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dominic hughes, bbc news, st albans.news, it's time for more from the money and power season which looks at how money, and its power, shapes our lives. this week's programme looks at an ambitious and controversial plan to build private and gated cities in honduras. honduras, centralamerica. honduras, central america. until recently this tiny country had the world's highest murder rate. like other nations in the region, it faces daunting challenges of poverty and inequality. rampant corruption is part of life here and political instability is the norm. last year's elections were over shadowed by allegations of fraud, followed by violent clashes have protesters. —— with protesters. despite being rich with protesters. despite being rich with natural resources, honduras can't seem to escape a cycle of poverty and violence. i grew up in latin and america, used to inequality, but it never stops striking you. in parts of san pedro sula, do can see there is real money here. some of these buildings would not be out of base in mia
dominic hughes, bbc news, st albans.news, it's time for more from the money and power season which looks at how money, and its power, shapes our lives. this week's programme looks at an ambitious and controversial plan to build private and gated cities in honduras. honduras, centralamerica. honduras, central america. until recently this tiny country had the world's highest murder rate. like other nations in the region, it faces daunting challenges of poverty and inequality. rampant corruption...
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dominic hughes, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: lots more on the news.5 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared i have a dream. as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange glowing disk that is brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet, mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it‘ll take months and billions of dollars to repair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clock maker john vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. you‘re watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: australia has new prime minister. scott morrison will replace malcolm turnbull after he lost the support of his party. a major global study has concluded there‘s no safe limit to alcohol consumption, and health officials should consider recommending that people go teetotal. strong winds and terrible r
dominic hughes, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: lots more on the news.5 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared i have a dream. as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange glowing disk that is brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet, mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it‘ll take months and...
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dominic hughes, bbc news, st albans. is moving towards hawaii, lashing the big island with huge rains, torrential rains and catastrophic flooding. in the last couple of hours, it has been downgraded to a category one hurricane. president trump has cancelled next week's planned trip to north korea by the us secretary of state, citing delays in the process towards denuclearisation. the finance boss of the trump organisation has reportedly been given legal immunity for helping with the investigation into president trump's former lawyer, michael cohen. earlier this week, immunity was also given to the boss of the firm that publishes the national enquirer. here's our north america editor, jon sopel. he is the publisher of the national enquirer magazine, published a whole series of sensationalist articles, all of them really hostile to hillary clinton during the election campaign, but he did one other thing. when karen mcdougal, a playmate who alleges that she had an affair with donald trump wanted to sell her story, he bought
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kay ska ending that report by dominic hughes.ils of organisations which offer advice and support on the bbc actionline website — at bbc.co.uk/actionline. a £5,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a 21—year—old man wanted over the murders of his ex—partner and her mother. they were stabbed to death in the early hours of monday morning in solihull. our correspondent sima kotecha is at the west midlands police headquarters. today west midlands police told us that the prime suspect 21—year—old janbaz tarin is still believed to be in the country and is still believed to be in the west midlands. in fact, office rs to be in the west midlands. in fact, officers went as far as saying they think it is very likely he is being harboured by someone else and is being hidden away from the authorities. they said that he has been involved with the police previously over minor offences and that the nature of his relationship with one of the victims who was killed on monday had also been reported to the police pri
kay ska ending that report by dominic hughes.ils of organisations which offer advice and support on the bbc actionline website — at bbc.co.uk/actionline. a £5,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a 21—year—old man wanted over the murders of his ex—partner and her mother. they were stabbed to death in the early hours of monday morning in solihull. our correspondent sima kotecha is at the west midlands police headquarters. today west midlands police...
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our health correspondent dominic hughes reports.now how to explain or you did not know how to deal with in a healthy way, there was a lot of anger but it wasn't towards anyone else, it was towards myself. i waited until i was like really, you know, at the bottom to seek help. kay ska is one of thousands of young people who struggled with the turmoil of teenage emotions. self—harming became a way of managing anxiety, panic attacks, bullying at school, a collapse in self—esteem. a lot of like self—loathing and self—hate and not knowing how to deal with my emotions led me to self—harming. and at the time i thought it was a coping mechanism, i had friends at the time who were self—harming and there were also people who said how much it helped them and help them feel a bit easier. the number of young teenagers who are deliberately hurting themselves in a number of ways, including cutting or hitting, appears to be growing. and that reflects the changing world we live in, particularly the prevalence of social media and the pressures that c
our health correspondent dominic hughes reports.now how to explain or you did not know how to deal with in a healthy way, there was a lot of anger but it wasn't towards anyone else, it was towards myself. i waited until i was like really, you know, at the bottom to seek help. kay ska is one of thousands of young people who struggled with the turmoil of teenage emotions. self—harming became a way of managing anxiety, panic attacks, bullying at school, a collapse in self—esteem. a lot of like...
