, but neither they nor mike ashley's retail empire can afford a disappointing christmas.st live facial recognition technology on the streets of central london this week. privacy campaigners have expressed concern at the use of the system. but officers say the public will be invited to take part, at locations such as piccadilly circus and leicester square, rather than being scanned without their consent. children with special educational needs in england are to get a funding boost of more than £350 million. the announcement by the department for education comes after more than 30,000 people backed a petition earlier this year calling for more support for those with complex needs. around 15% of all students in england are considered to be special needs pupils. chester zoo has launched a £50,000 fundraising campaign after fire destroyed much of the vast roof covering its monsoon forest area yesterday. the area was quickly evacuated, but some animals are still missing. the zoo has reopened today. adam woods reports. the uk's largest zoo enclosure engulfed in flames. woman: oh

, but neither they nor mike ashley's retail empire can afford a disappointing christmas., strictly come dancing, the final, was last night. if you have it recorded, possibly don't watch this piece coming up! david sillito our entertainment correspondent has all the details. it's the final! four couples, three dancers and from the very beginning, it was actually a former pussycat doll who set the standard. the big lift from dirty dancing was flawless. ten! the score, perfect tens. and those 40s kept coming. this athletic show dance on a raised and revolving platform. i personally as a dancer feel that you stretched yourself beyond limits, you've learned techniques you are not familiar with ever before, you have brought to the show a life, a style, and i truly am gratefulfor you. of course, craig did try to find a fault. i had a slight problem with your right toe, darling, but then i decided to get over myself. ten! not a point was dropped all night. but matching those scores dance after dance was faye tozer. this hollywood glitz in high heels on a very high top hat... at t

, but neither they nor mike ashley's retail empire can afford a disappointing christmas.nes on bbc news: theresa may accuses the former prime minister tony blair of insulting the office he once held by supporting another eu referendum. after two weeks of negotiations, delegates at the un climate conference in poland reach agreement on how to enforce promised cuts to carbon emissions. chester zoo launches a £50,000 fundraising campaign after fire destroyed much of the vast roof covering one of its enclosures yesterday. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's kat. 0ne one of the biggest rivalries in english football, manchester united travelling to anfield later, united insects, 16 points behind their border rivals file jurgen insects, 16 points behind their border rivals filejurgen klopp's sides are looking to go back to the top of the table. we never thought, only because we had a few good results in the past that it would be easy. that's not the moment you can win games. we have to be angry on sunday and we will be. we fight for all points, it's

mike ashley has been a big player in retail this year.has stakes in a host of other chains too. a lot of people are wondering what mike ashley is really up to. he's made a series of investments in major high street retailers, and also, he's invested in department stores, which — as we all know — are struggling at the moment. they are facing a number of challenges. and, you know, the big question on everyone‘s lips is, "can he turn them around? will he turn house of fraser into, in his words, ‘the harrods of the high street‘?" it was a bold move. and by december, mps wanted to know his plans for the stores, his employees and the future of the high street. it's not my fault the high street's dying, is it? it's not house of fraser's fault, it's not marks & spencer's fault, it's not debenhams' fault the high street is dying. it's very, very simple why the high street is dying, and you all know the answer. but we have to say it. it's the internet. the internet is killing the high street. the high street won't make 2030. it's not going to be th

mike ashley's sports direct, which rescued house of fraser, says it wants to lend a hand to a woundedenhams. we put this offering to invest another £40 million and it is kind of the electric shock to wake them up to what is probably the last chance saloon. mike ashley suggested debenhams has zero chance of survival without his cash but the chain has rebuffed his proposal and some suspect the billy now, who is already debenhams largest shareholder, wants to get his hands on its assets if it collapses, acclaim sports direct denies. now, debenhams and other struggling chains mightjust debenhams and other struggling chains might just be debenhams and other struggling chains mightjust be able to afford to keep mike ashley at bay but neither they nor mike ashley's retail empire can afford a disappointing christmas. joe miller, bbc news. police are to test live facial recognition technology on the streets of central london this week. privacy campaigners have expressed concern at the use of the system. but officers say the public will be invited to take part, at locations such as piccadilly c

