rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, cox's bazar, bangladesh.bc news. for these midwives from east kent, sea swimming at this time of year is a simple affair. the water's cold. so you've just seen the getting—in bit. now it's all about the few short minutes of having the water to de—stress from a difficult pressurised environment on a hospital labour ward. good for the soul. itjust gives you such a sense of well—being and togetherness. and i think coming together as a team, it really helps with the teamwork side of things, and it'sjust a chance to get away from the work stress. a recent society of occupational medicine report highlighted two concerns. the first, that stress at work for midwives leads to mental—health problems and burn—out. the second, that individual midwives had a responsibility to engage in appropriate self—care and develop a tool box of stress management. but who needs a tool box when you have the ocean? you're live with bbc news. to thailand, where initial election results indicate voters have rejected the military—backed go

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, cox�*s bazar, bangladesh. tv's taking place in london. british tv�*s biggest night of the year, recognising the best shows of last year. the most memorable moment award was given to paddington bear, there he is, having tea with the late queen elizabeth during the platinum jubilee party at the palace celebrations on the bbc. a familiarfamily says it celebrations on the bbc. a familiar family says it if you haven�*t seen it already, i would highly recommend it. psychological adventure show the craters won the reality and constructed factual award. presenter claudia winkleman also picked up an award for her efforts. —— the traitors. so mo farah won an award for a documentary in which he revealed he had been illegally trafficked to the uk as a child. it was a stunning revelation when it was made. kate winslet won the leading actress award for her role in i am roos, chronicling the life of a mother and daughter dealing with a tense time in their life. —— i am ruth. it also won best single drama. 0ur entertainment c

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, cox's bazar, bangladesh.y and presidential elections. just with most ballots counted in turkey's elections, there does not appear to be a clear winner, with a run—off vote looking increasingly likely. official figures indicate that president recep tayyip erdogan has achieved just under 50% of the vote. in the past half hour he told supporters that he would respect a run—off vote if it became necessary. according to afp, erdogan says his ruling alliance won saying they were surely sided lots more for you on the bbc live page and across bbc news but for now that's it.— but for now that's it. thank ou for but for now that's it. thank you for watching. _ hello. the weather over the weekend varied quite a bit from day to day, sunnier moment, cloudier moments, but we still managed to reach 22 celsius in kew gardens, making it the warm spot. how about monday? sunny spells in the forecast, scattered showers, too, but we're focusing on the dry weather, and indeed, it will be a mostly dry day for many of us. now, on th

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, cox's bazar, bangladesh.t, bangladesh university of engineering and technology. he's been explaining the damage that has been done to the region. this cyclone is around a category four. the speed is 200 kilometres per hour, maximum speed, which is close to previous cyclone in 2007, cyclone sidr. but bangladesh may be a little fortunate that directly the track is not over the mainland in many areas, which is highly densely populated, like chittagong and others, but still it is an area which is touristic, not far to cox's bazar and as you also mentioned, the rohingya population live in teknaf, they are also vulnerable. we have so far seen not many casualties but there are catastrophic damages in terms of land, properties and agriculture in this area. and we have seen such kind of cyclone over the last five years, almost one or twice or even three in one year so it could be a consideration of global warming acting here. and how much of this destruction is down to a lack of preparedness that was the professor tal

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, cox's bazar, bangladesh.ontinuing dispute over pay in the health service. their union, the bma, said the uk government's latest pay offer was not acceptable. our health editor hugh pym reports. what do we want? fair pay! junior doctors have staged strikes in march and april in england — they're now in talks with ministers. now, senior members of the profession — consultants — will vote on whether they're prepared to take action over pay, with a ballot opening today and ending on june 27th. the british medical association said take—home pay for consultants had fallen 35% since 2008, after taking account of inflation. the department of health said there had been a 4.5% wage rise for consultants last year, and the budget had introduced generous changes to pension taxation. the bma said there'd been hopes the latest pay offer by the government would address the previous loss in pay, but it represented another real—terms cut. details of the offer have not been revealed. so consultants have seen their pay fall in r

