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 dog that can sniff out accelerants used in arson. Its now a crime scene, with police confirming they believe the fire was started deliberately. This is what britains wonkiest pub used to look like an 18th century landmark, famous for its leaning walls, that became a favourite with tourists and locals. People in the Black Country want answers. Access was blocked to the fire brigade. We need answers as to why that happened and how the fire started and who started the fire and for what reason. And we also need answers on why they demolished what was left of the site. The Crooked House Pub Caught Fire late on saturday night. On monday, footage emerged of the remainder of the building being demolished. The local council says it didnt agree to this and are investigating if it was unlawful. Police say they understand the shock and upset from local people, and are leading the criminal investigation. The bbc has approached the owners of the pub for comment but has not received a response. Some historical organisations have called for it to be reconstructed. But others believe thats unrealistic and that this damage is too severe to pick up the pieces now. Louisa pilbeam, bbc news. Just to return to the Breaking News i told you about a couple of minutes ago, to do with wilko, one of the uks Biggest Discount retailers. It has gone into Administration. 12,000 jobs are at risk. Im sure you are familiar with the store, it sells household and garden products, starting with a single store in 1930 and now has around 400 Stores Across the uk. The business had been struggling. It warned last week it was potentially on the brink of collapse in the face of mounting cash pressures. This morning we have had a statement from the ceo of wilco, markjackson. To redo that statement, over the past six months, we have been open with all stakeholders, including team members, that we have been considering options to accelerate a Turnaround Plan given we need to make significant changes. We left no stone unturned but when it came to preserving this incredible business we must concede that with regret we have no choice but to take the difficult decision to enter into Administration. Once again, a statement from the ceo of wilko. He says, i would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the directors and wilco family to thank customers and Hard Working Team members across the store and those people who have remained loyal to wilco. The news once again, wilko, one of the uks Biggest Discount retailers, has gone into Administration, putting Something Like 12,000 jobs at risk. We will bring you more as we get it on that story. Halifax is set to sharply cut rates on some of its fixed mortgage deals. It will reduce rates by up to 0. 71 Percentage Points from friday with a five year fixed price deal at 5. 39 , from 6. 1 . Other lenders like hsbc, nationwide and tsb have all cut some rates. With more on this, our Cost Of Living correspondent kevin peachey. Hello. Can we say its good news . ,. ,. ,. ,. , news . Certainly a situation that the uk housin news . Certainly a situation that the uk Housing Market news . Certainly a situation that the uk Housing Market has news . Certainly a situation that the uk Housing Market has really news . Certainly a situation that the uk Housing Market has really been | uk Housing Market has really been under pressure. The activity in the Housing Market has been falling and so what lenders are doing is trying to pick up some custom. As a result they are cutting some rates. Some of they are cutting some rates. Some of the biggest lenders, the biggest, halifax, cutting its rates by up to 0. 71 Percentage Points. Other lenders too, hsbc, nationwide, also making cuts. Is it good news . Maybe its a case of less bad news for homeowners because they will be looking at their previous mortgage deal, and that would have been a lot cheaper in terms of repayments. Now its a case of when they come to re knew their mortgage, and hundreds of thousands of people will be doing that, they will see much higher repayments. If this trend continues of a bit of a fall in rates, maybe not quite as bad as it would otherwise have been. Not quite as bad as it would otherwise have been. Cost of living correspondent otherwise have been. Cost of living correspondent kevin otherwise have been. Cost of living correspondent kevin peachey, otherwise have been. Cost of living. Correspondent kevin peachey, thank you. A trip to outer space, do you fancy it . There will be three people going up there today, including an 80 year old former olympian with parkinsons disease, this is on board the Virgin Galactic first Space Tourism flight that will blast off from new mexico later today. John goodwin from newcastle will board after purchasing a ticket 18 years ago. Ive been waiting a quarter of my life on this earth to go into space. At 80 years old, jon goodwin is an olympian, an accomplished adventurer, and