sort of them publishing some sort of happiness index. but at the heart of the story, but it is a kind of the mental health ticking time bomb within the schools. and one of the horrifying statistics that is on the front page of the daily mail is that obviously girls are at more risk of health problems with self harming reported among 8—bit of them. which is apparent, is absolutely terrifying. and there is a great spectrum that you can look at in terms of health problems in schools. but actually, just looking at things like anxiety, things about the age in which children are at primary school. the very overwhelmed by very small things, which if they are not taught how to cope with, you can teach them some successful strategies for those stressful events that happen to us later on in life. how they're going to carry out these checks and assess people was

blue as caroline says, it really is needed there is a? on houtz these therapists —— how these therapists are going to be able to spot these problems in children. in the inconsistency from the government in this, because child and mental health services have been cut back the conservatives were in power. and is also an overload, i have a primary school age child and the overload of homework that they get from central government which can be a source from central government which can be a source of anxiety and pressure. and there has been more consistent approach, they have to recognise where the gaps are. and did not actually having to be all about mental health because actually, but we are our mental health because actually, but we are oui’ classroom oi’ mental health because actually, but we are our classroom or the funding cuts impacting on schools, is where these to be a lot of support in the

classroom. so i think we had in our classroom. so i think we had in our classroom to two teaching assistants, and i will have one. if the appointee some of the funding to actually look at how best to support primary and secondary school children, and the basic thing this can do —— they can do before bringing in the therapists. and there aren't already teachers are completely overwhelmed. you're point out that a separate system, is going to be extra people recording that, to be extra people recording that, to measure happiness? because at the moment there is so much paperwork to do. let'sjust paperwork to do. let's just talk also about the front page of the telegraph which is talking about a move which could take us closer to decriminalising cannabis. this is

the royal college of psychiatry looking at the issue. is already being decriminalised a lot of countries and now we have this huge case of the boy who was ill and needed the cannabis to improve his condition. i think it is one thing to happen as a on prescription thing, and we have just been talking about mental health, but cannabis can help some anti—psychotic effects and it affects people in different ways and once you open the door to legalization, you're just going to have a whole new wealth of problems of people who, the people who sort of people who, the people who sort of need the help the most frequent have this, i think it is a very bad idea. the royal college of psychiatrists must be aware of the statistics on this about potential

links to mental health problems, yet there are things that suggest it is time to decriminalise. it is interesting some commented that are made about the weak link, we have looked at schizophrenia in the links there, and making some arguments around that as well. it is definitely a case that there been much more pressure building since the cases the summer, to people and the cases the summer, to people and the government to look at it again. —— urging. there are strong pushback from the government that they remain opposed to legalization, arguing that there is strong evidence that cannabis is harmful and can be detrimental to the mental and physical health and don't forget, don't forget to the home secretary was before the current one. is the prime minister herself, well—versed in these arguments. so i don't expect that to be a movement on this in soon. irrespective of which lobby

group gets behind it. one act or that theresa may made not want to —— may not want to take on at the moment. considering so much else is on her plate. on the bbc news channel, this surprise decision by nikki haley to step down as us ambassador, this is the quite. she was in the office of donald trump, holding her hand which is too tactile. in her resignation letter she said that she is a believer in time limits and she's been eight years it because of the time is come and she's going back to being a private citizen into specifically rules out running for the presidency in 2020, which i think is a bit of a red herring because trump is a cynic

you get the nomination anyway and this is more about will she run in 2024. and in the announcement, she appeared alongside the president, they were full of praise for one another. this did not seem to be a falling out, as we have seen with other members of the trump team. and with the seniorfemale other members of the trump team. and with the senior female figure in the team, potentially some of the events that happened in recent weeks might have given her calls to think again about the position in the trump campaign. but if she is doing get out of some kind of protest, perhaps his attitude towards women and sexual harassment and those kind of things, then you wouldn't really do that was sitting alongside him, holding his hand and talking quite warmly. as he is saying, i think he is right about 2020 being a bit of a red herring, but that does not mean 2024, so this may be a strategy to give yourself some distance from this trump administration so she can try to detoxify herself and perhaps

reinvents herself. they say she is very talented, very affected that the and him could be a potential future presidential candidate. against russia and syria last year and the security council, she there are a lot of candidates, especially female candidates that could be democratic or republican nomination. interesting today donald trump was askedif interesting today donald trump was asked if his daughter would be a good replacement. and he said she would be a fine candidate but he didn't he would be accused of nepotism. such as the way that donald trump runs the white house these days. let's go back to the front page, tory benefit cuts will cause tax sow front page, tory benefit cuts will cause tax sow chaos. front page, tory benefit cuts will cause tax sow chaos. the former prime minister talking about universal credit. and this is

