this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 103m. new research finds two thirds of plastic containers still can't be recycled, as councils call for action. manufacturers could do much more to make sure that these plastics are easily recyclable, reducing the cost for council taxpayers. a leaked report alleges a toxic row between heart surgeons at a south london hospital contributed to a higher mortality rate among patients. the us secretary of state says he's hopeful north korea's nuclear programme can be stopped, despite a un report which claims it is continuing. also this hour — the record—breaking hydroplane bluebird is relaunched. more than 50 years after it crashed, killing its pilot donald campbell, bluebird will take to the water on the isle of bute. and southern europe swelters — spain and portugal could see record temperatures this weekend, as the heatwave continues across parts of the continent. and at 10:30, the travel show heads to south africa, as the country celebrates one hundred years

since the birth of nelson mandela. most household plastic waste is still ending up in landfill despite efforts to increase the amount we recycle, according to a survey. the local government association says manufacturers are to blame, as the types of plastics used in many yoghurt pots, ready meal trays and other containers limit the ability of councils to recycle them. it says the government should consider a ban on low—grade plastics, as jayne mccubbin reports. the costs to the planet are well documented, but local authorities are warning that despite their best efforts to recycle more plastic, they are being let down by manufacturers.

while almost all local authorities collect plastic bottles for recycling, around a quarter refuse to collect other food packaging because of the way it is manufactured. the rest ends up here in landfill. it seems totally unfair that the burden of an recyclable that the burden of unrecyclable plastic, the cost of dealing with that lands with the council taxpayer, when actually manufacturers could do much more to make sure that these plastics are easily recyclable, reducing the cost for council taxpayers and making it easier and better for the environment. while plastic bottles are easy to recycle, their lids aren't and are not always collected. not all local authorities collect margarine tubs, food trays and yoghurt pots, because of the mix of polymers that make it difficult to recycle. even fewer authorities accept black microwave meal trays because black plastic cannot be easily scanned and sorted. the plastics industry has hit back, saying that with 300 different recycling schemes out there, it is no wonder

the public is confused. they believe it is down to local authorities to simplify and standardise the protest. and standardise the process. but the lga says that if manufacturers are not willing to make a change, they should face a charge to chip in towards the cost of collecting and disposing the products which some councils can't. let's talk to keith freegard, vice chairman of the british plastic federation recycling group. you both understand why the business case is for using these plastics but also understand the practicalities of trying to recycle. let's talk about this from your point of view first. what's and what is bad? we are beginning to realise now that some packaging can be designed in a way that it does two things. first of all it makes it really clear and obvious to the consumer in the households that this needs to go

into the recycling bin. as an example, there is a plastic milk wattle which is a clear and natural plastic which touch rereleases, and the label comes off really well. that will yield a lot of good recycling plastic in the uk system. but some packs are not so good, maybe dark—coloured plastics, this isa maybe dark—coloured plastics, this is a dark green tray that i retrieved from my refrigerator this morning. why is that a problem for recycling? the dark colours have an additive in them that absorbs all the infrared lights used by the scanning systems in sorting plants. if there is no reflective signal because the black absorbs at all, then you cannot see that. the machine is blind to that one. it gets rejected as waste even though the plastic may be ok to recycle. so the plastic may be ok to recycle. so the plastic may be ok to recycle. so the plastic could be ok, and is purely a colour thing. and that could be changed relatively easily?

yes, designers have access to colour dyes which make it almost black, but to those machines are described, they then become visible. one of the things that the lga says is that the use dark trays because the food looks better, so the manufacturer can still have that benefit but it can still have that benefit but it can be easier to recycle. that's right. and what we're beginning to see now in the mix of different materials that are used for packaging is the importance of not just making an efficient pack that uses just making an efficient pack that uses a small bit of material to deliver the food orders really good food section, or even mix it look attractive on the shelf. the other big factor we need in the design is then what will happen to this material when i get a householder to put it in the recycling bin. there is no excuses for manufacturers nowadays producing plastic racket during that can't be recycled. there

