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wilko started as a single hardware store in 1930. what you need is wilko!o has just got too many shots on high street shops on high street locations where costs are generally higher. but many shoppers are coming here, to retail parks. free parking, it's easier to collect large items, that's why one of its big rivals is here and there is a poundland over there as well. wilko has been left behind amid challenging economic times. in a statement, its boss said... for now, its business as usual but huge uncertainty for its 12,500 staff. workers are devastated. many gmb members are incredibly loyal to wilko. they have worked for the business, in some cases for decades, in some cases you have multi—generations of families that work for wilko. administrators are now looking for a buyer. it is understood there is interest, including several retailers, with i several retailers, with a hope that many shops could be saved but the clock is now ticking to secure a rescue deal in another blow for struggling high streets. emma simpson, bbc news, slough. let's talk to andre

wilko has _ of the country. thank you for that update. wilko has collapsed - of the country.update. wilko has collapsed into | update. wilko has collapsed into administration putting 12,000 jobs at risks. the retailer said it was unable to find emergency investment to save its 400 shops across the uk. our correspondents has the latest. 0ur correspondents has the latest. we have learned that wilko founded in leicester has some 408 stores across the uk and has gone into administration. we knew the company was in trouble, they said a few days ago they had given themselves a better buying time to find a buyer and sought a rescue deal. is this morning the ceo has written to the 12,000 employees essentially saying we ran out of time, we did what we could but, unfortunately we are unable to find a buyer and save the business without it going into administration. so this morning, pwc had been appointed as administrators for the company. what follows now is an effort to save as manyjobs and stores as possible. they could well be a buyer that decides to buy it from administration but,

wilko started as a single hardware store in 1930. what you need is wilko! smooth as silk, lovely paint, lovely paint. i and here is another problem. these days, wilko has just got too many shops and high street locations where costs are generally higher. but many shoppers are coming here, to retail parks. free parking, it is easier to collect large items, that's why one of its big rivals is here and there's a poundland over there as well. wilko has been left behind amid challenging economic times. for now, it is business as usual but huge uncertainty for its 12,500 staff. workers are devastated. many gmb members are incredibly loyal to wilko. they have worked for the business in some cases for decades, in some cases you have multi—generations of families that work for wilko. administrators are looking for a buyer. it is understood there is interest, including several retailers, with the hope that many shops could be saved, but the clock is now ticking to secure a rescue deal in another blow for struggling high streets. emma simpson, bbc news, slough. police

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three weeks since wilko colla sed, happened. three weeks since wilko collapsed. one _ happened.apsed, one of the _ happened. three weeks since wilko collapsed, one of the uk's - happened. three weeks since wilko collapsed, one of the uk's biggest. collapsed, one of the uk's biggest discount retailers. the clock is now ticking. at the end of last week, completely from left field, there was a bit from the company to a private equity firm led by a former metals and mining banker with no apparent retail experience, coming in with a £90 million offer to take the entire business, the 400 stores, and guarantee all the jobs for two years. so, pwc started discussions and doing background checks, and at the end of the day, after the checks, it concluded it was not viable. in other words, there was no proof that it had the necessary funds. so, what happens now? the best and only hope now for wilko is for negotiations with doug paxman, the canadian businessman and owner of hmv. he is in negotiations take on a substantial number of stores, but not the company's hq or distribution centre. the

this could mean very bad news for many of the 12,500 people who work for wilko.ng to hear from wilko itself, but that is the news for now. more on this story as and when we get it. the former conservative mp antoinette sandbach has asked to be removed from an academic�*s research that connects her to a slave—owning ancestor. malik al nasir named ms sandbach as a descendant of samuel sandbach, a liverpool merchant who had a stake in plantations in the west indies in a 2021 video. she argues the links are not in the public interest. and that they breach her right to privacy. well, we can now speak to the poet, author and researcher who outlined the ancestral connection between antionette sandbach and samuel sandbach — malik al nasir. why did you decide to conduct this research? i why did you decide to conduct this research? . , , why did you decide to conduct this research? ., , , ., why did you decide to conduct this research? . , , ., , research? i was trying to find my own ancestry- — research? i was trying to find my own ancestry. my _ research? i was trying to

