live from london. this is bbc news. fbi agents are questioning a 21—year—old man over a major leak of classified us documents. he's expected to appear in court later. dermatologists say they're dealing with a wave of life changing allergies caused by some gel nail polishes. asjunior doctors in england stage their fourth day of strikes, the result is due today of a ballot of nurses. hello and welcome.

gel manicures are one of the most popular beauty treatments, but dermatologists say they're causing some people to develop life—changing allergies. the reaction happens when chemicals from the polish come into contact with the skin — and can mean sufferers are unable to have certain medical treatments in the future. niki cardwell reports. when laura davies�*s nails started lifting off herfingers, she posted the footage on tiktok. it's really horrible looking back now. it's like blood vessels bursting underneath the nails. i was embarrassed, really embarrassed about them. some of them i had had to trim them right down to half the length. it had a really negative impact on, like, how i felt, i thought people would look at me and think i was dirty. the damage to laura's nails and fingers was caused by an allergy to the gel nail polish that she had been using at home. the british association of dermatologists first warned that gels were causing allergies in 2018. doctor deirdre buckley is a consultant dermatologist and

co—author of that report. she says they are now seeing a big increase in cases. i and all of my colleagues who work in dermatology are seeing patients most weeks with this problem. it can range from the nails are loosening to falling off, it can include severe rashes on the face, neck, on the chest, which is _ mysterious. the consequences are severe. in worst cases, there can be respiratory symptoms. these issues are being caused by acrylates, a group of chemicals that form the basis of all plastics. when solid, they are harmless, but in the liquid form can be absorbed into the body. once someone becomes allergic to them it can stop them from having future medical procedures. they become sensitised to acrylates and other things which can have implications for dentistry or if they are diabetic or for orthopaedic surgery. it is a lifelong sensitisation. gel products differ from other nail varnishes as they need to be cured to dry.

the rise in allergies to some gel polishes is giving some in the industry cause for concern. suzanne clayton has been a nail technician for 20 years. she set up a facebook group when she and some of her colleagues had clients who developed allergies. four years ago, when i started the group, nobody knew. like i said, i hadn't seen reactions but neither had other nail techs either. itjust wasn't a common thing. so now, it isjust growing and growing. ijust want brands, if they can do something to help us, figure out why it is happening and prevent it happening to someone else, let's all work together. industry experts want better enforcement of existing regulations and clearer labelling of ingredients. some of the imports that we have into this country don't always provide the correct information. we have lots of regulations connected with this industry. but the problem is with the enforcement. this is the advice from the federation of nail professionals on how to get

a safe gel manicure. one of the most recognised allergens is an ingredient called hema, to be safer, find somebody that uses a brand that is hema—free and there are plenty of them now. and, if possible, hypoallergenic. nicky cardwell, bbc news. marian newman is the chair of the federation of nail professionals. she told me what steps they are taking to protect clients. what we have to do as a sector within the wider beauty industry, we have to make sure that both the people that work in the industry and our clients are safe. and that is what we have to ensure, that all of us are as safe as we can possibly be. have you personally come across people within the industry who have developed these allergies? yes, lots, both people that work in the industry, so it affects

their career and their clients. as an allergy, it is a lifetime situation, so it can affect various things that they might come across for the rest of their lives. yes, i have personally come across it. 0k. what can be done? do people just stop using gel products or are there alternative products or precautions that can be taken? it can be safe. one of the things is for people to stop using the diy kits that are on every high street. it is that particular version that the british association of dermatologists have highlighted to be one of the major causes. so people that buy diy kits and do their gel polished nails at home, please do not do this. what should be on the labels legally,

legally should be on the labels, is that these products should be used by a professional only. if you want the gel polished, thousands of people do, it is one of the most popular nail services in existence, please go to a professional who is qualified to use these products. and who knows the chemistry and knows how to avoid any possible allergic reactions. so the diy kits are a big no. after the birth of a baby, most of the time the umbilical cord and placenta are thrown away. but, they can be a vital source of stem cells — used in lifesaving treatment for people with genetic disorders or blood cancer. the anthony nolan charity is now urging more people to sign up to donate their cord, especially those from ethnic as celestina olulode reports.