are some cases where it might be a good idea. if you have a foodstuff thatis good idea. if you have a foodstuff that is particularly susceptible to becoming tainted or not last long that needs detective from oxygen, say, then you may have to put a multilayered pouch around something like animalfoods, multilayered pouch around something like animal foods, dog multilayered pouch around something like animalfoods, dog poachers or fish. sometimes the food item is the most important thing. but in most circumstances now there are ways to resolve this problem? yes, i would say at the current time 75 to 80% of packaging could be designed so disney of the top end of optimal design for recycling, but the driver is not in place to make evil make that change. and that means manufacturers effectively been penalised if you think the card recycla ble ? penalised if you think the card recyclable? that's what the lga says, either change your product or be penalised because the taxpayers picking up the cost. yes, penalising

is great, but we all know if we want to change behaviour, carrots and rewards are much better. why don't we reward those manufacturers who shift a lot of their items to the good pack design and then leave a bit more charge on those who don't wa nt to bit more charge on those who don't want to change the design of their packs. thank you though much full stop no milk at home today, i'm afraid! the us secretary of state says he's hopeful that north korea's nuclear programme can be stopped, despite a un report that says it is continuing. mike pompeo has called on his counterparts at the association of southeast asian nations to maintain diplomatic and economic pressure on pyongyang. from singapore, our correspondent karishma vaswani sent this report. less tha n less than two months since the historic trump— kim summit in singapore, the americans are back. us secretary of state is here to meet with his counterparts at the

association of southeast asian nations. and while he acknowledged the process to denuclearise north korea will take time, he also stressed how vital it is to keep up the pressure on pyongyang.” stressed how vital it is to keep up the pressure on pyongyang. i them to size the importance of keeping of diplomatic and economic pressure on north korea to achieve a final fully verified denuclearisation that they have agreed to. it is worth remembering this is notjust an american security goal. it is clear oui’ american security goal. it is clear our partners and allies know how important the denuclearise ishant of north korea is for their own safety. mike pompeo's comments come as a report commissioned by the un security council says north korea has not stop its nuclear and missile programmes, violating the un sanctions. mike pompeo did not directly address that but did say that russia has reportedly started issuing work permits to north korea labourers, which moscow has denied. we expect the russians at all

countries to abide by the un security council resolutions and enforce sanctions on north korea. any violation that detracts from the world's goal of three denuclearise in north korea would be something that america would take very seriously. it's been less than two months since president trump and kim jong un met at the historic summit and pledged to work towards denuclearisation. we are still no closer to figuring out what that actually means. all that means the' -- all actually means. all that means the' —— all that mike pompeo has said is that the timeline in part is up to the north korean leader, and until then come and economic sanctions on pyongyang will stay. there is increasing international pressure on zimba bwe's opposition leaders to accept the results of monday's presidential election. 0pposition leader nelson chamisa described emmerson mnangagwa's victory as a "coup against the people's will". president mnangagwa responded

to the rows by appealing for peace, and promised an independent investigation into the military after six people were killed in post—election violence. 0ur africa correspondent, nomsa maseko, joins us now from harare. hello. we have heard a little bit about the international encouragement for the opposition to accept the verdict of the people, as the government would describe it. how has the ndc responded? the mdc is still saying it will not accept this result, and that the results that have been released are not a reflection of how zimbabwe has voted. we have also seen some reaction from within zimbabwe in the way in which the story that has unfolded this week actually has been

happening. we'll start here, with a newspaper, this is the state—owned herald newspaper that echoed the message that was said by president emmerson mnangagwa, but he was ready to be the president of all zimbabweans, those who voted for him and those who did not vote for him. this privately owned newspaper echoed what the opposition party leader, nelson chamisa, said, in that he believes zimbabwe is now in a crisis. and also this private newspaper, another one, says that zimbabwe is in crisis and that the results released were a sham which did not reflect the will of the people. but those allegations have been denied by the electoral commission of zimbabwe, and also most international observers, who they say that they also did their

own tally and they seemed to corroborate what the electoral commission is an bubbly has said, in that nelson chamisa has lost this election, president—elect is now emmerson mnangagwa. and presumably on the paper is there that rent refers to the president—elect. could he take the little commission to court? indeed, he held a press conference which was first disrupted by riot police who did not want it to go ahead, saying that they believed it was an illegal gathering. and shortly after that we so gathering. and shortly after that we so that government minister going there and saying that the press conference can go ahead because bubbly supports free speech. —— zimbabwe support free speech. so the type of option that nelson chamisa does have is the opposition leader is to go to court and dispute the

