hello. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at five. a few days ago it was the turn of scotland to register its highest theresa may arrives at a summit in egypt with a promise temperature it has ever recorded that mps will be able to have in the month of february, 18 degrees, and it looks another say on her brexit deal by march 12th —— ruling out a meaningful like wales has done it today. vote this week. this is a view from we want to leave the european union north—west wales earlier. on the 29th of march with a deal. a bit further south, that is what we are working for, we exceeded 19 celsius, according to the met office, we have good progress, constructive for the highest temperature wales discussions with the european union, has recorded in february. and we will be continuing that work so we can leave on the 29th of march temperatures over the next few days and leave with a deal. will reach into the high teens in the warm spots. labour's deputy leader, tom watson, warnsjeremy corbyn hello, this is bbc tonight it will be chilly he has to act urgently if the party news with shaun ley. after the warm day across much the headlines... of england and wales. is to stay together. theresa may arrives at a summit fog forming through parts in egypt with a promise that mps of yorkshire and north—east england, dense in places going there is almost a sort of crisis will be able to have another say for the soul of the labour party now on her brexit deal by into the morning. and that means that anyone who cares march 12th, ruling out england and wales will see the lowest temperatures, about our future, whatever a meaningful vote this week. minus four in parts of east anglia tradition they represent, have to find it within themselves we want to leave the european union and the south—east of england to work more closely together in the countryside. and that is as big a challenge forjeremy as it is for me. on the 29th of march with a deal. patchy rain to the west of northern ireland and this weather that is what we are working for, we have had good front will edge north as we go through monday. progress, constructive elsewhere, high pressure in control. discussions with the european union, and we will be continuing that work cloudy skies in north—west scotland

so we can leave on the 29th of march for a damp start to the day and the rain will push north and leave with a deal. labour's deputy leader tom watson sasteremy corbyn must take a "personal lead" over claims across the northern isles. of anti—semitism in the party. pope francis promises concrete the fog for yorkshire action to tackle clerical child sex and the north—east of england abuse at the end of a vatican will gradually clear. do not be surprised how chilly summit on paedophilia. it is elsewhere but temperatures will rebound after the chilly start, becoming quite warm for the time of year into the afternoon. more sunshine in northern ireland compared with recent days and warm spots in the uk will be into high teens. now on bbc news inside out. high pressure with us into tuesday, hello and welcome to a more widespread frost as tuesday inside out north west, with me, jacey normand. begins, not so much in the way this week: the zimmer frames and crutches abandoned or stored of fog, and most places away, when recycling them will get to see sunshine. there is a weak weather front close could save millions of pounds. to northern ireland and north—west scotland that will bring cloud i approached the local authority and nobody would take it. but hardly any rain. in fact, they are actually suggested a chilly start to the day but it i took it to the local tip. will turn into an unusually warm afternoon for the time of year. we meet the eco warrior and his team of volunteers on a mission 17 degrees for hull, to clean up the isle of man. 18 degrees in london and 19 degrees there's nothing to match possible in some places. what's going on here. everybody — i mean, everybody — plenty of sunshine for the first wants to be involved. half of the week, some fog overnight

it's become infectious. and into the morning. so you struggle. i had nothing. and the liverpool charity that's mild days but frosty nights and then it looks like it will turn unsettled caring for the carers. at the end of the week, it is really, really important that but more so into next weekend. there will be a gradual decline in temperatures, all the carers find out about it. a build in cloud as well, wet weather at times, but wetter and windier into next weekend. remember those crutches in the loft? do you still need that walking frame in the garage? because we've discovered that millions of pounds is being wasted on mobility equipment and daily living aids which, campaigners say, could be reused. we've sent the bbc‘s disability correspondent nikki fox to investigate. today we're in the glorious surroundings 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 roadshow. so 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 and do with it? i was able to return the zimmer frame to the hospital. that was fine. the rest of the kit, i approached the local authority and discovered that nobody would take it. in fact, they actually suggested i took it to the local tip. so, phil, you're our expert. we've got this equipment here. what's this, for example? it's a furniture raiser for raising a chair with wooden legs, such as queen anne legs. queen anne legs? and how much would that cost? somewhere in the region of £40 to £45. 0k. that's a grabber, isn't it? a grabber, yeah. how much would that be?

