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Sports Direct says it expects full-year underlying earnings to be 'at or around the bottom' of a previously estimated range.

The sportswear retailer issued a statement, external after its shares dived yesterday following comments from founder and deputy chairman Mike Ashley.

Mr Ashley, who also owns Newcastle United, was quoted by The Times, external as saying "we can't make the same profit we made last year".

He also said: "We are in trouble, we are not trading very well."

Sports Direct's shares fell more than 10% yesterday following the comments.

In a short statement today, Sports Direct said it now estimated that underlying earnings for the full year to the end of April 2016 "are at or around the bottom of the range announced on 8 January 2016", which was between £380m and £420m.

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Friends of a man who's been missing since yesterday's bomb attacks in Brussels say they're "very worried" about him.

David Dixon, originally from Hartlepool and Nottingham, commutes on the metro but did not arrive at the bank where he works yesterday.

His partner, Charlotte Sutcliffe, has been driving around hospitals in the hope of finding him. 

Her sister Marie Sutcliffe says it's just a case of waiting, which is "heartbreaking and worrying".

She says her sister is "very distressed" and that "everybody is struggling with communication there".

Another friend, Simon Hartley-Jones, is also worried:

BBC Weather

A bright start for many, though there will be the odd mist or fog patch which will readily clear.

Cloud will increase through the morning, and by the end of the afternoon a little light and patchy rain is likely.

Friends of a computer programmer missing in Brussels since yesterday's bomb attacks say they are desperate to find him.

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David Dixon, who is orginally from Hartlepool, commutes on the Belgian capital's metro - but did not arrive at work yesterday.

His friend Simon Hartley-Jones said Mr Dixon's partner, who also lives in Brussels, has been driving around hospitals in the hope of finding him.

The blasts at the city's airport and metro left 34 people dead.

BBC Travel

The A1 in Adderstone in Northumberland is partially blocked and there's slow traffic southbound around the B1341 junction because of a broken down tanker. 

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Rebecca Turner
BBC North East

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