about 25 minutes the meeting should start, at county hall here in northampton.ady that people are gathering outside in order to protest against these cuts, about the money that the council are trying to save and the services that might be affected. so there's a small gathering outside county hall and people waving flags, trying to make their voices heard as councillors make their way to the meeting. let me give you some idea of the impact these cuts are having on people here. subsidised bus routes have been scrapped, highway maintenance has been clawed back, the building i'm standing outside of the building i'm standing outside of the moment, it only opened about a year ago and that has been sold. now the council leader says it is inevitable that there will be cuts to children services and possibly aduu to children services and possibly adult services and of course many people are worried about that. i spoke to people about this today. the financial crisis has been going oi'i the financial crisis has been going on for a long time so i'm glad it has come to light

the store is closing tomorrow in northampton.t had been a difficult decision to close these stores and it think its customers. it asked them to travel to the nearest clothes shop that is the at the out of town centre at rushden lakes. this place, which opened last year, was always seen as a threat to town centres. in kettering, the council says it wants more people in the centre through more housing. kettering council have to work with the retailers, which is what we are doing. we want to get more shops back into town and getting a lot more people living in town. that is the important thing so we have got people and shoppers here. back in northampton, a marketing expert say it is midsized towns which are being hit the hardest. cities can attract, be a destination for a day out. smaller centres are able to be a convenience, so mid—range towns are particularly disproportionately affected. the situation at m&s may be a sign of decline of town centres. or maybe just a change. sam read reporting. here, a nine—year—old girl who died fr

alison holt, bbc news, northampton., ben stokes, takes the stand in his trial over a brawl outside a bristol nightclub. and great britain take yet another gold in the pool — a fourth for adam peaty at the european championships. coming up on sportsday on bbc news: a second gold forjack laugher at the european championships, as he takes a dramatic victory in the men's 3m springboard in glasgow. geraint thomas has received a welcome fit for a champion on the streets of cardiff, after his triumphant victory in the tour de france. the team sky rider stepped out of chris froome's shadow last month to achieve a sixth win in seven years for british cyclists. 0ur correspondent tomos morgan is in cardiff. well, the crowds are still mingling behind me after the home coming and this is a day that geraint thomas will rememberfor years this is a day that geraint thomas will remember for years to come. but he is such a well decorated athlete with two 0lympic he is such a well decorated athlete with two olympic gold medal, a commonwea

sean farrington is in northampton, where m&s closed its doors this weekend, to find out more. 0n theed just at the weekend, bhs closed as well, an issue that lots of high street around the country will have, and these reports show how difficult it is, because consumer spending in july was down, and footfall, the amount of people hitting the high street, was down. diane, you put the stats together, what is the big trend that you are seeing? footfall decreasing seems to be quite a common story now. that is the long—term trend, and of course with the internet, i7—i8% spenders on the internet, inevitably the number of people in the high street is going to decreased, and we are used to that, but to be honest it has levelled out a lot now. less than i% every month, year on year, drop. so it is not a huge amount. what is the pinch point is how much people are spending. so what is working? well, good retail is working. the retailers that get it right understand their consumers, get it right. but you know, household budgets are tight, people are pushed in various ways in terms of their spendi

what we have to do in northampton is with the abolition, as it changes, we have a lot of assets in northampton raw material is available. we have to put it on display. we will talk about that more this morning. before we go, some retailers are doing well. sports direct is here. quick question, to bring injames, you are about innovation. just one question, sports direct and poundland doing well. what do we need to do well?l whole new industry, high—tech, really attractive store design, store merchandise, and the whole attitude and conduct of the management has to change. we are not getting innovation here. that's why people are not coming. it is not about blaming footfall for the crisis in retail. we need more investment, imagine it did attitude. when debenhams opened in the 1980s, it is in trouble now, it might be taken over, but it was heavily funded, and people looked at each other on the escalator, wonderful, went it is it happening? we need more palaces of fun. thank you. lots of things for the retailers to consider. that is what we will try to get through over the rest of this morning. th