. is just all wilko.t. you will have that. have have an opinion on that. have you to likes you moved to the likes of poundland b&m, was poundland and b&m, which was really ground? oh well, really the ground? oh well, i have to say i used wilko almost every week when i was at university i university and ever since i don't think i've been in the shop years years and shop for years and years and years. this it. has the years. this is it. has the internet taken over? have other brands taken over? let us brands taken over? do let us know you think of that. but know what you think of that. but do stay with us because coming up, begin four up, junior doctors begin a four day the number day strike while nhs the number of people waiting to start routine in routine hospital treatment in england high. england hits a record high. we'll be getting our teeth into that after your morning news with rhiannon . ali with rhiannon. ali >> thank you. good morning. it's 1033. your top stories from the newsroom. the prime minis

that's why it's called wilko . so what it's called wilko. so what happensin it's called wilko.there's always a kind of stand off and a kind of white knuckle ride as we approach the deadline. trade unions saying that they think the talks are to going collapse and redundancies are to going be announced. other other bidders are saying, no, we're still here, we're negotiating, negotiating, obviously , there's huge obviously, there's huge potential value . all those high potential value. all those high street sites , another discounter street sites, another discounter can come in and rebrand just like a lot of woolworths were rebranded . there's a woolworths rebranded. there's a woolworths 200m from my house and it's and it's now a qd. it's been rebranded and to all intents and purposes it sells roughly the same thing . same thing. >> was one of the problems here though that the gmb was trying to get the whole thing sold off lock, barrel, is lock, stock and barrel, which is what i 400 shops, 12,500 what i think 400 shops, 12,500 workers because of course some of those retail outlets

while wilko, under available.e, 12,000 jobs could be at risk. >> so that's the indication of what's actually happening out there in the high street and in there in the high street and in the real economy. but more reaction coming up on the bank of england. interest rise of england. interest rate rise and we'll be heading to the prime minister's manor house and find out who he's got visiting him and why they're doing that . him and why they're doing that. more coming up welcome back to the live desk here on gb news with greenpeace activist we believe still on the roof of the prime minister's manor house. they've been there since about 6:00 this morning saying they're going to hold firm for now. there they are. protests at the uk's oil drilling practise. and of course, that latest announcement from the governor, from the government campaigners, they scaled the wall at rishi sunak private home, the walls of his mansion that is draping that massive oil black piece of fabnc massive oil black piece of fabric over it. >>

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wilko has collapsed.he company's appointed administrator , after appointed administrator, after failing to secure a rescue deal, putting around 12,000 jobs at risk . the chain has been unable risk. the chain has been unable to find emergency investment to save its 400 stores across the uk . its chief executive saying uk. its chief executive saying the retailer had no choice but to enter into administration after leaving no stone unturned in efforts to revive the business. the home secretary says anyone who took part in suspected looting on london's oxford street yesterday must be hunted down and locked up. nine people were arrested as police wielding batons clashed with dozens of youngsters. it followed posts on tiktok, encouraging people to steal from a well known sports store. some outlets shut their doors as crowds gathered and officers issued 34 dispersal orders. suella braverman linked it to lawlessness seen in american cities . wildfires in hawaii have cities. wildfires in hawaii have killed at leas

wilko goes into administration. and wilko used to be wilkinson did it?yeah, i think it was called wilkinson. >> that was the name of the shop . yeah. >> they shaun bailey in style. >> they shaun bailey in style. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> or america. yeah. or american style, because we had something like that too, which is with tonnes of things anyway. and and they're out of they're going to go out of business and if they go out of business, it will mean that people buying stuff. people will stop buying stuff. wait second. was a joke. wait a second. that was a joke. that a joke. people aren't that was a joke. people aren't going stuff. going to stop buying stuff. i mean, obviously, people like wilkinson wilkos. i mean, particularly right now when there's of living crisis, there's a cost of living crisis, you know, wilko was famous for having brands and you having you got brands and you got, you know, other stuff that rock bottom prices and there were no other shops. that were no other shops. is that what you're asking? no, there are there are other shops. ther

