it seems outdated, when i think about it, motherca re.d, when i think about it, mothercare. about it, mothercare. mothercare's one of the newest stores. stores. it used to have hundreds decades ago. decades ago. today, and now it wants to close 50 of them by next summer to cut costs. of them by next summer to cut costs. mothercare's problem is it has too many underperforming stores. many underperforming stores. the high street its troubles have finally come to a head. finally come to a head. injection from investors to reboot the business, but will it be enough? the business, but will it be enough? business is on a cliff edge at the moment. moment. where its problem is and what will be the challenge in the future. be the challenge in the future. right now though the focus is on simply staying open. simply staying open. rehired to finish the job of trying to turn this business around. to turn this business around. struggling to make the sums add simpson, bbc news. lawyer more than $100,000. star stormy daniels. —— the adult movie star stor

what about motherca re? no. too expensive.older, obviously, mothercare was the first shop thatjust did baby things and it was very, very popular. i can remember getting a little book and looking at what i wanted and i loved it. mothercare used to run hundreds of stores. today it has 137. and it now wants to close 50 of them by next summer to cut costs. around 800 jobs could be lost. mothercare's problem is that it has too many underperforming stores. the uk business hasn't made a profit since 2012, and with tough conditions on the high street, its troubles have finally come to a head. "perilous" was how the company described its financial condition today, but mothercare is confident that its rescue plan will keep it out of hot water. will it be enough? the business is on a cliff edge at the moment. it's got a very strong brand name that does well internationally but it has to produce a compelling offer for the uk consumer and that's where its problem is and what is going to be the challenge in the future. and in a jaw—dropping

the problems at motherca re others —— about this a lot.e are the same problems others are facing. internet competition and the number who go to the stores who go in and look to buy elsewhere online. the mothercare that is a real problem because they sell big bulky items which people want to live at home thatis which people want to live at home that is a problem. they try to work out how they might solve some of those problems. they are going to announce what is a cva, a voluntary arrangement, whereby they talk to the people who read those stores and try and renegotiate how much rent they pay. it's a similar thing we have seen from other retailers of late, trying to bring down their costs a nd late, trying to bring down their costs and reduce their rent to keep life in those high street stores. we will get the detail this morning, it's due at seven o'clock. along with a raft of other resources we expected this morning, also from the royal mail. that is well. keeping you busy this morning. thousands of people with dementia in england are bei

what about motherca re? no, too expensive.obviously, mothercare was the first shop that just did baby things and it was very, very popular. ican remembergetting a little book and looking at what i wanted and i loved it. it used to have hundreds decades ago. it's got 137 shops today, and now it wants to close 50 of them by next summer to cut costs. mothercare's problem is it has too many underperforming stores. the uk business hasn't made a profit since 2012 and with tough conditions on the high street its troubles have finally come to a head. parallels is how they described it today. they are confident the rescue plan will keep it out of hot water. will it be enough? business is on a cliff edge at the moment. it's got a very strong brand name that does well internationally but it has to produce a compelling offer for the uk consumer

motherca re has announced it wants to close more than a third of its stores, putting 800 jobs at riskposition after posting annual losses of more than £70 million today. mothercare plans to close 50 stores. it has already almost halved its store numbers over the past five years. a man has beenjailed for at least 29 years for the murder of a barmaid in north london last christmas. kasim lewis pleaded guilty to murdering 22—year—old iuliana tudos. she disappeared after leaving the pub in camden on christmas eve. her body was found three days later. a 16—year—old boy has died after a stabbing in the centre of sutton coldfield. west midlands police said several people were seen fleeing the area before the boy was confirmed dead at the scene. a murder investigation has been launched. the world health organisation is to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the spread of ebola through the democratic republic of congo. it's concerned that the new outbreak may spread beyond the country's borders. the prime minister has said she will soon reveal proposals to avoid a hard border between britain

motherca re has announced it's closing another 50 of its 137 remaining stores in a bid to turn aroundrrey‘s children's services as inadequate. the most recent report found the most vulnerable children were exposed to harm for too long. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. thank you. and thank you to your reaction to dame judith thank you. and thank you to your reaction to damejudith hackitt‘s review, which has stopped short of banning combustible cladding for high—rise buildings. the review was commissioned after the grenfell tower fire. david says commissioned after the grenfell towerfire. david says i commissioned after the grenfell tower fire. david says i was a fire officerfor tower fire. david says i was a fire officer for years tower fire. david says i was a fire officerfor years and tower fire. david says i was a fire officer for years and we fought to keep regulations in the control of the brigades but it was taken away from us and now we have this result. and this one, i am saddened by this. who benefits from this decision? this tweet. if the cladding is ok, let's cover t

motherca re up 15%. that's mothercare up 15%. that's it. thank you.e are hearing from buckingham palace saying that a spokesman from the palace as harry and meghan i'm quoting "feel so lucky to have been able to share their day with those gathered in windsor and those who watched the wedding on television across the uk, commonwealth and around the world". first reaction from the duke and duchess of sussex as they are now, of course. we feel so lucky to have been able to share our team of all those gathered in windsor and also all those who watched the wedding on television across the uk, commonwealth, and around the world. it's the highlight of the horticultural calendar, showcasing some of the most creative garden designs from around the world. well ahead of opening its well—manicu red lawns to the public, today is press day at the chelsea flower show. the theme for this year's event is health and well—being, exploring how plants and green spaces can improve lives. helena lee has been at chelsea this lunchtime. we are in one of the gardens in the rhs