areas of greater manchester and lancashire are to get extra testing and military support after a rise in covid cases. the measures include advice to "minimise" travel in and out of the affected areas. the health secretary announced the plans to mps. this includes rapid response teams, putting _ this includes rapid response teams, putting an _ this includes rapid response teams, putting an extra testing, military surmort, — putting an extra testing, military support, and supervised in—school testing _ support, and supervised in—school testing i— support, and supervised in—school testing. i want to encourage everyone — testing. i want to encourage everyone in manchester and lancashire to get the tests on offer~ — we'll be looking at what the measures will mean for the areas affected — and for the eventual lifting of covid restrictions. also this lunchtime: the death of sarah everard in march — a serving metropolitan police officer pleads guilty to her kidnapping and rape.

hundreds of suspected criminals are arrested worldwide after being tricked into using an fbi—run encrypted messaging app that lured them into police hands. we were able to actually see photographs of hundreds of tonnes of cocaine that were concealed in shipments of fruit. and after ollie robinson, a second england cricket player is now under investigation for posting offensive material in the past. and coming up on the bbc news channel, wales have already been out training after arriving at their base in baku last night. their first game of the euros is on saturday against switzerland.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. in the last hour, the health secretary matt hancock has announced extra testing with military support for parts of greater manchester and lancashire to help with rising cases of the delta variant, which first emerged in india. the move comes with the same travel guidance currently in place for bolton, which warns people to "minimise" travel in and out of the area. our correspondent dominic hughes is in manchester. what will this mean for people affected? this extended guidance has been issued _ this extended guidance has been issued to— this extended guidance has been issued to areas seeing a spike in covid-19 — issued to areas seeing a spike in covid—19 infection is linked to the delta _ covid—19 infection is linked to the delta or— covid—19 infection is linked to the delta or indian variant, and that covers _ delta or indian variant, and that covers the — delta or indian variant, and that covers the whole of greater manchester, all of the area covered by lancashire county council as welt _ by lancashire county council as welt so — by lancashire county council as well. so residents will be asked to minimise — well. so residents will be asked to minimise travel in and out of those affected _ minimise travel in and out of those affected areas and they will also be asked _ affected areas and they will also be

asked to _ affected areas and they will also be asked to meet indoors... sorry, to meet _ asked to meet indoors... sorry, to meet outdoors, rather than indoors wherever— meet outdoors, rather than indoors wherever possible. the health secretary matt hancock described this as _ secretary matt hancock described this as a — secretary matt hancock described this as a strengthened package of stmport — this includes rapid response teams, putting in extra testing, military support, and supervised in—school testing. i want to encourage everyone in manchester and lancashire to get the tests on offer. people here in manchester, in greater— people here in manchester, in greater manchester, and in lancashire, will greet this i think with a _ lancashire, will greet this i think with a weary sigh of resignation and recognition — with a weary sigh of resignation and recognition because many of these areas _ recognition because many of these areas had — recognition because many of these areas had barely been out of some sort of— areas had barely been out of some sort of restrictive measures almost ever since — sort of restrictive measures almost ever since this pandemic began. certainty— ever since this pandemic began. certainly since the second wave. some _ certainly since the second wave. some were just out for a few weeks last summer, but ministers and the government will point to what has happened — government will point to what has happened in bolton where cases are now coming down after a real push,

notjust_ now coming down after a real push, notjust on— now coming down after a real push, notjust on vaccinations now coming down after a real push, not just on vaccinations but on the kind of— not just on vaccinations but on the kind of surge testing for covid—19 that we _ kind of surge testing for covid—19 that we will now see right across greater— that we will now see right across greater manchester and lancashire. back to _ greater manchester and lancashire. back to you. greater manchester and lancashire. back to yon-— greater manchester and lancashire. back to you. dominic, many thanks, dominic hughes _ back to you. dominic, many thanks, dominic hughes in _ back to you. dominic, many thanks, dominic hughes in manchester, - back to you. dominic, many thanks, dominic hughes in manchester, and | dominic hughes in manchester, and apologies for the slight sound problem at the beginning. our health editor hugh pym is here. what is this likely to mean for the eventual lifting of restrictions? certainly another issue for ministers to consider before they make the big decision for england by june as to whether all remaining restrictions are to be lifted the following week beginning onjune 21. i am told this move in greater manchester and lancashire has been on the cards for a little while. it follows, as dominic was saying they are, what has already happened in communities like bolton, leicester, bedford and hounslow in london, with this big push to do surge testing, and they will argue, the ministers, it has worked up to a point in

