mnangagwa this is bbc news. two—thirds of plastic food containers still can't be recycled. councils are calling for action. manufacturers could do much more to make sure that these plastics are easily recyclable, reducing the cost for council tax payers. detectives investigating the disappearance of the midwife samantha eastwood are carrying out searches in a rural area of stoke—on—trent. north korea's foreign minister criticises the united states for urging other countries to maintain sanctions against pyongyang over its nuclear programme. spain and portugal could see record temperatures this weekend, as the heatwave continues across parts of the continent. here in cordoba at around midnight last night it was still 37 degrees, so very uncomfortable conditions and we expect this hot weather to continue for at least a few days yet. 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 at 12:30pm, click looks at how

technology can be used to help people living in areas affected by monsoon rains to stay one step ahead of the weather. good afternoon to you, welcome to bbc news. good afternoon to you, welcome to bbc news. 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 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 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. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. and very shortly we'll be speaking about this to a campaigner for friends of the earth so stay with us for that detective in staffordshire investigating the disappearance of a midwife are carrying out searches in a rural area of stoke—on—trent. samantha eastwood was last seen leaving work after her night shift at royal stoke university hospital last friday. specialist teams are extending their search to the village of caverswall. police have cordoned off an area as part of their ongoing investigation.

we've been saying this is a developing story and we will be bringing you updates as they come 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. our correspondent sima kotecha is in the spanish city of cordoba and has been explaining how uncomfortable the conditions really are... well, we have been working in this heat since the early hours of this morning and it has not felt very pleasant at all and i think people who live here in cordoba, most of them share the same viewpoint. of course people here are used to hot summers but this weather really has been exceptional. we know that the highest temperature recorded in the south of spain yesterday was 46.1; celsius. and here in cordoba at around midnight last night it was still 37 degrees, so very uncomfortable conditions and we expect this

hot weather to continue for at least a few days yet, especially these temperatures above a0 celsius. we also know that three people have died in spain as a result of this torrid weather and we know that 39 of the 50 provinces in spain have heat warnings in place. so medical experts are telling people to stay cool, stay indoors, especially during the afternoon when those temperatures peak and to wear light and loose clothing too. james blick runs his own tour company in spain and hosts the youtube channel ‘spain revealed' — he's been explaining what its like in the hot weather. it isa

it is a little cooler than yesterday actually but it is still pretty one. the warnings are per not bad, once it starts to reach 10am the temperatures shoot up and we're heading for a high of 39 here today in madrid. it gets very, very warm. by in madrid. it gets very, very warm. by about five or 6pm that is when it speaks you need to hide in the dark of your home somewhere with air conditioning. air conditioning, blinds, shutters all the rest of it, people who visit spain and portugal will be used to seeing these and presumably the long siesta here that gets eve n presumably the long siesta here that gets even longer given how temperatures are. how are visitors coping? a lot of people go to and portugalfor coping? a lot of people go to and portugal for the hot weather. coping? a lot of people go to and portugalfor the hot weather. gale you come for the hot weather but you are not quite sure what you're getting yourself in for. when people see temperatures on a gauge you do not necessarily know how that feels like because of the humidity acceptor but as a tourist often in spain, you end up at about 4pm wandering around looking for

something to do because you have to make use of your time while all the locals are generally in summer hiding away at that time. but at the moment we are seeing that people taking out tours are copying the locals rhythm, staying in hotels until mid to late evening, walking on the shady side of the street and changing hotels forswimming of the street and changing hotels for swimming pools. locals don't generally have swimming pools but we do stick to the shady side of the street and we close our shutters in the morning because as the light sta rts the morning because as the light starts to get in, by the time you tried to sleep at night you won't be able to because air conditioning is not as common here as it is in the uk. you often have people in madrid heading for the hills in august, when you see people there, particularly brits, are they still ta ke particularly brits, are they still take in enough precautions? are they ta ke take in enough precautions? are they take in enough precautions? are they take in the sun seriously enough? because there are complaints here in this country that we are still been a bit casual. but there it is

