wilco. wilco. what more do we know? they _ retailer wilco. what more do we know? they are _ retailer wilco. what more do we know? they are taking - retailer wilco. what more do we know? they are taking on - retailer wilco. what more do we know? they are taking on about| retailer wilco. what more do we l know? they are taking on about 15 stores. wilco's future is very much in the balance. it looks like b and m are snapping up some of the more choice sites. b and m have become more and more popular as people find their incomes squeezed. this will only add to its presence in the uk market. . . . only add to its presence in the uk market. , ., , ., ., market. chris, always good to have ou with market. chris, always good to have you with us- _ leaders of south—east asian countries known as asean are in indonesia for a summit which they hope will help to resolve the political turmoil in myanmar. leaders of south—east asian countries known as asean it is a critical time for the io—nation regional b

the big question is whether wilco as a brand will survive on the high street.cue deal with the canadian businessman doug putnam, the owner of hmv. at the end of last week it is thought to be edging towards a deal but now it seems that there are issues with suppliers, and you need them on board to provide stock on them on board to provide stock on the shelves and finalising funding. there are lots of moving parts that need to come together. that is still very much hanging in the balance. the administrators are said to be keen to try to give us a bit of time to get it over the line to see if they can save as many shops and stores as possible.— they can save as many shops and stores as possible. thanks very much for now, stores as possible. thanks very much for now. emma _ stores as possible. thanks very much for now, emma simpson, _ stores as possible. thanks very much for now, emma simpson, more - for now, emma simpson, more developments expected no tomorrow. turning to a visual treat for the next few minutes, the winners of this year's bird photographer of the

wilco has been mismanaged for years and an inelastic it ovr 77 million has been paid out to shareholders recently the hq was sold for 48 million before being released back. so can the prime minister reassure my constituents and all those nationally affected by the demise of wilco that he and the government will do everything in their power to help support people in jobs and make sure the redundancies and pensions are protected and we will take whatever action is available to first hold ownership to account? >> well, mr. , mr. speaker,y honorable friend knows some of the topics that he raise will be commercial matters for the company but i do know this is a concerning time for workers at wilco. by right honorable friend the business secretary is keeping close to develop its and we have already started supporting those that an inmate redone and we stand ready to support others to the fullest of our abilities. >> the head of the army general sir patrick has said the uk must forge an army capable of fighting alongside our allies and defeating russia in battles. so why is the government still

so watch this space when it comes to wilco. but think unless to wilco. unless you're at wilco, i you're happy to work at wilco, i would maybe the bigger would argue maybe the bigger issue the country is about issue for the country is about pensions that's to pensions and that's going to affect us one day. it's affect us all one day. it's affecting of people now, affecting a lot of people now, an us with an increasing number of us with an increasing number of us with an and there an ageing population and there seems bit hoo ha seems to be a bit of a hoo ha going yet again about the going on yet again about the triple lock, me thinking triple lock, it got me thinking right. how good do pensioners really have it? >> 5 really have it? >> well, let's have a look at why we talking about why are we talking about pensions of pensions today? it's because of the that out. the wage numbers that came out. so me. it's a little so bear with me. it's a little bit complexity but bit of complexity here, but we'll that and then we'll get through that and then we'll get th

a rescue deal for the wilco high street chain has fallen through, meaning all 400 of its stores across.k. will close by early october. all 12,500 who work there are likely to face redundancies. b&m's buying up to 50 stores and will rebrand them, and it is not clear if any wilco staff will be retained. you are live with bbc news. the north korean leader kim jong-un is believed to be on his way to russia to meet vladimir putin. the armored train mr. kim uses for visits has reportedly left pyongyang and the kremlin has confirmed that mr. kimball will visit in the coming days. it will be his first international trip in more than four years. leaders are expected to discuss the possibility of north korea providing russia with weapons to support its war in ukraine. a professor of russian politics at king's college london, senior analyst at the center for european policy analysis, stanley greene joins me from washington. thank you for joining us. tell us about this meeting. would this be expected? stanley: this has been in the works for a while. he had been hiding the fact that there were some

