this is bbc news with the latest headlines. former uk prime minister sirjohn major accuses borisjohnson�*s government of acting in a "shameful" manner over the owen paterson row. i think the way the government handled that was shameful and wrong and unworthy of this or indeed any government. thousands of people take part in a march through glasgow — demanding new steps to tackle global warming, one of more than 100 taking place across the uk. at least eight people have died and dozens are hurt after a crowd surge on the opening night of a music festival in houston, texas. the organisation which enforces human rights laws warns it could take legal action against yorkshire county cricket

club, as another cricketer comes forward to say he was the subject of racist abuse while playing for the county. i'm ben boulos, live at the willington wetlands in derbyshire, finding out how natural sites like this are helping to tackle the climate crisis. and at 2:30pm... as the world reels from fires, floods and heatwaves, researchers are more certain than ever that human activity is making them worse. that's reporting from the climate frontlines in half an hour here on bbc news. the former conservative prime

minister sirjohn major has launched an attack on borisjohnson�*s goverment, calling its handling of owen paterson's recommended suspension shameful and wrong. on wednesday, the commons voted in favour of changing the system that governs the behaviour of mps, despite a recommendation by the independent standards commissioner to suspend mr paterson for 30 days. ministers backtracked following uproar from their own mps and opposition parties. here's our political correspondent ione wells. if there's one person who knows the damage allegations of sleaze can cause, it is sirjohn major. the former conservative prime minister's own government in the 1990s was brought down in part due to the cash for questions scandal. mps were offered money in exchange for asking parliamentary questions. but sirjohn claimed that, while he set up a committee to look at standards in public life to tackle this, the current government has tried to defend this sort of behaviour

over the last few days. i think the way the government handled that was shameful and wrong, and unworthy of this or indeed any government. it also had the effect of trashing the reputation of parliament. he is referring here to the government's much to the government's handling of owen paterson, the former tory mp who was handed a 30—day suspension for breaching lobbying rules. the government tried to overturn his suspension and change the system that judges mps�* contact. judges mps�* conduct. they asked mps to back the plans in the vote. but u—turned less than 2a hours later, after a furious backlash by the opposition and some conservatives. owen paterson has now resigned and the government has said the way this played out was a mistake. it says the prime minister has stated that paid lobbying and paid advocacy by ministers and mps is absolutely wrong. but sirjohn has claimed this is not a mistake made on its own. it seems to me, as a lifelong conservative, that much of what they are doing is very un—conservative in its behaviour.

there are many strands to this that go well beyond the standards committee imbroglio of the last few days. there is a general whiff of "we are the masters now" about their behaviour. it has to stop and it has to stop soon. sirjohn�*s comments follow a difficult week internally for the conservative party. some of their mps are frustrated they put their necks on the line to vote with the government for it to then u—turn. voters will be the ultimate judge of how much this damages the government. but the message to borisjohnson from his predecessor today was not to take any votes for granted. ione wells, bbc news. i'm joined now by david gauke, former conservative mp for south west hertfordhire. he wasjustice secretary and lord chancellor during theresa may's government. thank you forjoining us here. first, your thoughts on what sir john major had to say today? i

first, your thoughts on what sir john major had to say today? john ma'or had to say today? i think sirjohn john major had to say today? i think sirjohn major _ john major had to say today? i think sirjohn major was _ john major had to say today? i think sirjohn major was justified - john major had to say today? i think sirjohn major was justified in - sirjohn major wasjustified in saying what he had to say. sadly, the government's behaviour last week was indefensible. the attempt to put the government to sort of step in the government to sort of step in the way of the house of commons disciplinary processes, to enforce a whip, you know, in other words order conservative mps to vote a particular way on matters which are normally left to the individual position of members of parliament, and to try to sort of stand in the way of that process i think it cannot be defended. i thinkjohn major is right to criticise that and he is right to say that this behaviour is not entirely novel or original for this government. behaviour is not entirely novel or originalfor this government. there have been a number of occasions where the government has behaved badly in seeking to remove checks and balances and that does not do anything for the uk's system of government, it doesn't do anything for our international reputation and