potentially life—threatening. it is life—threatening particular if you're working on are still people working in the street, road workers and things like that. but that tourists, the challenges you still wa nt tourists, the challenges you still want your holiday, you still want to have a couple of glasses of wine. meanwhile, the government is recommended that we do not drink alcohol. you also want a coffee in between sites that you are seen. certainly the squares are emptier than they normally would be, so people are taking precautions. but you do not come to madrid, barcelona seville to sit in your hotel is one sure people push the boundaries a little bit. alcohol is the big one, it does dehydrate. i noticed that august is normally warm and hot but mike skinner and lips are dryjust by walking in the oven like air that is out there. people are doing their best out there but people are still been tourists. if you were planning a trip in the coming few days what would you be your advice? my advice would you be your advice? my advice would be stick to the north of

spain, green spain as we cool it, it is one of the least visited areas of spain it is still very hot at the moment but i would head up there. if you are going to go to madrid, barcelona or seville get in rhythm with the locals, see what the locals are doing. if no one is on the street then followed that, stick to the shady side of the street, drink lots of water and wear loose clothing and just be aware of how you feel. if it is getting hotjump into a you feel. if it is getting hotjump intoa bar you feel. if it is getting hotjump into a bar where there is air conditioning and get some tap us. 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. let's return to our news about the missing midwife. our news correspondent, sarah corker, joins me now the outskirts of stoke—on—trent.

enquiries are continuing, sarah, into this apparently unexplained disappearance. yes, the search for some anther eastward is now very much focused in this rural area of north staffordshire. we are about ten miles from stoke—on—trent and you can see behind me this road was cordoned off early this morning near the village of cover support. police officers, specially trained officers with sniffer dogs have been searching farmland including woods and fields for the last couple of hours or so. they been carrying out what is cold a fingertip search of the area here. we're not sure why there is this renewed their appeal to members of the public to report

sightings of vehicles parked in unusual areas, lay—by eyes or unusual areas, lay—by eyes or unusual areas. how unusual areas, lay—by eyes or unusual areas. how far is that from the hospital? we are about ten miles from the royal stoke hospital, which is of course where samantha eastward was last seen last friday when she finished her night shift at around 7:1i5am in the morning. that was the last time she was seen. police have released cctv of her leaving work with a colleague. her car, volvo, was seen at her house parked in the driveway. and police reallyjust appealing for information from the public for any clues about her disappearance and anyone that might know what has happened to her. have that understandably emotional appeal by her sister yesterday, a

week after samantha disappeared. is there any suggestion from police that that has yielded any new information or a response, as a result of that? we not expecting to hear any updates from police today, they have remained quite tight—lipped about what information has come forward. they could not tell is why specifically they were searching this area but they were keen to point out that this is just one of multiple searches that are being carried out throughout the day here. and as i say, they have been on site for the last three or four hours and specially trained officers that have been brought in to help with this search. sarah corker in staffordshire, thank you. 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 has been published by the times

is pretty damning. yeah, just give you a bit of background. saint georges hospital here is one of 20 hospitals that carries out adult surgery and the college of cardio surgeons alerted the trust to higher—than—expected death rate this year and last year. this prompted managers to carry out a review, they brought in an independent expert cold professor buick, he's a former deputy medical director of nhs england and he found that there were extra deaths. the mortality rate was 3.7%, that's above the 2% national average. what he found was damning. he was highly critical of the behaviour of staff. he said there was a lack of internal scrutiny of the results, that the department was split between rival camps exhibiting tribal like activity. and he concludes that the unit was consumed bya concludes that the unit was consumed by a dark force and patients were

put at risk by dysfunctional team of surgeons. what is the hospital doing? they have already booked actions into place and improvements have been made. they have spoken to the relevant staff and told them that they criticise behaviour could not continue. next week, new surgeons are being brought in to provide leadership support. and they're also looking at the way that they're also looking at the way that they review the data cardiac surgery. the children's commissioner for england has said she is worried that the financial crisis hitting northamptonshire county council could have "catastrophic consequences" for vulnerable children. anne longfield was speaking after the local authority drew up plans for major reductions in the services it provides, because of funding shortfalls. the government says spending on children's services has been protected in real terms. it is just it isjust coming up it is just coming up to 12:15pm. the headlines on bbc news... new research finds two thirds of plastic containers

