this is bbc news. the headlines at 103m: more than 300,000 people have been left homeless as southern india faces its worst floods in a century indian prime minister narendra modi is visiting parts of the affected area. forecasters say more heavy rain is on the way. diabetes on the rise — the number of young people being treated for type two of the disease has soared in the past four years. new plastic tax planned for items such as drinking straws and coffee cups after the british public backs tough action in record numbers. we wa nt we want to see if there are smart, intelligent incentives that we can create to encourage the producers of plastic to take responsibility when they are designing the materials that end up on supermarket shelves and ultimately in our own homes. also coming up this hour. a state funeral takes place in genoa for some of the 38 people killed in the motorway bridge collapse. and later this hour... the travel show visits hokkaido injapan, looking at how indigenous culture onjapan‘s northernmost island has fused with

the mainland traditions. a massive relief operation is under way in southern india to help hundreds of thousands left homeless by the worst floods in the area in 100 years. the south western state of kerala has been most severely hit. at least 170 people have died there in the last ten days. katy austin reports. rain comes to kerala every year. not like this. people are walking miles to safety through what officials say are the worst floods for a century. translation: after 36 years, it is the first time that such

flooding is happening here. it is a disaster for the whole population. a third more rainfall than usual has fallen this season with devastating effects. boats and helicopters are being used to rescue people, including this pregnant woman. hundreds of thousands are now homeless and living in 1,500 emergency relief camps, waiting and hoping while volunteers cook for them. men, women and children forced to flee to safety but the camps are increasingly crowded and some are under threat from rising waters. flooded roads are making it difficult for badly needed humanitarian aid, like food and bed sheets, to reach kerala. india's prime minister narendra modi has now arrived in the region to see an area whose deluged infrastructure and population are struggling to cope. across india, close to 1,000 people have been killed in the current rainy season and there are more

downpours to come. katy austin, bbc news. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye is in kerala and gave us this update. scores of people have lost their lives in flooding. torrential rain has also caused other disasters like here behind me, the mud became loose because of continuous rainfall and slipped all the way down onto this which used to be a two storey house. nine people were killed here. there was one family, some relatives and neighbours as well. that is really how difficult this rescue operation is. it's notjust about evacuating people who are stranded in flooded areas, a large part of kerala is also hilly, so it's about taking people who might be at risk in parts like these out of here. thousands of troops have already been pressed into action and more are coming in from other parts of the country.

airlift operations are being conducted, people are being rescued by boat. basically any way possible. india's prime minister has been in the state assessing the damage and there is a real sense of fear and despair among people here aboutjust when is this nightmare going to stop? we can have a look now and the latest footage from today in kerala, where the rescue operation is under way. this is a visit by now rendering mode even today, touring over some of the affected parts of the reason. _by of the affected parts of the reason. —— by the indian prime minister. anything but unusual this time of year but the amount of water and the speed with which it has involved large parts of the state is something that is really going to be a major challenge for the federal government in delhi, mr modi's

government in delhi, mr modi's government and for regional government and for regional government and for regional government and the state as well. we will bring you more from kerala in the course of the programme. the number of children and young adults in england and wales with type two diabetes has risen by more than 40—percent in just four years, according to the royal college of paediatrics. council leaders described the increase as "extremely worrying" and called for a boost in public health funding. the department of health says its new childhood obesity plan will get children exercising more in schools and reduce their exposure to sugary and fatty foods. i'm joined now by peter hindmarsh, professor of paediatric endocrinology at the royal college of paediatrics and child health. thanks for being with us. on the face of it, these figures look worrying. they are. although the numbers are relatively small at present, we know the number of individuals with obesity both adults

and children is rising. if you have obesity as a child, it's more likely that you will end up as an adult with obesity. 0besity that you will end up as an adult with obesity. obesity is one of the causes for development of type two diabetes which brings with it huge cost to society in terms of mortality, morbidity and of course to the individual themselves. for this illness to be appearing at this age, type one diabetes, there are lots of children with that they are born with that, it's something that's not in their control over family's control but type two diabetes diabetes is preventable. family's control but type two diabetes diabetes is preventablem is preventable. it has a genetic basis. that's absolutely correct. the situation is, if it's going to ma nifest the situation is, if it's going to manifest itself, something else must happen. what has been happening in the last 20 or 30 years is a major shift in the way in which we have been living, in essence. 0ne

