everyone associates vauxhall motors with ellesmere port.astras are shipped from here across the sea to europe, and that makes this merseyside workforce more vulnerable than most. colletta smith, bbc news, at ellesmere port. the pound has fallen to its lowest value against the dollar for 28 months, after the government toughened its rhetoric on brexit. analysts have warned there could be further falls, as traders appear to be betting on a last—minute brexit deal being reached. let's get more on this with our reporter nina nanji. what is causing these falls? ever since the eu referendum, what we have seen is the value of the pound has moved up and down along with brexit headlines and under theresa may, the market for at the prospect ofa no may, the market for at the prospect of a no deal brexit was fairly unlikely to obviously much has changed under boris johnson unlikely to obviously much has changed under borisjohnson and what we have seen changed under borisjohnson and what we have seen over changed under borisjohnson and what we have seen

this isjobs being threatened at vauxhall —— brexit headlines.f the plant, but with the pound plummeting at the moment, i would have thought that improved the profitability —— if brexit. most ca i’s the profitability —— if brexit. most cars are being exported to europe. and importing cars as well. exactly. these days with cars, they get parts from all over the place and they are assembled in britain and 80% of vauxhall cars get exported to europe and if we have a hard brexit, you can see why that's going to become unprofitable and they're going to be in trouble and the society of motor manufacturers and traders warned a couple of years ago i think that the car industry really doesn't want a ha rd car industry really doesn't want a hard brexit. it's going to be too difficult for them. the car industry employs a lot of people, 1000 people at ellesmere port in cheshire who risk being thrown out of work. another working at luton for vauxhall. this is a serious issue. michael gove used to speak for the other sector that will be really affected by a no

hence the concern we have seen from farmers and from vauxhall.oms declarations needing to be filled in which have not been filled and over the last few years. what are the government doing to try and cushion the blow? it has set aside £42 billion in order to prepare for brexit. we expect that to be bolstered by another £1 billion because no—deal is getting more likely but there is only so much that the government can do. they will have to look at customs declarations, getting in customs declarations, getting in customs agents, preparing themselves, so another £100 million spent on an advertising campaign to try to encourage people to get ready. all of this concern is showing up in the pound which hit its lowest level for 2.5 years at $1.22. if its lowest level for 2.5 years at $122. if you look back over time you can see how far we have come since the eu referendum when it was nearly at $1 50, that means more expensive imports of things like oil and petrol and should theoretically make uk exports more attractive but is not much evidence that has

welcome to the home of vauxhall astra here in the uk at ellesmere port.oing and froing as they start their shifts but at the moment we are in a two—week summer shutdown of the whole plant, so as workers head off on their summer holidays they will certainly be concerned by the developments that we are hearing today. so four weeks ago, the company said they wanted to build the new model, the next model of the vauxhall astra here from 2021. but they said that was contingent on the deal that the government gets for brexit. now we have a little bit more meat on that decision. they are saying that they got alternatives that in fact if they don‘t make enough money here at ellesmere port that they will close the plant and move it elsewhere. john is from the unite union. john, that‘s obviously very worrying for workers to hear, but not necessarily a surprise? no, it's not a surprise. it'sjust reiterating what psa group said last week and the lunacy of brexit. it's notjust for ellesmere port but for the whole of manufacturing. but there's more to it than that. we n

everyone associates vauxhall motors with ellesmere port.re shipped from here across the sea to europe, and that makes this merseyside workforce more vulnerable than most. colletta smith, bbc news, at ellesmere port. the government's tougher rhetoric over the possibility of a no—deal brexit saw the pound falling to its lowest level for more than two years. so what exactly is a "no deal" withdrawal for the uk from the european union, and are we prepared? our business editor, simon jack, is here. no withdrawal after two laps after the 31st. means there is no transition period so, overnight, the eu will be forced, and that's important, by international law to treat the uk as if it's any other country with whom they don't have a deal, so they will treat us like the us or china, which means important things. the first is tariffs on goods made in the uk sold in europe, so goods made in the uk sold in europe, so lam would see 40% added to the price. cars, most of those are exported to the eu that are made here, and they would have 10% added. there

our business correspondent colletta smith is at the vauxhall plant in ellesmere port.ce. worrying news for the workforce there. it certainly is, reeta, a very quiet day at the plant because most of it is shut for the two week summer most of it is shut for the two week summer shutdown, so staff are mostly off on their holidays at the moment, and it is not going be pleasant news for them here in wherever they are 01’ for them here in wherever they are or when they return to work. it is not necessarily surprising news, because as we heard theo saying there, just four weeks ago the company said they would really like to build the new vauxhall astra right here in the uk at the ellesmere port plant but they put a really big contingency over that, saying it depends on what kind of ideal the uk government are able to secure for brexit. today we are just hearing more information, a little more meat on the bounds of what that actually means for the workforce, so they are saying that they do have an alternative plant in mind if this one is not profitable enough after a brexit dou