cutting cases and that it can work again and that it should not necessarily affect the big decisions that need to be made for england, but clearly this variant first identified in india is spreading in greater manchester and lancashire and needs to be tackled, but the really important factor as to what extent it increases the numbers of people getting seriously ill and needing hospital treatment, and we heard yesterday that 126 hospital admissions were caused by this variant, and all those only three had had two doses of the vaccine. the rest had either had one dose or in many cases had not had it at all, so the argument is that vaccine roll—out needs to be pushed on but at the moment hospital numbers remain pretty low. that and pressure on the nhs is one of the big factors that will be considered.— that will be considered. thank you very much- _ that will be considered. thank you very much- 0 _ that will be considered. thank you very much. q ten, _ that will be considered. thank you very much. q ten, our— that will be considered. thank you very much. q ten, our health - that will be considered. thank you i very much. q ten, our health editor. very much. 0 ten, our health editor. —— hugh pym, our health editor.

over 800 suspected criminals have been arrested worldwide after falling victim to an fbi—run operation which involved secretly distributing customised phones which included an encrypted messaging app. the operation, jointly set up by australia and the fbi, allowed police to monitor the criminals�* chats about drug smuggling, money laundering, and even murder plots. our sydney correspondent shaimaa khalil reports. gunshots. a major australian police operation with an international reach. this has been a three—year collaboration between the country's federal police and the fbi in the united states. to give you an idea of the magnitude of our penetration, we were able to actually see photographs of hundreds of tonnes of cocaine that were concealed in shipments of fruit, we were able to see hundreds of kilos of cocaine that were concealed in canned goods. the scale of what is known as operation ironside has been so massive it involved more than 4,000 officers in australia alone.

today the australian government, as part of a global operation, has struck a heavy blow against organised crime — not just in this country, but one that will echo around organised crime around the world. this is a watershed moment in australian law enforcement history. authorities say 21 attempted murders were stopped, as well as a mass shooting in one of australia's suburbs, potentially saving many lives. hundreds of firearms, three tonnes of drugs and $35 million were seized. more than 200 people were arrested. at the heart of this operation is an encrypted app that key figures in australia's organised crime gangs were tricked into using. a drug trafficker unwittingly distributed the app, known as anom, to many of his associates after he was given a device

by undercover agents. officers were then able to read millions of messages in real—time, openly discussing murder plots, drug—trafficking and money—laundering. the investigation has allegedly exposed criminals linked to south american drug cartels, as well as asian, middle eastern and european criminal syndicates. for nine months, we have been receiving intelligence to build criminal cases and we have also had information that has helped us to prevent more than ten planned murders within sweden. this is a major hit to international organised crime — one that will shake the confidence in the use of technology to evade detection. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney. let's speak to our security correspondent gordon corera. an ingenious operation. what are implications for solving other crimes? absolutely. based on the idea that criminals need to communicate, and

they were looking for something they could trust. what they didn't realise is that a person who was developing this anom secure segment had become an fbi informant and had basically offered it to the fbi, and what they did was clever because the first give about 50 devices to people in australia who they thought were involved in the criminal underworld then relied, if you like on word—of—mouth, influencers within the criminal underworld, to spread the criminal underworld, to spread the word about this encrypted app until it reached 90 countries, nearly 10,000 users all round the world, all the time with the fbi and others being able to read those messages in near real time, 20 million messages, which stopped a huge array of crimes. clearly that had come to the end, perhaps it had been rumbled or someone had some questions about the security, but still a huge triumph for law enforcement internationally in breaking up this network. there were some cases we understand in the uk involving the national crime agency

which are being investigated, but it was less used here than in other countries. a , was less used here than in other countries— countries. many thanks, gordon corera there. _ a metropolitan police officer has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and raping sarah everard, the 33—year—old who vanished after walking home in south london in march. her body was found a week later in woodland near ashford, kent. wayne couzens also accepted responsibility for killing sarah everard, but he was not asked to enter a plea to her murder, as the court is awaiting medical reports. members of sarah everard's family were in court to witness couzens enter his plea. here's our correspondent helena wilkinson. sarah everard had been walking home one night last march when she vanished from the street in clapham. she'd spent the evening at a friend's house. extensive searches were carried out. a week later, her body was found in woodland near ashford in kent. today, met police officer