shift in the way in which we have been living, in essence. one of the things we have to remember is that obesity and type two diabetes isn't necessarily a disease of affluence, it's a disease of poverty. what we are seeing is the effects of the society that we are living in in terms of family income is impacting on food choices, which is then influencing the type of foods that people are having and weight gain. so, cheap food that is filled with things that are damaging to us and increase the prospects of children developing this at a young age? sugary, fatty foods? that's right. fatty foods, the most important point is these foods which are animal —based. if you have a similar sort of vegetable—based carbohydrate inta ke sort of vegetable—based carbohydrate intake then your chances of becoming overweight or obese is reduced. what

might confuse people is, i was talking earlier about councils saying this and the department of health saying that, let's be clear, public health spending, in other words information provided to us about diet and exercise, all those things are a council responsibility. they become their charge rather than the nhss, has that made a difference? i think it has. there has also been a change in policies for local councils which are under enormous pressure these days. you have schools with pressures on playing fields, for example. that's great, let's have more exercise in school but if there is no way to exercise, we aren't going to get much furtherforward. exercise, we aren't going to get much further forward. that sort of thing. the safe provision of committing space for children to walk to school. 0r cycle to school. what other provisions do councils had in terms of their ability to deliver exercise programmes in their

community? essentially, finally, if we don't do something about this, we are going to see those numbers rise? yes, this is just are going to see those numbers rise? yes, this isjust the are going to see those numbers rise? yes, this is just the tip of the iceberg and it is sadly going to increase as they go to the next ten to 15 years. professor, thank you. retailers selling single—use water bottles, takeaway boxes and coffee cups face a new tax on plastics expected to be announced in the next budget. it comes after a record 162—thousand responses to a government consultation on how to reduce waste and improve recycling. 0ur political correspondent tom barton reports. how best to reduce the tonnes of plastic that end up in landfill and the oceans every year? that was the question posed by the treasury in a consultation earlier this year and it received a record response. among the ideas being considered by ministers are new taxes. some of these could target the demand for disposable coffee cups and takeaway boxes while others are likely to encourage manufacturers to change their products. we want to see if there are smart,

intelligent incentives that we can create to encourage the producers of plastic to take responsibility when they are designing the materials that end up on supermarket shelves and ultimately in our own homes, to use recycled materials wherever possible, not to use those materials that are very difficult to recycle such as black carbon plastic and of course, over all, to reduce the amount of plastic and use other materials such as cardboard, paper and foil wherever possible. ministers also say they want to encourage recycling for waste that is currently incinerated. the final details of any proposals will be revealed as part of the budget later this year. tom barton, bbc news. the sandhurst military academy is investigating claims that two officer cadets used waterboarding on a fellow recruit according to the sun newspaper, the cadet was allegedly pinned down,

and water was poured over a cloth covering his face. the ministry of defence says it is aware of an incident at sandhurst and an investigation by the royal military police has been ordered. italy's head of state, sergio mattarella will lead mourners during a state funeral later for 18 of the victims of tuesday's bridge disaster in genoa shortly. some families are reportedly staying away from the ceremony because of anger at the government. at least 38 people were killed when the motorway bridge collapsed and five are still unaccounted for. marta newman reports. the faces of those who lost their lives laid out by the loved ones who now face a future without them. here at a pavilion in genoa lie the bodies of some of the victims of tuesday's bridge collapse which is now known to have killed at least 38 people. 18 of those are expected to be laid to rest today as part of official state funerals led by italy's president and its prime minister. but many families have

