we have got more of the reported lethal dose of one of the medications here. and we've been able to get all of this without showing a single prescription. of the 35 we approached, 13 online pharmacies refused to sell to us without permission to consult our gp, access to some medical records or proof of a valid prescription. but at 20 pharmacies we were able to put in false information to answers to online questionnaires to buy one or more of the drugs, and didn't need to provide any further evidence, either to prove medical history or the drugs were suitable. what made you try to get this medication? i what made you try to get this medication?— what made you try to get this medication? . , ., medication? i was getting married, felt under pressure _ medication? i was getting married, felt under pressure to _ medication? i was getting married, felt under pressure to drop - medication? i was getting married, felt under pressure to drop a - medication? i was getting married, felt under pressure to drop a dress| felt under pressure to drop a dress size. i ordered prescription online.

i did not need to send a picture or speak to anyone or prove anything about my weight. when i took it, after a few days, i felt really bad. i did not feel hungry. i could not eat anything. i stopped functioning. i did stop taking them. looking back, it was too easy to apply and get whatever i wanted. the general pharmaceutical council says it expects pharmacy owners to identify which medicines are appropriate to supply online. it says... but some of the high—risk drugs appear to still be readily available on line. itjust needs to be better regulated with more background knowledge.

it is peoples lives. katie needed help. she didn't need more medications. derek draper, author and former political adviser, derek draper, author and former politicaladviser, has derek draper, author and former political adviser, has died aged 56. draper had been living with extreme complications since contracting covid in march 2020. in march 2020 the former political adviser derek draper caught covid. he spent ten weeks in a coma. coming home after 374 days in hospital. derek's brain and body have been so impacted by covered that he has difficulty speaking. he cannot move

without help. he has been left doubly incontinent. his wife, tv presenter kate garraway, made this film about their experience. the virus that affected so many others, and it's awful effects on a husband, colleague and father. born in lancashire, derek draper watch behind—the—scenes to create new labour in the 1990s. he did not follow his boss peter mandelson into government after their election victory.— their election victory. instead, he became a lobbyist. _ their election victory. instead, he became a lobbyist. do _ their election victory. instead, he became a lobbyist. do not - their election victory. instead, he became a lobbyist. do not cut - their election victory. instead, he| became a lobbyist. do not cut me directly on this, but you could see that a friend of peter summed up his problem. that a friend of peter summed up his roblem. . , ., _, . problem. flamboyant, well-connected, he was caught — problem. flamboyant, well-connected, he was caught boasting _ problem. flamboyant, well-connected, he was caught boasting about _ problem. flamboyant, well-connected, he was caught boasting about his - he was caught boasting about his contacts with ministers, and making a fortune. the contacts with ministers, and making a fortune. _, , , contacts with ministers, and making a fortune. , , , a fortune. the company hires my company- _ a fortune. the company hires my company- and — a fortune. the company hires my company. and they _ a fortune. the company hires my company. and they get - a fortune. the company hires my company. and they get me - a fortune. the company hires my company. and they get me for i a fortune. the company hires my i company. and they get me for one hour. guess how much they have to pay? hour. guess how much they have to -a ? ' pay? £15? 250. -

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event. # happy birthday to you. keeping hope alive, doing their best, and enjoying what time they had. # happy birthday to you. derek draper, who has died at the age of 56. i willjust read you what his wife, kate galloway, had to say on instagram. she said that he had been critically ill following a cardiac arrest in early december, because of the damage inflicted by covid, lead to further complications. she said though that mr draper had been surrounded by his family in his final days and that she had been by his side holding his hand throughout the last long hours, and she thanked medical teams who cared for him, and ended her message with, rest gently and peacefully now, derek, mike

love, i was so lucky to have you in my life. derek draper who has died at the age of 56 after publications post contracting covid. he caught covid in march 2020 and spent ten weeks in a coma, and returned home some year after he initially got it, and he has spent all of that time in hospital. but he needed round—the—clock care. let us now turn to the flooding that is besetting the uk at the moment. 0ur is besetting the uk at the moment. our top story is that sati has hit large parts of england and wales following storm henk. hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes. 280 flood warnings in force, majority and midlands, east anglia, southern england. a major incident was declared in nottinghamshire along the banks of the river trent. for the drugs and

railway tracks are bringing more delays for travellers. live now to shadow secretary of state for environment. welcome to the programme. your response first to this flooding and the terrible situation that many people are finding themselves in. i was in 0xfordshire yesterday speaking to a conference of farmers. i saw some of the funding for myself. i heard from the farmers how their livelihoods were at risk because so many of the crops were under water. because so many of the crops were underwater. i've because so many of the crops were under water. i've visited people as well whose homes have been flooded, and the risk of losing their most valuable possession. livelihoods are at risk. 0ur valuable possession. livelihoods are at risk. our hearts go out to those people. but people are asking, of course we are getting more extreme weather, but why has given is not done more about flooding? they seem to be asleep at the wheel. and the problem seems to me that there is not proper coordination between the national government and local authorities on the ground to make sure the funding that is allocated