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, cox's bazar, bangladesh.agency, who is regularly in cox's bazar. thank you for taking the time to be with us this evening. what are your teams witnessing on the ground in cox's bazar? you need to imagine the camps in cox's bazar, made up of mainly bamboo shelters, everything is temporary. so we were very scared, the refugees were super scared of what was going to happen with the storm. the storm hit the camps, it didn't hit as bad as we expected. we prepared for the worst and we were lucky enough that it was not as bad as we had anticipated. however, we expected devastation in the camps would be extensive. the preliminary report you mentioned, it already shows tens of thousands of families have been affected. this means they have lost their shelter, lost their homes, all their belongings. and we're also already hearing of the facilities that have been destroyed and damaged, this includes learning centres, bridges, roads, all sorts of communal spaces that the refugees need to survive. we know that especially i

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news.roup was once valued at nearly £5 billion but has struggled to make a profit in recent years. our culture correspondent steffan powell has the story. vice — home to documentaries, written pieces, music, and news content. but not like we'd seen before. provocative, opinionated, different — disrupting the tired old boring mainstream media was the plan. all to engage with those who bosses said weren't being spoken to. we're actually opening news bureaus around the world. we're opening them in london, in berlin, mexico city, sao paulo, la, melbourne, johannesburg, nairobi, istanbul, moscow, singapore, beijing, tokyo, and kabul. and vice has had some undoubted success. we managed to get special permission for women to be allowed in... some of its journalism winning a pulitzer prize, multiple emmys, and most recently a peabody award. viewing figures for documentaries like this one in afghanistan are healthy, interaction on its social media channels is high, it has staff based all over the wo

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, bangladesh.ion deficit hyperactivity disorder — after online assessments that are unreliable. an undercover panorama reporter was seen by three private clinics, which all diagnosed him with adhd and offered him powerful drugs. but a comprehensive in—person assessment by the nhs showed that he didn't actually have the condition. the clinics insist they do conduct thorough assessments and follow national guidelines. rory carson reports the number of adults asking for adhd assessments is soaring and nhs services have been overwhelmed. i needed help, that's why i called them. casey faced a three—year wait so she paid almost £700 to a private clinic instead. she says harley psychiatrists diagnosed her after a 45—minute online assessment. did you ever get down here to actually see someone? no, no, i never came down here. this is the address that harley psychiatrists give on their website. hello. i'm just looking for a harley psychiatrist, please. we don't have psychiatrists here in this building. there

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, cox's bazar, bangladesh.e year — recognising the best shows of last year. the most memorable moment award was given to paddington bear having tea with the late queen elizabrth during the platinum jubilee: party at the palace celebrations on the bbc. the psychological adventure show the traitors won the reality and constructed factual award. it's presenter claudia winkleman also picked up an award. kate winslet won the leading actress award for her role in i am ruth. it chronicles the life of a mother and daughter dealing with a tense time in their life. the show also won best single drama. let's go back to the live pictures now on the streets of turkey. scenes where supporters on both sides are out in celebration. lots more for you on the bbc. hello. the weather over the weekend varied quite a bit from day to day, sunnier moment, cloudier moments, but we still managed to reach 22 celsius in kew gardens, making it the warm spot. how about monday? sunny spells in the forecast, scattered showers, too, but we're

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news cox's bazar, bangladesh.od management, bangladesh university of engineering and technology. thank you very much forjoining us. just how bad is this cycle in? and of the area is used to seeing cyclones but are you able to give us some sort of comparison? the cyclone is around category _ some sort of comparison? the cyclone is around category four. _ is around category four. experiencing 200 kph maximum speed which is close to a 2007 cyclone. bangladesh may be fortunate that the track is not over the mainland in many areas which is highly densely populated. but still it is an area and as he also mentioned the growing population living nearby will stop and so far we have not seen many casualties but they are catastrophic images in terms of land properties and agriculture in the area. and we have seen such cyclones over the last five years almost once or twice or even three in one year. so it could be a consideration of global warming in action. haifa could be a consideration of global warming in action.— could b

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news.any people are choosing to go without, because of the rising cost of living. sunscreen is classified as a "cosmetic" in the uk and carries a 20% rate of tax — adding about £1.50 to the cost of a bottle. an ice cream parlour has changed the name of one its products after a "polite" request from marks & spencer. fabio's gelato, based in hitchin in hertfordshire, began making its percy pig ice cream last week, but the name was short—lived, as jon donnison explains. at fabio's gelato, they have churned out more than 500 flavours, but it's one particular porcine pot that's posing problems. so, we created the percy pig flavour and then we straightaway received a letter from m&s explaining not to be using their name, their brand name. right, you've got the letter there? i've got the letter here. while they're flattered that we've been inspired to create a flavour based on percy pig, they'd be grateful if we could avoid using the name percy pig. they have been quite nice about it, did they sen