you reported earlier from ellesmere port, the vauxhall plans, thatis ellesmere port, the vauxhall plansrything else. if you are in a services business and you are relied on the uk —— the eu market and suddenly you cannot access that because uk is out of the single market with no transition arrangement, therefore you might not be able to get the income that you need to fund your business. there is potential for a loss ofjobs and loss of investment further down the line in terms of businesses might not lift and shift it when it comes to making their next strategic choice they may no longer look to the uk as the best option, they may look to elsewhere in the eu and the side that is the best place, and service their eu market from there. in terms of trading from northern ireland, is the assumption that there will have to be a hard border if there is a no deal exits? because the eu said they do not want a gap in their single market, they have got to have controls, haven‘t they? yes, we understand the political commitments on both parts from the uk and the irish government to avoid a border o

we begin with the front page of the financial times, reporting that the owner of vauxhall is willingr the british factory unprofitable. the moscow times reports that the doctor of russian opposition leader alexei navalny claims he may have been poisoned. mr navalny was hospitalised from jail after suffering what officials say was an allergic reaction. he is serving a 30—day sentence for violating protest laws. the south china morning post says that china's fake diamond market is threatening miners. china is the world's largest synthetic diamond producer with them costing around 50% less than a natural one. wired reports on the huge scale of the fortnite world cup the game is played by 250 million people worldwide. the tournament drew players from 30 different countries and a us teenager, kyle giersdorf, took home the $3 million singles prize. the duchess of sussex is guest editing the september issue of british vogue. the front cover consists of 15 trailblazing women of her choosing. it has to be said used to work in city hall with the current prime minister, borisjohnson. he was may

welcome to the home of vauxhall astra here in the uk. at ellesmere port.s head off on their summer holidays they will certainly be concerned by the developments that we are hearing today so four weeks ago, the company said they wanted to build the new model, the next model of the vauxhall astra here from 2021. but they said that was contingent on the deal the government gets for brexit. now we have a little bit more meat on that decision, they are saying that they got alternatives that in fa ct if that they got alternatives that in fact if they don't make enough money here at ellesmere port that they will close the plant and move it elsewhere. john is from the unite union. john, that's obviously very worrying for workers to hear but not necessarily a surprise? no, it's just reiterating what was said last week for the lunacy of brexit, it's notjust for ellesmere week for the lunacy of brexit, it's not just for ellesmere port week for the lunacy of brexit, it's notjust for ellesmere port but week for the lunacy of brexit, it's not just for ellesmere port but

the financial times reports car—maker vauxhall will close it's uk operations if brexit hits it's profitspicture of two men wanted in connection with a homophobic assault in london. the daily mail says a growing population and an nhs recruitment crisis is making it harder to get a gp appointment. the telegraph reports the government is going to launch a public information campaign about the effects of a no—deal brexit. the guardian leads with a warning from a think tank that a no—deal brexit would make the government's domestic spending pledges unaffordable. the mirror says british holiday—makers are at risk of violence in some popular holiday destinations. so a varied set of front pages, let's take a look at some of them in more detail. i saw you frantically looking at them, it is brexit heavy. the papers have dropped a bit late for us to scrutinise them totally but already i'm thinking, where are the women in this? let's start with the express. it's all about "beefing up". we'll come onto the second biggest advertising campaign since the second world war. on the front page of the expres

on top of that, you have a vauxhall, the boss of vauxhall, he has put out warnings before about brexite tangible effect. allan when it can threaten 1000 jobs. a lot of people are there who are very jobs. a lot of people are there who are very committed to working there. that is a concern. they are not saying that will definitely happen if but putting out a strong warning, slightly stronger than the one they put out last year, saying they will move if they have two. the warnings coming out make things a lot more tangible for people, don't they? they certainly do. we'll be speaking to the new foreign secretary dominic raab in about five minutes. three people have been killed and 15 injured after a gunman opened fire at a food festival in california. it happened at the annual garlic festival in the small town of gilroy. police say they shot dead a fourth person, believed to be the gunman. andy moore reports. 0h, oh, what is going on? what is going on? that is the question everyone was asking. why would someone with an assault rifle opened fire on men, women and children enjoying a food fe

