. .. the road for high street retail, primark...ble that people like mike ashley, the owner of sports direct, might come in and save some of these stores and jobs. but i think the real problem here is, on thosejobs, for those people losing them, where are they going to go? there are no high street retail jobs to going to go? there are no high street retailjobs to go to, no new ones. that is particularly damaging for younger workers and four female workers. it is a very bleak outlook and it is something that these government programs to try to retrain workers, that is a real challenge for them. simon jack, our business editor. the house of commons has voted in favour of the government's plan to introduce a tiered system of restrictions in england when the lockdown ends at midnight. dozens of conservative mps had questioned the new measures, with 55 voting against, arguing the restrictions should be targeted at smaller areas. but the plans were approved, meaning that from midnight tonight, more than 23 million people will be placed in

vivienne, what can you tell us about primark?0 million. that's a substantial loss. what is remarkable about this is the company has said despite that loss it expects its profits and sales for this financial year to actually be higher than last financial year before we had a pandemic. you look confused! chuckles its because prime arc has been expanding and opening new stores in america this year, one in romejust last week. —— primark. it also has a loyal customer base. you might have seen those pictures after the last couple of days, keen shoppers queueing up outside the stores around england as prime —— as primark extended its opening hours. that is one of the reasons they are being optimistic. it is in stark contrast to what we were reporting on early in the week where topshop's owner arcadia announced its going into administration, debenhams is closing its doors, meanwhile primark seems to go from strength to strength despite this £430 million loss in sales. we've been talking about lots of businesses. supermarkets handed back

but it's around the clock in primark but it's a different story in debenhams.ited numbers and only at a few grams across the country. i'm at charlton athletic on the day that spectators make their much—awaited return to english football. for many of us the next few days will turn colder, rein in the forecast, and even some snow, most of it in the hills but some of us will see it at lower levels. i will have the details in about ten minutes. it's wednesday the 2nd of december. our top story... the first coronavirus vaccine has been approved for use in the uk by the medicines and healthca re products regulatory agency. it's been manufactured by us pharmaceutical company pfizer and their partner, biontech. data released last month showed it was 95% effective. the uk has 10 million doses available by the end of the year — that's enough to vaccinate 5 million people, with another 30 million ordered. around 800,000 are expected next week. in the last half an hour, the health secretary matt hancock said vaccinations will begin next week. 2020 has been such a terrible

the primark behind me did open early doors, it will close at 11pm and there are primark stores around keen to make up for that lost ground incurred during the lockdown period, that is ending today, that has ended today. as you said, some shops are plummeting their prices, change get people to come in and to buy their products. if you gojust people to come in and to buy their products. if you go just down people to come in and to buy their products. if you gojust down here on bond street on the right—hand side, some small boutiques also reducing their prices, again to attract people. to speak to me this, iamjoined by attract people. to speak to me this, i am joined by amber grassland, a fashion commentator. thank you for coming on. we know some stores are keeping their doors open for longer hours to try and get a bigger footfall, do you think that could make upfor footfall, do you think that could make up for lost ground? retailers rely on the three months in the build—up to christmas to make up the bulk of their retail sales, so we have really got a month in the run—up to christmas. w

and it doesn't la st rather go to primark.oesn't last any longer either, everything i have bought from dorothy perkins i had to sew the buttons back on in two weeks. especially topshop, being five they do the petite stuff, it's not too expensive and i think this jumper is from topshop. sir ian cheshire is a veteran retail and until last year chairman of debenhams and he expressed his sympathy for all those who might lose theirjobs. firstly i feel desperately sorry for the people you might lose theirjobs going into the christmas period and the human cost is the main thing but it's not so much of a surprise because debenhams and arcadia were connected, both each other‘s biggest customers and pa rt each other‘s biggest customers and part of the burton group in the old days and have both dealt with the same problem of how fast you can change particularly when you are stuck with long leases and fixed costs when the internet, the degree of value plays and emerge which means you have to evolve so much faster and i were caught in a st