chris boyd the new man in charge at northampton saints arrives from coaching the hurricanes in new zealandthis from james burridge. a new man in the middle of franklin‘s gardens. chris boyd arrives in wellington fresh from coaching some of new zealand‘s finest players, so can he work his black magic at saint?|j finest players, so can he work his black magic at saint? i do not raise my voice to offer them that i have high expectations. high expectations of commitment from the players and high expectations of their preparation. if we go into a game well prepared, well—organised, good understanding and alignment, and we have done our work and do not quite get the performance, so be it, but what i cannot tolerate is people not trying not being well prepared. when people compare the northern and southern hemisphere talk about english players being too structured. i have been encouraged by how open the players have been to new ideas. i have not come across a closed mind yet. i have had some pretty good conversations with the number of people and they have been encouraging. his brood of coaches a

alison holt, bbc news, northampton. spanning four decades at two leading private catholic schools, says the attacks on children, were likely to be more widespread than previously thought. it found "appalling" abuse at ampleforth in north yorkshire, and at downside in somerset, and says both institutions tried to cover up numerous allegations. the children, as young as seven, were sexually abused by a number of monks, who were described as being "secretive, evasive and suspicious of anyone outside their benedictine order." 0ur religion editor, martin bashir, reports. they decorate some of england's most attractive landscapes. downside school, here in somerset, and ampleforth in yorkshire — described as resembling a harry potter world of beguiling charm. but within these golden monastic buildings from the 19605 onwards, some teachers sexually abused children as young as seven. piers gra nt—ferris was described as a sadistic and violent abuser at ampleforth's prep school, where he taught for ten years from 1965. seen here

so, over the next six bees, if 10% of the electorate in northampton sign those recall petitions, it willley to stand down and there will be a by—election. the dup's main rival, sensing, is going to be out campaigning against him, effectively, and began their bed this morning urging people to sign. the report concluded he was involved in serious misconduct, and the people of north antrim has six weeks to sign this petition, and i know the contact i have had with people over the last number of had that people are very motivated to do so, that this is an issue of integrity in government. it is not, as some people will try to do, turn it into an orange and green issue. this is an orange and green issue. this is an issue about trust in your politicians, that the board did theirjob in politicians, that the board did their job in public politicians, that the board did theirjob in public office with integrity. there are some 75,000 people registered to vote in northampton, so the northern ireland electoral office says that the number two trigger a by—election is 7543 signatures. mps have already

a three—day camp after training with northampton over the summer, and be monitored by the england medicalts on november 3-4 approach —— opponents on november 3—4 games with new zealand, japan and australia consecutive weekends at twickenham. it's disappointing news for becky downie, the british gymnast has had to pull out of the european championships after injuring herself while training. downey won two gold medals at the commonwealth in 2014, and is a two—time european champion as well. she will be replaced by designjames who will team up with them in glasgow on wednesday. that event begins on thursday. that's all the sport, i'll have more for you at 10:30pm. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has apologised, in his words, for "causing anxiety" by appearing at an event where a holocaust survivor likened the actions of the israeli government to the nazis. the event took place on holocaust memorial day in 2010. the party has faced continuing criticism over its new code of conduct on anti—semitism. 0ur political correspondent vicki young has more. reporter: morning, mr corbyn. for more than

our corerspondentjo black is in northampton. going to face problems here? yes, simon. people here in northamptonshire are already feeling the pinch from those cuts, so feeling the pinch from those cuts, so subsidised bus routes have been scrapped, 2i so subsidised bus routes have been scrapped, 21 libraries could be closed by september, although that is subject to a legal challenge. the headquarters i am standing in front of now, this is the headquarters of northamptonshire county council, that has already been sold off, and road maintenance has also been scaled back. but now the leader of the council is saying that it is inevitable that there will be cuts to children‘s services and maybe aduu to children‘s services and maybe adult services as well, and these are services that the council legally has to provide, so you can imagine just legally has to provide, so you can imaginejust how much legally has to provide, so you can imagine just how much concerned areas around that issue. at what point does it run out of money? does it

many thanks, joe black in northampton.dio now is councillor ian hudspeth, a spokesperson for the county councils' network and leader of oxfordshire county council. good morning. how does oxfordshire compete wait compare with both and ensure? it is not quite correct to compare ensure? it is not quite correct to co m pa re two ensure? it is not quite correct to compare two cancels. we have taken tough decisions in the past regarding services. actually increasing council tax as well, which meant we kept all a3 libraries open, working with volunteers. it's a different way of doing things, but it was important for the community so we have worked with them and kept the library is open. we make difficult decisions regarding subsidised bus routes and to school transport. it is getting back to a co re transport. it is getting back to a core service. this is about what our councils are legally obliged to put forward ? councils are legally obliged to put forward? it councils are legally obliged to put forward ? it is councils are leg

