Has become a hot button issue in the upcoming Mayoral Election as some candidates say that struggling businesses are proof that San Francisco leadership needs to change. For more on this we check in with Wilson Walker live in front of macys. This is a big story. We knew there would be fallout. One thought is we have seen this before with nordstrom. Whole foods. A lot of big closures and we know the conversation. Is it changing retail or the city like a breakup . Is it them or us . Now it happens during the Election Year so this falls into the mayoral campaign. Huge stores like macys or walgreens, they are closing. Business goes down. This man does not operate on the scale of macys, but he is around the corner from union square. He knows this is more bad news among a handful of Stores Across the city, now only one is currently suffering. The store downtown goes down more than 50 . Still downtown. Residential is fine. There are no more tourists. There are no more big companies. There are
hour s time. new figures are expected to show net migration to the uk reached a record level last year. what a way to seal europa league football for the first time. ensiso s cracker earns brighton a draw, and a place in the group stages of next season s competition. # waterloo, i was defeated, you won the war. and we ll hear from abba on those eurovision reunion rumours. plus, the perfect day to take to the river, here in baiano on the banks of the thames, a bit more clout around the uk but most will avoid the ray. here in malo on the banks of the thames, cloud around but most will avoid the rain. tributes to the singer tina turner have been pouring in overnight after her death at the age of 83 was announced. known as the queen of rock n roll, she survived poverty, domestic abuse and career setbacks before becoming one of the world s biggest stars. our arts correspondent david sillito looks back at her life. # when you were a young boy # did you have a puppy # that always
also this lunchtime. lower energy bills for many households after the regulator brings in a new price cap. the chief constable of police scotland the uk s second biggest force admits it is institutionally racist and sexist. and by public demand, a fitting farewell for an raf hero who fought in the second world war. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news: history for brighton, their highest finish in the premier league and a first european campaign to look forward to next season. good afternoon. net migration to the uk has hit a record high, despite the government s promise to reduce it. the office for national statistics say that last year 606,000 more people moved to the united kingdom than left it. that s up around 118,000 on the previous year s figure. the rise is driven by people from outside the eu, including ukraine and hong kong. the prime minister says the figures are too high labour claim they show the government has lost control of immigratio
where we ll bring you the top stories from around the world. police in london have arrested a man after a car crashed into the gates of downing street, the home of the uk prime minister. the man was detained on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving. there are no reports of injuries. in the last hour police said that the incident is being dealt with by local officers in westminster and isn t currently being treated as terror related. what you can see here is a white car which we ve circled, approaching the main entrance to downing street. the car appears to slow down as before it hits a set of gates, which are staffed round the clock by armed and unarmed police officers. the prime minister was in downing street at the time of the crash, but has since left for a scheduled visit. now for some live pictures of whitehall right nowjust so you can see the situation on the ground. and as you can see, the police have still cordoned off the area. there is still a strong po
with their energy bills after april is to be announced by the government. lots of storis in the mix today we d love to hear your thoughts on them. get in touch with me on twitter, @annitabbc, and use the #bbcyourquestions. and coming up, the final countdown. preparations are under way in cornwall for a rocket launch tonight that could mark a breakthrough moment in the uk s space race. harry has accused members of his family of being complicit in the pain and suffering endured by his wife, meghan. in two television interviews which were broadcast on itv and the american broadcaster cbs he admitted his relationship with his brother and father was strained but insisted he hoped for reconciliation. the palace hasn t commented on either interview, which were given in advance of the official release of prince harry s book spare. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. harry, the interview. what an original name! the themes of the interviews were familiar. fury at the