there are risks for women who are either coming off hrt, or changing hrt.woman the same product but it's made by a different manufacturer, they will notice a difference in how their symptoms are being managed. so it's not the ideal solution, but it's certainly helping us get medicine out to women who are currently struggling to get those products. experts say anyone who has questions or concerns about hrt should speak to their pharmacist or doctor. matt gravelling, bbc news. in australia, projections suggest the opposition labour party has defeated prime minister scott morrison's coalition in the general election. it's the first time voters have gone to the polls there since 2019. our correspondent shaimaa khalil is at the labour party hq in sydney. bring us up right up—to—date. i think you can probably hear how it is going. labour hq in central sydney, the mood is one of celebration, confidence and of hoping this is going to be their night. the projections as they stand as the liberals are out and the labour party is in for the first time in nine years. wh

hrt and menopause hrt.. it is important to see a health care professional with experience in this area and sadly there is not enough. even generally for menopause there are not enough nhs menopause clinics and very few specialists. it affects over half the population. so this has to change. abs, over half the population. so this has to change.— over half the population. so this has to change. a will lot of people are wondering _ has to change. a will lot of people are wondering about _ has to change. a will lot of people are wondering about what - has to change. a will lot of people are wondering about what is - has to change. a will lot of people are wondering about what is going has to change. a will lot of people i are wondering about what is going on behind the headline of the shortage and louise you explained there is more willingness for health professional prescribe, more understanding and more demand, there is a question from sally, there was talk around the start of lockdown of hrt becoming free fo

there are risks for women who are either coming off hrt, or changing hrt.me product but it's made by a different manufacturer, they will notice a difference in how their symptoms are being managed. so it's not the ideal solution, but it's certainly helping us get medicine out to women who are currently struggling to get those products. experts say anyone who has questions or concerns about hrt should speak to their pharmacist or doctor. matt gravelling, bbc news. here in the uk, emergency plans are being drawn up to make sure some passenger and freight services can still operate if railway workers go on strike this summer. more than 40,000 members of the rmt union are being balloted in a dispute over pay and jobs. the union claims it could be the biggest rail strike in modern history. the government says a fair deal forstaff, passengers and taxpayers is needed. in germany, at least a0 people have been injured after a tornado swept through the western city of paderborn on friday. as you can see from these pictures, the high winds uprooted trees, and tore roo

drug shortages are notjust for hrt and nothing new.y to deal with these problems in the future. here in the uk, emergency plans are being drawn up to make sure some passenger and freight services can still operate if railway workers go on strike this summer. more than 40,000 members of the rmt union are being balloted in a dispute over pay and jobs. the union claims it could be the "biggest rail strike in modern history". the government says a "fair deal forstaff, passengers and taxpayers" is needed. doctors in the uk say they're worried that monkeypox could have a "massive impact" on access to sexual health services. staff at clinics are having to isolate if they come into contact with anyone who's infected. monkeypox is spread through close contact but isn't usually a sexually transmitted disease. alex sparrowhawk is a member of the health improvement team at the terrence higgins trust. most of the recent cases in the uk have been any gay or bisexual men so what is the message that the trust is trying to get out with regards to publi

there are risks for women who are either coming off hrt, or changing hrt. give a woman the same product but it's made by a different manufacturer, they will notice a difference in how their symptoms are being managed. so it's not the ideal solution, but it's certainly helping us get medicine out to women who are currently struggling to get those products. experts say anyone who has questions or concerns about hrt should speak to their pharmacist or doctor. matt gravelling, bbc news. two people have been taken to hospital after a stand collapsed during a trooping the colour rehearsal in central london. the incident happened at horse guards road while people were watching rehearsals for a parade ahead of the queen's jubilee celebrations. the london amubulance service says three more people were treated at the scene. earlier i spoke to marcus dell who was at the rehearsal this morning — and i asked him what happened. the first we knew of it, we were invited to stand for the national anthem and there was a commotion behind us and it transpired the floorboards i