every mother's day, i think to myself, i've got three mothers. one i see, one i can do things with, but the other two that i just think about and just be grateful for. i've got plenty of therapy here. the kindness of strangers saved his life when he was diagnosed with leukaemia. one of them is in america, one of them is in australia. and they are out there living their life, but for me, they mean so much, that i am so grateful for that they have done this to let me live. he had three unsuccessful rounds of chemotherapy after his diagnosis in 2012. they said, ok, we have options. the first option was the unrelated donor. but then, obviously, because of my ethnicity, they couldn't find me a match. and then my other option was my brother. he wasn't a match either. and then they told me about the cord blood. a new mum can choose

to donate their placenta and umbilical cord, rich in stem cells, cord blood can be used to treat a number of conditions. if i didn't have the cord blood transplant, i don't think i would be here to tell the story. who do you recognise from that picture? lisa was pregnant with her second child when she chose to donate her placenta. at the time, her eldest, dylan, was battling leukaemia. we had four rounds of chemotherapy, we were in hospital for about six months at the time. and when we were discharged, we thought everything was fine. a couple of months later, he became unwell, and that is when we were told that he had relapsed and that leukaemia had come back. and that he would need a stem cell transplant. and then, when his little sister was born, seven weeks after his transplant, that was when we chose to donate her cord blood because we wanted to give something back. only a handful of hospitals

in the country allow people to donate their cords. anthony nolan concentrates its resources in areas with a mixture of mothers from different ethnic backgrounds and they want more potential donors to come forward. the way the donation works, after the birth of your baby, the umbilical cord is clamped and the placenta is delivered. once that's done, one of our cord collectors will come and take the placenta and go and collect the cord blood from there. once collected, the cord blood is frozen and stored away until needed. the main objective is that we can find any patient that needs a transplant a match which is why we have got the cord blood programme running. we have collected over 10,000 cord blood units. they are ready to be shipped whenever there is a need for them. what are some of the reasons that some people have not wanted to donate? i think there are probably a lot of reasons, one of them could be cultural or religious reasons, that they do not want to donate,

it is something they are not familiar about, so it is a completely safe process, it doesn't actually interfere with the birth of the baby. shin decided to donate after her husband spotted a poster in a hospital waiting room. it's really such a nice thing to do. not only for the other families, other children, but also, it's something really meaningful for your child as well. i never heard about cord blood and i didn't... i had to do some research on google, to be honest. yes, so i think my first reaction was surprise. if we can use it to help other people and it is an easy thing to do, then why don't we do it? donors do not find out if the cord blood is used, butjust months into her life, little luna could already be a life—saver.

junior doctors in england are striking for a fourth day over pgy- around 117,000 nhsjunior doctors are on their last day of a four—day strike as they claim there has been a 26% real—terms pay cut since 2009. the government said the demands of the british medical association union would amount to a 35% pay rise. our reporter simonjones sent us the latest from the picket line outside of st thomas' hospital in central london. once again, there is a picket line here for day four of this dispute. we have gotjunior doctors here asking for a 35% pay rise but there is also a lot of focus today for the nhs on the fact that we are expecting a result on a ballot that has been taking place with nurses. the government offered them a 5% pay increase, the ballot has now closed. we are expecting the result of that later today. it is by no means certain

that the nurses well accept that 5% pay offer in england. let's talk now to one of the junior doctors from the british medical association. tell me first of all, i'll get on to what you are asking for, but no doubt, you are watching the result of the nurses very closely. naturally, we are watching it very closely, they are our colleagues, we are part of the same team, and we care for the same patients, and we _ support our colleagues in their fight for fair pay. however, i do not feel like i can comment on the decisions of other trade unions, but i am confident that the nurses will— make a choice that is right for them. nurses are being offered 5%, junior doctors 35%. our pay has fallen by 26% over the last 15 years, we are only asking for our pay to be restored to the level that _ it was in 2008. we heard from jeremy hunt