i think it is dangerous for us if this goes, as you like, unpunished. the public aren't prepared to just shrug their shoulders and i think it's important that conservative mps in particular make it very clear to the prime minister and to the government whips that they won't tolerate anything similar in future. so if you were in that position, you just said it shouldn't go unpunished, what would you expect to happen? what would you be asking for? i happen? what would you be asking for? ~' ., , , happen? what would you be asking for? ~' . , , ., for? i think if i was still a conservative _ for? i think if i was still a conservative mp, - for? i think if i was still a conservative mp, i- for? i think if i was still aj conservative mp, i would for? i think if i was still a - conservative mp, i would certainly be making it very clear that any attempt to interfere in business of this sort would not have my support. i think the prime minister, you know, should be aware that there is significant disquiet, i know, amongst my former colleagues as to what happened this week. there is a lot of debate about the position of the chief whip and the leader of the house of commons, but these are

decisions that are made by the leader of the party, by the prime minister, by borisjohnson and, you know, i think conservative mps need to be very, very clear that this type of behaviour, undermining checks and balances, failing to abide by the highest standards of integrity, is not something that the country should be willing to tolerate. 50 country should be willing to tolerate. ,, ., country should be willing to tolerate. ., ., ., ., tolerate. so the nolan committee on standards in — tolerate. so the nolan committee on standards in public— tolerate. so the nolan committee on standards in public life _ tolerate. so the nolan committee on standards in public life was - tolerate. so the nolan committee on standards in public life was set - tolerate. so the nolan committee on standards in public life was set up i standards in public life was set up by sirjohn major at the time of his own events concerning cash for questions. is that working, is it fit for purpose?— questions. is that working, is it fit for purpose? well, i think one ofthe fit for purpose? well, i think one of the things _ fit for purpose? well, i think one of the things with _ fit for purpose? well, i think one of the things with our _ fit for purpose? well, i think one of the things with our system - fit for purpose? well, i think one of the things with our system is i of the things with our system is there has always been a certain assumption that people in positions of power would behave well and, you know, governments would not try to protect those who have not been

behaving well and, yes, there are individuals who break the rules but there are consequences for that and instead, what we seem to have as a culture which is, you know, if we can get away with it, we will get away with it. so the principles are fine, they have generally worked very well, but it requires a culture of acceptance, the fact that behaviour is constrained, that we can'tjust behaviour is constrained, that we can't just do what behaviour is constrained, that we can'tjust do what we want and when it comes to, you know, outside interests, these need to be properly disclosed and when it comes to investigate true bodies that look at the behaviour of mps and ministers, that their decisions should be respected and if they are uncomfortable, if they are inconvenient, you don't change the system and that is exactly what the government tried to do this week. and that is, asjohn major said, shameful and wrong. 50 and that is, as john ma'or said, shameful and wrong._ and that is, as john ma'or said, shameful and wrong. so do you think sirjohn major _ shameful and wrong. so do you think sirjohn major speaks _ shameful and wrong. so do you think sirjohn major speaks for _ shameful and wrong. so do you think sirjohn major speaks for the - sirjohn major speaks for the majority of conservatives at the moment? i majority of conservatives at the moment? ., �* ~ ., majority of conservatives at the moment? ~ ., �* majority of conservatives at the moment? ., �* ~' ., �* ~' ., moment? i don't know. i'd like to think that he _

