this is bbc news. the headlines at 8... the prime minister tries to reassure welsh farmers about their future amid mounting fears of a no—deal brexit. we will make sure that they get the help that they need that if there are markets that are going to be tricky we help them to get new markets. we need to know now what he's going to do if there's no deal it's too late on the 315t. brexit means bad news for holiday—makers heading abroad as the pound continues to fall. flash flooding after more site and thunderstorms and torrential rain. president trump faces a boycott by black lawmakers as he marks the 400th anniversary of us democracy but says he's not a racist.

i am the least racist person there is anywhere in the world. what i've done for african americans, i would say no president has done. dealing with england's alcohol problem experts say huge cuts to services for alcoholics are fuelling a national epidemic. you feel as if you're going to go insane. i've thought to myself i can't cope, i can't carry on like this, i'll kill myself. borisjohnson has made his first visit to wales as prime minister, in a bid to rally support for his brexit plans. but there's been fierce criticism from farming groups, who say that leaving the eu without a deal would be ‘catastrophic‘ for welsh farming

and could lead to civil unrest. wales, which voted to leave in 2016, is heavily dependent on agriculture particularly lamb. 92% lamb exports go to eu source: meat promotion more than a third of all welsh lamb is sold abroad, and 92% of that goes to eu countries. 40% eu tariffs on lamb likely in no deal source. but if we leave with no deal welsh lamb is likely to face eu tariffs of around a0%. farmers currently pay no tariffs for eu exports. our wales correspondent sian lloyd reports. a prime minister wanting to tell those working in agriculture the prime minister with the future of farming the prime minister with the future offarming in the prime minister with the future of farming in his hands and one he wa nted of farming in his hands and one he wanted to tell that's working in the agricultural sector at that it can continue to thrive put brexit. as borisjohnson continue to thrive put brexit. as boris johnson makes his continue to thrive put brexit. as borisjohnson makes his first continue to thrive put brexit. as boris johnson makes his first visit to wales as prime minister, a

country which boded overwrought to leave de yukonite today farmers leaders are whining of potential civil unrest in the event that no—deal brexit. wells exports more to europe than any other uk country, and ourfearof to europe than any other uk country, and our fear of leaving without a deal could have catastrophic impact on the likelihood of people. we will make sure they have support they need if there are markets that are going to be tricky and we help them to find new markets, we had interventions, that are aimed at to support and their income. but this farming family wants to get the details of his plans. they had been rearing sheep for generations. jonathan voted to remain in europe, and he is concerned about where and how quickly new markets can be found. it's taken 40 years to develop and create the market we

have in europe. if we lose that overnight, then there is no market available elsewhere in the world that we could find it to take up the excess that we could find it to take up the excess lands of. most farmers currently receive £300 million in subsidies from the common agricultural policy. that will come to an end, but they are still questions and how it's going to be replaced and also theories about the impact of the loss of free trade with europe. you usually see 40% ta riffs with europe. you usually see 40% tariffs on land for example and 80% on beef which would make it unviable for us to export and our biggest market is the eu. the prime minister repeated he is not aiming for a no—deal brexit. but if compromise cannot be found, preparations must be made. sian lloyd reporting. in the last hour, the prime minister has been meeting wales' first minister, labour's mark drakeford, alongside the welsh secretary alun cairns. after the meeting, mr drakeford said he gave the prime minister a "very

clear message" that "brexit will be catastrophic for wales". what i want to impress on the prime minister, that a campaign of a bluff and bluster and a belief that if we simply indulge ourselves in a vacuum a sense of optimism, that is not going to get us through this. we need a properly detailed and serious conversation that measures up to the seriousness of these issues. which allows wales and scotland and other parts of the uk to make their case and a way that is listen to and makes a difference. we'll bring you more on all of that and find out how that story and many others are being covered. in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are pippa crerar, the political editor at the daily mirror, and claire cohen, who's the women's editor at the telegraph.

the value of the pound has continued to fall as the government insists it is prepared to take the uk out of the european union without a deal. this morning, it reached a a new two and a half year low against the dollar before recovering slightly. during trading in london today, the value of the pound went down to one dollar 21, continuing yesterday's slide. it also fell against the euro. it's bad news for holiday—makers heading abroad. here's our business editor simonjack. holiday time. it's when people really notice the value of the pound, and for brits in paris today, the recent slump has come into sharp focus. everything is so much more expensive than what we thought it was, we have done europe trips before and it hasn't been this expensive. it is significantly more expensive for this trip than when i was here last year for business. maybe you can't enjoy yourself as much as you'd like to because you are penny—pinching. for businesses like this popcorn maker, the pounds value

