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The trade implications. Scotlands only Oil Refinery is to close with a cost of 400 jobs the Unite Union calls it an act of industrial vandalism. And Credit Crunch why are so many Women Led bUsinesses cancelling Expansion Plans because they are unable to access finance . Well speak to one big bank trying to address that. Live from london, this is bUsiness today. Im mark lobel. The Aircraft Maker Boeing is awaiting news from its workforce on whether its accepted a four Year Pay Deal which could le...

Later in the day, some more cloud and persistent rain pushing into the south west. 18 23. Let me show you next week. It starts on a fairly unsettled note, but by the end of the week, there are some signs that it may start to turn drier and indeed a little warmer again. Thanks, ben. And thats bbc news at six. You can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. The news continues here on bbc one, as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where ...

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Ahead of a general election expected next year. Heres some of his speech i am ending this long running saga. I am cancelling the rest of the h52 project. And in its place. Applause. And in its place, we will reinvest every single penny, £36 billion, in hundreds of new Transport Projects in the north and the midlands, across the country. This means £36 billion of investment in the projects that will make a real difference across our nation. Applause ijust want to remind you exactly what hs2 act...

With the north of england and the East Midlands. But costs spiralled and it was scaled back. The eastern leg of h52 was cancelled two years ago. Now birmingham to manchester has also been scrapped, as well as the line to East Midlands parkway. Well be getting reaction from all along the network tonight. Our transport correspondent katy austin is in birmingham, our north of england correspondent danny savage is in leeds, but first lets go to our Political Editor chris mason in manchester. Sophie,...

Brighter with a few showers and it is still going to be worn this weekend. Its wednesday the 4th of october. After weeks of speculation, the Prime Minister is expected to use his leaders speech at the conservative Party Conference to confirm that hes scrapping the second leg of h52 from birmingham to manchester. Labours andy burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, accused the government of treating people in the north as Second Class Citizens, while the West Midlands mayor andy street, a conse...

Is near absolute. Well, only the minaret of their mosque remains. Everything else homes, streets a whole community is reduced to this. It is overwhelming. And everyone weve spoken to here says they believe everyone that was missing has died, there is no hope left of finding survivors. Some supplies are arriving for people who have lost everything. All but cut off from the outside world, residents say they need much more. Translation there is no house to live in. If there is no help from the gove...

Is near absolute. Well, only the minaret of their mosque remains. Everything else homes, streets a whole community is reduced to this. It is overwhelming. And everyone weve spoken to here says they believe everyone that was missing has died, there is no hope left of finding survivors. Some supplies are arriving for people who have lost everything. All but cut off from the outside world, residents say they need much more. Translation there is no house to live in. If there is no help from the gove...

Is near absolute. Well, only the minaret of their mosque remains. Everything else homes, streets a whole community is reduced to this. It is overwhelming. And everyone weve spoken to here says they believe everyone that was missing has died, there is no hope left of finding survivors. Some supplies are arriving for people who have lost everything. All but cut off from the outside world, residents say they need much more. Translation there is no house to live in. If there is no help from the gove...