moment? i don't know. i'd like to think that he does. _ moment? i don't know. i'd like to think that he does. i _ moment? i don't know. i'd like to think that he does. i know - moment? i don't know. i'd like to think that he does. i know that i moment? i don't know. i'd like to think that he does. i know that a l think that he does. i know that a lot of conservative mps were very uncomfortable with what has happened in the last few days. i mean, the reality is, you know, that boris johnson has, on a number of occasions, behaved in a way that none of his predecessors would have done and he has maintained popularity. you know, he prorogued the house of commons but still subsequently won a general election. there have been a number of occasions where he has stood by ministers where normally you would have expected those ministers to go and, by and large, the conservative party has maintained its lead in the opinion polls. and a lot of this does come down to public opinion. if the public willjust does come down to public opinion. if the public will just shrug does come down to public opinion. if the public willjust shrug their shoulders and think that, well, it doesn't really matter, then i don't think we can expect behaviour to improve. but what we did see this week, i think, improve. but what we did see this week, ithink, was improve. but what we did see this week, i think, was sunk complacency from the government, a belief that they can do whatever they like,

however egregious that might be. i'm pleased that there was strength of feeling that provoked a u—turn, that was necessary, and i hope that that is a warning shot to the government that, although they may feel... sorry, can ijustjump in really quickly? why do you think this sort of behaviour and mindset is within the conservative party now? what has happened? the conservative party now? what has ha ened? �* , ., the conservative party now? what has hauened? �* , ., , happened? because that is the attitude of _ happened? because that is the attitude of the _ happened? because that is the attitude of the prime _ happened? because that is the attitude of the prime minister. | happened? because that is the - attitude of the prime minister. 0k, david gauke, _ attitude of the prime minister. ok, david gauke, thank you very much indeed. cop26 continues in glasgow with the focus on nature and the natural world. 45 governments from around the world are expected to pledge urgent action and investment to shift to more sustainable ways of farming. meanwhile, a day of global protests demanding stronger action on climate change has begun. the first events took place in australia, with others planned in nearly 200 cities around the world.

our correspondent alexandra mackenzie is in glasgow. the march hare began earlier today. we can still see some people behind you, are they preparing for another event or is that march now over? i am at a rather blustery glasgow green, this is where the rally and march is going to end, so people haven't quite arrived yet. they started off at kelvingrove park in the west end of the city, which is about three miles from here, so they have been making their way here probably for the last hour and a half, so we are not quite sure when to expect them. there is a heavy police presence here but none of the marchers all people from the rally have appeared yet, but what you can see is the stage has been set in the background. there are two stages, the main stage with the big black covering isjust going

the main stage with the big black covering is just going to the main stage with the big black covering isjust going to be the main stage with the big black covering is just going to be too windy to use that, so they have brought in a slightly smaller, more protected stage, i'm not sure if you can see it, it is the truck beside the main stage, so that is where the rally is going to take place and activists including greta thunberg, we expect, will speak fair later today. the march, we understand that there are several thousand people on that march. it had been the biggest of cop26 so far. it has, we understand, been largely peaceful. some people have chained themselves to a bridge not too far from here and we understand that police are removing these protesters from the bridge. yesterday, we also saw greta thunberg speak at george square, so we don't know if it will be a similar message to yesterday. she has been quite negative about the impact of cop26, saying that change has to come from the grassroots and

not from conferences like cop26. there has been some rather unpleasant weather forecast, has that been putting people off, do you think? it that been putting people off, do you think? , _ that been putting people off, do you think? _ , think? it possibly has put some --eole. think? it possibly has put some peeple- we _ think? it possibly has put some peeple- we are _ think? it possibly has put some people. we are not _ think? it possibly has put some people. we are not quite - think? it possibly has put some people. we are not quite sure i think? it possibly has put some i people. we are not quite sure are numbered so far but we do understand thousands were not sure —— and we are not sure exactly how much to expect. it is a much bigger space than george square yesterday. the rain has stopped, you havejust missed a beautiful rainbow behind me. i think people possibly put off by the weather but many thousands have not been put off and we are expecting them hopefully here in the next hour or so.— next hour or so. alexandria, thank ou ve next hour or so. alexandria, thank you very much- — as we've been hearing, protestors have been gathering around the world, notjust in glasgow. in london, thousands of protesters have been marching from the bank of england towards trafalgar square, where a rally will take place this afternoon. they're calling for more to be done