there has been a big surge in people doing up their homes, so you might have thought someone like wilcowhere you can buy something like toilet seats to paint brushes, might have been somewhere that was busier. but whatever the reason, details here just haven't been ringing. you will the manager of the sovereign here, formerly known as the sovereign centre. what does this mean to the site of the story is going? weill. centre. what does this mean to the site of the story is going?— site of the story is going? well, it is our anchor _ site of the story is going? well, it is our anchor sites, _ site of the story is going? well, it is our anchor sites, but _ site of the story is going? well, it is our anchor sites, but as - site of the story is going? well, it is our anchor sites, but as you - site of the story is going? well, it| is our anchor sites, but as you can see, it is fairly quiet and it has been quiet for a little while, so don't think it is going to make that much difference. only concerns are for the employees within the wilco stores and luckily they are all getting job successfu

the budget retailer has announced it will take on the leases of up to 71 wilco stores. expected to convert shops to the pound land brand, and offer roles for wilco staff. a judge in pakistan has ruled the five children found with the grandfather of sarah will be sent temporarily to a government childcare facility in the country. 10-year-old sarah wasound dead at a house in england last month. the children had traveled to pakistan from the u.k. with sarah's father, stepmother, and uncle. u.k.'s biggest chain is putting up its prices during peak hours. stonegate, which ones yates bars, will add 20 p2 the price of a pint in busy periods. it's is the dynamic pricing will under -- will cover increasing costs. you are live with bbc news. north korea's leader, kim jong-un, has arrived in russia. he is going to meet vladimir putin, but don't quite know when or where. he is expected soon. look at these pictures. this is kim jong-un crossing the border in that bullet proof train. here he is arriving at the border town. he got a warm welcome. let's take a listen. ♪ >> the band pla

they say they will take up to 51 of wilco's shops in a deal worth £30 million.d mid sharp losses and the shortage of cash. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. meet with the litter man of leicestershire, scott gibbins. whether it's car parks, pavements or laybys, scott's there with his bags and litter—picker. i'm out most times early doors because i beat the traffic and all that. but on that, a couple of hours on a saturday, i do a group—pick on sunday for two or three hours and a pick before the group—pick. and then i'll work, i'll work at a big airfield and i'll try and pick at least one or two bags every day there. you're quite dedicated. addicted, and dedicated. absolutely love it, absolutely love it. you've got the fresh air, exercise, a sense of achievement when you look back at what you've done and how many bags you've filled. i do it for the wildlife. so far this year, he's filled around 900 bags. that works out very roughly at three tonnes of litter. scott, who's 55 next week,

wilco driving chain stores with 12,000 employees in the uk has announced that another link has been added to the chain of corporate bankruptcies in this country , which has increased dramatically and this crisis has put many people under pressure, and in this situation, the bankruptcy of business owners and companies, frequent unfortunate news, modded think tank the economic and business research center in england, citing economic indicators , announced that the number of bankrupt companies in this country will double in the next year and will reach more than 28,000 companies . there was no economic growth this year and next year and the year after that, the economic situation will not improve, inflation will remain, and the combination of high inflation and high bank interest rates will hinder economic growth , as a result, the purchasing power of people and the amount of business investment will decrease again. organization for economic cooperation and development announced next year among the members of the group of 20, england's economic situation will only be better than argentina, a

google installer has recently officially announced the bankruptcy of wilco, a chain of stores with 12 thousand employees in england, and it is a link in the chain of bankruptcy of companies in this country. it was added that the cost of living has increased dramatically, and this crisis has put many people under pressure, and in this situation, the bankruptcy of business owners and companies and frequent unfortunate news has become the think tank of the economic research center and businesses with the name of economy. head in england, citing economic indicators, he announced that the number of bankrupt companies in this country will double next year and will reach more than 28,000 companies . the economic situation will not improve next year and the year after that, inflation will remain and the combination of high inflation and high bank interest rates will hinder economic growth , the purchasing power of people and the amount of investment in businesses will be even lower. argentina will be better and in the second category of the worst economic growth has been placed in this group.