to stop the flooding happening in the first place is actually being spent. i was in nottinghamshire the last we have these serious floods, just over a couple of months ago, of the £11] just over a couple of months ago, of the £11.7 million allocated for flood defences there over the previous two years, barely half of i% previous two years, barely half of 1% of that money had actually been spent. as a result, peoples homes were flooded out. wejust spent. as a result, peoples homes were flooded out. we just can't allow that... were flooded out. we 'ust can't allow that. . — were flooded out. we 'ust can't allow that. .. were flooded out. we 'ust can't allowthat... , ., ., allow that. .. why would you say that is? these types _ allow that. .. why would you say that is? these types of _ allow that. .. why would you say that is? these types of defences - allow that. .. why would you say that is? these types of defences are - is? these types of defences are primarily a local issue because it varies enormously according to the geography of the situation and so on in terms of the defence is that people need to construct. why do you think that that has not happened? why are you blaming the government for it if the money has been allocated? it is the government that allocates the money, but it is to gather the shoe making sure that the money is then spent. what labour is proposing to do is to set up a resilience task force, that would meet every year

before winter, when we get the heaviest of the rain is coming in, it would bring together all of that national agencies and the local authorities who need to be carried out this work, and make sure that the drainage systems are being dug, flood defence system is being put in, planting trees up liver this matter upriver can help the land hold more water, so when we get heavy rainfall that doesn't result in heavy flooding down stream. national grid has a role to play here but this government has it ever to stand back and do nothing. that would not be the case with a labour government. right, but we see in nottinghamshire, we were talking to the county council they are, and hearing that in fact measures have been taken in order to mitigate the impacts. this been taken in order to mitigate the im acts. �* , been taken in order to mitigate the imacts. r been taken in order to mitigate the imacts. a impacts. as i say, i was in nottinghamshire - impacts. as i say, i was in nottinghamshire myself. l impacts. as i say, i was in i nottinghamshire myself. of impacts. as i say, i was in - nottinghamshire myself. of the impacts. as i say, i was in _ nottinghamshire myself. of the £11.7 nottinghamshire myself. of the £11.7 million allocated just to the town of redford, only half of 1% of that had been spent, £50,000, out of 11.7 million. that is not adequate because peoples homes were flooded,

it was then the owner was destroyed, people are losing their livelihoods, there is no point asjust supervising with people in those circumstances when the governance could have taken action to make it far less likely that they would have everything they owned ruined in the first place. thank you very much indeed, shadow secretary of state for the environment. and before we go, just to bring you some of that breaking news again. the very sad news that derek draper, former political advisor and author, has died aged 56. he had been living with complications from covid since contracting the disease in march 2020. his wife, kate galloway, said he died with his family by his side. she has also written a fairly lengthy instagram post describing how he suffered cardiac arrest at the end of last year, and his recovery from that was also complicated by his having contracted

covid, which he did in march, near the beginning of the pandemic. and then he spent a year in hospital. let as now go back to the weather. and the forecast. it has been a very wet start to 2024. some places have seen all of their expected january rainfall in the first few days of the month. still lots of flood warnings in force. the weather will continue to cause some disruption. what is actually falling out of the skies, much drier over the next few days. there will be a lag between rain falling and that water is receding. high pressure is building, that will squeeze away most of the showers. no pressure clearing towards the east in the next 24 hours. 0ne pressure clearing towards the east in the next 24 hours. one or two showers for the rest of today, quite heavy across north—east of scotland. cloudy skies were central and eastern parts of england. through this evening and tonight, clearer skies towards the west. fairly light

winds. a drop in temperature. quite a cold night. we will see some frost and mist and fog patches form in parts of scotland, northern ireland, northern england, wales. central and eastern england just about frost free. could be quite a markie start a saturday morning. low cloud in the east. pockets of fog elsewhere. they should clear away relatively quickly on saturday because the plenty of sunshine. the odd shower around irish sea coast. the odd spot of light rain for eastern england. much drier than it has been of late. temperatures cool in the east. second half of the weekend, high pressure still with us. relatively light winds. the fog on sunday could be sorta clear through the central belt. towards the south, more of a breeze, one or two showers towards assis —— towards east anglia and

south—east. a colder day across the board. it will feel different as we head to the weekend into next week courtesy of this area of high pressure. it is a large area of high pressure movie again. monday and tuesday, a bit of again. monday and tuesday, a bit of a change in air mass, colder air moving in, as that wind rotates around high pressure coming from an easterly direction. it will not be all that cold here but we are tapping into something colder than we have seen. a lot of dry weather. things looking milderfrom a bit to see some of mist and fog fog at times. goodbye.

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