Supporting the supply chain and the tens of thousands of workers can be done by government taking it out of in house or re tendering in many cases but the government cannotjust do a financial bailout. The shareholders and the creditors and the big banks have got to take it. They cannot just off load the big banks have got to take it. They cannotjust off load all the losses onto the taxpayer. Carillion isa losses onto the taxpayer. Carillion is a major British Company with hundreds of contracts running prisons, maintaining hospitals and mot facilities. With thousands of employees here and many more dependent on the company, it has run up dependent on the company, it has run up debts of nearly £1. 5 billion, including nearly £0. 5 billion to its banks whose patients have run out. Hsz banks whose patients have run out. Hs2 starts Major Construction here next year. Carillion is opposed to build it but given the mountain of debt is there was a very real chance that the government might step in and have to give those contracts to other companies or simply bail the company out. There is moral hazard that comes with that. What would happen to other companies that carillion passed on work to . Companies like carillion outsource most of their works are pretty much all the supply chains are dependent on them for payment and not only that, you have so many tears of contractors, there are people low down the chain as well who are equally concerned. That is the kind of model we have in the construction industry, where these large firms outsource everything. Carillion if carillion cannot be saved then administrators have been put on notice. It is a precautionary measure that the government and thousands of staff hope will not be needed. And joe lynam joins me now. This is a real headache for the government what are they going to do . There has been a meeting on thursday andi there has been a meeting on thursday and i understand there will be further meetings this weekend, such is the concern in whitehall. Major Government Departments are involved in this, transport and treasury and justice in the business department. It is all being controlled by the Cabinet Office and who has a new minister this week. The government are stressing that they have contingency plans in place that are robust. Should anything happen to carillion, Major Projects will continue as normal but sources are telling me the issue needs to be sorted in the next few days, not weeks. Thank you very much. Consumers can no longer be charged extra for paying by credit or debit card under new laws from today. It is hoped the ban will benefit shoppers and holidaymakers who buy goods online or in small stores, but some retailers have already said they will raise overall prices in response to the change. Adina campbell reports. They are the small fees added at the very end of the buying process. In percentage terms it may not be that much but these card surcharges add up. Notany much but these card surcharges add up. Not any more. Under new eu rules retailers can no longer charge customers for paying with a credit oi customers for paying with a credit or debit card. The treasury says these charges cost consumers £166 million every year, but phone companies, such as concert venues, can still charge a booking fee. They will no longer be penalised for paying by credit card debit card. With the end of surcharges you compare like for like and the price you see is the price you pay without a nasty sting at the end. Some companies are concerned this band could hit profits. Nearly 63 of band could hit profits. Nearly 6396 of our sales are by credit card or debit card so this could affect us in the long term if rates go up. For retailers like this the band throws up retailers like this the band throws up several options. They could suck up up several options. They could suck up the cost of processing a credit 01 up the cost of processing a credit or debit up the cost of processing a credit or debi t card or alternatively simply put up their prices, or they may decide to rebrand the fees as a service pay by card. 0ther may decide to rebrand the fees as a service pay by card. Other Companies May do the same. There are now calls to ensure the changes are monitored to ensure the changes are monitored to ensure the changes are monitored to ensure consumers are not punished for paying by a 25 year old model has died after being stabbed in a street in west london. Harry uzoka had recently done a photo shoot with gq magazine. Friends and family have described him as an inspiration to young black men. A 27 and 28 year old man have been arrested on suspicion of murder. Dentists have accused the government of not doing enough to tackle tooth decay in england. New figures indicate there were nearly 43,000 operations to remove childrens teeth last year, a 17 increase on four years ago. The British Dental Association says england now provides a second Class Service compared to scotland and wales. 