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news.angladesh is home to the world's largest refugee camp, hosting around a million rohingya refugees who fled a brutal crackdown by myanmar�*s military in 2017. five years on, the camp is beset by overcrowding, squalid conditions and crime. to tackle some of these issues the bangladeshi authorities have relocated thousands of refugees to a remote island in the bay of bengal — but the move has been criticised by the un and rights groups on grounds of safety. last week i sat down with bangladesh's prime minister, sheikh hasina, and asked her about these concerns. internationally, they praised you for bringing one million in a time of desperate need. the international community praised bangladesh. they praised you for bringing these people here. what's happened five years on is that there's overcrowding, there's arson, there's violence. there have been attempts to move them to another island. but there's concern around the flooding in that island and that some rohingya have attempted to flee

our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan sent this report from cox's bazaar — just before the cyclone madeolice, and they're patrolling the beach here in cox's bazar in the southeast of the country to move tourists away from this beach. you can see that the waves are starting to become more intense and the rain is already coming down here ahead of cyclone mocha. and there are still quite a lot of people out and about, which is why they want people to clear off the beach. and we'll be going soon as well. now, authorities here have been issuing announcements telling people to be in their homes if they're secure or move to a emergency, an emergency shelter. and we were at one shelter yesterday, which is a school. we saw hundreds of families all crammed in to the classrooms there. somebody even bought their cattle and their chickens, their livestock with them as well to see this storm out. now, this part of the world is no stranger to cyclones, and this is actually the start of the annual monsoon season. but forecasters fear the cyclone mocha could be one of the worst they've seen in well over

and that was rajini vaidyanathan.ave confirmed a ceasefire is now in effect in gaza. these are live pictures from gaza. egypt, who brokered the agreement, said the deal included an end to targeting civilians and house demolitions. the truce follows five days of violent exchanges which have killed at least 35 people — all but one of them palestinians. a series of air strikes by the israeli airforce aimed at islamichhad fighters in gaza began on tuesday. palestinian militants have since launched more than 1,000 rockets from there aimed at israel. we have had some reaction, with israel thanking egypt for their role in mediating the trace, and part of that statement it says "quite will be met with quiet". that is the latest coming to us from gaza. a truth has come into effect. hopefully it will stay that way. if it changes, we will bring you an update. stay with us. hello there. although parts of east and south—east england remain grey and quite cool all day, much of the country had a very fine and sunny start to the week

rajini vaidyanathan sent this report from the refugee camp in cox's bazar, as the storm arrived.ds gusting at high speed as it moved towards the bangladesh— myanmar coastline, thousands forced to flee their homes to safety. this school is just one of the temporary cyclone shelters which the government has urged people to come to for safety. we willjust take you in. this is one of the classrooms. all of the classrooms in this school are absolutely packed with families, many of them are mothers with tiny babies. there is the elderly here, many people have come here and they are sick. there is real desperation in this room, though, because people say there is no food here and they are in very uncomfortable conditions. and while many were able to seek shelter, close toi million rohingyas living in the world's largest refugee camp were not. the bangladesh government doesn't allow refugees to leave the camp. stuck in the shelters, made of bamboo and tarpaulin, with little protection from the storm. as the cyclone passes, the threat of flash floods and landslides remains. extreme weathe

our correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan, sent this update from inside the refugee camp.his camp. refugees are not allowed to leave the camp, that is a rule given to them by the bangladesh government which has been hosting them for more than five years, so there were fears that if the storm was going to strike these camps, close to a million people would be stuck in their shelters. people stayed here to see the storm out and no reported casualties but close to 3000 shelters have been damaged and destroyed and we have seen a few of them, some almost flattened by the force of the storm. we spent the last week or so in the camps and aid agencies say the fiercely refugees had over the weekend about the storm are a reminder the wider vulnerability that this refugee population continues to face, more than 5.5 years since they arrived here. children here still do not have access to a formal education, no schools allowed in the camp, and this refugee population relies on aid to survive. the food aid they get from the un is going to be cut for the second time this year in june so