there are risks for women who are either coming off hrt or changing hrt and very often even if you giveotice a difference in how their symptoms are being managed. so it's not the ideal solution, but it is certainly helping us get medicine out to women who are currently struggling to get those products. experts say anyone who has questions or concerns about hrt should speak to their pharmacist or doctor. matt graveling, bbc news. here in the uk, emergency plans are being drawn up to make sure some passenger and freight services can still operate if railway workers go on strike this summer. more than 40,000 members of the rmt union are being balloted in a dispute over pay and jobs. the union claims it could be the "biggest rail strike in modern history". the government says a "fair deal forstaff, passengers and taxpayers" is needed. premier league clubs could face a ban on having gambling sponsors on their shirts after the proposal was included in a draft white paper according to bbc sport's sources. half of the premier league's 20 teams have betting firms on their shirts, with the govern

announced supplies would be rationed, with women only able to get three months�* worth of certain hrtuk. speaking to the bbc�*s, sunday morning programme, ms mccall recalled her own experience of the menopause. i think the main thing that i've wanted to do throughout this journey of bringing menopause to the fore is to de—stigmatise menopause for women in women's eyes. but not only that. culturally, for society. because i think we've always looked at the menopause as a stage in life when women get their twinset and pearls on, get their curlers in, they are no longer sexual beings, we are slightly invisible, in the background, but actually we are living a lot longer now and we want to live fuller, happier, healthier lives, and the way to do that is to replace those hormones that we've lost. that simply. but for me, when i lost those hormones — or in perimenopause, the hormones go up and down and up and down so you think you're going completely mad — i felt that it aged me, i felt that i was going to be irrelevant, i felt embarrassed because i'd always been at the top of my game, i'd be

experts say anyone who has questions or concerns about hrt should speak to their pharmacist or doctornews. president biden and his south korean counterpart, yoon suk—yeol, have agreed to step up measures to deter aggressive behaviour by north korea. they said detailed discussions would be held on how to expand combined military exercises and training. the two presidents also said they were ready to help north korea tackle a major covid outbreak, asjean mackenzie reports from seoul. good evening, president biden. the first task for the us president upon landing in seoul — learn the mechanics of the computer chip. the focus of this trip was supposed to be semiconductors and supply chains — things that will help these countries compete with an increasingly dominant china. but by the time the leaders sat down to talk, an increasingly hostile north korea was top of their agenda. on the dprk. .. but the door to dialogue with the north was still open, they said. with regard to whether i would meet with the leader of north korea, that would depend on whether he was sincere and whether he was

they've given the pharmacist the power to limit a patient�*s micro—supply of hrt to three months, andnd with an equivalent product. all these medications are made to a supremely high standard and tested and tested and tested again, so they all should be offering the same dosage, the same concentration of medicine. on that basis, we would say, trust the product, and if your primary choice is not available, do try to substitute. the shortage of products has been attributed to a rise in the awareness of hrt alongside supply chain issues due to covid. the government say the changes have already helped stabilise stock. very often, even if you give a woman the same product that is made by a different manufacturer, they will notice a difference in how their symptoms are being managed. it is not the ideal solution, but it is certainly helping us get medicine out to women who are currently struggling to get those products. experts say anyone who has questions or concerns about hrt should speak to their pharmacist or doctor. doctors say they're worried that monkeypox could have a huge impact on

the shortage of products has been attributed to a rise in the awareness of hrt alongside supply chain often, even if you give a woman the same product that is made by a different manufacturer, they will notice a difference in how their symptoms are being managed. it is not the ideal solution, but it is certainly helping us get medicine out to women who are currently struggling to get those products. experts say anyone who has questions or concerns about hrt should speak to their pharmacist or doctor. one of the world's largest and most active volcano, mount etna in italy, has been putting on a spectacular sunset show. these pictures show the volcano roaring into action, spewing plumes of hot ash and steam into the sky over the mediterranean island of sicily. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ bbc maryam you're watching bbc news. stay with us. hello there, there was a north—south divide with the weather this weekend. whether france brought more clout a bit more of a breeze, shower outbreaks of rain as well. high—pressure hanging on across england and wales. the cloud did develop as we