the wilko collapse — thousands of redundancies are likely after administrators fail to find a buyer. india puts a lander on the moon, allowing its south pole to be explored for the first time. on bbc london... the football on newsnight at 10:30pm... does a fatal plane crash north of moscow mean that to vladimir putin has killed the wagner leader, yevgeny prigozhin, once his closest acolyte, in revenge for his insurrection government department sent him letters he could not read. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at ten. first tonight the news that has been developing from russia all evening, the plane crash that appears to have killed a man whose mercenary fighters have attacked ukraine and who just two months ago led a mutiny against vladimir putin. in the last hour, it's been confirmed that yevgeny prigozhin head of the wagner group was on board a private jet that crashed near moscow. this is still very much an evolving situation, one that the uk government says it is monitoring. in the us president biden has said there's not much that happens in russia that putin's not behi

and i'd to what i'd be fascinated to know what that brought from wilko that fella brought from wilkothat fella brought from wilko that says couldn't get in that he says he couldn't get in bank wherever was, bank or wherever it was, whenever wilko, whenever i've been in wilko, i've say, i've always i've got to say, i've always found it pretty empty. and do we need shops like that now? you've got your on b and m, got your eyes on b and m, they're aren't they're flying, aren't they? home you've your home bargains. you've got your middle you. aldi middle aisle aren't you. aldi and lidl and all those kind of places. so it a sign of the places. so is it a sign of the times or something else? times or is it something else? you in touch and tell me you get in touch and tell me your thoughts alongside me by the till 7:00 tonight. the way, till 7:00 tonight. leader the heritage leader of the heritage party, david and david kirton, and the contributing editor novara contributing editor at novara media, walker. got media, michael walker. i've got lots tonight, lots coming your way tonight, but a

well, what does it mean for wilko's employees and shops?ys, when they are appointed, they're likely to say shops will continue to trade is normal. but for wilco, it has not been business as usualfor wilco, it has not been business as usual for quite some time. they were announced that they would... we knew the business was in trouble. in a very emotional letter, it has to be said to the staff, the ceo said they had an amount of interest in the last few days significantly, including offers to essentially take over the firm. however, they weren't able to complete it quickly enough, given that the cash position they've got. that would assume that there are potential buyers out there for at least part of the business, but the question remains to be seen — who would want to take the business on? with a take on all of the stores? they would face the same problems that wilko itself is facing. being priced out by other competitors, often being in the wrong locations now for the stuff that it sells. also, whoever buys it would keep the brand going b

leaders from the west african regional bloc, ecowas hold and uk homeware chain, wilko, collapses into administration, putting around 12,000 jobs at risk. signed for it. hello, i'm maryam moshiri. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in the us state of hawaii. the death toll from the wildfires in the us state of hawaii has now risen to at least 36 people. large parts of the tourist town of lahaina on the island of maui have been burned to the ground. firefighters are still trying to get the fires under control. there were reports some people had jumped into the ocean to escape the fast—moving flames. this is the aftermath of the wildfires. officials said it is still difficult to determine the true extent of the damage on maui, and have warned the death toll may rise. some of the people caught up players we just had the worst disaster i have ever seen. it's burnt to a crisp. it's like an apocalypse. woke up this morning and got on our phones temperatures of our house down to the slab, nothing but smoke. the winds picked up, i everyt

wilko goes into administration. and wilko used to be wilkinson did it?yeah, i think it was called wilkinson. >> that was the name of the shop . yeah. >> they shaun bailey in style. >> they shaun bailey in style. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> or america. yeah. or american style, because we had something like that too, which is with tonnes of things anyway. and and they're out of they're going to go out of business and if they go out of business, it will mean that people buying stuff. people will stop buying stuff. wait second. was a joke. wait a second. that was a joke. that a joke. people aren't that was a joke. people aren't going stuff. going to stop buying stuff. i mean, obviously, people like wilkinson wilkos. i mean, particularly right now when there's of living crisis, there's a cost of living crisis, you know, wilko was famous for having brands and you having you got brands and you got, you know, other stuff that rock bottom prices and there were no other shops. that were no other shops. is that what you're asking? no, there are there are other shops. ther

