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needs of tesco shoppers. science correspondent, pallab ghosh, has this report: canterbury cathedral is among the oldest churches in england. inside, its stunning windows depict symbolic religious scenes. this series was thought to have been made in the 13th century, but some of the panels, including this one of the prophet nathan, have now been re—dated. for decades, historians have thought that some of these panels were made earlier than the others because they are different in style. now, using a new technique, scientists have confirmed that not only are they much older, but they may well be among the oldest in the world. it has only come to light now because of this device. it may not look like much, but it was developed by scientists to be used on location without damaging the glass. it shines a beam onto the surface, which causes the material inside to radiate. this radiation contains a chemicalfingerprint, from which the researchers worked out its age. we've been working on this detective story for some

you know, i feel especially proud of, you know, something like tesco right is able to, to use us to improve their website, to show better search results that people can find the items they're looking for. and i don't know, i don't know what do you know how like, why some of these get frankly, just stuff in this is mr. brown had a p r. ah, after our visit, the founder explains the indic magic knee figure 8. ah, we color company figure it because we think of it as a loop. and the loop really has these, these 2 parts, right? there's the humans that do the labeling. and then the machine learning that learns from the humans. and then it goes back to the humans for more labeling, right? so we think of this kind of beautiful loop, right? right. humans do the best things that humans can do. and the algorithms that artificial intelligence does the best things that the algorithms can do. and we put that together, and that's what we call it. ah, to get a better understanding of why i need humans to function. we stop joking around and get out the computer. ah. so here's example, you know, a lot of peop

bp saying several of its petro stations had to close temporarily after running low fuel and tesco sayingto guard against a kind of panic, as in one? definitely. when toilet rolls were running _ definitely. when toilet rolls were running out earlier in the pandemic. but the _ running out earlier in the pandemic. but the way— running out earlier in the pandemic. but the way to stop panic is for the government to respond nimbly. as geraldine — government to respond nimbly. as geraldine says, there isn't that clarity— geraldine says, there isn't that clarity yet. there was even confusion _ clarity yet. there was even confusion about whether people need to isolate _ confusion about whether people need to isolate if they been pinged. the business _ to isolate if they been pinged. the business minister said people should make an _ business minister said people should make an informed decision on whether the quarantine for ten days and then later on— the quarantine for ten days and then later on the — the quarantine for ten days and then later on the government said everyone _ later on the gover

tesco is offering lorry drivers a £1,000 joining bonus amid a chronic shortage of drivers in the industryntive for candidates whojoin before 30 september. other companies are also understood to be offering similar incentives for hgv drivers after disruption to supply chains led to product shortages. morrisons�* biggest shareholder says "it is not inclined to support" the 6.3 billion pound private equity—backed takeover deal for the supermarket chain. it comes after the grocer accepted a takeover bid by a us firm fortress investment group earlier this month. morrisons shareholders are due to vote on the offer on the 16th of august. in the us, lawmakers have blasted corporate sponsors of the 2022 beijing winter olympics, the likes of coca—cola, visa, intel and airbnb — accusing them of putting profits ahead of accusations of genocide in china. corporate giants have been asked if the games should be relocated or postponed due to concerns over human rights violations. joining me now from our asia business hub of singapore is katie silver. this had bipartisan support. what were the lawmakers a

still expects and recommends shoppers to wear them and two big supermarket change — sainsbury and tesco to put masks on before entering their stores. that's a speak with andrew goodacre, chief executive of the independent retailers' association. good morning. what is your association saying on the issue of masks and shops?— association saying on the issue of masks and shops? yes, good morning. _ of masks and shops? yes, good morning. we — of masks and shops? yes, good morning, we have _ of masks and shops? yes, good morning, we have been - of masks and shops? yes, good morning, we have been quite i morning, we have been quite clear or clear as we can be given the vagueness of the guidance. customers, shoppers don't have to wear masks anymore. the retailer can't enforce that. the feedback from the members is that there is great concern about it and would like some of the larger retailers, we expect encouragement of people to wear masks to protect staff and business. masks to protect staff and business-— masks to protect staff and business. ., , , , ., business. that is the issue for thos