to solve the climate crisis. at least eight people have died in a crush at the opening night of a music festival in texas. police in houston say panic broke out after the crowd began to surge towards the front of the stage at rapper travis scott's astroworld event. the show was called off shortly afterwards. kathryn stanczyszyns reports. a headline performance by rapper travis scott at the astroworld music festival in houston. thousands of concertgoers welcomed the event back after the pandemic, but, among the watchers, a nightmare was unfolding. everybody go to the middle... a crowd surge that has left at least eight people dead. away, many not realising what was happening in front of them. the music played on as some of the injured were stretchered away, many not realising what was happening in front of them. the performance was halted several times for emergency

services to reach people — and finally stopped when it was apparent many had been hurt. 17 people were taken to hospital, 11 in cardiac arrest. the crowd began to compress towards the front of the stage, ok, and that caused some panic, and it started causing some injuries. people began to fall out, become unconscious, and it created additional panic. the astroworld event began in 2018. a crowd of around 50,000 was expected at houston's nrg park. earlier in the day, there had been reports of people storming the event's perimeter to get into the concert. police in the city say they are now investigating what caused the crash, investigating what caused the crush, and are asking people not to speculate, but focus on the victims. tonight's focus though needs to be on the families, - and on the lives that we lost, i many of them extremely young, tragically young.

organisers said on social media... "our hearts are with the astroworld festival family, "especially those we lost and their loved ones." they say they are now supporting local officials to find out what went wrong. here in england, yorkshire county cricket club has launched an investigation after a second former player alleged he was subjected to repeated racial abuse. it comes in the wake of an independent report, which found azeem rafiq had been the victim of harrassment and bullying. the equality and human rights commission has now asked to see a copy of the full report and is considering whether to take action. simon jones has more. a racism row that has rocked notjust yorkshire, but the cricketing world. azeem rafiq was the victim of racial harassment but the club took no disciplinary action. now, claims by a second unnamed former player are being looked into.

they tend to say yorkshire is one place, it's either my way or the highway, to be honest. or the hard way, to be honest. and they really need to sort of... i think theyjust haven't really understood what inclusivity and diversity really means. yorkshire now has a new chair, lord kamlesh patel. in a statement, he said... those past errors will now be looked at by the equality and human rights commission. it has asked for a full independent report into what happened to azeem rafiq to consider whether there has been a breach of the law. the mayor of west yorkshire has described recent events as "shameful". at the very top, and i do notice that lord patel has come in to steer some of that transition. it's time for change, root and branch change,

and let's hope we see that leadership that has been sadly missing. a gathering calling forjustice for azeem will take place outside headingley this afternoon. today we'll prove that all yorkshire people are resilient. we are all prepared to undertake the hard work which is necessary to put yorkshire back at the pinnacle of english cricket. we all need to work together now and work hard to create this new wonderful dawn that is going to hopefully shine every morning at headingley, the most iconic cricket ground in world cricket. but with an exodus of the club's sponsors and headingley banned from hosting international cricket, rebuilding yorkshire's international reputation won't be easy. simon jones, bbc news. a fourth person has died after a group of paddleboarders got into difficulty on a river in pembrokeshire last week. andrea powell had been in a critical

condition in hospital since the incident last saturday. a "paddle out" was held at aberavon beach in tribute to one of the other paddleboarders who died. police say a woman has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter and has been released pending inquiries. back to one of our main stories now, and cop26 continues in glasgow today with the focus on nature and the natural world. our presenter ben boulos is at willington wetlands in derbyshire for us today. it is gorgeous, isn't it? isn't it 'ust it is gorgeous, isn't it? isn't it just stunning. _ it is gorgeous, isn't it? isn't it just stunning, look _ it is gorgeous, isn't it? isn't it just stunning, look at - it is gorgeous, isn't it? isn't it just stunning, look at that, i it is gorgeous, isn't it? isn't it l just stunning, look at that, take it is gorgeous, isn't it? isn't it i just stunning, look at that, take in the views. so tranquil, so peaceful, so serene and, frankly, where else would you rather be on a saturday afternoon. look at this, it feels so far removed from glasgow and cop26,

