this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at six. detectives searching for the missing midwife samantha eastwood say they have found a body, three people have been arrested. new analysis suggests only a third of plastic food containers can be be recycled, the rest is sent to landfill. this report actually is no surprise for us, it is just confirms something that we've known for a long time, the producers are putting plastic product on the market without any thought about what happens to them at the end of their life. hot air from north africa causes a severe heatwave in spain and portugal, temperatures could push above europe's record high of 48 celsius. also this hour, the record—breaking ‘bluebird' hydroplane is relaunched. more than 50 years after it crashed, killing its pilot donald campbell, bluebird has taken to the water on the isle of bute. and, england take a 1—nil lead in the test series against india, recording a 31 run victory at edgebaston. we'll have that and the rest of today's sport at 6:30.

let's start with that breaking news that detectives in staffordshire investigating the disappearance of the midwife, samantha eastwood, have found a body in a rural area near stoke—on—trent. the 28—year—old was last seen leaving work after her night shift at royal stoke univeristy hospital on friday last week. three people have been arrested. we'll be live in stoke—on—trent shortly for an update with our correspondent sarah corker for the latest. our correspondent, sarah corker, is on the outskirts of stoke—on—trent, and she told me more about this latest development. yes, as you say, we got confirmation

from staffordshire police at around half four today, they said a body was found at around midday in this rural area of staffordshire. this road behind me has been closed off for the majority of the day. earlier this morning the cordon went up and we saw teens of police scouring through woodland and there was also a lot of activity in a disused quarry which isjust down the road here. we now know that forensic teens are on site and are likely to remain there for a considerable amount of time. police have also confirm that there have been three arrests, a 32—year—old man, who was released on bail but has now been re—arrested for murder. two other men, a 28—year—old and a 60—year—old, have also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. we also have a short statement from staffordshire police. i willjust read that to you. detectives are in and

simon duffy said... the discovery today is not what anyone wanted. this is now a homicide investigation. police have also said that the body has not been formally identified. but specialist officers are now comforting samantha eastwood's family at this difficult time. we saw a switch in the focus of the search to the area where you are now, how extensive was it? i've been here throughout the day, i've been speaking to local residents who live within this cordon here. one man said that as he was driving home, he saw a really heavy police presence at a disused quarry a couple of miles away. he also said that police had come around yesterday asking to look at this cctv footage from the 27th ofjuly between nine in the morning and 11 o'clock in the morning, the day that samantha eastwood was last seen. another couple i spoke to told me that last night they saw a helicopter hovering

above a woodland for about a day can also. so there has been a lot of activity throughout the day. we do not know if there has been any intelligence that prompted the search here. police haven't told as if they got a tip—off at all and how the investigation ended up here. but sad, sad news and samantha eastwood's family have asked that they have privacy at this difficult time. sarah reporting there. 2/3 of plastic food containers which householders put in their recycling bins actually end up being buried or burned because they can't be recycled. the mixture of plastics used in many yoghurt pots, ready meal trays and other containers limits the ability of councils to recycle them. that's according to the local government association of england and wales. it's calling for a ban on low—grade plastic. ministers say recycling rates are rising, but acknowledge there's "much more to do".

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 all the food packaging because of the way it's manufactured. the rest ends up here in landfill. it seems totally unfair that the burden of un—recyclable plastic, the cost of dealing with that, lands with the council tax—payer, when actually manufacturers could do much more to make sure that these plastics are easily recyclable, reducing the cost to council tax—payers and making it easier and better for the environment. while plastic bottles are easy to recycle, their lids aren't, and aren't always collected. not all local authorities collect margarine tubs, food trays and yoghurt pots because of the mix of polymers which make the plastic

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's no wonder the public is confused. they believe it's down to local authorities to simplify and standardise the process. we need to work out as a total system where in the system is the best place to influence the people making the decisions or doing the sorting so that everything that goes in at one end, like a nice plastic bottle or a polypropylene tray, will go through that system and has the absolute best chance of arriving at the end as a new packaging material. but the lga says if manufacturers aren't willing to make the change, they should face a charge to chip in towards the cost of collecting and disposing of products which some councils can't. jayne mccubbin, bbc news.

