the pupils of the eyes constrict, and if i remember correctly, my pupils were measured at one point as being a millimetre across. now a study has looked at the long term health of those like ian, who took part. it's compared the health of more than 16,000 former volunteers with around the same number of uk veterans. it found a 6% increase in the number of servicemen dying younger than expected. there was a slight risk of excess risk of lung cancers. and some chemical agents are known lung, lung known to cause lung cancer. we also found this urinary system increased risk and some increase in risk to do with behaviors resulting from things like ptsd. so they're difficult to sort of be exact about it, but there are there are paths through this that we think we can explore further. they also found a much higher early death rate for people

who volunteered between 1960 and 1964. their risk was about 34% increased. so that's definitely something that we want to look at further. we don't know at the moment whether it's associated with any particular testing programme that was going on at the time or any particular experiences that they had at porton down. but we're very curious to find out more. ian says his life's been blighted by medical problems, including breathing and digestion, by long term health, with problems with chess. i used to be very, very prone to chesty coughs and also with mental health. he and other veterans have received compensation from the government, although it's not admitted liability. in a statement, the ministry of defence say they're grateful to those who took part and welcomed the findings. the researchers now want to hear more from those servicemen who volunteered in the early sixties to further understand the reasons

for the early deaths. matthew hill, bbc points west. those campaigning for changes to uk gun law after the tragedy in plymouth say there's increasing frustration as delays responding to recommendations made by the coroner continue. the government had been due to respond to an extended deadline which runs out today, but the home office says it's still considering the findings and is now seeking a further "short extension". ben woolvin reports. in august 2021, five people are killed by a man using a shotgun he was licensed to own. in february this year, an inquestjury finds catastrophic failings in the gun licensing department at devon and cornwall police. warning signs were ignored and a licence to kill was granted. the inquest heard how the price of a shotgun licence at £79.50

doesn't cover police costs, something the coroner was told leads to gun licensing being dangerously under—resourced. he also heard how current gun law has a presumption in favour of licences being granted, something he found was at odds with public safety. it is beyond us how davidson, a man with a known history of violence, mental health issues with no real need to own a firearm was granted a licence to possess a gun in the first place. in march, the coroner writes to the government saying uk gun law needs root and branch reform. without that, he says, there could be further deaths. the government had been due to respond two weeks ago. an extension to today was approved by the coroner, but now the government says it needs more time and has been given a further extension to the end ofjune. i think delay is indicative of a reluctance to grasp the issues.

what we worry about is that the whole thing is going to be put out to some sort of consultation and will be kicked into the long grass until everybody�*s forgotten about it. the coroner's recommendations were common—sense. they were implementable quite easily by government. so it doesn't make sense to me why there's been such a delay, why we're not getting clarity from ministers about what should happen next and what their plan is. the families really do deserve justice, and they deserve a level of clarity from government that we're not yet getting at the moment. families of those killed in keyham have said they're deeply disappointed by the delay to the government's response, something they say means other lives continue to be at risk. a twenty year plan to improve birmingham's transport network, is being hailed as the most ambitious plan for the city in a century. the proposals from birmingham city council include

a large city centre park, cycle paths and walkways. as the city's population is estimated to grow by more than 150 thousand over the next decade, the local authority wants to make the city less reliant on cars. audrey dias has more. i'm in edgbaston, where they're already trying to strike a balance between travelling around by bike and car. it is one of the key points being put forward by birmingham city council today. part of what this plan will do is increase our investment in public transport, cycling and walking so that we begin to encourage people to move around the city in different ways in the future. we know we can be less reliant on the car in the future. we're a growing city. there'll be 150,000 more brummies with us by the end of this decade. if we don't do something to get people out of their cars and into public transport and more sustainable forms of transport, we will gridlock the city at some point. with me is a tim egan from the charity sustrans. they promote walking and cycling. tim, what is your immediate reaction to the plans? so sustrans really

welcomed the plans. they're ambitious and bold, but they're much needed as well. and the city is great, but we know it can be greater, with more emphasis on sustainable travel, public transport, walking and cycling. is it currently safe for cyclists? safety is a real concern for everyone that cycles and everyone that currently drives but would like to cycle more. so we need more protected cycling infrastructure. we need safe crossings. these of course are long term plans. do you really see the people of birmingham giving up their cars? we've seen in every city in england and in europe and across the world where safe infrastructure is put in, people then change their behaviour. we saw that in covid, we saw that in the commonwealth games. people embraced cycling when they had access to the cycle hire. so people are ready. we just need the infrastructure

