here's our health editor hugh pym.s at the centre of this medical waste saga, in west yorkshire, the company allowed a backlog of voice to build up at centres in england and scotland which should have been sent for incineration. the regulator, the environment agency, told the government injuly, environment agency, told the government in july, ministers discussed it at a meeting of the cobra emergency committee last month, but it was only revealed yesterday and local mp yvette cooper told me mps should have been informed sooner. i think it's irresponsible that the health department and environment agency still haven't told us the full facts about what on earth is going on, on an issue where there are environmental health questions being raised and we still don't know the full facts. it's completely unfair on the local community. the other main site is in lanarkshire. the company is run from here. a new facility was opened in april by princess anne. the managing director wasn't available for comment today. the company ha

hugh pym, bbc news. irish government has announced that the site of a former mother—and—baby home where almost 800 babies and children may be buried will be excavated. an investigation has already found that "significa nt quantities" of human remains are at the site in county galway. the irish children's minister said she wanted to ensure all the babies and children who died at the catholic—run home have a "respectful burial". here's our ireland correspondent emma va rdy. this was once the grounds of a former home for unmarried mothers, known as the fallen women. a mass grave was found here four decades ago. then people were told that it contained the remains of those who had died during the great famine, but research by local historians in 2014 found that the grave contained the bodies of almost 800 babies and children. it is believed that they were buried in a septic tank. now the site will be excavated to recover the remains. at a press conference today, the minister for children said that she would e

hugh pym, bbc news.g season, as they put their rams in the fields. the lambs they are planning for will be born after brexit in march — and so decision making is unusually difficult. and the latest figures show that breeding ewes are fetching the lowest price in more than 3 years. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has been talking to farmers in cumbria. on a crisp autumn day there are few places more appealing than being up on the hills with the sheep at this farm. but for rachel and her family it is getting harder to make the sums add up. 300 lambs, £30. you're talking a £30 loss or £30 less... yes, it is about £9,000. we have friends with £20,000 back. it is a bit of a worry, because obviously you have got your bills to pay. but she is already having to make the big decisions about next spring. we put them in with the sheep, we have got lambs inside sheep and we don't know if they will be able to sell, but you cannot not put your rams in with your sheep, so you just have to carry on, re

hugh pym, bbc news, argyll.g empowered by her decision to reveal that she had been sexually abused by the us national team doctor. larry nasser was sent to prison in january for the abuse of dozens of young athletes over a 20—year period. simone biles is to return to international competition this month, and she's been speaking to our correspondent natalie pirks. the final move of her olympic championships... in 2016, in the heat of rio, simone biles set the world ablaze. how does she do it? five olympic medals was her reward, four of them gold. now everyone knew her name. but what goes up must come down. when she returned here, to her hometown of spring in texas, she took an 18—month break to heal her body and mind. she told me she knows her achievements in rio, though, keep the spotlight firmly on her. it is more pressure because you know exactly what to expect and the pressure that will be put rather than your first time, you kind ofare so excited to be there. now you have those expectations. after her break,

hugh pym, bbc news.s as normal" after securing a rescue deal, saving the cafe chain and almost 3,000 jobs. the company's finance chief had been arrested on suspicion of fraud, and was later released on bail. earlier this week, the firm said it had discovered significant irregularities in its accounts. princess eugenie has married jack brooksbank at st george's chapel in windsor. the royal family and celebrities were among 850 guests at the ceremony. eugenie, the ninth in line to the throne, was given away by her father, prince andrew, watched by her grandmother, the queen, and by her mother, sarah ferguson. nicholas witchell reports. hold on to your hats, it's another royal wedding — though this was one not quite in the same league at harry and meghan's. as the guests, celebrities among them, struggled through the autumn winds to st george's chapel, the sussexes slipped in quietly through a side door, more grateful than ever, perhaps, that their day had been one of spring sunshine. and then three guesses