madeline has been appointed to the hrt task force to identify the cause of these shortages.ot obvious? well, yeah, i mean. this— lie? is it not obvious? well, yeah, i mean. this is— lie? is it not obvious? well, yeah, i mean, this is a _ lie? is it not obvious? well, yeah, i mean, this is a particularly - i mean, this is a particularly british problem as i understand it. people appointed to an increase in demand, but actually i think at the moment probably the reality is that there is still a lack of take—up, and because of the stigma around menopause, because of fears based on misinformation and poor understanding of hrt, i think there is a great deal more demand out there. also, iam really is a great deal more demand out there. also, i am really pleased to have worked on the survey that is in that documentary tomorrow night with divina mccall on this issue, and i suspect we will see more women are again talking about this, realising help is available. so the government needs to be ready. find help is available. so the government needs to be ready.— help is available. so the

there are risks for women who are either coming off hrt or changing hrt and very often even if you give concerns about hrt should speak to their pharmacist or doctor. matt graveling, bbc news. thorrun govind is chair of the royal pharmaceutical society — and is herself a community pharmacist — she says there's much more responsibility that she and her colleagues can be given. through the pandemic we have seen how necessary community pharmacy teams have been to the local communities. what we are really saying here and calling on the government

experts say anyone who has questions or concerns about hrt should speak to their pharmacist or doctorpresident biden has signed a bill intended to expand access to powdered baby milk for low—income families as the us continues to face a shortage of infant formula. it means that people receiving benefits can exchange their vouchers for whatever baby milk is available in their state, rather than being restricted to a single manufacturer. meanwhile the head of baby formula manufacturer abbott has apologised to us families affected by the shortage of the essential supply. joining me now is stacey d stewart, president and ceo of march of dimes, a non profit group fighting for the health of all mums and babies. this is a very worrying situation for parents, isn't it? what are they telling you, the people you are helping at the people you are helping at the moment, about what they are doing? the moment, about what they are doinu ? ~ . ., the moment, about what they are doinu ? ~ ., ., ., ., , doing? well, a lot of families, as ou doing? well, a lot of families, as you mentioned, _ doing? wel

the shortage of products has been attributed to a rise in the awareness of hrt alongside supply chainlise stock. very often, even if you give a woman the same product that is made by a different manufacturer, they will notice a difference in how their symptoms are being managed. it is not the ideal solution, but it is certainly helping us get medicine out to women who are currently struggling to get those products. experts say anyone who has questions or concerns about hrt should speak to their pharmacist or doctor. plenty more newjokes, including the headlines at the top of the hour. sit with us here on bbc news. hello. yes, whether france across scotland and northern ireland brought certainly more clout, more breezes showering outbreaks of rain as well for the high pressure hanging on in across england and wales. the cloud to develop as we went through the afternoon. some warm sunshine with a high of 22 degrees was up 72 f. but where that cloud and rain lingered across a highland end where we had a half an inch worth of rain through the day it was a fairly great affair at times. and

there are risks for women who are either coming off hrt or changing hrt and very often even if you give a woman the same product but it's made by a different manufacturer, they will notice a difference in how their symptoms are being managed. so it's not the ideal solution, but it is certainly helping us get medicine out to women who are currently struggling to get those products. experts say anyone who has questions or concerns about hrt should speak to their pharmacist or doctor. matt graveling, bbc news. thorrun govind is chair of the royal pharmaceutical society — and is herself a community pharmacist — she says there's much more responsibility that she and her colleagues can be given. through the pandemic we have seen how necessary community pharmacy teams have been to the local communities. what we are really saying here and calling on the government to consider is we need to look more widely at this and the measures and flexibilities that community pharmacists have. we would like to have some of the abilities that our hospital colleagues have where they can change the item, for e

drug shortages are notjust for hrt and nothing new.a permanent change in the law, allowing more flexibility to deal with these problems in the future. emergency plans are being drawn up to make sure some passenger and freight services can still run if railway workers go on strike this summer. more 40,000 members of the rmt union are being balloted in a dispute over pay and jobs. the union claims, if strike action goes ahead, it could be the biggest rail strike in modern history and bring the uk to a standstill. the government says a fair deal forstaff, passengers and taxpayers is needed. doctors say they're worried that monkey pox could have a significant impact on access to sexual health services. staff at clinics are having to isolate if they come into contact with anyone who is infected, and there are fears the pressure on the workforce means some sexually transmitted infections could be missed. 20 cases have now been confirmed in the uk. health officials say the risk to the public remains low. scotland's first minister, nicola stur

