british retail tycoon sir philip green has strenuously denied four counts of assault in the us, relating to allegations of inappropriate touching. football fans fork out a fortune as liverpool and tottenham prepare for the champions league final in madrid. hello, and welcome. eleven people have been killed at a shooting at the town municipal center in virginia beach, in the us state of virginia. six people are reported to have been injured. according to the virgina beach police chief the shooting suspect, who was a current city employee, is among the dead. a short time ago the police gave this update. right now i can tell you we have multiple casualties and multiple fatalities. we have 11 deceased victims. at the scene we had six more victims who were transported to area hospitals. i do not have the condition of those victims at this time. i can tell you that one of the individuals shot by the suspect is a police officer and he was saved by his vest the suspect is deceased. our correspondent david willis joins me from los angeles. what can you tell us? a short while ago virginia's govern

now sir philip green is accused of repeatedly touching a woman inappropriately. it's claimed the incident happened at a luxury resort in tucson in the us state of arizona in 2016 and 2018. fitness instructors as the businessman touched and grabbed her as well as slapping her behind. in ourfaces four counts of misdemeanour assault, a charge which carries a potential sentence of up to 30 days in jail. this is not the first controversy involving the tycoon. last year he took out an injunction, banning british newspaper the daily telegraph and reporting allocations of misconduct against him by employees, allegations he denied. he later dropped the injunction. —— allegations. it is also a difficult time for sir philip 0sma company arcadia which is due to close 50 stores including all 11 topshop and topman outlets in the uk —— us. a spokesman for sir philip says: a date for the first court hearing in arizona has been set for the 19th ofjune. tensions between washington and tehran have significantly risen over recent weeks, with us warships and planes deployed t

a last minute deal prevents the collapse of sir philip green's arcadia retail empire. and how they predicted the tides to ensure the success of the d day landings. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: england arrive in france for the start of the world cup this week. the lionesses prepare to face scotland in their opening game. good evening, we're at buckingham palace, on the second day of donald trump's state visit, with the us president praising the relationship between america and the uk, saying it was the "greatest alliance the world has ever known." speaking at a news conference side by side with theresa may, he said washington was committed to what he called a "phenomenal post—brexit trade deal", insisting everything, including the nhs, would be on the table. today, he also held meetings with leading brexiteers in the conservative party, and nigel farage. but mr trump revealed he turned down a request for talks from jeremy corbyn, with the labour leader, addressing thousands of people, protesting mr trump's visit. here's our political editor, laura kuenssber

i put it to sue philip green when i spoke to him on the phone earlier this evening that it was a very tight thing, here is what he said. it didn't come close to collapse — we won the vote. it was a legitimate vote, and it was won. we got a win today, and many more landlords clearly voted yes than no, right? one landlord wants to make a lot of noise, that's his choice, that's not my choice. so far as i'm concerned tonight, tonight's about a celebration for our workforce, our supply chain. and yes, the market's changed, now we've got to go to work, grasp this new marketplace and get on with the job. philip green there, and we should say it is not totally in the clear, there is a 30 day challenge period when some of the creditors can challenge the settlement, and there are some very challenging circumstances on the high street, so not home and dry, but for tonight the 19,000, not home and dry, but for tonight the19,000, 18,000 not home and dry, but for tonight the 19,000, 18,000 employees can breathe a sigh of relief, philip green's empire is diminished but still intact. simon, thank y

sir philip green talking to simonjack. the majority of students want universities to tell their parents if they have serious mental health issues according to results from an annual survey. 14,000 undergraduates took part in the study by the higher education policy institute. 60% of them did appear and should be contacted in a crisis situation. emily is the student welfare officer at salford university and has been speaking to bbc breakfast. a lot of stu d e nts speaking to bbc breakfast. a lot of students have said they would like their parents to know in a crisis situation. i do think one of the really important things to remember is an opt in situation, rather than its just is an opt in situation, rather than itsjust happening. is an opt in situation, rather than its just happening. a is an opt in situation, rather than itsjust happening. a lot is an opt in situation, rather than its just happening. a lot of stu d e nts its just happening. a lot of students believe it might be easier for someone official to tell their p

the fate of sir philip green's retail empire is expected to be decided today — with a crucial vote on a plan to close shops and slash rents. and in sport — the united states records the biggest ever victory in the women's world cup as they crush thailand 13—0. good morning — and welcome to the bbc news at 9:00. the uk is promising to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 — under a new government plan to tackle climate change. it means emissions will either have to be eliminated completely — or offset by planting trees or removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. britain is thought to be the first major nation to put forward such legislation — which will amend the 2008 climate change act. the move is being hailed as historic by campaigners, but critics say the action is being taken too late, and fear the target will never be met. here's our environment analyst, roger harrabin. electric and hydrogen vehicles, the end to natural gas in the home, much cleaner industries — they will all have to happen as the uk pledges to produce almost zero greenhouse gas em