chosen not to take part. instead, holding their own private burials elsewhere. man calls out in italian as the search for the missing goes on, the weight of political pressure continues to build on the country's government to establish how so many came to lose their lives like this. marta newman, bbc news. 0ur correspondentjames reynolds is in genoa now. he says the funeral itself is not without controversy. this state funeral is for just without controversy. this state funeral is forjust under half the victims of the general bridge colla pse victims of the general bridge collapse and it is of course a chance for politicians, family members, relief workers and also members, relief workers and also members of the public to come together and to pause. it is worth saying that many families have

chosen not to take part in this ceremony. their relatives, their victims are from other parts of the country and they have simply preferred to carry out by burials. but we do know of at least two families who have said they want nothing to do with any official or state ceremonies, one father in particular has said his son was murdered, therefore a state ceremony for the family was not appropriate. this is a chance for people here to stop but it is not enough for this country to put aside the divisions and the arguments about why the bridge collapsed. 0nce and the arguments about why the bridge collapsed. once the ceremonies are over and the politicians have gone, those arguments will we intensify. an official commission will now look at the causes of the bridge's collapse and the public prosecutor here in genoa will decide whether or not anybody should be held legally responsible for what happened. let's look now at the scene at the

funeral as it is beginning. due to start in the next minutes. civic leaders as well as families and friends and people from the community in genoa will be attending, it is likely to be an intensely emotional time and a very, very big turnout, there. awaiting the start of the service. the funeral arrangements of course something the matter now for the president, the italian head of state. the big question has been over how quickly the government might move to strip the licence away from the company that has operated the toll motorway system in italy and which has come in for intense criticism. there we see the arrival of the president, senior mozzarella, who will be the face of italy. the man who has

the face of italy. the man who has the onerous task of supervising the formation of a government at the time of political instability in the country. he managed to do it despite time of political instability in the country. he over aged to do it despite time of political instability in the country. he over hisd to do it despite time of political instability in the country. he over his acceptance spite time of political instability in the country. he over his acceptance of ite controversy over his acceptance of an appointment. populist parties, they have understandably seized on this as evidence of the way italy in its traditional politicians have neglected parts of the country's infrastructure. we will hear more of that. today a day for some reflection and a0 beats to the dead there we have many of the family is declining to take part because they blame state for the terrible events of this week. the headlines on bbc news: a huge rescue and relief operation is taking place in southern india where monsoon rains have caused the area's worst floods in a century. the number of young people being treated for type 2 diabetes has risen dramatically in the past four years.

a new tax on single—use water bottles, takeaway boxes and coffee cups could be introduced after the public responded to a government consultation on how to reduce plastic waste. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly hamilton. ben stokes is back? absolutely. all eyes will be on ben stokes. the third test against india begins in around a5 minutes at trent bridge, and england captainjoe root says ben stokes is desperate to get back on the field. he missed the second test against india, but he's in the side in place of sam curran. root said that was one of the most difficult decisions he'd had to make since becoming captain but he believes stokes is ready. we had two days practice to gauge that on, in terms of fitness, making sure he was physically right to play.

we sat down last night, just me and him, and asked him quite brutally and honestly, are you in the right place to play for england? he assured me he is absolutely ready to go and perform at his best. from that perspective, i have no worries or doubts that he won't be able to go and deliverjust like he has done on so many times for england. we have a london derby to look forward to in the premier league today. chelsea take on arsenal in the late kick—off, but a lot of the papers this morning are talking about manchester united captain paul pogba, and his apparent rift withjose mourinho. according to the manger, though, their relationship couldn't be more positive. we are together for two years and a couple of weeks. and i have never been so happy with him as i am now. that's the truth. i cannot demand more from him.

i cannot ask more from him. england's women have reached the under—20 world cup semifinals for the first time by beating the netherlands 2—1 in france. england went a goal down but a great run and finish from manchester city striker georgia stanway brought them level. and thanks to some real persistence, she scored the winner too. england will face japan next. the wbc world heavyweight champion, deontay wilder, says there is "no question" he'll fight tyson fury this year. just to warn you, there's some flash photography coming up. wilder engaged in some seemingly friendly exchanges with fury‘s dad, john, at yesterday's weigh—in for fury‘s bout with francesco pianeta in belfast tonight. but it all got a bit heated. wilder says that the deal has been done, with the fight expected to take place in the united states towards the end of the year. carl frampton is top of the bill in belfast.