mike ashley is willing to sell. we don't know if there has been confirmed bid.e will explain it all in the next half an hour. we will explain the whole story and how they got this point. sally, we await that explanation. the office investigating alleged russian collusion in the 2016 us election has said it will not be pursuing a jail sentence for former national security adviser michael flynn. mr flynn has admitted lying to the fbi, but in a memo, special counsel robert mueller said he had provided "substantial assistance" to prosecutors. president donald trump has called the investigation a witch hunt and denies any wrong—doing. ryanair is facing legal action by the airline regulator over its refusal to compensate thousands of uk—based customers. flights were cancelled or delayed over the summer because of strikes by ryanair pilots and cabin crew. the civil aviation authority says they are entitled to compensation under eu law. doctors in brazil have revealed that for the first time, a healthy baby has been born to a woman using a womb transplanted from a dead

, but neither they nor mike ashley's retail empire can afford a disappointing christmas.c news. children with special educational needs in england are set to benefit from a funding boost of £350 million. the report comes after 30,000 people backed a petition we have already seen the effects of several years have already seen the effects of several yea rs of have already seen the effects of several years of school cuts. we are talking £2 billion per yearfor the last few years. my own school, i've seen 120,000 over the last few years and that is just in revenue funding. drivers in scotland are being advised to take extra care after a number of crashes on the m71; in dumfries and galloway. it's thought freezing rain may have covered parts of the motorway. meanwhile, storm deirdre has brought flooding and left thousands of homes and businesses without electricity in parts of ireland. the met office says the worst of the weather has now passed, but warned of continuing icy conditions. time for a spoiler alert. if you don't want to know who won strictly — leave the room now as

, but neither they nor mike ashley's retail empire can afford a disappointing christmas.r, bbc news. drivers in scotland are being advised to take extra care after a number of crashes on the m71; in dumfries and galloway. it's thought freezing rain may have covered parts of the motorway. meanwhile, storm deirdre has brought flooding and left thousands of homes and businesses without electricity in parts of ireland. the met office says the worst of the weather has now passed, but warned of continuing icy conditions. helen will be here with a full weather forecast in the next 15 minutes. it's now exactly 11 minutes past eight. earlier this year, parents of children with special educational needs delivered a petition signed by more than 30,000 people to the education secretary, accusing the government of failing to provide sufficient investment in their children. today, three months on, damian hinds has announced a funding boost for england of £350 million — but will it go far enough? let's ask him. the education secretaryjoins us now from his constituency. good morning, thi

mike ashley.t sir david attenborough has said climate change is humanity's greatest threat in thousands of years. he was speaking at the opening ceremony of united nations sponsored climate talks in poland. climate change was among the topics raised with the prime minister on her return from the g20 summit — the meeting of the leaders of the world's largest economies. as climate change is the biggest issue facing our world, it is imperative that a sustainable economic trade model is put forward that puts people and the planet over profit. on climate change, i made clear the uk's determination to lead the way on the serious threat this poses to our planet. we need a step change in preparing for temperature rises to cut the cost and impact of climate related disasters, and to secure food, water and jobs for the future. will the prime minister share with us an update on her government's actions of the past two years to tackle climate change? or has she been too distracted to get on with the real job

financial year, has rebuffed an injection of cash from the self—styled saviour of the high street mike ashleying for its wounded rival. we've put this offer in to invest another a0 million, and it really is kind of the electric shock to wake them up to what is probably the last chance saloon. some suspect mr ashley, who was already debenhams's largest shareholder, wants the first claim on its assets if it collapses — an allegation the company rejects. but well debenhams and other struggling chains mightjust be able to afford to keep the billionaire at bay, neither they nor mr ashley's retail empire can afford a disappointing christmas. joe miller, bbc news. chester zoo says it is "devastated" by the loss of some of its animals inafire. the blaze broke out in the monsoon forest area on saturday, destroying much of its roof. 0rangutans, macaques, gibbons and larger birds were saved, but some frogs, fish, insects and small birds died. cheshire fire said the blaze was "accidental" but it needed more time to determine the exact cause. an online appeal launched by the zoo, which reopened now on bbc