hugh pym, bbc news.mental health targets in your area by going to the bbc website and looking for our nhs tracker. devon and cornwall police has admitted breaking health and safety laws, following the death of a church caretaker. thomas 0rchard, who was 32 and had schizophrenia, died in hospital a week after he suffered a cardiac arrest at an exeter police station in 2012. 0fficers used an emergency restraining belt, but the force hasn't accepted that the belt led directly to mr 0rchard's death. duncan kennedy reports. thomas 0rchard's parents today was the latest hearing in the six years since his death. it was an accident that thomas, a paranoid schizophrenic, was arrested after shouting at passers—by. at the police station a fabric restraining belt was put over his face. a few minutes after it was removed he stopped breathing and later died in hospital. three police staff were put on trialfor hospital. three police staff were put on trial for the manslaughter of thomas but were cleared. today the chie

here's our health editor, hugh pym.al waste saga, at normanton in west yorkshire. the company allowed a backlog of waste to build up at centres in england which should have been sent for incineration. the regulator, the environment agency, told the government injuly. ministers discussed it at a meeting of the cobra emergency committee last month, but it was only revealed yesterday. and the local mp, yvette cooper, told the mps should have told me mps should have been informed sooner. well, i think it's irresponsible that the health department and the environment agency still haven't told us the full facts about what on earth is going on, on an issue where there are environmental—health questions being raised, and we still don't know the full facts. it's completely unfair on the local community. the other main site is at shotts in lanarkshire. the company, healthca re environmental services, is run from here. a new facility was opened only in april by princess anne. the managing director, garry pettigrew, said he would c

hugh pym, bbc news.growing calls from seniorfigures in her own party to change course on brexit, or face dire electoral consequences. the second russian suspect involved in the salisbury chemical poisoning is now identified as alexander mishkin — a military doctor who works for the intelligence agency, the gru. a waste disposal company is stripped of some of its nhs contracts in england, after hundreds of tons of medical waste from hospitals were allowed to pile up. a convicted british paedophile is being sued for damages by five young men from the philippines, who claim they were sexually exploited by him. it's thought to be the first case of its kind. the five are giving evidence to the high court via video link about abuse they said they suffered when douglas slade lived in the philippines between 2009 and 2015. slade, who is already serving a prison sentence, denies the claims, as our correspondent angus crawford reports. a dangerous and manipulative paedophile, douglas slade, now behind bars in the

hugh pym, bbc news.etary, dominic raab, has told mps he's confident of reaching a deal with the eu in the coming months, and said the government should hold its nerve. it comes as theresa may faces growing calls from within her own party and the opposition to change course as the government embarks on the final stages of negotiations. 0ur deputy political editor, john pienaar, reports. who is backing mrs may's planned for brexit? are you facing brexited mutiny? the cabinet is behind her, at least in public for now. but keeping tory discipline is a bit like herding cats. it is almost as if time is speeding up ahead of brexit day. these negotiations, mr speaker, were always bound to be tough in the final stretch. that is all the more reason why we should hold our nerve, stay resolute and focused, and i remain confident we will reach a deal this autumn. because it is still the best interests of the uk and the european union. no government has the right to plunge the country into chaos as a result of its own

hugh pym, bbc news.audi arabia has arrived in istanbul to investigate the disappearance of a journalist there earlier this month. jamal khashoggi, a critic of the saudi monarchy, was last seen entering his country's consulate ten days ago. it comes amid reports that turkey has graphic recordings proving that mr khashoggi was murdered inside the building. our correspondent mark lowen is in istanbul. what more do we know? how much do we know about this apparent recordings? i have been told by a source close to the investigation that the turks got documented evidence to show that jamal khashoggi was indeed killed inside the saudi consulate ten days ago. this source tells me the turkish official line is that he is still missing, but they safe ashore they know he was killed and that backs up american news reports which have suggested that the turkish intelligence agency has got audio and video recordings which show that jamal khashoggi was notjust killed, but tortured before that. what we don't know is whethe