is important all year round. the recent fall has come just as it is launching new products in america, which is good, but it is not that simple. there are two sides to the coin. on the positive we are able to sell a lot more product overseas because people are able to buy it at a lower price, but on the other side it is more expensive for us to buy ingredients from overseas. those that need to come from belgium, chocolate, for example. at the same time we don't tend to pass on any cost increases to customers so we are seeing our margins being squeezed as well. a lot of companies are like this, they export a bit and those exports will be cheaper overseas, they import ingredients and they will be a bit more expensive. so it's a bit of a trade—off. as a country, the uk imports much more than it exports so on balance it is worse off. since a very sharp fall after the referendum, the value of the pound has largely risen on hopes of a deal and fallen on talk of no deal. recently, the government has flip—flopped between saying no deal

is one in a million to being called the government's working assumption. it is that message that has seen it slide to its lowest level in two and a half years. so how low could it go? markets are clearly worried about no deal but if it becomes clear that we are indeed on the road to no deal, then it is likely the pound would fall a lot further, down to 1.10 against the dollar, or below. that would mean more expensive imports and higher costs for consumers. a cheaper pound could over time help us export more and import less, but in the short—term, home or abroad, a falling pound makes uk consumers and tourists poorer. in some ways a currency is like the share price of a country. it is a sign of confidence in its economic prospects. the financial markets at least seem to believe that a no—deal brexit could dent both of those. let's get more on this now, and i'm joined by emma coulthurst, a travel commentator from holiday price comparison site travelsupermarket.

thank you for coming in. it couldn't come at the worst time of the eric credit, this is peak summer holiday moments when locals are going to foreign climates, so for those of us who have not even paid fully for our hotels abroad and have got our cash, is there anything we can do to make it go further? that are, it's a holiday getaway season but however, you can think about your holiday money and how you get it, so if you book your holiday but not your cash, i say go online and compare prices and think about the way you can find the least earnings for your money so 350 euros where what i paid at least fora? 350 euros where what i paid at least for a? and actually if you forgotten i needed to get it before the airport this book it online it's a better rate, but it's shocking at the airports. i heard reports today that you could get less darling than the euro rate, which isjust

appalling! so never ever get it at the airport. 0ther appalling! so never ever get it at the airport. other things to bear in mind as well, make sure you consider having a credit cover for overseas we forget to look at our statements and you use your card abroad you would be struck at the 6% for every hundred pound is likely to be charged on your normal card so you something like debit cards. but you have to apply for the new can get them overnight. hopefully no one is going tomorrow and listening to this narrative sorted it out. i think it took me about seven days to get mine, so you have to plead with them to give you one. but other things to bearin to give you one. but other things to bear in mind, what you know when you're on holiday and they say to you're on holiday and they say to you do want to pay and styling? never do it. always pay local currency because there's something called dynamic convergence currency conversion which will put an awful rate that's not your paper on it. i

would say if you have not booked your holiday look for nine—year destinations to be honest, probably with 28 my love with the styling against the dollar, you don't want to go to the us if looking for great value for money. you need to go to south africa or possibly mexico, but short we are seeing massive increase in all—inclusive searches because you're locking in those food and drink costs with no problems for the volatility of currency but not for everyone, but is proving the most popular search, but also we are seeing storage and interest. are just looking for countries where you pound goes further. yes, some all—inclusive holidays where everything is all and you don't have to worry because most of your cost is paid for that i was saying actually resurgence as in places like turkey tunisia bulgaria even egypt, some places you get more at the resort, so you're making your

money go further and if you want to go to the euro zone, portugal is brilliant that's where our holidays and 3 euros for a glass of nice wine, and also your money goes further and i think we forget holiday in the uk is fantastic, but the standard of living is huge and even within europe, if you're looking, we compare prices across more than 25 holiday providers and we can see it that euros on holidays for packets holiday, prices come down to 38% year on year, meaning for the price of holiday, i would recommend creek, portugal, and sicily is coming up for good package prices this year. cannot have your phone number because i want to speak to you first. in terms for those who rent hotels and restaurants here, could there be more visitors coming here and that's one question and second, if you over a look at whether pound as compared to with the brexit referendum, how much more overall for the holidays with a?