something that we keep going back to one universal credit, last year there was a lot of attention focused on it because it was going into more and morejob on it because it was going into more and more job centres and at that point the government was addressing the six feet gap that people are finding it between being able to access the benefits, those pushing them into real hardship and hunger and starvation. it again, we've got round bringing this back again in the newspaper and warning that basically universal credit could become a new poll tax and they mentioned some comments across the work and pensions secretary last week were she reportedly, said that families or single parent families or wendy's £2400 a year because of universal credit. including a nap, the benefit cuts which are staggered, so they get cumulatively worse. that's £2oo staggered, so they get cumulatively worse. that's £200 a month for each of those families. so it is hardly

surprising that is seeking to raise this issue. and also the architect of the home credit scheme and the whole point of universal credit was to simplify the benefit system and incentivize families to work, but these cuts are far too deep. and i think it is almost laughable that theresa may was trying to reach out to labour very moderate labour vote rs to labour very moderate labour voters and, this whole universal system, the problems with that are not going to go away and they really expose her words about burning injustices when she went to downing street. and as gordon brown would say today, the greatest injustice of all is little children going to school ill clad and hungry. i think he's really going to know this

point. and it is really difficult, we have school meals is an issue as well. and on the chair of governors and local primary school, the number of people who can access that benefit have gone down to a really small in number, even though we are in an inner—city. very deprived london borough. the government seems determined to stand by universal credit and before we go, one of the story, on the front page of the new european, someone story, on the front page of the new european, someone notes jay marek, going on how the picture was shredded in front of the audience. a very vivid image here. the story is yours. i declare an interest in writing it and the artwork itself is so striking and i think the banks

the thing of the weekend is going to become iconic, ari ben copied —— already been copied. a on the report, we have 12 years left to be able to revert this tipping point on climate change under control and under1.5 climate change under control and under 1.5 degrees. and climate change under control and under1.5 degrees. and i climate change under control and under 1.5 degrees. and i think that the point of the piece is basically to look at it did the brexit perspective, how the uk will be less equipped to deal with climate change when we leave the trading scheme and other regulations, so the court of justice will be a would rule on climate issues and i think that is not to say that it's going to get worse because of brexit, but i think of the tools would the uk can do after brexit. it is a whole serious issue. thank you very much indeed. that is up for the moment, do not begin to get to get to the front pages on the papers online on the bbc news website and you can watch

the programme any evening later on the programme any evening later on the bbci player. ain't due to my guests. we are all back for a longer cut of the papers at 1130. but for now, goodbye. hello. the sun's now set on a day which brought increasing sunshine for wales and england. northern ireland and scotland join the party tomorrow. here's a view from the west midlands earlier in the day. blue sky from dawn to dusk across much of the uk tomorrow. and that means the rain in northwest scotland, which has been causing some problems with flooding and landslide, too, that finally is going to clear away northwards. that process beginning overnight. some patchy cloud elsewhere in scotland and northern ireland. largely clear in england and wales, but even mist and fog forming in places with some spots just dipping down into single figures, but no frost. and a warmer day to come tomorrow as we follow the air coming into the uk all the way from africa actually and that rain pulling away to the far north.

if it still raining with you in the western isles to begin the day, it will soon be gone. the early cloud in scotland gone by lunchtime. any early mist and fog elsewhere clearing quickly. barely a cloud in the sky for most into the afternoon. and temperatures, remember where the wind is coming from, they're going to shoot up. high teens, low 20s, 5—8 degrees above normal for this time of year. warm spots in central and eastern parts of england, 23, 24 celsius. now, there will be a few showers, though, to end the day for some of us — the channel islands, southwest england, into wales as well. so this is the view as we go deeper into wednesday evening. that's this weather front, which pushes north wednesday night into thursday morning, and another one is coming in for thursday. there's a gap between the two which will offer some drier, sunnier weather and still some warmth in that. so early cloud, showery rain pushing north, then you've got the gap, and then you've got this next rain—bearing weather system coming in from the west. much of the eastern side of the uk on thursday is in the gap, therefore seeing some sunshine and warmth.

of course, it feels cooler, though, where you've got the rain. a significant weather system coming in at the end of the week, a deepening area of low pressure. some uncertainty about how close it's going to get to the northwest of the uk. closer to it, northern ireland, western scotland, northwest england, irish sea coasts, most favoured... well, that's not quite the word. most at risk of seeing some disruptive winds and some rain coming in as well to parts of western england, other parts of the north and west of the uk going from friday into saturday, and the rain, too, could be disruptive. so we'll keep you updated on how that weather is shaping up. this is bbc news.

i'm carole walker. the headlines at 11. theresa may faces growing calls from seniorfigures in her own party to change course on brexit — or face dire electoral consequences. in a surprise move the us ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley, is another casualty from president trump's cabinet — she gives no reason for stepping down after two years. the second russian suspect involved in the salisbury chemical poisoning is now identified as alexander mishkin, a military doctor who works for the intelligence agency the gru. they are a military outfits that is very aggressive and ambitious in doing things, and they don't necessarily care as