he takes on luke jackson for the wbo featherweight title. all the action will be live on bbc radio 5 live tonight. the heats are just getting under way on the penultimate day of the european para swimming championships in dublin. great britain's alice tai won her second gold medal in as many days last night, with victory in the s8 100m freestyle. britain's medal target for the championships was 30—a0, and they've already won 35 with two more days of competition to come. and ellie simmonds now has two silvers to her name in an event she didn't really expect to be at. she came close to quitting after losing her love for the sport in the build—up to the last paralympics but she's now hoping to make the next in tokyo 2020. it's a lot to come back but to think after rio i was going to return and now i'm representing my country at a european games, like, i can't imagine anything better.

—— going to retire. i love swimming and the whole team and it's definitely really good. i'm looking forward to having a good swim now and then having some cheesecake and a prosecco! that's what i'm really excited for! there hasn't been much time off for dina asher—smith. no time for cheesecake or prosecco. a week after taking three gold medals home from the european athletics championships, she goes again at the diamond league event in birmingham this weekend. one of those golds came in the 200—metres in berlin, which she's opted to run in birmingham, and though she may be exhausted, she's always ready to perform. i'm very tired. i did three events, i am very, very tired. i haven't hid that. but at the same time, i'm a competitor. my family, my physios, everybodyjokes with me that even if i'm drained, even if i've got one leg, i'm still like, come on, let's go. that'sjust me so i would never hide from a good race. and the birmingham grand prix is live on bbc one from 1:15. you can also follow the action on

the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. this is not a sports story. former cricketer imran khan has been sworn in as the new prime minister of pakistan, more than two decades after he entered politics. he was elected prime minister in a vote at the country's national assembly on friday. his pti party won the most seats injuly‘s elections and mr khan has become prime minister with the help of smaller parties. however, opposition leaders have claimed elements ofjuly‘s ballot were rigged. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani has more from islamabad. it has been an extraordinary couple of weeks in pakistani politics. notwithstanding the controversy over the results and the allegations of rigging, which the new prime minister said, there will be an

investigation into, how big are the challenges he is facing? yes, absolutely. it has been a remarkable few weeks for imran khan's supporters. it is a massive achievement he has made, breaking into a political... it has been dominated for the past few decades by two established parties. inaudible imran khan's first time in government, certainly his first time as prime minister. he will face lots of challenges, not least because he only has a slim majority. he has only has a slim majority. he has only managed to achieve that with the help of a number of smaller parties. the slim majority in parliament will mean that pushing through reform could be challenging. the country also faces mounting financial crisis, which could make it very difficult to increase public spending. imran khan was elected on a promise to create a corruption

free society, and to create an islamic inspired welfare state, where people had better access to health care, better access to education, but this financial crisis, which means that the country needs $12 billion in alone in the next few months, that could make it difficult for imran khan to deliver those kind of services, certainly in the short term. he has done lots of work in attracting politicians to his side to try and give him a working majority. how stable coalition is he able to command? asi able to command? as i say, it is a slender majority that he is able to command. he has attracted quite a lot of criticism attracted quite a lot of criticism at times. the coalition partners he has chosen, in the past he has been critical of these parties, and one of the leading members of one of the coalition parties here is allied with, he once referred to them as

the biggest thief in the province of punjab. he has been given a fairly prominent position in that province. for his critics, some of the compromises that imran khan has made contradict his claims to be creating a new pakistan that is different from the dynastic form of politics that has dominated the country in the past. for his supporters in the country, he has done what he needs to do in order to take power, and make changes that the country want to see. thank you for that update on the formation of the new government in pakistan, under former international cricketer imran khan. rail passengers are facing major disruption today as london euston station closes for the whole weekend for engineering works. that will affect the west coast main line, while a one—day strike means there'll be a reduced service on south western railway. michael cowan is down at euston station now. there must be a lot of angry people