we had certainly mike ashley last week, came out and gave us a little preview talking about how terrible the month of november is, and he wasn't kidding. i think the interesting thing with asos is that actually the u.k. business held off it was heavy discounting, that was really the issue consumers are looking for cheaper products that is a trend that i don't think will change and i think most interesting is that when you look at this business, they had been raising cap exand now they're cutting it into weakness this creates a bit of a snowball effect. >> stacey, one of the things asos pointed to today was weakness in germany and france they pointed to external weakness as well how much of this is based on, as you mentioned, structural issues to do with the retail structure versus purely economic growth slowing down in the eurozone and consumer confidence in the u.k.? >> if you look at this, it's clearly global i pointed to germany and france really deteriorating it's not just the u.k. that's commercially driven and germany is getting promotional so the market is changing if you look at

but newcastle fans are planning a protest against the club's owner, mike ashley.go into the game 11 minutes later than they normally would, not take their seats until the 11th minute of the game, which would then mark the 11 years that mike ashley has been in charge, where really his tenure has been disastrous for the club. the following sunday, in a televised game against wolves, we are asking people to boycott the game altogether. in rugby union's premiership, exeter chiefs have lost for the first time this season. the league leaders were beaten 28—26 by harlequins. quins were in front for most of the match, withjoe marchant crossing the line late on to secure a bonus point and seal the win. it is exeter‘s first defeat away from home since february. england beat uganda 65—53 in their second test at the copperbox, and with it the series, with a game to spare. the roses started much stronger and never looked back, despite a late rally from uganda. george fisher scored the final goal, to take the series. game three is on sunday. great britain won gold in the women'

sports direct shares are down after boss mike ashley said november's trading was "unbelievably bad" —r in the day. i spoke about houses for the last few minutes. let's go to a different type of houses now, the houses of parliament. that must have taken you ages to think up. we'll have the weather in a second but i wanted then you the latest from strasbourg. the police operation there is still ongoing. a number of officers have been involved. you can see on the top of your screen they cordoned off area in strasbourg in eastern france. this is an area close to the last sighting of a gunmen responsible for three deaths on tuesday night. the police operation on going forjust over one hour and three quarters. the police are still searching for the suspected gunmen, cherif chekatt, who exchanged fire with officers at the end of that event on tuesday night, having shot a number of people in the christmas market there. more than 700 french security forces have been trying to trace him since the bloodshed on tuesday night when he is suspected of shooting and stabbing shoppers are bad christmas

we know mike ashley has bought them out. this store is going to close. it is a massive shame. initial signs are good here. we have spoken to people today and they said they are spending money on themselves, when they have been buying presents for christmas, and coming to get a bargain in the flesh and not on mine. first signs are that it has been a good day. it is always easy to be sceptical when they see it is going to be a bumper day. it is busy there but not very busy. what do people say whether talk about their finances? there is uncertainty about how we are doing. yes, talking to people here this morning, it is not something people are worried about, brexit. it is people saying they wa nted brexit. it is people saying they wanted to get out and spend the christmas money. there was a sense people felt positive. people who are concerned are not here to tell me they are concerned. people who are here are committed shoppers. i know it doesn't seem that busy hiding to me but on a normal saturday afternoon, it would be quieter than this. three hours ago, the walkway was packed

financial year, has rebuffed an injection of cash from the self—styled saviour of the high street mike ashleys wounded rival. we've put this offer in to invest another a0 million, and it really is kind of the electric shock to wake them up to what is probably the last chance saloon. some suspect mr ashley, who was already debenhams's largest shareholder, wants the first claim on its assets if it collapses — an allegation the company rejects. but well debenhams and other struggling chains mightjust be able to afford to keep the billionaire at bay, neither they nor mr ashley's retail empire can afford a disappointing christmas. joe miller, bbc news. 11.7 million people watched the final of strictly come dancing on bbc one last night. the documentary presenter, stacey dooley, won the series with her professional partner, kevin clifton — who'd been a losing finalist on four previous occasions. our arts correspondent david sillito has all the details. it's the final! four couples, three dancers and from the very beginning, it was actually a former pussycat doll who set the standard. the big lift f