outcome of this election. but he still has seven days in which he can lodge that court complaint but has not done so as yet. thank you. three men have died from heatstroke in spain as temperatures in parts of southern europe continue to rise above a0 degrees celsius. holidaymakers are being urged to stay out of the sun and the portuguese government has declared a "zero tolerance" policy on barbeques to avoid the risk of forest fires. the highest temperature ever recorded in europe was in athens in 1977, when the mercury hit 48 degrees. the record in spain is 47 degrees and that was set only last year. 0ur correspondent sima kotecha is in the spanish city of cordoba and has been explaining how uncomfortable the conditions really are. we have been working in this heat since the early hours of this morning and it has not felt very pleasant. people who live here in cordoba, most of them share the same viewpoint. of course people here are

used hot summers, but this weather has exceptional. we know that the highest temperature recorded in the south of spain yesterday was 46.1; celsius. here in cordoba around midnight last night it was still 37 degrees. very uncomfortable conditions, and we expect this hot weather to continue for at least a few days. especially these temperatures above a0 celsius. we also know that three people have died in spain as a result of this torrent weather. and we know that 39 of the 50 provinces in spain have heat warnings in place. medical experts are telling people to stay cool experts are telling people to stay cool, to stay indoors, especially in the afternoon when the temperatures peak and aware of light and loose clothing to keep themselves safe from this very uncomfortable weather. ryanair pilots, who have been staging a series of strikes over terms and conditions, have accepted the airline's proposalfor mediation. the pilots' union forsa says it has

agreed to enter mediation but a strike planned for friday 10th august will go ahead. similar strikes by ryanair pilots in belgium and sweden will also take place that day. the airline has criticised the action as needless, saying it would disrupt another 20 flights and 3,500 customers. the headlines on bbc news: new research finds two thirds of plastic containers still can't be recycled, as councils call for action. a leaked report alleges a toxic row between heart surgeons at a south london hospital contributed to a higher mortality rate among patients. the us secretary of state says he's hopeful north korea's nuclear programme can be stopped, despite a un report which claims it is continuing. sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson.

england have youngster some current thank you giving them a fighting chance of victory in his first test 50 yesterday, india have a competitive total of hundred 9a to chase. england must take five more wickets that they are to win today. the key one will be that of captain virat kohli he was not out on a3 and made a century in the first innings. i've been encouraged to wear bold in this game so far, find the edge a few times. on another day could have got in for few times. on another day could have got infor20. few times. on another day could have got in for 20. were not talking about how brilliant it is, we could have been in a much different position now. but that's not the case. we've just got to go away and know that we can... know one is

invincible in world cricket. we can get out, and we will try to that in the morning. andy moray has pulled out as washington open quarterfinal he is exhausted. he posted this on social media overnight. he said, boring, miserable, no personality, but a big heart. a picture of crying into his towel after his last match which did not finish until three o'clock in the morning. tiredness clearly took its toll. great britain's medal tally is expected to rise today. they have won gold so far thanks to laura kenney, kiddie archibald, helder barco and lee evans in this team pursuit at the track cycling in glasgow. the men's tea m track cycling in glasgow. the men's team pursuit quartet won bronze, and there was bronze as well for hannah miley in the swimming pool. 0ne there was bronze as well for hannah miley in the swimming pool. one of great britain's best gold medal chances will come in the men's quadruple sculls. they won silver

last year. three of that for remain. the football league season is up and running. frank lampard was in the dugout with his new club derby county, and a dream start to life as a manager. they came from behind to beat reading 2—1 with 15 seconds of injury time remaining tom lawrence headed home that cross. after the success headed home that cross. after the success he had as a win, he said this was right up there with the best of his career. the scottish premiership begins this afternoon with champions celtic setting their sights on an unprecendented treble treble if they can lift the league, the scottish cup and league cup for a third season in a row. but that's the challenge facing brendan rodgers' side as they begin at home against newly—promoted livingston. celtic are bidding to win the scottish premiership title for the eighth year in a row. as the champions it is ourjob