but philip green was clever. he let it be known that the firm could face administration if the deal did not get three. the landlords then had a choice of having no—one or agreeing to a reduction. they finally came to the table and agreed to a reduction, all but one, the one who owns a few shopping centres. they said no, it is unfair. nonetheless he sees this asa is unfair. nonetheless he sees this as a victory. he got it through, he will close 48 stores with the loss of about 1000 jobs. it is not insignificant. was speaking to the bbc last night but he saw this last night as a success, one that is good news for the firm and for his staff. this is what he told us afterwards. many more landlords clearly voted yes then no. one landlord wanted to make a lot of noise and that is his choice, not mine. as far as i am concerned, tonight is a celebration for a supply chain, a workforce and yes, the market has changed now we need to get to work, grasp this new marketplace and get on with the job. you are right, what he h

the british retail tycoon, sir philip green, says he strenuously denies four charges of misdemeanour assault in the us. sir philip's arcadia group owns chains including topshop. the charges which each carry sentences of up to 30 days inprisonment relate to allegations he touched a woman "inappropriately". frank bowling studied painting alongside david hockney 60 years ago — but he never reached the same level of prominence and acclaim, despite being regarded as highly influential in his own right. he was born in guyana in south america, but moved to britain as a teenager. now at the age of 85, his first major exhibition has opened at tate britain in london. our arts editor will gompertz has taken a look. these are frank bowling's early paintings, made when he was clearly influenced by francis bacon's expressionism and swinging 60s pop culture. he was part of the scene, a young london—based artist who had trained alongside david hockney. both were highly rated, both left for america. hockney went to la and became a star. bowling went to new york and became a teacher. spray adhesiv

last night sir philip green got the backing of the pension regulator, absolutely crucial. today it is down to the landlords and they will have to accept swingeing rent cuts. obviously not happy but in the end it comes down to individual commercial interests. some rent might be better than none. we will know the outcome later today. a lot riding on it. arcadia says if the deal does not go through, it is likely to face administration. thank you very much, emma simpson. women born in the 19505 have taken the government to the high court over the way their pension ages were increased to bring them into line with men. the state pension age for women was raised from 60 to 65, and it will soon move to 66. campaigners argue the shift was unfair for nearly 4 million people who didn't have enough time to prepare. our personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz, reports. taking on the government. the equalisation of pension ages between men and women has provoked this. they say the weight has been done amounts to six discrimination. why is this process sex discrimination? we were

sir philip green and lady christina green worth 950 million at the most recent count. former owners of the collapsed bhs, sir philip was once dubbed the king of the high street but his shops have struggled to keep up with changing habits of shoppers and online rivals. the plan today is to cut costs. that means closing around 50 stores and renegotiating rents on another 200. part of a sorting out of finances through a controversial called a company voluntary arrangement or cva. all eyes are on whether landlords will approve the deal. to sweeten as part of negotiations the green family has offered to put in extra money to reduce the rent cuts. but landlords don't have an easy choice. landlords have got two choices with arcadia. they either accept the cva which means reduced rain and store closure but the likelihood of that facing value in the future is likely. 0therwise facing value in the future is likely. otherwise they would have empty likely. otherwise they would have e m pty stores likely. otherwise they would have empty stores but they may be able to fill those wit

but now, sir philip green is being accused of repeatedly touching a woman inappropriately. it is claimed the incidents happen at a luxury resort in tucson in the us state of arizona in 2018. a business owner says he grabbed her and slapped her behind. he now faces four counts of misdemeanour assault, which carries a potential sentence of up to 30 days in prison. this is not the first controversy involving the tycoon. last year he took out an injunction banning the daily telegraph from reporting allegations of misconduct made against him by employees, allegations he denied. he later dropped the injunction. it is also a difficult time for his company, arcadia, which is due to close 50 stores, including all 11 top shop and top man outfits in the us. a spokesman said... a date for the first court hearing in arizona has been set for the 19th ofjune. hm revenue and customs says it's found a way to stop fraudsters from tricking people into believing they're receiving a call from genuine tax officials. it's known as "number spoofing" and because the call—display looks genuine, it

and creditors vote on whether to accept a rescue deal for sir philip green's retail group, arcadia. it's 5pm — we're in portsmouth, where more than 250 veterans of d—day will soon be setting sail on this vessel, the boudicca, bound for normandy, as part of the major commemoration of the 75th anniversary of d—day. earlier today, they attended a special event to commemorate the events ofjune 191m in the presence of her majesty, the queen, and other other world leaders, including donad trump and president macron of france. the invasion, which took place of the 6june, was the largest combined land, air and naval operation in history. our correspondent duncan kennedy has our first report on today's events, paying tribute to those men and women who helped liberate europe from nazi occupation. 75 years ago, portsmouth was a waiting room for war. today, that place of fear—filled departure became a space for memory—laden recollection. we all had a part to play... among them, able seaman bert edwards. you could see things going, moving around — puff of smoke, etc. but at the time,