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the government have brought in two big changes to try and tackle the shortage of hrt. pharmacists the power to slightly change prescriptions — so if they're out of stock of one item, they can change it for something similar. these medications are made to a high standard _ these medications are made to a high standard and should all offer the same _ standard and should all offer the same concentration of medication. on that basis, _ same concentration of medication. on that basis, we would say... trust the product — that basis, we would say... trust the product and if your primary choice — the product and if your primary choice is — the product and if your primary choice is not available, do try the substitute — choice is not available, do try the substitute-— choice is not available, do try the substitute. , substitute. the government says the chan . es substitute. the government says the changes have — substitute. the government says the changes have helped _ substitute. the government says the changes have helped stabilise - substitute. the government says the change

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we have heard about the hrt shortage with many women being forced to turn to the black market to getood things that have been not exactly invited to come asked certain social pressure just to keep calm and carry on, and people are just bringing this out into the open so i think it is a really good thing that you have so many female public figures talking about it and it is being taken seriously and made it to the front pages of the telegraph. tony and caroline, another edition coming up at 11:30pm. we have run out of time. that flew by. we will see you shortly. thank you for now and thank you forjoining us for our look at the front pages. we will have more coming up shortly, cheerio. solar power is the earth's most abundant energy source.

you touched on hrt, we need to look into. you touched on hrt. which — we need to look into.ut also with manufacturers and suppliers to make sure that things go right because we don�*t want to be in this situation every time that we have to really struggle and patients are getting stressed. i struggle and patients are getting stressed. ~ ., �* ., ., stressed. i know you're not here to make political— stressed. i know you're not here to make political statements - stressed. i know you're not here to make political statements but - stressed. i know you're not here to make political statements but you | make political statements but you mentioned the pandemic has had an influence. this was also a concern when brexit was spoken about, about medical contracts, is a part of the problem as well? for medical contracts, is a part of the problem as well?— medical contracts, is a part of the problem as well? for brexit we did a lot of preparation _ problem as well? for brexit we did a lot of preparation in _ problem as well? for brexit we did a lot of preparation in terms _ problem as w

that troublesome child, would be the the broadcaster representing all the women in their search for hrt i think that's something to be really, really proud of. but then if we think of blatter front day, which was on in september, a day where all the programming was fronted by black talent and had black crews behind the scenes and were all the adverts were reshot with black talent in them. that's a massive thing, that will make, when we announce the sort of legacy commitments from them, that's making an impact on the industry. so i would argue there are still massive areas where we can make impact, and i continue to see that in the programming we do. and you mentioned young people. let's look at the way they're consuming content, notjust tv, because, of course, 20, 30 years ago, channel 4 would have been competing with bbc one or itv to get them watching. now you're competing with a range of social media platforms and tech platforms. some of the data i'm looking here at, some the percentage of adults viewing at least 15 minutes of channel 4 on linear tv in an average week, as has decline

lot of people did think that hrt was so connected to cancer that you was just like hands off of that.hormones are finding incredible relief. bio identical hormones, all different kinds. but have that conversation. >> it opens the door to continue having that conversation so many women are suffering. >> and the new research is exciting too. >> yea >> thank you marh.ia >>> welcome back this morning on "today style", the return to the office if you fell in love with sweatpants and leggings while working from home, good news companies have relaxed traditional dress codes in favor of something cozier. here with more on the work wear is jasmine snow. you can shop along with us good morning good to see you. comfort is king. it is hard to >>> welcome back this morning on "today style", the return to the office if you fell in love with sweatpants and leggings while working from home, good news companies have relaxed traditional dress codes in favor of something cozier. style expert, jasmine snow you can shop along with us good morning good to see you. comfort is king. it is hard to go back to

