you're watching bbc newsroom live, it's11am and these are the main stories this morning... the home secretary says she is "absolutely horrified" after a policeman was left critically injured in a machete attack in east london overnight. he has an injury to the side of his head which required stitching and he has other injuries to his body included bumps and bruises. eating less meat could help slow down global warming, according to climate scientists. bad for our health, it is bad for the climate, it is bad for water, it is bad for land degradation. torrential rain causes disruption for travellers in parts of scotland, as flooding closes the main rail

line from edinburgh to glasgow. more patients than ever before attended a&e units in england last month — a record high of 2.27 million. and — for the first time in more than 500 years — the two separated halves of tintagel castle will be reunited by a footbridge. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. police say an officer who was attacked with a machete in east london is seriously injured, but will recover. the policeman was stabbed several times after he tried to stop a van in leyton at around midnight. a man in his fifties has been arrested. in a tweet, the home

secretary priti patel said she's "horrified by the shocking stabbing of one of our brave police officers" and wished the officer a full recovery. our correspondent andy moore is in east london. what is in east london. do we knew so far? mail, please say what do we knew so far? mail, please say that it had been a routine patrol stopped. two officers in a patrol stopped. two officers in a patrol car so a large, white van and thought it was under insured. there was a brief purse it and then the vehicle came to a halt finallyjust outside this railway station in leyton for the driver got out and became very aggressive. it is said he had a machete about a foot long. the police had a press conference this morning. the circumstances are that the officers were in a marked police vehicle and stopped a van for not having insurance and having engaged the driver who was quite aggressive,

and we are fortunate we have a body worn cameras footage of the whole incident, and in dealing with that offence he tries to make off, gets back in the van and a violent struggle in shoes where he produces a weapon and stabs our officer in the head and around the body, and during the struggle the officer managed to get his taser and deploy it which stops the incident. the officer is at the royal london hospital and i went to visit him the early hours of this morning, and he is fine. he is seriously injured but he will make a recovery. he is there with his family and his loved we understand he needs an operation for the wins to his head. as we heard there, he was conscious and his family were with him. this seems

to have happened just after midnight and it was witnessed by quite a few people. let us listen now to one local resident who wanted to remain anonymous. someone said go away! go away! go away! then the police band, the noise, as well. then when i opened the window, i saw the police all around the area. as you say, we have had a comment from the home secretary. she tweeted absolutely horrified by the shocking stabbing of one of our brave police officers. his courage in the face of danger shows how police put their lives on the to protect it everyday. we wish the to protect it everyday. we wish the officer a fill recovery and my thoughts are with him. so far as we know, the police are saying the officer aspires they undershot at the moment is expected to make that recovery. thank you, andy.

the number of offences involving women carrying a knife has increased dramatically in england over the past five years — that's the finding of exclusive bbc research. youth workers say knife crime is seen as a male problem, and the role of females is often overlooked — but the home office says it funds schemes to help gang—affected women and girls. sarah corker reports. the first thing i would go do is run for a knife. i would go for a knife, threaten, cut. as a teenager, carrying a knife was part of everyday life for louise—anne. then, in her 20s, it was a way to protect herself in abusive relationships. i remember i used to have knives in my backpack. i'd use it to threaten people — "give me what you've got," take it off of them. i used to sleep with a knife under my bed, because i started to get quite paranoid. i remember my boyfriend bought me this — he actually bought me knives.

women are often overlooked or ignored when it comes to tackling britain's problem with knife crime. it is framed as a male problem. but figures obtained by the bbc show that, on average, one woman is caught carrying a knife here in the north of england every single day. in the west midlands, these weapons were found hidden in a designer handbag. in england, there has been a 73% increase in knife possession cases involving women in the last five years. since 2014, there has been more than 5,800 cases of women caught carrying knives. around a quarter of those involved girls under the age of 18. youth workers in leeds say some women willingly carry knives to rob people. others are being manipulated by men. they're asked to maybe be the courier of these weapons. they will agree to do that 'cause they're wanting to please their partner.

so what we've come across are women who will hide the weapons, saya knife, in a pram. police! women carrying knives has often been described as a hidden problem, but with the numbers increasing, the pressure is on police to tackle it. un scientists have released a major report into how to help fight climate change, following discussions in geneva. their findings focus on land use, and the damage done to the world's eco systems through farming and agriculture. the report, prepared by more than 100 scientists for the un's intergovernmental panel on climate change, says that if land is used more effectively, it can store more of the carbon emitted by humans. so what exactly do scientists suggest we do? they say that cutting down on meat and switching to a plant—based diet could help fight climate change — though they've stopped short

of calling on people to become vegetarian or vegan. they suggest adopting farming practices that work with what nature offers us, rather than forcing crop production with fertilisers. and they say we should work to halt deforestation and restore the ecosystems we have damaged. 0ur environment analyst roger harrabin has more. this alpine landscape was once covered by forest. the trees sucked carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and regulated the climate. then, humans cleared some of the land for food. but cattle burp methane, and that strongly heats the atmosphere. this sort of low—intensity grazing may produce protein from poor soil, and it does have some environmental benefits, but it still creates more greenhouse gases than growing plant protein. scientists meeting here in the alps are not saying we've all got to go vegan to protect the climate.

they are saying that we do need to cut down on red meat and dairy produce, and shift on towards eating more vegetables. debate here has been fraught because the way we use the land is so complex. among the experts' recommendations are: on biofuels, limiting the area used to grow trees to be burned to make electricity. this could conflict with feeding the world. 0n deforestation, working harder to protect the trees that protect us from climate heating. 0n desertification, finding ways to feed people that don't involve degrading the soil through overgrazing. in the west to be over consume meat and dairy. it is bad for our health,

the climate, water and atlantic addition. if we bejust the climate, water and atlantic addition. if we be just that consumption in the west of meat and dairy, we could have significant benefits for the climate, but also for our health. scientists also want to stop food being discarded, because wasting food means the greenhouse gases produced for the fertilisers to grow the crops have been for nothing. charity in geneva redistributes waste food. here they are taking stale bread and turning it into new cookies. this avoids having to make fresh flower to produce the kiddies. here is a positive sign. these peat murders in the north of england were previously drained so animals could graze. when pete is exposed to the air it gives of greenhouse gases, so now they are blocking up the channel to soak the peat again. one of the easier options to stop the planet overheating. roger harrabin, bbc news.

rogerjoins us now from geneva, where scientists released their findings at a un conference. this is a very big report and how we use the land. telus little bit more about what the site is suggesting what they this morning. if you ask people what you think about climate change? what causes climate change? people say planes, cars and factories that stop this time the intergovernmental panel which does reports from time to time, it is a very big consensus exercise that all the world's governments and scientists looking at all the major documents that have been published from science. this time, they are looking at a different factor in thatis looking at a different factor in that is largest. they are saying around a quarter of the emissions that are warming the planet actually coming from the way we use the land, not from fossil fields. 0ne quarter from the way we use the land. they say basically, not into many words,

but if you talk to them privately, they will say we are abusing the land and we have to stop. it is complex, isn't it? because in some ways it seems to be saying that the land affects the climate, but the climate is also affected the land. so it is kind of a cause and effect system, is that right? that is absolutely right, spot on. it is very complicated. 0ne absolutely right, spot on. it is very complicated. one of the reasons by this panel has not gone there before. the climate affects the land in the sense that at the moment we are seeing extremes in weather and heating in some areas, increasing plant growth. we are seeing possibly heating in other areas reducing plant growth and that is the climate affecting the land. the lad also affects the climate in two different ways. one is if we treated well, the trees. carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and fix it into the ground. if we treated badly, maybe say deep ploughing and exposing the soil to the atmosphere so it

oxidises, then it gives out c02 into the atmosphere and makes climate change worse. so, as you say, it is aan change worse. so, as you say, it is a an extremely complicated picture. i think one message in this conference really, is that when governments are sitting down to make policy, they really have to include the land now, instead of fossil fuels and when individuals are thinking about whether they want to do something to help the climate or not, they really have to think about how much red meat they eat, because it causes so many more greenhouse gas emissions than eating protein based on vegetables. thanks so much for that. joining me now is clare 0xborrow from environmental campaign group friends of the earth. if you fax ever like to pick up with you on that. let us start with meat. to what extent do we need to change the way we eat? i think the evidence is really clear now. so, this new

report shows we are abusing the land and the way we are producing meat in their intensive ways around the world is exacerbating climate change. it is making the climate emergency even more serious. emergency even more serious. clearly, we need to change the way we farm, we need to move away from those industrial systems of meat production and crop production and we need to transition, as a report has called for, to much more sustainable practices. so, ecological farming methods and methods that really build the soil fertility and enable us to protect biodiversity as well as protecting the climate. meat consumption is critical in that, because global diet is changing. they are changing in the wrong way right now. they are eating too much meat globally and we need that to change or stop the kido, is less and better meet. the report made it clear there is a role for livestock production. that was interesting. they stopped short to calling us all to become vegetarians