the owner of vauxhall warns it will pull out of the uk if brexit hits profits, as the cbi says neither the eu are ready for a no—deal. but the government remains confident. there won't be any delays, we are determined to ensure that we leave on october the 31st, and it's my job to make sure the country is ready. and borisjohnson is in scotland, calling for unity, but he faces opposition to a no—deal brexit from the first minister and the scottish tory leader. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me. and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon, i'm will perry with your latest sports news. can you belive it, this weekend the new football season offically gets underway. jurgen klopp has dismissed talk that sunday's community shield clash with manchester city is a curtain raiser and has described it as a final. liverpool lost again in pre—season yesterday — this time a 3—0 defeat against napoli in edinburgh. it follows defeats against borussia dortmund and sevilla in the united states. nothing to do for me for the rest of the season is

a warning today about the ellesmere port car plant which produces the vauxhall astra.de that used to be owned by general motors will stop it is now owned by french car—maker psa. its boss had always been quite cool on brexit but the mood music had been supportive, he said if they got what they regarded as the right brexit deal than the plant at ellesmere port would be able to make the new vauxhall astra model coming along in 2021, but he told the financial times overnight that the language has hardened quite a bit and it would need to be profitable, otherwise the work would go to another plant in southern europe. he said they have identified that plant and they would make a decision in the next few months as to whether the next few months as to whether the work would go there or to ellesmere port. psa have put out a statement this morning reverting back to the original line saying it is all about what brexit deal we get. but there seems to be a hardening of the attitude, and it all seems to be to do with the 0ctober all seems to be to do with the october 31 deadline. t

another warning about the future of com making in the united kingdom often breaks it the head off vauxhall own a p s a's says the company could be forced to stop producing its mid-sized astra model at its plant in the north of england a 1000 people work at the site liverpool. told the financial times he would have to move production out of britain if it became unprofitable astra's have produced elsewhere in europe on the the opel brightened. well p.s.a. is only the latest in a long line of comic is reviewing their strategy for the u.k. several comic us have announced plant closures including honda and ford while others include nissan and jack. have opted to build some models overseas so for more let's talk about this topic now with tom bruce he is dean of durham law school and professor of law and to government at durham university which is also in the north of england good to have you with us please tell me i mean u.k. comic as they just want britain's new prime minister boris johnson but a no deal breaks it would be end quote existential threat to the industry how important is the car in

a warning from vauxhall that it could move all its production from ellesemere port to southern europe! panic at food festival in california as a man opens fire

vauxhall, like much of the car industry have been warning of the implications of it no—deal brexit forl makes building them here at ellesmere port and profitable. preparation has been done, we will be stepping that up, reaching out to sectors of businesses that do feel vulnerable and will be more affected. let us remember, the car sector has been affected by a range of other issues including the diesel situation and demand in china. the industry is certainly under pressure. on that is closing its swindon site, ford are to close their bridgend plants, and nissan are opting for more japanese production lines. car manufacturing is a competitive business. there is always a fight for the next contract and everyone here on the world knows how much is at stake. it is the kids i feel for, there is nothing here for as then nothing for them. they are going to use brexit as an excuse to close it. it will be a huge blow to the community. the local mp says it feels that the government is not on the side of the uk workforce. this comes off the back of the new prime minister appointing a very right—w

the french parent company of the car—maker vauxhall says it could move all production from its factoryle. more than a thousand workers are employed at the plant. well our consumer affairs correspondent, colletta smith, is there for us. this is not the first time that the french parent company has talked about the impact of brexit on vauxhall will stop how seriously should we take this latest threat? what we are hearing is really more meat on the bones of what the company issued in a statement about four weeks ago, i was standing just here on the spot talking about the implications of what could have been and potentially is still a good announcement for workers here. the 1000 workers here at this plant. that is the parent company said they wa nted that is the parent company said they wanted to build the new model of the astra here in the uk at ellesmere port rather than at any of their other sites, particularly a plant in germany. yet even at that stage four weeks ago they put an overarching concern over it saying it depends on what day of the uk government reaches when it comes to brex

monday morning's financial times, reveals the french carmaker that owns vauxhall will pull all productionnd europe — if profits fall post brexit. it puts more than 1,000 jobs at risk. and to australia — and the front page of the sydney morning herald. rising swimming star shayna jack has tested positive for a banned substance. the news has sent shockwaves through the country. but the 20—year—old insists she will fight to clear her name. iran has warned it will continue to ignore limits on its nuclear development if an international agreement cannot be salvaged. it has described international talks held in vienna today as "constructive", but has accused the uk of violating the terms by seizing an oil tanker earlier this month. i've been speaking to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. the iranian deputy foreign minister who was the chief delegate at the talk said that the meeting was constructive which was positive but inconclusive. i think iran has been very tough with the other signatories of this deal ever since the united states pulled out and started imposing sanctions b