financial year, has rebuffed an injection of cash from the self—styled saviour of the high street mike ashleye of fraser, had a stark warning for its wounded rival. we've put this offer in to invest another a0 million, and it really is kind of the electric shock to wake them up to what is probably the last chance saloon. some suspect mr ashley, who was already debenhams's largest shareholder, wants the first claim on its assets if it collapses — an allegation the company rejects. but well debenhams and other struggling chains mightjust be able to afford to keep the billionaire at bay, neither they nor mr ashley's retail empire can afford a disappointing christmas. joe miller, bbc news. diane wehrle is marketing and insights director at springboard — a retail analysis firm. thank you for talking to us here at bbc news. foot fall in the high street, they have fallen out of step, really. yes, this year footfall has been step, really. yes, this yearfootfall has been hit hard. it is poorer than we anticipated, and we forecast for december is a drop of 4.2% and it would be in line with that or poss

the house of fraser has been in the metrocentre since 1986 is now facing closure because mike ashley save it. the problems that are being phased throughout the country are reflected here. chatting to people, they said they were coming here to spend their money and spend it on christmas presents they baby did not get yesterday and also christmas money that they were given as a gift. we asked them if they were worried about brexit and uncertainty about the finances of the future, that they wanted to be here today, the one to dispel the money today. alison, thank you very much. —— they wa nted alison, thank you very much. —— they wanted to spend their money today. katy austin is on oxford street in central london. enough around today? absolutely. you can see the crowds around me. it has got busier and busier today. judging from this, the tradition of boxing day sales is alive and well. yes, the west end shops are reporting they have been very busy. i 10:30am, it was noticeable that footfall was noticeably up from last year. up 1596, noticeably up from last year. up 15%, we think. we wer

at two, retail mogul mike ashley reassures the committee that he's in fact a mere mortal.t comparing myself to god. at one, debate into the early hours of the morning, didn't dampen ministers' spirits, who were able to crack a fewjokes at each others' expense. the first brexit secretary lasted less than 2a months, the second five months, and so i'm hoping that the new one can make it through to our questions on thursday. that's it for me for now, join keith on bbc parliament on monday night at 11, the start of what promises to be a truly historic week at westminster. for now, from me, goodbye. hello there. the last 2a hours have been quite turbulent weatherwise, we've had gales, heavy rain, and as we go through the weekend, things only quieten down a little bit. it down a little bit. was a very windy for some of us, a it was a very windy for some of us, a showery saturday followed by a chilly day on sunday. eastern areas starting off with not too many showers on saturday morning, some spells of sunshine, though showers showing their hand further west, there were spread eas

financial year, has rebuffed an injection of cash from the self—styled saviour of the high street mike ashleyhich rescued house of fraser, had a stark warning for its wounded rival. we have put this off into interest another 40 million and it really is kind of the electric shock to wake them up to what is it in the last chance saloon. some suspect mr ashley, who is already debenhams largest shareholder, wants the first claim on its assets if it collapses, an allegation his company rejects. but while debenhams and other struggling chains mightjust while debenhams and other struggling chains might just be while debenhams and other struggling chains mightjust be able to afford to keep the billionaire at bay, neither they nor mr ashley's retail empire can afford a disappointing christmas. joe mellor, bbc news. it's the bbc‘s sports personality of the year awards in birmingham tonight. but as the format has changed this year we won't know who's been nominated until the programme tonight. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson is in birmingham. yeah, you know sport is all about drama and unpredictabil

mike ashley's 11 years at newcastle united could be coming to an end soon. but a consortium fronted by the former manchester united and chelsea chief executive peter kenyon is believed to be in position to take over. let's get the latest on this from our correspondent richard conway. he has more than a passing interest in this story. a sale fell through early this year, how excited should fa ns early this year, how excited should fans be by the latest approach? is it more credible? i think it is. mike ashley talking in an interview saying talks have never been as progressed as they are right now, giving a cautious optimism. you talk to fa ns giving a cautious optimism. you talk to fans and they have been here before with last year we had amanda staveley, a city financier, but the deal fell staveley, a city financier, but the dealfell through in staveley, a city financier, but the deal fell through in the end. staveley, a city financier, but the dealfell through in the end. ashley has talked in the past about selling the club during his 11 years which has inc

