we only recently acquired npower and we wa nt we only recently acquired npower and we want a sustainablehe future. that means we have to ta ke the future. that means we have to take radical action to make sure that we have a sustainable business. it is most important to recognise that we are doing everything we can. i want to reassure our workers that we will mitigate the negative effects of this announcement. all the things about retraining, making sure we have these enhanced redundancy payments. up to 4500 people. we are just weeks away from christmas. people are incredibly anxious about this. how manyjobs will go, or were precisely those cuts will fall? at this stage, these proposals. we will go into intensive discussions with trade unions so i can give any more detail this stage. when will that detail come? we are in discussions with the trade unions. we want to discuss it with their workers before we talk to the media. we want to make sure we are as transparent and open as we can be with their workforce. we have a very good relationship with the trade unions and we want to maintain

hello, penny from npower speaking. how can i help?f the best—known names in the uk's energy sector, one of the so—called big six suppliers, but for years npower has been struggling. competition in the market is intense and this year the government decided to cap the most expensive tariffs. now workers are likely to pay a heavy price. npower was recently taken over by its rival, the german company e.0n, and the new owner wants to cut costs by merging many of their operations. the energy retail market is extremely challenging. we've seen 20 companies leaving the market, 20 companies, many of which have failed, and that's because the energy retail market is hugely challenging. the price cap doesn't help and that means companies, well—run companies like e.0n, cannot secure a fair return on their investment. e.0n is expected to close npower‘s customer service centre at houghton le spring near sunderland. more than 2000 people work here. this site in hull, which employs 600 people, is also looking vulnerable, and a similar number are based

around three quarters of the uk workforce at npower. that is massive.ownplay the magnitude of this transformation we are having to make. npower has been losing money heavily for many years and we are having to take this action so we can create a sustainable business for the future. so we can maintain good qualityjobs for the future. the statement talks about the workers facing that brunt of poor management coupled with regulation they say that sense work overseas while sacking energy workers in the uk. our other parts of the company facing the losses that uk workers are facing?m of the company facing the losses that uk workers are facing? it is no surprise that the uk energy market is under severe strain. the energy price cap hasn't helped. we have seen a huge number of new entrants into the market, many of them pricing at very low levels. your big six competitors are not cutting jobs at this rate. most of our competitors are having to adjust to the reality of this incredibly competitive market. three quarters of their uk workforce? 20 companies have fa

up to 4,500 jobs could go at the energy provider npower.usands of students across the world walk out of school, as part of a global climate strike. the players deserve huge credit for that. and gareth southgate tells us of his high hopes for the england team in next year's euros. and in the sport on bbc news, time's up for unai emery, sacked by arsenal after 18 months at the club. freddie ljungberg takes temporary charge. good evening. two people have died in what the metropolitan police are describing as a "terrorist incident" on london bridge. the attacker was later shot dead. several members of the public managed to wrestle him to ground, and their bravery has been widely praised. police say the attack started here, in fishmongers‘ hall, at the northern end of the bridge. the alarm was raised just before 2pm this afternoon. the attacker then appears to have moved onto the bridge, where he was tackled and disarmed amid chaotic scenes. police then arrive at 2:03pm, five minutes after the first emergency call. armed officers then fire two s

let's turn to npower. it is to cut up let's turn to npower. part of a restructuring plan to make it more profitable. three call centres could be close. unions have called it a cruel blow for the workers in the run—up to christmas. sunderland, where workers used to be told that manufacturing was the past and call centres were the future. not any more. a few miles away, near the town of houghton—le—spring, 2500 call centre workers were among those told by npower today theirjobs were going. disappointment, but it's a shame, there's nothing else we can do. i'll take it one step at a time. i'm still going to do myjob, still going to do the best i can, and take it from there. it's a heavy blow for an area already reeling from bad economic news. the future does look bleak, to be honest. you've got tata, you've got british gas. for 2000 people to lose theirjob, what else is going to replace thatjob? where are they going to go? it's just another nail in the coffin in this area. it's one after another. my fear is what about nissan — that could be next,

up to 4,500 jobs could go at the energy provider, npower. and at 11:30, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers. stay with us for that. two people have died, in what the metropolitan police are describing as a "terrorist incident," on london bridge. the attacker was later shot dead. several members of the public managed to wrestle him to ground, and their bravery has been widely praised. police say the attack started here, in fishmongers' hall, at the northern end of the bridge. the alarm was raised just before 2pm this afternoon. the attacker then appears to have moved onto the bridge, where he was tackled and disarmed amid chaotic scenes. police then arrive at 2:03, five minutes after the first emergency call. armed officers then fire two shots, killing the suspect, fearing he was wearing an explosives vest. the prime minister said that any accomplices to the attack will be ‘hunted down and brought to justice', while the mayor of london, sadiq khan, praised what he called the "breath—taking heroism" shown by membe