hugh pym reports.dical waste at disposal sites, 15 nhs hospital trusts in england terminated their contracts with healthcare environmental services. the regulator, the environment agency, had said the company was in breach of permits and enforcement action was under way. but now, in an exclusive bbc interview, the managing director, garry pettigrew, has claimed he did have a plan to reduce the backlog and his company was treated unfairly. i feel that this company has been vilified severely for providing an excellent service. we have been a success story up until last week, and all of a sudden now everybody sees this as being our story. we feel it is a horror story, but purely because, in reality, we have told the truth and in reality at the moment, we do not feel that the news is getting out of air in the news is getting out of air in the way that we would like to. if people want to see the evidence we have, i can give that to anyone, and it is there in black and white. he went on to argue that the acc

hugh pym, bbc news.ions and mental health targets in your area by going to the bbc website and looking for our "nhs tracker". yoga has been part of the duke and duchess of sussex's morning routine in australia as they continue their tour down under. harry and meghan went barefoot on bondi beach f11, and then there was a climb over sydney harbour bridge ahead of tomorrow's invictus games. 0ur royal correspondent jonny dymond was watching. the police in sydney don't normally dress like this, but on the city's legendary bondi beach today, things were far from normal. welcome to fluro friday, where surfing and yoga meets mindfulness. and harry and meghan. harry opened up to the group about his experiences. it's part of his big push to promote mental health. this is called an anti—bad vibes circle. at the end, a group hug. the house of windsor brought the house down. yoga is part of the cure, and the duchess is a big fan. she told the yogis just how keen she is. she did say she does it every day, and she even

hugh pym, bbc news.t are starting to assess the damage to their homes and businesses, after one of the strongest storms ever to hit the united states. hurricane michael tore into north—west florida on wednesday, with winds of more than 150 miles an hour. emergency workers say mexico beach was worst hit. the bbc‘s gary o'donoghue went to visit the town. two days ago this was an ordinary beachfront community, home to around 1,200 people. but street after street, michael tore through this town, uprooting and smashing everything in its path. this is what the federal emergency directory is calling ground zero. it's completely devastated the street down to the sea. just two houses left standing and people's things are all over the street. microwaves, mattresses, kitchen sinks, you name it. the stuff of everyday life turned into debris in a matter of a few hours. around the town, friends and neighbours are doing their best to console one another. hard to do when your dream retirement home has ended up like this

here's our health editor hugh pym. one of the main sites at the centre of this medical waste saga, at normanton in west yorkshire. the company allowed a backlog of waste to build up at centres in england and scotland which should have been sent for incineration. the regulator, the environment agency, told the government injuly, ministers discussed it at a meeting of the cobra emergency committee last month, but it was only revealed yesterday, and the local mp yvette cooper told me mps should have been informed sooner. i think it's irresponsible that the health department and the environment agency still haven't told us the full facts about what on earth is going on, on an issue where there are environmental health questions being raised and we still don't know the full facts. it's completely unfair on the local community. the other main site is at shotts in lanarkshire. the company, healthca re environmental services, is run from here. a new facility was opened only in april by princess anne. the managing director is g

hugh pym, bbc news.ing possibly an even bigger obstacle as they put their rams in the fields this breeding season. the lambs they are planning for will be born after brexit and so decision making is unusually difficult. and the latest figures show that breeding ewes are fetching the lowest price in more than three years. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has been to talking to farmers in cumbria. on a crisp autumn day there are few places more appealing than being up on the hills with the sheep at this farm. but for rachel and her family it is getting harder to make the sums add up. 300 lambs, £30. you're talking a £30 loss or £30 less... yes, it is about £9,000. we have friends with £20,000 back. it is a bit of a worry, because obviously you have got your bills to pay. but she is already having to make the big decisions about next spring. we put them in with the sheep, we have got lambs inside sheep and we don't know if they will be able to sell, but you cannot not put your rams in with