a warning from vauxhall that it could move all its production from ellesemere port to southern europe the plant. panic at food festival in california as a man opens fire, killing four people including two children. up up to his neck in water, the dramatic rescue of a father who became trapped in rocks at a norfolk beach. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kevin schofield, editor of politicshome and kate proctor, political reporter for the evening standard. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. prime minister borisjohnson‘s visit to scotland makes many of tomorrow's papers — with a picture of him meeting scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, on the front of the metro. the paper reports that mrjohnson‘s visit was met with boos. today's fall in the pound leads tomorrow's financial times — as sterling hits its lowest level since article 50 was triggered back in march 2017. the times leads on the same story — with traders warning that sterling could fall further in coming weeks as the possibility of a no—deal

the carmaker vauxhall has warned of the impact brexit could have on around 1,000 jobs at its factoryxit makes its business here unprofitable. injune, the carmaker announced it would make the next generation of the astra, its best selling car, in the uk and at another factory in germany. it warned the decision would depend on the final brexit terms swedish climate activist greta thunberg has accepted a ride across the atlantic by boat to attend two key climate conferences. thunberg refuses to fly because of the environmental impact of air travel. the teenager will make the journey aboard a high—speed18—metre yacht built to race around the globe so she can attend the un climate action summit in new york. the government in ethiopia claims it's helped its people plant more than 350 million trees in a day,claiming what they believe is a world record. prime minister abiy ahmed led the project, which aims to counter the effects of deforestation and climate change in the drought—prone country. ramzan karmali reports. prime minister abiy ahmed getting stuck in as he launched his green legacy

staying with brexit — the boss of psa — which owns vauxhall — says it could move all production fromerpool if brexit makes it unprofitable. carlos tavares made the comments to the financial times — which says the move would probably lead to the closure of the site threatening 1,000 jobs. masayoshi son, the chief executive of japan's softbank, says his firm will invest $2 billion in 6rab, south east asia's most popular ride—sharing firm. softbank also plans to help 6rab build a second headquarters in the indonesian capital. europe's largest low—cost carrier, rya nair says its profit in the first quarter of the year fell by 21% despite an 11% rise in sales. earlier, the airline warned fares would fall in its key summer season this year — blamed on overcapacity in germany and concerns over brexit in the uk john strickland joins us, he's from jls consulting. what do you make of these figures? the figures did not surprise the market, the airline has been guiding that profitability would be done, they've been hit on revenues aside, shares are down as a function of market capacity, rya nair

the carmaker vauxhall has warned of the impact brexit could have on around 1,000 jobs at its factoryt of the uk if brexit makes its business here unprofitable. injune, the carmaker announced it would make the next generation of the astra, its bestselling car, in the uk and at another factory in germany. it warned the decision would depend on the final brexit terms. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: death threats return to the streets of northern ireland. dissident republicans are enforcing a renewed code of silence. cheering the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh. once an everyday part of the soldiers' lot, drudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. if one is on one's own, in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i don't really see why people should wander in and say, you're doing something wrong. six rare white lion cubs are on the prowl at worcestershire park and, already, they have been met with a roar of approval from vis

the labour leader referred to the announcement by vauxhall that their new model would be built at ellesmerere only if a satisfactory brexit deal was reached. why doesn't she speak to both of the candidates that succeed her, and just remind them that as they trade insults over no—deal, it's thousands ofjobs that are at risk the more they ratchet up their rhetoric? the right honourable gentleman was saying, "what would i say to workers at ellesmere port"? i'll tell him what i would say to workers at ellesmere port — i and the vast majority of conservative members in this house voted to protect theirjobs! the labour party — the labour party whipped three times against a deal. the labour party whipped three times for no—deal. the threat to those ellesmere port jobs is from the labour party! as i recall it, mr speaker, it was this party that put a motion forward to take no—deal off the table. theresa may mocked him. "it was the labour party that put a motion to abandon no deal to take it off the table through into this house." the trouble is when it came to the votes that mattered, when it came

