Following an incident outside a bristol nightclub. What a great shot and tributes for Cyrille Regis, the man who led the way for black footballers in britain who died at the age of 59. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Cabinet ministers have tonight been holding an emergency cobra meeting to discuss the financial collapse of carillion. The firm had government contracts across school catering, hsz, the nhs and prisons, and its demise has left its own employees and many more who work for it indirectly facing a worrying future. Carillion itself employs almost 20,000 workers in the uk. The company has a50 government contracts a massive portfolio. It sub contracted thousands of small firms to do some of that work. Carillions demise has raised questions for government about the way Public Sector projects are handed out to private sector businesses. Heres our business editor, simonjack. This bypass near aberdeen is in scotla nd this bypass near aberdeen is in scotland was my biggest const
Of disease among Rohingya Muslims in the worlds biggest refugee camp. Im in the kutupalong refugee camp, where people are living in the most and many tributes for cyrille regis, the man who led the way for black footballers in britain hes died at the age of 59. Its five oclock. Our main story is the collapse of carillion, the Major Construction and outsourcing group which is involved with some of the biggest public building projects in the uk. The business, which employs 20,000 people in the uk, went into liquidation with debts of £900 million. Its involved in projects such as crossrail and the h52 rail link, as well as cleaning and maintenance contracts for schools, prisons and hospitals. The Cabinet Office minister David Liddington has told mps that protecting those services would be the governments priority. Labour is asking why the government awarded major contracts to carillion even after it was clear the company was in difficulties. 0ur correspondent Simon Gompertz has the lates
Well be hearing from a spokesman for the wetherspoons pub chain who have apologised to customers and found another supplier after it had to take steaks off the menu. And we will hear more from John Humphrys about top bbc stars taking more pay cuts. Now on bbc news its time for fa cup sportsday live from yeovil. Fillup your fill up your glasses. To the tune of the anthem, ii fill up your glasses. To the tune of the anthem, 11 men of yeovil role into action. Yeovilfinds itself centre of the football world. And with a quick turn, the skipper slide it in. Almost exactly 69 years ago yeovil town stunned First Division sunderland to reach the fifth round of the fa cup and they are on a roll again. South end, port vale and bradford have all fallen by the way. Yeovil town are a league club now, but they are the lowest ranked team left in the competition. And the side that knocked them out all those years ago at the end of their greatest cu p years ago at the end of their greatest cup run was,
Wales, south and south west england. The winds will be strengthening, and so the winds will be strengthening, and so quite persistent rain and wet weather across Northern Ireland, western parts of scotland through receivings rush hour. Winter at such a feature here but the winds will be strengthening across north west england down into wales and north west england, particularly over the hills and along the coast, where the winds will become gusty for a time. The winds continued to strengthen across south west england, pushing across the channel coast. For a time this evening, drier, the winds starting to pick up but not as strong at first. But the wind is of some concern to us. We have an amber warning for them from the met office. Gusts across england and wales of a0 to 50 mph. Across western and channel coast, the gusts could increase to 60 mph. As this low pressure pushes eastwards a cross as this low pressure pushes eastwards across northern part of england, into north wales and th
Have made their way here to escape the violence at home. Also this hour, tributes to a giant of british theatre. Sir peter hall, founder of the Royal Shakespeare company,has died at the age of 86. Give me actors, and a text, and i instinctively know what to do. And a stones throw away; a plan to ease Traffic Congestion around stonehenge is given the go ahead. For the first time in seven years, the government is partially lifting its pay crap. Prison officers in england and wales will receive a pay rise of 1. 7 this year, above the 1 freeze which has been in place for yea rs. Freeze which has been in place for years. Police will receive a 1 pay rise plus a 1 bonus for the years. But unions are demanding far more for all public second for workers given current levels of inpolice station which today hit 2. 9 . Well ta ke station which today hit 2. 9 . Well take about inflation later this hour but first this report from ian watson at the tuc conference in brighton. Police and prison office