, food and ruralaffairs, defra, said it department for environment, food and rural affairs, defra, saidnity to create new domestic policies that work for farmers. millions of commerative 50p coins are set to be issued to mark the uk's exit from the eu. the coin will look something like this — it was designed when the uk was due to leave in march. the new coin is expected to have the revised date of 31st october with the words "peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations" written across it. edinburgh's international book festival gets underway this weekend and despite a rise in popularity of e—books the traditional book shop appears to be thriving so what's the enduring appeal? bbc scotland asked two booksellers — one with a brand new shop, the other who's been trading since 1972 — to give us their thoughts on our lasting love for books. the shop started around the corner in 1972. we weren't sure how it would do, because it was quite a tiny shop, and it was very successful. so much so that the place got filled up very quickly. one of the things about this book shop is i think it is

a spokesperson for defra says it will always trust in british farmers and food producers and insistsdomestic policies that work for farmers. from house construction to prosthetics, 3d printing is increasingly being used as a faster and cheaper alternative. but can it help keep fighter planes flying? 0ur science correspondent richard westcott has been given rare behind—the—scenes access to a us air force base in suffolk to see the technology in action... you have probably seen them, you will definitely have heard them. eagles are a common sight over east anglia. the american fighter planes, that is, recognisable by the two tails at the back. but tucked away on their home base, we have been allowed to see the new technology used to keep them fixed and flying. we are going to a secret bunker now. you can see it is very cold war chic. what was this used four years ago? adam, hello. and this is your special bunker, is it? this is where you do your high—tech stuff. i love the door bell, by the way. the aircraft has some cracks here. fighter planes break a lot. it used to take months to ord

a spokesperson for defra says it will always trust in british farmers and food producers and insistszie, bbc news. millions of commerative 50p coins are set to be issued to mark the uk's exit from the eu. the coin will look something like this — it was designed when the uk was due to leave in march. the new coin is expected to have the revised date of 31st october with the words "peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations" written across it. from house construction to prosthetics, 3—d printing is increasingly being used as a faster and cheaper alternative. but can it help keep fighter planes flying? 0ur science correspondent richard westcott has been given rare behind—the—scenes access to a us air force base in suffolk to see the technology in action... you have probably seen them, you will definitely have heard them. eagles are a common sight over east anglia. the american fighter planes, that is, recognisable by the two tails at the back. but tucked away on their home base, we have been allowed to see the new technology used to keep them repaired and flying. we are going to

a spokesperson for defra says it will always trust in british farmers and food producers and insistsws. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. they went we had yesterday have eased through the night. the rain is still causing concern. southern scotla nd still causing concern. southern scotland and northern england, persisting all day. for southern scotla nd persisting all day. for southern scotland and northern england, it just continues. met office warnings still. some areas have had over 100 millimetres of rain since friday morning, since the rain event began. we could see another 10—20 millimetres. to the south, more

this memo we have seen from defra is looking at the uk's readiness to deal with the no deal exit.l exit. if there were no deal brexit, the rules in terms of access to fishing waters would change. fishing vessels from eu countries wouldn't be coming closer than 200 nautical miles off the coast or at the midway point between the two countries. will the uk be able to monitor that and enforce it? in this memo which it seems was sent in error to the bbc it discusses the fact that at this stage there is a lot of uncertainty about the sufficiency of enforcement in no deal because we have 12 vessels that need to monitor a space three times the size of the surface area of the uk. we've heard from a government spokesperson in reaction to what we've seen this evening. they are saying the uk will be leaving the eu on october 31 and there is a sufficient number of ships and expertise on hand to deal with any scenario and patrol the uk's waters but i've been speaking to the former security minister and formerfirst to the former security minister and former first sea lured to the former security

. —— a leaked memo from defra.ies that are being worked on at the moment, one of them around fisheries. ss there is a lot of uncertainty about there is a lot of uncertainty about the uk's capacity to patrol fishing waters after a no—deal brexit, and this astonishing fact that there are only 12 ships to monitor a space three times the surface area of the uk. we have spoken to the government and they say it is just an internal discussion. this e—mail, they say they will have the ships and the expertise to properly enforce security in uk waters. but it doesn't look good. first off, it suggests there is going to be enormous challenges after a no—deal brexit, and secondly suggest that perhaps the government is not as ready as it might be for these challenges. there is not long to go. we are counting down the days, aren't we? thank you very much. good to have you with us. sport, and time for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. manchester united get under way later. liverpool made a flying start beating norwich in

a spokesperson for defra says it will always trust in british farmers and food producers and insistsarmers. there are warnings that heavy rain across central and south—western scotland could cause flooding and travel problems later. the scottish environment protection agency has issued 10 flood alerts running through until 6pm this evening. a more serious flood warning is also in place for arbroath. train services are getting back to normal after heavy rain caused the temporary closure of the west coast mainline between england and scotland. ukraine has described a visit by russian president, vladimir putin, to the annexed crimean peninsula for a bikers festival as a "blatant violation of ukraine's sovereignty". mr putin, who arrived at the event astride a motorbike, appeared to be the guest of honour at the event, hosted by a right—wing nationalist bikers' group. crimea was annexed from the ukraine by russia in 2014. from house construction to prosthetics, 3d printing is increasingly being used as a faster and cheaper alternative. but can it help keep fighter planes flying? 0ur scie

. —— we have been working with defra and the government.of years. we will not be in a position to enter this new world and see some of those opportunities if we have disorderly brexit. the report says that without a significant increase in government support it is inevitable some farmers will struggle to survive. give us a sense of what your members are saying? they are level-headed and upfor are saying? they are level-headed and up for challengers, farmers do not panic easily, but i think many are concerned, particularly in sectors like livestock, because there could be significant losses for those businesses. nick von westenholz, thank you. it was meant to raise awareness of violent crime, but the decision to put anti—knife slogans on takeaway food boxes has proved controversial. the home office says the adverts are part of a wider campaign to steer young people away from violence. others say it‘s "too simplistic", "crude" and "offensive". one of those to speak out is the youtuber elijah quashie, known to millions online as the chicken co

a spokesperson for defra says it will always trust in british farmers and food producers and insistsre has urged the italian government to help migrants who've been stranded on a spanish charity vessel in the mediterranean for more than a week. the italian interior minister, matteo salvini, has repeatedly refused requests by migrant ships to dock. mr gere accused the minister, and also us president donald trump, of demonising migrants as gail maclellan reports. dawn on the open arms rescue boat, and still no safe port in sight. there are 32 children on board the boat which has been trapped as governments tighten control in the mediterranean. under the existing european union agreement, migrants risk rescued in open sea should be taken to the nearest safe haven. in this case, malta or italy. both have denied that ship access to their part. richard gere visited the open arms ship on friday to express solidarity with people he says are refugees running away from fire. i grew up a christian. i am a buddhist now. but i can't imaginejesus christ would be happy with a law which says it is i