in sport on bbc news in the next half—hour, after 11 years under the ownership of mike ashley, newcastlecould be sold in a matter of weeks. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the united kingdom could become stuck in ‘protracted and repeating rounds' of negotiations to leave the european union if it enters the so—called backstop arrangement — according to the government's legal advice that was finally published today. it says the backstop — to ensure there's no hard border with northern ireland — could endure indefinitely if no solution is found. this morning the cabinet minister and prominent brexiter — liam fox — said there's a danger that parliament could "steal brexit from the british people," after the government lost three commons votes yesterday. our political correspondent ben wright reports. have you lost control of brexit, prime minister? on the seas by battling on the third beleaguered brexit plan, theresa may headed off to prime minister's questions this morning and a parliament that has proved its readiness to defeat the government. ice on the right, 311, know

financial year, has rebuffed an injection of cash from the self—styled saviour of the high street mike ashleyng for its wounded rival. we have put this offer in to interest another a0 million and it really is kind of the electric shock to wake them up to what is it in the last chance saloon. some suspect mr ashley, who is already debenhams largest shareholder, wants the first claim on its assets if it collapses, an allegation his company rejects. but while debenhams and other struggling chains mightjust be able to afford to keep the billionaire at bay, neither they nor mr ashley's retail empire can afford a disappointing christmas. joe mellor, bbc news. we can just show you some pictures now of some protests that have been going on in the belgian capital brussels and that's led to some clashes with police officers as we can see. the protests are over migration, specifically the demonstrators are anti—migration proposes new rights for travellers between countries, and people are angry about this proposal, it is a highly contentious subject, particularly in parts of the border part of the count

for instance mike ashley, the boss of sports direct, he said november was the worst in living memoryng from asos. but according to the 0ffice from asos. but according to the office for national statistics, overall november was a bit more positive. if you take the quantity of goods sold, it was up by 1.a% in november compared with 0ctober. that doesn't sound like a lot but economists had pencilled in growth of just economists had pencilled in growth ofjust 0.3%. the year—on—year figure was up 3.8%. the 0ns reckoned we had all been splashing out on black friday promotions, particularly things like televisions and electronic items. clothing, there was minimal growth and part of there was minimal growth and part of the problem of the high street right now is it has been pretty mild so we haven't needed to go out and buy woolies so they are discounting like mad and really want to be selling stuff at full price. another factor is consumer demand has been subdued and there are signs consumers are starting to tighten the purse strings with all of this political uncertainty. so while these fi

mike ashley's 11 years at newcastle united could be coming to an end soon. club has been on the market for 1h months but a consortium fronted by the former manchester united and chelsea chief executive peter kenyon is believed to be in position to take over. here's our sports news correspondent richard conway. i think we are looking at around 300 million but that will come with money on top to invest in the squad and to invest in the stadium and training ground. the timeframe, i think it is crucial that any owner will want to be able to invest in the january window. newcastle languishing in the bottom half of the premier league and relegation threatened, perhaps, disastrous for any new owner and they will want time in the window to put money into bolster the squad. premier league regulation checks take 1a days we have the christmas break and richard scudamore is departing as executive chairman and that may delay things and we're not sure if any firm bid has been lodged. there is no agreement, simply that peter kenyon is in pole position. but yes the clock is

financial year, has rebuffed an injection of cash from the self—styled saviour of the high street — mike ashleyis offer in to interest another a0 million and it really is kind of the electric shock to wake them up to what is it in the last chance saloon. some suspect mr ashley, who is already debenhams largest shareholder, wants the first claim on its assets if it collapses, an allegation his company rejects. but while debenhams and other struggling chains mightjust be able to afford to keep the billionaire at bay, neither they nor mr ashley's retail empire can afford a disappointing christmas. joe mellor, bbc news. for some time, police have been warning of the growth of large urban gangs who use violence and extortion to trap vulnerable teenagers into helping them deal drugs in rural areas. now dorset police has become one of the first forces in the country to create a specialist unit to tackle the growth of so called "county lines" drug dealing. sam everett reports. they carry big machete knives, knives out of my cupboard. they would be lying around the flat, all over the place. john was a v

