All sorts of people where a little bit of hope will do a lot of good. How is retail reacting to changes in the way we shop . Weve updates from next, john lewis and co op group later this morning. Its been a summer of International Cricket like never before, but australia win the one day series against england the first series defeat inside the bio bubble. And i have come to kent in search of the elusive animal, the red squirrel. A lot of dry and sunny weather in the next few days. It is all coming up here on breakfast. Its thursday the 17th of september. Our top story. More than 2 million more people across england and wales will face stricter restrictions in an attempt to halt the rise in coronavirus cases. New measures for the north east of england will be announced later today, while residents in south wales will face local lockdown from this evening. Greg mckenzie reports. The northeast is set to become the latest area in england to come under local restrictions as coronavirus case
Also coming up this hour. World champion Lewis Hamilton will miss this weekends grand prix in bahrain after testing positive for coronavirus. Good morning. Talks about a possible rescue deal for the Department Store chain debenhams are expected to come to an end today following administrators being called into sir phillip greens Arcadia Retail group the biggest holder of concessions at debenhams outlets. Arcadia brands are sold across Debenhams Stores and account for about £75 million of its sales. The last remaining potential buyer for debenhams, jd sports, is expected to back out of a rescue deal which is pushing the Department Store to the brink of a terminal collapse. The shadow business minister, lucy powell, said arcadias uncertain future had been worsened by the coronavirus pandemic. It is an incredibly worrying time for the 13,000 people who work for arcadia and as we are hearing, potentially those who work for debenhams as well in the knock on. It is really clear that the pro
Cases, weve got this virus back under control. Running for rob. Rugby league star Kevin Sinfield sets off on an epic marathon journey in support of his friend rob burrow who has Motor Neurone Disease. Its marine v mourinho in the fa cup. The eighth tier non league side land a dream third round draw against the premier League Leaders tottenham. Good morning. For central and eastern areas, it is a cold start. For some a frosty start. Sunshine in the west and thick cloud and drizzle which will push east during the day. All the details in ten minutes. Its tuesday, the 1st of december. Our top story. The British Retail Group, arcadia, which owns some of the uks best known clothing brands, has gone into administration, putting 13,000 jobs at risk. Arcadias collapse also appears to have scuppered a rescue deal for debenhams, which could push the Department Store to the brink of liquidation. John mcmanus reports. Happier times for the Arcadia Group and the man who steered it to success, sir ph
Political developments, and you can get in touch with your thoughts on this story and the rest of the days news by contacting me on twitter rebeccajonesbbc or using the hashtag bbcyourquestions the Arcadia Retail chain is expected to go into Administration Today, putting 13,000 jobs on the high street at risk. Cows m00. The biggest changes to english farming in more than half a century, as ministers publish post brexit plans to phase out eu farming subsidies and reward enviromental work. Environmental work. Farmers says the funds dont go far enough. The money available to achieve the objectives of farming for more wildlife is simply not going to be enough for us to deliver successfully. And coming up this hour, formula one driver Romain Grosjean says hes lucky to be alive after a crash at the bahrainian grand prix. Well have more on that in our sports bulletin in half an hour. Coronavirus cases are down by almost a third in england, after the latest lockdown restrictions began. The new
Control and it is notjust the fact that people suffer financially and wont isolate themselves, it is that the central system is so slow at getting the information out to people that they need to isolate, but by the time it has got there the £22 billion or whatever we have spent on it has been wasted. It is gone, information is useless. And weve also seen Evidence Public Health england have withheld information from a local Public Health authorities. If we want when we come back in two months time to get it right we must decentralise the expenditure and get it into Public Health systems. What i was going to say before the right honourable gentleman spoke was there is not a way forward where people dont die in the situation, that is tragic and everybody in this house wa nts to tragic and everybody in this house wants to minimise the number of deaths but sometimes because though if we have the most restrictive measures, which will undoubtedly stop people contracting covid, that will be f