to buy new, probably £8 to £10. what's 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? how much is it all going to cost? probably cost in the region of £150 to £200. £150 to £200, christopher? i found that quite shocking. if you multiply it 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, it's a huge amount of money. 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 purchase new, £25. and they're in good nick, aren't they? they're both in excellent 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 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 that they had to be cleaned up to a certain extent, to stop that cross contamination from being accepted back and issued to another person. there's no wear and tear on the bottom. all right, the handles look a bit dirty and, as you say, a wet 0ne willjust 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 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 crutches and zimmer frames. 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 will 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. some of them still have the wrapping on them, which shows they've never been used. the collapsible zimmer — worth their weight in gold. still got the stickers on from delivery. you can imagine for somebody to buy this would be very expensive. if people have a centre, a point that 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‘ re annoyed. i mean, 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 — you know, i'm just one old geezer in 0kehampton,

sleepy little 0kehampton — 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, all equipment that 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's been recycled and is now obviously been put back in use for community again,

so this is all waiting to be collected for the next delivery. so how much money do you save a year by doing what you do? during the last financial year, we collected probably 14,000 equipment items. of those 14,000 equipment items, 94% was able to be recycled again, to be put back in community, so that equates to about, as a number value, about £300,000... £300,000? ..for the service, yeah. john is a regular user of the service. hello? hello, john, it's nhs community equipment. 0h, hello. i've got a new shower chair for you, mate. oh, thank you. does it bother you that it's been used by someone else? do you care? no, not really. if you hadn't told me, i wouldn't 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? 0ur figures show councils splashed out £187 million last year. they handed out around 3.5 million items. just over two million items 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. and here to collect the award, no expense spared, it's ayo from inside out west midlands. any words? do you know what? i am in tears, but that's just because it's absolutely freezing, but thank you from all the people in the west midlands. this means a lot to us. respect. ha! respect! the isle of man is often called the jewel of the irish sea. it's got around 100 miles of coastline and is surrounded by wildlife. but something else spectacular is also happening there. every week, teams of volunteers are giving up their time to clean up its beaches, and it all started as one man's mission to make it the cleanest island in the world. here'sjudy hobson. the isle of man is known for its rugged coastline and rural landscape. halfway between england and ireland, it attracts an array of wonderful wildlife.

here you might see cormorants, razorbills or rare birds like a chaff. and that's 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 here. 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 here, brought in and dumped by the tides. seals with ropes around their necks, we see sea birds that've got things like the plastic rings off beer cans. but something is being done about it. a kind of litter—picking revolution is happening, and it's all down to one man. there's nothing to match what's going on here. everybody — i mean, everybody — wants to be involved. it's become infectious. he is on a mission to make this island the cleanest in the world.

it's tuesday afternoon at port erin beach. it's beautiful, but take a closer look — bits of rope and plastic are everywhere. bill dale wants to clear it, but he can't do it on his own, so he's called in the cavalry. that's good. oh, yes, stick that in as well. good lad. just whack that in there. and then, here's another piece here — look. the children of rushen 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 — that's12 years ago — and i was walking my dogs on the beach, and i decided that we would start to pick up little bits of litter that we saw. i set myself the task —

two of us, at the time — to clear that beach, and we picked up 30,000 plastic bottles, because they were that deep, buried underneath each other. it was incredible. i didn't think we'd get as much of this. that is amazing. loads ofjust little bits. and i keep saying to them that these are the things, these little pieces, as on the blue planet series, as david attenborough showed, these are the things that's in the stomachs of little birds and that's killing them. the children have become so interested in what bill's doing, they've adopted the beach and they've made a pledge to keep it clean. because you just think why would people would do that, because they know there's creatures living under the ocean and they know the damage. we've found some syringes, lots of plastic, and quite a lot of string today. really bad stuff in the environment. and 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 just off the south coast 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, are not seen very often. they are not cited very often, but grey seals they are not sighted 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 rope 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 buddies 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 volunteers. 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 birmingham or wherever. if you throw things like this into a stream, river, it ends up out to sea and then on the beach. today, about 100 volunteers have come along and some have been helping for 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 realise what a problem we have. beach buddies is a registered charity. and the work it does is gaining acknowledgement around the world. three years ago, the isle of man gained status from unesco, and bill dale was recognised

for the work he had done for making this one of the best places in the world to view nature. in 2016, 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, there, 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 who 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 enjoy 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 our special needs daughter who we adopted. carer 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 over 20 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. he 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 0k 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. 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.

we are 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 parties just 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 late 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 to 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.

—— lifeline. 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 for naheed to spend some quality time with her eldest daughter, shireen. 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 14—month gap between my other daughter, shireen, 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, it is important that other carers find out about it. i found out about it, i was desperate. it isjust great. it really is.