0ur Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes has the story. Tooth decay in children is distressing, painful and avoidable. Dentists say sugary snacks and drinks are the biggest cause. British children drink more soft drinks than anywhere else in europe and the number of multiple extractions which have to take place in hospital under a general anaesthetic is continuing to grow. Figures compiled by the local Government Association show there were nearly 43,000 multiple to the extractions among under 18s in england last year. Thats around 170 every day of the working week. 0verall, theres been an increase of 17 injust four years. Dentists say children in england are suffering and are being offered a second rate service when compared to scotland and wales. We have seen in scotland and in wales that they have got National Programmes to try and prevent this and they have actually got reasonably good results out of it. The government has not put any money into a National Prevention programme for england and thats the reason why we are seeing so many children being put under general anaesthetic. The department of health in england says the introduction of a tax on sugary drinks is part of its plan to reduce the number of extractions and that more than half of all children have seen a dentist in the last year. And, with proper oral hygiene, good brushing and avoiding high sugar snacks and drinks, thousands of children could be saved from experiencing the pain of a rotten tooth. Dominic hughes, bbc news. With all the sport, heres mike bushell at the bbc sport centre. Good afternoon. Johanna konta says she has recovered from the hip injury that disrupted her preparations for the Australian Open which starts on monday in melbourne. The british number one, who is seeded ninth, steered clear of the debate sparked by Billie Jean King calling for the Margaret Court show court to be renamed because of controversial comments, from the aussie tennis great about gender and sexuality. One business has already been criticised, the Delivery Company just eat, who will impose new charges on customers who pay by card. 0ther charges on customers who pay by card. Other Companies May do the same. There are now calls to ensure the changes are monitored to ensure consumers are not punished for paying by ia by a point going into sundays singles. Defending champions europe trail as paying by ia by a point going into sundays singles. They had been ahead after winning the first three foursomes this morning. But the asian team came back strongly and when Bernd Wiesberger and ross fisher missed this putt at the 17th, asia went ahead six and half points to five and a half. With nine athletes already named as part of the Paralympics Gb Team for the upcoming winter games, the race is on for others to join them on the plane to south korea. For the first time in 20 years there could be a british nordic ski team, competing in Cross Country and biathlon. Kate grey has been to norway to meet those chasing a place. Ido i do not agree with what Margaret Court said but she is entitled to her own opinion. In terms of playing, if i am scheduled to play there i will go out and compete and it isa there i will go out and compete and it is a tournament decision where they put for these three there is no time to take on the beautiful scenery. Time to take on the beautiful scenery. It has been 20 years since britain has been in the paralympics. Now a a7, terry here is hoping to give it another go. I have not realised how much i missed it. It in the paralympics. Now a a7, terry here is hoping to give it another go. I have not realised how much i missed it. It, it gets hold of you. I really glad to be back here again. For be their para this would be have had experience at the Invictus Games debut. They have had experience at the Invictus Games. To get ready for a big event like the Invictus Games has helped massively. It has definitely been a big stepping stone to move on to and hopefully get the Paralympic Games in march. These quys Paralympic Games in march. These guys have had very different journeys to get to this point that they have one thing in common, they have a military background. It is thanks to the support from the help for Heroes Programme that they were able to recover and train and find success in sport. Every newspaper article was about being a soldier and losing your legs and and mind ready for a big event like the Invictus Games has helped massively. It has definitely been a big stepping stone to move onto and hopefully get the Paralympic Games in march. These quys Paralympic Games in march. These guys have had very different journeys to get to this point but they have one thing in common, they have a military background. It is thanks to the support from the help for Heroes Programme that they were able to recover and train and find success in sport. Every newspaper article was about being a soldier and losing your legs and all of a sudden you find yourself in the world of sport where people do not ca re world of sport where people do not care how you got injured, they care about how fast you can ski around the mountain and how clean you can shoot and they want to know if you are going to the paralympics in aid of the world cup, they dont care about the injury and i really enjoyed that really feel like i have moved on with my life and i do not let my injury define we just two more qualification events before the tea m more qualification events before the team is announced in one months it is push to make it to that i hope they can make that claim. I hope they can make that claim. I hope theyit they can make that claim. I hope they it to that plane. Thats all the sport for now. Plenty more on our website. Ill have more for you in the next hour. You can see more on all of todays stories on the bbc news channel. The next news on bbc one is at 5. A0pm. Bye for now. Hello. Youre watching the bbc news channel. Iran has said the us has crossed a red line by imposing sanctions on the head of itsjudiciary and vowed to retaliate. Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani is among 1a individuals and bodies targeted. Iran also rejected any changes to its nuclear deal with world powers. President trump has warned that hell re impose sanctions on iran in less than four months, a move that would undermine the agreement under which tehran curbed its Nuclear Programme. Ive been getting some analysis from kasra naji from the bbc persian service, who said there is concern over suggestions President Trump wants to renegotiate Irans Nuclear deal. A little earlier i spoke to the iranian writer and journalist amir taheri, who told me america have deep concerns about iran. They are worried because iran has a great role in the stability of the middle east. The Islamic Republic is holding 36 hostages including americans and british and dual nationals and so on and unless the iranian problem as a whole is solved, you cannot settle the middle east at all. The 0bama approach appeared to be to say we would isolate the question of the Nuclear Programme and deal with that and only with that, and that way we will get a deal. The approach of this administration seems to be more all encompassing. Is there actually a realistic prospect of forcing iran back to the negotiating table to talk about some of these other things such as human rights and the Missile Programme . I think there is. Unless you have a holistic approach the problem will not be solved because the country cannot behave in different ways on different issues. You cannot be the tough guy in one section of the soft guy in another section. It is good for iran as well to see what problems it has with the outside world and settle them. There are human rights and missiles and interventions in syria and yemen and iraq and bahrain and similar. There is support for terrorist groups. There are 23 terrorist groups financed by iran and iran doesnt recognise them as terrorists and calls on holy warriors or whatever and i think iran will be forced, because the nuclear deal has not done much for iran either. It has been like an aspirin, it does not cure the disease. Iran must come back as a nation state and it can do so only under pressure. There are many within the Iranian Regime that want that because as long as iran has a problem with itself, it will have a problem with everyone else as well. We saw only on thursday the european signatories of the Iran Nuclear Deal meeting with the foreign minister in brussels and saying that we stand behind this deal. We believe iran has honoured the terms and we wanted to continue. Are any of the european powers, do you think, willing to perhaps join President Trump and the Trump Administration in putting more direct pressure on iran . There will be no choice. They are cooperating with america enough. Why doesnt the British Government allow the Iranian Embassy in london to open a bank account . That is not the fault of President Trump. I know everything under the sun is the fault of President Trump now but not this one why dont the germans renew the export guarantees that they have had for more than 50 years for iran . It has nothing to do with trump. They know that they have problems with iran and they know that unless iran stops being available for exporting revolution and its problems will not be solved. How much do think the protest we saw in iran in the last couple of weeks is reflecting frustration from a lot of iranians that what they thought they were getting out of the nuclear deal, in other words the lifting of sanctions, and suddenly the economy would open up again hasnt actually happened, or at least not yet. It hasnt happened. Iran has been cheated as well. It is a deal of losers. Everyone has lost. Ba rack 0bama wanted to bury the whole thing under a fudge and have his legacy but the problem is not solved. There is no deal and no one has signed it. No one has committed to it. There is only a United Nations Security Council resolution that iran has neglected and the best thing is to roll back to the negotiating table and put all of the problems together and seek a Global Solution to the iranian problem. Liberal democrats have warned ministers not to agree to a taxpayer liberal democrats have warned ministers not to agree to a taxpayer the company carillion. We understand high level meetings are underway this a ban on credit card search ages have been carried out last year there is a record a3,000 operations on rotting teeth of children carried out last year alone. More now on the future of the struggling construction company, carillion. So vince cable, the former business secretary, said the government should so vince cable, the former business secretary, said the