hugh pym, bbc news. there is a lot of food for thought in that report by hugh pym.y. hello, i'm marc edwards, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: horse racing in great britain on lockdown until next wednesday after an outbreak of equine flu. aleksander ceferin has been re—elected as uefa president after running unopposed. and with mikaela shiffrin not competing, we'll assess the contenders for the women's combined at the world ski championships in sweden. hello, and thanks for joining us on sport today. all horse racing in great britain has been suspended due to an outbreak of equine flu. more than 100 training stables, including those of leading trainers paul nicholls and nicky henderson, have been placed in lockdown as the british horseracing authority seeks to contain the outbreak. there were supposed to be four meetings on thursday, but they were called off after three horses, which had all been vaccinated against the disease, tested positive. there are now concerns for next month's world famous cheltenham festiv

here's our health editor, hugh pym. maria's arriving for what they're

here's our health editor, hugh pym.aria's arriving for what they're calling an mot for her lungs and it's in the car park near some local shops. i'm going to get you to take a big breath in, in a moment. pop the tube in your mouth and then blow as hard and as fast as you can into it. keep going, keep going. there we go, that's it. i prefer this than the hospital. i don't like the whole hospital thing — i don't like going into hospital. it was easy enough to come here. i mean, i normally come shopping around here, so it's nice tojust come in here. if you've had your lung health check here and there is a potential area of concern, you don't have to wait very long or even go very far. in fact, you can go straight over here and have a scan. sophisticated equipment usually in a hospital — in this case, accessible in a retail park. once inside, the scan takes place. the results and analysis come a few weeks later. 55— to 7a—year—olds at risk of lung cancer, including smokers, are invited to come along for a screening. the ear

hugh pym, bbc news. storm erik today caused a british airways plane to bump along the runway at heathrow airport before aborting its landing. the boeing 787 which had just arrived from the indian city of hyderabad was then forced to take—off again. the airline said the plane went on to land safely after circling the airport. responding to comments on social media, british airways said the tricky landing was "all in a day's work for our pilots". strong winds also caused issues on the roads. passengers and a driver had a lucky escape when a double—decker bus became skewered by a tree in poole. dorset police said the tree crashed through the front of the upper deck of the vehicle while it travelled along ringwood road just before midday. five passengers and the driver were on board at the time, but no—one was injured. described as ‘one of our greatest actors,‘ albert finney, has died after a short illness. he was 82. he began his career at the royal shakespeare company, before forging a reputation as one of

hugh pym, bbc news.fficials in brussels as she tries to find a way forward for brexit. theresa may is seeking legally binding changes to the backstop — the insurance policy to avoid a return of border checks in ireland. she said she rebuked eu council president donald tusk over his "special place in hell" remark yesterday — aimed at those who backed brexit without a specific plan — calling those comments "not helpful". today he said there was no breakthrough in sight. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports from brussels. the prime minister is well used to unexpected obstacles being thrown in her path. an anti—brexit protester, bundled away from her motorcade in brussels. after mps kicked out the deal she reached with the eu, her only choice is to try to keep going. here to plead with the eu for changes, knowing already they'd say no. we must secure legally binding changes to the withdrawal agreement to deal with the concerns that parliament has over the backstop. and taking changes to the backstop

our health editor, hugh pym reports.ny, quirky, particular child, who sang a lot. the actorjason watkins lost his daughter maude, who was just two and a half, when she died with sepsis. even in the last few hours she was still hugging us and wanted contact, and she was a beautiful, beautiful girl who we miss continually. it can be a silent killer. sepsis occurs when an infection triggers reactions which can lead to organ failure and even death. it's hard to diagnose. it can at first look like flu or a chest infection. now researchers at the university of strathclyde are developing a blood testing device which they hope will give an early warning of key markers for sepsis. normally the first chemicals that switch in response to infections, if we can detect those quickly, we can get an early indication that the sepsis actually happening. the team is quick to stress that a lot more research is needed. experts say it is a step in the right direction, which could lead to a device giving health staff early clues that a patient