to not just defend, but go and win again. it is the same idea, we want to develop the squad, that is more of our goals for this year. we want to develop the work that we have already put in over these last couple of years, the development of players. i always think when you work with individuals and teams then there is always room for improvement. england's georgia hall is just one shot off the lead at the halfway stage of the women's british open. she's yet to drop a shot at royal lytham this week and four more birdies took her to nine—under—par, as she looks for her first major title. she goes out at 2.a5 this afternoon, alongside leader pornanong phatlum. five shots off the pace is canada's brooke henderson, who hit the shot of round two — a hole—in—one at the 9th. there was some sparkling golf from tommy fleetwood, too, at the world golf championship in 0hio. he fired the best round of the day — a 63 — to move to 11 under par, alongside the first—round leader, his fellow briton, ian poulter. they lead the field by two shots.

that's all the sport for now. thanks, john. an nhs heart surgery unit says it's taking swift action, after a leaked report concluded that claims of a "toxic" row between surgeons at a cardiac unit contributed to a higher mortality rate. the report into the unit at st george's hospital in london — seen by the times newspaper — says the team was consumed by a "dark force" and patients were put at risk. jenny kumahjoins me now from outside st george's hospital in south london. what response has been from the hospital? just give you some context, this hospital back in 2016 was put into special measures and

inspectors criticised the and safety of care. this april and last there we re of care. this april and last there were above death rates for heart surgery. the hospital brought any professor, former deputy medical director for professor, former deputy medical directorfor nhs professor, former deputy medical director for nhs england. professor, former deputy medical directorfor nhs england. his conclusions were pretty damning. he found that the cardiac surgery fatality rate was 3.7%, when the national average was around to %. and he found there was inadequate internal scrutiny, the department was split into two camps, exhibiting tribal like behaviour. he spoke to around a0 staff, and they said they felt the poor performance in the department was down to a pervading atmosphere. what is the hospital doing? says it has made clear to staff that that kind of behaviour isn't able to continue. they are bringing in external surgeons to provide leadership and support. at the insistent cardiac surgery is

safe, but they recognise that more improvements do need to be made. it's preferably reasonable for them to make the art and that the quality of care is good, but the question is i suppose whether there is a connection between the poor behaviour and the fact that the mortality rate is higher. presumably thatis mortality rate is higher. presumably that is the thing that will most concerned patients. this is something that the report raises as an issue. that they think there is an issue. that they think there is an issue. that they think there is an issue between the way that people we re an issue between the way that people were behaving and the mortality rates. and so for that reason they are bringing in new blood, and looking to address the issues that we re looking to address the issues that were raised in the report. there are a number of recommendations that have already been put in place. thanks. the record—breaking hydroplane bluebird will take to the water for the first time in more than half a century this morning. the high speed boat arrived on the isle of bute for tests yesterday. a team of enthusiasts has spent the past seventeen years restoring the craft, which crashed at more than 300mph in the lake

district in 1967, killing its pilot, donald campbell. 0ur correspondent, catriona renton, is on the isle of bute. and there is bluebird! yes, here she is. who would've thought we could get this close to such an incredible piece of the shivnarine is bluebird. as you said, she was last seen in the water in 1967 when donald campbell was breaking his own water speed record, going at speeds of up to, over 300 mph speed record, going at speeds of up to, over300 mph when speed record, going at speeds of up to, over 300 mph when she slipped and crashed. he lost his life, but bluebird has been lovingly restored, as you bluebird has been lovingly restored, as you can see bluebird has been lovingly restored, as you can see this morning. i am joined by a lot of people who are very well qualified to talk about bluebird. bill smith, chief engineer, and understudy pilot, and the lead pilot of bluebird. bill,

this has been a commend this amount of work. 17 years since you got her out of the waters. tell us all about it. that's about the four years try to find the right, so this product is 22 years stop five years in the rebuild about ten years since we set the first rivet to bring her back to this condition. this is a fully working vehicle, this is the vehicle donald campbell drove. an incredible amount of work every single part has had to be restored? yes, right down to bare bones, and then right back up to bare bones, and then right back up again, modern components paints and sealants. otherwise, everything completely as it was. quite a labour of love ? completely as it was. quite a labour of love? just a lot, yes. stewart, you're the understudy, we saw you in the cockpit a few minutes ago. what was it like to be in their? fantastic, such a privilege to be pa rt fantastic, such a privilege to be part of it, to get into the cockpit and shut the canopy. it's a phenomenal place to be set. it is