our correspondent matt cole has been visiting a public refuse amenity in greenford, middlesex, and he's taken a closer look at what sort of waste is left there. it's at sites like these across the country that the sorting process begins, mountains of rubbish like this needing dividing into what can and can't be used again. now, when it comes to plastics, there's bottles like these, much easier to recycle and to make something else from. but what about these, plastic fruit punnets with mixed materials inside them? they're much harder to recycle, to use again. and then there's these, black plastic microwave meal trays, the black colouring in them can't be detected by sensors in the recycling machines at recycling centres and it's things like these that means two thirds of plastics are just being thrown away. the local government association is suggesting that low—grade single use plastics simply be banned now. the british plastics federation says

perhaps the firms that choose to package their materials in things like this should face some additional charges, hopefully they think to discourage them from using them. emergency services in southern portugal are fighting a massive wild fire, as temperatures in the country climb to near—record levels. more than 700 firefighters are tackling the blaze in the algarve, a region popular with tourists. authorities have evacuated two villages and ten water—carrying aircraft are being used to fight the flames. 114 people were killed in two forest fires last year in portugal. neighbouring spain is also experiencing very hot weather, three people have died of heatstroke this week. temperatures in some places are expected to reach as high as 47 degrees.

tour operators say last minute summer holiday bookings to countries around the mediterranean are down, as tourists seek out cooler destinations. 0ur correspondent sima kotecha is in the spanish city of cordoba and has been explaining how uncomfortable the conditions really are. well, we've 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. ealier, i spoke to alina jenkins from the bbc weather centre, she explained why the temperatures are so high. bear in mind the average, let's take seville for example, which is one of the warmer places in spain. the average for this time of year is around 3a celsius. we are exceeding that already, before we even think about breaking temperatures... temperatures around the neck of the woods today are 43—41; degrees celsius. already, some ten degrees. we've got a bit of a way to go before we talk about breaking records. the records actually across parts of spain and portugal are around 47 celsius.

47.1; in portugal, we made that temperature back in 2003. 47.3 in spain, which we did last year, actually, in cordoba. so, we will probably get close to that today. whether we actually break a record is a different matter, but the highest temperature ever recorded in europe was 48 celsius in greece, and actually that was all the way back in 1977. it's been a number of years, to put that into context, since we've seen temperatures as high as that. so, why this sharp rise in temperatures? why has it happened this year? we can link it to what's been happening with us, as well. we've been seeing very high temperatures, well above average. i think we need to look at natural weather patterns. the jet stream, for example, is very weak at the moment. the jet stream is that ribbon of wind high up in the atmosphere that drives our weather system. it's not very strong at the moment. when you get a particular weather pattern, an area of high pressure, it just hangs around. there's no change from day today,

no change in the wind direction. it's summer in the northern hemisphere. i've been to spain a number of times and seen temperatures nudging a0 celsius. but when you've just got that heat building day on day, and possibly very warm across parts of north africa. so, with a southerly wind pushing that air across, a combination of these things. high—pressure weather system not going anywhere, while seeing those temperatures getting close to the record. a lot of people will say climate change. is there a connection? of course we could never take one particular weather event and attribute it to climate change. that said, in the met office, the temperatures we are seeing at the moment which we feel are perhaps extreme could become the norm by 2040. i think you also have to put other things into context. while we're talking about this extreme heat, there have been other parts of europe which have been very much cooler than average. iceland, for example, is having a bit of a shocker of a summer to the north

of the jet stream. and also iberia, a couple of months ago we were seeing temperatures well below average for the time of year. back to britain. we've had a summer, you know, we have had a summer. when is all of this going to break down? i think a lot of people would like it to break down because the rainfall amounts have been so low. we had a bit of rain last weekend but really not enough. i think people want to enjoy the summer weather but are looking for some rain. there might be some midweek. what we're going to see over the next few days is a front pushing down from the north—west. what that will eventually do is reduce the temperatures. things start to turn cooler through next week, a bit rain but we've still got to keep an eye on that. north korea's foreign minister has criticised the united states for urging other countries to maintain sanctions against pyongyang. ri yong ho said that despite goodwill measures taken by his country, washington was raising its voice louder in favour of sanctions. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, said pressure must be maintained on north korea.

