but now we didn t even have enough cash for 5% of the bill. this morning i m looking at why big businesses can get away with making late payment. the first goal is awarded by the video assistant referee. and: as the raf celebrates its 100th anniversary, the last of the dambusters tells us about his life in the skies. snow and ice are causing serious problems on roads across scotland, northern ireland and northern england with drivers stranded in long queues. rescue teams are helping trapped motorists and people in dumb freeze and galloway are being advised not to drive. problems in northern ireland with schools closed entrance port affected. rescuing the driver trapped in our ca i’s rescuing the driver trapped in our cars overnight on the main motorway between england and scotland. heavy snow meant treacherous conditions for the emergency services on the m74. the weather kept some motorists in freezing cars for more than eight hours. very little has been happening, i m afra
so i ll be looking at what that means for the hundreds of thousands of workers in the sector. good morning. in sport, swansea are out of the premier league relegation zone for the first time since november after this howler from arsenal goalkeeper petr cech. talking through her blowhole. we ll find out why scientists have helped wikie the orca to become the world s first speaking whale. and carol has the weather. tha nkfully thankfully always easy to understand. hello from outside the bbc in london. patchy rain around in the south but we ve got some snow even at lower levels in parts of scotland and northern ireland and northern england today. in between there will be sunshine but it s going to feel colder than it did yesterday. more inis colder than it did yesterday. more in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the prime minister has responded to a series of attacks on her leadership by declaring she s not a quitter. theresa may told journalists there was a long
but even then only if they were over 30 and owners of property. it s 5 o clock. our main story is that the chairman of the outsourcing and building firm carillion, philip green, says he takes ‘full and complete responsibility‘ for the group s collapse. he s among former bosses who ve been answering questions from mps about the decline of the company. the firm, which employed more than 40,000 people worldwide, went into liquidation last month with significant debts and a huge pension deficit. our business correspondent simon gompertz reports. the senior figures in charge of carillion in its final months. keith cochrane, chief executive during the collapse. reporter: would you say sorry to employees? and zafar khan, the finance director ousted after commissioning an internal investigation. also among them, richard howson. he was sacked as chief executive after having to warn last year that profits were plummeting. i, too, would like to say how deeply saddened and how sorry
i m jane hill live at westminster. 11am. we are here to talk about that day of history. of history. reflecting on what was achieved and also asking what remains to be done. ofjobs at risk. in florida this evening. good and delayed big construction projects. i m truly sorry for the impact. afternoon. it was the worst possible outcome. outcome. sought to do in my time as chief executive. it s tuesday 6th of inflation and potential interest february, i m annita rate rises. mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. to help smokers quit. also. marking 100 years since women first got the vote. ofjobs at risk. change for equal rights. britain s biggest corporate demise in a decade. and i m jane hill live at westminster. westminster. 100 years ago and asking what remains to be done. deeply saddened by the firm s collapse. the world s most powerful rocket in florida this evening. good morning. saddened and how sorry i am for what has happened to the business. has happened to the busin
tea m lizzy yarnold, she has been named as team gb s flag bearer. more from her later. louise has the weather.‘ that is 1; our l. that isee-eizz- they - that is -; they are they are glorious start, cold and frosty, 6 vii; fiifc in southern england. unfortunately, the cloud has arrived and we have a weather front. it is the cloud has arrived and we have a weatherfront. it is bringing rain, if we look at the lake district, we % ’¥ w: 7:12: ;: ii: can see rain pushing east overnight. more coming up. thanks, louise. also coming up: we ll be giving a warm handshake and not in any way a dodgy one to the head of the freemasons in england and wales. he ll tell us why he thinks they re getting an unfair press. we always seem to talk in a negative way when we discuss seen on the ie interest rate rises, have seen on the banknotes, is the seeing eye, but for millions of savers éfi ourselves z z ~ of course they are good news. they, at least, will take cheer from bank