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dominic hughes, bbc news. the time is 1315. our top story this lunchtime.otland's former first minister, describes sexual misconduct allegations against him as "patently ridiculous". mr salmond is taking legal action to challenge the scottish government's process over the complaints which he has described as "unjust". and coming up... wire scientists are calling a census of birds as so important. coming up on bbc news, all the latest from the european para athletics championships in berlin, where david devine has added to great britain's gold rush today, they're top of the medal table. almost a0 years on from the last papal visit, tens of thousands of people are expected to travel to dublin to see pope francis this weekend. but in the wake of abuse scandals in the catholic church what kind of welcome will he receive? chris page reports. 39 years ago, ireland put on a massive display of euphoria, devotion and loyalty. john paul ii was the first pope to visit the country, which at the time was often described as the most catholic in the world. tomorrow, pope
dominic hughes, bbc news. the time is 1315. our top story this lunchtime.otland's former first minister, describes sexual misconduct allegations against him as "patently ridiculous". mr salmond is taking legal action to challenge the scottish government's process over the complaints which he has described as "unjust". and coming up... wire scientists are calling a census of birds as so important. coming up on bbc news, all the latest from the european para athletics...
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our correspondent dominic hughes reports.urself those emotions that you didn't know how to explain or you didn't know how to explain or you did not know how to deal with in a healthy way, there was a lot of anger but it wasn't towards anyone else, it was towards myself. i waited until i was like really, you know, at the bottom to seek help. kay ska is one of thousands of young people who struggled with the turmoil of teenage emotions. self—harming became a way of managing anxiety, panic attacks, bullying at school, a collapse in self—esteem. bullying at school, a collapse in self-esteem. a lot of like self—loathing and self—hate and not knowing how to deal with my emotions led me to self—harming. and at the timei led me to self—harming. and at the time i thought it was a coping mechanism, i had friends at the time who were self—harming and there were all -- who were self—harming and there were all —— also people who said how much it helped them and help them feel a bit easier. the number of young teenagers who are deliberatel
our correspondent dominic hughes reports.urself those emotions that you didn't know how to explain or you didn't know how to explain or you did not know how to deal with in a healthy way, there was a lot of anger but it wasn't towards anyone else, it was towards myself. i waited until i was like really, you know, at the bottom to seek help. kay ska is one of thousands of young people who struggled with the turmoil of teenage emotions. self—harming became a way of managing anxiety, panic...
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dominic hughes, bbc news.prime minister after malcolm turnbull was forced out by his party rival. the treasurer in the government scott morrison led by the liberal party led a leadership contest held this morning. mr turnbull who didn't stand to vote said he was proud of his record and blamed insurgent mps for bringing him down. no australian pm has served a full three—year term since 2007. hurricane lane has been downgraded to a tropical storm as it begins to reach land in hawaii. authorities have warned residents and visitors that strong winds and heavy rain are likely to cause serious disruption for several days. emergency shelters have opened and schools, businesses and government offices are closed. travel chaos is threatening to scupper plans for thousands of holidaymakers ahead of the bank holiday weekend. more than 2 million people are set to leave the uk this weekend but a perfect storm of rail cancellations, road works and airport strikes could severely hamper people's hopes of getting away. simonjon
dominic hughes, bbc news.prime minister after malcolm turnbull was forced out by his party rival. the treasurer in the government scott morrison led by the liberal party led a leadership contest held this morning. mr turnbull who didn't stand to vote said he was proud of his record and blamed insurgent mps for bringing him down. no australian pm has served a full three—year term since 2007. hurricane lane has been downgraded to a tropical storm as it begins to reach land in hawaii....
