hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7. detectives searching for the missing midwives say they found a body, three people have been arrested. new analysis suggests only a third of plastic food containers can 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 —year—old man has been arrested. sarah is there with this report. she was described by her family as warm and generous and selfless

midwife. these images of the 28—year—old leaving the hospital after a night shift last friday, where the last time she was in alive. after an extensive search of woodland and fields around the village, in a rural staffordshire, a body was discovered by police at midday. those living nearby said there had been a heavy police presence here for days. lots of police attic —— activity people about, and a helicopter in the field covering around which is normally quiet. i came back in this 1030, lots of activity at the quarry, seem to be police dogs and police officers. 9am this morning, offices closed off this quiet country road. three men had been arrested, 32—year—old who had been released on bail, has been rearrested on

suspicion of murder, a 20—year—old have been a arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. the body has been yet to formally be identified, the police say they are supporting samantha eastwood's family in this difficult time. and we can speak to sarah who is in caverswall on the outskirts of stoke—on—trent. first, clearly these people are under arrest, but are the searches and the investigations are continuing? we are ten miles from it, and this road has been closed off for most of the day, and since then there has been intense police activity, we have seen cars coming intense police activity, we have seen cars coming and going, and forensic teens, they are now on site, and likely to remain there for some time. as the news is filtering through, a body has been found, one neighbour has come down and laid flowers here, she says she do not

know samantha, but felt it was right to come down here, of course the body has yet to be formally identified, but the police have said that they are now supporting her family, and the last hour or so we heard from the chief nurse, at the hospital where samantha worked, liz richard, she says our thoughts are with samantha's family and friends, she also thanked the police for their dedication and support throughout this extremely difficult week. and you'll remember, it was yesterday when samantha's sister made that tearful and emotional appeal to the public for any information. she described her sister as a warm and generous person, and she also said she was a very selfless midwife, that was the job she always wanted to do and she loved that profession. the family have asked for privacy at this difficult time. clearly she is someone

difficult time. clearly she is someone who is very dedicated to her job in this news this afternoon, must have come as job in this news this afternoon, must have come 3s a job in this news this afternoon, must have come as a real blow to her collea g u es must have come as a real blow to her colleagues as well as her family. yes, we have been here throughout the day, speaking to local residents and police, we talk to them about the type of searches they have seen, the type of searches they have seen, the activity that has gone on here, one man told me there was heavy police presence over the last few days, at a disused quarry down the road here. another couple said they had seen a helicopter hovering overhead yesterday, at a woodland, so overhead yesterday, at a woodland, so police have somehow got some kind of intelligence that has led them to this rural area. it's not thought this rural area. it's not thought this —— that samantha eastwood had any connection to the specific area, but of course this is now a crime scene. there are many unanswered questions and this is likely to be a very long investigation. there will bea very long investigation. there will be a postmortem of course at some

point but at this stage we do not know when that will be. sarah, many thanks. two—thirds of plastic food containers which we put in our recycling bins end up being buried or burned because they can't be recycled. according to the local government association of england and wales, the combination of plastics used in many yoghurt pots and ready—meal trays mean they can't be properly processed. matt cole reports. plastic isn't meant to end up here, choking the seas and the life in it. but despite a growing public awareness of the need to recycle, councils say their efforts are being undermined by manufacturers. it is at sites like these across the country that the recycling process begins. mountains of rubbish needing separating into what can and can't be reused. when it comes to plastic, well, there are bottles like this, fairly easy to separate and recycle. but what about these? plastic fruit punnets containing mixed materials. that is not so easy.