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. >> jorge avila, the coach of spain's wilco -- world cup winning football team has been sacked, and feeling is he has been sacked in great part because of his close relationship with luis rubiales, the controversial president of the federation, has been suspended by fifa, footballs will governing body, because of the kiss he gave in sydney, a kiss he said was consensual and she says was not. now the government is trying to remove mr. rubiales from his post, and that process is taking longer than the government would like, however, the federation is taking this measure to remove his ally, jorge vilda, and that is seen as significant, as the federation tries to turn the page on this whole affair, even though mr. ruby alice -- rubiales remains in his post. a new coach has been a new coach has been opposed -- appointed, montse tome, who was in vilda's coaching staff, and she was the first female coach of spain's women's team. >> two workers have been arrested in northern china after allegedly damaging a section of china's iconic rate all -- great wall. steve mcdonnell reports. >> machin

the former wilco says it's operations have skyrocketed in recent years. when you do mood uh when i can follow, you wouldn't be able to move in for an cloud and hide it. that'll be fine. well you know that. ready you know, yeah, we could die. all you can, we find that out and i brought them on the line and we get our new 30. we are, we could do the he alleges that was inside the farm. also risk serious injury. skinner, to put on the top trash move on to try me on something by the clock that's out. those are on the my let's apple floor for our come come, you're coming. but i mean, come tomorrow comes to bypass you for her. clunky, honestly the store manager titled luis mendoza belong at the top for the top of my ink. i'm 45 and they're not even installed and i'm on long learning r. he says that he complained to management but was fired. he suspects that, not all the monkeys upgrade inside the from, i mean, i definitely probably gave you found isaac brought me to the us authorities accuse by any, by or conspiring with corrupt cambodian government officials t

despite its long history, wilco's just hasn't kept up.e cream from your face and some tea towels and you know, all and glove and tidy for the sink. don't know what's got that. and i'm hoping somebody�*s going to take it. oh, well, don't look good. that the future is bleak for more than 10,000 staff across the chain. some stores may be sold on to rivals like poundland or the range, but that's no guarantee staff will keep theirjobs. poundland and wilko both trade in very similar locations, so there's often a wilko and a poundland side by side on ebay, and in that instance they probably favour their own staff. so it's likely that they would unfortunately get rid of the wilko staff that are in the wilko store. a real sadness from staff and customers alike. a london court has remanded 21—year—old terror suspect daniel khalife in custody. he is charged with escaping from wandsworth prison. khalife was arrested on a canal towpath in north west london on saturday, four days after he allegedly escaped. he was pulled off a bike by a plainclothes co

a rescue dealfor wilco has been failed as rising costs have complicated a possible deal. workers and hundreds of stores across the uk uncertain. the nhs is rolling out booster shots of covid and flu vaccines to older people living in care homes in england, as concerns grow over a the spread of a new covid variant. the rollout begins today to protect those at most risk. there have been 34 confirmed cases of ba.2.86 so far, with 28 of those in one care home. the german car giant bmw is expected to announce plans to invest hundreds of millions of pounds in its mini factory near oxford to build a new generation of electric cars. production of two new electric mini models is due to begin at the plant in cowley in 2026. you're live with bbc news. north korean leader kim jong un�*s train appears to have left for russia — that's according to south korea's yonhap news agency. speculation has been mounting that kim, who rarely leaves his country and has not travelled since the coronavirus pandemic started, will meet russia's president vladimir putin to discuss arms deals. russia is

despite its long history, wilco's just hasn't kept up.nal bits, just some cream from your face and some tea towels and you know, all and glove and tidy for the sink. don't know what's got that. and i'm hoping somebody�*s going to take it. oh, well, don't look good. that the future is bleak for more than 10,000 staff across the chain. some stores may be sold on to rivals like poundland or the range, but that's no guarantee staff will keep theirjobs. poundland and wilko both trade in very similar locations, so there's often a wilko and a poundland side by side on ebay, and in that instance they probably favour their own staff. so it's likely that they would unfortunately get rid of the wilko staff that are in the wilko store. a real sadness from staff and customers alike. the trades union congress is under way in liverpool. the tuc announced it's reporting the uk government to the united nations watchdog on workers' rights over its new strikes law. the government says the bill will help maintain a basic function and minimum safety levels in

the gmb trade union has announced all 400 wilco stills will close by early october. the country. it is understood no bidders are interested in running shops under the wilko name although some parties are interested in rebranding the stores. the billionaire owner of hmv hopes to keep up to 300 wilko shops open but his bid failed. rising costs complicated the deal. further redundancies and store closures are expected to be announced soon. we will bring you more on that story as and when we get it. shoppers will also be feeling the impact of the wilko closures. , . . , , feeling the impact of the wilko closures. , ., ._ , ., feeling the impact of the wilko closures. , ., , ., , , closures. they always had the stuff in there and _ closures. they always had the stuff in there and it _ closures. they always had the stuff in there and it was _ closures. they always had the stuff in there and it was good _ closures. they always had the stuff in there and it was good stuff. - closures. they always had the stuff in there and it was good stuff. i - closures. they always had the