some 300 miles north of where we are but, of course, what happens in natural habitats like this one is directly linked to the goals that they are trying to achieve a pair of tackling climate change. one of the projects going on here is a limited, a controlled reintroduction of beavers into this habitat. it is something that has been tried elsewhere in devon. they have tried it from 2015, so it has been going for some years now. we can speak to those involved in that project, we have mark elliott from the devon wildlife trust joining have mark elliott from the devon wildlife trustjoining us and richard brazierfrom the university of exeter, who has been studying the impacts. market, just tell us why you decided to run that study and what effect it has had. irate you decided to run that study and what effect it has had.— you decided to run that study and what effect it has had. we have got a population _ what effect it has had. we have got a population of— what effect it has had. we have got a population of beavers _ what effect it has had. we have got a population of beavers that - what effect it has had. we have got a population of beavers that had i a population of beavers that had found _ a population of beavers that had found themselves on the river, we think_ found themselves on the river, we think they— found themselves on the river, we think they probably escaped from somewhere within the river system and there _ somewhere within the river system and there was a proposal by the government to remove them from the river hack—

government to remove them from the river hack in _ government to remove them from the river back in about 2014 and the local_ river back in about 2014 and the local community we got really quite excited _ local community we got really quite excited about it and said, no, these are our— excited about it and said, no, these are our beavers, we want them to stay _ are our beavers, we want them to stay we — are our beavers, we want them to stay. we have been involved with a beaver_ stay. we have been involved with a beaver project elsewhere, so with a group _ beaver project elsewhere, so with a group of _ beaver project elsewhere, so with a group of other organisations including the university of exeter, we submitted a licence to run a five year triat— we submitted a licence to run a five year trial to — we submitted a licence to run a five year trial to understand the effects of these _ year trial to understand the effects of these in — year trial to understand the effects of these in the real world, wild situation _ of these in the real world, wild situation. . ., of these in the real world, wild situation. . . .., of these in the real world, wild situation. . . .. , situation. richard, ifi can bring ou in, situation. richard, ifi can bring you in. you _ situation. richard, ifi can bring you in. you have _ situation. richard, ifi can bring you in, you have studied - situation. richard, ifi can bring you in, you have studied the i situation. richard, ifi can bring i you in, you have studied the impacts of the presence of the beavers, how does that relate to climate change? how does it help us achieve the goals of tackling climate change, by reintroducing these creatures into these habitats? aha, reintroducing these creatures into these habitats?— reintroducing these creatures into these habitats? a number of things ha en these habitats? a number of things happen when _ these habitats? a number of things happen when you — these habitats? a number of things happen when you reintroduce i these habitats? a number of things i happen when you reintroduce animals that of— happen when you reintroduce animals that of course — happen when you reintroduce animals that of course used _ happen when you reintroduce animals that of course used to _ happen when you reintroduce animals that of course used to be _ happen when you reintroduce animals that of course used to be in _ happen when you reintroduce animals that of course used to be in pretty- that of course used to be in pretty well all— that of course used to be in pretty well all of— that of course used to be in pretty well all of our— that of course used to be in pretty well all of our streams— that of course used to be in pretty well all of our streams and - that of course used to be in pretty well all of our streams and rivers. j well all of our streams and rivers. the first— well all of our streams and rivers. the first thing _ well all of our streams and rivers. the first thing is _ well all of our streams and rivers. the first thing is they _ well all of our streams and rivers. the first thing is they build - well all of our streams and rivers. the first thing is they build damsl the first thing is they build dams and they— the first thing is they build dams and they store _ the first thing is they build dams and they store more _ the first thing is they build dams and they store more water - the first thing is they build dams and they store more water in i the first thing is they build dams and they store more water in our landscape — and they store more water in our landscape and _ and they store more water in our landscape and those _ and they store more water in our landscape and those dams - and they store more water in our landscape and those dams also l landscape and those dams also capture — landscape and those dams also capture sediment—

