so it is a big blow to natwest. ., ., _, . , natwest.d, i think they might i think? i think, if wrongdoing is| found, i think they might follow natwest's lead and put their hands up natwest's lead and put their hands up early, _ natwest's lead and put their hands up early, say "we will take the fine _ up early, say "we will take the fine it— up early, say "we will take the fine it is— up early, say "we will take the fine, it is going to be big and it is going — fine, it is going to be big and it is going to _ fine, it is going to be big and it is going to hurt, but it is better than _ is going to hurt, but it is better than a — is going to hurt, but it is better than a long—term process where the fines could — than a long—term process where the fines could be even bigger, the restrictions in the future could even _ restrictions in the future could even be — restrictions in the future could even be bigger as well, in terms of what _ even be bigger as well, in terms of what they— even be bigger as well, in terms of what they are allowed to

natwest bank has pleaded guilty to failing to present money laundering by one customer of nearly £400 —based jeweller who was shut down in 2016. it is the first time a uk financial institution has faced criminal prosecution under anti—money—laundering laws. i think for other banks, this is a wake—up call as well. don't forget, this is the first time a british bank has faced criminal prosecutions and has pleaded guilty, and a lot of analysts are saying they did the right thing by saying pretty early on that yes, we are guilty of this. the criminal charges were only brought in much of this year. so this is quite a wake—up call to the rest of the banking industry as well. natwest will say, look, we spent £700 million in the past five years to try and prevent this kind of thing from happening, but it is a massive fight. they are facing a massive fight. they are facing a massive fine, prosecutors are wanting something like £340 million fine. so that will be reflected in their results which will come out next month, their third—quarter results, so it is a big blow to natwest, certainly. aju

natwest bank has pleaded guilty to failing to prevent alleged money—laundering of nearly £400 millionulator said natwest did not monitor the account of a bradford —based jeweller which was shut down following a police raid in 2016. it is the first time a uk financial institution has faced criminal prosecution under anti—money laundering laws. today marks the 20th anniversary of us airstrikes against al-qaeda in afghanistan following the 9/11 attacks — the start of two decades of operations in the region for us forces. this summer, troops finally pulled out of the country, as it fell back under taliban rule. 0ur defence correspondentjonathan beale has been speaking to people who've been affected by the conflict. a simple, low—key ceremony at the national arboretum in staffordshire marked the start and the end of the long war in afghanistan. wreathes laid for those who made the ultimate sacrifice. there is an emptiness, there is a hole. 457 british military personnel lost their lives one of them was james hill, killed by an ied. he was just 23 and about to get married. his parents are p

reporting that the bank of england is under pressure to raise interest rates, adding that barclays and natwesteased the cost of borrowing. e cigarettes will be prescribed on the nhs to help people quit smoking, suggest a guardian. the move could see england become the first country in the world to prescribe the but it's an elite licensed eat cigarettes. same story on the express with a quote from the health secretary, who says this move has potential to tackle the stark disparities in smoking rates across the country. and there is a call to modernise the rail infrastructure in the north of england, with the government being asked to deliver a chest an northern powerhouse rail in full. so that was a quick look through those front pages. so, let's begin. kate can pick us off lease with the front of the metro, a kick in the scallops. front of the metro, a kick in the scallo s. , �* , front of the metro, a kick in the scallos. , �*, ., scallops. yes, it's quite a humourous _ scallops. yes, it's quite a humourous headline - scallops. yes, it's quite a humourous headline for. scallops. yes, it's qui

natwest has pleaded guilty to three counts of failing to prevent alleged money laundering worth nearlys lawyers believe could help end the sexual abuse case brought against him by virginia giuffre. the first ever auditable find the number of people in england with secondary breast cancer is about to begin.

the times is facing hsbc, barclays and natwest have raised their rates and tsb if he was to draw somemortgage deals. that same story of tricky financial days to come makes the front page of the i for the paper reports the bank up and it is under pressure to raise interest rates. e cigarettes are to be prescribed on the nhs to help people quit smoking. that suggested by the guardian. the move could see england become the first country in the world to provide but is only licensed e cigarettes and the daily mail on your screen also running with that same story. it says e cigarettes could be licensed and prescribed by doctors on a case—by—case basis. and in the liverpool echo, the city's youth asked world leaders to act now to save the world ahead of next week's climate summit in glasgow. so, let's begin. liam clement kicks off this time around please and we are going to start with the metro and the kick in the scallops in the viewing diplomatic row. fix, the scallops in the viewing diplomatic row.— the scallops in the viewing diplomatic row. the scallops in the viewing dilomatic row. �* .

the study by natwest and the university of southampton ranked cities according to issues such as green yeah. more on tonight's programme. turning to the tube now... there are minor delays on the circle, district and metropolitan lines — the district line slow between tower hill and earls court, and turnham green and richmond — engineering works have overrun. time for the weather now with gillian brown. hello there, good morning to you. well, another very mild day on the cards across the capital today. plenty of cloud around, but also some clear spells out there already this morning, but we'll start to see something a little bit brighter coming through this afternoon. it is going to feel blustery again today, though, on this southerly breeze, but very mild — temperatures around 17 celsius. so some clear skies for a time tonight before this band of rain starts to push in from the west, so a very wet start to the day as we head towards dawn on friday. temperatures around maybe 11 or 12 celsius overnight. so a change is on the cards as we head towards tomorrow — this band of rain really go

natwest could face a fine from the uk's financial watchdog after pleading guilty to three charges ofank admitted it failed to prevent money laundering. most of the deposits were in cash. the london-based lender says it deeply regrets the failure. china will continue his steps to curb monopolistic behavior among tech companies and strengthen protection. the central bank will tighten elation on the payment sector and ask all companies to be licensed. the governor also played out steps to clean up the fintech sector. >> the winner takes all. it is the nature of platform companies. it could lead to the compromise of innovation. some companies see market share through cross subsidy and adopted anticompetition policies. >> that is the bloomberg business flash. tom: francine -- laura. dani: she will be here in an hour. tom: just counting down. coming up, ireland removes another hurdle to an international accord. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ >> i don't think that is the current american situation in the way to compromise and a final agreement on all the technical parameters of this new internation

natwest has pleaded guilty at westminster magistrates' court to three counts of failing to prevent allegeden virginia giuffre and the sex offenderjeffrey epstein essentially absolved anyone associated with epstein from any and all potential liability. now, virginia giuffre and her legal team, and epstein's estate, have all consented to handing over that document and now they have thejudge's sign—off to do that. but her lawyer david boies has said that he believes this settlement is irrelevant to prince andrew's case. he says that essentially they have the right to review it and to make whatever arguments they want based on it, but he doesn't believe that their characterisation is accurate. there will be arguments in this case, another hearing, early next month. detectives are appealing for the public bus might help to locate two missing teenage girl is believed to be at risk of harm. 15—year—old andrea was last seen on friday, the 1st of october, in canterbury, kent, and isabella was seen on the 3rd of october in harrow, west london. now for a look at the weather. if you like your weather