didn't have a knock on effect on uxbridge?e a knock on effect on uxbridge? i do not know whether it did for uxbridge because i think it already happened with lots of other stores... i have a dog about tojoin in here. hopefully, that will work. nope. it does mean that there is less it is for people moving into the town. thank you very much, i think the dog knows it is time for its wall.|j think the dog wins. thank you very much. former owner of randall's of uxbridge, which was part of middlesex from the 1890s to about 2015. the england cricketer ben stokes has denied being very drunk and enraged when he got into a fight outside a nightclub in bristol last september. ben stokes has been giving evidence for a second day at his trial. the 27—year—old admitted throwing several punches, but said he didn't remember knocking a man unconscious. he denies affray. the man he's accused of hitting is on trial alongside him. phil mackie reports from bristol crown court. ben stokes arrived at court for the fifth day of his trial and his seco

some of them are here at uxbridge high school this morning.obtained by the bbc show that four ambulance trusts took more than 24 hours to answer some 999 calls. in sport, danny cipriani won't be sanctioned by the rfu, after last week pleading guilty to common assault and resisting arrest. some rain around today for parts of northern ireland and scotland and east anglia and south—east england. both of these bands moving south and east. sunshine around too. all the details in 15 minutes. it's thursday the 23rd of august. our top story: contingency plans for a no deal brexit will be outlined by the government today. brexit secretary dominic raab will say the uk is prepared to take unilateral action to maintain continuity whatever the eu does but insists they're confident of securing a deal. jonathan blake has more. as well as summer holidays, government ministers have been away on business over the last few weeks, touring the capitals of europe to talk up their plan for brexit. the agreement reached weeks ago by the cabinet at chequers has not be

is interesting that borisjohnson who we will come onto presently, in his axbridge constituency —— uxbridgeprices in supermarkets. that was a good link! i have that sparkling moment where it all goes again. i will be rubbish again. the sunday times, boris johnson sparks cabinet war is one of the headlines. in supermarkets, bills will be up by 12% if there is no deal. these are the kind of things that might shift public opinion against brexit. we are talking about, if there is no deal, people will start agitating for some kind of vote. what this is showing according to the sunday times, the four big supermarkets, 12% more on your food basket and that means cheese, 44% up, chicken, 22% up. we have had warnings like this before and it could well happen, yes, if everything is held about dover, the worst—case scenario, planes don't fly and dover is bunged up and the south—east is gridlocked. these things could happen but probably won't. to put this in context, this has come from a briefing to the treasury from the supermarkets, so they are doing their data collection. they do want their prices t

but people here in his uxbridge constituency are certainly talking about the issue and him.e is saying what a lot of us are actually saying. i think it's intimidating to be completely covered up. i don't think he should upset a large community at all and i think they are quite out of order comments actually. he says he's arguing that they should not have a ban of any sort like they do in denmark. so why does he make the comments? it's not necessary. i think he's right. yeah, so do i. we don't know who's behind them masks. exactly. it could be a man it could be anyone. he says it like it is. i've always liked him. really, so he increases his standing in your eyes by saying things like this? yeah. and that's the suspicion of many tories, that the ever—ambitious borisjohnson is choosing to talk about an issue that resonate well with the grassroots of the tory party. but today, a senior conservative said he would quit if mrjohnson got the top job. i've no idea if it enhances his leadership ambition but one thing is quite clear, if he became leader of the party ifor one would not

but people here in his uxbridge constituency are certainly talking about the issue, and him.is saying what a lot of us are actually saying. i think it's intimidating to be completely covered up. i don't think he should upset a large community at all and i think they are quite out of order comments actually. he says he's arguing that we should not have a ban of any sort like they do in denmark. so why does he make the comments? it's not necessary. i think he's right. yeah, so do i. we don't know who's behind them masks. exactly. it could be a man, it could be anyone. he says it as it is. i've always liked him. really? so he increases his standing in your eyes by saying things like this? yeah. and that's the suspicion of many tories — that the ever—ambitious borisjohnson is choosing to talk about an issue that resonates well with the grassroots of the tory party. but today, a senior conservative said he would quit if mrjohnson got the top job. i've no idea if it enhances his leadership ambition but one thing is quite clear — if he became leader of the party ifor one would not b

lord randall is the former conservative mp for uxbridge and south ruislip.. —— he told me what he thinks change to retailers. i think retailing and customers have changed what they want, what they expect, but it has happened at such a rate that the retailers have been slow to catch up with it. obviously, online has made the biggest and most dramatic in fact, i think, on retailing, and certainly in department stores, the old idea of grace brothers, which we were often likened to, is no longer something that people actually enjoy it. apart from, and you have it in your package, some of the older generation, they are not so keen on online shopping and not so keen on the new ways. they want a bit of service. but unfortunately those old—fashioned stores service. but unfortunately those old —fashioned stores have service. but unfortunately those old—fashioned stores have been squeezed out. it is interesting, isn't it? the sort of store you are running, where you would have had a different products, but in the end, really, you are curating, if you like, seems to ha

but people here in his uxbridge constituency are certainly talking about the issue, and him.hink he is saying what a lot of us are actually saying. i think it's intimidating, to be completely covered up. i don't think you should upset a large community at ,all and i think they are quite out of order comments actually. he says he's arguing that we should not have a ban of any sort like they do in denmark. so why does he make the comments? it's not necessary. i think he's right. yeah, so do i. we don't know who's behind them masks. exactly. it could be a man, it could be anyone. he says it as it is. i've always liked him. really? so he increases his standing in your eyes by saying things like this? yeah. and that's the suspicion of many tories — that the ever—ambitious borisjohnson is choosing to talk about an issue that resonates well with the grassroots of the tory party. but today, a senior conservative said he would quit if mrjohnson got the top job. i've no idea if it enhances his leadership ambition, but one thing is quite clear — if he became leader of the party ifor one

a protest has taken place in boris johnson's uxbridge constituency demanding he step down following commentsplaints, which will be looked at by an independent panel. mrjohnson has rejected calls to apologise and his supporters have said he was speaking up for "liberal values". a 67 year old man from finchley who is completely blind says he feels discriminated against after he was refused patient transport for a hospital appointment. michael ryan was given transport for more than ten years. after a recent change to the assessment criteria he was denied this service. he says it came after a telephone questionnaire in which he admitted being able to use a taxi. the royal free trust have apologised to him and said the assessment was incomplete. i said yes i can get a taxi, a taxi will take me to the hospital, but that's all they'll do. they might drop me at reception, but they don't have to do anything else. whereas transport, will and always have, they will take you to the department concerned and they will make sure that you get there all right and make sure you are seated and everything is ok

and the piccadilly line is part suspended between south harrow and uxbridge.he delays there. two lanes are also closed anticlockwise betweenjunction 26 waltham abbey and junction 25 enfield because of a broken down lorry. let's have a check on the weather now with lucy martin. hello, good morning. you could need your umbrella this morning. we've got outbreaks of rain working their way towards the east. it's a cloudy start. and that rain is quite showery. but there could be some heavy bursts in there gradually working its way east in the morning. something dry and bright for a time. cloud will tend to increase with the risk of one or two isolated showers. temperatures in the high teens, low 20s. a maximum of 21 degrees with a north—westerly breeze. through this evening, then, still the risk of one or two showers for a time. but then overnight we will see the skies clearing. it will be dry and fresher than last night with overnight lows of seven to 10 degrees. we could see one or two patches of mist forming as well. tomorrow, then, any patches of mist will lift