the british retail mogul sir philip green has been charged with four counts of misdemeanour assault in the united states. sir philip is the chairman of arcadia group, which owns a number of retail brands including topshop. prosecutors say sir philip has been accused of touching a fitness instructor inappropriately while staying at a luxury resort in arizona. a spokesman for sir philip said he "strenuously denied" the allegations. there are four allegations of misdemeanour assault and each charge carries a maximum 30 days in prison and a $500 fine. a fitness instructor at the resort in tucson alleged he repeatedly touched her inappropriately on the buttocks. this is not the first time he has faced allegations. in february we found out that five employees of his made allegations and all received substantial payments after agreeing to not say anything more, signing a nondisclosure. so philip has strenuously denied these allegations and says there is no sexual assault allegation. he was once dubbed the king of the high street. the majority of his stores are based in the uk but he has over

the british retail tycoon sir philip green says he strenuously denies four charges of misdemeanour assault in the us. sir philip's arcadia group owns chains including topshop. the charges which each carry sentences of up to 30 days inprisonment relate to allegations of inappropriate touching. now on bbc news it's time for click. this week mud, mud, glorious mud. smart matchboxes and what happens when you get to see for the first time in years? the sun is finally out in the uk and festival season is upon us. and to celebrate the good weather we find ourselves at the world—famous hay festival. nestled in the border of ingle and wales this place has been home to the event for over 30 years. i love the hay festival. you can come here and fill your brains with all sorts of new knowledge on all sorts of subjects delivered by all kinds of brilliant speakers. and when you have done that, come see us doing our live show. yes, once more click live hit the hay. we spoke about robots, talked in detail about how our brains develop and we built an artificial intelligence using matchboxes. please well

one of britain's biggest retail groups, arcadia, owned by sir philip green has been handed a lifeline by landlords who've agreed to cut rents for stores in the troubled empire. arcadia owns a raft of big names from top shop and dorothy perkins to miss selfridge. the business has 566 stores in the uk and ireland and employs 18,000 workers. our business correspondent, emma simpson is here. sounds like this was right down to the wire. it was. this was absolutely a make oi’ it was. this was absolutely a make or break deal because if it didn't pass, arcadia was likely to collapse and it was all down to the landlords. they had to approve a big rent cuts and store closures and last week arcadia tried to get this through but the meeting had to be adjourned. there wasn't enough support. it has felt like it has been on a knife edge all day. but sir philip green has got it through, he sweetened his offer and what this means is that the business lives to fight another day. it means he can cut costs and try to execute his turnaround plan. we already know that that involves 48 store closures in t

sir philip green's retail empire has been saved after landlords approve a plan to shut shops and slash rents. and at half past 11 we'll be taking another look at the papers with david wooding from the the sun on sunday and polly mackenzie from the centre—left think tank demos. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the last two conservative candidates have launched their campaigns to replace theresa may as party leader and become the next prime minister. boris johnson — currently the front runner in the race — said he was determined to take britain out of the eu by the end of october. he said he wasn't aiming to leave without a deal but he would prepare for that outcome. meanwhile the home secretary sajid javid said he was different from "westminster elites" and the country needed a new kind of leader. he and borisjohnson are the last of the ten candidates to launch their campaigns. tomorrow conservative mps begin the first round of voting to decide who will move into downing street in 6 weeks time. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. ah, here he is! will boris johnson b

topshop owner sir philip green has agreed to put an extra £25 million into arcadia‘s pension fund ahead of a crucial vote to secure the future of the retail giant. our business editor simon jack described the move as a vital lifeline for arcadia. sir philip green‘s retail empire, which includes the crownjewels topshop, now, there was a very real possibility that this entire empire, with its 18,000 employees, would go into administration as soon as tomorrow. crucial to this was the support for this crucial restructuring of the pension regulator and the pension protection fund, and what we found out in the last hour and a half is that they have agreed to accept a £25 million extra payment into the pension fund by sir philip green, which has secured their support. now, they could have killed this restructuring stone dead. now, does that mean the future is secure for the arcadia empire? not necessarily. the future of this empire now relies on the landlords, who are being asked to accept landlords, who are being asked to a cce pt very landlords, who are being asked to accept very signific

