we'll take you to the hard luck city of blackpool. and investors are fleeing argentina as fears grow that left wing anti all sergey candidate could win next month's presidential election. this is your business report i'm stephen bears in berlin good to have you with us a showdown is looming in the u.k. parliament as lawmakers try to avoid a no deal brags that the economy is meanwhile showing more signs of strain british retailers are seeing revenue growth flat line in august as shoppers cut back on non-essential purchases but the average pace of sales growth for the past 12 months at a record low point 4 percent the weakest since retailers began collecting data in 1905 the numbers follow a disappointing purchasing managers index which fell to its lowest level in 7 years . and i'm joined now by megan wright she's professor of leadership and dialogue at holt international business school professor writes the u.k. seems to be heading toward a no deal that despite numbers like these and we'll hear more talk of a culture of fear at 10 down

will take you to the hard luck city of blackpool. this is the w. business i'm joined on in berlin welcome a 2nd day of mixed messages from u.s. president donald trump as the latest escalation in his trade war with china continues to weigh on global markets trump has said that the talks with beijing were going well but signaled a much tougher stance should he get reelected in 2020 potentially setting the stage for an even more protracted trade war this follows the expansion of the punitive tariff regime on chinese products over the weekend our correspondent younes court that joins us now from wall street where it's the 1st trading day since those latest round of tariffs came into effect so you do tell us what has it been like well i mean we diffidently did see some selling pressure here on wall street are more or less everything traded to the downside some technology shares for example as semiconductor makers are affected by the tariffs and the trade disputes between the 2 biggest economies on the planet and just if you look back to generally of 201

and another thing is is that we're in blackpool which is really in place. sadly that's not a common view the seaside towns demise began in the 1970 s. when british holiday makers discovered the allure of the mediterranean since then blackpool has been in decline the until now it's time to change the town's image say those behind projects like resilience pathway made of 42 paving stones with thought provoking statements like engage mentors and be brave it's the work of head start a network of schools and local action groups together they're driving blackpool's resilience revolution. they've grown in confidence they believe they have a purpose and a voice now in the town and a sense of belonging here so that's the biggest thing but we do have some really early findings so we know that approximately 90 percent of young people he was supporting his self harming don't need to go back through crises care it all sounds too good to be true and yet the effects are clear take 12 year old car in for example a self-proclaimed superhero someone who tackles things head o

with high rates of alcoholism and low life expectancy now the seaside town of blackpool is preparing for life after a break that by working on its resiliency and positive thinking. school can be awful you know so can teachers. and black problems well peoples of west cliff primary are very familiar with those sentiments block who has one of the highest levels of child poverty in britain as a result many kids like resilience they don't know how to overcome difficulties or take on challenges like john donnelly is teaching them the art of dealing with crises so that they come out stronger a lot they still is just normal everyday ordinary ways of coping sometimes the children don't yet know how to do it resilience research has identified a set of qualities necessary for successful living donley inter-team equipped kids with skills like positive thinking and developing personal responsibility new concepts for many here. it would just be a lot of mumbai. full of learn how to. do it myself and know. to do it i think it makes me happy. facts we're getting trained by the resistance people in b

blackpool. and simon green is beginning his transformation into alter ego betty legs diamond. drag is quite a british thing, isn't it? it's been going around for years. it started in the music halls and in pantomimes, with games and things. and even well before then, it's been documented as men dressing up in drag, looking feminine, for centuries. it's ironic and funny, and naughty. simon's big break on the drag scene required a little bit of cunning. betty was invented in a dressing room at the palace theatre, london's west end. they called me betty because i used to smoke like betty davis. you could smoke back then. if i go down like a lead balloon, if you hate me, you don't have to pay me. but if i go down well, and i bring the house down, you have to give me my fee. i went down brilliantly everywhere. because i brought along all the dances with me. now he works at a funny girl, one of blackpool's longest—running drag nights, donning betty's diamante tights five nights a week. and while he might not be performing for rupaul anytime soon, he has performed for an bigger que

and talk some sense blackpool's finest mark met us lots of fun doesn't know much sense. well before we get into the nitty gritty let's start with the highlights of fibroids match against often time it's been a tricky transition for the club the last coach you know young man over the summer and now they hosted a fly ball decide on fire with 2 wins and a draw so far up victory would see them move into the top 4 and even jump up to 2nd in the table if they won by a 5 goal margin. schreiber expressed made for changes to his starting lineup for the clash with hoffenheim and it soon paid off chris john made it one nil in the 11th minute. the defender drilling it into the corner of the net sebastian rudy tried to respond for half an hime but keeper alexander displayed some sharp reflexes meanwhile his team stayed on the attack and played with more urgency. doubling fribourg lead late in the 1st half. and neil's peterson added another in the 59th minute his 2nd goal of the season rounding out the 3 nil scoreline. he was mentality mentality conviction and work work work. it was a