alison holt, bbc news, northampton.ernment issues. thank you for being with us. it is a mixed tory situation in northamptonshire. is it enough to say it is all down to mismanagement or is it more complicated? it is not only mismanagement. dave hunter chair has a particular problem in that it has not been able to balance its budget this year or last year. —— northamptonshire. as paul carter from the county council has make cleared is now, all of local government has faced substantial reductions in its spending, particularly with cuts to government gra nts particularly with cuts to government grants over the last eight years. what is happening in northamptonshire, it has got to the press first. it is clear that other councils are moving in that direction, particularly county council for whom social care spending is a significant part of what they do and i like the nhs, demand is growing all the time. the shortfall of up to £70 million sounds extraordinary, even for a cou nty sounds extraordinary, even for a county authori

our news correspondent, matt precey, brought us this update from northampton., and about ten months later, they produced this report, which lists a string of items of expenditure, including the hire of a b-17 expenditure, including the hire of a b—17 vintage world war ii bomber. to fly over a memorial event in grafton underwood, in may 2015. other items of expenditure also included £2700 ona dinner of expenditure also included £2700 on a dinner with a string quartet, and £250 on cheese and biscuits. but nea properties, this company, also spent £80,000 with a northamptonshire saints rugby club, £20,000 went on a corporate hospitality box at the saints. so this is all the while northamptonshire county council was warning of financial problems. bear in mind it has got to save £70 million this financial year. after almost ten years of economic hardship, greece has successfully completed a bailout programme, in which it received tens of billions of euros to help it fix its economy. it means the country can now borrow again on international markets. the loans given t

the hope centre in northampton supports people struggling with homelessness and poverty.of the 100 plus people who walk through the door each day, most are already feeling the impact of cuts to services. we see people who have got nothing else, and the more services are cut somewhere nothing else, and the more services are cut somewhere else, we pick up the slack. charities like us cannot cope with responsibilities that in the past were the responsibility of social services or other statutory funding. wejust social services or other statutory funding. we just can't social services or other statutory funding. wejust can't mop up all the need and demand. one of those in need is linda, partially blind with mental health issues. she says she lost council support when she couldn't afford their charges. people will end up on the street, drinking, taking drugs. it's going to impact long—term. it's not a quick fix, you take the money now but it's still going to work out further down the line, those people are still going to need help and they aren't going to get it so it's going

this store in northampton will close its doors for the last time today.er victim of intense competition from web retailers. in 2006, m&s announced a restructuring plan to cut costs to include the closure, shrinking or relocation of more than 100 stores by 2022. by the end of today, they will have closed down 28 stores. today, its shops in these areas will trade for the last time. these closures join an ever growing list of retailers facing existential threats from the internet, including mothercare, toys ‘r' us, carpetright and most recently, house of fraser. 2018 has been a tough year for retailers. we have seen quite a few retailers go into administration or announce they are closing a significant number of stores. this is in reaction to consumer spends both shifting online and being held back where consumer confidence is low. house of fraser was bought out of administration yesterday by mike ashley, the owner of sports direct, but it is unlikely he will keep all of the 59 stores open. so the attrition on the high street is set to continue. joe lynam, b

alison holt, bbc news, northampton.has been criticised for comments he made about muslim women. there was a storm of protests after mrjohnson described women who wear the burka and the nigab is looking ridiculous, like letterboxes and burglars, and those complaints have automatically triggered a process that will try to find out whether mr johnson might have broken that conservative code of conduct. 0ne that representative talks about how mps should lead by example to foster respect and tolerance, now this process is at a very early stage process. there is a broad spectrum of what might happen next. it might never be investigated further, on the other hand mrjohnson could be kicked out of the conservative party. mrjohnson‘s friends say that some of those criticising him are simply trying to hurt his chances of ever becoming leader of the party. 0thers ever becoming leader of the party. others of course say he is managing to do that all on his own. an independent report into sexual abuse spanning four decades at two lead

