and the d day veteran who s raised thousands of pounds for a memorial to remember his fallen comrades. ijust had a job to do, all these fellows did a good job. all these men, these wonderful men. good morning. more than 100 flood warnings are in place across the north of england, following hours of torrential rain. it s caused major disruptions to roads and rail services. dozens of people spent the night in a shopping mall in sheffield after torrential downpours flooded the streets. let s show you these pictures from mansfield from our helicopter. you can see how the floodwater has raised above many of the businesses there in that business park area. the disruption has been considerable throughout that part of the country. in fact, notjust throughout that part of the country. in fact, not just around throughout that part of the country. in fact, notjust around mansfield, in particular around doncaster as well. the river don was affected. some have described these as almost bi
storm eric named by the irish weather authorities, it s already had some tragic consequences across the south west of england, all of you are likely to see a spell of very wet and windy weather over the next 24 36 hours, these are some of the recent gusts at their highest in the recent gusts at their highest in the north of wales. notjust wendy, it s also weight, the rain has cleared from some western parts, gradually working its way across the heart of england and wales. closer to the centre i am afraid rain will be pretty much ever present for parts of scotland, may be northern ireland as well. a lot of isobars on the chart, if you are on the move i cannot stress enough you need to exercise some ca re. cannot stress enough you need to exercise some care. middle of the afternoon where are you going to be? across east anglia and the south east a spell of persistent rain thena south east a spell of persistent rain then a lull in proceedings in the showers will get going. comin
most of us dry, but not everywhere. some showers around across northern and eastern england, down towards east anglia and a few showers across the northern half of scotland. looking at the regional detail, at 4pm you can see those showers for the northern isles. to the south of the northern isles. to the south of the central belt, sunny spells, sunny spells for northern ireland and northern england, the odd shower along the yorkshire coast towards lincolnshire, but sunny spells across the bulk of england and wales, temperatures in the warm spots, possibly 20 celsius, butjust a bit ofa spots, possibly 20 celsius, butjust a bit of a breeze taking the edge of those temperatures today. into the evening, though showers in the east fade, still some rain for northern scotland, then later in the night the next batch of rain moves in across northern ireland and wales. to the east, clearer skies and the most chilly temperatures saturday morning. saturday across the central swathe of en
agreement between the two countries. britain has made a trade deal with fast growing india one of its top post brexit priorities. it wants more market access for british products which currently face import tariffs of up to 150%. in return india wants more opportunities for its people to live and work in the uk. let s speak to our india correspondent nikhil inamdar. he s in the city of miraj in maharashtra. good to have you on the programme. let s start with these talks that are very important. how are they likely to go? this is the official beginning of the india uk fta and there is a lot on the agenda. the two sides will discuss things such as free trade as well as reducing tariff barriers and giving each other s economies more market access so as you pointed out the uk is keen for india to reduce tariffs on things such as imported scotch whiskey those tariffs are as high as 150%. they are also keen to have more access to the indian market sectors particularly in finan
neil carberry is the chief executive of the recruitment and employment confederation. we have definitely seen a cooling in labour market demand for newjobs over the last year, year and a half. and lots of change going on inside companies as they adapt to a slower economy. so, definitely signs of a cooling, that of course is what the bank is looking for to justify dropping interest rates in the next few months. but i think what is important to say is that there is nothing precipitous here, unemployment overall is still low, demand is still relatively high next to historic standards. so this is a gentle cooling, more of a soft landing rather than anything more challenging. and there is some hope in the business surveys for a turnaround later in the year. the rec speaks for 3,000 recruitment agencies all over the country and what we are getting is not employers shutting up shop and not hiring, but those decision making timescales take a bit longer, maybe we will recruit that ru