we have heard recently in the news about shortages of hrt.se products affected, but there are plenty of other ones out there on the market. have they said if this is a shipping issue or because demand is at such a level? it is difficult to know why that one ingredient is not available. it's a part of the supply chain and it's very complex. sometimes it's the delivery, physically moving it to the labs where they make the drugs. other times, it can be getting something approved and shipped out. we don't know in this case where in the chain the bottleneck is. but certainly they are saying they should get stocks soon. any sign for people who really need this stuff how long this delay could be? a few weeks, they are saying. a week, maybe a few. yesterday it was a beautiful day across so many parts of the uk, different story for many. outbreaks of rain across parts of scotland, northern england and wales. fresh date for northern ireland, still some hazy sunshine to the east and south of england. a weather front crossing the country tonight, we expe

one in two women get osteoporosis, on hrt it protects your bones. in the muslim community, how do you talk in different communities and get the conversation going? fits a different communities and get the conversation going? as a community worker, conversation going? as a community worker. ethnic— conversation going? as a community worker, ethnic minority _ conversation going? as a community worker, ethnic minority groups i conversation going? as a community worker, ethnic minority groups and i worker, ethnic minority groups and lower— worker, ethnic minority groups and lower social — worker, ethnic minority groups and lower social and economic hoops and women _ lower social and economic hoops and women with— lower social and economic hoops and women with disabilities, i have found. — women with disabilities, i have found. are _ women with disabilities, i have found, are traditionally ignored. so you have _ found, are traditionally ignored. so you have to— found, are traditionally ignored. so you have to tailor the conversation in a way— you have to

and so i activated hrt the hostage rescue team of the fbi for the start immediately training and planningor operation but i work very closely with the top guys in the fbi on this. and after nine days we had fed them or anything it's a very interesting story it's a kind of thing you can make a good movie about actually. once john candy died there was no one left to play him. [laughter] although i hear on twitter that john goodman. [laughter] gave the order to conduct the hostage rescue. it was implemented at 4:00 a.m. in the morning. it was all very dramatic. there were some last-minute curveballs whether we are going to build get in there find the hostages inus time. because they had knives and start playing russian roulette up in the name to the back and stuff like that. anyway it was a success it took less than a minute to reach the hostages and they were all rescued. and so that was an interesting thing. people say was a most satisfying things attorneyy general the first tour that was it did not have much of law books or anything like that. but i went down there that morning i met all

. >> mike: sounds like there were a hrt of heart breaking breakdowns in uvalde.possible path forward? >> i want to agree and disagree with ben, mike. i think john cornyn is the perfect person, having served on the state supreme court of texas. also can consult with rick scott to pass legislation in the sunshine state in the after math of the parkland massacre. but i do think there's a path forward if expectations center on how do we protect innocent children against monsters like those that came? that usually means armed police who are well trained on the campus before the monster arrives. i think if they followed the model from mad back in the days when the drinking age went to 21. federal dollars in exchange for state legislation, those federal dollars for the police on the campuses would, i think, get some states to study seriously the florida model and others. but i have gotta say, president biden took us all backwards today by bringing 9mm handguns into the discussion because there is simply no consensus anywhere for denying people the right to own handguns.

that is, this is a-a hrt - this is the initial hormone therapy commission.tage, that is, going through commissions. even if i force myself to stop, i will be unhappy. you think changing gender will make you happy, right? you should think about it 1,000 more times. will you become happy after all these procedures, because there may be such risks such complications that you will curse everything in the world, but sex change. it seems to me that it will be postponed for a year so two, because gender reassignment requires preparation before gender reassignment. i'm planning on getting breasts. there, the nose of some kind of female aesthetics in his body to acquire and here, please, about the plans of his son. here are these lately. yes, i always found out against it, but he constantly convinces me, he does not constantly prove that everything is fine, that hormone therapy does not affect anything, that the operation. it won't affect anything anymore. it also influences, yes, maybe, to forbid ravil to change sex convinced me that you will allow it and that's it.