former northampton and england fly—half paul grayson is to return to the saints in a coaching capacityre than 2,700 points for the saints. he willjoin as a consultant kicking coach. grayson had been a player and then coach at the club for 19 years, leaving in 2012. i'll have more for you in the next hour. you can catch up to date with every sports story today on the bbc sport website. more now on our top story, that prime minister theresa may has called for a new partnership between the united kingdom and africa after brexit, during a four—day visit to africa. mrs may told an audience in cape town she wanted the uk to be the g7‘s number one investor in africa by 2022, with britain's private sector companies investing billions. the trip aims to expand trade with africa as britain prepares to leave the eu next year, as our africa business editor larry madowo explains. it is an attractive trade partner for the uk, certain it has been it is an attractive trade partner for the uk, certainly it has been for the eu which is the single largest trading partner, but now the uk will have to do it

alison holt, bbc news, northampton.windling. so the organisers are creating a new award to honour box office hits which don‘t always rate with the critics. 0livia crellin reports. chances are if you‘re a movie lover you‘ve seen or at least heard about one of these films in the last couple of months. avengers: infinity war from the marvel franchise and the latest instalment in the mission: impossible series, mission: impossible — fallout were box office hits, bringing in billions of dollars worldwide. but they‘re not usually the type of film to take home one of these — an oscar. that might be all set to change with the academy awards announcing on wednesday a brand—new category for popular movies. it might increase the chances of stars like chadwick boseman and lupita nyong‘o, who starred in this year‘s hit black panther, a film that broke several records, including the highest—grossing solo superhero film. but some are concerned it could keep so—called popularfilms, like get out, nominated for best picture this year, fr

our correspondentjo black is in northampton.aying to you about the potential risks here, the risks of some very important services going? well, people are already feeling the effects here in northamptonshire. so, subsidised bus routes have been cut, 21 libraries could close by september. road maintenance is being scaled back. even headquarters i am standing outside at the moment had already been sold off. the council now says it is inevitable that they may have to make cuts in children's services and possibly adult services, too. as you can imagine, people are really, really concerned about that. they are services that the council must legally provide. one opposition councillor said today that she was fea rful councillor said today that she was fearful for vulnerable children and vulnerable communities. she said, my is that we will not perform our safeguarding duty and there will be consequences because that. it is worth pointing out that children's services here in northamptonshire are rated by ofsted as requires improvement, a

the company runs two large warehouses in milton keynes and wellingborough near northampton.them, but has been in dispute since it was brought out of administration. the orders have stopped and are being processed, no deliveries taking place and today we found out 627 workers have been given redundancy notices. they one of hundreds of suppliers owed lots of money by house of fraser. the administrators said the company alone was owed more than £30 million. sports direct have no legal obligation to pay any of house of fraser's debt because the company was brought out of administration. also it is worth mentioning mulberry, the luxury handbag designer has big losses so the ripple effect of this huge retail colla pse the ripple effect of this huge retail collapse are only starting to become clear. cricket, and india have continued to dominate the third test against england at trent bridge. they've declared on day three with a lead of 520. here's our sports correspondent patrick geary. where do england go from here? nearly 300 runs behind in the test, the best guess was down. like

our correspondentjo black is in northampton.l recently, jo, what is being decided today, does it look like? well, the question faced by councillors here in northamptonshire is how do you save £70 million in this county by march of next year and still protect the vulnerable people who live here? and that is what councils have been talking about and debating here in northamptonshire today at county hall, the building i'm standing outside at the moment, and as you say, in the last few minutes the action plan they are put in place, which was being voted on, has been voted through in the last few minutes, so more radical cuts coming down the line. and you can already see cuts coming, so bus subsidies have gone, libraries are under threat of closure, a new hq for the council which was opened not so long ago, about a year, has already been sold off, and the council leader told me that it is inevitable that there will be cuts to children's and aduu there will be cuts to children's and adult services, and that is what is mainly causing t