and vegans. why? there is a critical role that livestock play in the system. we can have... the problem is the way we are doing now, we are eating too much and producing too much waste. too many omissions, land is being cleared in south america to make way for soy animal feed which comes in defeat our pigs and chickens. it is notjust beef, although that is a critical part. the message to all of us is that we can eat less and better meet, but we also need government action to support people to make those choices. that is interesting. sorry to interrupt. i wonder if people think the onus is always on us to change the way we live, you are saying it is more than that. absolutely. this climate breakdown, the nature crisis, they are huge and complicated issues, they are all interconnected. we need some serious political leadership now. we as

individuals can play a part and critically we should be holding our decision—makers and governments to account and asking them to take the steps they need to ensure that we actually tackle climate breakdown. helping us eat sustainable, healthy diet and doubling tree cover in the uk is something we can do right here. and also tackling food waste, another area critically the report picked up. so, these solutions critically, as well, they are not just going to help stop climate change, they will be good for us all. they will improve people's hell. the diets that are lower in meat and higher implant proteins and wholegrain, they are really healthy, as well. we need to tackle poverty around the world and support those communities who are also fighting back against the scourge of industrial livestock production. one final question. is it all doom and

gloom? it can feel like that sometimes, it can. but there is hope. there are solutions out there. this report showed us that, you know, we do not have to wait for technological breakthroughs. we had the solutions out there, so farming methods that work with the soil, work with nature to produce our food. they are being used already around the world, we need to support those, to scale those up and support the communities trying to deliver those around the world. thanks so much for coming into talk to us about this. the home secretary says she is "absolutely horrified" after a policeman was left critically injured in a machete attack in east london overnight. eating less meat could help slow down global warming, according to climate scientists. torrential rain causes disruption for travellers in parts of scotland,

as flooding closes the main rail line from edinburgh to glasgow. in spite of the latest movers and shakers on transport deadline day. manchester united agreed deal to sell their striker to milan. these could rise to around millions of pounds. arsenal have a great and £8 million deal with chelsea for a two—year contract. and tottenham have a proposed move which is all. they have decided not to sell their 25—year—old argentinian forward. i will be back with more on this story isa will be back with more on this story is a little bit later. the number of people attending accident and emergency units in england last month hit a record high of 2.27 million, up four percent on the same period last year. our health editor

hugh pym is with me. what's caused this increase? well, the heatwave is being given as one factor by nhs england. the heatwave in latejuly. this time last year, we were reporting a record number of people going into a&e in english hospitals injuly last year 2018, partly because of the heat. so, it does happen. you can get large numbers of people going into a&e in the summer, as well as in the winter. 0ften going into a&e in the summer, as well as in the winter. often with minor injuries. but nhs england sources are saying minor injuries. but nhs england sources are saying there are bots of other factors, as well. sources are saying there are bots of otherfactors, as well. more sources are saying there are bots of other factors, as well. more and more people coming into a&e for different reasons. sometimes because of problems with social care, sometimes because they cannot get a gp appointment. so, choose the relentless pressure on the nhs, it bore percent increase year—on—year in the numbers going into a&e. the heat had a bit to do with it, but it shows the more general picture of pressure on the nhs. in terms of the

general picture, is suggests an increase of people going to a&e? general picture, is suggests an increase of people going to me? we had statistics today from nhs england on the numbers waiting for routine surgery for nonurgent operations and procedures, hips, ca ta ra cts , operations and procedures, hips, cataracts, knees, that sort of thing. that should a ragged number of people in england on the waiting list. 4.4 million. the target is very to 2% of people to be starting treatment within weeks and that has been less consistently and the figure has been falling. the number of people waiting more than 18 weeks, a long time if you are waiting for a what is deemed as a nonurgent, it has gone above 600,000 for the first time in a decade. so, it shows the pressure in different parts of the system. one reason that has been given recently as the doctor's pension tax issue, which has meant that some senior doctors do not want to work extra shifts to

help clear the waiting lists because of the tax bills they are getting. i think many are saying it is frankly sometimes this area has been de—prioritised with hospital spending more and more on urgent front line care, rather than nonurgent surgery. in fact, the royal college of surgeons in england is calling for a proper five year plan to bring down the cycle. of course this is the week when boris johnson has made new announcements on the nhs and said how important it is. these figures today show the reality for patients in england and it is not always that difference in other parts of the uk, as well. thank you. young offender institutions in england and wales are failing to provide necessary support for children to succeed in life after custody, according to a joint report released today by the inspectorate of prisons and inspectorate of probation. the report found that, in many cases, secure accommodation is not lined up for children returning to the outside world, while mental health support, education and employment also often fall short of what's required.

for the chief inspector of prisons — peter clarke — it's a case of too little too late. i spoke to him earlier... well, what we found women carried out this inspection with our colleagues in the probation inspectorate was that in essence to little too late is being done in terms of resettling children and young people back into the community after their sentences. resettlement work, which is all about finding accommodation, education, training, family linkages and ensuring proper health service is provided on release, that work should start really at the time a sentence. it should not wait until the last minute before children are released back into the community. we found that 40 little is being done and that 40 little is being done and thatis that 40 little is being done and that is prejudicing their chances of being productive and communities and they rejoin and also, of course, it means they are more likely to fell

back into bad ways, to reoffend. we already know that about 70% of children who serve less than 12 months sentence, short sentences, re offe nd months sentence, short sentences, reoffend in any case. this is an important issue both for the children and the wider public. why is it not been done? why? that is a very good question. we carried out a similar inspection of years ago and banned the same failings. clearly our previous recommendations have not been acted upon and that is the question which i think the present service, the youth custody service and the government need to ask themselves as to why it is that this essential work is not being done in as effective and efficient away as it should. some of the uk's newest and most popular cars are at risk of being stolen in as little as ten seconds by exploiting weaknesses in keyless entry systems. car theft rates in england and wales

have reached an eight—year high. in 2018, more than 106,000 vehicles were stolen. well, richard billyeald is from thatcham research — which works to improve vehicle safety and security — and joins us this morning. we are very welcome. i know you and your company have done some research into this area, what are you finding? we found similar results with our testing and we have launched this year looking at vehicles particularly with keyless entry systems, where a lot of the security on those vehicles is actually very good. it is the key the systems that let them down. what we have seen is that actually some manufacturers are starting to respond and apply solutions and we're respond and apply solutions and we' re really respond and apply solutions and we're really looking for the whole industry to apply the solutions to all the new car is. i will come back to that. i just wondered, all the new car is. i will come back to that. ijust wondered, can you us a bit about what they must cars are

there is something that links them? need keyless entry systems are pretty much the same on all power ca rs pretty much the same on all power cars and suddenly have been until recently. that is the actually applies to almost every club at the soda systems. certainly a lot of those that are on the road today. so, we know there is a vulnerability and manufacturers know this, should they be doing more to rectify it? yes, we would like to see the solutions to the problems being applied to all new cars. they have difficulties around production rates and cycle times and that such a thing. these things do take time, it has to be implemented safely and properly. but we would urge that work to continue as quickly as possible. is anything that we can do if we have these kind of vehicles?‘

lot of what consumers can do is about awareness, arming yourself with knowledge. talk to your dealer and understand the features fitted into your car, whether they are vulnerable, can you switch them off? have a that goes to sleep or that can be be such a separately? potentially use something like a pouch to block the key and the signal at night particularly when you are asleep. where is it best to keep your key and might? so, really doesn't enter the house does not make a huge amount of difference. so it really is about blocking the signal and there are pouches and boxes available through the usual online channels and from some manufacturers and some insurers that you can pop your key into block the signal and actually then it cannot be performed. i hate to sound

old—fashioned, is there not an argument that we just got back to old—fashioned argument that we just got back to old —fashioned keys? argument that we just got back to old—fashioned keys?” argument that we just got back to old-fashioned keys? i do not think so, no. technology is here to provide benefit to us in terms of comfort and convenience. it is all about how that is implemented and supported. inevitably these fun abilities do come about and it is up to manufacturers and the rest of the industry to respond as quickly as possible, so that we can maintain that comfort and convenience but also have good security in our vehicles. thanks so much for your thoughts. a major clear—up operation is under way following torrential rain in various parts of scotland. rail engineers worked through the night to pump waterfrom the main rail line from edinburgh to glasgow after it was shut due to flooding at winchburgh tunnel in west lothian. passengers on five trains were trapped for several hours. scotrail says the line is currently under two feet of water in places. (00v)there was also flooding elsewhere, this mobile there was also flooding elsewhere, this mobile

phone footage shows a determined cyclist making it through flood water in edinburgh. and police in fife warned motorists to take care as water levels reached up to car bonnets. now it's time for a look at the weather. we have seen prizing in scotland and outdoors events cancelled in south—east england. and i write particular bad weather is on the way? it is, yes. just quickly about the floods, that is courtesy of the low pressure here. ifocused in on this area of cloud in the mid—atlantic, this is a deepening area of low pressure. just look how it develops into a bit of it here in the mid—atla ntic. it develops into a bit of it here in the mid—atlantic. quite a lot of cloud and this is quite unusual for this time of year. look at the jet