mike ashley reassures the committee he is in fact a mere mortal.comparing myself to god. debating until the early hours of the morning did not dampen the spirits of ministers who were still able to crack a few jokes at each other‘s expense. the first brexit secretary lasted 24 months, the second five months, so i'm hoping that the new occupant of the post can at least make it through to oral questions on thursday. that's it from me for now, butjoin keith mcdougall on bbc parliament on monday night at 11pm for the start of what promises to be a truly historic week at westminster. for me, goodbye. hello. monday is looking pretty quiet for most of us on the weather front and, in fact, if you're wondering about the week ahead, it is not looking bad at all. it is going to turn progressively colder through the week but nothing dramatic happening on the weather front. so let's see what's happening then on monday. for many of us it is actually going to start off fairly bright, if not sunny. a touch of frost is on the way. certainly for scotland and norther

financial year, has rebuffed an injection of cash from the self—styled saviour of the high street — mike ashleyrk warning for its wounded rival. we have put this offer in to invest another a0 million and it really is kind of the electric shock to wake them up to what is it in the last chance saloon. some suspect mr ashley, who is already debenhams largest shareholder, wants the first claim on its assets if it collapses — an allegation his company rejects. but while debenhams and other struggling chains mightjust be able to afford to keep the billionaire at bay, neither they nor mr ashley's retail empire can afford a disappointing christmas. joe miller, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: cabinet brexiteer liam fox says mps have already decided on the uk's brexit options as he backs theresa may's condemnation of calls for a second referendum. a five—year—old boy becomes the third victim of a house fire in nottinghamshire. a mother and her eight—year—old daughter died yesterday. environmental groups criticise the deal struck at a un climate conference in poland saying it doesn't go far enough to

while we are talking retail of this is someone who is getting more of a grip on the high street, mike ashleyfore a panel of mps later today to answer their questions about the future of the high street. he has a big stake in debenhams and he is also now owning house of fraser others. 0ur our top story — president trump says he has reached an agreement with china over the tariffs. the european markets are all up over 296. among the winners today, the big oil stocks. moisturisers and face wash are part of the daily routine for many men, as more and more are choosing to spend money on sprucing up their appearance. last year, the global market for male grooming was worth $57 billion, and some projections expect it to reach almost $80 billion in the next five years. growth is expected to surge in latin america, asia pacific, the middle east and africa over the next few years, but sales are also rising steadily here in europe, too. 0ne firm which is trying to capitalise on the expanding market is heath — it was founded 18 months ago by a father and son team. with us now is harry aaronson, co—found

sports direct boss mike ashley said november was "unbelievably bad", while superdry and online retailerearch director at global data if they were wrong. were they wrong? they cannot be wrong because those are the ones doing the trading. we are getting this message from different types of retailers. if you look more closely at the ons figures clothing retailers have made marginal growth year on year and large food retailers have only made marginal growth. but the ons comes out with different figures to what everyone else sees going on quite often then they get revised a bit later. while there is going to be more positive growth because there's so much discounting going on, it is that the risk of margins, across the board. no change in interest rates from the bank of england. a change from the beginning of the year, though, some economists thought rates would push up economists thought rates would push up by economists thought rates would push up by1.5 — economists thought rates would push up by 1.5 — 2%, but they are steady at 0.75%. this is the rate set by the bank of england average co

sports direct‘s owner mike ashley has written a bluntly worded letter to the boss of debenhams discussingpartment store chain. the letter, addressed to sergio bucher, suggests without the money the company "has zero chance of survival". mr ashley wrote that he was frustrated debenhams doesn't want his "help". earlier this week all the political uncertainty meant the pound took, well, a pounding. sterling is really acting as a barometer, telling us what the business world is making of the current to—ing and fro—ing over brexit. investors anticipated that theresa may would win the vote of no confidence, the pound rose on that expectation. but it later dipped when the margin of victory suggested the deep divisions still within the conservative party. it's up slightly today against the dollar and the euro. jane foley, is head of foreign exchange fx strategy at rabobank. what's pushed the pound higher today? there has been some relief. because theresa may retains herjob. that has brought some certainty for the market. but every thing else is still more or less the same. if they consider the na