our health editor hugh pym reports.ucy had a series of counselling sessions to help with depression. they ended, things got worse and she self harmed. she says more therapy would have helped but she was cast adrift. you can like you are a burden on people, if you like you are a fraud, like it is in your head, and not being referred onwards or taken seriously made me feel more worthless, more like i was causing problems for everyone and that i should be able to pull myself together and get over it. i think it made me feel like the nhs had given up on me. the therapy programme in england is similar to that in scotland and wales. the english target is for half of patients to recover after therapy, but there is wide variation in results. in lutonjust one in four patients were successfully treated this year. in wirral it was one in three but in nottingham west it was just over two in three recovering and in stoke—on—trent it was just over two in three. there are not enough therapists, there are not enough trainers coming for

here's our health editor hugh pym.t normanton in west yorkshire. the company allowed a backlog of waste to build up at centres in england and scotland which should have been sent for incineration. the regulator, the environment agency, told the government injuly, ministers discussed it at a meeting of the cobra emergency committee last month, but it was only revealed yesterday, and the local mp yvette cooper told me mps should have been informed sooner. i think it's irresponsible that the health department and the environment agency still haven't told us the full facts about what on earth is going on, on an issue where there are environmental health questions being raised and we still don't know the full facts. it's completely unfair on the local community. the other main site is at shotts in lanarkshire. the company, healthca re environmental services, is run from here. a new facility was opened only in april by princess anne. the managing director is garry pettigrew, who wasn't available for comment today. the compan

our health editor, hugh pym, joins me. sounds gruesome. what more can you tell us about this?disposal of medical waste, including body parts, by some but not all hospitals in england and scotland. they are supposed to be disposed of in a timely fashion at designated sites. the contractor has not done that. a backlog has built up. according to the health servicejournal, the company has argued incineration rules are tough and it cannot keep up rules are tough and it cannot keep up with demand. it is being monitored closely by the watchdog, the environment agency, which has known about this for a couple of months. ministers have met to review contingency plans if this company has to stop taking waste. sources have said there is no risk to patients and the public. labour says commit this has been known about for a few months, why was parliment not told about it sooner? 58,000 pregnancy tests have been recalled after some gave false positive results. women have been advised to return any clear & simple digital devices to their pharmacy and to use another testing method. the uk's me

our health editor hugh pym reports.series of counselling sessions to help with depression. but they ended, things got worse and she self harmed. she believes more therapy would have helped but she felt she was cast adrift. you can like you are a burden on people, you feel like you are a fraud, like it is in your head, and not being referred onwards or taken seriously made me feel more worthless, more like i was causing problems for everyone and more like i should be able to pull myself together and get over it. i think it made me feel like the nhs had given up on me. the therapy programme in england is similar to that in scotland and wales. the english target is for half of patients to recover after therapy, that is being met, but there is wide variation in results. in lutonjust one in four patients were successfully treated at one stage this year. in wirral it was one in three but in nottingham west it was nearly two in three recovering and in stoke—on—trent it was just over two in three. some experts say it is a workf

our health editor hugh pym reports.ries of counselling sessions to help with depression. but they ended, things got worse and she self harmed. she believes more therapy would have helped but she felt she was cast adrift. you can like you are a burden on people, you feel like you are a fraud, like it is in your head, and not being referred onwards or taken seriously made me feel more worthless, more like i was causing problems for everyone and more like i should be able to pull myself together and get over it. i think it made me feel like the nhs had given up on me. the therapy programme in england is similar to that in scotland and wales. the english target is for half of patients to recover after therapy, that is being met, but there is wide variation in results. in lutonjust one in four patients were successfully treated at one stage this year. in wirral it was one in three but in nottingham west it was nearly two in three recovering and in stoke—on—trent it was just over two in three. some say it is a workforce probl

our health editor hugh pym is here. how worrying are the findings? therapies, their elive lengths in scotla nd therapies, their elive lengths in scotland and wales, this is for people with maybe early stage depression or anxiety, for referral bya gp, depression or anxiety, for referral by a gp, for talking therapy and counselling, so let us look at the figures which the bbc has been examining, first, the target for england is that 50% of patients make a recovery after having this therapy and don't need any further treatment. that target is being hit across the nhs in england nationally, there is wide variation, if you look at local area, in some areas the recovery rate is as high as 66% recovering after this therapy without needing further treatment. but in another area, it is considerably lower, less than half. 32% making a recovery and all the rest needing to go on for further treatment. as you were saying one in seven commissioning groups are missing that national target. now some experts are saying it is a lack of staff, trained therapists that c