. —— i live in vauxhall and almost all party members there have been trying to deselect kate hoey andthey could possibly face the selection, you are often talking about the very beginning of the process. ellie reeves. talking about the very beginning of the process. ellie reeveslj remember the process. ellie reeves.” remember talking to chris mullin. he wrote a book about how to deselect yourmp wrote a book about how to deselect your mp back wrote a book about how to deselect yourmp back in wrote a book about how to deselect your mp back in the 70s. his argument shows that the selection shows are to be for different reasons. 0ften shows are to be for different reasons. often it has been because mps have been around for a long time and have been lazy or out of touch, it wasn't about a left or right thing. evenjeremy corbyn allies could face it, let alone critics. his mp had been down since the 19305, his mp had been down since the 1930s, this is at the end of the 70s. he owned the officers the local party worked out of, his secretary in his office and law firm was also the secretary of

labourformer minister kate hoey has announced she will stand down as mp for vauxhall at the next election. heather mills has received a public apology in court from news group newspapers today following her civil action for damages against them over phone—hacking. the former model and ex—wife of sir paul mccartney was awarded undisclosed damages in february — reportedly the largest single court settlement — following allegations her phone was hacked by the news of the world in 2001. keith doyle reports. heather mills arrived at the royal courts ofjustice knowing she was about to get a public apology and substantial damages from news group newspapers, the owners of the sun and the now closed down news of the world. her phone had been hacked over a period of nine years, resulting in 1111 stories that she said contained private, personal information about her and her family, including her sister. a story which appeared in the news of the world about her throwing a ring out of a window during a row with her ex—husband, sir paul mccartney, is thought to have been a direct result of her phone b

the french parent company of the carmaker vauxhall says it could move all production from its factoryin cheshire if brexit makes it unprofitable. more than 1000 workers are employed at the plant and closing it would leave the van factory in luton as vauxhall‘s only presence in the uk. police are investigating suspected homophobic abuse after footage of a woman shouting "shame on you" at people on a pride march was shared online. a video posted on twitter shows a woman yelling at people, including one person in a rainbow flag. police say they are aware of the footage, which was reportedly taken at the waltham forest pride event in north east london on saturday. parts of the uk could face further flooding today with thunderstorms and heavy rain expected in south west england and wales. more than 20 flood warnings are already in place in the midlands and north west england, meaning immediate action should be taken. half a months worth of rain fell in just 2a hours across parts of england over the weekend. the duchess of sussex has become the first person to guest edit the september editi

and, within the last week, vauxhall has said that there decision to produce the new astra will be conditional any circumstances whatsoever. if you are shouting, stop it! you can do better and if you can't, it's about time you did! i've was going to suggest that the prime minister to speak to the candidates who succeed her and, remind them as they trade insults over no deal, remind its thousands ofjobs at risk the more they ratchet up their insults. i'll tell him what i will say to workers! i the vast majority of conservative members voted to protect theirjobs. the labour party whipped three times against a deal. the labour party whipped three times for no deal is, the threat to theirjobs is from the labour party! cheering you are overexcited! calm yourself. this party is about protecting jobs in this country, not crashing out without a deal! and with tariffs up to 40% on some basic foodstuffs can she set out exactly the impact no deal will have on food prices and on the farming industry in this country? he claims that the labour party stands up for protecting standards. it's not only voted th

the french parent company of the car—maker, vauxhall, says it could move all production from its factory of astra, if a no deal makes building them here at ellesmere port unprofitable. a load of preparation has already been done, but we are going to be stepping up that, reaching out to those sectors and businesses indeed that do feel vulnerable and will be more affected. let‘s remember, the car sector has been affected by a range of other issues including the diesel situation and demand in china. the industry is certainly under pressure. honda is closing its swindon site, ford are to close their bridgend plant and nissan are opting for more japanese production lines. car manufacturing is a competitive business, there is always a fight for the next contract and everyone here on the wirral knows just how much is at stake. it‘s the kids and that, that i feel for because they are our next generation and if there is nothing here for us, then what‘s here for them? i think they are just going to use brexit as an excuse to close it. it's already going to close. the local mp says it feels like th

labourformer minister kate hoey has announced she will stand down as mp for vauxhall at the next electionconstituents in which she said, after 30 years representing the constituency, she would "not seek re—election as a labour candidate". two baby beavers have been born at the conservation site at cropton forest. the animals are being released in the area as part of a project to see whether their dams can help prevent flooding. video captured at the site in yorkshire shows the babies — called kits — already swimming and settling into their new home. time for a look at the weather. here's louise. and you are looking at some stormy weather. this time last week we were talking about extreme heat in europe. they have had everything bar the kitchen sink thrown at them. the heat has gone but at a consequence. lots of storms in europe at the moment and this is a prudent example ofa moment and this is a prudent example of a shelf cloud. there it is. isn't it incredible. i am not that much of an anorak when it comes to clouds but i like this one. there have been some enormous thunderstorms across