it is important that other carers find out about it. i found out about it, as pro—government forces opened fire i was desperate. it isjust great. on opponents of president maduro it really is. who were trying to get humanitarian aid into the country. two aid trucks were set on fire. colombia said more than 60 members of the venezuelan security hello there. part one of the weekend was a little forces have deserted. bit disappointing with regards to the cloud amounts for the north and the west of the uk. votes are being counted in nigeria after presidential the best of the sunshine and parliamentary elections. was across eastern england, in some areas, the authorities where it was pretty warm, extended polling past a top temperature of 18 celsius. the official closing time. now, for sunday, it looks like it's going to be another chilly start, but i'm hopeful we should see the electoral commission said more widespread sunshine it was "generally satisfied" across the country, so i think part with the vote — the biggest two of the weekend is looking better in african history. for most of us. now, this is saturday's a chicago court has set a $1 million weather front. bail bond for r&b singer r kelly, no more than a bit of broken cloud first thing on sunday, who's been charged with ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. with some clear spells for the north and the west of it. he was asked to surrender his passport and not to have any contact most of the clear spells though will be across the midlands, with anyone under the age of 18. southern, and eastern england. it will be quite chilly here to start this morning. same across the north—east of scotland, with again some mist and fog patches. some of which, again, could be quite dense in places. now, there will be off mist and fog patch across the south and south—east of england, but i think the main risk will be now on bbc news, inside out. a bit further north for this morning, across the midlands and in towards the east and north—east of england.

this week, we're in the north west, not to mention some of the fog reporting on a scheme to help carers could, like saturday morning, in liverpool, an inspirational eco be problematic and cause warrior on the isle of man, some travel issues. now, most of it should clear away, and the zimmer frames and crutches it could linger though close which are costing health services millions of pounds. to the east coast. if it does, it will quite grey and cool through the day, but for many, it's a fine one with widespread sunshine, hello and welcome to again, turning very mild inside out north west, after that cool start, with me, jacey normand. with hghs of 1a or 15 degrees, so that's a few degrees down from what we've had the millions of crutches the last couple of days. and zimmer frames could as we head on into sunday night, save millions of pounds. it looks like we'll import something a bit cooler and drier off the near continent, so it means it could be quite cold for a portion of england and perhaps i contacted the local authority into eastern wales, as can you see from the blue hue there. and nobody would touch it. so don't be surprised early monday, if you see a bit more of a widespread frost here. in fact they are actually suggested further north and west, i take it to the local tip. not quite as cold, so a little bit more breeze and cloud around. we meet the volunteers so for monday, again, who want to clean up it's a chilly start with some mist the isle of man. and fog, but that chilly start should tend to burn away. a weather front will bring some rain everybody wants to be involved, to the far north of scotland, becoming confined to the northern isles. the rest of the country, it has become infectious. a glorious afternoon with widespread sunshine, light winds and temperatures 15 or 16 celsius, so you struggle. so still well above i had nothing. the seasonal average. high—pressure still in the driving and the liverpool charity that's seat as we head on into tuesday,

caring for the carers. another weak weather front just pushing into the north—west corner it is really important that of the country may introduce more cloud into the hebrides and the north and west all the carers find out about it. mainland of scotland. but elsewhere, after a chilly start with a little bit of mist and fog, it should be another glorious afternoon, with widespread sunshine, light winds and temperatures well above the seasonal average. in fact, a bit warmer on tuesday, remember those crutches stashed away in the loft? could see 17 or 18 celsius. do you still need the walking now, as we head deeper frame in the hall? on into the week, it looks like it's we've discovered millions of pounds going to stay fine with cool is going to waste on mobility nights and sunny days. but there are signs of it cooling equipment and daily living aids that down as we end the week and head on into the weekend, with it turning a bit more campaigners say could be reused. unsettled as well. the bbc‘s disability correspondent, nikki fox, has been investigating. today we're in the glorious splendour of blackwell, a wonderful, architectural example of the arts and crafts movement nestled in amongst the fells of the lake district. i'm delighted the house is hosting my very own road show. let's see what treasure comes through the door. my first guest has come hundreds

of miles to get his valuation. it's the kind of equipment his mother used at home. so, christopher, when you no longer needed this equipment for your mum, what did you try to do with it? i was able to return the zimmer you're watching bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. frame to the hospital. our top stories: that was fine. the venezuela aid the rest of the kit, crisis moves up a gear. security forces fire tear gas i approached the local authority and rubber bullets on opposition protestors trying to get foreign aid into the country. now, the united states has and discovered that nobody would take it. promised to take action. votes are being counted in nigeria in fact, they actually after millions of people suggested i take it cast their ballots in the biggest to the local tip. so, phil, you're our expert. we've got this equipment here. election in african history. what is this, for example? this is a furniture raiser for raising a chair with wooden bail is set at $1 million for the singer r kelly, legs, such as queen anne legs. who's been charged with ten counts queen anne legs? and how much would that cost? somewhere in the region of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. of £40 to £45. 0k. theresa may says the brexit vote must be upheld as three senior ministers warn they could vote and that's a grabber, isn't it? against her ahead of a crucial a grabber, yeah. week in parliament. to buy new, probably £8 to £10. what is that down there? this is a raised toilet seat on a frame. yep. again, probably in the region of £40.