and investment. a cumbrian charity is preparing to supply fruit and veg to one of the country's most well—known motorway stop offs. growing well uses gardening to improve mental health. it began in kendal and this year expanded to take over a kitchen garden site at tebay services. megan paterson went to meet the team as they prepare for the first harvest. nestled in the trees not far from the throng of the m6. and one of the nation's busiest service stations is growing well where horticulture is therapy and volunteers develop green fingers as they nurture their mental health. my husband, mark, died by suicide last year and it shattered my world. i needed to start to just find things that would help me through really dark periods. and this just happened to be coming up at the time and i thought, well, i'll give it a go. grief, depression, anxiety all sifted through in these polytunnel

quiet chats over repotting, growing relationships over time. people are so lovely, they're so supportive, and it feels like such a safe, supportive environment for that reason. growing well took over the site here injanuary, gifted rent free by tebay services. the volunteers and their mentors have transformed it into a commercial garden, which will sustain the charity's future and help them focus on their own. people attend growing well on one day a week, same day each week. they work as part of a team. it's all about participation and the therapy here is the activity which is getting really stuck in to the horticultural enterprise that we've got. produce sold in the busy kitchens and farm shop at the services will cover around 20% of the project. running costs. to have vegetables that

are growing literally a number of metres away from from this building is really, really exciting because we have four million customers a year. and i think the opportunity to talk to our customers about growing well, charity, about mental health, that's a really wonderful opportunity as well. it's hoped every year up to 100 volunteers will come here, referred by gps or other mental health services benefiting from support through the seasons. reading's new railway station at greenpark will open to the public in less than a fortnight�*s time. it's one ofjust a handful being opened across the entire network this year. joe campbell reports. the train now approaching doesn't stop here yet, but it soon will. the first new station to be built within redding's boundaries in over a century opens to the public a week on saturday, may 27th. workers are putting the finishing touches to the new stop on the line between redding and basingstoke. it's been built with an eye towards future growth. what we've done here is build

a station which is fit for the future. so two and three carriage trains running now. but in the future those could well expand to up to six carriages and beyond, with automatic closing doors really enabling us to provide a level of service to suit demand as it is. green park started out as a site for business, but it's now a sizable spill—over from reading itself. these are the latest of more than 1179 homes being built here. it's all part of the explanation why this will be one of a handful of new stations open this year. joe campbell. bbc south today. now it's time for a look at the weather with sabrina lee hello there. a fairly quiet weather day.

a few showers around. it was a chilly old start this morning due to the largely clear skies overnight. but since then, we have seen more scenes like this, some patchy fair weather cloud bubble up. so through the rest of the week, then temperatures gradually on the rise, we'll hold on to some largely dry conditions, too. so the reason behind the settled conditions is this broad area of high pressure. the winds typically coming in from the northwest where we have had some exposure for example, the northern isles, quite chilly here, but for most of us, it has felt a little bit warmer out there today because of those winds have been on the lighter side. so temperatures for many around the mid—teens. so scattered showers mainly focused across parts of scotland, northern england and northern ireland will gradually fade away through the evening hours. and then overnight, a legacy of some cloud in places. i think for most of us it will be milder than the nightjust gone. still quite chilly, though, for the likes of northeast scotland and the northern isles here, just to three celsius

just two—three celsius in places tomorrow. then high pressure still on the scene. we do have this weather frontjust working around the top of the high that's going to bring a bit more cloud later to parts of northern ireland. and scotland will see some outbreaks of rain arriving too, together with some brisk winds. but actually for much of the uk it will be a dry and fine day with some sunshine and a partial build up of cloud. and for many of us, temperatures getting up into the mid—teens in some of the warmest spots, 17, 18 celsius possible looking at further out. then on thursday, high pressure still sticking around. so when a cold front does head our way, it's not really going to bring any big changes. and also, here's a look at the air mass chart, these yellow and orange shades indicating some warmer air on the way. so thursday itself, then any early mist or fog will soon lift. and then we're left with some spells of sunshine. meanwhile, further north, it will be a cloudier story at times, with a chance for a few spots of light rain and drizzle and for more of us feeling warmer

with temperatures getting up to around 17—18 celsius more widely. looking at the outlook then friday into the weekend, still some fairly lengthy dry spells in the forecast. temperatures on the rise, too. so in the sunshine, it should feel pleasantly warm. and that's your latest forecast.

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