mr pettigrew was speaking to our health editor, hugh pym.tigrew‘s company has lost disposable contract with some hospitals in infant because he was storing too much waste at his sights, he claims to me in some cases, medical waste was now not being handled safely. i know now that waste is being stored at hospitals in shipping containers and shipping containers are being lined with black liners, to stop liquids, whatever else, coming out, that has been put into skips. the department of health denied this and said there were strong governance to ensure safe disposal of waste. and no gap in service provision. mr pettigrew says his company has a backlog because of a lack of incinerators around the uk to burn it. in a statement today, the regulator said: in e—mails seen by the bbc, mr pettigrew wrote to the agency in may, advising: an official responded: the agency said today, planned shutdowns did sometimes occur for maintenance. the company says it has been vilified for providing an excellent service. what do you say to someone who says that th

mr pettigrew was speaking to our health editor, hugh pym.pettigrew‘s company has lost disposable contract with some hospitals in infant because he was storing too much waste at his sights, he claims to me in some cases, medical waste was now not being handled safely. i know now that waste is being stored at hospitals in shipping containers and shipping containers are being lined with black liners, to stop liquids, whatever else, coming out, that has been put into skips. the department of health denied this and said there were strong governance to ensure safe disposal of waste and no gap in service provision. mr pettigrew says his company has a backlog because of a lack of incinerators around the uk to burn it. in a statement today, the regulator said: in e—mails seen by the bbc, mr pettigrew wrote to the agency in may, advising: an official responded: the agency said today, planned shutdowns did sometimes occur for maintenance. the company says it has been vilified for providing an excellent service. what do you say to someone who says that

responsibile for removing medical waste from many hospitals in england and scotland. 0ur health editor hugh pyme are talking hundreds of tonnes of clinical waste, including body parts. reminders how we got to this position? the story only emerged at the end of next week even though the environment agency informed the government injuly environment agency informed the government in july that there environment agency informed the government injuly that there was a problem with medical waste from hospitals going to sites in england and scotland, and that at some there was a backlog building up, it was not being disposed of in a timely fashion, was not going to incineration in the time that should have been allowed. what has happened today is that the company that had this contract with about 50 hospitals has been stripped of that contract at 15 of them. the government made a statement this morning. another contractor has been found cause matey, well—known in the outsourcing world, they have taken over that contract. —— another contractor has been found called mighty. in due course, the other contra

our health editor hugh pym is here.government strategy on countering violence is being unveiled at the royal college of nursing later, but will nhs staff welcome it? would it be enough to satisfy them? so far there have been widespread opinions expressed, welcoming the measures that will be unveiled, with the unions saying it isa unveiled, with the unions saying it is a daily reality for many staff witnessing this sort of violence or being subject to it. the royal couege being subject to it. the royal college of nursing is saying it is important the secretary of state comes to the conference to unveil these measures, taking heed of some of the concerns that have been expressed. the unions are also saying it was this government which axed a year or so ago called a body called nhs protect, which was led to monitor these situations and to take prosecutions forward if the pleas we re prosecutions forward if the pleas were not able to do so. it also had national data on violence against staff and the last reported year, 2015

the department of health insists there's no risk to the public. 0ur health editor hugh pym is here.? this is about the disposal of medical waste, this is about the disposal of medicalwaste, including this is about the disposal of medical waste, including body parts from hospitals, a significant number in england and scotland. the waste disposed to be disposed of in a timely fashion at designated sites by the contractor but this it seems hasn't been happening. it backlog hasn't been happening. it backlog has built up so the environment agency, the regulator, which has known about this, is working with the contractor to reduce it. according to the health service journal who broke the story, the contractor is letting it be known and there is a shortage of incineration capacity to get rid of the waste, partly because other contractors have moved from landfill because it is more expensive. ministers have been meeting through the cobra committee to draw up contingency plans, so that if they stop the contract, there will be somewhere else to get rid of the west. they say there is no risk t