at the station expecting trains. you would think so, considering how busy and big viz stationers, but it has been relatively deserted. euston is the uk's fifth busiest station and handles about aa million passengers a year. we have seen a few people trundling through with suitcases only to be turned back but i spoke to someone in customer services before i came on air, and he says the vast majority of local people got the message but it is the holiday—makers. we are in the peak of the holiday season. they are bearing the brunt of this and it is happening because about ten miles north of here is wembley north junction. it is one of the busiest interchanges on the rail network. network rail say it is crucial for the safety of the line and passengers and freight that travel

across the country through there that it across the country through there thatitis across the country through there that it is upgraded. it is causing delays for passengers and cutting of major cities throughout the country, liverpool, manchester, birmingham, glasgow. i can give you an example of some of the delays that are likely. liverpool will take you between four and five hours, glasgow about six hours. these are significantjourney about six hours. these are significant journey times and about six hours. these are significantjourney times and that is coupled with other disruption across the network. we have a strike on south western railway which means that about 50% of their services will operate today, so you can travel but you're advised to check the rail network before you do and ongoing trouble with northern rail, the bradford— bolton line is blocked until much later in the summer with weekend closures. derby station has closures because of planned renovation work so there are problems throughout the country. i wa nt to problems throughout the country. i want to bring in bridget fox from the campaign for better transport. for passengers, how difficult is this disruption going to make life

for them? it is very disruptive potentially, particularly for people travelling at short notice to were not a word of the long scheduled works. combined with short—term disruptions as a result of industrial action, it can make travelling difficult. there are alternative routes between birmingham and marylebone, and it is important the rail operators work together to make sure passengers have the best information and access to alternatives. the operators say they chose this weekend, next weekend at the one after because it is the least busy time of the year, and there are 20,000 miles of track. it does need to be upgraded for safety, that is fair, no? it is, and we hope that these will deliver what passengers on, a more reliable and safe servers, and more capacity in the future, which is what passengers want. it is probably a case of

short—term pain for long—term gain. perfect. next year we will see a 3.2% rise in railfares for 2019. we're werder 3.a% rise this year. when people are paying high prices and the sea disruption across the country, it is a genuine source of frustration? it is, and even before these works at london euston, we we re these works at london euston, we were calling for a freeze on rail fa res. were calling for a freeze on rail fares. the government is supposed to be protecting passengers but the regulation is having the opposite effect. the government is relying on the retail price index, which rises far above wages. it is desperately unfair. we are calling for a freeze this year and for any future rises to be based on the much fairer consumer prices index. we're glad the government is indicating they make me on that. as bridget said, short—term pain for long—term gain on our rail networks but that will not come as much solace to the

thousands of passengers across the country thousands of passengers across the cou ntry affected thousands of passengers across the country affected by the closure of the westcarr was mainline. this weekend, next weekend, and weekend after, the advice is to check you travel. thank you very much. —— the west coast main line. good advice for making sure you do not get caught up with the travel disruption and as a result of the strike on south western railway. aretha franklin's funeral is to be held on the 31st august in her home city of detroit. the service will be a private ceremony forfamily, friends and invited guests. the queen of soul died on thursday aged 76. aretha franklin's funeral is to be held on the 31st august her coffin will go on display for two days before the funeral for the public to pay their respects. britain's new aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, will leave portsmouth later today sailing to the east coast of america. two f—35 test aircraft will conduct a number of take off and landings from the £3 billion

carrier while she's at sea. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale reports. the largest warship ever built for the royal navy is now preparing to leave portsmouth with 1,500 sailors, aircrew and marines on board. hms queen elizabeth, which cost more than £3 billion, is about to sail to the east coast of america. what the royal navy says will be an iconic moment in the latest stage of the trials. the first time fast jets will fly off her massive deck. hugely symbolic for the country, very exciting and of course, it was eight years nearly to the day since i was in command of ark royal and we took off the last harrier from the north sea. so eight years later, here we are, getting the first one back. these are the kind of aircraft that will be taking part in the trials. the us has already been flying the new f—35 stealth jet off their warships. two test aircraft will be embarked on the british carriers with british