also on the programme... 12,000 jobs are at risk as the high street discount chain wilko goes into adminstration. the waiting list for routine nhs operations reaches a record high in england of 7.5 million people. and, the £86 million transfer — tottenham hotspur and bayern munich agree a deal in principle for england captain harry kane. and coming up on bbc news, a deal�*s been agreed in principle for german champions bayern munich to sign england captain harry kane from tottenham in a deal worth over £85 million. it's now down to kane to decide whether to leave. hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. at least 36 people are known to have been killed by wildfires sweeping across hawaii. large parts of the tourist town of lahaina on the island of maui have been burned to the ground. this was the scene overnight, when flames spread rapidly, forcing some people to jump into the sea to escape. daylight revealed devastation, with multiple areas burnt to the ground and the western side of the island almost cut off. officials say the hospital system is overwhelmed, with many people suffering burns a

now, another death knell for the high street is wilko . now, if you street is wilko.in the north or outside of london, this is probably a big deal london, this is probably a big deal. there's i think, nine stores in london. it's one of the big chains on the high the last big chains on the high street. are our streets street. so where are our streets leading to in the future? james widdowson is a visiting professor of forecasting innovation at london south bank university and joins me now to discuss what's happened to wilko and what is going to happen to the high streets in the future. i mean, james, i promised you would cheer us up. i really hope you're to going do so. now, firstly, do make of firstly, what do you make of what's happened wilko ? what's happened to wilko? >> a very serious >> well, it's a very serious loss. there's stores, 12,500 loss. there's 400 stores, 12,500 jobs, and i think the most grievous thing is that they just couldn't control the cash flow . couldn't control the cash flow. you know, when you're a small business or a medium sized business, i

now, another death knell for the high street is wilko . now, if you street is wilko.ive in the north or outside of london, this is probably a big deal london, this is probably a big deal. there's i think, nine stores in london. it's one of the big chains on the high the last big chains on the high street. are our streets street. so where are our streets leading to in the future? james widdowson is a visiting professor of forecasting innovation at london south bank university and joins me now to discuss what's happened to wilko and what is going to happen to the high streets in the future. i mean, james, i promised you would cheer us up. i really hope you're to going do so. now, firstly, do make of firstly, what do you make of what's happened wilko ? what's happened to wilko? >> a very serious >> well, it's a very serious loss. there's stores, 12,500 loss. there's 400 stores, 12,500 jobs, and i think the most grievous thing is that they just couldn't control the cash flow . couldn't control the cash flow. you know, when you're a small business or a medium sized busines

has said it appointed wilko has said it has appointed the high chain wilko, the high street chain wilkorators after failing rescue deal failing to secure a rescue deal that's putting about 12,000 jobs at risk. so let's speak to our reporter lisa hartle to find out more . lisa, has wilko been more. lisa, has wilko been struggling for a long time then ? >> well, they 7 >> well, they announced a week ago that they had the intention to appoint administrators , and to appoint administrators, and dunng to appoint administrators, and during that time they had talks with different investors, including one that rescued laura ashley in 2020. but as we've just heard now, the company have appointed pricewaterhousecoopers as administrators and the ceo, mark jackson , has come out with mark jackson, has come out with a statement and said we fought hard to keep this incredible business intact, but must concede that time has run out and now we must do what's best to preserve as many jobs as possible through our administrators . so possible through our administrators. so as you said, that was 12,000 job

we'll keep you posted on wilko's fate.w electricity pylons are built near their home, under proposals to speed up the switch to greener energy. the plans are part of a government commissioned review looking at ways to halve the 12—14 years it currently takes to build new power lines. 0ur political correspondent ione wells has more. they've been dubbed the motorways of power. power lines like this transport electricity from where it is made to where it is used. but the grid that connects them is very congested. the government and labour have pledged to ramp up offshore wind and other forms of renewable energy which needs to get onto land. more electric transport and heating systems are pushing up demand for electricity too. the government commissioned an independent report to work out how to halve the time it takes to build new power lines. energy expert nick windsor, who wrote the report, said the planning permission process for them should be streamlined and that households near new large pylons should get payments. he sa