where there has been a culture of impunity no accountability for a series of assassinations this primark and new beginning but the tribunals does not have the enforcement mechanism so it has to rely on the authorities in lebannon to cooperate but so far hezbollah has made it clear time and time again the verdict is not concerned it's not concerned with the verdict and it will not hand over the man who was found guilty of killing the former prime minister this is us nation lebanon to the core didn't it you're at the place there in beirut where it took place just remind us what happened. well it was a massive explosion an intricate operation a very sophisticated operation according to security officials as well as the tribunals and the prime minister was leaving a session of parliament not very far from here just a few kilometers according to the judges this was a suicide attack they still don't know who the suicide bomber was he was in a. pickup truck which was parked on the side of the road really really a massive explosion which was heard kilometers away but it was also a political eart

in birmingham, they queued before dawn for primark.it's been a difficult week for retail. the collapse of debenhams and arcadia, the owner of brands like topshop and dorothy perkins has put 25,000 jobs at risk. the demise of these retail giants will leave a big hole here in newcastle city centre and on high streets across britain. and today, bonmarche went into administration with 1,500 staff affected. but shopping centers are trying to sparkle. tier 3 rules mean shops at the metro centre in gateshead can open postop cafes can only do takeaways. i went to have a sandwich, but we had to go outside, so that was a bit difficult. i'm shocked it's so quiet. i was expecting it to be quite busy. there's a lot more in the shops, i think, then you can get online. managers hope longer opening hours will boost sales. stores can trade 2a hours a day. these three and a bit weeks up to christmas will count between 50—60% of some of our retail sales for the month of december, obviously, it's absolute key. the retail sector has lost billions of pounds

in birmingham, they queued before dawn for primark. 0n london's oxford street, trade was brisk, but it'sand arcadia, the owner of brands like topshop and dorothy perkins has put 25,000 jobs at risk. the demise of these retail giants will leave a big hole here in newcastle city center and on high streets across britain. and today, bonmarche went into administration with 1,500 staff affected. but shopping centers are trying to sparkle. tier 3 rules mean shops at the metro center in gateshead can open postop cafes can only do takeaways. i went to have a sandwich, but we had to go outside, so that was a bit difficult. i'm shocked it's so quiet. i was expecting it to be quite busy. there's a lot more in the shops, i think, then you can get online. managers hope longer opening hours will boost sales. stores can trade 24 hours a day. family and friends are being allowed to visit care home residents indoors if they get a negative result from a rapid coronavirus test. more than a million tests will be sent to care providers in england over the next month, in the hope that visitors will be able to

in birmingham, they queued before dawn for primark. 0n london's oxford street, trade was brisk.pse of debenhams and arcadia, the owner of brands like topshop and dorothy perkins, has put 25,000 jobs at risk. and the demise of these retail giants will leave a big hole here in newcastle city centre, and on high streets across britain. and today, bonmarche went into administration, with 1,500 staff affected. but shopping centres are trying to sparkle. tier 3 rules mean shops at the metrocentre in gateshead can open. cafes, though, can only do takeaways. we went to have a sandwich, but then we got told we had to go outside, so that was a bit difficult. i'm shocked it's so quiet, i was expecting it to be quite busy. i always have liked in—store buying rather than online. and so it is nice to come out and purchase things that you can see. managers hope longer opening hours will boost sales. stores can trade 24 hours a day. these three—and—a—bit weeks up to christmas will account for between 50% to 60% of some of our retailers‘ sales. so, the month of december obviously is absolutely k

by the time europe's biggest primark reopened just before 7, there were nearly 100 waiting to get in,aspect because i hate when it's busy, shopping. so, hopefully, it stays quiet while i'm here this morning. i definitely don't want to be in crowds. i wanted to get into nice and early to get back out, really, as safe as possible. is everyone ready?! over at selfridge's, they were excited to welcome shoppers back. it's so important, and whilst online trading has been brilliant and stores have been supportive with that, nothing beats that experience of having customers in the store shopping for their christmas gifts. birmingham is in tier 3, that means you can't go to the pub, you can't meet your friends and go for a meal and you can't sit inside. it's click and collect, or takeaway only. normally, this street would be packed with hundreds of shoppers because this is where the german christmas market would be. there is no obvious sign of a mass rush back to the shops today and that might be because people are still nervous. this is an area where there has been a high infection rate and p