karishma vaswani reports. 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 asean 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 enforce 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. speaking earlier, our correspondent in washington, chris buckler, explained why the us administration is so worried about north korea finding ways around the sanctions placed on it. aun a un report given to that console, suggests that north korea is finding ways of getting around sanctions, and that's why there is concern within the american administration, they feel that there are some people not doing enough to keep pressure on them, specifically they are pointing fingers at russia, this concerned that there are businesses in russia, that there are businesses in russia, that are trying to do some deals with north korea. moscow could deny that, but mike pompeo seemed very sure that as far as he is concerned, thatis sure that as far as he is concerned, that is happening and that is something that america feels it

needs to stop but at the same time, north korea also feels that the us operating too much pressure on north korea, they feel they are being targeted here and at the same time as donald trump seems to be talking warmly by kim jong—un, as donald trump seems to be talking warmly by kimjong—un, he as donald trump seems to be talking warmly by kim jong—un, he was as donald trump seems to be talking warmly by kimjong—un, he was doing so on warmly by kimjong—un, he was doing so on twitter only this week and made a point that this new summit of southeast asian countries, to be giving to him, which does indicate they have a relationship, but of course i has been seized on by the koreans themselves, their foreign minister became very clear that what is alarming the insistent moves ma nifested is alarming the insistent moves manifested within the eu nets —— us to go back to the old far from its leaders and tensions, that is a clear indication they believe president trump believes one thing, and some within his administration believe another. what about other reactions to the report, regionally what has been said? the usual split is seen in terms of this, which is china and russia will fall in behind

north korea, on the other hand, you'll have japan and south korea concerned along with the us, clearly what you saw from the speech today from the secretary of state, was an attempt to reach out to those other countries and to say that denuclearization of the korean peninsula should be and aim across the region, an american aim and goes beyond that and goes to other countries, and they should to weigh in on the support of us in this goal. however, it must be said, if you look at china and if you look at russia, they do seem to have some sympathy towards pyongyang, and as a result, america will want to keep the pressure on those countries as well. the headlines on bbc news... detectives searching for the missing midwife samantha eastwood say they have found a body — three people have been arrested. new analysis suggests only a third of plastic food containers can be be recycled — the rest is sent to landfill. hot air from north africa causes a severe heatwave

in spain and portugal, temperatures could push above europe's record high of 48 celsius. the children's commissioner for england has written to the secretaries of state local government and education seeking reassurance that the government will protect services in northamptonshire. reductions in the services it provides, because of funding shortfalls. 0ur political correspondent tom barton has been following the story. they issued a formal notice saying that they were at risk of running out of money. shortly after that, the government sent in commissioners to oversee how the council is run, to keep a close eye on the council on behalf of the local government secretary. but then just a couple of weeks ago, they issued another formal notice saying the same thing, that once again, this year, they are at risk of running out of money entirely.

and so, earlier this week, the council announced a range of what they called radical service reductions that they were considering in 14 areas, including children's services, as a way of trying to rain in some of their spending. they noted that they had comparatively high spending in their children's services department, partly because of the number of children in the care system. so, today, the children's commissioner for england has said that she's written to ministers, both in the education department and in the local government department, asking for urgent reassurance that the government will protect those services in northamptonshire which the most vulnerable young people rely on. extremely worried that the financial difficulties that northamptonshire county council are facing will mean that they're not going to be protecting the services for the most vulnerable children, which could have catastrophic consequences for those children. what northamptonshire are saying is that they're going to be offering a core offer of children's services

and a statutory minimum. and my concern is that that won't cover children in situations which you and i would think that they desperately need help, living in families where they are neglected, severe mental health of families, domestic violence and the like. in her letter, which has been seen by the bbc, the children's commissioner for england says that it is essential that vulnerable children's services are protected and warns that the consequences for some children could be catastrophic. the department for education says there is nothing more important than children being kept safe and they say that northamptonshire, like all councils, has statutory duties towards children which they must fulfil and across government they're working to make sure that happens. are there any other councils facing similar issues or is it just northamptonshire? a little earlier this year the national audit office published

a report which suggested that as many as 15 councils could be at risk of having used up all of their reserves by the end of the financial year, in three years' time. that is a big indicator of councils in trouble. the bureau for investigative journalism did some research this year which suggested that councils including somerset and norfolk, as well as lancashire, were at risk of suffering some serious financial problems. and in fact auditors back injuly said that if somerset didn't take some serious action, they could well find themselves in a similar position to northamptonshire in two or three years' time. hundreds of mourners in zimbabwe have gathered to bury one of those killed in the capital harare during protests against the presidential election. president emmerson mnangagwa has called for unity following his victory, and says he will be a leader for all zimbabweans.