stream, that is the high—level ribbon ofairand stream, that is the high—level ribbon of air and that is diving right down into the atlantic and really kicks up and it is that kink there that provides all the energy and insert to provide quite a big storm that we will see into tonight and tomorrow. if ijust show you the pressure chart, here is that storm. look how close the isobars are. that is indicative of how strong the winds are. as it moves in across the uk we have got strong winds going into saturday and heavy rain spreading its way northwards. it is worth stressing that this is quite unusualfor worth stressing that this is quite unusual for the worth stressing that this is quite unusualfor the time worth stressing that this is quite unusual for the time of year. as we know, after plans had been cancelled or postponed already and because they more that over the weekend. as for today, it is dry, quiet and bright and cipher most of us. if you showers across southern parts of scotland. it is through tonight when we start to see that cloud increase on the train slowly moving its way and look at the bright colours here. really heavy rain spending up into

central and southern scotland into the early part of tomorrow morning. it will continue to spread northward and behind that some heavy showers. better sunshine, but they went to a pick up gradually as the day goes on. by friday afternoon we are looking at widespread gusts of wind, about 35 to 45 miles an hour. even higher than that across the southwest. as we mentioned, these are unusually strong whence for august. travel disruption could be possible over the next few days. hello, this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines: the home secretary says she is "absolutely horrified" by a machete attack in east london that has left a policeman criticially injured. priti patel says it shows officers "put their lives on the line every day". high consumption of meat in the west is fuelling global warming, according

to climate scientists. torrential rain causes disruption for travellers in parts of scotland, as flooding closes the main rail line from edinburgh to glasgow. sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. the transfer deadline is fast approaching — in just over five hours the window closes. and several premier league sides are hoping to settle their business before the new season. in the last hour there's been a bit of blow for last season's champions league finallists, tottenham. 0ur football reporter simon stone is with me. spurs were hoping to confirm a huge name today — but we're hearing it's off? that's right, thejuventus forward and argentina forward. dybala. the

player's image rights have created a problem. the wages are very high. thoughts did not feel as if they could get best deal over the line and juventus have called off the talks. a player that tottenham thought they were going to get is not going to tottenham. the two players tottenham thought they were definitely going to get, one from riel bettors, one will be alone with an obligation to buy at the end of the season, and the interesting one is from phil, spurs that there was a deal in place for that for around £25 million but it appears there may bea £25 million but it appears there may be a hit with that so there might be some last—minute negotiation that may go on to get that deal over the line. a busy day for tottenham but they are not getting the player they really wa nted. their north london rivals arsenal

seem serious in this window. they look set to confirm two defenders. what's the latest? this is one of the most eye—catching deals of the window, david luiz. signed twice by chelsea but he seems to have fallen out with the new manager frank lampard and arsenal have moved then. they have been desperate for a centre half all summerand it desperate for a centre half all summer and it appears david is who they want. tna, the celtic player, living for around £25 million, which would be a record for us cottage player. that looks as if it is done. the fans will be sad to see him go.

the romelu lukaku saga? he has fallen out with a new manager in soland he has fallen out with a new manager in sol and the deal has been agreed between inter milan and manchester united that will get then what they paid for look kaku two years ago when they bought him from everton two years ago. he is in italy and that deal will be done today. what other deals should be look out for? scott carson the former england goalkeeper is going to move to manchester city as their third choice keeper behind edison and gravel and the southampton forward charlie austin, west brom, in the championship, they have been after a

forward for much of the summer, it looks as if charlie austin is the man they are going to get. and the bbc website and app is the place for all your transfer updates throughout the day. when we know, you'll know. 50 years ago on the 8th august 1969, this happened. as the beatles walked across a zebra crossing near their recording studio, a photgrapher captured the moment, and the picture became the cover for their abbey road album. let's go live now to abbey road in north london to see the 50th anniversary celebrations of one of pop's most famous photographs.

fans travel from across the world to recreate the image. and a little earlier our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba explained the significance of that image. it's exactly 50 years since one of the most famous photographs, one of the most famous album covers, of all time, was created. it was 1969 whenjohn, paul, george and ringo emerged from abbey road studios, just over the road there. a photographer called iain macmillan was on a stepladder. there was a policeman just to handle the traffic, and a few casual passers—by who just happened to be there. and the beatles walked back and forth across that crossing while he took a series of six shots. the first was chosen and became one of the most famous images in music ever known. it was so famous at the time that it didn't have the beatles'

name on the album cover. it didn't have the name of the album on the cover. theyjust had those four individuals on the crossing and everybody instinctively knew who they were, and now it holds a special place in music fans' heart. abbey road, of course, is where the beatles famously recorded. the album itself represents the last time that all four beatles were involved in studio recording sessions together, even though it was not the last album to be released, but it is something that fans across the world feel a resonance to, and that is why they've gathered here so often over the last half—century, to cross on the crossing, sometimes in fours, sometimes in more or less, but wanting to feel a part of that piece of history, a slight connection to the band themselves, and of course that is going to be something that they will enjoy as it happens when they cross this road to celebrate that half—century anniversary.

that is her entertainment correspondent at abbey road on the 50th anniversary of the beatles album. in the past few minutes we have heard from prime minister borisjohnson about the policeman left critically injured in a machete attack last night. this underscores the bravery of our police, people who go towards danger. sympathy to the officer and his family. it shows the vital importance of investing in policing and that is why i am putting up 20,000 officers out on the street and giving officers the legal powers and giving officers the legal powers and support that they need to tackle knife crime and other violent crime. the good thing officers, regular officers such as this one, need to be armed? knife crime is soaring, what is this government going to do?

you have to give officers the confidence they need that when they ask somebody coming towards them he may be carrying a knife, which is a danger to them and anybody around them, they have the power and the confidence to do that emotionally challenging thing and do stop and search, and we did a huge amount of that ten years ago. we already have the knife crime and murder rate down and that has to be part of the solution as well as having tough sentencing for those who carry knives. we have just sentencing for those who carry knives. we havejust done sentencing for those who carry knives. we have just done that one. if you were to lose a confidence vote... back to one of our main stories now, and un scientists have suggested we eat less meat and switch to a plant—based diet to help fight climate change. their major report found that, if land is used more effectively, it can store more of the carbon emitted by humans, and go some way to help stop global warming. 0ur science editor david shukman is in the netherlands, and sent us this report.

i'm in the netherlands at one of the world's leading plant research centres, and i've come here because a new report from the un climate panel says that, unless we can make our food production more sustainable, we are never going to tackle global warming. with me is professor louise fresco, who runs this institution here. how important is getting food production right if we want to tackle climate change? it's very important to get food production right because there will be more people in the world, and agriculture needs to be helping to change the effects of climate change by having better agricultural systems that can deal with drought, that can deal with floods, but also by putting carbon in the soil so that we make sure that the emissions from agriculture, so what comes up in the air, nitrogen for example, actually remain in the soil.

because farming can either release greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane but also help to trap them in the ground? so, farming and soils, in a way, are also part of the solution, not only part of the problem, so that's why good agriculture management is absolutely essential to future food production. what kind of impacts could there be on farming from climate change? farmers will have to deal with more extreme events — floods, drought, higher temperatures — and that makes farming more unpredictable, so they need to adjust to new systems and perhaps some crops cannot be grown whereas others will be grown again. in the most northern areas you will have perhaps crops that you don't grow now. but above all they need to understand that they are part of that huge ecosystem that will help to deal with all the climate effects. the big debate is whether we should eat less meat because of all the methane produced by livestock. do you think for yourself and others we should cut back on meat? cutting back on meat is a good idea

for adults who are healthy. it is not necessarily a good idea to completely cut it out. there are groups that need meat — pregnant women, children, the elderly — but most people in western countries just eat too much meat. 0n the other hand, you have large groups of population in africa and asia who do not eat enough meat, so we will need to find a new balance, but animals are essential in the overall agriculture system in the world because they can eat some of the food waste, and they can also convert grass into something that we can eat. a final quick point — a lot of people, including young people, are very worried about climate change and where the world is heading. what is your sense about whether there are solutions? i understand the worry, but i'm also convinced that there are many solutions, and that we can adjust to the pace of change. we have learnt to deal with drought, we have learnt to deal

with floods in the past, and we will be able to do that. we will also develop new crops with new genetic characteristics, new crops that actually can harness the sunlight even better, so that will help us in the right direction in the next few decades. louise fresco, thank you very much indeed. interesting discussion there. so the work here continues, and the hope among many scientists is that the politicians will listen to what they are saying. it's the legendary birthplace of king arthur. now, a specially designed footbridge is going to link the island fortress of tintagel to the cornish mainland in the southwest of england, recreating a journey that hasn't been possible for hundreds of years. fiona lamdin reports. for centuries, tintagel castle has been split in half, divided by the sea.

but, for the first time since the middle ages, the island and the mainland have been reunited with a new footbridge. people can actually walk from the original entrance, through the mainland courtyard, across this bridge over into the island where the great hall lies. it's about creating a sense of wonderfor people, and also for people to be able to understand the actual castle better. because they can actually progress through it as our ancestors did. it has taken nine months to build the 70—metre bridge, using 47 tons of steel and 40,000 cornish slate tiles. but it actually isn't a new concept. if you go back to the 15th century, the castle was still one, joined by a narrow neck of land before it eroded and fell into the sea. it is one of the most important places in britain for that period after the romans. there was a myth that this is where arthur was conceived,

so it is very closely connected with arthurian legend. that is probably why richard, who was earl of cornwall in the 13th century, decided to build this later castle on this site. we are finding incredible stuff on this site. over 100 buildings, it was bigger than london as far as we know, at the time. for the last 100 years the only way of getting from the island to the mainland was this way, let's go. it's a 57—metre drop down to the sea. well, i've counted them, there's 272 steps and, i can tell you, the last few are pretty steep, phew.