walking frame, zimmer frame, to buy new would probably cost in the region of £25. so how much? this is the big question. the big question — how much? so how much is it all going to cost? probably in the region of £150 to £200. £150 to £200, christopher? i find that quite shocking. quite shocking if you multiply by all the people in my mother's village who have this sort of kit, and then you multiply that by the number of villages in the area, my next guest is roy, a man with a keen interest in this type of period equipment. phil, how much would these cost? adjustable walking stick, £15 to £20 to buy new. pair of crutches to buy new, £25. and they're in good nick, aren't they? both in good condition, no reason why they can't be reused. so roy, what do you want to do with them? do you want to let them go? do you want to keep them? hard decision, but

i think we should actually return them back to the hospital and ask them to take them to take them back and put them back into use. as a councillor in lancashire, roy has been urging his local hospital to take equipment back. they said they needed to be cleaned up to a certain extent, to stop that cross contamination from being accepted back and issued to another person. there is no wear and tear on the bottom. all right, the handles look a bit dirty. as you say, a wet one will cover it up, wipe it off — back into use. job's a good ‘un. spot on. so i asked all health authorities and councils in england a few questions — how much they spent on equipment and how many items were recycled in a year? across england, we spent a whopping £207 million on equipment like zimmer frames and crutches. later, i'll reveal which region gets my award for being top of the class when it comes to returns — the golden crutch! ok, so, in my garage here, i've had lots of stuff donated, of which this is some of it.

hopefully it's going to make its way into my shop, hopefully someone can make use of it. otherwise, it's going to be scrapped, as it would have been anyway. my research will come as no surprise to terry in devon. he opened his shop, desperate to see equipment reused. and some of them still have the wrapping on them which shows they have never been used. the collapsible zimmer, worth their weight in gold. still got the stickers on from delivery. you can imagine for someone to buy this, this would be very expensive. if people have a centre, a point they can go to and they know this stuff can be delivered, they can get their friend to take it there. and they would be delighted then it could be used again, because these people are so frustrated and they are annoyed. the annoyance is obvious when people come into the shop. but i hear the same story, phoned, don't want it, chuck it away. if i can do it — i'm just one old geezer in okehampton, sleepy little okehampton — why can't the national health and the council do it between them? there has to be a policy in place to say, "do this." last year, the health secretary urged nhs staff to recycle

equipment. but the onus is on individual hospitals to set up their own scheme. and in one part of the country, terry's prayers have been answered. so, mark, what happens here? this is our decontamination holding area. all the equipment you see here has been collected yesterday and is now waiting to go into the first stage of cleaning into what we call the red side. so this is all kit people have used but they no longer need. they no longer require. this service was set up six years ago by the nhs in barnsley. there is so much equipment here. what is this part? this is the end product. this is equipment that has been recycled and is now obviously been put back in use for the community again. so this is all waiting to be collected for the next delivery. so how much money do you save doing what you do?

in the last financial year, we collected probably 111,000 equipment items. of those 111,000 equipment items, 94% was able to be recycled again and to be put back into the community, so that equates to about, as a number value, about £300,000. £300,000? yeah. john is a regular user of the service. hello! hello, john, it's nhs community equipment. hello. i've got a new shower chair for you, mate. oh, thank you. does it bother you that it has been used before? do you care? no, not really. if you had not told me, i would not have known. but at the end of day, you know, even if it is recycled or not, it does the job that i need it to do, whether it is brand new or not. so the nhs in barnsley has got its act together. but what about local authorities? our figures show councils splashed out £187 million last year. they handed out around

