sainsbury at the top of the list. be a trend where we see markets saying we have had support from government, maybe we did not need it. >> sainsbury seeing better profits in sales after the second locked down in the u.k.. they are saying we don't need this relief given by the government. we are going to forgo it. in that picture of improving sales they are saying what we are going to do with our free cash flow, we are prioritizing paying out dividends to our shareholders rather than reducing that debt. that is a sign of confidence that their balance sheet remains strong. that does not need to be the focus of the moment. are: european banks, what we watching? a lot of conversation around whether european banks are going to return to paying dividends. >> the dividend story important for every sector. liftingis looking at the ban they have on banks allowing them to give payouts to 25%eholders, between 15 and of their profits. the decision is expected from next week. goldman sachs yesterday saying -- becausenks are this h

fresh comments from sainsbury.e'll look out for more in the coming moments >> looks like there's a vegetable squeeze going on there, julianna. not good for people who like their vegetables. >>> coming up, the window for a brexit trade deal is fading as negotiations drag on and we're only ten days before the final deadline more in a few moments. for bathroom odors that linger try febreze small spaces. just press firmly and it continuously eliminates odors in the air and on soft surfaces. for 45 days. for bathroom odors that linger try febreze small spaces. just press firmly and it continuously eliminates odors in the air and on soft surfaces. for 45 days. fresh information on vaccine pricing just coming through. this is according to an internal eu document. the eu agreed to pay 15.5 euros per dose for the pfizer/biontech vaccine. we were waiting for clarity on this vaccine pricing the moderna vaccine selling at more than $30 per dose the astrazeneca which has yet to receive approval, that's hovering around the $5 pe

today, sainsbury said that while we have all the food we need for christmas, if nothing changes, we willver the coming days on lettuce, some salad leaves, cauliflowers, broccoli and citrus fruit, all of which are imported from the continent at this time of year. however, retail groups reassured shoppers that the uk larder is full. well, we shouldn't be worried, because at this time of year, supermarkets are as well—stocked as they are at any other point in the year, so if there is ongoing disruption, that will have an impact on limited availability and shelf life, but focused very specifically on fresh food. everything we need for our christmas dinner is sourced from this country, and retailers have got plenty of stock in their warehouses. however, this wholesaler that supplies 80,000 food businesses, 30% of their products are from the eu. mushtaq ahmed said the timing was terrible. timing could not be any worse than this. while we were just about getting ready for the 315t of december brexit preparation, and also with the recent tier 4 lockdown situation within the london area, suddenly

today, sainsbury said that while we have all the food we need for christmas, if nothing changes, we willwill start to see gaps over the coming days on letters, some salad leaves, cauliflowers, broccoli and citrus fruit, all of which are imported from the continent at this time of year. however, retail groups reassured shoppers that the uk larder is full. well, we shouldn't be worried, because at this time of year, supermarkets are as well—stocked as they are at any other point in the year, so if they raise ongoing disruption, that will have an impact on limited availability and shelf life, but focused very specifically on fresh food. everything we need for our customers' dinner is sourced from this country, and retailers have got plenty of stock in their warehouses. however, this wholesaler that supplies 80,000 food businesses, 30% of their products are from the eu. mushtaq ahmed said the timing was terrible. timing could not be any worse than this. while we were just about getting ready for the 315t of december brexit preparation, and also with the recent tier 4 lockdown situation withi

supermarket group sainsburys says gaps could appear on shelves in days if the ban extends beyond 48 hours. the transport secretary says he's in talks with his french counterpart. it's primarily french and european goods which are exported rather than british goods leaving the country. it's balanced in that direction, so of course it's in their interest to get it resolved as quickly as possible as well. the easing of northern ireland's coronavirus rules over christmas the news dominated today by covid and the knock on effects of the virus. do send us your comments on how this is affecting you — on twitter i'm at annita—mcveigh — or you can get in touch at #bbcyourquestions. the easing of northern ireland's coronavirus rules over christmas will be reduced from five days to just christmas day when three households will be allowed to mix. as eu regulators are set to approve the pfizer—biontech vaccine, we look inside a mass vaccination centre in germany. brexit talks continue but are still said to be tangled on the topic of fishing rights — scotland's first minister calls for the transition t

the likes of sainsbury's and lloyd's banking.ict sterling will have a good year with a forecast of $1.44 by the end of next year, an equity return for everybody who is an investor. juliette saly in singapore. thank you. ubs say one dollar 40 four cents. morgan stanley warned us your run is done on the pound. where do you stand? the deal is done. is it enough to take it above $1.40? >> on the basis of the deal itself, no. october onwards, markets have priced in the likelihood of a deal, so the fact we got a deal did not surprise markets. on the deal announcement itself, it is not going to propel cable higher. since marcht cable of this year, it has been a dollar story. sterling, it has not done an awful lot against the euro. there are two issues. first, continued dollar weakness. estimates of fair values are 45und $1.44 to one dollar cents. the boe wants to maintain weak sterling exchange rates to give the u.k. a chance once they leave the eu. there likely to see position of negative rates, that is a risk for sterling. the first t

to discuss what measures they can take there is food security which is the biggest problem and sainsbury's has reported that if these transport ties are not restored with an days then there will be gaps on the shelves in the supermarkets so that will get british citizens to be quite nervous i suspect during the coronavirus pandemic we had seen people buying panic buying and the government will probably have to do with the question what happens if if this is indeed the case also there is the question of medical supplies we know that another batch of the coronavirus vaccine is expected here and there are reports that military at core of are on standby so those are just some of the pressing issues for the british government to deal with comrade over do you europe germany's biggest airports are trying for the international what's the scene like where you are. well chris the situation here in terminal one which is actually the only open terminal right now it feels pretty much business as usual the atmosphere is everyone is wearing a mask of course we shouldn't forget i think that large parts of

supermarket group sainsburys says gaps could appear on shelves in days if the ban extends beyond 48 hourswhich are exported rather than british goods leaving the country. it's balanced in that direction, so of course it's in their interest

now but of course if this goes on for many more days and there might well be and we've heard from sainsbury's saying that yes they're going to perhaps start running out of some fresh produce in the next few days the french have said but they would like to get freights moving as quickly as possible perhaps in the coming hours if they can set up some coordinated health protocols sanitary protocol but we don't yet know what that is what it's going to look like and how quickly it's going to be brought in because you traveled along that sort of length a road towards around maidenhead of course in the last 24 hours what was the attitude of truck drivers there thinking well you know we could be stuck with a maybe but more than 12 hours maybe a few days. what i mean to get here we actually had to circumvent all of that because the motorway is being closed so we took a securitas roots where there weren't actually any truck truck drivers to speak to on the waterfront here we've been speaking to some romanians to have been here is some of them and of just chosen the wrong time to go back home again they

sainsbury's and tesco saying there is no need to be concerned just yet.o be concerned just yet. no need to be concerned at the moment. if there is any change in the next 24 hours, it will be fine. but anything longer than that will causes the problem. this is at a point where we have another massive deadline just around the corner, with brexit, where do you stand on all of that? itjust seems to be one problem for the food industry after another. we have the brexit date and tariffs we know what they are, but we don't know whether we have to pass them yet so customers ask questions that we don't know the answers. the thing we have to say is people like tesco and their supermarkets and john seine, we are fine, no point in stockpiling because these goods are perishable. the concern is that if things don't change quickly, your boxing day but they will be fine, you might need to limit it for home new year's day. look at that, already for the table. iam now look at that, already for the table. i am now salivating at the idea of salted and gravy soaked cabbage an