it is in the basement of a cafe in northampton that we find the man behind it.s he doesn‘t speakfor the nation, and he wouldn‘t have allowed the donald trump or learn. the us president, a great ally to the uk, at such an important time of brexit and everything, i don‘t think they should be subjected to that. i think they should be afforded a certain level of respect. you also say one of the things you stand for is freedom of speech and freedom of protest. yes, but the whole point of its... i don‘t think this would have been allowed for barack obama, for example. i think it is selective free speech, and that is what i‘m against. crowdfunding has raised nearly £60,000. this time started off as about freedom of expression. it has the merchandise makes clear, it has now become a campaign about knife crime and getting rid of the mayor, from a protest he doesn‘t live in london. i don't think you have to vote in london to recognise knife crime in london. at the happens in london, it transfers throughout the rest of the uk. so it does need to be stopped. he has drawn ap

the hope centre in northampton supports people struggling with homelessness and poverty. are already feeling the impact of cuts to council services. we see people who have got nothing else. charities like us just cannot cope with responsibilities that in the past were the responsibility of social services or other statutory funding. we just can't mop up all that need and that demand. and one of those in need is linda, who is partially blind and has mental health issues. she says after she lost her council support, she ended up homeless. it's going to impact long—term. take the money now, it's still going to work out further down the line, you know? those people are still going to need that help. but the reality for northamptonshire is that out of a total budget of £441 million this year, it now has to make cuts of up to £70 million. and another £54 million of savings will have to be made next year. that will involve making some tough decisions about some of those statutory services, and we've got to make sure, of course, that we protect the most vulnerable in both the lik

he will next appear before northampton crown court on october the 5th. hearing where it is expected he will be asked about his plea. his trial is expected to take place in the early part of next year. today he was remanded in custody and there was no application for bail at this stage. liz cropper in stafford, thank you. the democratic unionist mp ian paisley is facing the first ever ‘parliamentary recall petition', under rules introduced in 2015 to allow voters to oust politicians. ian paisley is currently suspended by parliament for failing to declare two family holidays which were paid for by the sri lankan government. if 10% of his constituents in north antrim sign the petition, which opened this morning, it will trigger a by—election. 0ur correspondent emma vardy is there. it opened this morning, bringing us up it opened this morning, bringing us 7 it opened this morning, bringing us up today? at nine o'clock this morning, three recall positions open in the three main towns across north antrim. they will be open for the next six weeks. this is the f

the hope centre in northampton supports people struggling with homelessness and poverty.feeling the impact of cuts to council services. we see people who have got nothing else. charities like us just cannot cope with responsibilities that in the past were the responsibility of social services or other statutory funding. we just can't mop up all that need and that demand. and one of those in need is linda, who is partially blind and has mental health issues. she says, after she lost her council support, she ended up homeless. it's going to impact long—term. take the money now, but it's still going to work out further down the line, you know? those people are still going to need that help. but the reality for northamptonshire is that, out of a total budget of £441 million this year, it now has to make cuts of up to £70 million. and another £54 million of savings will have to be made next year. that will involve making some tough decisions about some of those statutory services, and we've got to make sure, of course, that we protect the most vulnerable in both the likes of c

global company and it has two distribution centres, in milton keynes and in wellingborough near northamptone over payment, and xpo logistics stopped processing orders and last week house of fraser had to take down its website and cancel orders and the website and cancel orders and the website is still down. sports direct has no legal obligation to settle any of the debts for all suppliers before it actually bought the business. when administration happens, suppliers often end up taking the hit. neither company has commented. clearly it has not been resolved because sadly the gmb union said 627 workers got redundancy notices on friday. meanwhile, the luxury retailer selling handbags, mulberry, its share price collapsed by 30% today after telling the stock market collapse of house of fraser would cost it up to £3 million. we are starting to see the ripple effects from this huge retail collapse. thank you. the woman who survived in the adriatic sea for 10 hours overnight after falling from a cruise ship 60 miles off the croatian coast has left hospital. kay longstaff was pulled from the sea ye

sieple made what was supposed to be a routine traffic stop on route 33 in plainfield township, northamptontting a ticket for speeding, but as the trooper begins to pull away, clary flags him down again.trooper sieple called for back-up and the video shows sieple and trooper seth kelly putting clary through a sobriety test.the video shows clary unstable on his feet during several of the tests.when the troopers try to arrest clary, he resists and they wrestle him to the ground. clary attempts to fight back, at one point, the fight even spills out onto the road with traffic driving by.police tried to use a taser on clary but he gets up and reaches into the driver's side window of his car.the video shows clary firing the gun multiple times at both trooper sieple and trooper clary.both officers return fire and clary drives away.trooper kelly was seriously injured but survived - partially by applying a tourniquet to himself. (pam) clary was convicted of attempted homicide. (ken) a new study about which underwear men wear is connected to the amount of sperm concentration a man has. (ken) the stud