3.5 million items. just over two million were returned — although, of course, that includes kit that could have been on loan for several years. i wanted to hear from councils about their track record on recycling but no—one from the local government association wanted to talk to me. instead, they told me: so, which part of the country is the most diligent at recycling equipment like this? who is in for the golden crutch? and the winner of the coveted golden crutch is the west midlands. any words? here to collect the award, no expense spared, a correspondence

from the west midlands. i am in tears because it is absolutely freezing, but thank you from all the people in the west midlands, it means a lot to us. respect. respect! the isle of man is often called thejewel in the irish sea. it has around 100 miles of coastline bursting with wildlife. but something rather special is happening there. every week, teams of volunteers help clean up its beaches. and it all began with one man, whose quest was to make it the cleanest island in the world. here isjudy here is judy hobson. the isle of man is known for its rugged coastline and rural landscape. halfway between england and ireland, it attracts a wonderful array of wildlife. here you might see cormorants, razorbills or rare birds. that is just the start. this is the sound on the south

of the island, and one of the best places to come and see the wildlife. there are seals, you can even spot dolphins and in the summer, basking sharks. but, like so many places around the world, this incredible nature is under threat from plastics. tonnes of it gets washed up, brought in and dumped by the tides. seals with ropes around their necks, we see sea birds with things like the plastic rings from beer cans. but something is being done about it. a litter—picking revolution is happening, and it is down to one man. there is nothing to match what is going on here. everybody wants to be involved. it has become infectious. he is on a mission to make this island the cleanest in the world. it is tuesday afternoon

at port erin beach. it is beautiful, but take a closer look — bits of rope and plastic are everywhere. bill dale wants to clear it, but he cannot do it on his own, so he has called in the cavalry. 0h, oh, yes, stick that in as well. good lad. just whacked back in there. here is another piece. the children of a local primary school have an hour to scour the sand and seaweed and pick up as much plastic as they can. well done! what have you got there? well done! it started in 2007,12 years ago, and i was walking my dogs on the beach. i decided we would pick up little bits of litter we saw. i set myself the task to clear the beach and we picked up 30,000 plastic bottles, because they were buried underneath each other. it was incredible. i didn't think we'd

get as much of this. that is amazing. loads of little bits. i keep saying to them, these little pieces, as on the blue planet series, as david attenborough showed, these are the things in the stomachs of little birds and that's killing them. the children have become so interested in what bill is doing, they have adopted the beach and made a pledge to keep it clean. you wonder why people would do that because they know creatures are living under the ocean and it is causing them damage. we have found some syringes, some plastic. quite a lot of string today. bad stuff at the moment, it could kill lots of animals. it is the concern for the wildlife that is their main motivation and on an island like this, it is no wonder. the calf of man sits off the south of the island.

i have come to meet the manx wildlife trust. they monitor the island's incredible nature. we have grey seals and common seals around the isle of man. common seals, despite their name, despite their name, are not seen very often. they are not cited very often, but grey seals are here without a doubt. they are one species that suffer from large pieces of marine plastic. but a lot of the plastics in the ocean also comes from the fishing industry, so we see a lot of plastic rope that caught around the seals' necks. and unfortunately with seals, we cannot capture them and take the roof off them. at port erin beach, it's nearly time for the children to head home. you have got rope as well?

good lad. anything else? look how much they have collected injust an hour. has it been a good day, guys? yes! theirjob is done for today but bill has to prepare for another clean. the beach bodies meet every sunday and this weekend, they are going to an area they have never cleaned before. this will show people what the beaches were like 12 years ago when we started. it will be an eye—opener for some of them. in 2014, bill started beach buddies, a network of beach bodies. there are 11,500 members. not bad for an island of 84,000. we will try to get the stuff onto the lifeboat. rather than having to drag it back. the guys have been collecting all sorts of things and we have already shifted about six huge bags. you could be in manchester or wherever. if you throw things like this into a stream, it ends up out to sea and then on the beach.

today, about 100 volunteers have come along and some have been helping the years. we have been here for about 20 minutes and we just carry on and there is so much stuff. it is quite depressing, you just makes you realise what a problem we have. beach buddies is a registered charity. and the work it does is any acknowledgement around the world. that meant gaining. three years ago, the isle of man gained status from unesco, and bill dale was recognised for the work he had done for making one of this the best places in the world to view nature.

last year, he was awarded an accolade by the queen and then he received an accolade for his outstanding contribution to manx life. this doesn't exist anywhere else. i have researched it here, they are, and everywhere. there is nothing to match what is going on here. bill believes they pick up 200 tonnes of rubbish every year. he is not going to stop now. he is determined for this island to be the cleanest in the world. let's face it, my generation has messed up, big style, and we have left it for the children of today to try and sort this out. ifeel a big responsibility to try and sort this out.