the owner of sports direct, mike ashley, has written a forthright letter to the boss of debenhams, discussing. mr ashley said he was frustrated that debenhams didn't want his help. sports direct already owns 30% of debenhams, which is closing up to 50 of its stores and seeking new finance, following a downturn in its business. police forces in england and wales are to receive extra funding, to help fight cyber crime, terrorism, and pay for additional pension costs. around £300 million will come from the government, while police and crime commissioners will be able to increase the policing element of the council tax. our home editor, mark easton, has the story. pcs kennett and boyd, two of bedfordshire's finest, have been dispatched to help intercept a suspect vehicle. the response is rapid but as we drive they tell me how budget cuts have meant some emergency calls are put on what they call slow time. we have an appointment system where people will call incidents in and we book an appointment with them. again we have not got the resourcing to go straight out and deal with that particular inci

a mixed picture on retail sales will stop some people said, mike ashley, a big tycoon of the high streetof the pure online retailers, asos, saying they had to promote cut prices so much, their share is almost halved in value. having said that, john lewis department stores said it was and s said retail sales were slightly up in november. but if you look at the long—term trend, it appears they are growing much more slowly now than they had since the beginning of last year. they had since the beginning of last yea r. pretty they had since the beginning of last year. pretty much a soft picture overall. it's interesting, the online thing you referred to is interesting to stop when we talk about the woes facing the high street a lot of analysts say it's because people are spending money online instead. the reality this week as people are not spending their money anywhere as much? we assumed it was going from the high street or going online, everything online was the land of milk and honey. what we found out from asos was we did raise sales in november that had to cut prices so savagely, our pr

yes, we have been used to horror stories from the high street, we had mike ashley saying november hador the high street. we had the clothing retailer bon marche, predominately bricks and mortar, saying its share price halved but the significant thing today is asos, the significant thing today is asos, the darling of internet retailer, has had a huge run—up in recent yea rs, has had a huge run—up in recent years, today saw its share price fall by 42%. that's hundreds of millions of pounds knocked off and there are two things, although their sales are still growing, they say to keep them up, they had to gauge —— meadow engage in unprecedented discounting which started around black friday, and they are saying they've never seen discounting like it and they expect it to continue for the next few weeks. there is a lot of anecdotal evidence that what was once a boom for retailers, the idea of black friday, has become a bit of a and shoppers have almost been trained, saying, "unless it is 40%, 50% off, i'm been trained, saying, "unless it is a0%, 50% off, i'm not interested", so a0%, 50% off

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on the high street, the boss of sports direct, mike ashley, said november was the worst november in livinged some retailers would be smashed to pieces. laura ashley this morning have announced they are closing shops you're looking to expand in china. that's inevitable, i think. retailers look to international markets to produce their reliance on their domestic markets, i don't think that surprising. we were probably see more of that in the future. i think the overlying headline is that it's not as bad as it seems. what they are doing is responding to changes, people are shopping online, so store closures reflect the big changes in how people are shopping. is china increasingly going to be a market that companies not doing so well on the high street will be looking for the high street will be looking for the potential of china? how easy and obvious is it an environment into which these companies can expand? with a different market to the uk, they will be challenges there. i think for a lot of retailers it would be reducing the reliance they have on a particular market, the uk market might b

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we had mike ashley saying that november had been the worst in living memory for the high street.ricks and mortar, saying its share price halved. i think the significance as you say, is today, asos, darling of internet retail, internet only retailer, very popular, it has had a huge run—up recent years, today it saw its share price fall by 42%. that is hundreds of millions of pounds knocked off. two things there: although their sales are still growing, they say to keep those sales up, they have to engage in unprecedented discounting. it started around black friday, they are saying, they have never seen discounting like it. they are expecting it to continue for the next few weeks. there is a lot of evidence anecdotally, that what was once a boon for retailers, this idea of black friday, has actually become a bit of a curse, and that shoppers have almost been trained to be like, unless you're getting 40 or 50% off, just not interested. so that is what people are having to go up against. i think there is also a question mark over consumer confidence. there are some grisly warnings abo