now almost an astronaut. This has been a long time coming. He bought his ticket for 200,000 nearly 20 years ago. Jon goodwin. Here he is talking to bbc breakfast in 2014. I was never. Envisaged wanting to go into space, but the opportunity as a bit of an adventurer to actually go to 70 miles high, see the curvature of the earth, the blackness of space, going weightless, and all these things, was an opportunity that i couldnt miss. The news he received that same year made him think he might. Jon was diagnosed with parkinsons disease, which damages parts of the brain, and its progression is impossible to predict. I was pretty convinced that they were going to turn round to me and say, youre not able to go. But they have been fantastic. The fact that i can defy my parkinsons. Three years ago, i climbed kilimanjaro and cycled down, just to prove that it wasnt going to get me. And this is the same thing. Going to space despite the parkinsons. And sojon is now finally preparing to board the spaceship unity. Hell bejoined on his mission by Keisha Schahaff from antigua and her daughter, ana mayers, who studies in aberdeen. Theyll be the first mother and daughter to travel together to space. Such an interesting man. He is one of the most incredible people ive ever met. Hes such a daredevil. This guy lives. As we re enter the atmosphere, it creates a very loud noise. The three have undergone four days of training at spaceport america. The pilots who will be in control, much more. So this is the Flight Simulator where the pilots do the vast majority of their on the ground training, and theyll actually come in here hours before the actual mission itself and do one last Flight Profile with all the latest data to hand. At the moment, conditions look perfect. All three hope their adventure will be an inspiration to others to reach beyond what they think is possible. Some 800 people have already bought tickets in the hope of following in their footsteps and their flight path. The sky is no longer the limit. Sophie long, bbc news, spaceport america, new mexico. That Virgin Galactic flight takes off at 3 30pm bst, and we will follow it all here on bbc news. First, the 2023 pokemon World Championships will start this friday and continue until the 13th, in yokohama japan. The top Qualifying Pokemon Go Players from Around The World will compete to determine who will be crowned in the 2023 pokemon go World Championships. We can go live to yokohama where i am joined by cbbc� s rhys stephenson. Thank you forjoining us. Potentially our younger viewers will be very excited by this. How do they do a pokemon go championship, how does it work . Its championship, how does it work . It� s actually the pokemon World Championships, notjust pokemon go. There are four different tournaments where players from All Over The World come to compete. The video game championships, played on the Nintendo Switch consoles. The trading card game, the cards your kids collect, there is actually a game for it. Who knew . There is a teen video game and then pokemon go, though video game on mobile that took over the world in 2016. People from all of the world coming to compete to be the very best. There is an age division as well with adults and kids. Is an age division as well with adults and kids. And prizes, how seriously do adults and kids. And prizes, how seriously do people adults and kids. And prizes, how seriously do people take adults and kids. And prizes, how seriously do people take it . Adults and kids. And prizes, how. Seriously do people take it . There is a main prize. Seriously do people take it . There is a main prize, and seriously do people take it . There is a main prize, and its seriously do people take it . There is a main prize, and its pretty is a main prize, and its pretty serious. Some parents play the games with their kids and every day they are training to get ready. We spoke to a kid competing and he and his father played together every single day to make sure they are ready for any trump card their opponents play. It is pretty serious, like the pokemon olympics. It is pretty serious, like the pokemon olympics. It is pretty serious, like the pokemon ol mics. ,. ~. , pokemon olympics. You talked about pokemon olympics. You talked about pokemon go pokemon olympics. You talked about Pokemon Go Being pokemon olympics. You talked about Pokemon Go Being A pokemon olympics. You talked about Pokemon Go Being A big pokemon olympics. You talked about Pokemon Go Being A big thing pokemon olympics. You talked about Pokemon Go Being A big thing in Pokemon Go Being A big thing in 2016. I have been on holiday with my two kids and they spent quite a lot of it wandering around beautiful areas watching to see where the latest pokemon would be. It is such a phenomenal and enduring success. It really is. I had the same thing, although i was 20 when it came out. Probably less sensible but it truly has grown. It has captivated the imagination of people Around The