hugh pym, bbc news.ater this month is black sheep, nominated for best short documentary. it tells the story of cornelius walker, a young boy from south london dealing with racism after moving to essex following the murder of ten—year—old damilola taylor in the year 2000. 0ur arts editor will gompertz went to meet him. everything changed for me the day damilola taylor died. cornelius walker's mother and father had seen enough of peckham. they upped sticks and moved their young family to essex for a safer way of life, they thought. over here. ijust honestly wanted to help people who have been through what i've been through, and tell the story of young black man growing up in essex, and how hard it is for us to survive in this society. he found himself in a hostile environment, fuelled by racial hatred. it was a tough existence for a schoolboy, which he recounts to camera in the film. is it possible to say that you can see bad in someone... by just looking at them? look up there. i didn't want to sit in fro

here's our health editor hugh pym.to stand as i got out of bed. rolling over in bed was just impossible. life with parkinson's at times was a real struggle for lesley. that one's come out. she and her husband carefully plan her regular medication but four years ago she volunteered for the trial of a new drug, gdnf, involving pioneering brain surgery. this involved four small tubes implanted inside the skull to deliver the drug directly to parts of the brain affected by parkinson's. it was pumped in through a metal port on the head. patients went in for monthly infusions of the drug. throughout the trial they did a series of physical tests. there were signs of improvement, though not enough to scientifically prove that the drug had made a significant difference. but scans showed there had been positive effects on damaged brain cells. the surgeon who devised the radical new technique says the big breakthrough was proving that drugs could be delivered right into the brain. the critical thing about this trial was the demon

hugh pym, bbc news. news, a special programme with one of the world's greatest sports stars. in this frank interview, billiejean king talks to the bbc‘s sue barker about her sexuality, life as an advocate for gender equality, lg bt rights, and social justice. asa as a youngster, i dreamt of playing professional tennis but that at the time didn't look possible. then all ofa time didn't look possible. then all of a sudden, it changed and it changed because of one person. on court, this unique talent won 39 grand slam titles like it's what she did off the court that will define her legacy. the women's two which i played in, was set up by her in the 19705 played in, was set up by her in the 1970s and suddenly, prizemoney, legislation and conditions improved for women like me. we had our voice. we were heard. it was a game changer. and today all sportswomen are ina changer. and today all sportswomen are in a far better place. there is are in a far better place. there is a quality, respect, the playing field i

hugh pym, bbc news.njured and sick servicemen and women. the duke and duchess of sussex launched the endeavour fund in 2012, with harry's older brother wiliam and wife kate. since then, the charity has helped more than 5,000 people through 86 projects. meghan markle is expecting the couple's first child in the spring. now it's time for the weather with chris fawkes. hello. 0ur area of low pressure that has brought some strong winds over the last when he four hours is racing across the north sea into scandinavia. at the moment our eyes are drawn to this coming in off the atlantic, storm eric, named by the irish met forecasters, and it will have some wet and windy weather for us over have some wet and windy weather for us over the next couple of days. and because this area of low pressure is a much bigger system, more of us will get the strong winds, and some heavy rain coming through as well. so the forecast in more detail. we start off with the weather picture on friday morning with patchy rain across ea

hugh pym, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. the headlines tonight... horse racing in britain won't resume until at least wednesday after an outbreak of equine flu forced the sport into lockdown. a potentialjoint world cup bid between the uk and ireland is still in the pipeline for 2030. and konta fights back to make it five wins out of five for britain's fed cup team as they try to qualify for the world group. hello there. we're starting with the latest on horse—racing's lockdown due to an outbreak of equine flu. all racing has been suspended until next wednesday at the earliest, while the british horse racing authority tries to contain the disease. our corresspondent andy swiss is in yorkshire's racing heartland of malton with the latest. welcome to highfield stables here in north yorkshire, they have about a0 horses here and like so many stables around the country, some of these horses were supposed to be racing this weekend but not any more because the entire sport is on hold as it tries to ta