tonight, devastation in hawaii, wilko in trouble and tourists in space.d in hawaii as wildfires sweep across the island of maui. the pictures are absolutely devastating. firefighters are struggling to control the flames. some areas have been completely burned to the ground as strong winds fuelled the flames overnight. dustin is one of thousands who managed to escape. and ijust helped everyone i could along the way. you got to know when you can. some other stories now in place in london. arrested nine people last night after clashes around oxford street. groups of people had gathered in response to posts on social media calling for trouble in the area. the home goods store wilko is in trouble after it failed to raise enough money to save the company. the chain's 400 stores will stay open for now, but it cuts 12,500 jobs at risk. and as elon musk finishes rebranding twitter to x, he's announced he's auctioning some memorabilia from the old twitter offices. aver at the women's world cup. laurenjames has been given a two match ban by fifa following the red ca

wilko has 400 stores nationwide — and 12,500 staff. you're live with bbc news.a sharif in surrey has not yet been confirmed but is likely to be "unnatural", an inquest has heard. sara was found dead at her home in woking earlier this month, sparking a murder inquiry. police in pakistan are looking for three family members in relation to sara's death. helena wilkinson reports from woking. it is nearly three weeks since sara sharif�*s body was found in woking and it's still not clear the cause of death of how the ten —year—old girl died, though. at the opening of the inquest here today, they heard that it's likely that it wasn't from natural causes. now, the coroner opened and then adjourned the inquest for a lengthy period of six months because of the complex police investigation. the death of sara sharif has been deeply felt by so many. a ten—year—old girl found dead in her home. she had sustained multiple and extensive injuries. her body was found alone. there is still no sign of her father, irfan sharif, his partner, beenish batool, and sarah's uncle, faisal m

and here in the uk, companies vying to buy wilko have been given until wednesday to make an offer for, which fell into administration last week. it is understood that wilko's administrator pwc has set a deadline to flush out serious bids for the firm. wilko, which has been trading since 1930, has more than 400 shops and employs around 12,500 workers. let's now talk about russia's currency, the rouble, which has been on somewhat of a rollercoaster ride over the past 24 hours. on monday, it slipped to its lowest level in 16 months, falling below 100 against the us dollar, over concerns about the health of russia's economy. the central bank plans to hold a special meeting on tuesday and hinted it would raise interest rates sharply. the rouble recovered most of its losses after the special meeting was announced. we're nowjoined by gervais williams, who's the head of equities at premier miton. good morning. how likely is it then that the central bank will raise rates as it hinted? what impact will it have? it's very likely to see further interest rates from here. the underlying russian eco

wilkos tend to be in high streets in northern towns and midlands cities .idlands cities. it's not really the kind of place that worries a lot of our political and media class based around westminster with respect, but it's a real high street perennial. they have issued this nofice perennial. they have issued this notice of intent to go into administration in hopefully in the next couple weeks. they the next couple of weeks. they can and a rescue can find a buyer and a rescue plan . plan. >> but employees is >> but 12,000 employees is a really serious business and it's the increase in interest rates and business rates that are having the effect on it. it's increased cash payments out of the business. >> let's not overlook what business rates are. i know you have campaigned , you've have campaigned, you've mentioned this from the backbenches. many times. business rates are taxes that businesses pay on the rateable value of their premises. whether those premises are rented or owned, you have to pay business rates even . if you don't make rates even. if you don'

pwc has been tasked with weighing up any bids to try to save at least some of the 400 wilkos stores onhinese online retailer jd.com has posted a $40 billion rise in revenue. sales in the second quarter were up 7% — beating expectations. the patform has been focussing on lower—priced products which seems to have attracted bargain—hungry shoppers amid an economic slowdown. the company also said it attracted more vendors too. it was a different story over at tencent, where earnings results came in below estimates. revenue did grow 11% tojust over $20 billion. but its core gaming business suffered wea ker—than—expected growth. domestic gaming revenue in particular saw little change, a sign that the economic slowdown in china has hurt the tech giant's recovery following a record slump last year. it's been a difficult week across the board in china — we saw house prices fall, disappointing retail sales, and a decision by the government to stop publishing its regular update on youth unemployment — which hit a record high injune. the chinese premier li chung has said that his country would "wo

