that is what really good to hear from you. emit that is what has been said to me and it is not the language i am using. absolutely, we understand that and i know you are just recounting what was told to you outside of that meeting. thank you for being with us and bringing us up to date with what was happening there. just to reiterate, those total shareholders rejecting the proposal by climate activists to reduce greenhouse gas emissions more quickly than their internal plan. they are backed one which presents much more modest cuts instead. we will bring you the latest but that was the scene live earlier in paris. here in the uk there are concerns retailers are taking advantage of inflation to raise prices even further so called greedflation . the boss of supermarket giant sainsbury s simon roberts has been speaking exclusively to the bbc. he has dismissed accusations they are profiteering from soaring food prices. and he told our correspondent
about a female member of staff at the cbi when he worked at the business group. a report in the guardian had claimed that mr allan had touched a tesco employee at the supermarket giant s annual shareholder meeting last year. tesco said it had made no findings of wrongdoing . counting is under way in northern ireland s council elections. the elections use the single transferable vote system, where voters rank candidates in order of preference. with results in from just over a quarter of the a62 seats, sinn fein appear to have made a strong start, with the dup currently in second place. nationwide has announced a a0%jump in profits for the 12 months to april. the uk s biggest building society saw underlying profits before tax of 2.2 billion pounds. you re live with bbc news as we mentiond at the top of the programme
in this in a way that ensures that it works for us rather than being forced to change because of it. before i leave, i get an emailfrom james. he s finished marking the chatgpt response from earlier. if the student had lifted an answer like this, it wouldn t have paid off. hazel shearing, bbc news. the chairman of tesco, john allan, has strongly denied claims that he touched women inappropriately on two separate occasions. a report in the guardian newspaper alleges that mr allan touched a tesco employee at the supermarket giant s shareholder meeting last year. it also claims mr allan, who is the former president of the cbi, grabbed a woman at one of its events in 2019. mr allen said that the claims are simply untrue, and tesco said it has not received any complaints. a controversial new law under which six anti monarchy protesters were arrested on coronation day has been criticised as too crude and too broad. scotland yard says it has regrets about the arrests and confirmed that no cha
alleges that mr allen touched a tesco employee at the supermarket giant s shareholder meeting last year. it also claims mr allen who is the former president of the confederation of british industry grabbed a woman at one of its events in 2019. mr allen said that the claims are simply untrue and tesco said it has not received any complaints. our business correspondent emma simpson has more. just to sayjohn allen is one of the most senior, well known businessman in the uk. as you say he was president of the cbi, one of the uk s leading business groups between 2018 and 2020, and he is currently the chair of tesco, the biggest supermarket and retailer in the uk. this morning, the guardian published a report about allegations of inappropriate and unprofessional behaviour by mr allen. they are that
research suggests one in four supermarket customers are struggling with their finances. the study shows that food prices have increased by 17% in the past month compared with the same time last year. milk, eggs and margarine were the items with some of the biggest price rises. sainsbury s has announced plans to close two argos depots over the next three years, putting more than 1,a00 jobs at risk. the supermarket giant says it s aiming to shut its argos warehouse in basildon, essex, and a depot in heywood, greater manchester, by 2026. both sainsbury s staff and those who work for an outsourced contractor will be affected. england bowlerjames anderson left the field with a smile on his face despite england s defeat to new zealand, losing byjust a single run in a thrilling final day to draw the series in wellington, as our correspondent joe wilson reports.