i think it looks absolutely an amazing achievement and i think it fits in really well with the landscape. if i brought my elderly mother along, then definitely the bridge. this landscape has been without its crossing for hundreds of years. the earth and rock now replaced by steel, reuniting a divided castle. fiona lamdin, bbc news. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news: the home secretary says she is "absolutely horrified" after a policeman was left critically injured in a machete attack in east london overnight. eating less meat could help slow down global warming, according to climate scientists. torrential rain causes disruption for travellers in parts of scotland, as flooding closes the main rail line from edinburgh to glasgow. i'm victoria fritz in the business news. new cars can be broken

into in ten seconds — that's the warning from whatcar magazine. keyless entry systems allow owners — and thieves — to open and start cars without taking a key out of their pocket. car theft rates in england and wales have reached an eight—year high. a weaker line—up of films fails to bring in the punters at the cinema. admissions to cineworld cinemas fall as it competes for eyeballs with home streaming services like netflix. rya nair pilots have voted to strike in a row over pay and conditions. the british airline pilots association has announced two walkouts, one from 22—23 august, while the second strike will be from 2—4 september. have you been on the hunt for a new job? how's the search been? according to the latest figures, it's been getting tougher for people in the uk to find

a permanent position. staff appointments have fallen for the fifth month in a row. and it's not that much easier to find temp work either. the temporaryjobs market expanded at its slowest rate for over six years. shaky confidence in the shape of things to come — politically and economically — not only impacted the decision by companies to advertise and fill roles — but it's also affected the availability of workers. let's speak to tom hadley, the director of campaigns and policy at the recruitment and employment federation. what's the bigger issue here? is it that companies are delaying recruitment decisions until the bigger picture in picture becomes clearer or is it that people are staying in theirjobs until they find out what's going on with brexit? they don't want to be the last one and on the first one out if we end up in some form of recession. it's a bit of both. employers are naturally cautious in terms of

political uncertainty. even though the rate of growth has slowed we are fortu nate to the rate of growth has slowed we are fortunate to have a dynamicjobs market so staff can be hired on a temporary basis which is a really important thing. from a work perspective if you want to increase your venus into a differentjob is one of the ways forward but people are one of the ways forward but people a re naturally one of the ways forward but people are naturally cautious because of the external environment.” are naturally cautious because of the external environment. i am wondering what's going on because the unemployment rate is like a four decade low. surely that means for the people who are going to these newjobs the people who are going to these new jobs they could the people who are going to these newjobs they could technically negotiate higher salaries. that has to bea negotiate higher salaries. that has to be a good thing. that is potentially a good thing. starting salary is increasing month on month although the rate of growth is starting to plateau and when we speak to employers pa is one of the options for employers, so a lot of employers are thinking how to innovate to attract staff,

especially in the sectors where it is hard to find staff, and it is about your working culture, the ability to provide flexible working, the ability to provide progression, so employers are having to think about what their pictures to individuals. they are going to have to rethink when bit in terms of business will have to change in light of brexit. from your point of view in terms of the jobs market what single thing could the government do to help snooze or is, support, thejobs government do to help snooze or is, support, the jobs market government do to help snooze or is, support, thejobs market through this transition? i members are clear that no deal raises concerns for the job market. there are other things beyond brexit the government could do, for example how to help people get intojobs do, for example how to help people get into jobs and progress on jobs, and the government could look at the apprenticeship levy which is in operation at the moment and may be brought out to make it into a broader training levy that could work more for people on temporary contracts. there are things the

government could do to help ourjobs market outside of the ongoing brexit discussions. thank you. a round up of a few other stories for you. no new 1p and 2p coins were produced by the royal mint last year. it is the first time in decades that it stopped making the coins. cash use has fallen across the uk — yet over 2 million people are estimated to be almost entirely reliant on cash in their daily lives, with the elderly, vulnerable and those in rural communities likely to be hardest hit by any decline in cash availability. 45,000 dairy cows could be culled in northern ireland, in the event of a no—deal brexit, if new higher tariffs are applied to british milk. northern ireland is particularly vulnerable, because about a third of its dairy output is processed in the republic of ireland, which would continue to be part of the eu. a source has told the bbc that the culling of cattle could start within weeks of that date if that happened without the uk

and eu agreeing a deal. the head of the clothing chain zara has addressed concerns that his industry is creating an environmentally unsustainable spiral of demand for the latest fashion trends. in his first broadcast interview, pablo isla today promised to make it easier for consumers to recycle last season's garments. a commuter received £27,602 from network rail after "possibly slipping" on pigeon poo at paddington. data obtained by the bbc has revealed network rail has paid out nearly £1 million in five years for slips, trips and falls at its stations. a week of market chaos has thrown a lot of pieces up in the air, and traders are onlyjust

getting a chance to assess how things have landed. the price of gold has surged as investors look for safe haven asset. that's all the business news. a new national artificial intelligence laboratory is to be created by nhs england. the health secretary matt hancock says artificial intelligence can improve the treatment of diseases from cancer to heart disease. here's our health and science correspondent, james gallagher. artificial intelligence is already showing its potential in medicine. algorithms can analyse scans of organs, such as the eye or heart, to diagnose disease. 0ther ais are being developed to predict cancer survival or which patients are most likely to miss appointments. health secretary matt hancock says artificial intelligence has enormous power to improve people's treatment and to save lives. he's announced £250 million will be spent on boosting the role of ai within the nhs in england. he also expects the nhs's national ai lab to organise hospitals more efficiently to help doctors spend

more time with patients. the power of artificial intelligence to improve medicine, to save lives, to improve the way treatments are done, that power is enormous. in this country, we've got an opportunity really to be one of the leading countries in the world at using this new technology. increasing use of ai will also pose challenges for the health service, from training staff to enhancing cybersecurity and ensuring patient confidentiality. james gallagher, bbc news. joining me now to discuss how this cash boost for al in the nhs might be put to use is the president of the royal of radiologists, dr nicola strickland. can you tell us how ai might treat, help treat, patients? this is a

fantastic opportunity for radiologists to be able to use this new innovative software in many different areas within radiology and imaging. of course we are already using it in speech recognition to dictate a reports and have been for many years. this is a form of artificial intelligence. then i foresee that we will be able to go is artificial intelligence to help us is artificial intelligence to help us to do our work, to do it more quickly and more efficiently. imagine if the software could recognise a normal scan or normal x—ray. that would mean we could de—prioritise those studies and concentrate on the images from patients who are really sick and reports very rapidly. we may be able to use it as a second reader in looking at mammograms or other screening imaging studies such as ct: geography for example. so to

help us double reading these studies and to process a much more quickly, soi and to process a much more quickly, so i think there are many areas where this will help. in the future we are talking ten years or so down the line you will be able to link the line you will be able to link the appearances of the imaging studies and the particular characteristics that we see within those images with the genomic profile of our patients, which will help us to predict what diseases they have and to individualise their treatment and be able to protect what sorts of drugs and treatment they will best respond to. clearly lots of potential and you are very excited. are there any risks involved around security, privacy, and whether it dehumanises the nhs in some way? i do not think it will dehumanise the nhs because it will free up doctors to be able to spend more time with their patients, especially for radiologists. we will be able to see patients and explain their energies to them and spend

more time doing interventional radiology, but there are huge risks and we have to be very careful that the data upon which these algorithms are trained and developed do truly represent a wide spectrum of the human population, and then we need different huge sets of data to validate the algorithms that have been developed and to test them, and those cohorts of data must be different in order that we are not over fitting the data and getting spurious. results. in other words you could pretend a lot of data about white men which might be of a lot less used to women. or in different parts of the world or different parts of the world or different parts of the world or different parts of the country. we need vast amounts of data which are properly created to show that they represent but we think they represent, and ordered to train and test and validate these various artificial intelligence algorithms.

we must leave it there but clearly potentially very exciting for you. we have got some pretty wet and windy weather on its way for tonight and tomorrow and into the weekend which is very unusual for the time of year and likely to cause some disruption. today it is quiet because lots of sunshine for most parts. a few showers in southern and eastern areas of scotland this afternoon but much drier than recent days. light winds today and it will feel quite pleasant but tonight we have this unusually deep area of low pressure moving across the uk with those weather fronts so you can see heavy rain spreading northwards during friday morning moving into scotla nd during friday morning moving into scotland and behind that there will be sunny spells and thundery showers and the south of england. it will

feel quite warm but the winds will pick up all the time and we could see gusts of 35—40 mph. those sort of went strength at this time of year when the trees are in full leaf, lots of people out and about with events and plans, camping for example, those sort of wind speeds could cause some problems. saturday gail is widespread for england and wales.