let's talk to our business correspondent emma simpson — what hope for wilko now?ot for the entire company. a canadian businessman who is the owner of hmv, he is edging closer to clinching an agreement. i understand he wants to take on the majority of the stores, maybe as many as 300, which could save thousands ofjobs but he is not interested in hq other distribution centres. as things stand tonight this is the best and only hope now to save wilko but nothing is guaranteed in any of this and as you say there was an earlier offer, that fell through. there were growing doubts about its credibility and in the end of the administrators said it simply wasn't viable. he couldn't prove it have the necessary funds in time. in the meantime, 269 jobs are going to be going next week at its support centre. more redundancies to come at its two distribution centres, so the clock really is now ticking for a final outcome here. at least 4,000 people in england and wales are affected by the most urgent form of spinal cancer every year. it's one of the most common secondary cancers

wilko has 400 stores nationwide and 12 and a half thousand staff members.f 10—year—old sara sharif in surrey has not yet been confirmed but is likely to be "unnatural", an inquest has heard. sara was found dead at her home in woking earlier this month, sparking a murder inquiry. police in pakistan are looking for three family members in relation to sara's death. 0ur correspondent helena wilkinson has more from outside surrey coroners court. well, it was, as expected, a pretty brief opening of the inquest because there is a criminal investigation that is ongoing. what the coroner had to do was open it formally and then adjourn it for a period of time for that police investigation to continue. now, the coroner adjourned it for a lengthy period of time of six months, so a long time, which was noted by the coroner. and that's because of what the coroner described as the complexities of the investigation and the international element to the investigation. we heard a bit more detail about sara in that she was born in slough in berkshire. and we also, as you menti

wilko in trouble. and tourists in space.es are absolutely devastating. firefighters are struggling to control the flames. some areas have been completely burnt to the ground as strong winds fuelled the flames overnight. dustin is one of thousands who managed to escape. i ran south and ijust helped everybody i could along the way. inaudible when you can. some other stories now and police in london arrested nine people last night after clashes around oxford street. groups of people had gathered in response to posts on social media, calling for trouble in the area. the home goods store wilko is in trouble after it failed to raise enough money to save the company. the chain's 400 stores will stay open for now but it puts 12,500 jobs at risk. and as elon musk finishes rebranding twitter to x, he's announced he's actioning some memorabilia from the old twitter offices. over at the women's world cup, laurenjames has been given a two—match ban by fifa following the red card she received for stamping on the back of a nigerian player

unions representing staff have met the administrators but warn wilko is "not out of the woods yet".n which has put 12,500 jobs at risk across its 400 uk stores. the government has announced plans to change water pollution rules to allow more houses to be built. current rules mean councils covering protected areas of england can't allow the building of new houses unless it's proven that the work won't add phosphates and nitrates to local rivers. critics say the changes won't solve the root causes of england's housing problems. nhs england has announced there'll be a significant increase in the number of blood pressure checks carried out in the community. the health service says it plans to extend tests in pharmacies as well as offering them in places such as barbers shops and mosques. it's hoped the scheme will help to reduce deaths from heart attacks and strokes. you're live with bbc news. the authorities in the usa to florida are waiting for hurricane idalia to make landfall. residents have been advised to move to safer ground. storm surges are expected. the hurricane is visible fr

companies vying to buy the homeware chain wilko — which fell into administration last week — have untilich has been trading since 1930, has more than 400 shops across the country, and employs 12,500 people. a report by the local government and social care 0mbudsman has found that councils are frequently failing to use their powers to tackle anti—social behaviour. the report features examples including a 13—hour long party that was not stopped, and a man who was not prevented from throwing tennis balls at his neighbour. the local government association said councils are committed to tackling anti—social behaviour. you're live with bbc news. a bbc investigation has heard from ukrainian prisoners of war who say they were subjected to torture, including frequent beatings and electric shocks, while held in russia. a dozen former captives described extreme violence and ill—treatment in apparent violations of international humanitarian law. many of them surrendered in the city of mariupol last year. they were taken to a detention facility in the southern russian city of taganrog before being r