our health editor hugh pym explains how the problem came about.of ina timely they are supposed to be disposed of in a timely fashion at designated sites. the contract healthcare environmental services has not done that. a backlog has built up. according to the health service journal which broke the story the company argued that incineration rules are tough so it can't keep up with the demand. now it is being monitored closely by the watchdog, the environment agency, which has known about this for a couple of months. ministers have met through the cobra committee to review contingency plans, if this company has to stop taking waste. sources have said there is no risk to patients or the public but labour argued it is has been known about for a few months why was parliament not told sooner? no fewer than 14 uk aid charities have launched an appeal for emergency funds to help the survivors of last friday's earthquake and tsunami on the indonesian island of sulawesi. more than 1,500 people are thought to be dead, missing or injured, although that numbe

our health editor hugh pym reports.d terminated their contracts with health care environmental services. the regulator, the environment agency, said the company was in breach of permanence and enforcement action was under way, in an exclusive bbc interview, the managing director has claimed he did have a plan to reduce the backlog and his company was treated unfairly. i feel that this company has been vilified severely for providing an excellent service. we have been a success story up until last week and all of a sudden eve ryo ne last week and all of a sudden everyone sees this as being a horror story. we feel it is a horror story but purely because in reality we have told the truth and in reality at the moment we don't feel that the news is getting out there that we would like it too. people want to see the evidence we have, i can give that to anyone and it is there in black and white. he went on to argue that the excess waste had accumulated because of a lack of incineration facilities and he had repeatedly warned t

our health editor hugh pym is here. tell us more about what is planned.ned this five—year strategy for the nhs in england and awarded the money for that, and in return, she wanted an explanation from the nhs about how they were going to use the money and look beyond. so she asked for a 10—year strategy, which were likely to get in november, but she said today that would involve a new cancer strategy. the key new pledge was this detection rate, early detection making a huge difference if you catch them early, stage one or stage two. at the moment, only one into oui’ two. at the moment, only one into our court at that stage. she wants that increased to three out of four —— one in two. there was another pledge as well about bowel cancer screening. currently, screening kits go out to 60 and over in terms of age in england. she wants that reduced to 50 to try to enable more people in their 50s to pick up possible signs early. that's already happening in scotland. that had already been announced by public health england. she has now said it will happen. cancer

hugh pym, bbc news.his partner katya jones on strictly this saturday. it follows speculation that the pair might have to quit the show after they found themselves on the front pages this morning photographed kissing on a night out. msjones is married to another dancer on the show, the girlfriend of seann walsh has publicly chucked him and criticised his behaviour towards her. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has the latest. seann walsh and his partner katya jones wowing the audience and the judges on saturday night's strictly. applause watched by millions at home and cheered on by walsh's girlfriend, rebecca humphries. a p pa re ntly apparently unaware that the pair had kissed on a night out after a dance rehearsal. they both apologised, walsh saying, "this is no excuse, but it was a one—off drunken mistake which i am truly sorry for." walsh's girlfriend, rebecca humphries, responded on social media, saying she was ending the relationship. she has made allegations about his behaviour, describi

this let's get more from our health editor, hugh pym, who's with me now. and this has onlyjust emergedle will know nothing, i think, about the rules around this. it has emerged today that the environment agency informed the government at the end ofjuly. what has happened it seems that a specialist contractor who had the contract specialist contractor who had the co ntra ct to specialist contractor who had the contract to remove medical waste from a significant number of hospitals. not all but a significant number in england and scotland. was taking the waste to disposal sites but not incinerating it fast enough so but not incinerating it fast enough so hundreds of tonnes have built up. it is being emphasised that it is being stored securely were appropriate for body parts and anatomical waste in refrigerated units so it is being emphasised by the government there is no risk to the government there is no risk to the public but clearly there is a concern because they should be disposed of in a timely manner. they met with ages last month to build up contingency plans so if this was deeme