government should not bail the company out. Rudi klein is the chief executive of the special Engineering Contractors group. How typical of this company . M how typical of this company . It is u nfortu nate how typical of this company . It is unfortunate that a lot of the large how typical of this company . It is u nfortu nate how typical of this company . It is unfortunate that a lot of the Large Companies how typical of this company . It is unfortunate that a lot of the. It is a problem that affects all of the firms in the supply chains. It is a problem we have and with carillion i am concerned about the supply chains and how they will get in the industry have undercapitalised and it isa industry have undercapitalised and it is a problem right throughout the industry. It is a problem that affects all of the firms in the supply chains. It is a problem we have and with carillion i am concerned about the supply chains and how they will get at present carillion is operating 120 day Payment Periods so we are concerned about whether they would get they are held ostensibly to ensure that firms come back we are concerned about retentions. There will be millions of pounds held back from these firms and they are held ostensibly to ensure that firms come back to Effective Work capital of the company. I am very concerned as to what will bolster the capital of the company. I am very concerned as to what will the scale of operations in terms of the of things it is involved in, is that one of the things here for government here. It contracts it handles and the range of things it is involved in, is that one of the things here for government here. It is exposed big contractors and if one of them goes down, it is going to have to scrabble to bring these things back in house and find alternatives when there might be a limited number of people who can and big contractors and if one of them goes down, it is going to have to scrabble to bring these things back in house and find alternatives when there might be a limited number of people who can do is they need to engage with the supply chain more than they do. I have been saying all along that what government clients should be doing, and infact government clients should be doing, and in fact it is government policy, but it doesnt seem to operate as it should, is to put in place a bank account so that people can get paid directly feeling is they need to engage with the supply chain more than they do. I have been saying all along that what government clients should be doing, and in fact it is government policy, but it doesnt seem government policy, but it doesnt seem to operate as it should, is to put in place a bank account so that people can get paid a ring fenced account and get their money within ten or 15 we have legislate to protect tensions. These are measures which can be done and should be done to ensure that the work continues and it continues to government to legislate to protect tensions. These are measures which can be done and should be done to ensure that the work continues and it continues to. Supply chains getting security in place and cash will help to remain in place and help what you have said is you are quite right and there are other forms of procurement that government might the other point i would make in response to what you have said is you are quite right and there are other forms of procurement that government might consider for example, engaging major supply chains for example, engaging major supply chains you can do public bodies have those i know some public bodies have those i know some public bodies have those arrangements in place i think there is time for a radical i think there is time for a radical i think there is time for a radical vince cable says the government should not bail the company out. Is there a risk that if the government doesnt step in and then the cost to the taxpayer could end up being greater in the. In the case of carillion, so vince cable says the government should not bail the company out. Is there a risk that if the government doesnt step it is very hard to answer that at the moment. Thank you for being with us this i must ask you to leave that lady alone. I must ask you to get lost while your head is still attached to your body. Dont you talk to him like that what are you going to do about it . Tributes have been paid to the comedy actress bella emberg, who has died aged 80. She became a household name in the 19805 on the russ abbot show, playing characters including blunderwoman, the sidekick of hapless superhero cooperman. He has described her as a woman of great warmth and generosity. Russ abbot called her a huge comedy talent, while les dennis said she was a funny, lovely friend. Earlier i spoke to barry cryer, a scriptwriter on the russ abbot show. She was the most delightful and gentle and funny soul. A joy to work with. Peter vincent and i were the script editors and we wrote for the russ abbot show and we saw that she had become typecast. Bella was cast as a large and unattractive woman in a situation and we thought, no, we dont like that, so we started just casting her as a character ina sketch that any actress would play. I think she realised that we were not casting her as a stereotype and