka. she has been rebuilt by the recovery ce ntr

there is also a photo of the duchess of cambridge wearing the british clothing brand lk bennett. today. and if you are thinking about whether to go away in the springtime, how about this on the front page of the times. "holiday prices plunge," says the times, as it reports on record discounts on easter breaks. the paper says tour operators are offering unprecedented discounts of up to 24% following a fall in bookings caused by fears of brexit travel chaos. that means they are cancelling holidays or not taking holidays, so we will see whether there might be some bargains to be had. sorry, i had a bit of a coughing fit. are you all right? yes, i have some really good animal stories. what have you got? i've got a fishing story, this is whitby, and in whitby, it says for cod's hake, double pun, not another chippy. there are now 21 or 22 chip shops and another one opening soon. that this is because it isa opening soon. that this is because it is a great picture. a two headed vulture. a two headed a cheater. how does that work? none of them is to headed. it isjust does that work? none

pour fortunes at lk bennett.s as well. i'm not sure if you... it is quite popular, i don't know if you are a fan yourself, it is quite popular but quite expensive, most of the dresses are around £300 mark, in the current climate, lots of people thinking more than twice before making an investment like that. i wa nt to making an investment like that. i want to bring in the director of global equities at neg investments. randeep somel, director of global equities, m&g investments. who would be investing right now? the lk bennett issue, as we look at it right now, it issues, issues with the website, it has come at a point where cash flows have contracted. if you look at business overall, the brand still resonates, the bigger issue is that there is 113 different points of sales outlets, in the uk, that probably needs to become a bit more lean for the business to become sustainable and that is going to be linda bennett's first port of call when she looks to restructure the business. looking at some other news. one of

high—end fashion chain lk bennett has called in administrators.chinese firm huawei, 5g will be delayed at huge cost to the uk. the us has been putting pressure on its allies to shun the telecoms giant — claiming it would spy on behalf of the chinese government. huawei rejects the accusation and is suing the us government over a ban there. apprenticeships are something the government has really been pushing in recent years — and especially this week? yes, national apprenticeships week — and there is a target is to get three million people into paid apprenticeships by 2020. to fund that, in april 2017 the government introduced an apprenticeship levy. any employer with a total payroll of more than £3 million a year pays 0.5% to fund the on—the—job training programmes. but, through a freedom of information request — the training group city and guilds — told me earlier it‘s discovered that there is £400 million remaining unspent in the fund. any response from the government on why there‘s all that unspent money sitting there? the department for educati

however, lk bennett, you can order online i think. all of them have to diversify.ese, perhaps it is coming and more niche consumer environment. so perhaps it is coming and more niche consumer environment. so they are really catering to people who like curated online brands, having to adapt ordie. curated online brands, having to adapt or die. when we have the debate about what happens to the high street. what does that due to the community, what happens to the empty shops, what happens with the sense of belonging. i'm glad you chosen the slick story for a different reason. what is that second word in the headline? t... 0h, second word in the headline? t... oh, no! i'm happy with t. what's the next one? i'm going to saiss gone. we've been —— say. —— say scone. we've been —— say. —— say scone. we've been —— say. —— say scone. we've been talking about this. it's the national trust coming up with a loneliness strategy. basically this lovely house in derbyshire, courthouse, have come up with a scheme called humankind exhibition and it is looking at the history and it on

the women's clothes retailer lk bennett has filed notice that it intends to appoint administrators.le times, and we are doing everything we can to identify the best way forward". the electric car maker tesla is planning to close all of its dealerships and focus solely on selling online as it tries to cut costs. it's part of a new financial plan to make the company profitable. tesla will also cut the price of its cheapest car, the model 3, so that it might appeal to more buyers. the clothes retailer gap is to close 230 stores, mostly in north america, and sell off one of its more successful brands, as management try revitalise the company. sales at gap have been in decline for several years, but there's been a better performance at old navy which will become a standalone company. first, today, to the gloom engulfing british manufacturing. without certainty about our trading relationship with the eu after the end of this month, a closely watched survey of factory managers says that optimism is at its lowest since 2016, and thatjobs are being lost at a rate not seen for six years. raw