that he said it would be wrong to offer that type of money because it would fuel inflation. do you have any sympathy with that? i read an article which essentially, essentially said that public sector pay awards do not increase inflation. so i would have to disagree with jeremy hunt on that unfortunately. this is day four of the strike, how are you feeling not being able to go into work four days when obviously you go into work to help patients to save lives? we are disappointed it had to come to that again. we are extremely sad that the government has refused to engage in meaningful negotiations with the british medical association again. it did not have to come to that. i would like to apologise to all patients whose appointments have been cancelled. it really didn't have to come to that.

two ukrainian soldiers who had amputations after being wounded in the war, are being fitted with state—of—the—art bionic arms, made in the uk. the bristol based company hopes to rehabilitate hundreds of ukrainians over the next few years, with its revolutionary prosthetics. our reporter, gem o'reilly, went to see how they're made. these bionic arms that we're making now are going to soldiers in ukraine, who've lost limbs in the war. this factory in bristol is preparing to send its first two bionic arms to ukraine, and they're going to show us how it's done. welcome to our workshop. i'm going to show you how we make a bionic arm. the way that bionic arms are made, a clinician has worked with a patient and created a cast of their limb, and computer models will be made to create the various parts of the arm. and then, once all the pieces come together here in our workshop in bristol, we build up the arm piece by piece, threading the tendons and the arm

itself gets wired up from the wrist down to the senses, and the frames and sockets get hand—finished. arms like these will be given to ukrainian soldiers with the help of the charity, superhumans. they've been working to open the first centre of its kind to rehabilitate soldiers from the war. we were reached out to from superhumans ukraine organisation about their project to try and start working towards the rehabilitation for ukrainians who've lost limbs in the war. we met the two soldiers who are being fitted and got a chance to speak with them and spend a little bit of time with them. and it was just extraordinary to see their attitude. andre and vitali are the first two recipients of the arms.

we just really do want to help empower people and help people feel secure in themselves. and knowing what kind of terrible situations people have been living through, having been able to have even this impact... this isjust the beginning. over the course of the next few years, we anticipate that there will be hundreds of bionic arms going to ukrainians. makes you feel like you're doing something that could be important or could be a bigger part of a story. gem o'reilly, bbc news. we are going to take you live to paris, that is president emmanuel macron, he is visiting the construction site of the notre dame cathedral in paris. on the 15th of

april, 2019, there was a fire that partially destroyed the great cathedral, so this is four years on, there has been a lot of work taking place to rebuild the damaged areas. and also, open the doors, but the reason that people are very keenly watching what is taking place at the moment is that there is another important decision that is taking place today that could affect a decision that a president emmanuel macron made a number of weeks ago. the highest legal body in france is set to decide on whether the president �*s rather controversial pension reform plans which raise the state pension from 62 to 64 was a legal decision by the president. he passed, rather, forced it through the parliament without a vote. off the parliament without a vote. off the back of that we have seen, just before that as well, there have been months of protest. the last and most

recent one was a mere 24 hours ago. so the court, the constitutional court is set to rule on that. in the meantime, on the eve of the fire that partially destroyed the notre dame cathedral in paris, there we have president emmanuel macron visiting those involved in the reconstruction and the rebuilding of the notre dame cathedral. at the time, 400 firefighters were called in to fight the fire. we will have more on the decision when it comes through. the price of food is the highest it's been in 40 years — and has led a rising number of consumers to swap from fresh goods to frozen in the weekly shop. frozen chicken and ready meals are some of the most popular purchases, according to research. our business reporter,

