the first step would be to ban dangerous plastics from cannock —— dangerous chemicals from cannock —— them re cycla ble. from plastic in order to make them recyclable. that is the first step. the commission is aware of that and the strategy shows the quick action is needed. at this point do you think the eu will push ahead all drop the idea? sometimes policymakers are leading the public in an area. here i think they have teenage gap open in public opinion and think they need to fill it. china made an important decision about not buying in foreign plastic and taking the plastic we were sending for recycling. that will change things and in terms of policy making they will need to move fast. thank you very much for coming in. that is all for now. thank you to my guess. —— guests. hello there. there's something milder on the way through the next few days but with the way things feel at the moment, you may need some convincing of that. some cold air still in place across many parts of the country. however, the mild air is on its way. before it arrives, we have one problem to deal with duri

about what has happened, this is in the town of always, a small town between walsall, lichfield and cannocknds, officers said they were called at 9:15pm last night to a property in valley view, a residential street with houses and bungalows, presumably one of which was the address to which officers were called and they found a seriously injured little girl who was taken to hospital. sadly, she died later of her injuries. they also have arrested a 54—year—old man, who himself is being treated for a stab wound to the stomach. 0fficers himself is being treated for a stab wound to the stomach. officers say he will be questioned in due course, perhaps he is not well enough yet to a nswer perhaps he is not well enough yet to answer their questions. we have heard from detective inspectorjim colclough of the force's, side unit and he says they are treating what happened as a domestic incident, not looking for anyone else in connection with the girl's death and they said the family liaison team is supporting the family of the little girl who are naturally devastated by her death. we don't have any f

and joining us from cannock is lee harris, who's taken spice when he was homeless.e no idea how strong the strain is they're have no idea how strong the strain is they‘ re taking ? have no idea how strong the strain is they're taking? yes, i agree because it makes it more accessible. ie the person pedalling it will bring it to you first thing in the morning and then you have your spice. you can go begging, get the money, pay him off and he will lay you back on. it is easily accessible. the home office tell us today that the ban on these su bsta nces today that the ban on these substances has given the police the power to arrest hundreds of dealers, some of whom are behind bars with more cases progressing through the courts, the use of psycho active su bsta nces courts, the use of psycho active substances has fallen significantly they say since the government outlawed legal highs in 2016. the first offenders have been convicted, over 300 retailers have closed down and stopped selling the drugs and they say through our new drugs strategy, we are focussing on education