our health editor hugh pym has more on why there has been a build up of the body parts.ignated sites, but the contractor has not done that. a backlog has built up and according to health service journal which would destroy the company has argued that its erisa rules are tough so it can't keep up with the demand. it's being monitored closely by the watchdog committee environment agency which is known about this for a couple of months and ministers have met through the cobra committee to review contingency plans if this company has to stop taking waste. sources have said is the risk to patients or the public but labour has argued that this was not about why was parliament not told souter? 58,000 pregnancy tests have been recalled after some gave false positive results. women have been advised to return any ‘clear and simple' digital devices to their pharmacy and to use another testing method. the uk's medicines and health care products regulatory agency says patient safety is its highest priority. new research suggests three quarters of children under five have access to a

hugh pym, bbc news.loser look at the democrats. as the midterms approach, they are looking for an opportunity to win more seats in congress and so put a check on donald trump. there's a lot of energy among democratic voters but there are also splits in the party and no obvious leader for the 2020 presidential election. the washington post has taken an in—depth look at the issues facing democrats and we are joined now by scott clement, the post's director of polling. i read this poll as a kind of washingtonjunkie, i i read this poll as a kind of washington junkie, i read i read this poll as a kind of washingtonjunkie, i read this poll with interest and saw the gap between republicans and democrats, there is about four point in terms of enthusiasm. it didn't strike me as very big. we are hearing about a democratic wave that i thought the democrats would be far ahead in the national poll. we have been looking at national polls all year which showed democrats with a lead but where the action is for congress

hugh pym, bbc news.ncess eugenie has married jack brooksbank, at st george's chapel in windsor. the royal family, and a number of celebrities, including robbie williams, ellie goulding and james blunt, were among 850 guests at the ceremony. princess eugenie, who is ninth in line to the throne, was given away by her father, prince andrew. crowds gathered outside the castle to wish the couple well. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph is at windsor castle. everyone had to hold onto their hats today. yes, absolutely. it is not a great hair day! the afternoon wedding reception is under way for all of the wedding guests. there is a relieved newly married couple inside. there were several hundred members of the public lining the streets of windsor to see princess eugenie and her new husband as part of that carriage procession that went through the streets of the town centre. it turned out to be a very gusty wedding date as our royal correspondence reports. hold onto your hats, it is another royal wedding. tho

our health editor hugh pym has this update.t going to incineration in the time that should have been allowed. now, what's happened today is that the company who had this contract with about 50 hospitals has been stripped of that contract at 15 of them. the government made a statement this morning. another contractor has been found, called mitie, well—known in the outsourcing world, and they have taken over that contract. but that still leaves 35 or so other hospitals still working with hes. now, in due course, their contracts will be moved. there have been assurances that there is no risk to the public or patients, and that there is no problem with getting that moved. but those hospitals will still lead to have contingency plans. ministers have been criticised for not telling the commons about this. matt hancock, the secretary of state for health and social care, chaired an emergency cobra meeting in september, and yet the story only emerged at the end of last week. what they're saying is they had to get the contract in line be

hugh pym, bbc news. —— environment agency.ave raised concerns about potential compromises with the eu over brexit at a number ten meeting on thursday. it's understood some cabinet members are worried about the so—called "backstop" — which would ensure there is no hard border between the irish republic and northern ireland if no trade deal can be reached. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake has more. good morning. yes. a lot of discussion but no decision among ministers in cabinet yesterday. it seems as if the prime minister was adding them out about that backs up land. until now, the uk has said that if a trade deal can't be done than the uk will stake in a customs union with the eu for a time limited period. bat will stay. the eu does not want that, it wanted to be open—ended. it seems theresa may may be prepared to give ground there. there were serious concerns raised by senior ministers about that potential prospect yesterday. if the prime minister is prepared to make that compromise, when negotiations are ata that c