World for 20 years. Being here in yokohama you can see that it isnt slowing down. People arejust yokohama you can see that it isnt slowing down. People are just as excited to be involved with pokemon. Give us statistics, how the people are going, from All Over The World. There are thousands of competitors for each tournament and Tens Of Thousands of spectators as well. On the streets you can see families, and the diversity is amazing. We have japanese families who are excited, families from the usa, from the uk, south korea, evenjamaica. Pokemon has a lot of reach at the moment. A lot of people are having amazing battles in this tournament. I think you will have fun over the next few days. Enjoy, cbbc � s rhys stephenson, thank you for talking to us. Farmers across britain have been struggling to harvest their crops after wheat, struggling to harvest their crops afterwheat, barley struggling to harvest their crops after wheat, barley and hay have been flattened by the wind and rain, and the soil is waterlogged. One farmer in wiltshire says losses are heartbreaking. Our reporter liz beacon has the story. So this is our wheat thats been damaged by the wind and the rain, as you can see. For a farmer, august should be one of the busiest times of year, harvesting crops. This year, the Unrelenting Rain has put paid to that and everythings ground to a halt. Its pretty depressing and its pretty heartbreaking because weve gone to lot of effort to grow this wheat and, of course, weve spent all the costs on it, so were completely cost stacked now, and without selling it, we cant, you know, we cant reclaim those costs. So we are. Yeah, its actually a lot worse than i thought. Tom collins is a fourth generation farmer here on his family farm. He knows it can rain in august but, after one of the wettestjulys on record, he believes Climate Change is having huge consequences for his business. What we really want is a level price at a time like this. If you worked in a shop and you earn £30,000 one year, then £40,000, then £25,000, and youre trying to pay your mortgage every month as a flat line and run a business, so were just trying to shake out all the volatility and try and get a flat, you know, a flat price for our grain, which is much better to run a business. Then you can budget and go forward and make investments and etc, etc. And do you think this prolonged spell of wet weather will impact grain prices and consumers, ultimately . Domestic probably will go up £3 or £4 a tonne. I dont think it will have a huge effect, i think it can be absorbed in the supply chain, but if it continues, it will have an effect. If we dont get some nice weather at the end of august, if august is all wet, a wetjuly then a wet august, it will start to have an effect. This section of his crop has been totally flattened by the wet weather. When it starts to seed, its getting to the point where it may no longer be salvageable. Tom needs dry weather in the next 48 hours before itll all go to waste. On another part of the farm, tom is using a dryer to dry out the grain. Its costing him an extra £300 a day. Once the grain has been harvested and dried, its stored in this grain store. At this time of the year, it would normally be half full. As you can see, its completely empty. The nfu says farmers are used to working in unpredictable weather. What they do need, it says, is better support from the government. 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. Thats 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 hasnt 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 and thats from pre pandemic levels, so i think its a combination of things, the weather is obviously a big one because we have seen a big increase since we have been forecasting that we are not really getting a summer. Just round the corner at this hairdresser, the weather, or how to escape it, is a hot topic. We are just going to book a last minute holiday because i dont want to book time off for me and my family and it be raining the whole week. I am not fussy as long as it is hot, good cocktails, good food, bit of a play area for my little boy, i dont mind. The weather was looking pretty iffy for the week my daughter is off school so, rather than herjust lay around being on her phone all day, we decided to do a quick five day trip. A holiday isnt an option for everyone, especially during a Cost Of Living squeeze, plus the price of flights and hotels is generally up on last year. And if you can go away, you might find there is not much choice left. Because this year in particular, many more people booked early because they hadnt been away, in some cases for three years, there arent too many last minute deals at very good value, but you can get them if you are flexible, not too fussy about which countrys destinations you go to, but i also recommend going in september, october, even november. That is a trend one travel agent, who is on her own 11th hour break in portugal, told us is