this is bbc news, i'm rachel schofield. the headlines at 8pm. a man who opened fire at a bar in california killing at least 12 people has been named as 28—year—old ex—marine ian david long. it's suspected he was suffering from mental health issues when he carried out the attack. we thought it was a joke, we didn't take it seriously at first. it was kind of like you freeze because it sound like firecrackers, and you just... everyone just dropped down to the floor. prince charles tells the bbc he'll no longer air his opinions on topics important to him when he is king. he's been speaking to the bbc ahead of his 70th birthday. you can't be the same as the sovereign, if you are the prince of wales or the heir. but the idea that i would go on in the same way if i have to succeed is complete nonsense, because the two situations are completely different. a sharp rise in the number of prescriptions for diabetes is now costing the nhs in england more than £1 billion a year.

the international trade secretary says the government must have the right to leave any brexit customs arrangement that might be put in place to avoid border checks between northern ireland and ireland. and an italian street artist whose work sells for thousands of pounds has been putting his own stamp on road signs in edinburgh's city centre. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. a gunman who opened fire in a crowded bar in califonia killing 12 people, was a former us marine. the authorities believe ian long, who was 29, shot himself after the attack, in a suburb north west of los angeles.

at least 12 others were injured in the attack, which took place at a popular country music nightclub. us media have reported that some of those at the bar had survived last year's shooting at the route 91 country music festival in las vegas, in which 58 people were killed. our correspondent james cook reports. an all too familiar scene here in another american city, a scene which police described as something from hell. donald trump has said that this was a terrible shooting, he has been fully briefed on it, he says, and he praised the actions of police officers. bravery, he says, which may well have saved lives. moving down this way... for the united states, this is the nightmare that never ends. it could be las vegas, orlando, virginia tech, or sandy hook. it was college night, and the place was packed with young

people enjoying country music and dancing when the shooting started. i saw the gunman with his gun drawn at the front where you pay. and i was really, really close to him. as soon as we heard a shot, we dropped to the floor. i told her to get down, all my friends to get down. we went in behind the... we stayed behind the stage and got out, went through the kitchen and the back door. we couldn't get out because the shooting was on that side. so then, our friends got the bar stools, and they started slamming against the window so we could get out. outside the bar, sergeant ron hillis was on the phone to his wife. he told her he loved her, and ran into the building. he was shot immediately. you know, it is very, very sad. he was out there fighting for us and for the public, and for the people, the community to try and protect them. and unfortunately, we lost somebody. speaking to people here, you get a sense of shock and despair. but what's really striking is the absence of surprise.

america has come to expect mass shootings. the gunman was a local man, ian david long, a 28—year—old former marine. he'd had run—ins with the police before, and they had concerns about his mental health. but although his handgun‘s extended magazine was illegal in california, he had bought the weapon itself lawfully. sheriff, why do you think this keeps happening in the united states of america? i don't know, if i knew the answer to that, i would do something to stop it. this city is ranked as one of the safest communities in the nation, but no corner of this country is immune from the american plague of gun violence. james cook, bbc news, thousand oaks, in california. today's mass shooting in california is the latest in a number of tragedies to hit the united states in recent years. in 2016, 49 people were killed when a gunman opened fire

inside the pulse gay nightclub in orlando, which was at the time the deadliest mass shooting in american history this was eclipsed just over a year later in october 2017, when 64—year—old steven paddock opened fire from the 32nd floor of a hotel on the las vegas strip, killing 58 people attending an open air music festival. a month later, 26 people were murdered by a gunman inside the first baptist church in sutherland, texas. earlier this year, mass demonstrations were sparked after 17 people were shot dead at a high school campus in parkland. last month, 11 worshippers were killed inside a synagogue in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. and overnight 12 people were shot dead by a former us marine inside the borderline bar and grill in thousand oaks. very sobering statistics there.

we can speak now to kris brown, co—president of the brady campaign to end gun violence. she joins me via webcam from washington. thank you for making the time to join us. i don't know if you heard the report there, but our correspondent said these events are met with horror and shock, but not surprise. what was your surprise electoral reaction when you heard about this latest event? you know, more shock and frankly the surprise, although this is the 307th mass shooting we've experienced in 2017 and 2018 alone in this country. the shock never reduces for me, and the outrage is not reduced either. we have solutions sitting right before us, bills that if enacted, would

save lives. so the idea of one of the folks you interviewed said if they have the answers, they would enact them? we know what the answers are, and this is a multifaceted problem that anyone liable not directly address this seas —— solution, we need to address it with a multifaceted approach, and we can do it. if we have the right members of congress are addressing us. fa ithfully of congress are addressing us. faithfully on tuesday, we got that and house of representatives, and you can bet that the brady campaign will be working the majority in congress to make sure we have a safer america, because i am tired of living in a country where it is not clear whether it is safe to go to the movie theatres, a concert, a church, a synagogue or a nightclub. this must change. talk us through the kind of policy change and legislation that you want to see enacted? let me start with the brady