sir philip green has thanked landlords and suppliers who backed the deal that saved his retail empire. the rescue plan for the arcadia group which includes brands like topshop and burtons was approved in a vote yesterday. it will involve closing 48 stores with the loss of 1000 jobs and cutting the loss of 1000 jobs and cutting the rent on around 200 premises. sir philip green told the bbc he had been slow to react to a change in high street and now it was time to look to the future. many more landlords voted yes and no. one landlord wants to make a lot of noise, that's his choice, not my choice. as far as i'm concerned, this is a celebration of our workforce and supply chain, and, yes, the market is changing, now we've got to get to work, and grasp it. plans to add folic acid to flour in a bid to cut birth defects such as spina bifida have come a step closer as the government launches a 12 week consultation. folic acid is a type of vitamin b, and is crucial during the first weeks of pregnancy. women are encouraged to take it as a supplement to cut the risk of their babies failing to d

green, has had a lot of negative publicity. all of that means that this store is one of nearly 50 he is hoping to try and close. that's why he is hoping to convince his landlords to sign a deal agreeing to close some stores and pay less rent for others in order to save the rest. the trouble is, his biggest landlord isn't keen on the idea. arcadia bosses have spent the last week making a last—ditch attempt to try and convince landlords like intu to support the plan, and they say that if it's not approved by 75% of investors, then the whole business could go into administration. that is nerve—racking for staff. they're sat there on the sidelines while their employer is having a negotiation with the landlords over the future of their job. but there is a big issue here as well because we are seeing lots on the high street disappearing and that impacts on local communities and high streets like this. it's full of doom and gloom at the moment. the only shops you see now are pound shops, betting shops, food shops and charity shops

the british retail tycoon sir philip green says he strenuously denies four charges of misdemeanour assault in the us. sir philip's arcadia group owns chains including topshop. the charges which each carry sentences of up to 30 days inprisonment relate to allegations he touched a woman "inappropriately". in a few minutes it'll be time for newswatch. but first, here's click. the sun is finally out in the uk and festival season is upon us. and to celebrate the good weather we find ourselves at the world —famous hay literary festival. nestled at the border of england and wales, hay—on—wye has been home to the event for over 30 years. i love the hay festival. you can come here and fill your brains with all sorts of new knowledge on all sorts of subjects delivered by all kinds of brilliant speakers. and when you have done that, you can come see us doing our live show too. yes, once more click live hit the hay. we spoke about robots, explained in detail about how our brains develop and we built an artificial intelligence using matchboxes. please welcome maisy mcadam and willow. applause. bu

british retail tycoon sir philip green has strenuously denied four counts of assault in the us, relating to allegations of inappropriate touching. football fans fork out a fortune as liverpool and tottenham prepare for the champions league final in madrid.

sir philip green's retail group, arcadia, faces a crucial meeting as it tries to avoid administration. good morning — and welcome to the bbc news at nine. president trump appears to have retreated from his suggestion yesterday that the national health service would be "on the table" for trade negotiations in a post—brexit deal between the us and uk. the remark prompted a backlash from conservative leadership candidates, labour and the trade unions. in an interview with piers morgan for good morning britain on itv — the president was also asked if he could see himself working with labour leader jeremy corbyn in the future, despite turning down a request for a meeting yesterday. it's always possible. anything's possible. i don't know him. he wanted to meet, it was very tough to meet, and probably inappropriate to meet, to be honest with you. a lot of things are happening right now with respect to our country, and your country, my country, and let's call them almost the same, because i feel that way. it's really a tremendous relationship. so, i didn't think it was appropriate to me

retail tycoon sir philip green has agreed a deal with creditors to save his empire from collapse. his group, arcadia, which includes the miss selfridge and top shop chains, has been losing out to fast fashion rivals such as zara and h&m, as well as online competition from the likes of asos. it will now close 48 of its 566 stores and cut around a thousand jobs. many uk businesses are not even close to being ready for a no deal brexit, figures seen by the bbc‘s newsnight programme suggest. it found that as of may 26, fewer than 10% of firms had applied for a government scheme aimed at easing imports in the event of the uk leaving the customs union and single market abruptly. ford is recalling 1.2 million explorer suvs in the us over suspension issues that could affect steering. the recall affects cars made in its chicago plant between 2010 and 2017. ford said one customer had reported hitting a kerb when part of the the rear suspension fractured, but was not aware of any injuries caused by the problem. let's talk about fake news now — and specifically fake videos. the us congres

the future of sir philip green's arcadia retail group could be determined by some of its biggest landlords later. they are due to decide whether to back plans to cut rents on some branches of topshop, dorothy perkins, wallis and miss selfridge, among others. if they reject them, arcadia could collapse. colletta smith reports. the backbone of hundreds of hundreds of high street across the uk, it's not just top of high street across the uk, it's notjust top shop but of high street across the uk, it's not just top shop but various others. they were tuning out big profits and pick high street fashion. topshop has been falling out of fashion. fsp competition from online retailers, but if you have is they haven't invested enough to make stores swanky and the boss has had a lot of negative positive was not a lot of negative positive was not a lot of negative positive was not a lot of that means that this store is one of 50 he is hoping to train close. that is why he is hoping to convince his landlords to sign a deal agreeing to close some stores and payless rent for others in order to save the re