within the euro zone, the price of the package holidays has honestly been coming down, because people are delaying booking holidays understandably especially around march, said people are booking now because they not concerned with not deal brexit put out the table until at least 0ctober, deal brexit put out the table until at least october, but it means we are seeing it out, better holiday prices, and you now ijust think in terms of people coming here, yes. goodness me, that's fantastic for people from the us to come here on holiday, so there is a real benefit for us uk people, i'm on holiday coming up soon but it's going to cost me more than the holiday to portugal because you know, generally cost of living is cheaper, so you could go to spain and even with the exchange rate issues, we need to remember it's cheaper by 40% to eat out of the red. final question if you're going to post final 0ctober

say if the deal doesn't happen, what should we do? because the pound could be... i think we need to realise we did not need be said in a no deal situations and at least until end of 2020. you can travel in europe for 90 days out at 180, so i think we need to remember that. but i also think we need to make sure with your money as well, hedge your bets, it's difficult to know when to the currency, get some now or later with you, but don't get it at the airport. i will try to remember that, it's good to speak to you, thank you for all of that. the prime minister and his irish counterpart, leo va radkar, have clashed over brexit in their first phone conversation since mrjohnson entered downing street last week. mrjohnson said any deal must include removal of the backstop the mechanism to avoid an irish hard border. but mr varadkar said it was needed

because of decisions made by the uk. with me now is our political correspondentjessica parker. what more do we know about that conversation, it's a surprise that he took a week to happen? you are quite right, i think they had been left to speculation that once boris johnson had entered number ten as a new prime minister, if indeed and epping him which it was, the first thing he may be it would be to hop off to dublin to meet the irish prime minister in order to get things moving but actually is happened is a more distant strategy from number ten. boris johnson happened is a more distant strategy from number ten. borisjohnson has received invites from the french president and the german chancellor and during a phone conversation today which i'm told it was a warm and cordial conversation of course irish prime minister inviting them to dublin but the downing street strategy seems to be talk on the phone keep each other‘s number is and in touch. but sitting down face

to face as far as borisjohnson is concerned, no point until the ee badge on this issue of the backstop and again, i reflected in the phone call today between borisjohnson and doris prime minister, they say they are not budging the withdrawal agreement that ( a are not budging the withdrawal agreement that (a negotiation that back hot —— backstop has to stay. thank you, jessica. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. thank you, first ashes test is just two days away, as england look to regain from australia. the press matches on thursday, and is coming out of the england camp asjoe root will bat at number three for that first test dropping down to four and the batting order. henry is in birmingham forest as they go through final preparations. two days to go until it all begins, pipettes not just to decide the winner of the ashes. the frustration for both

sides as well, english weather. both teens looking to get time batting in the middle by not having much of theirfighting the middle by not having much of their fighting because it's the middle by not having much of theirfighting because it's been raining too much, england know they will face when the best bowling line—ups in the world and then a tall order that has not been firing and red bell cricket, notjust a pasty lease but the island test match, and going further back than that, they made a pasty lease but the island test match, and going further back than that, they maybe shifted england captain will be up to number three stop live he will be biting and i will be biting for. and i'm very excited about it. i am —— it's been great to be in that style. i batted at four before flavour can't enter my career, so for me it wasn't really a big issue. just happy to be playing like i said. tha nkfully happy to be playing like i said. thankfully the weather for later in the week is better than we had seen on monday and tuesday. this is a fortress for english cricket, winning the last 11 games here,

across the formats and 2015 england dominated against australia and bailing out getting a good start to the series could be oh so crucial and what people are saying is like likely to be a tight series across the five matches. harry kane scored the five matches. harry kane scored the only goal is pot number their cup semifinal against real and the dread in munich. he scored what they can't finish after the point touch landed for him to pick it up and the back of the net it went. tottenham will face munich on wednesday. chelsea had banned a fan for life or using racially abusive language towards manchester city racine starling during a match in december. police did investigate but the crown prosecution service said there was insufficient evidence for criminal charge, that chelsea operating under civil standard of proof rather than

criminaland civil standard of proof rather than criminal and after applying rib —— lip reading experts took it into their own hands, five this had been temporarily suspended by using abusive language as well and threatening and aggressive behaviour. transfer business that has concluded, everything who have solid midfielderfor the region of £30 million, the senegal international happened at goodison park after three years, he returns to france where he will spend the setting seasons there. england rugby union out for six weeks. meaning he may not play again before he does scored two part for a while cup in japan. the forward returned home early from a training camp in italy last week after injuring his but and now faces a race to prove his fitness before england's what type open against tonga on the 27th of september. they lend a good weighted

cup to win a third cup. the fibril trained byjohn and made it eight successive winds becoming the second pa rt successive winds becoming the second part is after double trigger to win two prices on three occasions. that is all your support for now, mark coming up at sports day later. 400 years ago democracy was born in america in the town of jamestown, virginia. today the commemoration of that historic moment was marked by protest a mass boycott by black lawmakers who said they wouldn't attend the ceremony because of the presence of donald trump. chris buckler reports from jamestown. jamestown is regarded as a place where the foundations were laid for what would become america. the first legislative assembly met here 400 years ago in what was then the colony of virginia. right here in virginia

