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
Love you. Dont make me cry on telly time for a look at the weather. Here is louise lear. What you see behind me is not what you are going to get at christmas, so i can offer some sunnier weather but over the next 2a hours it will stay pretty wet, just as we see this morning along the south coast. The radar is showing how the rain is drifting steadily north and east. The heaviest of the rain across southern and western scotland. It stays rather drab as well through england and wales, a lot of low cloud. Showers down to the south accompanied by gusts of wind in excess accompanied by gusts of wind in excess of a0 mph. But because its coming from a south westerly direction, it is very mild for the time of year. 11 to 15 degrees the high. In contrast a cooler feel in scotla nd high. In contrast a cooler feel in scotland with top temperatures around seven or 8 degrees. As we go through the night tonight, we will continue to see skies clearing in scotland. Dribs and drabs of showery rain drif
Households will be allowed to mix. The news dominated today by covid and the knock on effects of the virus. Do send us your comments on how this is affecting you. The Prime Minister will be discussing an emergency meeting the movement of freight. The transport secretary grant shapps will be speaking to his french counterpart. He pointed out that france uniquely of the eu countries at the moment was insisting only unaccompanied freight could go to and from france to the united kingdom. Now, that means hauliers themselves are effectively queueing up, as we heard from simon, at dover. Grant shapps is hoping to unlock that quickly. This is what he said. We must remember that passengers shouldnt be travelling at this moment in time in the tierli be travelling at this moment in time in the tier 4 requirements, it says stay at home and stay local. People shouldnt be travelling in any case was that it is the holy side of things we need to get moving. When i spoke to my french opposite number,
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Crickets. Ivy leaguers are awarding their business to this shoemaker. All that and more over the next hour. But first, headlines from my radio cohost, carol massar. Cisco reported thirdquarter revenues that missed analyst estimates. It reflects a slower than expected projection of its design sales. Adobe also felt short of analyst predicted stock. Lower in after hours trading. And spacex will split billions of dollars for a manned mission beyond the moon. A third contender, sierra nevada, was shut out. And target is expecting about the same at the holiday rush as it had last year. Back to you. Thanks very much, carol massar. The u. S. Is stepping up its efforts in the fight to contain the deadly ebola virus. Earlier this afternoon, president obama committed about 3000 troops to help deliver sanitation kits, body bags, and help build Treatment Centers. Here is an example of how do i or the situation is in west africa. Hospitals, clinics, and the few Treatment Centers that they do have h