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dominic hughes, bbc news.r across the south—east of england, northern and western parts of england and wales as well. that rain is clearing through and be icing some sunshine. plenty of sunshine across scotland and northern ireland, just some showers in western areas. the rain in the south—east will clear and the patchy rain in northern and western parts will disappear. we will see some sunshine developing here. maximum temperature is up to 17—21 celsius. in tonight, there will be some clear spells, some mist and fog forming. with the clear skies, it'll be quite chilly. temperatures down to single figures. it means that says they will start off on a sunny note. there will be some more cloud into the afternoon, a dry day with highs 17—21 celsius. this is bbc news. our latest headlines... ministers are urged to address a "crisis in children's mental health" , after a study suggests that a fifth of girls aged 1a have self harmed in the past year. british boats demand government protection after clashes with frenc
dominic hughes, bbc news.r across the south—east of england, northern and western parts of england and wales as well. that rain is clearing through and be icing some sunshine. plenty of sunshine across scotland and northern ireland, just some showers in western areas. the rain in the south—east will clear and the patchy rain in northern and western parts will disappear. we will see some sunshine developing here. maximum temperature is up to 17—21 celsius. in tonight, there will be some...
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our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. just how much alcohol is it safe to drink?s confusing when different studies produce apparently contradictory results. now the latest research says while alcohol might protect us from heart disease, overall there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. alcohol‘s linked to seven types of cancer. we know about liver disease, which has risen over decades in the uk. so those risks actually outweigh any benefits. so what the study is saying is for health overall, the best thing we can do is not to drink at all, which is clearly not gonna happen for most people. but if we want to give advice, that's probably what we should be giving. nhs guidelines say we should restrict our drinking to just 14 units of alcohol each week. that's around six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine. but today's report suggests many people are drinking more than that and posing a risk to their health. the study looked at global drinking habits. around the world, one in three people drink alcohol. the study showed that british women drink an average of t
our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. just how much alcohol is it safe to drink?s confusing when different studies produce apparently contradictory results. now the latest research says while alcohol might protect us from heart disease, overall there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. alcohol‘s linked to seven types of cancer. we know about liver disease, which has risen over decades in the uk. so those risks actually outweigh any benefits. so what the study is saying is for...
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dominic hughes, bbc news. these are the headlines. only eight minutes. hugo lloris has been charged with drink—driving. the spurs captain is charged following a routine patrols in central london. fernando alonso says he wants an apology from red bull after they denied his claim they had offered him a drive with them for next season. i will be back with all those stories at around 4:30pm. australia has sworn in its sixth prime minister in 11 years after malcolm turnbull was forced out by party rivals. scott morrison won a leadership contest held this morning. no australian prime minister has served a full three—year term since 2007. a warning, there is some flashing images in this report. scott morrison is known as sco mo to his friends. he will need allies as he tries to rebuild a governing party that has torn itself to shreds. there has been a lot of talk this week about whose side people are on in this building. we are on your side and that is what matters. once again, australia has a new prime minister. scott morrison faces a huge
dominic hughes, bbc news. these are the headlines. only eight minutes. hugo lloris has been charged with drink—driving. the spurs captain is charged following a routine patrols in central london. fernando alonso says he wants an apology from red bull after they denied his claim they had offered him a drive with them for next season. i will be back with all those stories at around 4:30pm. australia has sworn in its sixth prime minister in 11 years after malcolm turnbull was forced out by party...
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dominic hughes reports now from a pub in st albans. just how much alcohol is it safe to drink?studies produce apparently contradictory results. now the latest research says while alcohol might protect us from heart disease, overall there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. alcohol is linked to seven types of cancer. we know about liver disease which has risen over decades in the uk. so those risks actually outweigh any benefits. so what the study is saying is for health overall the best thing we can do is not to drink at all, which is clearly not going to happen for most people. but if we want to give advice, that is probably what we should be giving. nhs guidelines say we should restrict our drinking to just 14 units of alcohol each week. that's around six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine. but today's report suggests many people are drinking more than that and posing a risk to their health. the study looked at global drinking habits. around the world one in three people drink alcohol. the study showed that british women drink in average three drinks a day and ranked
dominic hughes reports now from a pub in st albans. just how much alcohol is it safe to drink?studies produce apparently contradictory results. now the latest research says while alcohol might protect us from heart disease, overall there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. alcohol is linked to seven types of cancer. we know about liver disease which has risen over decades in the uk. so those risks actually outweigh any benefits. so what the study is saying is for health overall the best...