three—point plan, it is simple and straightforward. number one, we must expand and protect our nation's brady background check system. since that law was enacted almost 25 years ago, we have stopped the sale of more than 3 million firearms to people that everyone in america would agree are dangerous. we need to expand that law, though, because there are gaps in it, and one in five guns sold today are done without any background checks at all. we need to fix that, legislation is pending in congress to do it. number two, when he did ensure that states have appropriate funding an incentive to pass extreme risk laws. those laws allow law—enforcement and family members in some states to seek a protective order to remove guns from individuals like the individual in thousand oaks who posed a risk to

themselves and others. finally, we need an assault weapons ban. congress allowed that a decade ago, typically the mass shooter's weapon of choice. we must ensure that those weapons are not used in places of peace. let us start there. finally, one more thing, congress stopped funding through an appropriations rider some time ago ac/dc research into gun violence. one of the first things i like this new house of representatives to do —— cdc research. we need funding so we can research. we need funding so we can research all think that we should do at state and federal levels to the address the gun violence epidemic in this country. thank you so much for the competence of analysis to prevent gun violence. —— comprehensive analysis. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:a0pm

and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are george eaton, the political editor of the new statesman, and the chief executive of inhouse communications, and former political strategist for the conservative party, jo tanner. the prince of wales says he will keep his views on controversial issues to himself when he becomes king. in a bbc documentary to mark his 70th birthday being broadcast tonight, he says he recognises being heir to the throne and head of state are two different roles. in the past, the prince has campaigned strongly on issues such as the environment and architecture, sometimes accused of "meddling". our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. a warning, his report does contain flash photography. charles in nigeria yesterday. a few days from his 70th birthday, representing britain and trying his hand at a little pidgin english. all i can say is that "god don butter my bread." laughter for nearly half a century

now, charles has tried, as he puts it, to make a difference for the better. as prince of wales, he has campaigned on the environment, the inner cities, youth opportunities, architecture, to name just four of the causes he has pursued. but as he approaches his 70th birthday, charles knows better than anyone that a new role beckons. when he succeeds to the throne, his public interventions must stop. but can the passionate prince transition to a monarch who doesn't meddle? in tonight's bbc documentary, charles says he can and will. i think it's vital to remember there's only room for one sovereign at a time, not two. so, you can't be the same as the sovereign if you're the prince of wales or the heir. but the idea somehow that i'm going to go on in exactly the same way if i have to succeed is complete nonsense because the two situations are completely different. clearly, i won't be able to do the same things that i've done as heir so,

of course, you operate within the constitutional parameters. that undertaking, to abide by the constitutional parameters when he is king, is significant. it should mean and end the sometimes controversial interventions he has made over the years. for example, his opposition to genetically modified crops. and then, there's his letter writing, his so—called black spider handwritten letters to ministers, asking questions about causes which have caught his eye. all of which means that charles' comments about the need to curb all such interventions as king have reassured constitutional experts. it is very welcome because some people have been worried that, when he becomes king, he might continue to send his famous spider memos to ministers and the like. but he has now come out and said he recognises that, as monarch, it's a very different role.

but that's not to say that, as monarch, he will be without influence. itjust has to be exercised with care. the constitutional conventions are clear. a british monarch shouldn't make public interventions, as charles has now explicitly accepted. but a king or queen can encourage or warn, but that must be done privately to the prime minister. slowly but surely, the way is being prepared for the moment when the crown passes from a monarch noted for her discretion to a prince who, until now, has never been slow to speak out. nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace. robertjobson is the royal editor of the london evening standard and author of the new book "charles at 70: thoughts, hopes and dreams". hejoins them to he joins them to discuss this, thank you for being with us. i wonder how

much prince charles will miss having an active voice on some of these big issues? firstly, excuse me, i'm going between studios, which is why i'm a bit strange in this car. yes, a leopard will not change his spots. the reality is the prince of wales has been very vocal all through his 50 odd years of public service. he has met so many people, has so many interests and so much information. he will continue to pass the information on. the only difference will be in an audience with the prime minister when he is king. it is up to the prime minister to show him the same level of courtesy and discretion as they showed the queen as monarch. and really, a lot of the problems where the prince of wales has got himself into trouble has been basically where ministers have make this leap for letters to public and made it quite clear that he was overstepping the marks of their own political game. most of the speeches he makes on if you read some, are

not party political. they're about issues of sustainability and environment, big issues he has actually made a difference in, and i think it would be a loss if he did not continue to show the ability to other people. i believe going forward he will stick the parameters of the constitution. he will not cause a constitutional crisis, he is the most well—prepared heir to the throne in history. i was going to ask you about this, this will not come as a surprise ask you about this, this will not come as a surprise to him because we know there has been an element of a transition already starting to happen at least behind—the—scenes. the reality is a lot of people talk poppycock about this, the queen will go on and on. of course the queen cannot go on and on, the queen is the oldest monarch in the history, the oldest monarch in the history, the longest—serving monarchy in history. but she is a very sharp 92—year—old. but 95—96, just as the