you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's midday and these are the main stories this morning... the prime minister praises the bravery of a policeman left critically injured in a machete attack in east london. borisjohnson said more money would be spent on front line policing. it shows to meet the vital importance in policing. eating less meat could help slow down global warming, according to climate scientists. torrential rain causes disruption for travellers in parts of scotland, as flooding closes the main rail line from edinburgh to glasgow. more patients than ever before attended a&e units in england last month — a record high that — in part —

is being explained by the heatwave. and, for the first time in more than 500 years, the two separated halves of tintagel castle in cornwall will be reunited by a footbridge. we will have more and a sharp rise in the number of women caught carrying knives. with reports that some gangs use girls to hide weapons as they are less likely to be searched. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. police say an officer who was attacked with a machete in east london is seriously injured, but will recover. the policeman was stabbed several times after he tried to stop a van in leyton at around midnight. a man in his fifties has been arrested. in the last hour borisjohnson has

given his reaction to the attack. 0bviously, what this underscores for me is the bravery of our police people who actually go towards danger to keep us safe. 0ur sympathies are with the officer and his family. but also, what it shows me is the vital importance investing in policing and so we're putting another 20,000 officers out on the street. and giving officers the legal powers and support that they need to tackle knife crime and other violent crime. you talk about giving them the power they need. do you think actually that officers, regular officers need to be armed in situations like this? and actually, knife crime knife crime is soaring, what is this government going to do to tackle that? i think you have got to give officers the confidence that they need that, when they ask somebody coming towards them, he may be carrying a knife, a danger to them and everybody around them, that they have to have the power and the confidence to do that emotionally challenging thing and do stop and search. we did a huge amount of that ten years ago,

we really got knife crime and the murder rate down. i think that has got to be part of the solution now, as well as having tough sentencing for those who carry knives. police have been praising the bravery of the officer he managed to taser his attacker. a short time ago are corresponding to give us more details on the scene. well, this incident happened just behind me, just before midnight last night. two officers in a marked patrol car were following a large, white van, we believe it was uninsured and that is why they were following it. they had their blue lights on and were trying to get him to pull over. it eventually did, just behind me. and then, when the officers got out, they were confronted with an attack from this man. an officer was stabbed or slashed repeatedly with a

machete in an incident that lasted only two minutes or so, described as frenzied, unprovoked. despite being repeatedly attacked, the officer managed to taser his assailant and the man in his 50s was arrested. now, a short time ago there was a press conference nearby and let us listen into what was said by detective chief superintendent richard tucker. circumstances are that the officers who were in a marked police vehicle stopped a van for no insurance and, having engaged the driver, who was quite aggressive, because we are very fortunate we've got body—worn camera of the whole incident, having tried to deal with that offence he tries to make off, get back in the van. and a violent struggle ensues where he produces a weapon and stabs our officer in the head and around the body and also during the struggle the officer has managed to get his taser and deploy it.

the officer is currently at the royal london and i visited him in the early hours of the morning. he is fine, he is seriously injured, but he will make a recovery. as we heard, despite those very serious injuries, we expect the officer to make a recovery for the extent of those injuries, he apparently had a cut on his head that had stitches and fairly serious injuries to his hand. he was obviously trying to fend off the attack to a have an operation the next hour or so. we understand he is conscious and his family are around him. 0bviously, everybody hoping he will make a recovery from this physical injuries, obviously the mental injuries, obviously the mental injuries sustained in an attack like this, they will take some time to recover from. we understand the police are not treating this as a terrorist attack. the man who has

been arrested, he has no injuries and he is being questioned on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. we spoke to a local resident whose flat overlooks the street for the incident took place. he describes the moment he personally knife. incident took place. he describes the moment he personally knifem was terrible, i was just the moment he personally knifem was terrible, i wasjust in a shock. as soon as i saw, i told my wife he was here asking what the shouting was. i said they had bad knife. that was. i said they had bad knife. that was depressing that came into my mind. looking at the officer, i never even thought until this morning that i found out that he has been attacked by this knife and has had injuries. un scientists have released a major report into how to help fight climate change. their findings focus on land use, and the damage done to the world's eco systems

through farming and agriculture. the report, prepared by more than 100 scientists for the un's intergovernmental panel on climate change, says that if land is used more effectively, it can store more of the carbon emitted by humans. so what exactly do scientists suggest we do? they say that cutting down on meat and switching to a plant—based diet could help fight climate change — though they've stopped short of calling on people to become vegatarian or vegan. they suggest adopting farming practices that work with what nature offers us, rather than forcing crop production with fertilisers. and they say we should work to halt deforestation and restore the ecosystems we have damaged. 0ur environment analyst roger harrabin has more.

cattle boat methane which is badly environment. it creates more greenhouse gases than growing plant protein. scientists meeting here in the alps are not saying we have all got to go vegan to protect the climate, they are saying that we do need to cut down on red meat and dairy produce and shift on towards eating more vegetables. that message may not go down very well here in a region that is so heavily dependent on cheese and meat. debate here has been fraught because of the way we use the land is so complex. among the experts recommendations are on biofuels, limiting the area to grow

trees to be burnt to produce electricity. this could conflict with feeding the world. on deforestation, working harder to protect the trees to protect us from climate heating. under certification, finding ways to feed people that do not involve degrading the soil through overgrazing. then, thatis the soil through overgrazing. then, that is the way we eat. in the west we of consent meat and dairy. it is bad for our health, it is bad the climate, it is bad for water and land degradation. if we were able to adjust our consumption in the best of meat and dairy, then we could have significant of meat and dairy, then we could have significa nt benefits of meat and dairy, then we could have significant benefits for the climate, but also for our health. scientists also want to stop feed being discarded, because wasting food means the greenhouse gases created to produce the fertilisers to grow the crops have been for nothing. the charity in geneva redistributes wasted. here they are taking steal bread and using it to make new cookies. this avoids having to produce fresh flour to make the

cookies. here is a positive sign. these peat mirrors in the north of england are a previous age range for animals to graze. when peat is exposed to the air it gives off greenhouse gases. so now they are locking up the channel to soak the peat again. one of the easier options in what scientist they has become a increasingly desperate attempt to stop the plant overheating. if you ask people what to think about climate change people say planes and cars and factories. this panel have said that they are looking at a different factor and thatis looking at a different factor and that is land—use. they are saying that is land—use. they are saying that around a quarter of the

emissions that are warming the planet are actually coming from the way we use the land, not from fossil fields. fossil feels are still three quarters, but one quarter from the way we use the land. they say basically, not into many words, but if you talk to them privately, they will say we are abusing the land and we have got to stop. it is complex, isn't it? in some ways it seems to be saying the land affects the climate, but the climate is also affecting the land. so, it is a call kind of cause and effect system, is that right? yes, that is absolutely right. spot on. it is very complicated and that is one of the reasons why this panel has not gone there before. the climate affects there before. the climate affects the land and a sense that at the moment we are seeing extremes in weather, we are seeing heating in some areas actually increasing plant growth and we are saying possibly heating in other areas. the climate affecting the land. the land also affects the climate in two different ways. one is if we treated well then

she's a suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and packs it into the ground, so it does not heat the plant. if we treated badly, may be deep ploughing and exposing the soil so it oxidises, then it gives out carbon dioxide to the atmosphere makes climate change worse. as you say, it is an extremely complicated picture. i hope it is not meant to come look it is for people. i think a message on this conference is that when governments are sitting down to make policy, they really have to include the land now, instead of fossil fields. and when include the land now, instead of fossilfields. and when individuals are thinking about whether they want to do something to help the climate or not, they really do have to think about how much red meat they eat, because it causes so many more greenhouse gas emissions than eating pre—teen based on vegetables. the prime minister has declined to comment on rumours of a general election — simply saying that britain will leave the eu on october 31st. 0ur political correspondent

jonathan blake is at westminster. jonathan, but it is a? very little that he has not said before this morning. the prime minister was asked in the context of recent reports that his senior adviser dominic cummings in number ten has made it be known that there were a vote of no—confidence in the government and mps with paternal from their summer break at the beginning of september and he were to lose that, then the prime minister would not resign and try to sit out effectively a 14 day period that would then kick in, before a vote of confidence could be one. in either his government or a different government. led perhaps byjeremy corbyn or somebody else. then a general election would be held as a result. but they prime minister this morning on a visit to oxford, not engaging in any of that, simply issuing something of a warning to mps who might be thinking about

trying to find a way to avoid the uk leaving the eu by the current deadline of the end of october. we are going to leave the european union on october the 315t, which is what the people of this country voted for. it is what mps voted for and that is what i think parliamentarians of this country should get on and day. i think that mps should get on and deliver on what they have promised over and over and over what they have promised over and overand overagain to what they have promised over and over and over again to the people of this country. they will deliver on the mandate of 2016 and leave the eu on october the 315t. the mandate of 2016 and leave the eu on october the 31st. thank you. the prime minister that very clear with his line that he has repeated again and again that with him as prime minister the uk will lead the european union at the end of october, what may. with or without a deal. mps are away on their summer break and it is quiet here at