blackpool. and simon green is beginning his transformation into alter ego betty legs diamond. drag is quite a british thing, isn't it? it's been going around for years. it started in the music halls and in pantomimes, with dames and things. and even well before then, it's been documented as men dressing up in drag, looking feminine, for centuries. it's ironic and funny, and naughty. simon's big break on the drag scene required a little bit of cunning. betty was invented in a dressing room at the palace theatre, london's west end. they called me betty because i used to smoke like betty davis. you could smoke back then. if i go down like a lead balloon, if you hate me, you don't have to pay me. but if i go down well, and i bring the house down, you have to give me my fee. i went down brilliantly everywhere. because i brought along all the dances with me. now he works at a funny girl, one of blackpool's longest—running drag nights, donning betty's diamante tights five nights a week. and while he might not be performing for rupaul anytime soon, he has performed for an bigger que

no, blackpool. i had that the bus. we are going to blackpool. it is 8:a8am. you are watching brea kfast. it is 8:a8am. you are watching breakfast. now, the weather forecast. good morning. yes, let's take a look at hurricane dorian before we get onto the weather forecast in the uk. it is still a very powerful hurricane. nearly a week after it initially made landfall in the bahamas, it has been sweeping up the east coast of the usa and has now moving into canada, likely to make la ndfall moving into canada, likely to make landfall in nova scotia. the re m na nts of landfall in nova scotia. the remnants of that storm will move across the north atlantic, weakening, and reaching parts of the uk by the end of that week, bringing wet and windy weather for us, but nothing as dramatic as what has been happening on the other side of the atlantic. a largely dry, settled weekend. we have got some showers aboundin weekend. we have got some showers abound in the forecast today, but many of us will avoid them throughout the weekend. generally settled with isolated showers.

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targets, it is estimated that 39 voted leave, places like stoke—on—trent north had a 72% leave vote, blackpool south, 68% or great grimsby, 71% leave. but will historical anti—tory feeling here undermine this strategy? that will be one of the key features of an election and the other unknown is the potential impact of nigel farage‘s brexit party. could it damage the tories chances by winning the support of leave voters? vicki young with that report. let's get more from our deputy political editor john pienaar in westminster. while all of this is reaching a crescendo, the man who decided to call a referendum on the first place, david cameron has given his first in—depth interview. place, david cameron has given his first in-depth interview. that's right. many conservatives have been appalled at the way as they see it, borisjohnson ‘s appalled at the way as they see it, boris johnson ‘s drive appalled at the way as they see it, borisjohnson ‘s drive for brexit and no deal has divided the party. in downing street close to boris johnson there is a view that the deeper the split, the wi

places like stoke—on—trent north with a 72% leave vote, blackpool south, 68% or great grimsby, 71% leave. but will historical anti—tory feeling here undermine this strategy? that'll be one of the key features of an election, and the other unknown is the potential impact of nigel farage‘s brexit party. could it damage the tories‘ chances by winning the support of leave voters? vicki young there. let's talk to our deputy political editor, john pienaar at westminster. david cameron, the former prime minister, who held the brexit referendum in 2016, has broken his silence on the current brexit impasse. and how. we see past prime ministers take pot shots at their successoi’s, ministers take pot shots at their successors, but never anything quite like this. david cameron is about to release his memoirs and he's given a brutally interview to the times. in the book, he describes his now formerfriend michael the book, he describes his now former friend michael gove, the book, he describes his now formerfriend michael gove, the cabinet ministerfor formerfriend michael gove, the cabinet min

places like stoke—on—trent north had a 72% leave vote, blackpool south, 68% or great grimsby, 71% leave. but will historical anti—tory feeling here undermine this strategy? that will be one of the key features of an election and the other unknown is the potential impact of nigel farage's brexit party. could it damage the tories‘ chances by winning the support of leave voters? vicki young reporting. the campaign group leave.eu will face no further criminal investigation over its spending during the 2016 brexit referendum. the investigation was launched after the electoral commission the campaign group leave.eu will face no further criminal investigation over its spending during the 2016 brexit referendum. the investigation was launched after the electoral commission referred the campaign — founded by businessman aaron banks — to the police over its spending during the referendum and fined it £70,000. but the force said there was insufficient evidence to justify any further action. let us just tell you the actress felicity huffman has been sentenced to 14 days in prison. this was