npower has been a loss—making business for some time. market in the uk is under considerable strain and it's absolutely critical that we take action to make sure we have a sustainable business for the future. that's why we're also saying to our employees that we're going to take all action we can to mitigate the impact of this announcement. competition in the industry is so intense some suppliers are now charging loss—making rates to win new customers. there are now 64 suppliers competing to bill you for your electricity, some of whom went bust last year. a record 20% of customers switched supplier last year. farfrom making big money ripping off consumers, the typical profit margin has dropped to just 3% and this year energy companies have come under even more pressure. the energy price cap that came in injanuary is meant to help millions of households pay less than they otherwise would for their energy. it has helped to hold down the cost of living. inflation is at a three year low, but it has also squeezed the income of energy companie

npower has been a loss—making business for some time.ket in the uk is under considerable strain and it's absolutely critical that we take action to make sure we have a sustainable business for the future. that's why we're also saying to our employees that we're going to take all action we can to mitigate the impact of this announcement. competition in the industry is so intense some suppliers are now charging loss—making rates to win new customers. there are now 64 suppliers competing to bill you for your electricity, some of whom went bust last year. a record 20% of customers switched supplier last year. farfrom making big money ripping off consumers, the typical profit margin has dropped to just 3% and this year energy companies have come under even more pressure. the energy price cap that came in injanuary is meant to help millions of households pay less than they otherwise would for their energy. it has helped to hold down the cost of living. inflation is at a three year low, but it has also squeezed the income of energy companies li

npower has been a loss—making business for some time.arket in the uk is under considerable strain and it's absolutely critical that we take action to make sure we have a sustainable business for the future. that's why we're also saying to our employees that we're going to take all action we can to mitigate the impact of this announcement. competition in the industry is so intense some suppliers are now charging loss—making rates to win new customers. there are now 64 suppliers competing to bill you for your electricity, some of whom went bust last year. a record 20% of customers switched supplier last year. farfrom making big money ripping off consumers, the typical profit margin has dropped to just 3% and this year energy companies have come under even more pressure. the energy price cap that came in injanuary is meant to help millions of households pay less than they otherwise would for their energy. it has helped to hold down the cost of living. inflation is at a three year low, but it has also squeezed the income of energy companies

hello, penny from npower speaking. how can i help? the best—known names in the uk's energy sector, one of the so—called big six suppliers, but for years npower has been struggling. competition in the market is intense and this year the government decided to cap the most expensive tariffs. now workers are likely to pay a heavy price. npower was recently taken over by its rival, the german company eon, and the new owner wants to cut costs by merging many of their operations. the energy retail market is extremely challenging. we've seen 20 companies leaving the market, 20 companies, many of which have failed, and that's because the energy retail market is hugely challenging. the price cap doesn't help and that means companies, well—run companies like eon, cannot secure a fair return on their investment. eon is expected to close npower‘s customer service centre at houghton le spring near sunderland. more than 2000 people work here. this site in hull, which employs 600 people, is also looking vulnerable, and a similar number are based at a

npower has lost 447,000 customers.an a loss of 4500 jobs and the closure of a number of call centres. the power that —— the pa rent centres. the power that —— the parent company slashed its outlook partly because of npower‘s performance and a far more competitive market at the moment but this is the first we've heard of it so we will enter talks with unions. it is one of the big six, isn't it? we're going to be looking at all the other players and see how they are struggling and i should say. returning to politics now. for the first time, the uk's political parties have devoted a sizable chunk of their manifestos to policies aimed at mitigating climate change. it's an issue that's shot up the polls as one of the main factors being considered by voters. and that's something the green party hopes to benefit from. we're joined now byjonathan bartley, the co—leader of the green party of england and wales. morning to you. an opportunity to chat through some thoughts. i just wa nt to chat through some thoughts. i just want t