primark, card shop, perfume shop, and now mcdonald's for a coffee.cars of famous names that have failed in the past. the fate of many more now hangs in the balance. james shaw, bbc news. in northern ireland, nonessential shops and most hospitality businesses have reopened today — though pubs that don't serve food must remain closed. close contact services like hairdressers are also allowed to reopen. but the leaders of the devolved government say people must still follow public health advice and limit their social contacts. here's our ireland correspondent chris page. the circuit breaker has finished, so circuit training is beginning again. gym goers were among the first to get back their routines on the big reopening day, working out at six o'clock this morning. it's great, there's a good atmosphere about the place, and i think that downtime, and periods in the house where we were kind of cooped up, its ideal to get out and do something active. it's been stop, start, stop, start, no—one knows, but i hope this is our last lockdown. restaurants have b

in birmingham they queued before dawn for primark and on oxford street, trade was brisk but it's been leave a big hole here in newcastle city centre and on high streets across britain. today, they went into administration with 1500 staff affected. but shopping centres are trying to sparkle. tier 3 rules mean shops at the metro centre in gateshead can open and cafes can only do take away. i went to had a sandwich but when we got outside that was a bit difficult. they shop is so quiet. it used to be quite busy. there is a lot more in the shops i think that we can get online. managers hope longer opening hours will boost sales and stories can trade you for hours a day. the uk has become the first country to approve a vaccine for coronavirus. 800,000 doses of pfizer's jab will be rolled out starting next week. singapore has given regulatory approvalfor the world's first "clean meat" — that's a phrase used to describe lab grown meat. in this case chicken grown using animal muscle cells. here's some of the promotional material that comes with it — the meat is made by the californian company

by the time europe's biggest primark reopened, just before seven, there were nearly 100 waiting to getited to welcome shoppers back. it's so important, and whilst online trading has been brilliant and stores have been supporting with that, nothing beats that experience of having customers in the store shopping for their christmas gifts. birmingham is in tier 3, that means you can't go to the pub, you can't meet your friends and go for a meal, and you can't sit inside. it's click and collect, or takeaway only. normally, this street would be packed with hundreds of shoppers, because this is where the german christmas market would be. there is no obvious sign of a mass rush back to the shops today and that might be because people are still nervous. this is an area where there has been a high infection rate and people don't want to come out and see that rate go up again. very few people have returned to their city centre offices either, and that means trade is affected. "the bullring has been birmingham's shopping centre "for a thousand years. " shopping just isn't as much fun as it used t

there is a primark down the road and we heard there were queues in birmingham, not here in london.ome of the things inside. many shoppers have told us they are looking for bargains. we know that some shops have reduced their prices hoping to make up that lost ground which they incurred during the lockdown is. to speak to me about this is katie barron, director of brand engagement. tell me what you think the mood is like among consumers at the moment. surprisingly the mood is quite buoyant because i think statistics show that actually 70% of people are looking to spend at least as much as they did last year and christmas shopping because there is a sense of christmas being a beacon in a rather bleak winter so far so i think there isa certain bleak winter so far so i think there is a certain amount of excitement but obviously trepidation about going back into stores and i think we're seeing that critically in central london at the moment because many have travelled to get here but as if we look at some of the shopping centres on the peripheries of towns and cities, we probably will s

from one shop to the next and it's all the same and it is 30 quid dearer so i would rather go to primarkor their pensions. the arcadia scheme has 10,000 members and an estimated £350,000 hole in it. that will likely be taken over by the pension protection fund — a lifeboat set up by government and paid for by other pension schemes. but it could mean less money for some when they retire. the domino effect of arcadia's collapse is expected to hit debenhams. jd sports has been in talks to buy the department store in a rescue deal. but with arcadia brands holidng such a lot of space there, that deal — seen as the last chance for debenhams — now looks doomed. another hammer blow to the high street, and potentially another 12,500 people out of work. so what could this mean for the high street? according to one research body, nearly a quarter of a million retail jobs could go this year. what could this mean? i'm joined now by sue dunn, a former womenswear director of department store chain house of fraser. good to see you this morning. the truth is these problems for arcadia and debenhams preda