we are talking about debenhams, topshop, paper chase and among them, they are going to use cva ‘s totion to the 900 we have only seen addition to the 900 we have only seen close, h&v, toys "r" us, it's a growing scenario where we go to our local high street and another store has closed. its business rates, its wages, its footfall. its consumer habits. footfall is people buying online, isn't it, it's what people wa nt online, isn't it, it's what people want to do, is more convenient, it's quicker. is simply easier. habits are going to change. but equally, i mean, often when you go to the high street, obviously i live in london so street, obviously i live in london so perhaps this is typical but you get the sense that restaurants and cinemas in places like that are all booming and people are still going out and spending money. it'sjust they are doing it in a different way. and you have to find a different way to meet that demand. it isa different way to meet that demand. it is a much more entertainment focused. a pizza restaurant has been turned into a games centre and with games table

and top man were a lwa ys of course topshop and top man were always the jewel in the crown, they didback his stake in arcadia, which owns those companies, so we would expect a number of store closures, we would expect him to ask landlords across the country to reduce their rents, so it is almost inevitable we will see job losses. he is also in negotiations with the pensions regulator to try to reduce the £50 million in cash he is currently paying into the pension scheme to make up a £500 million shortfall. he is saying, can i put some of the property into the pension fund in lieu of that? that will be very difficult, remember what happened with bhs, he had to write a big cheque, £363 million, to make good their pension entitlements. an interesting stand—off between sir philip green and the pensions authorities. by simonjack, and the pensions authorities. by simon jack, thank you and the pensions authorities. by simonjack, thank you very much. the largest political vote the world has ever seen is getting under way in india, as up to 900 million people head to the polls in the first ph

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it's best known for its topshop and miss selfridge brands, but arcadia also includes burton, dorothyn. it's got brands that have lost their relevance on the high street, like dorothy perkins and burton, they're more like brands like primark and asos and h&m. obviously it needs to slim down and i'm sure that's what they're looking at, what stores they can get rid of. but of course it does need to invest in the stores and in the brands to bring them up to the kind of level that customers expect now. primark‘s opening a store in birmingham today and has spent 70 million on it. shares in the electric carmaker tesla has been slipping in new york today after it was reported that it along with its partner panasonic are halting plans to expand theirjoint venture — gigafactory1 — which is the world's largest electric vehicle battery plant. let's talk to samira hussain, north america business correspondent. what more can you tell us? it certainly not very good news to hear that panasonic is apparently putting a pause on its venture to try and build there is a big factories. making more batteri

topshop is understood to be looking at its estate, too.ect many once much loved big names. rob young, bbc news. the time is 1.18. our top story this lunchtime. police in northern ireland release footage of the suspected gunman behind the murder ofjournalist lyra mckee, in londonderry. coming up, the probation officer turned artist who's become an internet sensation. coming up on bbc news, liverpool get ready for the final run—in in one of the tightest title races in history. they play huddersfield later tonight. prince william has called on people to reject all forms of extremism. he was speaking during his visit to new zealand where he met survivors of last month's mass shootings, and relatives of the 50 people who died. in an emotional speech at one of the mosques that was attacked, the duke of cambridge described the shootings as an unspeakable act of hate. hywel griffith reports from christchurch. reclaimed as a place of prayer, the al noor mosque is no longer a crime scene, but what happened between these walls has scarred every memor

topshop is understood to be looking at its estate, too.bc news. with me to discuss this further is retail analyst maureen hinton. thanks for being with us. what's gone wrong at debenhams? it's mainly because it hasn't been invested in its stores. what they were doing, they were opening more stores because that opened more sales and he really should have been investing in their online business. it was more relevant what we want to buy these days. it has not moved with these days. it has not moved with the times. know, and now it's got high debt and so it has not at the cash to invest in new business. that is what has been hindering it over the past few years of. this plane to close these stores, do you think that's enough? is that going to save debenhams? it will probably stem the tide. it does need to close stores. it's got far too many. it's going to close a more stores after this as well. it's got 50 b pipeline eventually. it should help it and hopefully, that will free up some more cash for it to spend is this going to release some cost