the british retail tycoon, sir philip green, says he strenuously denies four charges of misdemeanour assault in the us. sir philip's arcadia group owns chains including topshop. the charges which each carry sentences of up to 30 days inprisonment relate to allegations he touched a woman "inappropriately". now on bbc news, the tragic death of emiliano sala in a plane crash, touched thousands of people across the world. bbc wales investigates examines the circumstances of the crash. an air and sea search has been launched for a missing light aircraft which is thought to have been travelling to cardiff... cardiff are seeking clarification and are genuinely concerned... the premier league footballer emiliano sala was on a light aircraft... the club are very distressed about the new signing emiliano sala... missing since the flight he was on disappeared last night... the first thing was to gather all the prayers, to find him, to find him alive. one monday night injanuary, emiliano sala was being flown from france having just been unveiled as cardiff city's new striker. the football club h

creditors vote on whether to accept a rescue deal for sir philip green's retail group, arcadia. and women born in the 1950s take the government to court, over the way their pension ages were increased. good afternoon — we're live in portsmouth, where the queen has led commemorations to mark the 75th anniversary of d—day. hundreds of veterans — now in their 90s — have beenjoined by world leaders of the countries which fought alongside britain, in one of the most decisive battles of the second world war. the invasion was the largest combined land, airand naval operation in history. duncan kennedy has our first report on today's events in a moment. we have these pictures of parachutists landing we have these pictures of pa rachutists landing on we have these pictures of parachutists landing on the normandy beaches. marking the 75th anniversary of the normandy landings, and the parachutists took pa rt landings, and the parachutists took part in one of the most decisive battles of the second world war. as we look at these pictures, we tend to concentrate on what happened on t

the british retail mogul sir philip green has been charged with four counts of misdemeanour assault in the united states. sir philip is the chairman of arcadia group, which owns a number of retail brands including topshop. prosecutors say he has been accused of touching a woman inappropriately while staying at a resort in arizona. a spokesman for sir philip says he's "strenuously denied" the allegations. people protesting against lgbt lessons at a primary school in birmingham have been banned from gathering outside its gates by a high court injunction. birmingham city council made the application after more than two months of demonstrations at anderton park school. the education secretary, damian hinds, said it would allow parents to "continue peaceful discussions with staff". hm revenue and customs says it's found a way to stop fraudsters from tricking people into believing they're recieving a call from genuine tax officials. it's known as "number spoofing", and because the call display looks genuine, it's easier for scammers to persuade people to send them money, as our personal fina

the british retail tycoon, sir philip green, says he strenuously denies four charges of misdemeanour assault in the us. sir philip's arcadia group owns chains including topshop. the charges which each carry sentences of up to 30 days inprisonment relate to allegations he touched a woman "inappropriately". frank bowling studied painting alongside david hockney, 60 years ago, but he never reached the same level of prominence and acclaim — despite being regarded as highly influential in his own right. he was born in guyana in south america, but moved to britain as a teenager. now, at the age of 85, his first major exhibition has opened at tate britain in london. our arts editor will gompertz has taken a look. these are frank bowling's early paintings, made when he was clearly influenced by francis bacon's expressionism and swinging 60s pop culture. he was part of the scene, a young london—based artist who had trained alongside david hockney. both were highly rated, both left for america. hockney went to la and became a star. bowling went to new york and became a teacher. spray adhes

arcadia, the fashion empire owned by sir philip green, faces a make—or—break vote over its future later today. (tx creditors will meet to decide whether to approve a restructuring deal — that will see the closure of 20 stores and a reduction in rent on around 50 others. the company, which owns brands like topshop and miss selfridge and employs around 18—thousand staff, could go into administration if the deal is rejected. you're up to date with this morning's main stories. sally is here with the sport. remember yesterday we were sitting talking aboutjohanna remember yesterday we were sitting talking about johanna konta's remember yesterday we were sitting talking aboutjohanna konta's new coach? it is really working. brilliant from johanna konta, who has made history at the french open. she's the first british woman in more than 35 years to reach the semi—finals at roland garros. she did it by playing near—perfect tennis, beating american sloane stephens in straight sets. in the men's semi finals rafael nadal and roger federer will play each other for the 39th time in their caree

one of britain's biggest retail groups, arcadia, owned by sir philip green has been handed a lifeline by landlords who've agreed to cut rents for stores in the troubled empire. arcadia owns a raft of big names from top shop and dorothy perkins to miss selfridge. the business has 566 stores in the uk and ireland and employs 18 thousand workers. let's speak to our reporter, nina nanji. the children's charity, the nspcc, has apologised for the way it which it cut ties with model munroe bergdorf. the nspcc ended the relationship on friday, two days after announcing that the transgender advocate would be part of a three month lgbtq+ campaign. the nspcc chief executive peter wanless said he has now given bergdorf a "full, frank and unreserved apology". the statement said the decision was nothing to do with the model being transgender, but that the board had decided an ongoing relationship was inappropriate due to statements by bergdorf on the public record, which were specific to safeguarding and equality. the driving force behind the decision the board took was concern around the lack of p