all 400 of the wilco stores across the uk will close by early october.. another discount retailer is buying up another discount retailer is buying up to 51 stores, but it will rebrand them, and it is not clear if any staff will be retained. you are live with bbc news. the north korean leader kimjong—un is believed to be on his way to russia to meet vladimir putin. the armoured train that mr kim uses forforeign visits has reportedly left pyongyang, and the kremlin has confirmed the north korean leader will visit russia "in the coming days". it will be the north korean leader's first international trip in more than four years and the first since the pandemic. the two leaders will likely discuss the possibility of north korea providing moscow with weapons to support its war in ukraine. professor of russian politics at king's college london and senior analyst at the center for european policy analysis samuel greene isjoining me now from washington. hello to you, thank you so much for joining us. tell us about this meeting, would this be expected? well, this

wilco. talking, wilco. 400 stores, a real of the 400 stores, a real staple of the high particularly in the high street, particularly in the north the midlands. 12,000 north and the midlands. 12,000 employees it put for in administration in middle of administration in the middle of august. there's just august. since then, there's just been who's going to been a bun fight. who's going to buy much are they going buy it? how much are they going to buy? now, look, wilko has some valuable some really valuable sites on really streets, and really good high streets, and some are going to be some of those are going to be snapped them aren't snapped up. some of them aren't going be snapped up. we know going to be snapped up. we know that the discounter b&m are going buy 50 stores out of going to buy 50 stores out of the 400. they've committed to that. the of that. we know that the likes of pepco, the owns poundland, pepco, the that owns poundland, the is another online. the range is another online. they're looking for

let's update wilco with the update you now on wilco with the latest in the twists and turns, the gmbaying it looks as if it will be disappearing from our high streets, for all hundred stores across the uk to close as by early october. that's according to the union releasing a statement in the past few minutes. >> it means redundancies now look likely for all 12,500 staff at the family owned business. our national reporter theo theo chikomba is live for us now outside a wilko in gravesend and theo, there is plenty of love for wilko. still amongst the british public. they'll be so upset about this . upset about this. >> they will. and they are this afternoon. just a few moments ago, i was just speaking to someone who works inside here and saying her husband went through a similar situation in a similar department store, a high street store in this area . and street store in this area. and she's saying what a shame it is. we're seeing wilko coming off our high streets. a few moments ago i did go inside just to have ago i did go inside just to have a look how are inside and a look how th

more to come wilco shutting up come on.y is the wilkinson family to blame ? we'll be family to blame? we'll be speaking to people at one store in stafford, which is shutting first news headlines with . ray first news headlines with. ray >> good afternoon . 1:32. our top >> good afternoon. 1:32. our top stories . the barclays bank is stories. the barclays bank is cutting over 450 staff unite the union, which represents staff at the bank , said its members were the bank, said its members were informed earlier on today. they've branded the decision unnecessary and unjustified , unnecessary and unjustified, saying it will leave people gravely concerned about their job security and livelihoods. they're also criticising barclays for cutting jobs at a time when it's making big, big profits . gb news can reveal that profits. gb news can reveal that more than 3000 migrants have crossed the english channel over the last 11 days. it coincides with the longest run of good weather. so far this year. home office figures show that 144 cha

well, a spanish wilco when it jenny, have my service filed a legal complaints against the football federations suspended president louis rubio . and as it means reveal, as could now face criminal charges, prosecutors had already lost a sexual assault investigation into ruby. all is, is accused of kissing a mazda on the legs without her consent, after spain one the will tied to the last month. meanwhile, spain's men's captain dunney cover. how is the pits of defend ruby alice, despite the men's team officially condemning, reveal his behavior in a statement 2 days ago, the ramah to defend the same holly suppose the time i so he will. so i sympathized with the federations presidents and then going through to gauge and, and that's how i would think, i've never said that jenny is not the victim here. what i have said is that everyone's presumption of innocence must always be preserved. i have not pointed absolutely, and anyone is the victim or the persecutor. i can understand that if jenny is going through a tough time, she should be supported. just like everyone else. i do not think the spanish fo