still can't be recycled, as councils call for action. detectives investigating the disappearance of midwife samantha eastwood are carrying out searches in a rural area of stoke—on—trent. spain and portugal could see record temperatures this weekend, as the heatwave continues across parts of the continent. let's return to our main news about the amount of plastics that is actually being recycling and the research showing that it's not actually as much as might be hoped. i'm joined now by emma priestland, plastics campaigner for friends of the earth. that is quite a title, emma. there is plenty would be to do by the sound of it. it is pretty amazing that articles been such a hot topic at the moment. this report is no surprise was, is confirmed something we have known for long time that producers are putting plastic products on the market with no thought about how they'd end up at the end of life. the council say

that essentially they seek to responses, one is either the manufacturers change the product they use the government should effectively penalised financially to make it less attractive. ultimately though, the cost one way or another will be borne by whether it is the consumer or the local taxpayer. actually, the consumers are already paying for this. pain in the sense that they are having to fund the collection and recycling schemes in councils. they are also paying for the environmental impacts of plastic pollution. sweeping that the producers should be made to pay for the collection and recycling of their products. this also happens in a lot of european countries where is in the uk it is mostly borne by the councils. in what way those pop an more expensive with the public where that? they can be modulated so the producers that use packaging it is easier to recycle can be rewarded. we need to see incentives to change but we also need to seek government action. karen 's to lee carrots and

sticks. i spoke to someone earlier who said that the carrots are generally more effective than the sticks. the only way to have action across the board is the government action here. we know that the plastic pollution crisis is an immediate one, we have to take action right now. what about the criticism that is made and we headed earlierfrom criticism that is made and we headed earlier from recycling criticism that is made and we headed earlierfrom recycling businesses themselves and actually councils have some responsibility here, that they have far too many different schemes in different parts of the country. of you might have a company thatis country. of you might have a company that is doing recycling, doing work we value but is dealing with half of this —— dealing with half a dozen different councils that have different councils that have different solution to the problem. absolutely, we do need to see standardised policy. ultimately there is too much plastic on the market. i would say the councils are doing the best they can but we know that almost 50% of our recycling is actually shipped overseas to be dealt with there, there is just too much of it. let me ask you finally

about some of the political pressure and it's ultimately financial. it comes at the moment from europe. do you have any indication of what the government's attitude will be to landfill once we are no longer members of the european union? because at the moment i think from 2020 we are facing potentially massive fines. a lot of councils are very worried about that because clearly they can't afford to pay the fines. that is one of the drivers for increasing the amount of recycling. it is difficult to set the stage what will happen once we leave but we know that the government is making some promising noises. they're talking about using resources better and they‘ re committed to ending pollution —— plastic pollution, so you are looking to you do that by reducing the amount of plastic overall which reduces the pressure on other recycling systems. thank you. 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 than two months since the historic trump—kim summit which took place in singapore, the americans are back. the us secretary of state mike pompeo 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. i've also emphasised the importance of maintaining diplomatic and economic pressure on north korea to achieve the final, fully—verified denuclearisation of the dprk, as agreed to by chairman kim. it is worth remembering, this isn't just an american security goal. it is clear our partners and allies within asia know how important the neutralisation of north korea is for their own security. mr pompeo's comments come as a report commissioned by the un