targets, it is estimated that 39 voted leave, places like stoke—on—trent north with a 72% lead vote, blackpool south, 68%, or great grimsey 71% leave but will historical empty tory feeling here undermined the strategy? that will be one of the key features of an election and the other unknown is the potential impact of nigel farage's brexit party. could it damage the tories‘s chances by winning the support of the voters? the campaign group leave.eu will face no further criminal investigation over its spending during the 2016 brexit referendum. the investigation was launched after the electoral commission referred the campaign founded by businessman aaron banks to the police over its spending during the referendum and fined it 70 thousand pounds. but the force said there was insufficient evidence to justify any further action. mr banks called for an inquiry into the electoral commission's actions. lily allen says her record label has not taken action after she told them she was sexually assaulted by someone she was sexually assaulted by someone in the industry. she says she spoke to a warner m

says to better understand black america in 1962 he became the only white lifeguard at a predominantly blackpool in delaware and that's where a quote bad dude named corn pop violated pool rules. watch. >> to use pom aid in your hair bathing cap. hey, esther, you, off the board or i will come up and drag you off. he came off and he said i will meet you outside. >> tucker: esther meaning the swimmer esther williams biden says when he got to his car corn pop and three other guys were waiting with straight razors biden went to his buddy. listen again. >> he cut off a six foot length of chain and said you walk out with that chain and you walk to the car and say you may cut me man, but i'm going to wrap this chain around your head. i said you are kidding me said no, if you don't, don't come back and he was right. so i walked out with the chain and i walked up to my car. >> biden said he then used diplomacy to get corn pop to stand down offering a half apology. >> i shouldn't have called you esther williams, i apology devise for that i apologize. but i don't know if that apology was going to work he sa

i have told you, blackpool or bust. we will see. i cannot wait, i am more excited about this series than any other. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. it is looking pretty descent through the course of the weekend. high pressure is keeping the weather largely settled and dry. but there area largely settled and dry. but there are a few showers around, but many people will avoid those isolated showers. high pressure is moving on from the west. into the afternoon, still some showers lingering across eastern england. quite a cool northerly breeze on the east coast of scotla nd northerly breeze on the east coast of scotland and england, but elsewhere it should be fine and dry with lots of sunshine and temperatures reaching 17—20dc, just a bit cooler in the north—east. stay dry into the evening, but under clear skies tonight it will be a chilly night with the odd fog patch forming here and there, and perhaps even a touch of frost for north—east england and eastern scotland. further south we will be in single figures

let's look at our weather watcher photo from blackpool. lots of cloud around. from the satellite picture here you conceal this cloud moving south. we have some breaks in the cloud across scotland and northern ireland, sunny spells breaking through and gradually that sunshine will extend further south. we had some showers for a time across england and wales, more limited toward southern areas this afternoon. even when we have the sunshine, there is still the risk of showers moving in, maximum temperatures today up to about 16 to 19 degrees. for the cricket at old trafford, raining at the moment, that rain gradually clears. it could last until lunchtime. there is the risk of a shower that it is becoming drier than last night. temperatures of 16 celsius. through this evening, the rain clears from the south and for many tonight there will clear spells, just the odd shower. temperatures around ten or 11, chilly in the north—east of england and eastern scotland. into the weekend, looking largely fine for most of us. this area of high pressure builds from the southâ

blackpool and simon green his beginning his transformation into betty legs diamond. it has been going around for years. it started in pantomimes and musicals. even before that, it has been documented as men dressing up has been documented as men dressing up in drag stop it is ironic and funny and naughty. simon's big break required a bit of combing. funny and naughty. simon's big break required a bit of combingm funny and naughty. simon's big break required a bit of combing. it was invented in the western, they called me betty because i looked like betty davis. if you hate me, you don't have to pay me but if i go down well andi have to pay me but if i go down well and i bring the house down, you have to pay my fee. i went down brilliantly. now he works at one of the most popular drag night, five nights a week. while he might not be performing for rupaul‘s drag race any time soon, he has performed for any time soon, he has performed for an even bigger queen. probably one of the highlights of my career. who was the bigger screen? betty, actually, do not which one. fa

look at parts of cumbria, lancashire, greater manchester, cheshire, so seats like barrow, bury north, blackpool south, crewe and nantwich, labour are quite vulnerable to the conservatives. these are areas where lots of people voted to leave and they don‘t feel that jeremy corbyn is particularly clear on his brexit stance. that said, the conservatives will be vulnerable themselves because of brexit in places like hazel grove, places like cheadle in stockport, where people voted remain and have been liberal democrat seats in the past. people there have expressed their wish to me for a second vote on leaving the european union. but the last general election threw up some real anomalies because of the brexit. for example, in southport a surge in support forjeremy corbyn cell voters there take the seat away from the liberal democrats and give it to the conservatives. if there is a general election over the coming weeks and months, i‘m sure in the north—west there will be a few surprises. in a moment egon cossou will update us with all the business news. first a look at the headlines on afterno

and talk some sense blackpool's finest mark met us lots of fun doesn't know much sense. well before we get into the nitty gritty let's start with the high.