and a breaking story this morning, npower expecting to cut four and a half thousand jobs.an't, well, ican't, because well, i can't, because it's not in front of me, what is the top story? it's black friday. we all know, its sales, sales, sales galore. let's talk about something else you can worry about! now in this digital era, it can be difficult to shelter children from the dangers of the world wide web. but it is even harder to teach them how to safely navigate it on their own. well, that's the idea behind a new digital safety app for children called 0yoty. developed by swiss firm privately, the app detects threats and risks on smart devices and social networks and alerts parents. the compa ny‘s founder deepak tewari joins us now. very good to have you with this, as we have said, we have been talking about kids and mobiles, i am the mother of an 11—year—old who has just got a phone so how does this work and what will it do if i put it on his phone to protect him? so, really what we are trying to do is bring in the technology that is able to understand how kids experienc

energy firm npower is to cut up to a500 jobs in the uk as pa rt cut up to a500 jobs in the uk as parta restructuring plan to make it more profitable. the german owners of the company, eon, said the uk market was particularly challenging. unions say it is a cruel blow to workers in the run—up to christmas and this warning a500 jobs could be lost with a closure of a number of call centres. the conservative party and channel a have clashed after the prime minister declined to appear on a leaders‘ debate programme broadcast last night. michael gove offered to ta ke last night. michael gove offered to take his place by the broadcaster said the invitation was for leaders only. the party has written to the broadcasting watchdog 0fcom, saying the decision to replace boris johnson with an ice sculpture was provocative and partisan. the conservatives are promising to strengthen england‘s education watchdog 0fsted. the party has revealed plans for longer inspections and an extra £10 billion of funding for the inspector. there will also be trials of no notice inspections. schools could be visited

npower have talked about outplacement, i think the phrases, and reskilling.ily commitments, other commitments that people have, but is obviously going to put considerable strain on the localjobs to put considerable strain on the local jobs market and to put considerable strain on the localjobs market and lots of people are already looking for work and i think the most important thing to remember here is also clearly, npower has not been a very successfully run business over the last four years, it has recorded losses for the last four years, this is totally the responsibility of the energy price. we have seen in the uk since the price cap has come is reasonably well, good payjobs being migrated out into the industry and people losing theirjobs in the big six. it was promised that this would ring more benefits to customers across the industry but we have seen some of the newer brands go out in business in the last two years and nobody is winning from this, we are losing jobs, well—paid jobs, most of which i going abroad and ultimately, there is no benefit to t

up to 4,500 jobs could go at the energy provider, npower.o our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the daily mirror's head of politics jason beattie and economic adviser at arbuthnot banking, ruth lea. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in, and a warning that many of them contain graphic images of today's events on london bridge. the mail highlights the bravery of those who tried to stop the attacker — one grabs the attacker‘s knife — others chased him with fire extinguishers. the daily mirror describes the people who stepped in as ‘the heroes of london bridge'. similarly, the daily express describes them as ‘the heroes who stood up to terror‘. according to the i, several people challenged the attacker as the chaos unfolded in front of lunchtime shoppers. the daily telegraph describes how the incident began when the attacker began randomly stabbing people inside fishmongers' hall, a conference and banqueting venue at the north end of london bridge. a warning that the times carries a graphic ima

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up to 4,500 jobs are at risk at energy firm npower, as a restructuring plan is announced. police is to pay the former mp, harvey proctor, £900,000 in compensation and legal costs. he was wrongly accused of being part of a westminster paedophile ring. mr bartley is ready and waiting to answer your questions — and a study on smartphones finds a quarter of young people good morning. welcome to the bbc news at nine. the conservatives have complained to the broadcasting regulator about channel 4, accusing it of bias and of a political stunt. the broadcaster replaced borisjohnson with an ice sculpture, when he declined to take part in a debate about climate change last night. the brexit party's nigel farage also stayed away, and was replaced by a sculpture, but five other party leaders took part. let's get more with our political correspondent, helen catt. good morning. so the conservatives trying to push the focus onto channel 4 with this letter to 0fcom about what they call a stunt. but thatis about what they call a stunt. but that is not blocking out the accusations that bori

up to a500 jobs are to go at energy giant npower.mier league. arsenal get rid of unai emery after 18 months in charge. good evening. a man has been shot dead by police on london bridge after a number of people were stabbed this afternon — some are seriously injured. police now say it was a terror attack. no more details are being given yet about how many police say they were called to an incident at a premises near london bridge amid reports of a stabbing. shortly afterwards eyewitnesses filmed members of the public as they cornered a man carrying a knife on the north side of the bridge and pinned him to the ground. armed police arrived within minutes and shot him. he was wearing a device — which turned out to be fake. the man died at the scene. tonight, passersby who stepped in have been praised for their bravery and their breathtaking heroism. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is at the scene. this key section of london is on lockdown tonight. london bridge is closed, all the nearby offices are being evacuated. police