that could impact potentially on dementia you mentioned right at the beginning, we were talking about hrthe evidence? ., . ., , , evidence? one of the challenges is women are — evidence? one of the challenges is women are not _ evidence? one of the challenges is women are not very _ evidence? one of the challenges is women are not very well _ evidence? one of the challenges is i women are not very well represented when it comes to data about clinical trials. we know that women are less likely to be able to participate in medical trials and there is less research overall including women. we know that, for example, in basic science, often the trials are done with mouse models which are male, so it's very hard to really get a whole picture on the impact of women so for example we know that women are more likely to experience side effects of drugs but are less likely to be involved in those clinical trials, so one of the things we are calling on people to do today is to actuallyjoin dementia research, healthy volunteers and also people with a dementia diagnosis, to get involved in research. w

thank you so much to hrt and director davis. >> can we have one more color? >> supervisor peskin, mandelman and chan, doctor davis and dki director leon birch. my name is diane grace. i'm the cofounder and program director for 100 percent college prep and our program get through college is funded as an educational pathway strategy of the dream keepers initiative and managed by the ewb department. our program is to support young adults in postsecondary programs be it college or career. our partners, to cbo partners arrive and free and san francisco achievers as well as other higher-end partners, city college of san francisco and san francisco stateuniversity . where partnering with our own office of financial and empowerment under the tax collectorsoffice where our young people , over 70 clients at the moment are getting smart money coaches through ofc departments. what i like to add is that we do need to make sure this funding is continued going forward. also that the rfp process and contract process isstreamlined . there are different processes from departme

the government has brought in a new hrt tsar to resolve this. in time for summer to really get going. catherine burns, bbc news, in leicestershire. next to a rare and precious find — a tooth from one of the world's largest prehistoric sharks, a megalodon. it was found on the suffolk coast and could be up to 20 million years old. and the amateur fossil hunter who found this rare fossil? he's only six. jo black reports. the tooth of one of the largest prehistoric sharks, extinct for roughly 3.5 million years. it's a discovery that any experienced palaeontologist would be thrilled with, but this megalodon tooth was unearthed by a six—year—old, and now sammy and his fossil are the talk of his school. sammy, i like your... i like your fossil. i think the tooth is heavy. it's really big and megalodons are from ages ago. but what does sammy make of it all? so it's, like, so big, i didn't know what it even was. and how did you find out what it was? my daddy told me. there were some clearly very serious fossil hunters down there with all the proper gear,

came to know and love in cruel intentions, and legally blond, back in the spotlight after revealing hrther people >> reporter: it is in that a same spirit of candor, selma details her life struggles and triumph in her new memoir "mean baby." >> first drink when you were a little girl. 7 years old. >> my first drunk. i had my first drink much younger. even as a little kid you are like that's a comfort. >> no one noticed. you drank through elementary school, middle school, high school college. how did you do it? >> it was hard i don't know but maybe it was easier. maybe i would have never survived without a drink >> selma writes the desire to drink as much as i could as often as i could stayed with me and did not let go for more than 20 years. >> when you were thinking about writing a memoir, it feels to me you were quite courageous. >> it really was the gift they had received when i was vulnerable by the ms there is no real room for guilt in moving forward. >> you write in the book about very painful episodes, including educator who violated you and you say he didn't rape me, but he brok

. >> reporter: thomas began hrt, hormone replacement therapy, in may of her sophomore year, 2019. >>very quickly. i was feeling a lot better mentally. i was less depressed and i lost muscle mass and i became a lot weaker and a lot slower in the water. >> reporter: after following ncaa guidelines of a year of hormone therapy to change gender categories she started her senior year on the women's team but her success in the water was met with outrage leading up to the ncaa championships. her critics say she jumped in rankings between the men's and women's team. >> some look at the data and suggest that you're enjoying a competitive advantage. what do you say to that? >> there's a lot of factors that go into a race and how well you do, and the biggest change for me is that i'm happy and sophomore year when i had my best times competing with the men, i was miserable and so having that be lifted is incredibly relieving and allows me to put my all into training, into racing. transpeople don't transition for athletics. we transition to be happy and authentic and our true selves. transitionin