noor nanji has more. laura would prefer to give her three young children fresh meat and vegetables to eat, but says they're too expensive nowadays. she's buying more frozen food to keep costs down. i have been buying a lot more frozen fruit and veg because it is coming out much better value. i'm only using what i absolutely need, and i am not throwing any away because there's less waste when it's all frozen. cheaper and less waste — that matters when you have a lot of kids to feed. and laura is not worried that frozen food is less nutritious. we are getting the fruit and veg into the meals, and it's picked really quickly, so i'm sure it's still got all the same nutritional value, and honestly, it's the sweets they eat that i'm worried about, not the home—cooked meals. laura's not the only one. the british retail consortium told the bbc that, as the cost of living rises, consumers are finding ways to save money,

including switching out fresh food for frozen. it comes as fresh food prices continue to soar. fresh food inflation hit 17% in march, according to the british retail consortium — the highest rate since records began. things like frozen chicken, frozen ready meals, pizzas and chips are the products doing best, according to the research firm, kantar. here at iceland, they're seeing more demand than usual while other supermarkets, including waitrose and m&s also say certain frozen food items have been rising in popularity. i am buying more cheaper, frozen stuff because it's easier for lunch. instead of spending £3, i can spend £1.50. i'm not usually a frozen food person but i find it cheaper to buy frozen sea bass and stuck it up at home. buying frozen food isn't the answer for everyone. running a freezer costs money so not everyone can afford one. many families also do not have large freezers, which can prevent

them from bulk buying. frozen food also has a reputation for being less healthy. that's something that is changing. it has been thought of a second—rate, not as healthy as good for us in the past. if you are buying fresh produce that has been frozen, they can be better for us than fresh foods because they are frozen so soon after being harvested that they actually retain a lot of nutrients within them. so you set up a blog advising people how to use their freezers better. what advice can you give to me, speaking as someone who has just one old ice cream and a dish my mum gave me about ten years ago in my freezer? you could definitely be using that space more effectively. it is real prime real estate. you could buy more from the shops, from the freezer aisle. but actually there are masses of things you could freeze at home yourself you might not realise. if you've got much food waste, it's worth stopping and thinking if things could be frozen. so to show you the kind of things

i freeze, i have got all of these different bits and pieces. so baked goods, fruit, things like that. the weirder stuff that people don't usually think of, things that come out of the cupboards. so for example, i have some wine which is great for cooking. things like cashew nuts, which go rancid if you leave them in the cupboard too long. and even, i have frozen some eggs which were not going to make it because they approaching the best before date. if you can freeze things whilst they're still relatively fresh, actually you can save a lot from the bin, you can save a lot of money and it's really convenient when you want to cook something. and it's right there in the freezer for you. time for that ice cream to move over. noor nanji, bbc news the cinema industry has struggled in recent years, with the pandemic and the cost of living crisis having a big impact on audience numbers. cinemas say audiences have been slow to return after lockdown — combined with fewer than usual film releases. but there are signs that things are improving.

ticket sales in 2022 were up 58% on the year before — when there were still restrictions in place. but still around 33% down on 2019 levels — which saw some of the highest audience figures for decades. hannah miller has been taking a look at some of the big releases which cinema bosses hope will give the industry a boost. you asked for it. this is fun! it's the biggest film of the year so far. super mario bros: the movie smashing box office records for an animated film. but an industry that was booming before the pandemic is still suffering from a lack of blockbusters made during the lockdown. and the boss of one of the country's biggest cinema chains predicts it will be next year before ticket sales get back to where they were. we've lost four or five years, which is incredible. everyone is still struggling.

we're recovering right now as an industry, but we're not going to be out of the woods until the end of this year. and i think that's something that is true, whether you're a major or a small independent. some of the highest—earning films in uk history have been released in the past year, but the way the industry operates is changing, with movies like matilda the musical being released on a limited basis in the cinema before they're available to stream at home. i need the greatest basketball shoe that's ever been made. who's the player? michaeljordan. amazon's just done the same with its new movie, air, attracted by the marketing and the wider audience that the big screen can bring. how worried are you about streaming and its impact on cinema?