wayne couzens admitted kidnapping the 33—year—old, unlawfully and by force or fraud. he also admitted raping miss everard. "guilty, sir," he said when asked to enter pleas on the two charges. the police officer also accepted responsibility for killing the marketing executive, but wasn't asked to enter a plea to a charge of murder, pending medical reports. members of miss everard's family were in court today to hear the pleas the police officer entered. sarah everard's death sparked an outpouring of shock and grief across the country. several cities across the uk held vigils in memory of the 33—year—old. pc wayne couzens is due back in court next month for a further plea hearing. helena wilkinson, bbc news. anyone entering the uk from portugal will now have to self—isolate

at home for ten days and take two covid tests during that period, after the country was moved from green to amber on the travel list. airlines put on extra flights to bring british holiday—makers home, before the change came into force at 4am today. theo leggett reports. beaches in the algarve almost deserted. last week, british holiday—makers were flocking here keen for an overseas break after months of lockdown. but not any more. instead, last night the region because my airports were crowded, as tourists struggled to get home. arriving back in britain, many were frustrated. it arriving back in britain, many were frustrated. , ., arriving back in britain, many were frustrated. , . ., , , frustrated. it is a massive inconvenience _ frustrated. it is a massive inconvenience and - frustrated. it is a massive i inconvenience and obviously frustrated. it is a massive - inconvenience and obviously cost everyone a lot of money to have to come home and cut their holiday short. ~ ,., ., ~ come home and cut their holiday short. ~ , ., , short. we booked it before they said it was green- — short. we booked it before they said it was green- if— short. we booked it before they said it was green. if it _ short. we booked it before they said it was green. if it was _ short. we booked it before they said it was green. if it was orange - short. we booked it before they said it was green. if it was orange or- it was green. if it was orange or amber— it was green. if it was orange or amber we — it was green. if it was orange or amber we would have rebooked our holiday— amber we would have rebooked our holiday to _ amber we would have rebooked our holiday to go some of the time. i make _ holiday to go some of the time. i make the — holiday to go some of the time. i make the government operates a traffic— make the government operates a traffic light system for travel. a handful— traffic light system for travel. a handful of countries are on the green — handful of countries are on the green iist~ _ handful of countries are on the green list. you can go there on holiday— green list. you can go there on

holida, ., ., ., green list. you can go there on holida ., ., ., ,., ., green list. you can go there on holida ., ., ., ., ., holiday without having to isolate on our holiday without having to isolate on your return- — holiday without having to isolate on your return. until— holiday without having to isolate on your return. until early _ holiday without having to isolate on your return. until early this - your return. until early this morning, portugalwas your return. until early this morning, portugal was on this list. but now along with its island territories it is classified as amber, meaning returning passengers have to go into isolation for at least five days and pay for covid tests. the new rule came into force at 40 m and these passengers did not make it back in time. we at 40 m and these passengers did not make it back in time.— make it back in time. we didn't have a week grace — make it back in time. we didn't have a week grace period, _ make it back in time. we didn't have a week grace period, only _ make it back in time. we didn't have a week grace period, only a - make it back in time. we didn't have a week grace period, only a couple l a week grace period, only a couple of days, _ a week grace period, only a couple of days, and — a week grace period, only a couple of days. and our— a week grace period, only a couple of days, and our holiday _ a week grace period, only a couple of days, and our holiday has - a week grace period, only a couple of days, and our holiday has now. of days, and our holiday has now been _ of days, and our holiday has now been spoiled _ of days, and our holiday has now been spoiled by— of days, and our holiday has now been spoiled by trying _ of days, and our holiday has now been spoiled by trying to - of days, and our holiday has now been spoiled by trying to sort - of days, and our holiday has now| been spoiled by trying to sort the appropriate — been spoiled by trying to sort the appropriate things— been spoiled by trying to sort the appropriate things to _ been spoiled by trying to sort the appropriate things to keep - been spoiled by trying to sort the appropriate things to keep in- been spoiled by trying to sort the appropriate things to keep in line with government _ appropriate things to keep in line with government guidelines. - appropriate things to keep in line with government guidelines. iirilt�*el appropriate things to keep in line with government guidelines. we have a little lad who _ with government guidelines. we have a little lad who is _ with government guidelines. we have a little lad who is going _ with government guidelines. we have a little lad who is going to _ with government guidelines. we have a little lad who is going to have - with government guidelines. we have a little lad who is going to have to - a little lad who is going to have to call in _ a little lad who is going to have to call in sick— a little lad who is going to have to call in sick for school as well. missing — call in sick for school as well. missing the deadline is as likely to cause problems for some.- missing the deadline is as likely to cause problems for some. finding you are havin: cause problems for some. finding you are having to — cause problems for some. finding you are having to self-isolate _ cause problems for some. finding you are having to self-isolate and - are having to self—isolate and quarantine now, the first thing is to see you can agree whether your employer will allow you to take that as paid annual leave, if you have any left. if you haven't or the employer doesn't agree to that, the default position is it would be