your predecessors... virginia is our home! yet four centuries on, an invitation to the current head of national government to come and commemorate that moment led to protests. he said, "you cannot send us back". a reference to recent comments by president trump that led some to refuse invitations to this event. in the posts on twitter he told several black and ethnic minority members of congress that they should return to the crime infested places they came from. it angered me. because i don't feel he was just talking to those four women. he was talking to me. it says something about modern america that some democrats are choosing to boycott an event here at what is regarded as the birthplace of this country's democracy. because it is being attended by the elected president of the united states. i'm the least racist person there is anywhere in the world. what i have done for african

americans into two and a half years, no president has been able to do anything like it. but allegations of racism are particularly sensitive in jamestown. because this summer also marks for hundred years since the first documented africans arrived on what is now american soil, brought here as slaves. many remembering that difficult history felt it was appropriate for the president to be here. even if they were critical of his recent words and attacks. just because someone is coming does not mean you can boycott, you are still celebrating the birthplace of everything and it is good to come here and support just jamestown itself and the community. and democracy. 0n the other hand we can certainly understand the passionate feelings that he is not representing what this country was founded on. and the ideals that we hold dear to ourselves. it is exclusive and it is racist. and to be able to as a leader of a free country, you should do things that bring our country together.

fire! injamestown you are given a glimpse of the past and in that history of people and democracy there may be lessons for america today. chris buckler, bbc news, jamestown in virginia. a former high courtjudge says the police officers involved in the inquiry into an alleged vip paedophile ring should be investigated themselves. sir richard henriques who led a review of the police operation says beech's claims were not consistent but this was not drawn to the attention of the court by police when applying for search warrants. beech was jailed for 18 years last week, for lying about being tortured and abused. june kelly reports. last week, carl beech was given an 18—year sentence for the lies he told in police interviews. i had poppies pinned to my chest whilst they did

whatever they wanted to do. he duped officers with his deceit. lord bramall, a former army chief, was among those beech accused, along with the former home secretary lord brittan, who died during the police investigation, and the ex—tory mp harvey proctor. i was effectively ruined by what happened. i lost myjob, i lost my home. i have a civil action against the metropolitan police which they are resisting. but did police break the law themselves by searching the homes of these accused? this is the question which is now being asked. in february 2015, the met police applied for three search warrants as part of their controversial investigation. it was in march the following year that the enquiry, 0peration midland, was finally closed with no—one arrested or charged.

in october 2016, a judge's highly critical review of the enquiry was published in part. it was the work of the former high courtjudge, sir richard henriques. now in a newspaper article he attacks the police further claiming the three search warrants were obtained unlawfully because police didn't reveal there were inconsistencies in beech's story. and he says the police watchdog should have investigated whether a criminal act was committed by the police. lord bramall has described how officers descended on his home in hampshire. his wife was suffering from alzheimer's. they were all over the house and my wife was seriously ill, but she was downstairs on a walker and i had to move herfrom room to room and she kept on saying, "what are they doing here?" the beech case has been extremely damaging for scotland yard but today the police watchdog stressed that it had found no suspicion of criminality involving officers who investigated beech.

more flash flooding in north yorkshire, this town and the orchard dales were hit by a tense downpour this afternoon. the met office says 50 mm of rain fell in about an hour, making some of the roads impossible. the environment agency says river levels are expected to rise significantly overnight. it's monitoring the situation very closely. let's not go to nick who is in north yorkshire where there has been flooding, very, very quick flash floods cannot tell us where you are at the moment and what has happened to your house and village? yes, it happened at six o'clock this evening, we had a warning from the environment agency literally three minutes before the terrain of water hit us. my colleagues downstairs in

the flats below us — help to bring us the flats below us — help to bring us up to my flat, we are looking at it at the moment and is still torrential, that flight is coming down the main road, it'sjust now outside our house, and it must be about five or six feet deep, and it's coming through. we are writing pictures that you have sent us of the water outside. where exactly are you at the moment at the house? i'm on the second floor looking down right now, as the first floor is fine, but if the ground floor that's badly hit. and how high is the water now in your house? that four feet of water. on my gosh, that's incredibly damaging andi water. on my gosh, that's incredibly damaging and i gather a fire brigade are and to make sure you i said, what about neighbours and friends?” have been outside but i do not

recognise this car that's floating down my road right now, i do look inside and make sure no one was inside. i have tried to see my neighbour and they seem to be ok, fire brigade came about ten minutes ago, they'd been to my neighbours on my left and they said they are fine, but it's the ones who cannot get to the village itself and they don't know how things are apparent. because the actual the actual river is ove rflowed because the actual the actual river is overflowed obviously and come onto the road and flowing, so it's quite, it's quite deep. it's about five or six feet deep out there. in terms of level of the help you have had since the flooding in the warning, idid had since the flooding in the warning, i did you get that whining in the first place? just an automatic phone call, that around six o'clock and six o'clock literally around that time, is not ina literally around that time, is not in a water hit us. say that no time