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moderate consumption is asscociated with cancer and other diseases. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes it's confusing when different studies produce apparently contradictory results. now the latest research says while alcohol might protect us from heart disease, overall there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. alcohol is linked to seven types of cancer. we know about liver disease, which has risen over decades in the uk. so those risks actually outweigh any benefits. so what the study is saying is for health overall the best thing we can do is not to drink at all, which is clearly not going to happen for most people. but if we want to give advice, that is probably what we should be giving. nhs guidelines say we should restrict our drinking to just 1a units of alcohol each week. that's around six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine. but today's report suggests many people are drinking more than that and posing a risk to their health. the study looked at global drinking habits. around the world, one in three people drink alcohol. the study showed that british women drink on aver
moderate consumption is asscociated with cancer and other diseases. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes it's confusing when different studies produce apparently contradictory results. now the latest research says while alcohol might protect us from heart disease, overall there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. alcohol is linked to seven types of cancer. we know about liver disease, which has risen over decades in the uk. so those risks actually outweigh any benefits. so what the...
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our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. just how much alcohol is it safe to drink?dies produce apparently contradictory results. now the latest research says while alcohol might protect us from heart disease, overall there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. alcohol is linked to seven types of cancer. we know about liver disease, which has risen over decades in the uk. so those risks actually outweigh any benefits. so what the study is saying is for health overall the best thing we can do is not to drink at all, which is clearly not going to happen for most people. but if we want to give advice, that is probably what we should be giving. nhs guidelines say we should restrict our drinking to just 1a units of alcohol each week. that's around six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine. but today's report suggests many people are drinking more than that and posing a risk to their health. the study looked at global drinking habits. around the world, one in three people drink alcohol. the study showed that british women drink on average three drinks a day and ranked
our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. just how much alcohol is it safe to drink?dies produce apparently contradictory results. now the latest research says while alcohol might protect us from heart disease, overall there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. alcohol is linked to seven types of cancer. we know about liver disease, which has risen over decades in the uk. so those risks actually outweigh any benefits. so what the study is saying is for health overall the best thing...
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our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. just how much alcohol is it safe to drink?s is the level of risk posed by drinking even a moderate amount of alcohol. now new research says there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. your risk of 23 significant conditions is much more increased if you drink one or two alcoholic drinks. and the risks increase dramatically as you get to three, four and beyond that level of drinking. it is really hazardous to your health. the global study looked at drinking habits over 26 years in 195 countries. around the world, one in three people are thought to drink alcohol. alcohol use is linked to nearly a 10th of all deaths in those aged 15 to a9. this leads the authors to conclude that any health benefits of drinking are outweighed by the risks. in the uk, the advice is to limit consumption by 1a units a week, around six pints of lager or seven glasses of wine. today‘s report says on average britain‘s men and women have three alcoholic drinks a day, meaning many people are drinking at a level that could damage their health. look at yo
our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. just how much alcohol is it safe to drink?s is the level of risk posed by drinking even a moderate amount of alcohol. now new research says there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. your risk of 23 significant conditions is much more increased if you drink one or two alcoholic drinks. and the risks increase dramatically as you get to three, four and beyond that level of drinking. it is really hazardous to your health. the global study looked...
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dominic hughes, bbc news.nk his alcohol is quite confusing. what are you saying? that current recommendation in the uk is that men and women should not exceed 14 that men and women should not exceed 1a units per week. what this study has found is that probably that actually needs to be reviewed to little bit because we have studied across the globe and found there really is no safe level. the best thing to do is actually abseiled from alcohol. you are saying, first of all 1a units as part of the confusion because people do not know what a unit is. what does 1a units are great too and what do you think it should be in terms of it being lowered from 1a? it should be in terms of it being lowered from 14? 14 units is not very much at all. it means one or two. one small glass of wine, a small beer, or a very small spirit type drink which is a0% proof. uk, women drink three units per day. it is 21 units across the week. the m essa g es is 21 units across the week. the messages i would say is, the safest thing is not
dominic hughes, bbc news.nk his alcohol is quite confusing. what are you saying? that current recommendation in the uk is that men and women should not exceed 14 that men and women should not exceed 1a units per week. what this study has found is that probably that actually needs to be reviewed to little bit because we have studied across the globe and found there really is no safe level. the best thing to do is actually abseiled from alcohol. you are saying, first of all 1a units as part of...