and then you've got tesco.before i let you go, it looks like we are getting news coming through from opec. doesn't have a date for the neck meeting to continue with quotas at current levels. i am just going to see if there is a reaction in the oil price to this. it looks as if we are going to stick with what we've got. we are starting to see oil take a little bit higher. but i am shooing -- see oil tick a little bit higher. but i am assuming that we are going to see how you -- see higher oil prices, and this is reinforcing your view of what these could potentially be worth. alan: the risk is that oil goes absolutely crazy, and that is not something that opec clearly wants. i think they are walking a bit of a tight rope at the moment, but definitely demand is on their side and supply is not on their side. so they've got all the cards. they just need to navigate the quotas amongst themselves, and i think there's a very good possibility that is going to happen, and therefore we should be expecting prices to be hig

tesco has strong margins but it is the best in class retailer. ocado has a long way to go.deed. in the u.k., these are the final numbers. the session turning more negative post the u.s. ism number. down 1% in europe and across the board. europe feeling it. it is fascinating to see with the bond market reacting in the way it has. guy: -- taylor: let's go back to the oil story with some of the uncertainty around that. oil has been reversing some of its gains. will we see producers breaking ranks? we will do it next with fiona boal of dow jones industries. she will explain. this is bloomberg. ♪ ritika: i am live in the principal room. this is bloomberg. ♪let's check it on the bloomberg first word news. a bipartisan group of house lawmakers have given up compromise infrastructure deal new momentum. the 58 member problem solvers caucus endorsed the $579 billion agreement president biden reached with a group of democratic and republican senators. it is also -- the house has called for a quick standalone vote. nancy pelosi once the bill late to passage of a larger spending measure

supermarkets apologise for empty shelves, that's on the front of the times, it says tesco, sainsbury�trose all report problems. and business chiefs calls for store workers to be included on the isolation exemption list are on the front of the telegraph. supermarket shelves laid bare is also the front of the mail. it reports 1.7 million workers are thought to be in quarantine. the same story is on the cover of a mirror but he chooses to lead on the pay rise for nhs staff. it asked, is that really all there were a? as it reports a 3% increase. and on the same story the guardian reports nurses are likely to deem the award to low it may take industrial action in protest. and on brexit the express rights that brussels has triggered a fresh brexit standoff after rejecting a plan to protect peace and ireland. prince george who will be celebrating his eighth birthday tomorrow. let's begin. ithink celebrating his eighth birthday tomorrow. let's begin. i think there is a theme across most of the front pages and it is encapsulated in the daily mail. shocking toll of pingdemic is laid bare. illus

needs of tesco shoppers.onflict. now, violence really spiked in may and june when the taliban began an offensive that has seen them capture around half of all territory in afghanistan. the united nations said the taliban were responsible for more civilian casualties than any other party to the conflict in this latest report. and there is realfear that the violence is only going to get worse. the united nations is warning that if current trends continue, this year will end up being the deadliest ever recorded for civilians in afghanistan. particularly concerned about the fact that so far, most of the fighting has been in more rural areas in afghanistan but the taliban now seem to be turning their attention increasingly towards afghan cities of course where these are more densely populated areas. so if there is protracted fighting, as many fear there will be, we will see even more bloodshed. the headlines on bbc news: three olympic golds for team gb — diving pair tom daley and matty lee, swimmer adam peaty, and

tesco, asda, lidl and waitrose have become the latest retailers to say they will encourage customersencourage all customers to wear a face covering if they can. the former head of the greater manchester police has apologised for the force's failures in responding to the manchester arena attack. the inquiry has heard that officers didn't establish effective communications with other emergency services in the hours after the bombing. ian hopkins was the chief constable at the time. at the start of his evidence today, he turned and spoke directly to the victims. ? the prominent dutch journalist peter de vries has died in hospital, nine days after he was shot in the head in amsterdam. the 6a—year—old was shot in broad daylight and had previously received threats from the criminal underworld because of his investigations. one of the most difficult aspects of covid is how it affects the lungs. thousands of people have received oxygen or been put on ventilators as they battle the virus in hospitals. researchers at guy's and st thomas' nhs foundation trust in london think up to 2% of hospita