wilko, which has been trading since 1930, has more than 400 shops across the country, and employs 12—government and social care 0mbudsman has found that councils are frequently failing to use their powers to tackle anti—social behaviour. the report features examples including a 13—hour long party that was not stopped, and a man who was not prevented from throwing tennis balls at his neighbour. the local government association said councils are committed to tackling anti—social behaviour. you're live with bbc news. north korea says the us soldier who crossed into its country last month had wanted to seek refuge there — the country's first public acknowledgement of the soldier. state media says travis king harboured ill feelings towards the us army, and american society in general. private king ran across the heavily fortified border with south korea while on a civilian tour of the area. 0ur correspondent in seoul, jean mackenzie, gave us an update. it's been a month now since this soldier dashed across the border when he was on this tour of the demilitarised zone. and he ran into north

wilko announced earlier this month that it was going into administration, putting 12,500 jobs at risk of people will be behind the citizens advice bureau warns thousands of people will be behind on their energy bills by the start of winter and that some will require loans to pay them. the charity saw a 17% increase in those contact them for advice compared to last year. the metropolitan police say they have interviewed a man in relation to the reported theft of items from the british museum's collection but no arrests have been made. the british museums said last week a member of staff had been dismissed over the stolen items. you are watching bbc news. they are the iconic species of the antarctic — but for how much longer? emperor penguin colonies living in an area where there was total sea ice loss in 2022 have experienced almost total breeding failure. the study from the british antarctic survey and published in nature communications supports predictions that with current warming trends over 90% of emperor penguin colonies will be all but extinct by the end of the century. our scie

the homeware retailer, wilko, has suspended home deliveries as it tries to find a rescue deal to avoidtomers it is unable to deliver any orders, instead instructing shoppers to use its "click and collect" service. a special edition 50 pence coin has been created to mark the coronation of king charles. five million coins will be issued, with a design based on westminster abbey, where the coronation took place. there are currently 27 billion coins in circulation from the queen's reign. a crucial summit is under way in west africa as leaders from the economic community of west african states gather to tackle the political crisis ignited by the recent military coup in niger. after their initial ultimatum to the soldiers who seized power proved ineffective and was subsequently dropped hinting a potential shift towards a more diplomatic approach. 0ur correspondence is following events from neighbouring nigeria. could you give us the latest from the eagle was meeting? what line will they take? the the eagle was meeting? what line will they take?— the eagle was meeting? what line will they tak

unions representing staff have met the administrators but warn wilko is "not out of the woods yet". 12 into administration which has put 12,500 jobs at risk across its 400 uk stores. the government has announced plans to change water pollution rules — to allow more houses to be built. current rules mean councils covering protected areas of england can't allow the building of new houses — unless it's proven that the work won't add phosphates and nitrates to local rivers. critics say — the changes won't solve the root causes of england's housing problems. nhs england has announced there'll be a significant increase in the number of blood pressure checks carried out in the community. the health service says it plans to extend tests in pharmacies as well as offering them in places such as barbers shops and mosques. you're live with bbc news. let's get more now on our breaking news this hour, and a private funeralfor the head of the wagner mercenary group — yevgeny prigozhin — has taken place in st petersburg, according to his press service. with me is our russia editor at bbc monitoring

wilko which has pressures.filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators at the high court . residents of crawley in sussex are disappointed by the news. >> it's very bad , very bad . >> it's very bad, very bad. >> it's very bad, very bad. >> it's very bad, very bad. >> it's a shame . >> it's a shame. >> it's a shame. >> what do you think's gone wrong ? wrong? >> goodness only knows . >> goodness only knows. >> goodness only knows. >> i went to uni. >> i went to uni. >> i went to uni. >> i actually shopped here so i think it could be management error management mistakes. >> know . walking round . >> i don't know. walking round. >> i don't know. walking round. >> i don't know. walking round. >> i wondered if that was the case. >> why it's just so empty. >> why it's just so empty. >> oh, that is devastating because i. i do a lot of shopping here because they're very good. actually, you know, the thing i've found here, i couldn't find it in bank. now >> now, as you've been hearing for activists that scaled