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dominic hughes, bbc news. beenjailed for attempting to smuggle cocaine into the uk with a street value of more than £41 million. the group, posing as businessmen, flew on a private jet from colombia to farnborough airport, where they were stopped by border force officials injanuary. 0fficers seized 15 suitcases found to contain half a tonne of the class a drug. the men were sentenced to between 20 and 2a years in prison. pope francis will arrive in dublin tomorrow for the start of a two—day visit to the republic of ireland. he's expected to draw significantly smaller crowds than the last papal trip to the country byjohn paul ii in1979. the irish prime minister, leo varadkar says pope francis i think in the past the catholic church had too much of a dominant place in irish society. i think it still has a place in irish society. but not one that determines public policy or determines our laws. it can certainly express views and contribute to the debate as all organisations do. but not in a way that determines pu
dominic hughes, bbc news. beenjailed for attempting to smuggle cocaine into the uk with a street value of more than £41 million. the group, posing as businessmen, flew on a private jet from colombia to farnborough airport, where they were stopped by border force officials injanuary. 0fficers seized 15 suitcases found to contain half a tonne of the class a drug. the men were sentenced to between 20 and 2a years in prison. pope francis will arrive in dublin tomorrow for the start of a two—day...
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about americans and jamaicans dominating the sprint and dina asher smith showed me that this performance shows she can compete with the best in the world. after that, zharnel hughesel hughes won the men's in a new championship time despite filling it cramp in his calf in the lead up. he said that victory made amends to his disqualification in the commonwealth games. the chance for him to repeat and succeed. it was a good night for paul and who claimed big dress and make victory in the hammer. it was a one — two four poland. —— for the polish players. elsewhere, there were 17 gold medals up for grabs in the cycling and swimming championships in glasgow — and you can find all the results on the bbc sport website at bbc.com/sport. the second day of england cricketer ben stokes‘s trial heard he was "spiteful and angry" towards a bouncer before he was involved in a fight with two men, a court has heard. the durham all—rounder is one of three men accused of fighting in bristol on the 25th of september last year. here's our sports editor dan roan. today the jury here at bristol crown court learned more about the events leading up to the fight in the early hours of septe
about americans and jamaicans dominating the sprint and dina asher smith showed me that this performance shows she can compete with the best in the world. after that, zharnel hughesel hughes won the men's in a new championship time despite filling it cramp in his calf in the lead up. he said that victory made amends to his disqualification in the commonwealth games. the chance for him to repeat and succeed. it was a good night for paul and who claimed big dress and make victory in the hammer....
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dominate your grill. in about two minutes, hugh is going to be making sliders- -sliders and t o t s.will be right back. i'm a small business, but i have... big dreams... and big plans. so how do i make the efforts of 8 employees... feel like 50? how can i share new plans virtually? how can i download an e-file? virtual tours? zip-file? really big files? in seconds, not minutes... just like that. like everything... the answer is simple. i'll do what i've always done... dream more, dream faster, and above all... now, i'll dream gig. now more businesses, in more places, can afford to dream gig. comcast, building america's largest gig-speed network. >>> good saturdays morning. it is--good saturday morning. it is 9:42 a.m. we will update the forecast coming up. >>> thank you, mark. we still have 27 days left of summer. so don't put the grill away just yet. a lot of time to enjoy the sunshine in your backyard, and what better way that cooking up all-beef sliders. >> reporter: frank, 27 days left of summer and hugh has two grills going. we have the slide everies and you were just putting--s
dominate your grill. in about two minutes, hugh is going to be making sliders- -sliders and t o t s.will be right back. i'm a small business, but i have... big dreams... and big plans. so how do i make the efforts of 8 employees... feel like 50? how can i share new plans virtually? how can i download an e-file? virtual tours? zip-file? really big files? in seconds, not minutes... just like that. like everything... the answer is simple. i'll do what i've always done... dream more, dream faster,...
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dominic raab says there needs to be an additional six weeks supply stored in the uk. here's our health editor hughhave been fears that supplies of medicines could be held up if there is no deal and there are customs delays at channel ports. the worry was that essential medication for patients, which has to be imported, might not be available. hospitals and pharmacies weren't sure whether they should stockpile. but ministers are telling them there won't be a problem. the government has today written to hospital managers and others in the health and care system saying they don't need to worry about building up extra supplies — that will be taken care of. at the same time, doctors have been urged not to sign longer dated prescriptions for patients who might feel they need extra medicines. ministers have told the pharmaceuticals industry to build up six weeks of supplies of medicines which are imported from elsewhere in europe. the letter to the nhs really is a first step, and i think that hospitals and other organisations throughout the nhs will be expecting more detailed guidance. i mean, these are
dominic raab says there needs to be an additional six weeks supply stored in the uk. here's our health editor hughhave been fears that supplies of medicines could be held up if there is no deal and there are customs delays at channel ports. the worry was that essential medication for patients, which has to be imported, might not be available. hospitals and pharmacies weren't sure whether they should stockpile. but ministers are telling them there won't be a problem. the government has today...