the chief executive of premier foods, the maker of 0xo, mr kipling and ambrosia, is to step down.howing revenues up i.3%. the firm says it intends to start stockpiling raw materials to protect itself against delays at ports in the event of a no—deal brexit. adam leyland is editor of the grocer, he's in our newsroom good morning to you. a lot in this update from premier foods, good morning to you. a lot in this update from premierfoods, let's start with the boss going, why now? he's been there for six years which is more than he said he would do, he thought he would do 3—5, in chief executive turns that's quite a long time. he faced a herculean task, a basket case of a business six years ago and he's had enough, he believes this is the right time for him to 90, this is the right time for him to go, the business has not had a terrible set of results like it did this time a year ago, he has recovered from a very vicious proxy. action against and he wants to do it on his own terms and with 1.3% increase he figures this is probably the right time to do it. we are talking about gavin da

for instance, dried egg powder in the mr kipling cakes. bottle tops.ome £10 million in working capital, in other words money the company has to pay up front. it says it might start stockpiling unfinished food products in the new year. premier foodsis products in the new year. premier foods is one of our biggest food manufacturers and it was updating investors today on its brexit plans. but there are a lot of other companies at a crunch point. they wa nt to companies at a crunch point. they want to know what to do with their supply chains and making investment decisions. they still haven't got certainty tonight. thank you. wages rose at their fastest pace in nearly a decade between july and september. new figures show an increase of three point 2%, the biggest rise since the end of 2008. however, the office for national statistics warns that real wage growth was below the 2015 level. a man has been charged with murder after a heavily pregnant woman was killed with a crossbow in east london yesterday. the 50—year—old man, who was arrested at the scene, a

premier foods, which owns bisto and mr kipling, says it will stockpile raw materials in the run—up toxit as fears grow over gridlock at uk ports. 13 more bodies are recovered in california, bringing the death toll in the state's deadliest wildfire to a2. a woman who says she was promised a peerage in return for sleeping with a member of the house of lords urges other victims of harassment to speak out. lord lester denies the claims. all wet wipes sold as "flushable" currently on the market fail the water industry's disintegration tests — water companies say blockages caused by them are costing millions to fix. and the sugary shakes causing a stir. campaigners call for a ban on some milkshakes and frea ksha kes, which they say contain "grotesque" levels of sugar and calories. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. british and eu negotiators are said to be cautiously optimistic after another round of late—night brexit talks. they still don't seem to have made a breakthrough, however, on the irish border issue. the prime minister is briefing the cabinet this morning. meanwhile the f

the owner of bisto and mr kipling plans to stockpile raw materials in the run—up to brexit because it'says it will spend up to £10 million doing this. meanwhile, the boss of the company, gavin darby, is stepping down next year. bad news for vodafone. the company wracked up losses of £6.8 billion in the first half of the year. it's blaming the cost of selling its operation in india and a fall in the value of other assets. it plans to slash cost by "at least" £1 billion by 2021. if you or a loved one have a disability, shopping can be a trying experience. things like narrow, cluttered aisles can really get in the way. so today sees the launch of a campaign designed to make things better for disabled shoppers. it's called purple tuesday and is the brainchild of mike adams. he's a wheelchair user and so has first hand experience of the difficulties people can face. let's talk to mike adams, the chief executive of purple tuesday. thank you forjoining us. what are some of the other difficulties people can face if they are shopping with a disability? firstly, many of theissues with a disabilit

the company behind brands such as bisto, oxo and mr kipling says it's going to start stockpiling rawials in case there are delays at ports after brexit. premier foods said it has to prepare because of a lack of certainty over arrangments for the uk's departure from the european union. our business editor simonjack is with me. what more can you tell us? we have got a real example of concrete evidence of brexit no planning from premier foods. they say they will spend £10 million bringing forward cost of stockpiling ingredients. they consider themselves fortunate in that they have a shelf life for some of those ingredients that they can do that. the critical question is, they said that this morning. i asked would you have announced that if you knew the news we were going to get and they said they still would have done it, as you were hearing there, this is not yet agreed and it has to go through the cabinet and parliament and be agreed by the eu 27 and they will continue as if there is no deal. without that agreement, there is no withdrawal agreement, there is no withdrawal agreement an