hugh pym, bbc news.he prominent tory brexiteerjacob rees—mogg to debate her, in the nude. dr victoria bateman has been trying to show that brexit leaves the uk — as she puts it — ‘exposed' — and in order to do that she's been taking her clothes off to argue her case. this is the moment she revealed all to radio four‘sjohn humphrey on the today programme this morning. good morning, john. and i brought my message to the studio today as you can see. written across my body, brexit has left britain naked. yes, and you are now naked as we speak. earlier i spoke to victoria batemen, who's an economics fellow at gonville and caius college, cambridge, and started by asking her whetherjacob rees—mogg had accepted her invitation to debate with her nude... not yet. it is an open invitation sell, i am not yet. it is an open invitation sell, iam ready not yet. it is an open invitation sell, i am ready and ready. not yet. it is an open invitation sell, iam ready and ready. it not yet. it is an open invitation sell, i a

hugh pym, bbc news. here is a case of teaching a dog new tricks.he faithfully laid down beside his late master's coffin. his new role will see him helping wounded war veterans and their families, as neda tawfik reports. it's a proud day for sully the service dog as he embarks on his next assignment. he was a constant companion for former president george hw bush in the last few months of his life. starting today, his new home will be with veterans at walter reed military medical center. sully hw bush, do you affirm as a hospital foreman in the united states navy, that you will support, comfort and cheer up veterans and their families, active duty and retired? sully first touched the hearts of americans when he loyally accompanied the a1st president's casket to the nation's capital. theirfriendship began when the two—year—old lab moved into the family estate following the death of first lady barbara bush. sully was always by his side for long walks and presidential meetings. bush senior loved him so much that he even got socks to honour sully. hi, v

hugh pym, bbc news.as much as it is brought to the floor to talk about. i think it matters because people are talking about screen technology. how useful it is for parents on ground on a day—to—day? that is a very different question. the fight is not useful if you can't act on it. how are parents effective in limiting screen time. it's green giant the main issue that we should be focusing on?|j it's green giant the main issue that we should be focusing on? i kind of analogize this the carbohydrates. so you can say do not eat carbohydrates, but you missed out the dead carbohydrates. it is not necessarily bad or good. so we say, the next it we get it at that reputation because we limit it. actually, some screen time is good for children. what sort of screen time? educational games, if they wa nt to time? educational games, if they want to wind down they can look at stuff. we a re want to wind down they can look at stuff. we are not saying all the media is that for children. is that the conundrum because th

hugh pym, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good evening.ures heading upwards. we keep clear skies through the night. perhaps some fog patches again through parts at the midlands, east wales down into southern england. quite breezy up to the northwest. here temperatures will hold up quite nicely. elsewhere, after those high temperatures today, the nights are still quite long at this time of year so we can still drop all the way down to freezing or even a touch below. a touch of frost for some of us tomorrow morning. also some of these fog patches across central and southern areas. for many, it is another sunny day to come tomorrow. quite a breezy one. we will see more cloud into northern ireland and western scotland. those temperatures once again heading upwards, most places between 12—14d. one or two spots just like today could get to 15 or 16 degrees. as we look ahead to the weekend, well, there is more fine weather on the way. it will stay mild. dry for many. often quite cloudy. we are likely to see a little bit of rain at times in the we

here's our health editor, hugh pym.maria's arriving for what they're calling an mot for her lungs and it's in the car park near some local shops. i'm going to get you to take a big breath in, in a moment. pop the tube in your mouth and then blow as hard and as fast as you can into it. keep going, keep going. there we go, that's it. i prefer this than the hospital. i don't like the whole hospital thing — i don't like going into hospital. it was easy enough to come here. i mean, i normally come shopping around here, so it's nice tojust come in here. if you've had your lung health check here and there is a potential area of concern, you don't have to wait very long or even go very far. in fact, you can go straight over here and have a scan. sophisticated equipment usually in a hospital — in this case, accessible in a retail park. once inside, the scan takes place. the results and analysis come a few weeks later. 55— to 7a—year—olds at risk of lung cancer, including smokers, are invited to come along for a screening. the ea

our health editor hugh pym is here. talk us through these new figures.bulances queueing at hospitals and real strains within some of them. now we've had confirmation, we haven't had so many headlines, but the strains are just as acute as ever. let's look at the latest figures out today for england. what they show is that in january, 84.4% of patients going into a andy were treated, assessed or seen into a andy were treated, assessed or seen within the four hours, that's the lowest on record since this dataset began in 200a. below scotland, slightly ahead of wales and northern ireland and the numbers coming in through the front door of the hospitals are going up and up. if you look at the number of emergency admissions, people who came in but needed to be kept there for the rest of the day or overnight, that was up more than 7%, year—on—year, just showing the pressures of patient numbers, often frail, elderly, often very sick. so what we see here is what some think ta nks what we see here is what some think tanks are already seeing is a hidden crisis in h