security council says north korea has not stopped its nuclear and missile programmes, violating un sanctions. mr pompeo didn't directly address that but did say that russia has reportedly started issuing work permits to north korean labourers, which moscow has denied. we expect the russians and all countries to abide by the un security council resolutions and enforced sanctions on north korea. any violation that detracts from the world's goal of finally fully denuclearising north korea would be something that america would take very seriously. it has been less than two months since president trump and kim jong—un met at the historic trump—kim summit and pledged to work towards denuclearisation. but we are still nowhere closer to figuring out what that actually means. all that mr pompeo has said here at the meetings in singapore is that the timeline, in part, is up to the north korean leader. and until then, economic sanctions on pyongyang will stay. karishma vaswani, bbc news, singapore. 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 300 miles per hour in the lake district in 1967, killing its pilot donald campbell. 0ur correspondent catriona renton is on the isle of bute and has been taking a closer look at bluebird... well here she is, bluebird. we are right up close to her and 98% of what you see here was the original bluebird salvage from coniston water is after that crash in 1967 when

donald campbell was breaking his own water speed records. he was going out over 300 mph when bluebird flipped and crashed. 0f out over 300 mph when bluebird flipped and crashed. of course, sadly, he lost his life but bluebird has been lovingly restored and i'm joined by donald campbell's daughter, jena. jena, tel is all about what this means to you. it is huge emotional. the me walking in here this morning it was complete deja vu you could turn the clock back 55 years and this is how i remember bluebird with my father still alive. but i tell you what, looking at it today, i am blown away. i could fill up. it is staggering, stunning, it is humbling. it is just magnificent, staggering, stunning, it is humbling. it isjust magnificent, it really is magnificent and i hope my dad is looking down from above and telling everybody what a good job is done. and let's see her now float on the water and hear her engines blast

andi the water and hear her engines blast and i think, people will not be human if they are not moved by it. it will be quite an amazing sight. and this little fellow... he was my father's mascot and he would have sat under my dad's seat and on the day that my father was killed if the mascot floated to the surface. it is still here today and i would imagine if he could speak he would tell you just how emotional it all is too. he has got quite a story to tell. he certainly has. your father was doing what he loved, was on t? said this is an in an incredible testament to his achievements. my father died a young man but as you said he died doing what he loved most and he died, my father was a bit of a showman, so he died if you like in a blaze of publicity. and i think that

is part of the reason why are still here today talking about him in such a way, in such a loving and respectful way, because of the way he was prepared to sacrifice his life for his love and his love what is beautiful boat. jena campbell there with mr what it! a group of 57 skydivers have set a new world record in ukraine. it's the highest number of people to get into and then change formation three times during a dive — and it all happened in just 90 seconds. they beat the previous record by one. good for them. it presumably means somebody will be trying for 58 next year. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. we have some hot spells of sunshine to come across some spells willey parts of the united kingdom but the

further north and west you go today and tomorrow the thick of a cloud gets. so far north—west it will be a cloudy day, england and wales as well but there was occasional bright spot is getting through. temperatures in the low 20s across the north, hotter in the south. mid 22 is low 30s in south. rain in the western islands of scotland. away from that north—west scotland corner it isa from that north—west scotland corner it is a dry night, temperatures not as high as last night but they will be slow to fall away in london so quite warm for sleeping. eventual lows in the capital. the best of the dry weather in sunshine across england and wales, cloud will thicken further across the north—west and will bring general outbreaks of rain across scotland have taught into the day but most visitors a dry weekend.

in the hello, this is bbc news. 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. detectives investigating the disappearance of the midwife samantha eastwood are carrying out searches in a rural area of stoke—on—trent. the 28—year—old has not been seen since last friday when she finished her night shift at stoke university hospital three men have died from heatstroke in spain as temperatures in parts of southern europe continue to rise above a0 degrees celsius. holiday—makers are being urged to stay out of the sun as forecasters are warning of record breaking temperatures. 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. it will take to the water on the isle of bute. ukraine, but sure he will try. line

need one more wickets to secure victory over india at edgbaston to secure one more test. that looked likely before play began, with india starting, and ben stokes took the key wicket of captain virat kohli. england got the wicket the needed, 31 runs, it looks like it was off the bowling of ben stokes, playing superbly. he has taken the tenth wicket that england needed to wrap up wicket that england needed to wrap up the victor the. who would have predicted that after the spectacular batting collapse? england now within 1-0. batting collapse? england now within 1—0. johanna konta's impressive run is over after beating serena williams