that question has been asked when vhs came out and then dvds and then blu—ray and then the internet. and we are still here, and we're still growing. so i don't look at them as a competitor. people who like movies, like movies in all formats. among audiences this easter holiday, it's the whole experience that's important. we don't come as often, obviously. you know, with, like, different platforms online, it's easier to watch from home. so to come out, it's definitely a treat. how does it compare to watching something at home? it's about the atmosphere, really. you know, big screen. speakers. with your friends. yeah, exactly. and across the country, independent cinemas like this are trying to cater to local audiences. tony has five venues — the smallest has just 36 seats. i think the biggest asset we have is that we know our customers because we're a small family business. we literally get to know people

who come on a regular basis and we tailor our programming forthem. what are people wanting to see at the moment? happy, feel good things that may put a smile on your face. there's no doubt about that. i think the, you know, the earnest, darker films are a bit of a hard—sell at the moment. and the happier we can make people, the more they want to come. there are other ways of working out what audiences want. we have this ai, which is- a basically a predictive model that tells us what movie to play in what screen at what time, i at what cinema. and there's very obvious things that the ai will pick up, - i such as in the north of the country, | people will tend to eat dinner maybe a little bit earlier than the south. and the programming time is kind of built around that. _ that's kind of a very high level, crude kind of example of it. - we have the ability, because of the ai, i to programme more| films in more times. and with some of the most—anticipated hits of the year still to come this summer, the cinema industry's task

of rebuilding their ticket sales may not be an impossible mission. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise. good morning. it is going to be another day dominated by sunny spells and sharp and thundery downpours for many of us. so if you have seen some early morning sunshine, i hope you managed to get out and enjoy it a little. it does become quite messy as we go through the day. we had a line of more heavy persistent rain from these weather fronts that are slipping their way south and east over into france. the heaviest of the rain across south—west england and south wales over the last few hours and as it pushes its way through the channel isles, we'll see a fair amount of cloud and some showery outbreaks of rain almost anywhere across the channel coast. at the same time, we'll see a line of more heavy thundery downpours developing across wales, up through the midlands, into eastern england through the afternoon, some of these really quite torrential and quite widespread. for northern ireland and scotland, it is not quite as severe. sunny spells and a few isolated

showers as we go through the day. top temperatures of nine to 12 degrees across scotland and northern ireland, maybe ten to 13 across england and wales. we will see a spell of heavy rain moving its way through eastern england overnight. clearer skies out to the west, a real contrast with the feel of the weather first thing on saturday morning. low single figures, frost not out of the question in sheltered rural parts, but where that rain is, well, that is where we are likely to see the temperatures holding up. so, on the whole, it is an improving picture as we go through the weekend. finally, we are going to lose the frequent showers and we are going to import a southerly flow, so milder air will start to push in and temperatures slightly above where they should be for the time of year. so early rain will clear away through eastern england, cloudy skies for a time, but the sunshine, the best of it, out to the west. it will be a pleasant afternoon for many of us. largely fine and dry, any showers will become fairly isolated. temperatures likely

between ten and 16 degrees. as we move into sunday, that dry weather story is set to continue. we could see a little more in the way of cloud particularly up the far north—west, and thick enough maybe for a spot or two of drizzle, but, on the whole, dry, settled, pleasantly warm and certainly better than it has been over the last few days. and that trend is set to continue through the week ahead. an easterly wind mightjust prevent those temperatures from climbing too high, but, nevertheless, settled and pleasant.

live from london. this is bbc news... fbi agents are questioning a 21—year—old man over a major leak of classified us documents. he's expected to appear in court later. protests in france as the highest legal body will decide whether president macron's pension reforms can become law. the president of brazil meets his chinese counterpart as he continues his official visit in beijing. asjunior doctors in england stage their fourth day of strikes, the result is due later of a ballot of nurses.