landscape and those dams also capture sediment and - landscape and those dams also capture sediment and carbon . landscape and those dams also i capture sediment and carbon that is leaving _ capture sediment and carbon that is leaving particularly— capture sediment and carbon that is leaving particularly our— capture sediment and carbon that is leaving particularly our farm - leaving particularly our farm landscapes, _ leaving particularly our farm landscapes, so _ leaving particularly our farm landscapes, so in _ leaving particularly our farm landscapes, so in those i leaving particularly our farm landscapes, so in those two| leaving particularly our farm - landscapes, so in those two things, storing _ landscapes, so in those two things, storing more — landscapes, so in those two things, storing more water, _ landscapes, so in those two things, storing more water, which- landscapes, so in those two things, storing more water, which of- landscapes, so in those two things, | storing more water, which of course brings— storing more water, which of course brings more — storing more water, which of course brings more other— storing more water, which of course brings more other wildlife _ storing more water, which of course brings more other wildlife into- storing more water, which of course brings more other wildlife into our. brings more other wildlife into our ecosystems. — brings more other wildlife into our ecosystems, and _ brings more other wildlife into our ecosystems, and holding - brings more other wildlife into our ecosystems, and holding on- brings more other wildlife into our ecosystems, and holding on to i ecosystems, and holding on to carbon, — ecosystems, and holding on to carbon, sequestering - ecosystems, and holding on to carbon, sequestering carbon . ecosystems, and holding on to . carbon, sequestering carbon that would _ carbon, sequestering carbon that would otherwise _ carbon, sequestering carbon that would otherwise be _ carbon, sequestering carbon that would otherwise be lost- carbon, sequestering carbon that would otherwise be lost to - would otherwise be lost to atmosphere _ would otherwise be lost to atmosphere or— would otherwise be lost to atmosphere or washed i would otherwise be lost to - atmosphere or washed downstream, they can _ atmosphere or washed downstream, they can have — atmosphere or washed downstream, they can have a _ atmosphere or washed downstream, they can have a really— atmosphere or washed downstream, they can have a really profound i they can have a really profound positive — they can have a really profound positive impact _ they can have a really profound positive impact on _ they can have a really profound positive impact on future - they can have a really profound i positive impact on future climates wherever — positive impact on future climates wherever you _ positive impact on future climates wherever you reintroduce - positive impact on future climates wherever you reintroduce them. l positive impact on future climates i wherever you reintroduce them. new, wherever you reintroduce them. now, the do wherever you reintroduce them. now, they do have — wherever you reintroduce them. now, they do have an _ wherever you reintroduce them. now, they do have an impact _ wherever you reintroduce them. now, they do have an impact and _ wherever you reintroduce them. ilu-a they do have an impact and the trials, when they are done in a limited way that can be controlled and studied, third, mark, something that was raised with me when i was speaking to a farmer here in derbyshire earlier today is if the dams are built in the wrong place, it can flood farmland, the beavers can burrow and damaged productive land. not only does that hurt the farmers livelihoods, it can also damage the amount of food they produce, which we all rely on and you must have faced some concerns from farmers there as well. that