to move anything. no, we had no time to move anything. no, we had no time to move anything we decide to make sure animals and pets we had and eve ryo ne sure animals and pets we had and everyone is all right i have been downstairs a few times to collect things for people but everything has been ruined, it's just things for people but everything has been ruined, it'sjust floating about. what is it you are now most worried about within your own home then your safety? i think, i'm fine, but i think my colleagues in the flats below me who are affected, they seem to be fine but they seem shocked more than anything and i think the fact is, we are not... i mean the news has been saying all morning we were going to get the storms hitting us, but three minutes before it actually hits us, i think the environment agency somewhere along the line was not done at thorough enough job. are there enough emergency services people out there in terms of what you see. not really we are up in the dales, so we only have one fire tender based

here, and we have others in other areas but they are coming from two and a half hours away, i don't know how many of the attendants are about but they probably have they said they came on about because none of they came on about because none of the fire crews appear have boats. they obviously have proper boats to be able to get up this road of ours. final thought, it's holiday season, i know it's very beautiful in that pa rt i know it's very beautiful in that part of the well, that is it busy at the moment? where having a major festival this week for hard rock which is about every year for four days, some fantastic festival and the grounds where opposite me and looking, they are flighted as well so looking, they are flighted as well soi looking, they are flighted as well so i feel sorry for this people because they put lots of effort into having something that happens every yearly. nick, we wish you the best

and we help the water subsides and eve ryo ne and we help the water subsides and everyone who is facing back at the moment, but it looks as though it has not potentially peak yet. so let's keep update with the weather now, here's elina. hello, torrential rain today, thousands of lightning strikes. heavy showers and storms going over particularly through north wales midlands northern england, easing on central and southern england in south wales not many any size for northern ireland, but scotland ice gatherings, but i'm muqqy but scotland ice gatherings, but i'm muggy night for everyone, temperature is not as low. area blood pressure responsible for heavy showers and thunderstorms, still with us tomorrow, so more at these torrential spells of rain to come, particularly through the midlands and north wales, had and locally find a shower is pushing north through scotland but not many from northern scotland or ireland, says this —— spells and sunshine here and more in the land of sunshine across

price essential southern england, temperature is around 24 is obvious. showers on thursday, still some to be found in northern england and eastern scotland. hello this is bbc news. the headlines the prime minister tries to reassure welsh farmers about their future amid mounting fears of a no—deal brexit. will make sure that they have the support that they need and the markets could be tricky and we could help them in new markets. we need to know now, what he is going to do if there is no deal. because it is too late on the 31st of october. brexit means bad news for holiday—makers heading abroad as it continues to fall. roads washed away and others are as sudden

thunderstorms and torrential rain causes flooding in north yorkshire. president trump faces a boycott by lawmakers as he marks the us democracy anniversary and saying he is not a racist. i am the least racist person there is anywhere in the world. what i have done for african americans, no president, i would say has done. dealing with the alcohol problem. huge cuts to services. i thought to myself, i cannot cope, i cannot carry on like this. let's get more now on the prime minister's visit to wales where borisjohnson has been speaking to farmers as he tries to gather support for his brexit plans. their union has warned of unrest if the uk leaves the eu without a deal one farmer told him to stop playing ‘russian roulette'

with the lamb industry. farming is worth just over six billions pounds to the welsh economy. if the uk government decides to press on with a no—deal brexit then tariffs on welsh lamb could increase by up to 40% at present 92% of all welsh lamb is sent to countries in the eu. joining me now on webcam is huw davies who looks after over a thousand sheep on his farm in carmarthenshire. thank you very much forjoining us. how do you feel about the potential no—deal brexit in a matter of months? i think it is of grave concern to us. we have been watching today and obviously a prime minister who has a great passion for our country. but the strategy he is rolling out, does cause concern and alarm. we are naturally coming down

to the time where sales are reaching their peak and they will probably coincide with october 31 and the 1st of november. it is absolutely essential for us to have frictionless trade in the year up work our customers reside. if the prices go up that much in the ta riffs prices go up that much in the tariffs to go up that your sales will suffer hugely, is that guaranteed? will suffer hugely, is that guaranteed ? is there will suffer hugely, is that guaranteed? is there nothing they can be done by government or anyone else to stop that? i think there is a lot of work being done by various organisations and they estimated a price fall by 24% if the tariffs come into place. our concern is that these customers that we have our relationships for over 40 years, it is absolutely essential that we keep that going into countries like

