carried independentjob evaluations carried out as it can be and should be glad that's where you can work out whether people are doing the same or like work. what you need is transparency. to enforce that. one of the problems with this is there isa of the problems with this is there is a history of secret handshakes and deals, especially when you have staff members and you have so—called talent to work through agents to get their fees and to negotiate. we are seeing a shift, unfortunately for carrie gracie she is probably going to be one of these people that is having to take the knocks as miriam from countries i was before that. having to take the knocks as miriam from countries i was before thatm is conjugated and difficult about right. that's it for the papers this hour — we'll be back at 11.30. thank you tony and caroline, coming up next it's the travel show we are on our way to draw out, near

india's border with china. i'm on the banks of the river about to go toa i'm on the banks of the river about to go to a spiritual place. it's 150,000 people on the island and only six fairies a day. it's really crowded each one. looking at the prices are each category, passengers, 15 rupees. then you go down, pass the vehicles, animals have to pay. buffalo has to play a5. the poor ella fantastic four cup 907 rupees. after a few last—minute panics... we

are set to go. iclimb i climb onto the corrugated aluminium roof to join the men who do this trip day in day out. starting in tibet, this is second only to the amazon in terms of the water. we arrive and its turmoil again. trying to get off the boat. there is a sneaky way out which basically involves climbing onto another boat and going down the steps that way. i'm going to take that one. this doesn't look a spiritual as i

imagined, it's one big flatland of desert. this is home to 22 monasteries. initially established in the 20th century. boys are instructed from a young age and the religion he preached. an offshoot of hinduism. the monks are celibate and according to their beliefs they worship only one god. follow a vegetarian diet and restrict the caste system. the

doctrine includes this special art form. this form of dance is recognised by the authorities aren't many have performed around the world. that was amazing, can i have a go? very good, thank you very much.

1234. there are 64 positions in the sta nce 1234. there are 64 positions in the stance and am having trouble with the first two. no grace whatsoever. he makes it look so easy. it's incredibly difficult. and the skin to leave it to the experts. sometimes you have to the experts. sometimes you have to give up and let them carry on. an

exquisite performance. but there's one problem is one very big problem and that is that this island may simply not exist in just a few decades time. hard to believe at the moment that there is a genuine worry that it will be submerged and destroyed within 20 years. in the last 70 yea rs, within 20 years. in the last 70 years, it's has shrunk in size by two thirds. and a majority of the original 65 monasteries have gone. every monsoon, the river swells, eroding rain around. bit by bit, the

land is disappearing but there is hope. for the last 36 years, this man has taken on an extraordinary talents to save this land from vanishing. so his lifelong calling began. he is known today as the forest man of india. he began planting trees so the route soak up excess water and preventing the land from being eroded by flooding. from a barren landscape, he has created a forest the size of new york's central park. he feels this would be more effective in saving nearby than following government pension scheme. —— prevention schemes. we are now going to to the ritual

that every guest that comes here is asked to do which is to plant a tree. what colour tree is this? and going to put this here. that's good. he has spoken at environmental summit is allaround he has spoken at environmental summit is all around the world and his roll call of guests is equally international. everyone who plant a tree, when it blows, they put a crackdown. i have that privilege. dusted. —— i have that privilege, fantastic. so to my final day in assam and a

different kind of ritualistic celebration of nature. one recurring theme throughout my trip, it's the sense of community, everywhere. there's nothing better to illustrate that the mess. a local village going down to the river to celebrate harvest. this community was started in 1939 by harvest. this community was started in1939 bya harvest. this community was started in 1939 by a young woman who came from the mountains in search of food. this place is better for her because of her water. finally, she

brought her family here. followed by her brother and the entire family. all came from that one—woman? fascinating. this is a much loved annual celebration and people of all ages gavel to could gather to muck in using fishing methods passed down the generations. they get in. —— dig -- dig it —— dig it in. stamping. yeah. then pull it towards you. pull the stick. and like! you can't see this but it's full of this. it's full of fish. this is today's catch. wow. that is pretty good. and this you will cook? excellent. beautiful.

my my trip across india from border to border is almost over and it's been a real journey of border is almost over and it's been a realjourney of discovery for me of the beaten track. this isn't india on tap, instant gratification which some people are accustomed to. but the rewards, if you make the effort, are immense. good evening. it's been a cold day but many us saw some sunshine on sunday. with those clear skies, a cold night ahead. this view was taken by one of our weather watchers in argyll and bute. snow over the hills there after a wintry weekend. as we had through monday, it will be a cold and frosty start of the day. there will be sunshine across the northern half of the country.

through tonight, you see the blue colours on the map, showing us us a sharp frost around. during the early hours of monday morning, in the towns and cities, it's below freezing in the north, but we could see minus double digits across parts of scotland and northern england. less cold around the far south as there is more cloud pushing in here which edges further northwards through the midlands into central wales by lunchtime. northern england, scotland and northern ireland holding onto sparkling winter sunshine through the day. temperatures of 2—6d for most of us after a cold and frosty start to the day. monday night and we continue to see cloud in the south moving further northwards. with light winds, some fairly dense fog patches forming in the early hours of tuesday. temperatures perhaps not quite as cold because we have that fog keeping temperatures from falling too low but watch out for potential disruption on tuesday morning, down to this dense fog patches. on tuesday, this weather system tries to move in from the west but before it gets there, a lot of dry weather.

you can see the mist and fog on tuesday morning. it will lift and clear but it will be a grey day. some drizzle, a cloudy day across scotland and northern england, compared to recent days. 3—7 degrees the top temperature. rain arrives in the west later in the afternoon, that will continue to edge further eastwards across the country from tuesday night into wednesday. a change in weather type through the middle of the week. through the day on wednesday, that rain will move east to west across many parts of the country, introducing mild air, temperatures back in double digits in the south, fairly cool, 4—6 degrees across scotland and northern ireland and there will be some wet weather arriving in most parts. through the week ahead, after a cold start, the rain arrives midweek and things start to feel less cold than they have been. bye for now.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00 — theresa may defends the government's record on the nhs, insisting it is properly funded for coping with the winter pressures. we have put some extra money in in coping with the winter pressures. —— pressures . coping with the winter pressures. —— pressures. we have announced further money going into the national health service. we haven't got stranded to get those

people off the trolleys and corridors. in this freezing january, these elderly people being treated ambulances. the prime minister will carry out a cabinet reshuffle tomorrow — there are reports that several ministers could either lose theirjobs or be moved. 32 people are missing after a collision between an oil tanker and a cargo ship in the east china sea. the damage and volume of oil spilt are not yet known.