sir philip green's retail empire has been saved after landlords approved a plan to shut shops and slash rents. violent exchanges between police and protesters in hong kong as demonstration continue against controversial extradition laws to send suspects to mainland china. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the sun on sunday's political editor, david wooding and polly mackenzie, director of the centre—left think tank demos. we've been looking at the stories on tomorrow's front pages. the telegraph has borisjohnson‘s leadership bid, with him telling the tories we must remember our duty to the people. in the times, sources claim boris would consider suspending parliament to force through a no—deal brexit if he can't get it through the house. but the financial times says he eased off on the no—deal rhetoric in his speech, as a cabinet leak warns that the government is unprepared. the express says a victory for brexit as labour's move to take no—deal off the table failed in parliament today. the guardian also leads on la

retail tycoon sir philip green has agreed a deal with creditors to save his empire from collapse. his group arcadia — which includes the miss selfridge and top shop chains — has been losing out to fast fashion rivals such as zara and h&m — as well as online competition from the likes of asos. it will now close 48 of its 566 stores and cut around a thousand jobs ford is recalling 1.2 million explorer suvs in the us over suspension issues that could affect steering. the recall affects cars made in its chicago plant between 2010 and 2017. ford said one customer had reported hitting a kerb when part of the the rear suspension fractured — but was not aware of any injuries caused by the problem. australia has given the final approval for construction to begin on a controversial coal mine to be built by indian company adani. the mine, in queensland's galilee basin, has been the subject of years of hold—ups over environmental approvals. hywel griffith is in sydney we have mentioned this has been an ongoing battle but talk us through the latest. eight years since this was announc

green's revised proposals to save his arcadia retail empire. sir philip wants to cut the rent that arcadia pays on its stores including topshop, burton, and dorothy perkins. he is suggesting less severe cuts than before, but if landlords reject the plans tomorrow, the retail giant could go into adminstration. intu and arcadia refused to comment. energy bills could go up by a few pounds a year to pay for a new nuclear power station at sizewell in suffolk. that is if a new financing plan being considered by ministers goes ahead after a consultation. backers of the plan say it would help bring the cost of nuclear power closer to current market rates — rather than the higher rate the government agreed to pay for power from another new plant at hinkley point in somerset. nearly 200 business leaders have signed an open letter arguing us moves to restrict abortion are "bad for business". the campaign comes as several us states have passed or are considering stricter new abortion laws. the letter published in the new york times said curbs on abortion

green. the boat on the cba, the com pa ny volu nta ry green. the boat on the cba, the company voluntary arrangement, and it looks more likely that that will go through. the first version of that was rejected last week. and lots of this is about whether there will be rate reductions as far as the landlords are concerned for those shops, and there are many of them, so it is quite a watershed moment for the retail property sector. some of those big shopping centre property developers had been holding. yes, one of them has 1596 of the votes needed and has a big say on this. thanks for now, jane. still to come — what i'm not good at — talking. he is of course very good at it, which is why he presents business live! uk consumers could save up to £60 million a year under new rules on buy now pay later products. these credit offers tend to offer an interest—free promotional period. christopher woolard, the fca's executive director of strategy and competition is with us now. good morning to yo

the british retail mogul sir philip green has been charged with four counts of misdemeanour assault in the united states. sir philip is the chairman of arcadia group, which owns a number of retail brands including topshop. prosecutors say he has been accused of touching a woman inappropriately while staying at a resort in arizona. a spokesman for sir philip says he‘s "strenuously denied" the allegations. tens of thousands of football fans have descended on madrid in preparation for the champions league final tonight. among them is 11—year—old scottish soccer—player and amputee, keeley cerretti. keeley is the face of uefa‘s ‘equal game campaign‘ and has been invited as the special guest of uefa president aleksander ceferin. 0ur reporterjohn beattie went to meet her. hi, my name‘s keeley. i‘m an amputee footballer. i do football, skiing, running and rock climbing. what is it that you like about football? just the fun of it. kicking and just running around and having fun. this weekend is going to be exciting, isn‘t it? why is that? because i‘m going to madrid and iâ€