into gun deaths and injuries has been severely curtailed so yes for more on this we're joined from northampton massachusetts by meg and randy she is chief research officer at the american foundation for firearm injury reduction in medicine known as a firm that's one of the groups that wants more research into gun violence adam skaggs is chief counsel at the giffords lost in churches prevent gun violence he joins us from new york craig deluce is director of legislative and public affairs at the firearms and policy coalition which advocates for. gun rights in the us he joins us from sacramento california and here in the studio is lawrence smith and he is executive director of the national organization for change he's also co-founder of the upcoming national march on the n.r.a. the national rifle association and that rally goes ahead on saturday welcome all of you to the stream and i want to start with a member of our community who heard we were doing this topic and tweeted in this this is dan who says if something is dealt with as a public health issue that's not to say that it is just one more

our correspondent, jo black, is in northampton for us now. a very difficult afternoon ahead?h next year and still protect the vulnerable people in this county? that is the challenge facing councillors in northamptonshire. as you were saying, they have been talking and debating about an action plan about how to save money today at the council. in the last hour, that has been voted through. as you can imagine, that has brought a lot of concern with regard to this because not only are things like bus subsidies being cut, 21 local libraries under threat of closure, the new hq the council was based on, the—year—old, already sold off. those sorts of cuts are already happening, but now people are really worried about children and adult services, what will happen to them now the action plan has been put through? as you we re plan has been put through? as you were pointing out, a highly charged meeting and at times some comments from members of the public, the proposals are shameful and a disgrace, she said. an opposition councillor said, the plans will endanger the lives of children

the company also paid £2700 for a heritage dinner and £80,000 was spent at northampton saints, includingthink like most councillors, i thought that anything in the service of the company was going back to the council. i did not really believe it or think that there was money being held back and being spent on all sorts of weird and wonderful projects. but there we are, that is what has happened. and evidence about this spending was also seen by the government inspector, who wrote this year's damning report about the county council. we noted that there had been an extrernal audit which was critical of nea properties, and that before that report was finalised, the council had closed any nea properties down, so there was no action to take. but the external auditory report speaks for itself. that audit report into the company found no evidence of improper spending or the management mother company, but it did point out that in the absence of various records, only limited assurance could be provided. when the county council was contacted about this story, they told us the organisational impact

andrew lewer is the conservative mp for northampton south, and a former council leader.lding for us. good evening to you. what would you say first of all to people who pay their council tax and who, as we reported back and say that if essential services are cut, some councillors will have blood on the hands? what i would say is northamptonshire county council has had mismanagement and got itself into a very difficult situation which will be very difficult to get out of. what i see as my role as a member of parliament is to call for solutions to that and that is both the extra 20 billion the government has announced being focused into aduu has announced being focused into adult care, notjust the nhs, but also to ensure the new green paper on adult care actually provide sustainable funding solutions for local government. although this has happened to northamptonshire now because of local mismanagement were other authorities are not too far down the road in years to come and we need a solution for northamptonshire and the rest of local government as well. the situation that

we can also bring den matthew golby, the conservative leader at northampton county council.th our finances —— that was the benchmark report. it is a watershed report and it represents such a lot in terms of the comings and goings in terms of the comings and goings in terms of the comings and goings in terms of everyday functions of the council. there was one phrase in the council. there was one phrase in the report which resonates with me and my team as we try to get to grips with things, and that is doing the boring well. and we really concentrating on getting to grips with the fundamentals and the basics. as we look to move council forward. so give specifics of what is going to have to be cut in northamptonshire. we're not 100% sure. northamptonshire. we're not 10096 sure. but we have a meeting later today for the council to agree on the hierarchy and the principles of what we will look at, our priorities. once we have agreed those priorities, which will be how we look after the vulnerable and undertake some of our core services. you must have an idea of the services. we w