duke of edinburgh has had to step aside, i have been told that she will step aside in the prince of wales will become the prince regent. and that will probably happen because it is in the best interest of the country. we are in a transition of the moment, we still have got two captains on the ship's dack at the moment. and that is what is going on, the queen has not made a flight since 2011. so the reality is we have already got the prince of wales, and the duchess of cornwall, who will be his queen consult. we have been doing the heavy lifting already. and what about the role that will perhaps be now open to be a little more vocal being taken over by prince william and prince harry? we have already seen them starting to favour certain issues and take things to heart, wanting to speak out and communicate. will we hear an increasing amount from them?|j

out and communicate. will we hear an increasing amount from them? i think it's william —— william is more out of the queen's call, and harry doesn't like to keep his heart on his sleeve. he is of less significance because he is lower down on the pecking order. they have george, charlotte, louis, allahead of harry in the pecking order. so the focus of attention will be on william. everyone talks about the queen being a tough act to follow as monarch, and there's the question if she will be. but i think the prince of wales will be a tough act to follow as the prince of wales. thank you very much indeed, robert, good of you to make time, i know you're whizzing around. some breaking news, this is an appealfrom some breaking news, this is an appeal from scotland yard some breaking news, this is an appealfrom scotland yard concerning one of the acts of violence we have

seen so many of the attacks in london, a 16—year—old boy, it who died after being stabbed in south london on monday, has been named by scotla nd london on monday, has been named by scotland yard as... that latest tweet we are showing you there from the metropolitan police, but alongside giving the name of that young man who was fatally attacked, there is also an appeal to the public to come forward if they have any information about this. also a message that tackling violence is a priority, and one which remains at the forefront of all the work they do, saying extra officers have been assigned to the central insight of command to work alongside local offices. you will see them out and about on patrol. there is a sense of reassurance there for the local community who are also being called on to come forward with any information, and a statistic for you

across the met this year, according to this release from scotland yard, officers have conducted over 21,000 weapons sweeps, and taken hundreds of weapons off the streets. the latest from scotland yard on that fatal stabbing on monday evening. the headlines on bbc news. a man who opened fire at a bar in california killing at least 12 people has been named as 28—year—old ex—marine ian david long. it's suspected he was suffering from mental health issues when he carried out the attack. the prince of wales tells the bbc he will no longer comment on topics he feels strongly about when he becomes king. he was speaking ahead of his 70th birthday. a sharp rise in the number of prescriptions for diabetes is now costing the nhs in england more than £1 billion a year. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh woozencroft. good evening.

rangers will be leaving russia this evening wondering how they managed to lose after they were beaten 11—3 at spartak moscow. steve gerrard's side led three times in a chaotic, end—to—end first half, where the onus wasn't exactly on defending. glenn middleton's goal making it 3—2 at the interval. but the home side fought back in the second half with two goals in two minutes. luiz adriano for the home side before sofiane hanni's shot deflected off connor goldson and in to give spartak a hard—fought win. they leapfrog rangers, who now sit third in group g. olivier giroud scored his first goal of the season to earn chelsea a 1—0 win over bate borisov in the europa league. the win puts the blues into the last 32 of the competition. arsenal and celtic are under way in their europa league games. the gunners are at home to sporting lisbon. it's currently goalless. celtic could go out of the competition this evening if they lose and salzburg either draw or win against rosenborg, so they really need a result

at home to rb leipzig. the latest score in that one is 1—0, goal from kieran tierney. two goals from two debutants earned england's women a 3—0 win against austria in a friendly in vienna. first, this openerfrom chioma ubogagu gave the lionesses the lead in the 26th minute. and then, fellow debutant georgia stanway struck in the second half. rachel daley scored the third. the england manager gareth southgate has denied wayne rooney's inclusion in his latest squad devalues the achievment of representing your country. the forward has come out of international retirement to play for england against the united states at wembley later this month in honour of his achievment of becoming england's record goal—scorer. the fa, who've been in discussions with rooney for over a year, have been accused of cheapening the honour and limiting game time for younger players. we area

we are a strange country in that we have not achieved as much as we would like, and we have a player who should held in the highest regard. we spent a lot of time justifying giving him attribute. from my point of view, i am looking forward to seeing him, working with him for the next few days, giving him the sendoff he deserves with england. and i'm sure the crowd will give him the reaction he deserves. this man could make his debut against the usa. bournemouth‘s callum wilson says it's a "huge honour" to receive his first call up after impressing with six goals in 11 games this season. there's also a recall for everton defender michael keane. a second test hundred from batsmen keatonjennings has set england up for victory against sri lanka in the first test in galle. he made 146 not out. his performances last summer had led to questions about his place in the team.