tony says the failure wilco general failure of wilco and the general demise street is demise of the high of the war against the car. nowhere to park against the car. nowhere to park a car a direct influence on a car is a direct influence on the buy it online in the decision to buy it online in london is different from the rest generally rest of the uk. but generally people like public people don't like public transport and they try to avoid it. tony. transport and they try to avoid it. right. tony. >> right. >> right. >> so true. >> so true. >> but nigel nelson supports the extension of the ultra low emission zone all right, emission zone that's all right, though. right . though. that's all right. >> nigel and tanya are back with us studio. studio morning us in the studio. studio morning bow to support it. >> got a horrible , rotten, >> nigel got a horrible, rotten, wretched by your mayor wretched scheme by your mayor sadiq khan. >> ulez not. >> ulez not. >> yeah. are you are you a fan of sadiq khan, by the way? >> yeah, i am actually. oh, yes, he is. >> just about. oh, good. i'm glad th

administrators have said a further 9100 wilco employees will be made redundant by early october.comes after a last ditch bailout by hmv failed the company had been in discussions to buy around 200 stores. the first 24 outlets are now scheduled to shut their doors tomorrow . this is gb news doors tomorrow. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car , on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now it's back to . michelle news. now it's back to. michelle thanks for tatiana michelle dewberry with you till 7:00 tonight. >> richard . you're my first >> richard. you're my first email of the day. you're saying, why are you standing in that position at the opening of your show? you look like you're doing a photoshoot for homes and gardens magazine. i confirm gardens magazine. i can confirm that i'm not auditioning for any magazine, quite frankly , just magazine, quite frankly, just mixing little bit, mixing it up a little bit, keeping your toes . keeping you all on your toes. anyway, i'm with you until 7:00 tonight. the ceo of first property group and the form

and finally, administrators have said a further 9100 wilco employees will be made redundant by early october. it comes after a last ditch bailout by hmv failed the company had been in discussions to buy around 200 stores in the first. 24 outlets are now scheduled to shut their doors tomorrow. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's time for headliners . headliners. >> hello and welcome to headliners with me, simon evans joining me tonight to go through tuesday's front pages. we have comedians bruce devlin and nicholas de santo. >> good evening, gentlemen . how >> good evening, gentlemen. how are you? >> hello. are you well ? >> hello. are you well? >> hello. are you well? >> yes. excellent. >> yes. excellent. >> it's our first night combined effort, nick. >> but you've. you've performed on this in this function before. you're familiar? >> yes. >> yes. >> looking forward to this one. the hard right political bias we expect you. expect from you. >> been drilled on that. >> you've been drilled on that. >

wilco is a well known and well loved high street retailer . it loved high street retailer.ard . and i hope the forward. and i hope the government will look at what can be done to salvage any opportunities to in order to make sure that those people don't lose their jobs. >> a busy week ahead for your boss, sir keir starmer, but he still managed to to do still managed to find time to do a pretty extensive live interview the sunday times interview with the sunday times yesterday which line came yesterday in which the line came out saying, i only i can bring order to the border. pretty audacious claim , isn't it, for audacious claim, isn't it, for someone who. well, he's made his career as a lefty lawyer , as is career as a lefty lawyer, as is so often described and well, he's opposed to the rwanda scheme . and of course, labour, scheme. and of course, labour, famous for its internationalist outlook on life. how can we trust labour on trying to grapple the issue of the small boats ? well let me be clear. boats? well let me be clear. >> this is something that we take very seriou

the gmb union says all of wilco's 400 stores will close by early october after meeting with administratorsuled to shut their doors tomorrow . shoppers in doors tomorrow. shoppers in gravesend in kent have been talking about the impact of the closures . closures. >> i feel so sorry for the staff . i don't feel sorry for the owners . owners. >> what they've done is disgrace lasting. >> it's a shame for all the people that work there. for a start. and it's just a shame that wilko's is closing for people to get unemployed and in towns that known gravesend , it's towns that known gravesend, it's not right . not right. >> you're up to date on gb news across the uk, on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play your smart speaker by saying play gb it's back to . patrick >> well, we start this hour with some breaking news. gb news can reveal that daniel khalife , who reveal that daniel khalife, who appeared in court today after he escaped from wandsworth prison, is now being held in the uk's most secure jail belmarsh category . a khalife sparked a category. a khalife

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