the fate of sir philip green's empire is expected to be decided today. good morning, welcome to bbc news. in the next few moments, the front runner in the conservative party leadership race, boris johnson, runner in the conservative party leadership race, borisjohnson, will officially launch his campaign. ahead of his speech, he has warned any further delay to brexit will speu any further delay to brexit will spell disaster for the conservative party ahead of the launch of his leadership campaign. he will tell supporters the uk must leave on the sist supporters the uk must leave on the 31st of october and any more canon kicking will mean defeat for the party at her general election —— khan. he will say his victories as london mayor marked him out as the pessimist able to beatjeremy corbyn. he is the favourite in the race. these are not quite picture so i hope they stabilise before boris johnson appears and we can bring you his speech. the slogan for his campaign, but boris, let us bring in oui’ campaign, but boris, let us bring in our system politi

sir philip green has won the backing of the pension protection fund for his plan to rescue the arcadia group head of a crucial vote later today. but the plan which includes closing 50 stores needs the backing of landlords. he will have to agree to a rent cut on the stores which include britain, miss selfridge, dorothy perkins and wallace. —— wallis. investment guru neil woodford apologises after suspending withdrawls from his largest fund, the woodford equity income fund. he says, the move was ‘necessary to protect investors' interests'. campaigners head to the high court for a judicial review into how the government raised the retirement age for women. the group which brought the review claims the speed of the change and lack of warnings has disadvantaged millions of women. the government says the rise had been "clearly communicated". more on the story about pensions. the high court is reviewing a decision to raise the legal retirement age from 60 to 66, following accusations of mishandling at the department for work and pensions, and campaign groups claim that nearly one in fou

retail tycoon sir philip green, exposed for using nondisclosure agreements to silence staff he's claimed to have bullied and sexually harassed. allegations he strongly denies. but they're not just tools for the rich and powerful. they are widely used across the private and public sector. so what is an nda? it's a contract to stop the disclosure of confidential information such as not revealing details to a competitor. but it's also used if you have an employment dispute. you may end up signing one in return for a payoff. there are some positives as well as negatives to them. i mean, obviously, an individual who has raised a sexual harassment complaint or a discrimination complaint can often find it very traumatic and will want to draw a complete line in the sand once they have reached a resolution of the complaint. but mps want the government to ensure ndas aren't used to stop victims from speaking out about unlawful discrimination and harassment at work. there has certainly been a cover—up culture when it comes to nondisclosure agreements. they are used to cover up unlawful behaviour,

sir philip green's retail group, arcadia, faces a crucial meeting as it tries to avoid administration. good morning from southsea common in portsmouth — where in the next half an hour, commemorations will take place to mark the 75th anniversary of d—day. the queen will be attending, accompanied by the prince of wales, alongside more than 300 d—day veterans, heads of state and the president and mrs trump, on the final day of their state visit to the united kingdom. senior figures from every country that fought alongside the uk are attending. with me now are the historian giles milton and our correspondent robert hall. festival, set the scene, 75 years ago, what was happening right here? d—day was the greatest seaborne invasion of the history of warfare. 160,000 men sailed across the channel and tried to punch a hole through the atlantic wall that the germans had built all along the coastline of normandy. it was a pivotal moment in the second world war, because if the allies succeeded in getting onto the shore, they were probably going to win the second world war. the robert, th

arcadia, the fashion empire owned by sir philip green, faces a make—or—break vote over its future later today. creditors will meet to decide whether to approve a restructuring deal that will see the closure of 20 stores and a reduction in rent on around 50 others. the company, which owns brands like topshop and miss selfridge and employs around 18,000 staff, could go into administration if the deal is rejected. you are up—to—date with all the main news stories. sally has the sport and it's all about jana news stories. sally has the sport and it's all aboutjana contour. very french theme to the sport this morning. —— johanna konta. johanna konta is on a roll at the french open. she's made history, as the first british women in more than 35 years to reach the semifinals. and she did it by playing near—perfect tennis, asjoe wilson reports. the courts of paris are clay, but they are like a motorway if you serve like this. jo konta just overpowered sloane stephens. 6—1 in the first set. that's big from konta. another break! whatever lies on the court's surface, it's what lurks in

it's a crucial week for sir philip green's arcadia retail group, which includes topshop, burton, wallis and dorothy perkins. creditors will vote on his proposed restructuring plans on wednesday. he wants to shut up to 50 stres and negotiate lower rents on others. —— stores. if landlords — who own the store buildings — and the pensions regulator do not back the plans, the high street giant could go into administration. kier shares have tumbled by a massive a0%, after warning that profits will not meet expectations this year. the construction and services group said underlying profit would be around £25 million below previous expectation. it blamed higher costs and problems at units in the road, utilities and housing maintenance businesses. last year, kier launched a reorganisation aimed at cutting costs and selling none—essential businesses. retail giant marks & spencer is perilously close to being booted out of the ftse100 this week, for the first time since the index was launched in 1984. its shares have tumbled by nearly a fifth over the past six months, as sales and profit