and then there's the use. black plastic microwave trays. the centres in recycling sorting machines can't detect the black. as a consequence, problems with things like this mean that two thirds of plastics end up just being thrown away. most end up in landfill or incinerated but that is more expensive for councils and taxpayers. it's very confusing. i washed up black things for ages, because i did not want them hanging around smelling, before i went and put them into the recycling. then i heard that black was not, you know, you can't do it. to be honest, ijust look at it and i'll say, "plastic, it's going in there". i think that's what a lot of people do. the choice of packaging to present their product is seen as crucial by some manufacturers but now there are calls for change. black plastic cannot be recycled currently. so we are saying that actually, black plastic should be banned completely and manufacturers should be made to use plastics that can be recycled. another solution could be to vary

the current flat rate paid by manufacturers to help recycling costs, charging extra for more difficult materials. i think what we need to do is drive designers and manufacturers and brand retailers to go towards those types of packs which are more easily recycled because these ones yield secondary material which can be used again. the government acknowledges more work is needed but says it is working with manufacturers to improve recycling rates. matt cole, bbc news. temperatures remain at near record—breaking levels across spain and portugal. three people have died of heatstroke in spain, and a fire in the algarve has destroyed more than a thousand hectares of forest. sima kotecha reports from spain. there's hot and then there really hot and it is across the iberian peninsula. in southern portugal, the intensity

of the heat led to wildfires. more than 1000 firefighters tackled the blaze in a popular tourist destination. here in cordoba in southern spain, by mid—morning, temperatures had already reached 30 celsius and then it got hotter. we arrived here yesterday afternoon when it was about 43 degrees. peter stayed in the hotel. i said, "i'm going out for a walk", and i came back pretty quickly. as this torrid weather continues, the government is frequently reminding people here how to stay cool and doctors have told us they are particularly concerned about those who are visiting from colder climates. it is so much warmer here, so much warmer but we have come to see cordoba and that is what we will do. i didn't listen to the health warnings. ijust wasn't going to cook my head. there's no sign of this extreme heat subsiding soon. forecasters say it is expected to be like this for at least a few days

yet but determination often prevails and for some, no heatwave is going to get in the way of having a good time. sima kotecha, bbc news, cordoba. 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. 0ur washington correspondent, chris buckler explained why the us administration is so worried about north korea finding ways around the sanctions placed on it. 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 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, 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 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 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. 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. it comes after the local authority drew—up plans for major reductions in the services it provides, because of funding shortfalls. speaking to the today programme on radio four, anne longfield said the cuts in council funding could have "catastrophic consequences" for vulnerable children. extremely worrying that the financial difficulties that

northamptonshire has will mean they are not going to be protecting the services from those vulnerable children, which could have catastrophic consequences for those children, what they're saying is they're going to offer a core offer, of children's services and a stash to minimum, but my concern is that will not cover children in situations that you are i will think they desperately need help, living in families where they are neglected, severe mental help families, domestic violence and the like. a police car overturned in entral london while officers were chasing a moped believed to have been involved in a "series of offences". 0fficers followed the moped rider and pillion passengerfor about half a mile from hyde park corner at 4:30am the moped then crashed with a second police car travelling in the opposite direction, which overturned. a 17—year—old boy was taken to hospital with serious leg injuries. he has since been arrested on suspicion of a number of motoring offences, the met police said.

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. 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. thousands of student protesters in bangladesh have blocked traffic in the capital dhaka for a seventh day running, calling for stricter traffic laws. the protests have continued since a boy and a girl were killed by a speeding bus last sunday. jill mcgivering has more. chanting. they're young and they're angry. bangladesh hasn't seen anything quite like this before. school children in uniform took control of the roads for a seventh day on saturday, causing chaos. they want the government to make the roads safer. the trigger came last sunday when a boy and girl were knocked down and killed by a bus. "we have been protesting for days", said this boy, "we wantjustice for the students who were killed by a bus. we want to save roads". some transport companies have responded by staging their own strike.

these buses are off the road and the drivers are angry, saying the students are the ones causing trouble. "we stopped running our buses because students attacked and damaged our vehicles", said this driver, "we can't go on the roads, students hit our drivers, so no vehicles can move". but the students are getting support from many teachers and parents. they all want the government to take action, to stop corruption, improve the standards and enforce regulations. several thousand people are killed in accident every year, giving bangladesh one of the world's worst road safety records. 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. 0ur correspondentjenny kumah has been at st george's hospital, she explains what the response has been 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. 7 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 teams 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 #met00 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.