ben stokes also contributed, making a half century before falling for 62. one more wicket fell, jos buttler for 35, following a superb piece of sri lankan fielding as england declared on 322—6. sri lanka must now bat out the final two days or score a record a62 to win. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. we're back at 10:30pm with sportsday. thanks, hugh, see you later. the number of prescriptions being written for people with diabetes has soared in the past decade, and it's costing the nhs in england more than £1 billion a year. more than 3.5 million people in the uk have the condition, most of whom need prescribed medicine. ten years ago, just under 31 million prescriptions were written. now it's more than 53 million, with the biggest recent increases in treatments for type two diabetes, that affects around 90% of patients and is closely linked to obesity.

prescriptions and other medical is are now costing the nhs an estimated 10% of its total budget. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. steven richardson, 58 years old, and learning to walk again. this is where his type two diabetes has led him. the condition can lead to circulation and nerve problems, so even a small foot infection can quickly become life—threatening. the consultant said, "we'll have to take it off this afternoon, otherwise you'll be dead tomorrow". for years, stephen ignored advice on diet and exercise. but now, he is part of a grim statistic, one of 170 people a week who end up having an amputation linked to diabetes. this is nobody‘s fault but mine. i don't blame doctors,

i don't blame surgeons, i don't blame anybody but myself. if i had done what i was told, i would not be in this situation. the tragedy for stephen is it didn't need to come to this, lifestyle factors, obesity, a poor diet, and lack of exercise are strongly linked to type two diabetes, which accounts for 90% of all cases in the uk. and yet stephen's doctor says that many don't realise how serious a diagnoses it can be. the number of people who die as a direct consequence of type two diabetes is high, 30% of people with diabetes will have heart disease, heart attacks, strokes. the complications of diabetes are devastating, in terms of trying to continue with the life you have had before, and i think that is what people do not necessarily realise when they hear about type two diabetes. but as well as the terrible personal cost, the complications associated with diabetes, and particularly with type two, are leading to a financial burden on the health service that could become unsustainable.

the cost to the nhs is really considerable, about 10% of the nhs budget is committed to all diabetes care. so the cost of diabetes in the future still represents a really big risk to the nhs, absolutely no doubt about that. so, how to beat the challenge posed by diabetes? on a chilly saturday morning, park run in manchester, debbiejones is trying to do just that. she's a type two diabetic who has been running for ten months. in that time she has reduced her medication, and her blood sugar levels are under control. when you've finished, about five minutes after you finish, you feel fantastic. that is the bit that keeps me coming each saturday, if you can bottle that. i feel so good afterwards. and you just feel energised for the day. more than 12 million people in the uk are now thought to be at risk of developing type two diabetes. and that's why doing things like this, getting exercise, eating a good diet, living a healthy lifestyle, is so important for all of us.

taking control of how we live, making lifestyle changes, is the key to reducing the impact of diabetes. failing to do so could have serious consequences, for us and the health service. dominic hughes, bbc news. the family of a patient who died after a robotic heart operation the first of its kind in the uk, said lessons had to be learned from a "catalogue of errors". stephen pettitt, who was 69, died of multiple organ failure. after the inquest, it emerged that newcastle hospitals nhs foundation trust dismissed the lead surgeon suku—maran nair for the procedure. an nhs trust at the centre of a maternity scandal has been put into special measures. nhs regulators have ongoing concerns about maternity care and accident and emergency at the shrewsbury and telford nhs trust. more than 100 families have come forward to allege their babies suffered serious harm or died

as a result of maternity errors at the trust between 1998—2017. a paraplegic athlete who dragged himself through the arrivals terminal at luton airport says he is dropping his legal action as the airport has "improved their disabled facilities". justin levene's self—propelling wheelchair was left behind on a flight in the incident last august. he was offered a rigid high—backed chair but refused, as he felt it removed his independence. luton airport now says it has ten self—propelled wheelchairs, whichjustin says he's been fighting for over the last 12 months. for the last year, i've been in contact with luton, and i've very quietly and politely been petitioning for a change in policy. because that has been the most important thing out of all is this, to make sure there has been the proper privileges in place, so if something like this happens, and of course mistakes can occur, but the most important thing is that

when they do happen, that they're owned up to and learn from. so i've been trying to make sure that they've changed their policy for the better, to have a more inclusive facility at the airport. now, an artist in edinburgh has been putting his own, unique stamp on many of the scottish capital's road signs. italian artist clet abraham left around 20 of his works scattered around in the city centre. here's a selection. this one shows a flower breaking through a no—entry sign. someone has dropped their glass of wine on this sign. here a bird has been making a mess. a sumo wrestler is trying to walk away on this sign. 15-20 of 15—20 of these signs are scattered around edinburgh, a discussion is now going around as to whether they get removed, have they made unclear what is going on? thejoys get removed, have they made unclear what is going on? the joys that you can still very clearly make out with

this —— what the sign is, which is a delight. maybe the council realises they are worth selling them, like they are worth selling them, like they do with bank see. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. good evening. it's been wet enough for some today, although eastern areas have enjoyed some lovely autumnal sunshine. but i think for many, there'll be more cloud even further east tomorrow, strong winds and, yes, yet more heavy rain in areas where it's already been wet during the day today. now the rain should overnight clear from northern ireland, but become more widespread across scotland. it becomes more limited as it meanders its way eastwards overnight. it's the east, though, where we'll see the lowest temperatures again. there's enough breeze and enough cloud to stop temperatures falling too low. and this one does tend to peter out as it progresses further east tomorrow. and this next area of rain take centre stage. that's a rather large area of low pressure that will be driving yet more wet and windy weather. and windier than today with gales or severe gales, that's gusts of 50—60