we have had the likes of mike ashley at sports direct saying that it is utterly grim on the high streetge from different types of retailers. if you look more closely at the 0ns figures clothing retailers have made marginal growth and a large food retailers have only made marginal growth. but the 0ns comes out with different biggest what everyone else sees going on quite often then they get the rise but later. while there is going to be more positive growth because there's so much discounting going on, it is that the risk of margins, across the board. some figures came out not so long ago looking at football, in high streets, which is at its weakest level since before the recession. is that a better indicator of what is going on in retail —— footfall. that a better indicator of what is going on in retail -- footfall. it shows that the visits to physical stores is going down. we are seeing this big shift online but even online is maturing, so that is slowing down as well, so there are still much stronger growth than you would get from physical stores, and we're still buying at christmas w

we know that owner mike ashley is ready and willing to sell. boca fans gave to their team as they left buenos aires for spain. remember, they‘ve not won it, they‘re just getting on a plane. the match was postponed twice and then moved because fans of river plate attacked the boca team bus. goodness knows what will happen if they actually win. the olympic champion adam peaty has launched a stinging attack on swimming‘s governing body. he says the sport is stuck in the 19705 and wants fina to take urgent action to modernise, or risk losing the next generation of swimmers. we need to have professional teams. we need to have salaries, pensions, and stuff like that. i think it will be a good thing in the end whether it takes four years or ten years, i think it will happen. the more we embrace it now and start to shift our culture around that and stop going we have only got one good swim a year or one good swim every four years, we need ten a year or 20 a year. that is the way it will grow. judd trump is through to the fourth round of the uk champion

if you look at online and off—line retailers, you get a whole host of retailers whether that is mike ashleye major players such as debenhams, marks & spencer is all reducing the amount of stores that they are having. the issue is more widely, how much product can be marketed absorb? 0ur widely, how much product can be marketed absorb? our economy is very much driven by the service sector. 7996 much driven by the service sector. 79% of our economy is the service sector, of which retail is a huge part. we have got used to the concept that retail would keep on growing, but there were limitations with all sectors and retail is a sector that is hitting a peak. there will be reductions in both online and off—line sales, there is huge competition, whether that be from big platforms like and was on. the issue that seems to be a —— like amazon. the issue is how much product can consumers consume? my prediction is that there is going to bea prediction is that there is going to be a lot of reduction in production, factories in china will be hurt. we are probably hitting the point where we need to ques

you also have people like mike ashley saying actually november was a disaster, it was just rescued att in to serve —— interserve as well. the people who have underwritten their offer to effectively promised to buy shares if no one else would have been left with £100 million worth of shares so thatis with £100 million worth of shares so that is a big problem for them of course. but we are big banks, they can take it? some of them are big banks, hsbc for example, but two of the underwriters, for them £25 million or so each of kier stock which they didn't plan on owning is a problem they could have done without before christmas. a quick word on retail sales. we were rescued by black friday in terms of the figures for the last three months but december is not looking that good, is it best unite if you look at the headline retail sales, we saw 1.4% growth in november compared with october which looks quite good and in the context of people worrying about the high street you might think that is encouraging but you are right, that is all about black friday. people didn't buy things in octobe

this morn but again it is not a forceful rebound by any means look who is here dr barton and mike murphy and ashleying for stocks and invest moves tomorrow. what do you expect from the federal reserve? fed will raise a quarter point of impact tomorrow but i think language is what market is looking at stew and language is going to be less about several hikes next year, and more data dependent that's what we want to see market likes it. >> so market will like that a quarter point rise tomorrow and statement to go easy for next career. the market likes that. >> i believe. yes. whanch do you say and expect? >> i think the statement to mike's point has to be a gold delocks statement not hard of an economy not too cruel of an economy and i think that futures traders are telling us, with who we're using fed funds to hedge they're telling us about 73% chance of a rate are hike i think there's a really good chance we'll get one tomorrow. >> we're looking not awe a 200 point gain for dow industrials at the first two minutes worth of business you have to fake a look at the price of oil. 48, 49 dollar a barrel