france, germany, italy and spain in the coming months. there are emerging markets that we need to develop. we have just started exporting to japan, but the numbers of very small and trade deals are not done overnight they take time to be sorted and brought the paperwork and everything else to happen. so it is absolutely critical that there is frictionless trade in hundred 80 days' time. but if there is not, what will you do? what will you face on november the 1st? we will see an immediate crash in the product that we sell, we cannot turn the top off, it isa we sell, we cannot turn the top off, it is a natural product, that is why it is a natural product, that is why it is a natural product, that is why it is sought after and countries not only just it is sought after and countries not onlyjust in europe but the domestic

market, we will still have to carry selling, but it will be done at a loss and we would take a big financial hit. can you afford to ta ke financial hit. can you afford to take that hit and if so, for how long? absolutely not. farmers are already working on very thin margins as it is, and this will not only affect commerce but it will affect our local communities, farmers and asa our local communities, farmers and as a multiplying effect work farmers to make money and they do tend to spend it on the local community and local dealerships, local contractors, the processing plants, eve ryo ne contractors, the processing plants, everyone will be affected and i could have a huge knock on effect on jobs and also on the communities that we live in. taking back control and selling your products and in the

uk, is that one potential solution we shall absolutely and we will find that didn't domestic market quickly, but we do need to export at that time and there is an imbalance issue and more attractive in certain areas of the world than others and we do need to have that in place. for example, they may be the flavour of the month ata they may be the flavour of the month at a certain time, but sometimes it something else. we need the freedom to export the biggest that we have donein to export the biggest that we have done in the past. how worried are you that welsh farmers could go out of business if there is no—deal brexit? extremely worried. i'm worried for the young progressive

farmers coming into the industry that extended themselves and borrow money to get a stepping stone onto the ladder and we are encouraging these young people to become part of this industry in this sort of disruption to their trade and their income could absolutely be devastating. i cannot overestimate that and we have to be very careful in the coming weeks as to what happens to our industry. the uk based owner of holiday inn and crowne plaza hotels has pledged to remove miniature toiletries from all of its hotels for environmental reasons. intercontinental hotels group is the first global hotel brand to launch such a move. the company says it currently uses about 200 million bathroom miniatures every year. that's equivalent to about one million kilograms of plastic. it's now planning to switch to bulk dispensers, refillable bottles

and ceramic containers in 843,000 rooms, by the end of 2021. this is a move which will affect over 5,000 hotels worldwide, and has already happened in around a third of the hotel group's estate. jo hendrickx is founder and ceo of travel without plastic, which works with hotels to help them reduce their use of single use plastics. thank you forjoining us. how big a deal is this announcement?” thank you forjoining us. how big a deal is this announcement? i think it is really huge. it is a huge commitment to make and from our experience, working with hotels, we do not underestimate the challenge and committing to such a change, something so diverse. it takes time to get everyone on board with a change and while on the surface, it may seem change and while on the surface, it may seem quite an easy thing to do, oran

may seem quite an easy thing to do, or an easy swap to make. we considered the logistics to make this and changes to operating standards that need to take place and engaging with global training staff and creating customer communications, there is an awful lot to do for a company can feel confident to make this commitment and once it is out there publicly, there how it accountable to achieve it. we think it is great to show leadership at this level and we think it is be a game changer and hopefully with the hotels and groups will follow suit. to put customers off due to part of the appeal being pa rt off due to part of the appeal being part of the individual, hygienic, toiletries in the bathroom, it is basic requirement, isn't it? we have become accustomed to certain expectations, miniature toiletries have been one of those things. we got very used to seeing if we have

come to expect them. many times i question how many people do use them and maybe jaime pugh would just take them home in a suitcase and they end up them home in a suitcase and they end up in their kitchen cupboard for many years. but they are not taking the surface away, it is not about removing services or creating issues around the actual customer experience, adding the expectations on business is to reduce the necessary plastic which is increasing so much that i think it'll be a welcome change rather than a problem. a very simple explanation. how the new bathrooms look like in the post plastic world? i think we need to go much further than toiletries or shampoo conditioner and shower gel to get to a post plastic world, but i think this is a great start. it is more about when making the facility available, but the resettable

toiletries there, and for housekeeping to be able to change them. but also to look at what else is provided in the bathrooms that we do not necessarily need and also what is going to come into the legislation within the eu and the immunities ofair legislation within the eu and the immunities of air provided. —— that we are provided. and we can start with other things, there is no need to re m ove with other things, there is no need to remove the service we just need to remove the service we just need to look at what is available and less is more. thank you very much. west mercia police have arrested an 86—year—old man on suspicion of murder after human remains were found in a septic tank. the bones were discovered in the village of kempsey in worcestershire, earlier this month. detectives said the remains were likely to be those of brenda venables, who disappeared in 1982, although that's yet be