you must have faced some concerns from farmers there as well.- from farmers there as well. that is really what — from farmers there as well. that is really what the _ from farmers there as well. that is really what the trial _ from farmers there as well. that is really what the trial was _ from farmers there as well. that is really what the trial was trying i from farmers there as well. that is really what the trial was trying to l really what the trial was trying to understand, the extent of the sort of issues _ understand, the extent of the sort of issues and how you can mitigate them _ of issues and how you can mitigate them and — of issues and how you can mitigate them and we found, really, that the number— them and we found, really, that the number of— them and we found, really, that the number of times that we had major problems— number of times that we had major problems was very limited during the trial period _ problems was very limited during the trial period and i think pretty much in all— trial period and i think pretty much in all cases. — trial period and i think pretty much in all cases, we were able to resolve _ in all cases, we were able to resolve any conflicts to the satisfaction of everybody involved, including _ satisfaction of everybody involved, including the farmers. gk, satisfaction of everybody involved, including the farmers.— including the farmers. 0k, mark elliott and richard _ including the farmers. 0k, mark elliott and richard brazier, i including the farmers. 0k, mark| elliott and richard brazier, thank you very much indeed. and you may wonder how this place links to what they are doing at cop26 in glasgow. well, the wildlife trust so you cannot solve the climate crisis without solving the crisis in nature. if you support habitats like this, it will help to achieve the goals in tackling climate change as well. now, there are some beavers around here, four have been released. we haven't spotted them just yet but that is because they are crepuscular, i word you may not use day—to—day but it means they appear at dusk and at dawn, but we will keep trying. i appear at dusk and at dawn, but we will keep trying-—

will keep trying. i am glad you said it and not me. _ will keep trying. i am glad you said it and not me, thank _ will keep trying. i am glad you said it and not me, thank you _ will keep trying. i am glad you said it and not me, thank you very i will keep trying. i am glad you said | it and not me, thank you very much. it's thought to affect at least one in ten of us over our lifetime, but doctors still don't know what causes irritable bowel syndrome. a new study from addenbrooke's hospital and the university of cambridge has uncovered a potential clue that could make a big difference to how ibs is treated. i'm nowjoined by abbey scofield—marlowe, who has and lives with irritable bowel syndrome. thank you very much forjoining us. just tell us about your diagnosis, what is it like living with this condition? i what is it like living with this condition?— what is it like living with this condition? ., , ~ condition? i mean, it is tricky, unpredictable. _ condition? i mean, it is tricky, unpredictable. i— condition? i mean, it is tricky, unpredictable. i was _ condition? i mean, it is tricky, unpredictable. i was originally| unpredictable. i was originally diagnosed as a teenager and it still regularly takes me by surprise. i had to take regular treatment every day to keep it under control and

have been known to have to take some very strong medications which keep me housebound for the duration i take them. so it is tricky and i think it is often underestimated how difficult it is to live with. what difficult it is to live with. what ou difficult it is to live with. what you mean _ difficult it is to live with. what you mean by _ difficult it is to live with. what you mean by takes _ difficult it is to live with. what you mean by takes you - difficult it is to live with. what you mean by takes you by i difficult it is to live with. what you mean by takes you by surprise? is it the symptoms, what you have to go through, what is it exactly? essentially, i don't know what it is going to do next. i can be having a really good they with my bowels, it can be absolutely fine and all of a sudden they are awful, i am in massive amounts of pain, i have to be right next to a toilet and any number of things can sneak up on me. even now, i haven't really figured out a way of predicting what it is going to do, ijust had to go with the flow. going to do, i 'ust had to go with the flow. ., ., ., ,, ., the flow. how long did it take for ou to the flow. how long did it take for you to get _ the flow. how long did it take for you to get your— the flow. how long did it take for you to get your diagnosis? i the flow. how long did it take for you to get your diagnosis? was l the flow. how long did it take for| you to get your diagnosis? was it very straightforward? it you to get your diagnosis? was it very straightforward?— you to get your diagnosis? was it very straightforward? it took a year or two before _ very straightforward? it took a year or two before that _ very straightforward? it took a year or two before that was _