as a reminder of the vulnerability of almost a million rohingya refugees. 0ur correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan in the world —— rohingya refugees. the storm brought with it some devastation and you can see some devastation and you can see some of the bamboo shelters here, which have been completely crushed in the storm. they are very flimsy and made from bamboo and this tarpaulin covers the shelters, providing a roof and from where i am standing this is where another shelterjust came down. authorities say that close to 3000 shelters in this camp were damaged or destroyed and some of them have already been put back together this morning which is a sign of the resilience of the refugees and of how basic the construction is. during the storm rohingya refugees were not allowed to leave to go to any government shelters because they cannot leave the camps at any point in time at so many people say they are relieved that the storm did not hit this camp directly and that in the most part, but from damage times, people here are ok. —— apart from damaged homes. the two main opposition parties in thailand

our correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan, sent this update from inside the refugee camp. over the weekend, there was real fear that the cyclone would make a direct hit on this camp. close to a million refugees live here. refugees are not allowed to leave the camps, thatis are not allowed to leave the camps, that is a role given to them by the government of bangladesh which has been hosting them for more than five years. there are realfears been hosting them for more than five years. there are real fears that if the storm is going to strike these camps, close to i the storm is going to strike these camps, close toi million people would be stuck in their shelters. people stayed here to see that storm out. there have been no reported casualties but close to 3000 shelters have been damaged or destroyed. some are almost flattened by the force of the storm. we spent the last week or so here in the camps and aid agencies say that the fears refugees had over the weekend about the storm are a reminder of the rider than abilities of this refugee population continues to face. more t

south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan is there.f cyclone mocha, but the storm did bring with it some devastation. you can see some of the bamboo shelters here which have been completely crushed in the storm. they're very flimsy and made from bamboo. and then this tarpaulin covers the shelters, kind of providing a roof. where i'm standing here is actually where another shelter just i'm standing here is actually where another shelterjust came where another shelter just came down. where another shelterjust came down. now, authorities say that close to 3,000 shelters in this camp were damaged or destroyed — some of them have already been put back together this morning, which is a sign of the resilience of the refugees and ofjust how basic the constructions are. during the storm, rohingya refugees were not allowed to leave the camps, to go to any of the government shelters, because they're not allowed to leave the camps at any point in time. so, many people say they're really relieved that the storm did not hit this camp directly and th

south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan is there.gee camp. over the weekend there was real fear that cyclone mocha will make a direct hit on this camp and close to a million rohingya refugees live here in the most basic of shelters constructed with bamboo and topologies for the roof. refugees are not allowed to leave camps, that is a rule given to them by the government of bangladesh which has been hosting never more than five years. so there were real fears that if the storm was going to strike these camps close to a million people would be stuck in their shelters. people stayed here to see the storm out. there have been no reported casualties, close to 3000 shelters have been damaged or destroyed and we have seen some of the damage shelters, some of the damage shelters, some almost flattened by the force of the store. we spent the last week or so here in the camps and aid agencies say that the fears that refugees add over the weekend about the storm are a reminder of the wider vulnerabilities this refugee population continues to fa

rajini vaidyanathan is in cox's bazar — she's just sent this report. at high speeds. it hit the bangladesh miramar coastline. as the cyclone intensified so did the panic. here intensified so did the panic. here in south east bangladesh, hundreds of thousands left their homes in coastal areas for shelter. some even brought their livestock. this woman carried her two month baby from her home on the banks of the river. every classroom in this school is absolutely packed with people. who have left their homes seeking shelter from the cyclone. there are many mothers with babies, there are young children, there are elderly and the sick. almost everyone here is from a low—lying coastal area stop fishing communities and they are terrified about whether their homes will still be standing once the cyclone passes. for now it is about finding a space to settle here. we met the earlier woman as she look for a place to sit with her baby. for her the cyclone was part of an endless cycle. translation: of an endless cycle. tuna/mom- of an endless cycle. translation: ,

though, mercifully the camp appears to have avoided the worst. 0ur correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan completely crushed in the storm. they are very flimsy and made from bamboo and this tarpaulin covers the shelters, providing a roof and from where i am standing this is where another shelterjust came down. authorities say that close to 3000 shelters in this camp were damaged or destroyed and some of them have already been put back together this morning which is a sign of the resilience of the refugees and of how basic the construction is. during the storm rohingya refugees were not allowed to leave to go to any government shelters because they cannot leave the camps at any point in time at so many people say they are relieved that the storm did not hit this camp directly and that for the most part, apart from damage homes, people here are ok. joining me now is regina de la portilla , spokesperson for the un refugee agency. let's start with what you are hearing about the clean—up today. how bad is it? hearing about the clean-up today. how bad is it?— hearing about the clean-up today. h