mph, quite widely. even in eastern areas, it will be a windier day. but you can see, there's still a lot of dry weather to come here, but the weekend does hold many showers for many of us. hello, this is bbc news with rachel schofield. the headlines: a man who opened fire at a bar in california killing at least 12 people has been named as 28—year—old ex—marine ian david long. it's suspected he was suffering from mental health issues when he carried out the attack. prince charles tells the bbc he'll no longer air his opinions on topics important to him when he is king. he was speaking ahead of his 70th birthday. a sharp rise in the number of prescriptions for diabetes is now costing the nhs in england more than £1 billion a year. it was college night at the

borderlands bar and grill and the place was filled when he walked in. the man shot the person checking ids and made his way into the barfiring and made his way into the barfiring a handgun at random. witnesses say he was tall, dressed in black and wearing either a black hood or black hat. there was panic inside and the place to get it filled with smoke. some used bar stools to smash windows to get out and we spoke to some of the survivors. from our ever, i recall seeing i do not know when exactly but before the shots plus of begun with his gun drawn at the front where you pay. but i was really close to him. there is a wall and then there are some tables and a dance floor and i was robbed by the

ta bles dance floor and i was robbed by the tables and the dance floor. as soon as we heard a shot, we dropped to the floor. my friend was like get down. we were hiding. i was pushed against him and everyone was trying to meet under the table. i turned my back and there is a smoke bomb. i did not know what it was. i saw sparks and i saw smoke and i heard someone say smoke bomb and that is when i was like... iran. i booked it. i don't even, i am lucky that he was not in my path when i ran out. but i got out, so lucky that i got out. and i ran down the parking lot. it was awful. there was a lot of good shots. a lot of gunshots. when i finally good shots. a lot of gunshots. when ifinally got good shots. a lot of gunshots. when i finally got away from the scene, i

was at a gas station across the street and i heard the second round. i was praying to god like maybe hopefully they had him already but they did not. he did a whole another round. does something the to change? yes. i do not know how to go about that, you know? i do not know much about that. but with how much this is going on, it needs to be stopped. and like this... like, you are doing... kids are doing active shooter drills. like, in california, we are supposed to be doing our earthquake drills. that is what i grew up with in grade school. and like, the fact that now kids, that is what they are growing up with,

thatis is what they are growing up with, that is why i am growing up with and iaman that is why i am growing up with and i am an adult. i'm becoming unavailable in this terrible time. and it's like you can only pray that it will not be you or someone you love. police are they now have recovered a handgun from the scene. they told us that the gunman a p pa re ntly they told us that the gunman apparently died from a self—inflicted wound. they entered the park, they say, three minutes after receiving the first emergency call but immediately one of the two officers who made his way and was shot and killed. his partner managed to pull him out and then they pulled back until specialist teams arrive. he is survived by his wife and his son and the police here say that he had been due to retire in a year's time. our north american correspondent peter bowes is in california. we heard in the report they are

already questions being asked about what should happen next and peoples think something needs to change but even the share of quoted as saying he does not know what needs to be different. yes, and tragically this has become a way of life or seven people across the united states that this keeps on happening at schools, and nightclubs like this and other venues as well. and nothing does seem to change. it seems as if there isa seem to change. it seems as if there is a political and cultural opposition to this. do something changing, tighter gun laws because things do not change. people in this case are pointing to the fact that this man was carrying a legally owned weapon, a semi automatic handgun, although it did have a device on it that was illegal in california, allowing begun to include more bullets. but nevertheless, it was legally owned. and there seems to be really no impetus at a federal, a national

level to change the law to such an that people in his position, and he was a man who was believed to have had mental problems, perhaps ptsd after serving in the marines. there seems to be no serious impetus to change the law to such an extent that it would take those kinds out of the market. 0k, peter, for now thanks very much indeed. let's return now to news that the number of prescriptions being written for people with diabetes has soared in the past decade and it's costing the nhs in england more than a billion pounds a year. more than 3.5 million people in the uk have the condition, most of whom need prescribed medicine. prescriptions and other medical is are now costing the nhs an estimated 10% of its total budget. steve markham was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2016, but is now in remission after changing his lifestyle. hejoins me now. thank you very much for coming on to share your

experience, steve. type two diabetes is really the focus of all of this that we are talking about this evening and you might have been a bit surprised to be diagnosed because you were not someone who as you might imagine it was very overweight. no, i do not the guy had a problem which meant that i ate what i wanted when i wanted which was my big downfall. what was happening was my body was storing fat around my organs and i could not see it so i did not think there was especially a problem so i was very blase about it really. when he got the diagnosis about it, you got straight on medication presumably. they put me on one one which in my head gave me a licence to be is i normally did, so it was an licensee ca ke normally did, so it was an licensee cake and chocolate which was a big mistake. every time i went for a review, they increased my medication to the point where i was on 2000 mg of it per day, four tablets a day. so over the years, i think you