into gun deaths and injuries has been severely curtailed so yes for more on this we're joined from northampton massachusetts by meghan ranee she is chief research officer at the american foundation for firearm injury reduction in medicine known as a firm that's one of the groups that wants more research into gun violence adam skaggs is chief counsel at the giffords lost in churches prevent gun violence he joins us from new york craig deluce is director of legislative and public affairs at the firearms and policy coalition which advocates for gun rights in the u.s. he joins us from sacramento california and here in the studio is lauren smith he is executive director of the national organization for changed. he's also co-founder of the upcoming national march on the n.r.a. the national rifle association and that rally goes ahead on saturday welcome all of you to the stream and i want to start with a member of our community who heard we were doing this topic and tweeted in this this is dan asked who says if something is dealt with as a public health issue that's not to say that it is just one mor

into gun deaths and injuries has been severely curtailed so yes for more on this we're joined from northampton massachusetts by meghan ranee she is chief research officer at the american foundation for firearm injury reduction in medicine known as a firm it's one of the groups that wants more research into gun violence adam skaggs is chief counsel at the giffords lost in churches prevent gun violence he joins us from new york deluce is director of legislative and public affairs at the firearms and policy coalition which advocates for gun rights in the u.s. he joins us from sacramento california and here in the studio is lauren smith he is executive director of the national organization for change he's also co-founder of the upcoming national march on the n.r.a. the national rifle association and that rally goes ahead on saturday welcome all of you to the stream and i want to start with a member of our community who heard we were doing this topic and tweeted in this this is dan who says if something is dealt with as a public health issue that's not to say that it is just one more service that h

into gun deaths and injuries has been severely curtailed so yes for more on this we're joined from northampton massachusetts by meghan ranee she is chief research officer at the american foundation for firearm injury reduction in medicine known as a firm that's one of the groups that wants more research into gun violence adam skaggs is chief counsel at the giffords lost in churches prevent gun violence he joins us from new york craig deluce is director of legislative and public affairs at the firearms and policy coalition which advocates for gun rights in the u.s. he joins us from sacramento california and here in the studio is lawrence mcdaniel he is executive director of the national organization for. and he's also co-founder of the upcoming national march on the n.r.a. the national rifle association and that rally goes ahead on saturday welcome all of you to the stream and i want to start with a member of our community who heard we were doing this topic and tweeted in this this is dan a who says if something is dealt with as a public health issue that's not to say that it is just one more s

this story northampton will close its doors for the last time today. almost half a century. yet another victim of intense condition from web retailers. in 2006, marks & spencer announced a restructuring plan to cut costs to include the closure of more than 100 stores by 2022. by the end of today, they will have closed down 28 stores. today, it shops in these areas will trade for the last time. these closures join an ever growing list of retailers are facing threats from the internet. 2018 has been a tough year for retailers. we have seen quite a few retailers go into administration or announce they are closing and significant number of stores. this is in reaction to consumers spend by shifting online and holding back where consumer confidence is low. out of fraser was bought out of administration yesterday by the owner of sports direct but it is unlikely he will keep all of the 59 stores open. the attrition on the high street is set to continue. a man's appeared in court in calfornia charged with starting a wild—fire that led to more than 20,000 people

the hope centre in northampton supports people struggling with homelessness and poverty.0 plus people who walk through the door each day, most are already feeling the impact of cuts to services. we see people who have got nothing else, and the more services are cut somewhere else, we pick up the slack. charities like us cannot cope with responsibilities that in the past were the responsibility of social services or other statutory funding. we just can't mop up all the need and demand. one of those in need is linda, partially blind with mental health issues. she says she lost council support when she couldn't afford their charges. people will end up on the street, drinking, taking drugs. it's going to impact long—term. it's not a quick fix, you take the money now but it's still going to work out further down the line, those people are still going to need help and they aren't going to get it so it's going to impact on the hospital. but the reality is that out of a total budget of £441 million this year it now has to make cuts of up to £70 million. another £54 million of sav