westminster. but there are conversations happening between various members of parliament on all sides, about how perhaps and they return from their summer break to try to extend the praxis process perhaps ought to force a vote of no—confidence in the government. both of which could affect the timing, perhaps of the next general election and potentially whether the uk does end up leaving the eu at the end of october,, buy. at the moment, there are no specific plans which are emerging, but it is clear the prime minister plus map view is not changing. whether his 180 mps thinking of trying to frustrate the brexit process falls on deaf ears or not, well, ithink brexit process falls on deaf ears or not, well, i think it probably will. thanks. the headlines on bbc news... the prime minister paces the bravery ofa the prime minister paces the bravery of a policeman left injured after a machete attack in east london. he

says my money will be spent on front line policing. eating less meat could help slow down global warming, according to climate scientists. torrential rain causes disruption for travellers in parts of scotland, as flooding closes the main rail line from edinburgh to glasgow. sport now. the clock is ticking on transfer deadline day. yes, it certainly is. the window shut at five o'clock this evening. clubs are well into the swing of things, plenty of done deals done. one that is not happening is the move to tottenham. it is looking like it might be on this morning, but it was always a complicated deal because of the player's wage demands and image rights. it is understood that the deal has broken down because his clu b deal has broken down because his club do not want to sell the argentinian. looks like it might be offered the moment. spurs are set to

sign brian from filton, the left backis sign brian from filton, the left back is going to cost them around £30 million. they are going to bring ina £30 million. they are going to bring in a player on loan from realities. the north london rivals arsenal have been very busy this morning. medical taking place ahead of an £8 million move to chelsea. he trained away from his chelsea team—mates and it seems that the new chelsea boss frank lampard was keen to move him on. i quite like that frank lampard has laid down his cause pretty early and said either you're not going to be part of our plans, or if you do not want the apartheid plans then move on. i only want people here he'll be pulling on the right direction forjustice he'll be pulling on the right direction for justice above he'll be pulling on the right direction forjustice above club —— a part of our plans. you do not want people around your football club that can injure the mentality of a

squad. joining luis at arsenal will be celtic‘s county only. arsenal had been after him all summer and had two bids for the full—back rejected. it is spiny got over the land and he is... another deal that will be rubber—stamped today is one for manchester united to milan. the belgian striker has been pushing for a move to italy all summer and was fined by united after he failed to turn upfortraining fined by united after he failed to turn up for training earlier this week. he needs for a three around the £73 million mark. the bbc sport website and the app is the place for all your transfer updates throughout the day. when we know, you will know. we will see use in. there is a promise thank you so much. the number of people attending accident and emergency units in england last month hit a record high of two point two seven million, up 4% on the same period last year. our health editor hugh pym gave some

of the factors behind the increase. well, the heatwave is being given by one factor as nhs england. the heatwave in nature life. interesting, less eyelash we were reporting a record number of people going into a&e in english hospitals injuly last year 2018, going into a&e in english hospitals in july last year 2018, partly because of the heat. so, it does happen, you can get large numbers of people going into a&e in the summer, as well as in the winter. often with minor injuries. but energetic then sources are saying minor injuries. but energetic then sources are saying there are lots of other factors, as well. sources are saying there are lots of otherfactors, as well. more sources are saying there are lots of other factors, as well. more and more people coming into any for different reasons, sometimes because of problems of social care, sometimes because they cannot get a gp appointment. so, choose the relentless pressure on the nhs of 4% increase year—on—year in the numbers going into a&e. yes, the heat had a bit to do with it, but it shows a more general picture of pressure on the nhs. in terms of the general

picture, isjust the nhs. in terms of the general picture, is just an the nhs. in terms of the general picture, isjust an increase the nhs. in terms of the general picture, is just an increase of people go to any? we had statistics today from nhs england on the numbers for routine surgery for nonurgent operations and procedures, hips, cataracts, knees, that sort of thing. that should a record number and england on the waiting list of 4.4 million. now, the target is for 9296 4.4 million. now, the target is for 92% to be starting treatment within 18 weeks. that is the most consistently and that figure has been falling. the numbers waiting more than 80 meats, that is a long time if you're waiting, it may be deemed as nonurgent, but it is important to you as a patient, waiting within 18 weeks has gone above thousands from more than a decade. it shows the pressure from different parts of the system, one reason that has been given recently as the doctor's pension tax issue, which is meant that some senior doctors do not want to work extra

just to help clear the waiting list because of the tax bills that they are getting. but i think many are saying it is frankly sometimes this area has been de—prioritised, with hospital spending more and more on urgent front line care, rather than nonurgent surgery. in fact, royal couege nonurgent surgery. in fact, royal college of surgeons in england is calling for a properfive college of surgeons in england is calling for a proper five year plan to bring down this backlog. of course, this is the week when boris johnson has made new announcements on the nhs and said how important it is. these figures today show the reality for patients in england and it's not always that different in other parts of the uk, as well. that was our health editor. the number of offences involving women carrying a knife has increased dramatically in england over the past five years — that's the finding of exclusive bbc research. youth workers say knife crime is seen as a male problem, and the role of females is often overlooked, but the home office says it funds schemes to help gang—affected women and girls. sarah corker reports.

the first thing i would go do is run for a knife. i would go for a knife, threaten, cut. as a teenager, carrying a knife was part of everyday life for louise—anne. then, in her 20s, it was a way to protect herself in abusive relationships. i remember i used to have knives in my backpack. i'd use it to threaten people — "give me what you've got," take it off of them. i used to sleep with a knife under my bed, because i started to get quite paranoid. i remember my boyfriend bought me this — he actually bought me knives. women are often overlooked or ignored when it comes to tackling britain's problem with knife crime. it is framed as a male problem. but figures obtained by the bbc show that, on average, one woman is caught carrying a knife here in the north of england every single day. in the west midlands,

these weapons were found hidden in a designer handbag. in england, there has been a 73% increase in knife possession cases involving women in the last five years. since 2014, there has been more than 5,800 cases of women caught carrying knives. around a quarter of those involved girls under the age of 18. youth workers in leeds say some women willingly carry knives to rob people. others are being manipulated by men. they're asked to maybe be the courier of these weapons. they will agree to do that 'cause they're wanting to please their partner. so what we've come across are women who will hide the weapons, saya knife, in a pram. police! women carrying knives has often been described as a hidden problem, but with the numbers increasing, the pressure is on police to tackle it.

young offender institutions in england and wales are failing to provide necessary support for children to succeed in life after custody. thejoint report from the inspectorates of prisons and probation found secure accommodation isn't provided for children returning to the outside world. mental health support, education and employment also often fall short of what's required. for the chief inspector of prisons — peter clarke — it's a case of too little too late. i spoke to him earlier... what we found when we carried out this inspection with our colleagues in the probation inspectorate was that in essence too little too late is being done in terms of resettling children and young people back into the community after their sentences. resettlement work, which is all about finding accommodation, education, training, family linkages

and ensuring proper health services are provided on release, that work should start really at the time of sentence. it should not wait until the last minute before children are released back into the community. we found that 40 little is being done and that is prejudicing their chances of being productive in their communities when they rejoin. also, of course, it means they are more likely to flow back into bad ways to be offended and we already know that 70% of children who serve less than 12 months, short sentences, reoffend in any case. this is an important issue before the children and the wider public. why? wires are not being done? wires are not being done? that is a very good question, four years ago we carried out a similar inspection and found the same failings. so clearly, our previous recommendations are not being acted upon and that is a question which i think the present

service and the youth custody service and the youth custody service need to ask themselves, as to why it is that this is essential work is not being done in as effective and efficient away as it should. that was the chief inspector of prisons. british airways says it will operate a normal schedule of flights today, but warned that there may still be some "knock—on" disruptions after wednesday's i—t problems. there's more bad news for travellers — uk—based ryanair pilots have voted to strike in a row over pay and conditions. police in malaysia say they still believe the irish teenager who went missing at the weekend is likely to be somewhere in the vicinity of the resort where she was staying with her family. the search teams plan to play a recording of one of her family members on speakers to try to locate nora qeer—in, who has special needs and learning difficulties. the fifteen—year—old disappeared on sunday from the dusun forest eco—resort,

in southern malaysia. flooding has hit parts of scotland after torrential rain. the main rail line from edinburgh to glasgow was shut after flooding at winchburgh tunnel in west lothian resulted in passengers on five trains being trapped for several hours. our reporter katie hunter is in glasgow. this has caused major disruption on the railway line between glasgow and edinburgh. the problem started yesterday evening, when there were torrential downpours and as you mentioned, some passengers were stuck on their trains near linlithgow in west lothian and their trains had to return back. those problems have continued this morning. scotrail has posted some pictures on social media showing the extent of that flooding in the wench paternal. they say pumps are working to get read of the watcher, but

their progress are slow and they are bringing in higher capacity pumps. it is not just bringing in higher capacity pumps. it is notjust on the railway lines where there have been problems. there were flat flooding on the roads, as well, around edinburgh airport. when it comes to the roads, the water has cleared this morning. no such luck on the railway line between glasgow and edge about whether arsenal problems. passengers can take alternative routes to travel between glasgow and edinburgh, but they are longer rates and will take more time. scotrail say that the extent of the problems this morning means that it would be phil hardy to estimate when they line will be open. they say staff are working flat out at the moment, but they are advising passengers to either make alternative travel arrangements or to allow extra time for their journey arrangements or to allow extra time for theirjourney on the railway. clearly very wet weather in scotland. the rest of the forecast.