so that was good, that was our little thing for bella. She was delightful to work with. She said in an interview she did with the mirror just a few months ago now that she still has the costume of blunder woman and every few days she just looks at it and thanks her lucky stars. Some people might ask if that was a stereotype of the fat woman in a glamorous costume, but she took it a lot more seriously. She had the balance in her mind and she thought, ok, i am built like i am, and if i am remembered for Something Like that then, yes, i can live with that. Underneath, bless her heart, she probably thought, 0k, blunder woman but she was a really good pro and she thought it was good to be remembered for that and that would do. Peter and i were quite obsessed with casting are not in parts like that. It is worth remembering that programmes like the russ abbot show and the les dawson show, a lot of these others with a lead performer, you also have behind them a kind of small cast, rep company of actors you went back to again and again. She was presumably an important part of that group. I was going to say was like a repertory company, the utterly reliable and solid people you would get in to support your star comedian. She was one of them. You knew once you had booked bella you were 0k. Thank you for being with us on bbc news. It is very hard to answer that at the moment. Thank you for being with us the moment. Thank you for being with us this afternoon. 0ur designed on the russ abbot show. She has very fond first designed on the russ abbot show. She has very fond memories. Time for the latest weather prospects now, some people may be looking forward to this some people may be looking forward to this it is also wet. Weather fronts struggling across devon and the grey skies dominate across the uk. It is also wet. Weather fronts struggling across devon and the rain will come on the hills. Ltd breaks in the cloud where it and it is heaviest on the hills. Ltd breaks in the cloud where it stays grey and and it is heaviest on the hills. Ltd breaks in the cloud where it stays grey and the moving across tonight but not in any hurry. It decays in situ. Misty over the is moving across tonight but not in any hurry. It decays in situ. Misty over the hills. It is another great start to the day and misty and it is another great start to the day and misty and foggy over the time across scotla nd misty and foggy over the time across scotland and Northern Ireland the breeze is picking up. Temperatures similar today but we finished the day with wet and windy weather. It brings a change and we have more details on what happens next in the next half hour. For a time across scotland and Northern Ireland the breeze is picking up. Temperatures similar today but we finished the day with wet and windy weather. It brings a change and we have more details of what happens next in the next half hour. Surcharges comes into force today and it is hoped it will benefit shoppers and holiday makers who buy goods online or in small hello. This is bbc news. The liberal democrats are warning ministers not to agree toa are warning ministers not to agree to a taxpayer funded bailout of carillion. It employs 20,000 people. The bbc understand high level meetings are underway this weekend. A ban on credit and debit card surcharges comes into force today and it is hoped it will benefit shoppers and holiday makers who buy goods online or in small. Dentists are warning of a tooth decay crisis among children. A3,000 operations to remove rotting teeth were carried out last year household name on the russ abbot show us blunder woman and is described as a comedy talent. A trusted household name, a family firm that began by selling herbal remedies in nottingham is now part ofa remedies in nottingham is now part of a global business, providing a crucial nhs service in an industry under pressure. And some boots pharmacists are worried. |j under pressure. And some boots pharmacists are worried. I think it is imperative and critical that the public understand what is going on. Sundays, you would describe the team as being at breaking point. Public safety is the most important thing to me and to our pharmacist. When m ista kes to me and to our pharmacist. When mistakes are made, patients can die. Were talking about peoples lies. In my my mum is accepted what she was given, and yet that system failed. For the first time, a former manager has decided to go public. Pharmacists are working hard to protect patients, but they are really stretched, trying to keep patients say. Are pharmacist at the countrys biggest chain under too much pressure . Wets diane moore has spent the last five years fighting for justice for her father. Diane five years fighting for justice for herfather. Diane moore has spent the last five years. In 2012, douglas lamb and died when he was given medication meant for someone else. The 86 year old raf veteran had a heart condition and was registered as blind. He had trust that they would give him the right tablets. He would never have dreamt that the wrong tablets would have been sent out. Suffolk police allowed us to film the tablets douglas was taking before he died. They were delivered by his local Boots Pharmacy in this pack,