confirmed by a dna test. joanne writtle reports. it was earlier this month that workers clearing out a septic tank discovery human remains. police say they now believe that they are those of brenda, who lived there with her husband david but disappeared in 1982. the news articles held in the city populace archive described how she waited anxiously by the phone for news of his wife and police searched using a helicopter and dogs. even though her body was not found in, her name appears in the grave of her parents some 20 miles away. today, police carried out searches at the bungalow where david now lives, short distance away from the farm. initially, the remains we re the farm. initially, the remains were connected to the missing estate agent eight miles away, but police

ruled that out. tonight, and 86—year—old man arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody, helping officers of their inquiries. alcohol abuse in england has become a national epidemic with cuts to services meaning many are not getting the help they need. experts from kings college london say the government isn't doing enough to tackle it. while scotland and wales have invested in their alcohol services, more than £100m has been cut since services in england were re—organised in 2012. the researchers say cuts to community care are putting increasing strain on hospitals, which have seen admissions for alcohol related conditions rise by 15% in the past decade. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports on the pressure one hospital is under. alcohol is britain's deadliest drug. they've more or less said, "if you don't pack in, you're going to die."

10% of all patients admitted to hospital are alcohol—dependent. i was drinking a three litre bottle of cider over 24 hours. at the royal liverpool hospital they get the best care the nhs can offer. we're all part of the alcohol care team. good morning, how are you? i haven't been too good. nurse consultant lynne owens knows marion well. so, you last had your tablets first thing this morning. the 66—year—old is on the second day of her latest detox and needs help. we'll get you better. we'll do it together. it is the most horrendous feeling to be like this and you feel as if you're going to go insane, you know i even thought to myself, "i can't cope, i can't, i'll kill myself, i'll kill myself first. "

and then you think so yourself, "why the hell did you get yourself into that situation?" but you don't realise. her recovery begins with some tablets to help her withdrawal from alcohol. but her symptoms are severe. she is struggling. you take them with some water. being an alcoholic you cannot have one, there is no such thing on this earth as one drink. and it's a terrible affliction. absolutely terrible. last year lynne and her colleagues treated more than 2,500 people with alcohol problems, one of the few specialist teams in england. treatment for alcohol—related problems in this country is poor. the amount of treatment available is certainly not enough. in liverpool though they're doing their best. this man needs fluid drained from his stomach as alcohol has damaged his liver — a common problem. eight litres are removed,

but he continues to drink. for lynne, a 20 year—veteran of treating alcohol addiction, that is irrelevant to his care. some people even think they that they don't deserve treatment and that's a dreadful place for any person to be. the more respect you show to patients and the more dignity you afford them, the more likely you are to increase their motivation to change. two thirds of patients with alcohol problems are aged over 45 across the nhs, with most attending hospital repeatedly. this time last week i couldn't walk, i was using a zimmer frame. meet tricia graham, she is 46. a mum of five. i have had pneumonia eight times in the last year. double pneumonia. i don't know how i'm still alive, i have had a couple of cardiac arrests. and it's all down to drinking. a lifelong need for alcohol has weakened her lungs, liver and pancreas.

but she's recently been given her own flat and is determined to stay sober to repair the damage she's caused to herself and her family. i'm sorry, kids. i'm sorry, everyone i've hurt. but there just didn't seem no other way out, you know? in the bed next to tricia is catherine maxwell, who is having a liver scan. she stopped drinking last year after decades of abuse — incredibly her body's recovering. normal. this is the point of the alcohol care team — supporting patients to stop drinking and start living. i was indifferent to life in the past, i wasn't enjoying it. and i haven't enjoyed life in this way for decades. with community services being cut,

nhs england intends to create alcohol care teams in 50 other hospitals, while more admissions than ever are linked to problem drinking. and if you've been affected by any issues in michael buchanan's report, there is information on the bbc‘s action line. the headlines on bbc news. she's an actress, mother and the wife of the hollywood actor will smith. and nowjada pinkett smith has become one of the leading online entertainers with her chat show which is broadcast on facebook. she reaches millions of people every week with her online series red table talk which she hosts with her mother and her musician daughter willow smith. she's been speaking to our correspondent chi chi izundu. this is red table talk. red table talk. it's a simple concept, a chat around a table featuring jada pinkett smith, her mum adrienne and her daughter willow. no topic is off—limits.

there are some celebrity guests including her husband, actor will smith, where they have talked about their marriage. i think that's the worst i've ever felt in our marriage. wow. i was failing miserably. the red table talk is on a new facebook service competing with the likes of netflix and youtube. 300 million views is extraordinary for a showjust a year old. the figure is dwarfed by some youtube programmes but traditional tv, however, can only dream of getting such numbers. of course i went to traditional networks and there were networks that wanted it. there is something about network television, that makes it less intimate. wejust like to get to the table and talk. we don't want to do a whole lot of ta—da! and you have to do that for network. a topic revisited time and time again is race. everything from interracial

relationships to whether white people should adopt black children. my mother comes from a whole different generation where segregation and racism wore a different face, and then there is my generation, and then there is willow's generation, so how we all relate to race is very different. very different! and the wounds are different. the 47—year—old was born in baltimore in maryland which was just last weekend described as a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess by donald trump, a comment he has denied is racist. and althouthada acknowledges how talking about skin colour can be difficult, it is a conversation she is willing to keep having. we in america have been dealing with race, all the different layers of it, a lot of history. we are still dealing with the repercussions of it, and i think that once we embrace that reality, we can get to the other side faster. but it is happening at its pace.