for police officers enforcing the law or responding to a crime, clear communication is essential. but language barriers can sometimes make this difficult. now lincolnshire police are trying to break down that barrier, by recruiting multi—lingual officers who can communicate more effectively with the county's large eastern european community. 0ur reporter sarah walton went to meet the new rectruits in training. and that is how you could soon be arrested on british soil. these officers are being trained to detain people in their own language. maks and gosia have both worked in the uk for more than a decade, butjoined the force after seeing a divide between the communities and the police. definitely there is a language barrier. from basics, emergency calls,

it's really hard to make, especially when you're in distress. you can't explain yourself properly, and basically most people probably won't even make a call. in poland, we've got a bit of a different perception of police than i understand british people have in britain, so a lot of polish people are just basically afraid to come forward. and, because they can't communicate properly, so they will be basically avoiding police. they answered a job ad from the force looking for multilingual officers, recognising a need to adapt to a changing population. if you are in south holland, the boston area, the south of the county, almost 30% of the population there come from an eastern european heritage or an eastern european background, and across the entire county, it's around 10%. in my force, unfortunately, we were way down in the single percentage points, just only three or four people who actually could represent those communities. so it was a problem for us, because it would impede our

communication, ability to relate to those kinds of communities. and gosia and maks know they will have an important role to play in changing that. i am really hoping i will be able to connect with the people and just make a difference, and make sure that people will feel, like, at home. i will definitely go into the street and introduce myself to the local community, tell them that i can actually communicate with them freely, talk about what other problems, and try to face them together. so far the force has taken on six multilingual recruits, who will be policing the streets of lincolnshire in just a few months' time. the westbound carriageway of the m48 severn bridge has re—opened after what was called an "unprecedented" level of staff sickness led to the closure. the highways agency says it opted to close the tollbooths on the bridge to protect the safety of staff and drivers. motorists were being advised to find alternative forms of crossing westbound while the eastbound carriageway, which is not controlled by toll booths, remained open.

a group of 57 female 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. the rebuilt hydroplane bluebird has been returned to the water, more than half a century after the crash which killed its pilot donald campbell. 0ur correspondent catriona renton reports from the isle of bute where it was launched. the final checks, after 17 years of painstaking restoration, as bluebird prepares to get back in the water. tense moments but also exciting. just to be able to touch it is amazing but to actually be able to be privileged enough to get in it and mash it, that is pretty good. bluebird was salvaged

from coniston water in the lake district in 2001. around 90% of her body work has been restored from the original. this is notjust a technical feat for those involved but a personal one. emily's father has been working on this all her life. this boat has changed his life and made him so proud of his friends and his team and this has really changed our family and i'm really proud of him. one, two, three. today was the culmination of all that work, a labour of love. bluebird was finally ready to launch, almost. take it back out! there was a need for some assistance. one last push and she was off. it is more than 51 years since bluebird was last on the water and here she is, fully restored, back where she belongs. donald campbell's daughter clutched her father's mascot, that was also rescued from the wreckage. i mean, the lump in my throat and electric shocks

travelling through my spine are something almost indescribable. as you say, we have waited a long, long time but everything good is worth waiting for. at the moment, she is not moving quite so fast. it is hoped she will return next year when she can run at speed. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. hello, mainly dry night ahead, still patchy rain for the far north west of scotland, heading further s. break st cloud clear skies across england and wales, we could see patchy mist and fog forming early hours, not as warm or humid like last night, those between 1116 celsius. high pressure in charge tomorrow, much of the country dry again, best of sunshine a long england and wales, few breaks in that will out —— have sunny spells

arriving to the west later today. temperature wise, 19 celsius, scotla nd temperature wise, 19 celsius, scotland 21, northern ireland, and england and wales 30. moving to an monday, it'll slip its way south bring cloud outbreaks, far north of england further south stays dry, plenty of sunshine on monday and tuesday, and again feeling very hot in the southeast, bye—bye.