With george ford at fly half. It isa it is a pretty chilly start to your friday. Mist and fog around, too. But lots of sunshine to come. I will have the details on breakfast. Its friday the 20th of september. Our top story the future of thomas cook is hanging in the balance this morning, as it scrambles to raise £200 Million Pounds to secure an Emergency Rescue deal. Britains oldest package holiday firm must secure the funds before a crucial meeting next friday. Ninas here to explain what this could mean for its customers and staff. Lots of people concerned about their jobs. And millions of holidays. It has been around since the 1840s. Hundreds of high street branches. May, they revealed £1. 5 billion of losses over the past six months and warned that they were tough times ahead. Lots of debt. They blamed lots of reasons. One of them brexit uncertainty. People making fewer bookings. Also the heatwave meant we we re bookings. Also the heatwave meant we were spending less on holidays a
The British Travel association, abta, says thomas cook is operating at a Party Conference as normal, and all package overshadowed by internal rows. Thomas cook will hold emergency holidays are protected. Talks this morning in a last ditch attempt to find a rescue deal to prevent it going bust. Three of the home nations begin their Rugby World Cup campaigns in the next few hours. Eight migrants have been picked ireland take on scotland up by border force off the coast of kent. 0fficials intercepted the small boat while england face tonga. In the st Margarets Bay area yesterday afternoon. Those on board said they came still warm for many of us from afghanistan and iran. Today and breezy too, last month, the home secretary but with some rain. In fact, there are some thundery and her french counterpart agreed to intensify action to tackle small showers around as well this morning. Boat crossings in the channel. More detail in around 15 minutes. A Memorial Service will take place in the swi
Football the way it was say, 20 30 yea rs football the way it was say, 20 30 years ago. The transfer window closes for premier league clubs. Well find out who did the best business as the new season kicks off tonight. And nothing says summer like a wet weather in a festival field. This is one, but others have fallen foul of weather conditions. Some particularly windy conditions. Ill have the full details later in the programme. Its friday august 9th. Our top story the number of people dying from asthma attacks in england and wales is the highest it has been in ten years, according to an analysis of officialfigures. The Charity Asthma uk says the deaths are unnecessary, as too many people are failing to get the basic level of care. With more, heres our Health Correspondent, dominic hughes. Nearly 5 Million People in england and wales suffer from asthma, which can cause coughing, wheezing, a tight chest and breathlessness. Treated properly, it should be easy to manage, but the number of
Get in touch, here is the news. Retail sales fell more than expected last month partly because of the wet weather. The office for National Statistics say they were down by 1. 2 in july. Statistics say they were down by 1. 2 injuly. More than a quarter of sales for online, the highest level since february last year. The treasury has told banks and Building Societies they will be fined if they dont provide sufficient access to cash. Free cash withdrawal should be available three miles in rural areas and one mile with in urban areas. The system to allocate Liver Transplant is weighted to much towards older people. Figures show younger people are waiting four times longer on average than those over 60. The nhs said its Computer Algorithm saves lives. The top official on maui has resigned. He says he is stepping down for health reasons. He has been criticised in the wake of the wildfires which have killed 111 people. Residents of maui has had a stronger response would have saved lives. We a
rangers are back in the big time after beating psv eindhoven to reach the group stages of the champions league for the first time in 12 years. good morning. currently we have got some heavy, thundery downpours moving across south east england which could lead to flash flooding, that will clear through the course of the afternoon. behind it for most it will be dry and sunny with a variable amount of cloud. it s thursday the 25th of august. our main story. a gunman who shot dead a nine year old girl in her own home in liverpool remains at large this morning. olivia pratt korbel was killed on monday night when a convicted drug dealer barged into her house while trying to escape a gunman who continued firing into the property. his original target is now under arrest in hospital but the killer is yet to be caught, as tomos morgan reports. three days on, and the search for answers as to how and why nine year old olivia pratt korbel died by the hands of a masked gunman who was chasi