it's estimated there are around seven million people in the uk are carers, looking after elderly or disabled relatives and loved ones. and new figures out this month reveal that every day, more than 600 people quit work to become carers. for many, it's more than a full—time job — exhausting and draining, both financially and emotionally. but in liverpool, there is an organisation which exists to help the carers. i've been along to meet them. they look like a group of friends and enjoying a regular get—together, but the truth is far from that. all of these people are carers, who hardly ever get out to enjoy themselves. in fact, some are meeting for the first time. i care for my husband, who has alzheimer's. also a special needs daughter who we adopted. caring means you care, but it doesn't hit you until you are actually doing it.

notjust day, but night—time as well, and there is no respite. but today, they have some respite — a well—earned break courtesy of a charity which has been set up to care for liverpool's carers. if you ask carers what is the one thing that could help in the caring role, it's to have a break. they don't want to give the caring role up, but to have some time for themselves. mytime is the brainchild of hazel brown, who has been working with carers for years. we have asked some hotels if they could help us. the first hotelier we wrote to is a carer themselves and understood what we were trying to do. got me in front of the general manager and i would say the rest is history. they gave us the first overnight complimentary break, and it has grown from there. it is a simple idea which carers regard as a godsend.

i know inside, i need a break every now and then, because everything gets too much for me. and mytime has made it possible. i cannot take care of my wife properly unless i am feeling ok in myself. it really helps. it is a great chance to meet people who genuinely understand. when you get there, you can tell somebody your problem who knows. tell them what you are going through. this event is hosted by one of liverpool's upmarket waterfront hotels, which also lays on overnight breaks. it is easy, donating one night when you don't sell the rooms anyway. working with hazel and trying to promote other cities around the uk to do it. it's notjust tea parties and overnight stays in hotels. mytime also offers water sports on the mersey, trips to the races, special partiesjust for carers,

tickets for the football or the theatre, and a range of other experiences designed to help carers feel special once again. maybe the first event they come to, they think they shouldn't be here and they want to go home. but then they realise yes, they can, and bring back what is inside them. it is about them — it is mytime. it is estimated one in eight adults in the uk are carers, saving the economy over £130 billion a year. liz kenny's life was turned upside down when her husband was diagnosed with early onset alzheimer's disease in his early 50s. it changes what you thought the future was going to hold. it changes when you become, not in a marriage, but become the carer. you don't realise sometimes that you are the carer, because you just suddenly

go into the role. shall we do three? liz sold the family home when matt became ill seven years ago so she could devote all of her time for caring for him. now every day is the same, a relentless routine, caring for the man she has loved for 45 years. we cannot have a conversation now. we cannot talk about things in general because he just focuses on tv. i cannot change that — that is his world. despite his alzheimer's, he understands what liz is going through. she hasn't got a life with me now. sometimes, if i wasn't here, she would have a better life. she'sjust too good.

the only break in the routine comes with a weekly trip to a dementia group at matt's beloved everton football club, where he enjoys football memory sessions and sing—alongs. it is a full—time job just to get him out. he has this thing about 12 o'clock when he knows he is going to everton and he wants to be out. but i am doing a million things to secure things before we get out. then we are out, getting the bus. he loves it. he becomes involved because it is about memories and he can go back. a little spark comes back. a little bit of him. the real him, what he used to be. for liz, the chance to break away from the routine has been a lifetime. with mytime, i have laughed and enjoyed myself. you don't feel guilty. you have to find yourself sometimes away from the caring role.

i think the majority of carers are reaching out for that. it is sunday evening on the wirral coast and another liverpool carer is taking advantage of a mytime break. this is a rare opportunity to spend some quality time with her eldest daughter. for the last 27 years, they have been caring for her other daughter, amber, who has physical and behavioural issues. my life revolves around amber, from the morning when she gets up until the evening when she goes to bed. it affects the whole family. even though i feel as if i am dividing my attention to the others, they do feel neglected.

there is only a 1a—month gap between my other daughter and amber. but mentally, it is a big gap and ifeel she has suffered the most, she has lived through everything. she gets the most stressed as well. i think the hardest things for my mum being a carer has been having to give up a lot of her dreams she would have liked to have done, because she is always looking after amber and she has had to take care of her. for me, that makes me very sad that she doesn't see how wonderful she is and how much she has achieved. being a carer is an amazing thing as well. i have never been inside a castle before. it is really beautiful. it is so nice, the view is amazing, as soon as we got here...

it was like wow. so, whether it is nights at hotels, tickets for special events or posh tea parties, it seems that mytime has hit on a simple but effective way to help the hidden heroes of our care system. we chat with other people and you hear what their problems are and that puts your own problems into perspective sometimes, 00:26:20,325 --> 2147483051:49:54,878 because there are people 2147483051:49:54,878 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 far worse off than me.