very straightforward? it took a year or two before that was what - very straightforward? it took a year or two before that was what we i or two before that was what we pinned it down as being. in some ways, i have been diagnosed twice because about five years ago, my symptoms got significantly worse, so i had to go through the process of checking whether something else had gone wrong as well and then re—diagnose it as ibs five years ago, even though i had been diagnosed once before. did ago, even though i had been diagnosed once before. did you get the sense that _ diagnosed once before. did you get the sense that the _ diagnosed once before. did you get the sense that the doctors - diagnosed once before. did you get the sense that the doctors could i the sense that the doctors could pinpoint what had caused it or triggered it?— pinpoint what had caused it or triggered it? pinpoint what had caused it or trir rered it? ., . , ., triggered it? no. i mean, they had suspicions. — triggered it? no. i mean, they had suspicions. l _ triggered it? no. i mean, they had suspicions, i was _ triggered it? no. i mean, they had suspicions, i was struggling - triggered it? no. i mean, they had suspicions, i was struggling a i suspicions, i was struggling a little with anxiety and some other things, but they had and have no real idea what is causing my bowel problems at all. we real idea what is causing my bowel problems at all.— problems at all. we have had this stud that problems at all. we have had this study that has _ problems at all. we have had this study that has been _ problems at all. we have had this study that has been released - problems at all. we have had this study that has been released by l study that has been released by cambridge and adam brooks, i don't know if you have had a chance to look through it or have been following reports —— addenbrooke�*s. are you hopeful from the clue they appear to have uncovered, the dna connection? i

appear to have uncovered, the dna connection?— connection? i am excited about an hinu connection? i am excited about anything that — connection? i am excited about anything that really _ connection? i am excited about anything that really pins - connection? i am excited about anything that really pins down i connection? i am excited about i anything that really pins down the potential causes of ibs. it is not something that is necessarily going to immediately lead to new treatments, but it is something that can, in future with further research, has hope for producing some really good treatments. you know, some really good treatments. you know. when _ some really good treatments. you know. when you — some really good treatments. you know, when you read about it, and you mentioned it as well, periods or bouts of stress, do you think that there is that real connection? do you think it is damaged, the diagnosis and treatment and people coming forward, talk about ibs? you know, if people always say, it is in the mind? ., , know, if people always say, it is in the mind? . , ., the mind? that is something i have faced a lot of. _ the mind? that is something i have faced a lot of. especially _ the mind? that is something i have faced a lot of. especially as - the mind? that is something i have faced a lot of. especially as i - the mind? that is something i have faced a lot of. especially as i have l faced a lot of. especially as i have got a history of mental health difficulties and, yes, it does, it makes it harder, it means people are going, oh, it isjust ibs or at they think i can think my way out of it

and that is absolutely not the case. i mean, my understanding is essentially it is a breakdown of the conversation between my brain and my gut, they don't know how to talk to each other any more. and that is not something i can consciously control. and even as my anxiety has improved significantly, my ibs has continued to get worse, so as much as there is some link, it is not solid, there is a lot of variability there. {lila a lot of variability there. 0k, thank you — a lot of variability there. 0k, thank you very _ a lot of variability there. 0k, thank you very much - a lot of variability there. 0k, thank you very much indeed. time for the weather with chris. hello. well, the weather with chris. hello. well, the winds are really starting to pick up, we have gust of wind in the range of about 50—60 mph across northern areas of scotland through the rest of the afternoon but it'll be even windier here overnight and tomorrow morning, the strong winds driven by the area of low pressure.

the squeeze on the isobar delivering the dose of strong winds to northern scotland where, overnight, we could get gust in the range of 60—70 mph, windier than it is at the moment and some rain in the forecast. elsewhere, cloud, one ortwo some rain in the forecast. elsewhere, cloud, one or two showers to come across western areas, a frost free night on the wild side, 7-11 frost free night on the wild side, 7—11 are the overnight lows. tomorrow, we start with a bit of buffeting across northern scotland, winds still in the 60—70 mph range, could ring some locally disruptive impact and there is the rain as well but through the day, the strongest of the winds will ease down, the weather comes a little bit, one or two showers were northern parts of northern ireland, the north—west of england and northern wales but otherwise a fair bit of dry weather. the best of the breaks in the cloud across eastern england and south—eastern areas of scotland. that is your latest weather.

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