. >> a new report by worldwide life fund and the grocery giant tesco finds 2.5 billion tons of food isology and connect the process directly to your customers and create this marketplace for fresh products, this is a totally solvable problem. >> but while the prescription for healthier world demands a gentler more personal relationship with food, just a hand full of giant corporations produce 80% of the groceries on your shelf. three companies can almost 85% of the tuneup. four companies process half the nation's meat. >> we're going to continue investing to improve our production practices, to improve our sustainability, resource intensity and a safe, affordable and nutricius product consumers love. >> sure, how many of your members are really engaged on this? >> that's a really good question. in terms of the number of our producers how to quantify who is involved, we're still trying to gather good data about baseline because there have been so many early adopters of good conservation practices. >> guess it's up to we the people then to find and support those doing their best and dema

tesco, asda, lidl and waitrose have become the latest retailers to say they will encourage customersce covering if they can. the information commissioner's office says it has seized computer equipment after two homes were searched in connection with cctv footage that was leaked and led to matt hancock resigning as health secretary. mr hancock stood down from the cabinet following the release of the footage by the sun newspaper showing him kissing his aide in his office, in breach of covid rules. the company providing the cctv at the department of health said the images were taken without consent. 25,000 troops are being deployed by south africa after days of looting and violence which have led to the deaths of at least 117 people. clashes were sparked by the jailing of the former president, jacob zuma, who had refused to appear at a corruption inquiry. but 27 years after the end of apartheid, there's also widespread anger over hardship and inequality. the worst violence in years has seen clashes in areas including johannesburg and durban — from where nomsa maseko has sent this report

we have heard warnings from tesco and other supermarkets, from tesco and other supermarkets, from harrows? covid is clearly part — that is other factors? covid is clearly part of _ that is other factors? covid is clearly part of it. _ that is other factors? covid is clearly part of it. as - that is other factors? covid is clearly part of it. as positive | clearly part of it. as positive cases spread across the country, a lot of those european drivers went home and they haven't come back. the other thing that covid has meant is that there have to be hgv driver tests. a lot of them haven't been taking place. last year, there were 25,000 fewer successful tests in 2019, so not replacing drivers who have gone, and it would appear a lot of the other drivers in the industry have taken covid lock downs as an opportunity to retire. a third reason which has been problematic for drivers is that there have been tax changes. something called ir 35. and i have forgotten the second reason, which is brexit. brute and i have forgotten the second reason, which is brexit. we can't foruet reason, which is b

the question is, what can be any tesco played?in january, as it isn't as bad as what happened injanuary, we are ok. january overwhelmed the nhs, so much else was cancelled. the nhs was exhausted. we have lowered our standards that we are not willing to try a bit better and fewer than 8000 admissions a day.— admissions a day. thank you very much forjoining _ admissions a day. thank you very much forjoining us. _ admissions a day. thank you very much forjoining us. we - admissions a day. thank you very much forjoining us. we are i admissions a day. thank you very much forjoining us. we are just i much forjoining us. we are just hearing from the courts that colin pitchfork who raped and murdered two schoolgirls in the 1980s will be released from prison. it has become an issue since he was cleared for release by the parole board. he was jailed for raping and murdering two girls in leicestershire in the 19805. girls in leicestershire in the 1980s. he has spent 33 years in prison. he was last denied parole in 2018. the parole board had

tesco is offering lorry drivers a £1,000 joining bonus, amid a chronic shortage of drivers in the industryolder says it is not inclined to support the £6.3 billion private equity—backed takeover deal for the supermarket chain. it comes after the grocer accepted a takeover bid by a us firm fortress investment group earlier this month. morrisons shareholders are due to vote on the offer on the 16th of august. flat pack is normally associated with furniture from a swedish store. but it's coming to the hotel construction industry. habitas builds its hotel rooms in mexico, using 3d—printing technology, then flat—packs the basic structures of its rooms and ships them to other hotel locations. so could this disrupt the hotel industry? oliver ripley, is the ceo of habitas, a disruptive hospitality group which he co—founded in 2017. he told me the flat—packs are the structures of the rooms themselves. we manufacture it in our facility in mexico and put it into containers and ship them across the world. iloathed and ship them across the world. what im act and ship them across the world. what impact