unpaid leave. the default position is it would be unpaid leave.— unpaid leave. the removal of portu . al unpaid leave. the removal of portugal from _ unpaid leave. the removal of portugal from the _ unpaid leave. the removal of portugal from the green - unpaid leave. the removal of portugal from the green listl unpaid leave. the removal of| portugal from the green list is obviously frustrating for would—be holiday—makers who want nothing more than a few days in the sunshine, but it is also deeply frustrating for the travel industry, and people within that industry are now saying the government needs to be a lot clearer about why it has taken the decisions it has. taste clearer about why it has taken the decisions it has.— clearer about why it has taken the decisions it has. we supported the traffic liuht decisions it has. we supported the traffic light system _ decisions it has. we supported the traffic light system when - decisions it has. we supported the traffic light system when it - decisions it has. we supported the traffic light system when it was - traffic light system when it was conceived. you know, we contributed through the travel task force, but what has occurred since is the traffic light system is really not put into use, and we can see for the data and methodology underpinning the decisions, it has not been made public or clear to any of us, and the word vaccine does not appear in the word vaccine does not appear in the framework. the the word vaccine does not appear in the framework.— the framework. the government insists its decision _ the framework. the government insists its decision to _ the framework. the government insists its decision to remove - insists its decision to remove portugal from the green list was fullyjustified because of rising covid rates and the emergence of another new variant of the disease. but with the peak summer season fast approaching, travellers and travel firms alike will be hoping that

position can be relaxed sooner rather than later. theo leggett, bbc news. the uk government's website was temporarily down in a global internet outage which also affected amazon, the guardian and the new york times sites. let's speak to our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones. what happened ? this was a pretty serious outage and we have seen it over a vast array of sights. if you are trying to up load test result to the government sites, not available, and amazon, twitch, redditch, lots of people getting messages saying the service was unavailable. it appears this was from a cloud computing provider that provides all sorts of essential services to websites, guiding traffic to them in a smooth way, you could see it that way. it had a

major problem and put out a statement saying they had identified a service configurations that triggered disruption locally and they have disabled that configurations a stop to translate, it was not a hacking attack but it was some issue with this company. what that has highlighted is just how few companies we depend on to basically run the internet, and if they go wrong everything falls apart. they go wrong everything falls a art. ., , they go wrong everything falls aart. ., , . , they go wrong everything falls aart. ., , ., apart. rory, many thanks. rory cellan-jones— apart. rory, many thanks. rory cellan-jones there. _ the england and wales cricket board is investigating reports that a second england player had posted "offensive material" in the past. the wisden website said it uncovered a tweet containing a racist term by the unnamed player when they were under 16. it comes days after the bowler ollie robinson was suspended, pending an investigation into racist and sexist tweets that he posted in 2012 and 2013. joe wilson has more. at edgbaston, a test match begins on thursday. today there is a new investigation into historical offensive tweets posted by an unnamed england player when he was, we understand,

under 16 years of age. ollie robinson is already serving a suspension after his past tweets were revealed. that punishment was over—the—top, say the government. but what's the atmosphere among the england players? well, to james anderson, via zoom. do you feel personally let down by some of the things your team—mates have tweeted ? i wouldn't say let down, no. i think the tweets coming ten years ago... obviously, i think there was initial shock there at the language that was used — he has definitely changed as a person. with another case already hanging over the squad, there must be an atmosphere of anxiety, james, amongst all the players, that something you tweeted in the past might now come up? yeah, i guess. i think it's something that, as i said, we need to look at, and if there are any tweets from years ago we do have to look at that. in the first test match,