should do the math will have a ta blets should do the math will have a tablets he took and the cost of that, i do not know. i did not work at the cost for the work that i was sitting in excess of 5000 tablets a year, including my medication and statins. now i did not take any. i did not stop the thing about the cost but when that was one person, multiply by 3.5 million people who have got diabetes, that is insubstantial amount of money. you say they you then made some changes. what was it that you then made some changes. what was at the ticket for you? with type two diabetes, it is not the but you have to want to make the change. yeah, absolutely. i knew i had the something radical. i think isa i had the something radical. i think is a patient you tend to think that the nhs is going to be there and do everything for you but i do think patients have a duty to take responsibility for their own health, which is what i did. it was a bit of a radical approach in that i spent eight weeks on 800 calories a day,

which was tough. but it is not sustainable and i think i had to be thenit sustainable and i think i had to be then it reeducated on what i could and could not eat, the foods that i should avoid and the foods i was encouraged to eat more of.|j should avoid and the foods i was encouraged to eat more of. i suppose that word re—education is half the battle, understanding what you have got to do differently. yes, i was very ignorant and my knowledge of type two diabetes. i did not realise it was as serious as it potentially could be. so it was all about learning to understand what foods i could be, what foods i could not eat. now i did not eat carbohydrates, did not eat potatoes we re carbohydrates, did not eat potatoes were bred and that is my choice. but it isa were bred and that is my choice. but it is a lifelong commitment. you are now on the drugs at all, so that is a huge saving in the contents of the story that the nhs might like other people to replicate. but how do you think for me they would feel if the doctor said i will not give you any medication, you are on your own and here is a list of things in, see me each week and we will discuss your diet. is that as an easy shift to

make for health care professionals? to be on us, i would have preferred that approach in that if i had been told that you can actually manage this by diet, as opposed to medication, i did not particularly wa nt to medication, i did not particularly want to go on medication but i was just given that as a matter of course. i would have preferred an easier approach in that if you take this out of your diet or that out of your diet, that would have been an easier, more structured approach to me rather than just putting easier, more structured approach to me rather thanjust putting me on dive benedick medicine without explaining what it did and why i was taking it. really interesting and good for you, all the kids say is well done. i know you are looking and feeling good so thank you very much indeed, steve. more now on news that the prince of wales says he will keep his views on controversial issues to himself when he becomes king. in a bbc documentary to mark his 70th birthday being broadcast tonight, he says he recognises being heir to the throne and head of state are two different roles. in the past, the prince has campaigned strongly on issues such

as the environment and architecture — sometimes accused of "meddling". butjust how important has it been for certain groups to have the heir to the throne campainging alongside them? we can speak to the professor of ocean physics at the university of cambridge. he's spoken to prince charles about the environment numerous times throughout his career. thank you very much for being with us. give us a sense of how important relationship with the prince was in having his voice alongside those of the scientists like yourself. well, his voice has been extremely important and climate change. he has been interested in the problem for a long time, over a0 years. one of the most important things he did was to introduce the 2015 21 meeting which

was the meeting in paris which led to the paris climate agreement, which is the most important milestone and dealing with climate change, at least we hope it will be. because every country in the world agreed to sign up to reduce carbon emissions to the point where we hope the warming due to greenhouse gases will not exceed 2 degrees. that is what would allow the world to continue to exist more or less in a reasonable way rather than leading toa reasonable way rather than leading to a catastrophic climate impacts. given that contribution that you have outlined, and certainly not insignificant, have again lost do you think his voice will be to the campaignfor you think his voice will be to the campaign for the planet going forward , campaign for the planet going forward, essentially? well, ivery much hope the boys will not be lost because if he is ceasing contentious, to working in

contentious, to working in contentious areas and multiple feel that climate change is not a contentious problem. it is a problem where everybody understands what the problem is and how urgent it is to deal with it. both the world of scientists and of diplomats and policymakers are aware that we have to ta ke policymakers are aware that we have to take very urgent action to reduce carbon emissions or possibly to design ways to take carbon out of the atmosphere directly. otherwise, we are heading for global catastrophe. that is not a contentious question. it is one which is accepted by everybody and is therefore one would hope that the prince would feel able to continue to speak on those problems because it is not something where opinions really differ that much because everybody is aware that this is serious. when he steps up to be monarch, there will be a job vacancy

underneath him for prince william and we know prince harry as well is and we know prince harry as well is a very visible member of the royal family. you have spoken to both of his size. do you feel that they will ta ke his size. do you feel that they will take on that roll being perhaps quite vocal on this issue are the things that are close to their heart? i would very much hope so. certainly, harry is very, very keen on doing something about these questions because of his own charity in southern africa. i think prince charles had the opening of the ceremony top of the voiceless millions of people who are alive today. the food about grandchildren as well, generations yet unborn. but he is also emphasising people alive today who are poor, who have no voice and he says we should not in order to enjoy live today, we should not have forced them to give up their tomorrows. that is to say we, their tomorrows. that is to say we, the rich world, are the ones who are