companies vying to buy the homeware chain wilko — which fell into administration last week — have untilpeople. you're live with bbc news. a bbc investigation has heard from ukrainian prisoners of war who say they were subjected to torture, including frequent beatings and electric shocks, while held in russia. a dozen former captives described extreme violence and ill—treatment in apparent violations of international humanitarian law. many of them surrendered in the city of mariupol last year. they were taken to a detention facility in the southern russian city of taganrog — before being released in exchanges. 0ur correspondent hugo bachega has been reporting from ukraine during the war — and worked on the investigation into the treatment of captives. hejoined me earlier and described the testimony he's heard from people who have been held as prisoners of war. so i spent weeks in ukraine tracking down ukrainians who had been taken to this facility in the city of taganrog. and what they describe is a situation of extreme abuse, psychological abuse, physical abuse. they say that captives a

wilkoould be saved from collapse after a last minute rescue bid was launched , but wilko collapsed launched, but wilko collapsed into administration earlier this month, putting 12,500 jobs at risk across its 400 stores. private equity firm m2 capital has submitted a last minute bid worth £90 million. they've confirmed themselves as one of several offers being considered by administrators . m2 capital by administrators. m2 capital has also said it plans to guarantee all employees jobs for two years for firefighters say the government has shown callous disregard for the safety of those on board the bibby stockholm barge and the fire brigades union has sent a pre—action protocol letter to home secretary suella braverman outlining its concerns over safety aboard the vessel, which is currently docked at dorset's port and port . the union port and port. the union previously branded the barge a potential death trap . it's now potential death trap. it's now demanding a response to its legal letter.

companies vying to buy the homeware chain wilko — which fell into administration last week have untilmploys 12,500 people. investigators are looking into the cause of a fire on a wind turbine off the norfolk coast near great yarmouth. plumes of smoke were seen coming from the scroby sands wind farm yesterday. the owner said it has since gone out. you're live with bbc news. detectives investigating the data leak at the police service of northern ireland have made an arrest. they have detained a 39—year—old man on suspicion of collection of information likely to be useful to terrorists. the psni has apologised for mistakenly revealing details of all its 10,000 staff last week. the chief constable has said the information is in the hands of dissident republicans. to ukraine. a special bbc investigation. ukrainian prisoners of war say they've been tortured, including frequent beatings and electric shocks, while they were being held in russia. a dozen former captives described extreme violence and ill—treatment, in apparent violations of international humanitarian law. many of them surrend

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in the uk, high street chain wilko collapses into administration, putting 12,500 jobs at risk.ever space tourism flight, which blasts off later today. hello, and a warm welcome to bbc news no. in the us state of hawaii, the death toll from wildfires has now risen to 36. large parts of a island of abdoura hamane —— on the island of maui have now reached 36. report says some people jumped into the ocean to escape the flames. this is one of the

wilko, which has been trading since 1930, has more than a00 shops and employs over 12,000 workers.be liquidated. a 39—year—old man from lurgan, county armagh, has been arrested by detectives investigating a major breach of data from the police service of northern ireland. he's being held on suspicion of collection of information likely to be useful to terrorists. the data, which was mistakenly released, included the surnames and initials of 10,000 psni staff. a conservative mp has called for the creation a "crooked house law" to protect historic pubs and buildings. it would be named after an 18—th century pub near dudley that was gutted by fire earlier this month, before being demolished without permission. marco longhi — who represents dudley north — says the law needs to be strengthened you're live with bbc news. next to another controvery about the casting of actors in the movie industry. it involves golda, a biopic of israeli prime minister golda meir starring the british actor, dame helen mirren. ahead of its release in israel and the us next week, there have been complaints t