High street chain wilko says it has appointed Administrators after failing to secure a rescue deal. You will remember this chain has been in the news for the last couple of weeks with concerns over whether it will be rescued. It looks like the rescue deal has fallen through and they have appointed Administrators. 12,000 people, it looks like, at risk potentially, following the news that wilko has appointed Administrators. We will bring you any more detail when we get the story but the Breaking News, wilko, the high street chain, has appointed Administrators. Here in the uk, police and the West Midlands say they are treating a fire at a Well Known18th century pub near dudley as arson. The cricket house, described as britains One Ovest Pub was largely destroyed by the blaze, it was then bulldozed with the local council said was unauthorised, unacceptable and possibly unlawful. Here is louisa pilbeam. Whats left of the 250 year old pub has now been searched by a Specialist Fire Service do
let s start here in the uk, where, in a few hours time, the chancellorjeremy hunt will unveil his first budget, where he will outline the government s big decisions on spending, and plans for raising or lowering taxes. among the measures he s expected to unveil is a significant expansion of free childcare provision. it s part of a strategy to get more people back to work, given the shortage of staff in some key sectors. the chancellor is also expected to announce a rise in the tax free limit for pension contributions, to encourage people to stay in work for longer. the latest economic figures underline the challenge facing the government, as well as the pressure on household and business budgets. here s our economics editor faisal islam. it is back to work budget, that s a promise, and it was centre on one of the biggest ever expansions of childcare for england with equivalent funding for other nations. parents of one and two year olds will get the same 30 hours of support a
and without it, farmers like tom are left looking to the sky. with the downpours we have had through the last month, many people have tired of waiting for the sunshine and booked a last minute trip abroad instead. that s good news for travel agents, but the latest clamour for the beach and warmer weather, latest clamour for the beach and warmerweather, my latest clamour for the beach and warmer weather, my colleague katy austin went to eastbourne to gauge the holiday mood there. it hasn t exactly been sunbathing weather here in eastbourne. if the wash out british summer has got you dreaming of a last minute escape to somewhere a bit warmer and sunnier, you are not the only one. tour operators and travel agents say they have seen a definite trend as customers seek the sun in the likes of spain, turkey and greece. we ourselves have seen a 25% increase in last minute bookings
around the low 20s across the south of the countries, the high teens in the north, and from the weather icons, you gathered the weather will be quite changeable with frequent showers. as we head into early august, yes, briefly high pressure will pay us a visit. that does mean sunnier, warmer weather, will pay us a visit. that does mean sunnier, warmerweather, but will pay us a visit. that does mean sunnier, warmer weather, but then very quickly low pressure will once again sweep in to bring us yet more unsettled weather.