creating the problem via carbon emissions to motivate the poor world all the people who are suffering the impacts. that is poor people in africa, bangladesh and in what is going to be flooded. they suffer the impact, we do the bidding. so charles was very concerned with that question of the unfairness of the world and that is the people who are creating climate change who are not suffering the impact of as much as the poor people who are not emitting carbon dioxide at any significant rate. so i think he has got that across to harry over the years and i think harry is very, very keen on the problem of orbital in southern africa and how they can cope with climate change and this is something where he is putting directly into effect in his charity the principles

and ideas of prince charles. 0k, thank you very much, professor. the international trade secretary liam fox says the government must have the right to decide when to leave any brexit customs arrangement that might be put in place to avoid border checks between northern ireland and ireland. the so—called "backstop" would come into force if the uk can't agree a future trade deal with the eu, but both sides have a different view of how and when the uk should be able to leave the backstop. our political correspondent vicki young reports. a deal is almost done, and cabinet ministers want to know exactly what they will be asked to sign up to. they have come to read details of progress so far. it is 95% done, according to the prime minister, but the remaining 5% is proving difficult. some are worried the uk will be closely tied to the eu for years, unable to break away. we have an instruction from our voters to leave the european union. that decision cannot be subcontracted to someone else, it needs to be an issue for a sovereign british government

to be able to determine. and this is the sticking point. both sides are committed to making sure there are no border checks between northern ireland and ireland. one option, known as the backstop, is for the uk to stay in a customs arrangement with the eu until a free—trade deal is ready. in paris today, the foreign secretary went public with his concerns. we cannot, as a sovereign country, be trapped in legal arrangements relating to customs, for example, that could exist in perpetuity even if it was against the sovereign will of the british people at some stage in the future. the row over this slightly complicated technical issue mirrors a broader complaint from many brexiteers about theresa may's plans. for them, brexit is about the uk seizing control of its destiny, not following eu rules for years with no say over them and no obvious way to escape them. getting the trading relationship right after brexit is crucial.

brexiteers have been accused of glossing over the importance of the existing trading routes with the continent. even the brexit secretary, who is dealing with all of this, admitted he had underestimated it. we want a bespoke arrangement on goods which recognises the peculiar, frankly, geographic entity that is the united kingdom. i hadn't quite understood the full extent of this, but if you look at the uk and you look at how we trade in goods, we are particularly reliant on the dover—calais crossing. but before trade talks can start, ministers need to finalise the withdrawal agreement. it is an excellent document. we should be really proud of what the prime minister has achieved to get this far, and i'm looking forward to supporting the final deal. and no one knows how long that will take. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. the headlines on bbc news: a man who opened fire at a bar

in california killing at least 12 people has been named as 28—year—old ex—marine ian david long. it's suspected he was suffering from mental health issues when he carried out the attack. the prince of wales tells the bbc he will no longer comment on topics he feels strongly about when he becomes king. he was speaking ahead of his 70th birthday. a sharp rise in the number of prescriptions for diabetes is now costing the nhs in england more than £1 billion a year. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the united states, this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. plans to build a new nuclear power station in cumbria, which would have created more than 20,000 jobs, have collapsed after the japanese firm toshiba said it was pulling out of the project. the £15 billion plant

would have provided 7% of the uk's future electricity. it's a blow to government plans to replace the uk's coal fired power stations. from cumbria, our correspondent colletta smith reports. this should have been the view of the new power plant in just six years' time, but because the japanese owner of nu gen, toshiba, have had big financial problems in the united states, they have pulled out, towns along the lake district's coastline depend upon the jobs provided by the nuclear industry. three—quarters of my customers work for contractors working for sellafield or work for sellafield. if you lose a quarter of that, because of retirement, because the jobs are finished and they have moved, that is a massive impact on my one shop alone and the concern for this town and for the whole borough is how fast we can get it back on track. toshiba have been looking for a buyer for their uk firm for a while, with no luck.

unions say the government should have seen this coming. at the end of the day, they have an obligation to make sure this goes ahead, cumbria is already geared up, we have some of the best facilities for nuclear training around and it feels like it is going to waste. the whole community thrives on the nuclear industry and it is shocking how this has happened. this is the nuclear plant, it is being decommissioned, but the hope was that they would move over the road, because this is the new plant that would have been built by toshiba, the fact that that is now in question puts a lot of concern into this whole area for the future of those jobs. the government had planned for this site to deliver up to 7% of the uk's energy in a decade, but with no—one to fund the building of the plant, the future of the uk's power is far from clear. we know that renewables are now cheaper and quicker than building a nuclear plant is, so the government should be