our health editor hugh pym is here.obal head of instagram is in the uk all this week with a series of meetings, he is seeing mental health campaigners, he wrote a newspaper piece this morning, he said he was deeply moved by the story of molly russell, highlighted by the bbc, and he has acknowledged his company is not doing enough and he has set out a series of measures to restrict access to this kind of content, but charities already say his company and others need to do much more to actually protect vulnerable young people. when these bosses meet matt hancock this week they will be a challenge that if they will be a challenge that if they can take down content involved in inciting terror, why can't they do the same for material obviously linked to self—harm and suicide? thanks forjoining us. a primary school in birmingham is defending its decision to teach children about same sex relationships, after 400 predomina ntly—muslim parents have signed a petition against it. the teacher, andrew moffat, who's been awarded an m

well, our health editor, hugh pym, is here.t better control of the stuff appearing on their platforms. yes, that threat of legislation is handing over companies like instagram as its global boss, adam mosseri, prepares to fly to the uk this week for a series of talks with mental health charities and suicide prevention experts. the lm conference call today with some of the. —— he held a call. he said in an article that he was deeply moved by the story of molly russell, highlighted by the bbc, and he acknowledged his company had not been enough so far to address some of the issues. we did say that attempt were being made to restrict access to content linked to self—harm and suicide that some charities have been saying that instagram and other companies need to do instagram and other companies need todoa instagram and other companies need to do a lot more to step up and take responsibility for protecting vulnerable young people. i think one of the key questions which matt hancock will ask the instagram bass and other social media

our health editor hugh pym reports. in the car park near some local shops. pop the tube in your mouth and blow as hard as you can. i prefer this than the hospital, i do not like the hospital, i do not like going into hospital. it was easy enough to come here. i normally come shopping around here so it is nice tojust come in here. if you have had your lung health check here, and there's a potential area of concern, you don't have to wait very long or go far, in fact you can go straight here and have a scan. sophisticated equipment usually in a hospital, in this case accessible in a retail park. once inside, the scan takes place. the results and analysis come a few weeks later. 55 to 7a—year—olds at risk of lung cancer, including smokers, are invited to come along for a screening. the early pilot schemes that we ran showed that the detection of early stage lung cancer rose from about 2 in 10 people up to about 7 in 10. early detection means earlier and better treatment and ultimately to better survival and fewer deaths. t

hugh pym reports on the recommendations.a, entertainment, and watching tv or tv series and also using it for my homework. about two hours that i spend on snapchat, instagram, and other social media, looking at my friends' photos. i use maybe half an hour each day, may be looked up sites maybe looked up sites or watching youtubes. school kids tell us what they think about social media and using their screens. gosh, it's good. here, they're taking part in workshops on internet safety, including storytelling. she started looking at everything that popped up on her screen, hoping for an upgrade, till it came to the point where she never read anything, just clicked 0k. we took two of the pupils at the conference to meet england's chief medical officer to talk about the new guidelines. how do you advise families to put these recommendations into use? not taking your phone or smart device to the meal table is not a bad thing, because then you've either got to talk about the food or something else. so it's a way of kind of improving

our health editor hugh pym reports. stomach pains. you couldn't get an apartment, they said we wouldn't be able to get one for three weeks. so i was sort of panicking a bit stunned by the pressures a re even panicking a bit stunned by the pressures are even more intense than last winter, 8a.a% of patients receiving treatment within four hours sought the lowest within 15 yea rs, hours sought the lowest within 15 years, there are thousand, a record high, up 7% from lastjanuary. the strains on the nhs for the same around the uk, the england's and he was behind scotland and ahead of wales and northern ireland, based on the latest data. they have eased the pressure by filtering off more patients who could be tested and treated quickly. we've really grown our ambulatory care service, which sees a lot of patients that in the old days would have gone through the emergency department and into the main hospital before their condition was identified and treated. thanks to the scheme, he is quickly seeing the test —— she is quickly