the company which owns well known food brands such as bisto and mr kipling has said it intends to stockpileup to brexit as fears grow of gridlock at uk ports. premier foods said it has set aside up to £10 million for preparations because of what the firm said was an "absence of certainty". the company insisted it was purely a precautionary measure. the woman who was offered a peerage by a member of the house of lords in exchange for sex has come forward. the author and campaigner, jasvinder sanghera, says she was the woman who lodged a complaint against the former liberal democrat, lord lester of herne hill. the 82 year old peer is facing the longest suspension in modern parliamentary history. he denies any wrongdoing. diplomatic efforts are under way to help the christian woman who was acquitted of blasphemy in pakistan. asia bibi is in protective custody in pakistan but her husband has appealed to western countries to offer her asylum because her life is in danger. both the canadian prime minister and the uk's former foreign secretary, borisjohnson have called for asylum to be granted. as

the company which owns bisto and mr kipling plans raw materials in the run—up to brexit because it's stepping down next year. bad news for vodafone. the company racked up losses of £6.8 billion in the first half of the year. it's blaming the cost of selling its operation in india — and a fall in the value of other assets. it plans to slash cost by "at least" £1 billion by 2021. tech shares are in focus. things are not going well. yes, we saw steep falls yesterday led by apple. i couple other suppliers has suggested might be a slowdown in demand for the iphone, which is a massive brand for the company. apple is such a massive company when it comes to tech stocks, but once it sneezes, the rest of the sector catches a cold so people start to look rather more minutely at the rest of the sector. let's find out what tech stocks are doing right now. it is a mixed picture. if you look at apple the sell—off continues. 20 odd minutes into the trading day, a short while ago there share price was done half percentage point, just a few seconds ago down one percentage point, so there are concerns

premier foods, which owns bisto and mr kipling, says it will stockpile raw materials in the run—up to of the house of lords urges other victims of harassment to speak out. lord lester denies the claims.

premier foods, mr kipling, oxo, bisto, well—known brands.stockpiling? lots of people have been looking to premier foods to see what they would say about brexit and they have said nothing to date. this morning they had said we will start stockpiling raw materials, worried about disruptions ports. they said would cost £10 million over the three months in which they chose to do it, they did not say exactly when but they said they were thinking about it and would probably do it. it is about possible disruption from a no—deal brexit. it is one of the biggest food manufacturers in the uk, people are very alert to see what has happened. it comes on the back of strong warnings from supermarket bosses about their fears of having to stockpile food, the lack of chilled storage, the fa ct the lack of chilled storage, the fact they run to a one—week timetable when it comes to chilled and disposable food and they are concerned about what might happen with a no deal. they don't know what disruption there might be, the uncertainty gives pause for thought. p

the makers of mr kipling, 0x0 and ambrosia announced this morning that it will start building stocksthan 7,000 buildings have been destroyed and president trump has now agreed to declare a major disaster which will free up extra funding to fight the fires. 0ur los angeles correspondent david willis has this report. the seafront mansions of the rich and famous prove little match for some of the worst wildfires here in living memory. the first people in the celebrity enclave of malibu knew about this blaze was when a ball of fire came barrelling over the hillside, devouring everything in its path. we never saw a fire truck probably until an hour or two after the fire went through. police, same thing, you know? it's not their fault, they were just inundated somewhere else. amidst a sea of ash and charred metal in the retirement town of paradise, a search is under way for hundreds of people who are missing. some died in their cars as they sought to flee the flames. those who escaped have lost everything but a sense of stoicism. i have... my clothes and i have a backpack, and that's prett

another story — who is a fan of mr kipling? i love the little ones. the little square ones.icing. three different colours. anyway. that is the detail. can anyone bring one in for naga? if you do buy one, go to the regular store, rather than a convenience store, because, we knew this already, some detail from an investigation from the bbc inside al to programme, if you go to a convenience store you can pay three times the products —— 0ut. banana can be three times the price at a convenience store. because of the cost of where they are located. yes. it isa cost of where they are located. yes. it is a big jump isn't it? cost of where they are located. yes. it is a bigjump isn't it? paying a lot for convenience. that is a lot for banana. we all work in the broadcast industry, was there a time when you followed a show with your family? yes. or recorded a fake radio show? yes, last week. well, this fellow, duncan, used to broadcast from his garden shed just to his wife, so there was a wire going from the garden shed and he broadcast a few hours every day leaving messages for his w