kick—starting its renewable options rather than trying to keep going down the old failed route of trying to build nuclear power stations at public and taxpayer expense when there are better options. the government say that they are committed to nuclear power but depend upon private companies to build the sites, the same plan, that means that thousands ofjobs, and the uk energy future, can be buffeted by global headwinds of international companies. on sunday, the nation will pause and reflect on the sacrifices made by those who lost their lives as the country marks the end of the first world war exactly 100 years on. almost every community up and down the land was affected. but one village in staffordshire remarkably escaped without a single loss of life in both the first amd second world war. liz copper has the story. nestling on the edge of the peak district,

the staffordshire village of butterton. it has a church, a pub and a post office, but there is no war memorial here. that is because all the men who left to fight during both world wars came home safely. and that will be celebrated. we will be rejoicing in the fact that all our men returned, and that makes us doubly thankful. but we are fully aware that the neighbouring villages will be having their services to remember theirfallen. this picture was taken in 1919. it shows the men of butterton who returned from the battlefields. among their number is arthur. he saved the life of his best friend charlie and received a medal for his gallantry. steve cooper is arthur's grandson. he has mementos of his grandfather's service. he never spoke about it. he was a very private man. the bits we got were usually from when him and charlie were together.

so it makes me very proud and really wishing i asked him more. i want to know more about it. so i have got to do more research, so it spurs me on really to find out as much as i can about him. bell—ringers at the village church are practising for the celebratory service on sunday. the bells were recently renovated and reinstated after being silent for 25 years. at the weekend, they will ring out again for three hours across the surrounding countryside. for people who are not able to come to the church, for instance, to be able to take part in this celebration when they hear the bells ringing out. all round, people will stop and think, and they will know what the bells are ringing for. a celebration. this village is one of only a few with this special status, and on armistice day, they'll be giving thanks and honouring the lives of all those who made sacrifices.

liz copper, bbc midlands today, butterton in staffordshire. could this be the future of bbc news? take a look and see what you think. hello, everyone. i am an english artificial intelligence anchor. this is my very first day. my voice and appearance are modelled on a real anchor. the development of the media industry calls for continuous innovation and advanced technology. i will work tirelessly to keep you informed as tax will be tied you informed as text will be typed into my system uninterrupted. i look forward to bringing you the news experiences. that's the latest in artificial intelligence from china — the virtual newsreader. it's been unveiled by the chinese state news agency xinhua, which it claims "reads texts as naturally and professionally as a professional news reader".

it'll never catch on. now, it's time for a look at the weather. we can cross the newsroom to helen. it is me this evening. no virtual reality here either just reality here eitherjust some rain. when hissing across the western side of the uk as well. would it not be great if we had virtual weather as well? you would not have pegged this. we have had nearly a0 mm of rain since it started earlier today. quite wet across scotland and the east of the long island. that is distraught which will then be swamped by this mass of weather fronts and this deep area of low pressure coming in for tomorrow. so tomorrow is more than today. the rain will behaviour eventually and the gaels will be the added issue inmate could cause some disruption to transport. probably notjust a gale force winds but also on the

extremities in the west of the uk as well. this is how we start off today. the remnants of today's from meandering eastwards we will be cloudy even in eastern areas tomorrow but will it have a mild and i doubt we will notice how mild it is because it will be blowing even we do not have the rain in the east end of the guests will be into the a0s. those gusts of wind will clearly bring down branches. the audrey is well with the 60 or 70 forecast around some of the coast and on an island and the west of scotla nd and on an island and the west of scotland and northwest england. heavy rain for much of what i want for most of the day as more rain on and off. of course it has been a wet week as well so far for this rain is falling onto saturated ground and the river levels are already high. this pushes east tomorrow night and it will be ready this time tomorrow night. it will drag its heels clearing the cell based on a saturday morning and because we have all that wind and cloud following it will not be especially to that low pressure is anchored with us all we can. you can seejust pressure is anchored with us all we can. you can see just how vast it

is. it is covering most of the eastern atlantic, affecting most of western europe. so it will continue to throw with this unsettled field and lopressor burning is whether u nsettled and lopressor burning is whether unsettled some more showers on a saturday and winds down on saturday but struggled to push showers across most of the uk. and for the armistice centenary as well, we have that lopressor anchored out into the lags will be for the showers along for the spells of rain with many areas. not great news for standing outside. not especially told but not great if you are getting wet in a shower. next week we start that way i settled eventually we give wade the went and rain to anti—cyclonic fog instead. iwill see the went and rain to anti—cyclonic fog instead. i will see you later. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source.

the white house has responded to concerns thatjeff session's firing could undermine the mueller investigation. it says it's done everything that's been asked of it. we'll be looking into just why people have concerns about that new acting attorney general. a former us marine has shot dead 12 people in a student bar in california. i was right by the tables on the next floor, and as soon as we heard a shot, we dropped to the floor. my friend was like, "get down", and we were hiding. asia bibi, the pakistani christian woman acquitted of blasphemy, is freed from prison after eight years on death row. but there's confusion over whether she's free to leave the country. and we're in new york where the jurors are picked for the trial of el chapo, the notorious leader