if you have travel plans or outdoor pla nts if you have travel plans or outdoor plants it is worth staying in touch with the forecast. today has turned into a relatively calm day. it will not say that way. we will see some heavy rain at times of the next couple of days and also gales. certain unusually windy weather for the of year. mainly driver the rest of today, just the arch shower, but so tight you can see that heavy rain pushing up in the south and there could be the order flat of lightning and rumble of thunder. the rain into northern ireland and southern scotland. pretty worm and muggy night in the south, as well. for tomorrow, it really per morning. that persistent rain continues to journey northwards through the day. some sunshine to the south, but some also some heavy and thundery showers. when the cuts of between 40 to 50 miles an hour, not great if you have travel plans. saturday is likely to be an even windier day across england and wales. that went

is likely to cause some problems.

hello, this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines: the prime minister has hailed the bravery of a policeman critically injured in a machete attack in east london. borisjohnson has pledged to put thousands more police on the streets. high consumption of meat in the west is fuelling global warming, according to climate scientists. torrential rain causes disruption for travellers in parts of scotland, as flooding closes the main rail line from edinburgh to glasgow. more patients than ever before went to hospital a&e departments in england last month, according to new figures — a record 2.27 million people.

a new national artificial intelligence laboratory is to be created by nhs england. the health secretary, matt hancock, says artificial intelligence can improve the treatment of diseases from cancer to heart disease. here's our health and science correspondent, james gallagher. artificial intelligence is already showing its potential in medicine. algorithms can analyse scans of organs, such as the eye or heart, to diagnose disease. other ais are being developed to predict cancer survival or which patients are most likely to miss appointments. health secretary matt hancock says artificial intelligence has enormous power to improve people's treatment and to save lives. he's announced £250 million will be spent on boosting the role of ai within the nhs in england. he also expects the nhs's national ai lab to organise hospitals more efficiently to help doctors spend

more time with patients. the power of artificial intelligence to improve medicine, to save lives, to improve the way treatments are done, that power is enormous. in this country, we've got an opportunity really to be one of the leading countries in the world at using this new technology. increasing use of ai will also pose challenges for the health service, from training staff to enhancing cybersecurity and ensuring patient confidentiality. james gallagher, bbc news. earlier i spoke to the head of digital health at nhs england and she told us how this extra funding might be put to good use. we have to be clear about artificial intelligence is and can do and then

its basic form it is about maths and numbers and using that to make decisions. some of the things we are excited about is how we can collaborate some of that information to bite sized chunks to help clinicians make decisions on the front line. one thing may be about triage do when you come in to a hospital that can help the clinician understand who is needing care at this particular point in time versus a little bit later. another thing we must not forget is how to optimise some of the care pathway is to identify diseases that sometimes might bea identify diseases that sometimes might be a bit more difficult, and thatis might be a bit more difficult, and that is because they have lots of different sources of information, and one of those could be sepsis, which if we identify earlier, can improve outcomes. is this about the sheer quantity of data that the nhs holds and helping doctors and clinicians to collate it? as a

doctor, quite often you have quite a lot of information when you see somebody first—hand to try to digest and a short amount of time, and what we are hoping to do with some of this information is help those clinicians but also the other members of the workforce across the nhs and the social care to make better decisions and hopefully free up better decisions and hopefully free up time to physically spend with patients and those they need to care for. it all sounds very positive. are there any drawbacks, for example around privacy or security perhaps? iam going around privacy or security perhaps? i am going to be brutally honest. one of the things we need to make sure we do is create a robust framework around some of these things. we have made a first step. we published a code of conduct for data driven technologies which outline some of the things you have just mentioned and we have to build on that and understand how to create evidence and ensure these technologies are safe and effective

to deploy at scale and we are hoping with these funds we can do that, thereby making us one of the leading places to come and develop this technology. back to one of our main stories now, and un scientists have suggested we eat less meat and switch to a plant—based diet to help fight climate change. their major report found that if land is used more effectively, it can store more of the carbon emitted by humans, and go some way to help stop global warming. our science editor david shukman is in the netherlands, and sent us this report. i'm in the netherlands at one of the world's leading plant research centres, and i've come here because a new report from the un climate panel says that, unless we can make our food production more sustainable, we are never going to tackle global warming.

with me is professor louise fresco, who runs this institution here. how important is getting food production right if we want to tackle climate change? it's very important to get food production right because there will be more people in the world, and agriculture needs to be helping to change the effects of climate change by having better agricultural systems that can deal with drought, that can deal with floods, but also by putting carbon in the soil so that we make sure that the emissions from agriculture, so what comes up in the air, nitrogen for example, actually remain in the soil. because farming can either release greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane but also help to trap them in the ground? so, farming and soils, in a way, are also part of the solution, not only part of the problem, so that's why good agriculture management is absolutely essential to future food production. what kind of impacts could there be on farming from climate change? farmers will have to deal with more extreme events — floods, drought, higher temperatures — and that makes farming more unpredictable,

so they need to adjust to new systems and perhaps some crops cannot be grown whereas others will be grown again. in the most northern areas you will have perhaps crops that you don't grow now. but above all they need to understand that they are part of that huge ecosystem that will help to deal with all the climate effects. the big debate is whether we should eat less meat because of all the methane produced by livestock. do you think for yourself and others we should cut back on meat? cutting back on meat is a good idea for adults who are healthy. it is not necessarily a good idea to completely cut it out. there are groups that need meat — pregnant women, children, the elderly — but most people in western countries just eat too much meat. on the other hand, you have large groups of the population in africa and asia who do not eat enough meat, so we will need to find

a new balance, but animals are essential in the overall agriculture system in the world because they can eat some of the food waste, and they can also convert grass into something that we can eat. a final quick point — a lot of people, including young people, are very worried about climate change and where the world is heading. what is your sense about whether there are solutions? i understand the worry, but i'm also convinced that there are many solutions, and that we can adjust to the pace of change. we have learnt to deal with drought, we have learnt to deal with floods in the past, and we will be able to do that. we will also develop new crops with new genetic characteristics, new crops that actually can harness the sunlight even better, so that will help us in the right direction in the next few decades. louise fresco, thank you very much indeed. interesting discussion there. so the work here continues, and the hope among many scientists is that the politicians will listen

to what they are saying. news from the old bailey, the 17—year—old who is accused of attempting to murder a six—year—old french boy at the tate modern art gallery has been remanded into youth custody. he has not entered a plea and has only confirmed his name, date of birth and nationality as british. a trial date has been set for february 2020 and a play and what's called a case management hearing will be held in november this year. the defence indicated they were larger psychiatric reports to assess whether the defendant, who cannot be named because of his age, is set to plead. the 17—year—old accused of attempting to murder a six—year—old french boy at the tate

modern has been remanded into youth custody. that news just into us from our reporter at the old bailey. some of the uk's newest and most popular cars are at risk of being stolen in as little as ten seconds, by exploiting weaknesses in keyless entry systems. car theft rates in england and wales have reached an eight—year high. in 2018, more than 106,000 vehicles were stolen. well, greg parkerfrom hagley, who was a victim of a double car theft, joins me now. we are very grateful for your time. what happened ? we are very grateful for your time. what happened? it was on mother's day two years ago. i came down the stairs with my son and realised fairly quickly that we had been burgled. the rear of the building... they had broken the windows to comment. i got my son upstairs it

was bit distressed. i knew straightaway that it was going to be the card so i went to the front of the card so i went to the front of the house and looked out and the dry was empty and i knew straightaway it was empty and i knew straightaway it was a khaki burglary. the cars were not parked on the road, they were pa rt not parked on the road, they were part ina not parked on the road, they were part in a dry on your property. we had the keys been? the keys were in the house, so they broke into the house. they came round the rear of the property and came in and took the property and came in and took the keys, amongst other things, opportunist, so they took wallets and purses and things like that. and either one burglar on his own, drove the first car away, left it about a mile away, the police are led to believe, and then walked back, got my wife is my car, stole that and dumped it somewhere else, went back and got the original first car, which was the one he wanted, which we believe were stolen to order, and

drove off in that car. i am presuming these were quite fancy nice cars? it was an audi a7, which we believe is for order, and the second was a mercedes, which was the newest, but it had a fairly normal sized engine, so they said they would have been there to steal the audiand would have been there to steal the audi and would have taken the mercedes to a top high to chop it up the parts. how did the police respond? brilliant. the police were great, really helpful, dealt with it asa great, really helpful, dealt with it as a family, which we find important, especially having a young boy in the house. the police were great. they found the car. we live on the borders of northwood to and they find the car in the west midlands and the thief was from the west midlands. we managed to get the audi a7 back. what they do as they

steal the cars, they present a high value car will have a tracker on it so they leave it to go cold, that is the term they use, and then they will pick it up, but the police find it before then trotted back to us. around about eight weeks later the same thief came back to try to re—steal the audi again, which was the most horrible part. what happened? fortunately our next-door neighbour's son looked out of his bedroom window he had something and his mum and dad rang me, so thanks to george willits, my next—door neighbour. he looked out of his window and saw a man in a balaclava and his parents rang as an said there is a man in your garden and a bala clava. there is a man in your garden and a balaclava. i did probably the wrong thing, but straightaway i ran down the stairs to neat or greet this