england's players wore t—shirts — making cricket inclusive is a goal that demands practical action. a few weeks ago i was at edgbaston's indoor school to report on a midnight cricket league organised for young muslims who were observing ramadan. they played cricket after breaking their fast. it was run by a charity supported by the ecb, the governing body. it's the kind of progress cricket would like to display. we don't want it to be windowdressing, we don't want it to be just the appearance of being fair, we want it to be genuinely fair, because i think all anyone is asking is to be treated with fairness, to have equality, to have justice for all. unforgettable fan experience. this summer there is a new cricket tournament in england and wales, designed directly to appeal to everybody — but that image and that future must wait while cricket investigates its history. joe wilson, bbc news. it is 18 minutes past one.

our top story this lunchtime: areas of greater manchester and lancashire are to get extra testing and military support, after a rise in covid cases. and coming up — withjust days to the g7 summit, how cornwall can be an example to tackle climate change for the world's most advanced economies. coming up on the bbc news channel: gareth southgate and his players will speak to the press today. we'll have the latest from st george's park as england build up to their first euros game against croatia on sunday. health and social care staff in england are so exhausted that the situation is an emergency and could even put the future of the nhs at risk — that's the warning from a group of mps. the department of health and social care says it is doing everything to support their wellbeing. katherine da costa reports. lineremiah's been a nurse for 25 years, with experience of working under pressure in both critical

care and a&e. but, like many in her profession, the intensity of the last 16 months has left them physically and emotionally exhausted. liz needed counselling when she hit breaking point. we talk about "it's ok to not be ok" — but actually it's not ok. we shouldn't be in that situation in the first place. i, myself, i'm not going to lie, i fell apart during the first pandemic, and had some intensive counselling and it required some certified time off work. i've managed for the last year, but at what cost? a report by mps found the nhs was short of 50,000 nurses going into the pandemic. it said the covid crisis had exacerbated existing problems. the health service is still under significant pressure, dealing with emergencies and trying to clear a record backlog of operations. former health secretaryjeremy hunt, now chair of the health and care select committee which commissioned the report, says a longer term thinking is needed.

we need a total overhaul of workforce planning, because there is a failure in the system. it takes seven years to train a doctor, three years to train a nurse, and it's never enough of a priority for the department of health and social care and the treasury when it comes to spending reviews, to spend this money on doctors and nurses that you're not going to see for many years hence. health unions have warned excessive workloads across the nhs and social care risk staff leaving their profession early. if that happens, it would be catastrophic for our health service, at a time when we are facing the biggest backlog of care we've ever known. while unions back calls to boost recruitment, they want more to be done in the short term to tackle staff burn—out — something health leaders say is being addressed. we recognise the fact that people are going to feel tired, they are going to feel in a state of real exhaustion, so the health

and well—being is critical and we've got a range of services in place. for some areas it is additional funding, like in general practice, for other areas it is counselling and talking therapies, mental health and well—being hotlines, text support which is 24/7. the department of health and social care says it's doing everything to support the well—being of staff and that the government's backed the nhs every turn. but those on the front line fear there's still no letup in sight. katherine da costa, bbc news. the children's charity unicef has warned that millions ofjabs could be wasted if poorer nations get them in one go. lily caprani, the charity's vaccine lead, said developing countries didn't have the resources to distribute and administer massive stock—piles. she's been speaking to sima kotecha. with some countries ordering millions of covid vaccines, there are those who have very limited supplies. according to the world

health organisation, less than 1% of afghanistan's population has been vaccinated, whilejust10,000 people have had theirfirstjab in south sudan, a country with a population of 11 million. fewer than 2% of the hundreds of millions of vaccine doses administered globally have been in africa. several high—profile celebrities have waded in on the debate. they've signed a letter calling on g7 nations to donate 20% of their vaccines by the end of this august. signatories include david beckham, orlando bloom and olivia colman. in herfirst uk interview, the lead on covid vaccines at unicef told bbc newsnight there was no time for procrastination. the unintended consequence of saving all these vaccines up till christmas time is that countries won't be able to absorb them and roll them out, and therefore they could end up going to waste.