there is philip day, who owns edinburgh wooden mill, philip green, who owns topshop, his name is beinges has become one of the most talked about tv shows of the last decade, and its filming locations are proving to bejust as popular. the last ever series is set to air next week, but the legacy for northern ireland will continue for many years to come. chris pagejoins us from an exhibition in belfast celebrating the show. very good morning to you. hello, yes, game of thrones is an international tv phenomenon, and for the next four months, props, costu mes, the next four months, props, costumes, and much else from this series are on display here in belfast. look at this for example, a couple of swords belonging to one of the main warriors, soldiers, if you like, brienne of tarth. what you don't pick up is the detail, how ornamental the swords are. you can see the diamonds there. so it is a very interesting exhibition. we will hear more about it in a moment, but first, i will look at the huge difference game of thrones has made to northern ireland. we wa nt we want to know where melis gav

providing an online delivery service but in a different way, not a basket shop of 70 or £80 but more at topshop we are in better placed than most, we struck a deal with the uk farmers three years ago to buy british product, that gives us some insolation, we are keeping stock in covered areas that has a long shelf life and we have good relations with our suppliers, what worries me is that brexit is dividing communities andi that brexit is dividing communities and i mentioned about skills and education but we are not facing into knife crime orjob creation, the things that we need to get back on the agenda but we are in a relatively good shape. i always said certainty is that best thing for us, we haven't had that and pushing it out further solve that.” we haven't had that and pushing it out further solve that. i also want to ask about the big part of your business, funeral homes, and necessary pa rt business, funeral homes, and necessary part of all our lives at some point. there was criticism about providers or funerals that we re about providers or funerals that were charging too much, you were

topshop is understood to be looking at its estate, too.weekend certainly very different from what we had last weekend. wetter and windier. that is coming from this swirl of cloud and marks the position of storm hannah. that deep area of low pressure is going to sweep its way eastwards across the uk, bringing heavy rain and the strongest winds on the southern flank of that area of low pressure. this is where we have the yellow warning area from the met 0ffice. widespread gales and gusts could be as high as 70 mph. that ru ns could be as high as 70 mph. that runs from 9pm until 3am. we have had outbreaks of rain coming in, across northern england, that is heading its way into scotland as well. this is the radar picture. you can see this first band of rain pushing northwards and eastwards. not much rainfor northwards and eastwards. not much rain for east anglia and the south—east again. that is where we are likely to see the highest temperatures. this next area of cloud and rain signals the start really of the storm arriving on that sweeps no

topshop and the parent company.maureen, explain to me why you believe this is happening now at arcadia, what is going on? i think it is something that has been happening in the background for a long time because it is up against a lot of competition. it has got brands that have lost their relevance on the high street like dorothy perkins and burton. they are more like also—rans to the likes of brands like prine mark and a and h&m. he has been closing stores and then transferring them say into the likes of debenhams where you can have concessions. but then of course debenhams has got problems as well so it needs a good look at the overall business and a restructure to what it is going to do in the future. and what should that restructuring looked like to think for it to be a success? what needs to change? visually it needs to slim it down and i'm sure that is what they are looking as to what stores they can get rid of. there has been talk about a company volu nta ry has been talk about a company voluntary administrat

wanted to mention arcadia as well stop us investor leonard green sold its 25% stake in retailers topshop it to cut rents and close doors. it is in some trouble at the moment, so that can be an option for it now it has that cash injection back in. shall we look at the markets? let's. we can look at a pile pound coins... the ftse in negative territory. the individor shares, down about 70% at the moment. that is because a us court has charged it with illicit conduct. this company sells opioid drugs, opioid drugs highly controversial at the moment in the us due to an injection problem they have over there. this charge has led to a huge plunge in its share price. thank you very much. sorry if i look distracted, just had some breaking news about strictly. darcey bussell is leaving after several years on the judging is leaving after several years on thejudging panel. is leaving after several years on the judging panel. this is leaving after several years on thejudging panel. this is the tweet she put out a few moments ago. she says it's been a privilege to be pa rt says it's been a privilege to