individual and my wife and son stayed upstairs but he had already made way. the police had a police vehicle on our roads just by sheer coincidence that the time so as the car thief got in his car and made of the police managed to chase him, but the police managed to chase him, but the police managed to chase him, but the police officer came back and said to me that endangering lives... he had turned off his lights in a country lane, endangering pedestrians, so he had to —— they had to let him go. advising how people might be better able to protect themselves by deactivating the system at night are putting it ina the system at night are putting it in a special pouch. what steps are you taking? the first burglary... we had only recently moved into the house so we did not have any security. we were planning to have

an extension so i did not want to go to the expense of cctv until after the extension was finished. the first time they broke and there was no security in place. when they came back the second time... the first timei back the second time... the first time i did after the burglary was put ina time i did after the burglary was put in a and cctv and i have a pen behind my car. i have packages that we put car keys in, a magnetic package, so they cannot take the... override it. we have sensory cameras and cctv. we have everything in place. it has been really good to talk together. thanks for sharing what sounds like quite a harrowing experience. awful. what i would say, this is important, the police numbers are dramatically down, but they caught this individual and he is then present. it was not for my burglary but he was a prolific

burglary but he was a prolific burglar and he got sent to prison and he has been in prison ever since. the faith in the place has to be there. they are doing theirjob andi be there. they are doing theirjob and i think they are doing a great job and at least years behind bars. but first the headlines on bbc news: the prime minister praises the bravery of a policeman left critically injured in a machete attack in east london. borisjohnson said more money would be spent on frontline policing. eating less meat could help slow down global warming, according to climate scientists. torrential rain causes disruption for travellers in parts of scotland, as flooding closes the main rail line from edinburgh to glasgow. up to 45,000 cows could be

culled in northern ireland in the event of a no—deal brexit, if new higher tariffs are applied to british milk. that's the warning from senior industry figures, who say rising prices could force farmers to cut the size of their herds. simonjones reports. could cattle be facing a cull? a big rise in the price of british milk might seea rise in the price of british milk might see a drop in demand in the republic of ireland according to senior industry figures. there are more than 300,000 daily cattle in northern ireland. a third of the milk they produce is exported to the republic for processing, between seven and 800 million litres a year. if tariffs were applied the price would be pushed up. if there is a tariff on milk, which is the current state of play, once we are outside the european union, that business no longer works. it may no also not be

legal to next milk from the north and south. the fear among producers as they could be left with a glut of milk and that might necessitate a reduction in herds. the department for rural affairs says a widespread cull of livestock is not something the government anticipates in the event of no deal. during the dozens of meetings i have had in no deal planning, including meetings with the devolved assemblies, never once have we considered the culling of dairy cows in northern ireland. the government insists it will make brexit work forfarmers. it's the legendary birthplace of king arthur. now, a specially designed footbridge is going to link the island fortress of tintagel to the cornish mainland in the southwest of england, recreating a journey that hasn't been possible for hundreds of years. fiona lamdin reports. for centuries, tintagel castle has been split in half, divided by the sea.

but, for the first time since the middle ages, the island and the mainland have been reunited with a new footbridge. people can actually walk from the original entrance, through the mainland courtyard, across this bridge over into the island where the great hall lies. it's about creating a sense of wonderful people, and also for people to be able to understand the actual castle better. because they can actually progress through it as our ancestors did. it has taken nine months to build the 70—metre bridge, using 47 tons of steel and 40,000 cornish slate tiles. but it actually isn't a new concept. if you go back to the 15th century, the castle was still one, joined by a narrow neck of land before it eroded and fell into the sea. it is one of the most important places in britain for that period after the romans. there was a myth that this

is where arthur was conceived, so it is very closely connected with arthurian legend. that is probably why richard, who was earl of cornwall in the 13th century, decided to build this later castle on this site. we are finding incredible stuff on this site. over 100 buildings, it was bigger than london as far as we know, at the time. for the last 100 years the only way of getting from the island to the mainland was this way, let's go. it's a 57—metre drop down to the sea. well, i've counted them, there's 272 steps and, i can tell you, the last few are pretty steep, phew. i think it looks absolutely an amazing achievement and i think it fits in really well with the landscape.

if i brought my elderly mother along, then definitely the bridge. this landscape has been without its crossing for hundreds of years. the earth and rock now replaced by steel, reuniting a divided castle. fiona lamdin, bbc news. it's summer in europe, a time when many are heading to beaches, and to the countryside to make the most of the warmer weather. and increasingly, people are inspired to visit places they've seen on social media. in the uk, the lavender industry is notjust blooming but booming, and a big part of its growing popularity is instagram. but, as sophia tran—thomson reports, being an insta hotspot has its downsides too. french country air, the smell of summer — lavenderfarms haven't changed much

in recent years, but lately, thanks to social media, the business of lavender is growing. where the main source of income was previously from lavender products, like essential oils, a large proportion of it now comes from wedding and editorial photo shoots, and from regular people who have paid a small ticket fee to come in, hang out in the fields, and often take their own photos, a lot of the time for social media. we get about anywhere between 40,000 — 50,000 people a year at the moment and that number is growing every year. on a really busy day we can expect about 4000 people. lavender fields like this have been used by professional photographers for a long time, and still are, but their popularity amongst regular people has rapidly grown in recent years. one of the main reasons is the spread of pictures on social media. there are currently almost five million photos on instagram alone with #lavender. where did you find out about this?

on social media. he has been here before. so, you are back for more photos? yes. like a candid one as well, like looking away. yeah, with a nice blue sky, which we're not going to get, i don't think, today. if i leave today without an insta, i will be really upset. what's the number one thing you want to do in the lavender field today? take a photo. yes. there are some detriments to becoming an insta hot spot, though. some crops have been damaged by visitors, farms have reportedly been swamped with rubbish, and some have even asked people to refrain from visiting on weekends because of overcrowding, but, for farms like this one, the increasing popularity has mostly been positive. it's led to a spike in visitor numbers and an increase in food and beverage sales. realistically we don't need to advertise that much anymore because the social media users are doing it for us,

which is wonderful. whatever the appeal, it's safe to say the uk lavender industry is currently in full bloom. 50 years ago on the 8th august 1969, this happened. as the beatles walked across a zebra crossing near their recording studio a photgrapher captured the moment, and the picture became the cover for their abbey road album. this morning hundreds of fans gathered at abbey road where that moment was re—enacted exactly 50 years after the original photo was taken by photographer iain macmillan. a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit taiwan on thursday — causing temporary power cuts

in thousands of homes. it was felt across the island when it struck at dawn, including in the capital taipei, and this cctv footage was caught on a night camera in a house there. you can see a group of cats waking up and reacting to the tremors, he as the room starts to sway. now, you've heard of a sheepdog, but what about a dog sheep? this is wilbur, who behaves more like a dog. his owner says he enjoys going for walks on his lead and spending time with his friend, buddy — an actual dog. today has turned into one of the drier calmer days of this week but thatis drier calmer days of this week but that is not a sign of things to come. some pretty rough weather on the way as we head towards the

weekend. some heavy rain at times and gales could cause travel problems. on the satellite you can see this beautiful cloud. this is an unusually deep area of low pressure for this time of year and it is heading in the other direction. before it arrives the rest of this afternoon is looking dry for many with some showers. those are the temperatures to end the day. you can see cloud and rain gathering behind me. tonight those outbreaks of heavy rain willdry me. tonight those outbreaks of heavy rain will dry their way northwards across many parts of the uk. moving through england and wales and southern scotland through the night. the wind is picking up as well. starting tomorrow largely dry across the northern half of scotland with blustery winds but a poor rush hour in edinburgh and glasgow with her very and persistent rain and the odd rumble of thunder. some of that rain hanging around in northern ireland.

down to the south some drier weather but you can see these splodges on the chart, heavy thundery showers which continue to work their way northwards as the day wears on. the persistent rain there is northwards across scotland. there will be some sunshine towards the south—east but it is going to be windy in exposed sports and temperatures between 15 and 25 degrees. living through 3d and 25 degrees. living through 3d and into saturday the low pressure is still with us and notice these white lines quashing together which shows that saturday is going to be a windy day particularly across the southern half of the uk. inland parts could have gusts of 50 mph. very unusual for this time of year and it is likely to cause some problems. there will be heavy rain in places as well. not a great day on saturday and you have any outdoor plans. the wind is easing as we

going to sunday and we will see shabbily rain pushing southeastwards and a bit of sunshine and turning very cool in the north of the uk.

a policeman is critically ill in hospital, after what's described as a "frenzied" machete attack in east london. it happened during a routine vehicle stop, with the officer, stabbed several times. what it shows to me is the vital importance of investing in policing. that's why we're putting another 20,000 officers out on the street. a 50—year—old man has been arrested. we'll be live at the scene. also this lunchtime... a dramatic rise in women and girls carrying knives in england, up 73% in five years. scientists warn food production must be sustainable. cutting down on meat and dairy will help tackle global warming. torrential rain leaves five

trains stuck on the main edinburgh to glasgow line, after the drainage