sir philip green has thanked landlords and suppliers who backed the deal that saved his retail empire. in an interview with the bbc, he batted away the suggestion the topshop group had been on the point of going bust. shares in majestic wines tumble as the group says it is in advanced discussions to sell stores and the chairman unexpectedly resigns. discounting is something we've seen a lot of in retail, but one company seems to be stepping away from that. yes, it's the model trainmaker hornby, an iconic british toy brand. heading for a turnaround according to its latest results. it made a loss in the last financial year of £5.2 million, but that pre—tax loss is almost half what they lost the year before, which was just over £10 million. so are they selling more? no, their total sales actually fell by about £3 million, but they've reduced their losses because they stopped discounting so that helps their margins, what they make on the sale of each item. it's not all plain sailing — potential choppy waters ahead. let's speak to the company's ceo, lyndon davies, whojoins us now. i

rianna croxford reports. retail tycoon sir philip green exposed to using nondisclosure agreements to silence staff he claims to have that he his claim published and sexually harassed. allegations he strongly denies. they are not just allegations he strongly denies. they are notjust tools allegations he strongly denies. they are not just tools for the allegations he strongly denies. they are notjust tools for the rich and powerful. they are widely used across the private and public sector. so what is an nda? it is a contractor stop disclosure of confidential information, and for example not revealing details. it is also used if you have an employment dispute. you may end up signing on in return for a payoff. mps want the government to ensure that they are not used for speaking out. there has certainly been a cover—up culture when it comes to nondisclosure agreements. they used to cover up unlawful behaviour and criminal behaviour. in the long—term, a feel strongly that they should be not used altogether. hannah says she was forced out of herjob after returning from maternity leave

tough at the top—shop what next for sir philip green's retail empire? there's a crunch vote this week on plans to close stores and slash rents. england wobble at the cricket world cup. the pre—tournament favourites have a nightmare in the field as they lose to pakistan at trent bridge. an emotional tony foulds visits the graves of three american airmen who lost their lives saving others when their plane crashed in sheffield. it wouldn't bother me if they sat down all night. they did million. we have a band of rain moving in from the south—west and heading north—east. some of it will be heavy and it will be persistent. the driest conditions in the far north of scotla nd driest conditions in the far north of scotland and the south—east. but in the south—east we are not immune to some heavy showers. they will have more in 15 minutes. good morning. it's tuesday, 4thjune. our top story: after the formalities of a state banquet, it's down to business on the second day of president trump's state visit. last night, the us leader used his address durin

. >>> billionaire philip green is facing four counts of misdemeanor assault in the united states. the charges come after a fitness instructor in arizona alleged that he repeatedly touched her inappropriately. the chairman of arcadia group, the retail empire that owns topshop, is denying the charges. >>> in hungary crews are preparing to raise a sunken crew boat from the danube river. at least seven south korean tourists died when the boat sank after hitting a cruise ship. teams are still searching for 21 passengers who are still missing. hungarian officials blame the crash on human error. ♪ >>> we want to bring you up to speed now on what happened in this terrible tragedy that played out in virginia beach on friday. here's what we know so far. police are searching the home of the disgruntled city worker who went on a shooting spree on friday. he entered a municipal being during office hours and killed at least 12 people and seriously wounded four others. the gunman died after a long shoot-out with police. one officer was shot by saved by his bulletproof vest. police say they rec

debra: philip green's empire has avoided collapse. the approval cleared the way for dozens of store closures and rent that at 200 sites across the u.k. and ireland. the owner of top shop and dorothy perkins says it was approved by creditors. netflix is stepping up efforts to turn its streaming form into a multimedia empire. is unveiling new video games. "stranger things 3" the game will come out the same day the third season debuts. characterssing the to outside studios. launcheds lanced -- three satellites. the falcon nine rocket and satellites were deployed successfully. they willans say provide 250,000 images to monitor the environment. that is your bloomberg business flash. nejra: debra mao in hong kong, thank you. let's turn back to trade, president trump says no deadline for a deal with china other than the one in his head. trump is confident a deal will happen. today, we are asking on mliv, our markets rising in a u.s.-china trade deal in 2019? you can join the debate, reach out to us and the mliv team on your bloomberg. marija

a week ago today philip green tried to get the rescue deals through. the landlords resisted this attempt to get through lower rents to safeguard the future of these retail brands, topshop and otherfamiliar of these retail brands, topshop and other familiar names on the of these retail brands, topshop and otherfamiliar names on the high street. now we're hearing that they have passed. eight separate deals and they have to be passed by landlords. we don't know exactly how close it was. a huge sigh of relief for thousands of employees around the country because the future of 500 stores also have been safeguarded for now. i say for now because the big question is what happens next. it is notjust about reducing this cost. we heard sports direct, the chain owned by mike ashley, these kind of arrangement is known as cva is given a lifeline to badly managed companies allowing them to live on. so how do you get market share are up? most of these brands have seen market share slipping. topshop, remember ten yea rs slipping. topshop, remember ten years ago, kate