james gallagher has the details. james: kelly thomas thought this eauld be impossible.has been four since she was paralyzed from the waist down. now kelly can walk again thanks to an implant in her snd months of grueling exercises. >> oneay, they were helping me as usual and then they stopped helping me and i took maybe three or four steps in sequence. and i just stopped and my lips started quivering and my face got hot. my eyes got teary. i sts like oh, my god, that happened. i took steps. james: kelly still needs a frama for bance but says regaining movement has transformed herhe life ands not alone. jeff was paralyzed in a mountain biking acciden his spinal cord injury stops the instructions from his brain to reach his legs. surgeons implanted a device in his lower spine. it does not control his legs. instead, it uses electricity to make the healthy part of his spinalord more responsive. so now when ff thinks, the instructions can get through and he can move his legs. >> the spinal cord is very receptive to sensory cues. if it gets a little bit then the spinal cord w

james gallagher, bbc news.ear more about the findings of that report on monday at 8pm on all in the mind on bbc radio 4. now it's time for witness. hello and welcome to witness. in this programme we will hear from five witnesses about their involvement in extraordinary moments in 20th century history. we are going to hear one woman's recollection of operation market garden, the allies‘ attempt to take holland using pa ratroopers at the end of the second world war. head to russia for a story about the soviet union's efforts to ban booze, find out about the murder of anti—apartheid campaigner steve biko, and hearfrom a former prisoner of war who helped build the bridge over the river kwai at the end of the second world war. but we start with an individual who created one of the world's most widely used fitness programmes, couch to 5k. in 1996, to get over a bad relationship break—up, josh clark started running. after a few weeks, having caught the bug, he decided to create a plan to help get other people running

james gallagher, bbc news. it is not everyday you see a flock of sheep in central london.turies—old tradition as they exercised their rights to herd animals in the capital. the ritual dates back to the 12th century, when freemen were allowed to bring their livestock into the city without paying tax. it was amazing, and it is a fairly narrow one side of the bridge. they have minds of their own. they either wa nt to lea p have minds of their own. they either want to leap over and into the water 01’ come want to leap over and into the water or come backwards. and the lord mayor, you think this could be a capital offence if i let them go backwards. we managed, we got right over the bridge. sorted. now it's time for a look at the weather. how is it looking for the week ahead? well, a fleece may come in handy. it is going to be quite chilly. we've got clear skies at the moment, so temperatures plummeting away pretty quickly at the moment. a touch of frost in scotland, northern england and the countryside. even the towns and cities not far behind. two or three degrees in newcastl

40% of 16 to 2a—year—olds feel lonely often or very often. of 16 to 2a—year—olds feel lonely james gallagher lonely it's just, you just feel empty. you just feel so alone and so, no... it's like you are completely isolated from everyone else, even though you might not be. isolated from everyone else, it's a horrible feeling. isolated from everyone else, hannah describes herself as confident and friendly, yet she also says she is lonely. as confident and friendly, the bbc survey says that, like hannah, it's between the ages of 16 and 2a that we feel lonely more often and more intensely than at any other time in our lives. more often and more intensely like, with working with older people, it's a little bit easier for them to admit that they are lonely, but for younger people they are like, why are you lonely? you go to school every day, constantly surrounded by people — there's absolutely no need to be lonely. and i think that's the stigma around it. and are there any good sides to loneliness? well, in my experience, it's got me to where i am now, talking to you, because, if you had met me ba

james gallagher, bbc news.g put at risk because probation officers are failing to supervise offenders properly. that's according to a report by the probation watchdog. the inspectorate of probation said it had grave concerns about the work done by community rehabilitation companies in england and wales. our home affairs correspondent june kelly explains. police responding to a report of domestic violence. those convicted will end up in the community on probation, either after or instead of a jail term, but many of the private companies which have been given the job of rehabilitating them are failing. that is the conclusion of today's report by the probation watchdog. while offenders are left to effectively drift through their probation supervision period they are left to go back to live with people that they have abused, to threaten those people, to intimidate and to abuse those people, and that should not be happening. at this rehabilitation centre in merseyside they are having successes. jamie has received th