much focused on doing our best in terms of getting in terms of getting to grips with finances in northampton with. we are developing mature relationships with our partners who have been criticised in the past. it is a massive amount, but we are trying to work really hard to deliver some of those savings on the half of the residents of northamptonshire. will you be even able to meet your legal obligations? even those areas you have to cut. that was part of the meeting you referred to tonight, talking about what our priorities are and how we map spend through the directorate. the two big drivers, the two big spending areas that we deal with are social care and the children's services. we know there are massive pressures on the services everywhere in the country and we are no different. thank you very much for speaking to us. today, it was just about setting the broad priorities for how this massive amount of money is going to be saved, saving almost £15 for every £100 this council spends is a very, very ambitious by march next year. we have to wait and see how they plan to do and whether they

we are nowjoined from northampton by our correspondent jo black.is what councillors here are trying to decide, they are in a meeting which has just darted a few minutes ago, discussing an action plan, how to save the money. people have already started to notice a drop in services like subsidised by street and road maintenance have been scaled back and there's a threat to 21 libraries in the county which could close. they were due to close by september but there is a pause on that now and a review is taking place but people are still worried about the libraries they could close. the brand—new headquarters of the council have just been sold off, in order to claw back some money. like i say, the meeting has taken place and there was a small protest this morning, people have gone inside to listen to what the council has had to say. the chief finance officer at the council imposed a section 1a0 notice which is council speak for saying they broke which gives you an idea of how dire the situation is. that notice has just been issued recently. but it is th

former northampton and england fly—half paul grayson is to return to the saints in a coaching capacityultant kicking coach. grayson had been a player and then coach at the club for nineteen years, leaving in 2012. the eight—times olympic gold medallist usain bolt continues to train with his new football team, australian a league club central coast mariners, as he prepares for his first trial match on friday. bolt holds the world record in the 100 and 200 meters and is attempting to make the switch to professional football. and the world's fastest runner is having to get used to slowing down in football as well as sprinting and he is still working out which position he will play. for me it is a stop in goal, a tick tack, because i am not used to picking up speed and going up and down and back and forth and that is the most challenging. it is all about practice and going through the rounds and pushing myself and trying to get used to the system. i have time and! to get used to the system. i have time and i am going to take my time and get used to their ways and continue pushing. and get

he's in our northampton newsroom. of england said today? 238 days from now we will be out of the european union and it is better to have an agreement with the european union on favourable terms for both sides of the agreement. if thatis for both sides of the agreement. if that is what the bank of england are saying, it makes obvious sense. what is not right is an agreement that is of no benefit to this country whatsoever and it seems we are moving to a situation where the eu are not going to agree to a sensible agreement and we will have to say our agreement will be based on wto rules, which will be better for us than the eu. are you one of those who thinks the governor of the bank of england has been scaremongering with the talk of a no deal exit and pa rt with the talk of a no deal exit and part of projects via as it is known? he was part of project fear before the referendum when the predictions we re we the referendum when the predictions were we would have mass unemployment, interest rates would go through the ro

i just want to thank northampton swimming club and my coach, because we planned it out well, we thoughtg on the starting block or getting those gcse results tomorrow? properly tomorrow, because at the end of the day ijust race. i am used to that. gcses are once—in—a—lifetime. you can always reta ke once—in—a—lifetime. you can always retake them if they haven't worked out. exactly. what the folks at home can't see is just off camera here are yourfamily. can't see is just off camera here are your family. hello. can't see is just off camera here are yourfamily. hello. they can't see is just off camera here are your family. hello. they have been so important to you, and so supportive. yes. and i guess without grandad and mum ferrying you around, none of this would have been possible. no, because swimming is such an expensive sport, and some people are quite unfortunate, like, because they can't afford it. to have the support from them, taxiing me around, is just really supporting me. and they look very proud. look at them! good morning! it is so glamorous, our set. what is their reaction wh

tell us how northampton council have got into this situation, the county council.it has responded to that not, as most councils have done, by ensuring that every year the books balance, so that they don't spend any more than their income, but they have failed to make the reductions in spending that allow them to come up with a balanced budget every year. and this has led to the issuing of two so—called section 114 letters. these are so—called section 114 letters. these a re letters so—called section 114 letters. these are letters written by the chief finance officer of the council, saying to the members you have got to bring down spending in order that it matches income. this happened again last week, and yesterday's last night's meeting, was really about the beginning of the process of the council is trying to bring down their spending this year so it fits the amount of income the council has. it is easy to make this sound quite pointy—headed when you talk about section xxx, and rules, et cetera. but the reason we are talking about this is before this there had on