here, the government says it's deeply concerned by violence following zimba bwe's elections, and has called the response from the security forces "disproportionate". a woman has become the first person in denmark to be charged with wearing a face veil in public. the new law has provoked protests and criticism from human rights groups. it was officially introduced on wednesday after it passed in denmark's parliament earlier this year. it does not mention burqas and niqabs by name, but says "anyone who wears a garment that hides the face in public will be punished with a fine". most of the thai boys rescued from a flooded cave have returned home after spending time in a buddhist monastery as novice monks. 11 of the wild boars youth football team were ordained novices, in memory of a diver who died during their rescue. their 25—year—old coach, who has received monk‘s orders, will stay on for three months. one of the boys did not participate as he is a christian. 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. earlier our correspondent jenny kumah spoke to us from st george's hospital, and told us about the way staff responded to the report. yes, st george's hospital is one of 28 nhs hospitals that carries out adult heart surgery. the college of cardiothoracic surgeons alerted the trust to unexpectedly high death rates for heart surgery for this year and last year. this prompted management here to carry out a review. they brought in an independent expert, prof buick, a former medical

director from the nhs. the findings of his report, he makes some damning criticisms of the situation here, and he found mortality rate was almost twice the national average and the lack of internal scrutiny of the results of the data was inadequate. he said the department was split into two and it was exhibiting, staff were exhibiting, tribal like activity. the hospital's response has been to say that surgery is safe and they are implementing the recommendations of the report at pace, including the immediate relocation of surgeries into what is being called a single speciality practise. next week new surgeons are being brought in to give leadership support and they are also looking at the way data on mortality is managed and governed. the royal college of surgeons has also given their response, saying that there could be

clinically valid reasons for the trust's worse than average early survival rates. they say the trust has always been within the required uk standards. tens of thousands of women have been demonstrating against an epidemic of spycams placed in private spaces like toilets and the images posted on the internet. the protest was held in the south korean capital seoul, where many women say it has them living in constant anxiety and distress. ? catherine karelli reports. chanting. south korea is in the middle of a record—breaking heatwave. but that hasn't discouraged women from taking to the streets of seoul in a mass protest. the target of their anger, so—called spy cam videos. translation: i've always been under the fear that there could be secret spy cameras at the toilets,

in the company building, or underneath the desks. the threat is also there at public bathing areas, gyms, swimming pool changing rooms, accommodation and on the street. spy cam pornography is the spread of intimate photos and footage taken by hidden camera. in south korea, it is so pervasive that it regularly makes headlines. perpetrators have included schoolteachers, church pastors, government officials and police officers. in some cases, the victim's own boyfriends or relatives. just last month, amid growing pressure to act, president moonjae—in called for tougher measures on the culprits. but police teens tasked with uncovering the hidden cameras have a tough job ahead of them. translation: the problem is they can install and uninstall the cameras quicker than we can find them. the #metoo movement has led to an unprecedented surge in female led activism in south korea,

with a monthly anti—spy cam demonstration in seoul holding the title of the biggest ever women's protest in the country. perhaps in a sign of the tough battle that lies ahead of them, though, many of the women taking part in the protests opted to keep their faces covered, citing safety concerns. but if there is one thing that's clear, it is that the women are fed up of living in fear and they are fighting back. catherine karelli, bbc news. the record—breaking hydroplane, bluebird, has taken to the water on the isle of bute for the first time in more than half a century. volunteers have spent the last 17 years restoring bluebird. it crashed and sank on coniston water in the lake district in 1967 killing the pilot, donald campbell. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. hello once again.

it's a story of warmth and sunshine for much of england and wales. a different story for northern ireland and scotland. here more cloud and also outbreaks of rain continuing to work their way northwards across scotland through this evening and overnight. elsewhere, it's a dry night and clearer skies for england but wales. not quite as warm and muggy as the nightjust gone. lows between 11 and 16 celsius. high pressure in charge of the weather tomorrow. so for most it is a dry day. again, the lion's share of the sunshine will be across england and wales. still more cloud from northern ireland and scotland. but here it a few brighter or sunnier breaks coming through at times. still this range of temperatures in the high teens in scotland, 21 celsius for northern ireland and getting close to 30 celsius across east anglia and south—east england. as we start the new working week, high pressure keeps things dry and settled for england and wales. still some high temperatures here but further north and west, a front will slip its way southwards and that will introduce more cloud and some patchy rain for northern ireland and scotland. but further south, hanging onto the sunshine and the warmth. bye— bye. hello this is bbc news. the

headlines. detectives searching for the missing midwife samantha eads would say they have found a body. three people have been arrested. —— samantha eastwood. researchers have said that only a third of plastic containers can be recycled. hot