quite cramped. i'm a little bit too tall, but i'm sure i conduct down. and ted, you are the most qualified person there could be. i know you could not have tried it out, there are no other bluebird is to try out in the past, but... yes, the aberdeen hard to come by! tell us about what you have done in the past that makes this so exciting for you. and on power but racing in the uk and europe, one several national championships under our belt, some good european entries. we've done soitie good european entries. we've done some good world water speed records, including lake windermere, and when bill was looking for not to go behind the wheel, i was happy agree to his offer of driving bluebird, which is pretty unusual. you are slightly underselling yourself are world record—holder yourself. you well, you know, it's nice to be

recognised, but you always aspire to more. today we plan to get bluebird at some point onto the water. yes, the team have a good schedule which isa the team have a good schedule which is a lot to do with understanding how the boat handles. can we get it oi'i how the boat handles. can we get it on and off, does leak? what waves will give us the problem. so there is plenty of free work to do before the engine gets going. how does it work between the lead and understudy pilot? he will get a shot, warranty? yes, you will get a good ride. what does it feel like to be part of this history? we have all seen the pictures of bluebird going at over 300 mph before, of course, that terrible crash. or does it feel like to be part of that? it was incredibly humbling one walked into the workshop and saw it and realised i was going to become a very small pa rt of i was going to become a very small part of it. of course i grew up

knowing about the legacy and the history. my uncle is actually called donald campbell after the man himself. to be a part of it isjust incredible. it's extraordinary. we have met donald's daughter yesterday he was around, we're hoping to see her later on, and she talked about the emotion. it is hugely emotional. yes, obviously we come across as quite blase, but we step back from that, and we get it stop this has been an absolutely broke love, and i cannot wait to see these two gentlemen take this thing on the water and make it go. it will be fantastic. guys are my shoulder you can see fantastic. guys are my shoulder you can see where bluebird is going to be launched later on. she will go onto the water and as we heard she will find out how ability to float on various things before the tests get under way. bill,

on various things before the tests get underway. bill, can on various things before the tests get under way. bill, can you tell us about the sort of tests that will happen? all sorts of things. as that have the morning could learn how to use a have the morning could learn how to use a little radio so i can find all the people. we don't know how steep the people. we don't know how steep the slipway is whether it will roll or have to be pushed. we don't know how big wave will lap the gaps. the sting is made forflat how big wave will lap the gaps. the sting is made for flat calm. how big wave will lap the gaps. the sting is made forflat calm. we have just launched the safety board and done some trials to see how it handles. all these things that come around it, we have to have all that in place before we get this thing wet. fantastic, all the best to all of you we will be with you all day as we of you we will be with you all day as we watch and wait for this moment of history, to see bluebird act in the water after more than 50 years. it really is quite exciting to be here. indeed! katrina, thanks, we willjoin you throughout the day. on the island put there. now let's get the weather.

some hot spells to come for the united kingdom, but the further north and west you go today and tomorrow, the thicker the cloud. for north—western areas a cloudy day. scotla nd north—western areas a cloudy day. scotland northern ireland, the north of england as well. but occasional brighter spells. temperatures near normal, low 20s in the north. but high 20s and low 30s in the south. later on some rain gets into the north—western corner. but away from that it north—western corner. but away from thatitis north—western corner. but away from that it is a dry night. it bridges will be slow to follow way in london, still warm for sleeping. the eventual los in the capital around 16. the best of the dry weather and sunshine on sunday for england and wales for the cloud will thicken in the north west and will bring general outbreaks of rain towards the end of the day, but for most of us, it is a dry weekend. hello this is bbc news.

the headlines: two thirds of household plastic waste end up in landfill sites despite efforts to increase the amount we recycle. the local government association says low—grade plastics used in many food containers can't be recycled and need to be banned. a leaked report into lower than expected survival rates at st george's hospital said the toxic behaviour between heart surgeons could have contriubted to an increase in patient deaths. the us secretary of state says he hopes north korea's nuclear programme can be stopped. his comments come after a un report claims it is still continuing. the record—breaking hydroplane bluebird is being relaunched this weekend. it's more than 50 years since it crashed, killing its pilot donald campbell.