we could see millions of doses of vaccines not used and expiring, and that would be a tragedy. the uk government told us it will share the majority of any future surplus vaccines when they are available. i asked miss caprani, "should the vulnerable in developing countries be prioritised over the young in the uk?" now at some point, no doubt, we will need to vaccinate under—18s, but the priority at this moment has to be making sure that all of the vulnerable and priority groups around the world get vaccines. so is unicef saying that vulnerable people abroad should be vaccinated before british children? we are saying that the priority for all of every country, the uk and all of the g7 nations, is to find a clear pathway out of the global pandemic, and the clearest pathway to do that is to make sure that every vulnerable group in every country is vaccinated. all governments are obliged to look after their people,

and leaders at the g7 summit in cornwall will weigh up how to do that while not shying away from what unicef is calling a global responsibility. sima kotecha, bbc news. around 3% of adults have a stammer — that's according to the british stammering association — and one of those with the condition is the former scotland rugby union captain kelly brown. he has been speaking to our reporter lydia campbell, who also has a stammer, about how sport can help to build communication skills. commentator: applause from the crowd, it's - all scotland can do. kelly brown is through. i'm kelly brown, former scotland rugby captain, and i've got a stammer. like me, kelly is one of the estimated 1.5 million adults in the uk who have a stammer, a neurological condition that makes it physically hard to speak. but kelly also rates the highest level of his sport, and having a stammer was never an issue when playing rugby.

i started playing when i was about five, every sunday i'd go down to the club and all my mates were there, and we got to go out and throw a ball around and have fun, and so it was never even an issue, it wasn't even a part of the conversation. it was just a part of me and no one cared, and everyonejust accepted it. when i was growing up, really struggling with my speech, i found sport was the safe spot. do you think that sport, with it being so communication based, can really help kids with stammers? i think it's brilliant for all sorts of life skills, but especially communication, because it teaches you how to be a part of a team, and a part of that is having to communicate with your team—mates. you know, good team—mates, you've got to support each other.

and so it was just an amazing environment, i believe, for anyone that's got a stammer. many people with a stammer find the idea of sport daunting, but anything that can help to bring confidence can bring benefits. anything that gets them mixing with other people and having to talk and converse and building their confidence and potentially pushing themselves out of their comfort zone as well is a positive thing for young people to do, to realise they can do these scary things. now a patron of the british stammering association, kelly has a strong message for those struggling because of their stammer. it's a part of you, it's just how you speak, but never let it hold you back. i fully believe that any stammerer, they can do whatever they want. lydia campbell, bbc news. when leaders from the world's most advanced economies arrive in a cornish resort later this week, they'll be urged to do more to address climate change and the environment.

but could the g7 economies learn anything from cornwall�*s own green example? roger harrabin reports. towering cliffs, crashing waves, cornwall is full of british gems, and borisjohnson wants to show them off to g7 leaders. take the seaside pool in penzance. most swimmers don't like the cold. so there's a new warm pool on offer, heated not by gas, but with clean energy from hot rocks underground. it's nice that you can harness something like that and use it for something like a pool, a relaxing touristy feature. yeah. it's good for the environment as well, i think. you've got to use it. and here's a gull�*s eye view of other changes. cars will no longer dominate the penzance promenade, thanks to work over the past year. priorities have been given to visitors on foot or on bikes, in a move supported by the government.

the green revolution has seen strict traffic restrictions on the high street. some love it. i think it's a step at a time, all in the right direction. bring it on. others think road closures haven't been thought through. we have so much traffic, we're gridlocked. to do what they've done now in the summertime, is ten times worse. but the green trend is growing. cornwall�*s first smart wind turbine will vary energy production to meet changes in demand for power. at the g7 meeting, the uk will urge other nations to invest more in renewables. for the world's leaders who come here, they will be able to see that cornwall is notjust talking shop. we have started our actions. we've committed to working hard with our community, because it does need to be a partnership, and we all need to to do something to actually make a difference. the farmers and their cattle are doing their bit. cow dung produces a climate heating gas, methane.

see the bubbles. the slurry will be collected in these tanks and the methane captured to power vans. g7 leaders take note. you know, making money from muck if you want to use it, you know? council vans will be running on the gas captured from cow poo. britain's not blameless on the environment, of course. it's cut down almost all its own ancient forests. it has no plan for insulating draughty homes. and what's more, its spending £27 billion on roads that will actually increase emissions. cornwall has its own controversy too. trees were felled at the hotel for the g7 leaders. a new report says even in a county with such rich natural assets, wildlife is in decline. for local leaders and g7 leaders, it's a massive challenge. roger harriban, bbc news.

—— roger harrabin, bbc news.