the actress jada pinkett smith ending that report. if you were to step inside rochester cathedral, you'd be forgiven for thinking you were on the fairway to heaven. the central aisle known as the nave has been transformed into a crazy golf course. the hole idea is to ensure a wedge isn't driven between the church and its potential congregation. some are calling it a stroke of genius; but others say it's the wrong way to get people interested in god, and could putt some people off. charlotte wright has been to take a look. it's a 900—year—old cathedral, now complete with a nine—hole crazy golf course!

about a year ago, there was a national gathering of cathedrals in manchester, and there, the archbishop of canterbury said to us that if you don't know how to have fun in cathedrals, then you're not doing yourjob properly. and he's absolutely right. cathedrals are very confident at the moment, confident to innovate and do events like this, and confident to tell people about our faith injesus christ, which is what we're all about. the attraction's been set up in the medieval nave, paid for by the rochester bridge trust, which runs the town's river crossings. the theme is bridges, naturally! the idea behind the actual course itself is to try and encourage young people and families to come into such a beautiful place like this, to learn about the structures of how different bridges form. figures show congregation numbers at churches have fallen between 10% and 20% in three years, and while faith leaders here say cathedrals are thriving, this is designed to attract a younger audience, while also teaching them about the engineering behind bridges.

you might say it's... holy—in—one! but it's proved controversial and has attracted criticism, with some saying it ruins the sanctity of the space. the point about god is, you've got to want to be interested in him. if you're not interested in him and you don't want to know where you come from, or where you're going to go when you die, or how to live, or how to change the world now, then i don't think a minigolf course is quite going to do it. but it's certainly proved popular today. it's really nice for children to come here, be able to see the history of the cathedral, as well as have fun. i'm quite surprised, but i really like it. well, i think it's quite a good place to let non—religious people come in, to experience what it's all about. yeah. normally, you'd come in and there'd be all the chairs and things like this, so to be in this open space, with loads of people coming in and out to do the golf, it's just a fantastic idea. we love it, don't we? organisers stress it's not an obstruction to worship, with opening hours scheduled around

cathedral services throughout august. this photograph which appears to show a humpback whale "swallowing" a sea lion was taken by wildlife photographer chase dekker at monterey bay in california. the animals were apparently feeding on a school of anchovies at the water's surface when the whale ended up with something a little larger in its mouth than it probably expected. chase told the bbc that he is "more than 100% confident" the sea lion swam away after it ended up in the whale's mouth. humpback whales diets usually consist of tiny crustaceans, plankton and small fish. now it's time for a look

at the weather with alina jenkins. we have seen some torrential rain with thousands of lightning strikes and gusty winds. we start this forecast for the bit of sunshine. for many blessing frequent showers, thousands of lightning strikes, gusty winds that have been bringing trees down. and every night we see the main concentration of showers is across the midlands, north wales and into northern england. still bring you some torrential rain, thunder, lightning on an already saturated ground, it will turn dry on southern england, south wells, not too many showers in northern ireland or because much of scotland. i'm really quite a muggy night, temperatures not much lower than 14 or 15 celsius. this area of low pressure is responsible for of these heavy showers and thunderstorms but still what us as we had through wednesday, further north and eastward, showers across the midlands, north wales,

northern england and slowly pushing their way northwards to scotland they may not get to the far north of scotland, mainly tricare and the showers will be easing all the while across wales, central and southern england, still some stronger gusts of wind, not as strong as always on tuesday but near the showers will turn quite gusty, temperatures around 2324 celsius and around 18 or 19 we see the showers will merge to give us a longer spell of rain. likely to see some flooding but some mornings and place for the rain and also for the thunderstorms which keep on going through wednesday evening. take a look at what happens by thursday, area of low pressure pulling away to the north sea, but still close to the uk. it will not be as frequent or thundering, but we will see eastern coast of england, particularly northern england and scotla nd particularly northern england and scotland whether showers get a bit more widespread to the day in

northern ireland, best of sunshine across wales, central and southern england, eastern angry at in the sunshine, 24 —— anglia. the high teens but we will see the high showers. most should be dry, safe for one or two isolated showers. it should feel a bit warmer.

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