our health correspondent james gallagher reports. how health is changing rapidly.tes in 20 cities time, dementia is one cusp of becoming one of the biggest killer of men. —— 20 years' time. while heart attack and cancer rates keep falling. the nhs will have to adapt faster than at any time in its history in order to cope. prevention and the role we can play stop it also shows the changes in nature of illnesses which the nhs will need to and it highlights addressing social inequality. smoking is one reason for the changing picture of our health. the smoking ban, plain packs and shaping have led to more of us kicking the habit. 15% of adults were smokers last year in england but that figure could fall below 10% in the next five years. public health england hopes to achieve a smoke—free society by the end of 2000 and 30. the glaring gap between rich and poor is also highlighted. the riches in society are enjoying nearly two more decades of good health than the poorest stop the finding will be crucial as the protest crucial as the prepares poorest stop the finding will

james gallagher, bbc news.e office is being accused of failing to understand the impact of cuts to the police service in england and wales. the public spending watchdog, the national audit office, says forces have been cutting staff to save money, while arrest rates have fallen. home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. what do our cops cost, and do they provide value for money? important questions but once the home office is struggling to answer. that's the mainfinding from is struggling to answer. that's the main finding from a report by experts who examined government spending, the national audit office. the report on police finances says the home office is spending £8.6 billion on the police service this year, but it says there are significant gaps in the department's understanding of costs and demand, and it criticises the home office for relying on a formula for funding forces which is ineffective and detached from the changing nature of policing. the funding formula they'd used to allocate money is

james gallagher, bbc news.e pictures, aren't they? 50 many mysteries around it, working for some and not for others. the hit bbc series doctor who quickly developed a cult following when it first aired in 1963, as millions of us were gripped by the sci—fi adventures of the extra—terrestrial timelord. now, 45 years later, it welcomes the first female to the lead role, with the arrival of jodie whittaker as the 13th doctor. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has more. alien worlds, the past, the future. so far, so familiar, but the new doctor who also has perhaps, a more contemporary field. the show ‘s launch was in sheffield, a key location in the new series. which is of course, also making history with jodie whittaker, the first woman to play the doctor. it is really emotional because when i was younger, the characters i wanted to be work, 90% of the time, portrayed by the bullies. so, for some young kids now to realise that you can look up to women, you can look up to men, but essentially you are look

james gallagher, bbc news. mcdonnell, will warn today that workers' rights are as bad as they were during the 1930s. in his speech to the tuc congress, he'll say the government has stripped back employment rights to a level not seen since the economic depression 80 years ago. he'll promise new rights for workers in the so called gig economy. lots of people now are concerned about insecurity in employment, and we need to address that. there have been recent think—tank reports, last week the ippr and the archbishop of canterbury, expressing their concerns about insecurity of employment in what we call the gig economy. we've got to tackle that and that means giving those workers basic rights — rights to sick pay, maternity and paternity leave, the right to protection against unfair dismissal, in terms of ensuring they get proper termination notices if they are told their job will be going. those sorts of things. the second thing is a new idea that is often implemented across other european countries, which is shar

james gallagher, bbc news.iator says a brexit deal is possible within six to eight weeks. michel barnier said if both sides are "realistic" there could be an agreement on the terms of the uk's exit by early november. but he warned again that several issues remained unresolved. a special summit of eu leaders is now expected in november. the government is failing to protect thousands of children from exploitation by lacking a plan to prevent child trafficking, according to a new report. the uk anti—trafficking monitoring group claims many children will only receive help once a criminal offence takes place, instead of preventing it happening in the first place. the government says it has a clear plan to prevent human trafficking. north korea's leader kimjong—un has written to donald trump, asking for a follow—up to their historic summit. the white house says it's already looking at scheduling a new meeting. negotiations over north korea's denuclearisation programme appeared to have stalled, after the two leaders'

our health and science correspondent james gallagher reports.alysed from the waist down in a car accident. now, she can walk again, thanks to an implant in her spine and months of gruelling exercises. one day they were helping me, as usual, and then they stopped helping me and i took maybe three or four steps in sequence and ijust stopped and my lips started quivering and my ears, my face got hot and my eyes got teary. i was like "oh my god, thatjust happened, i just took steps." kelly still needs a frame for balance, but says regaining movement has transformed her life. and she is not alone. jeff marquis was paralysed in a mountain biking accident, his spinal cord injury stops the instructions from his brain reaching his legs. so surgeons implanted device in his lower spine. it does not control his legs, instead it uses electricity to make the healthy part of his spinal—cord more responsive so now whenjeff thinks, the instructions can get through and he can move his legs. the spinal—cord is very receptive to sensory cues, so if it gets a little

the theory and to learn whether depression can be treated with diet. 0ur health correspondent james gallagherlly a study looking at lots of other studies ready why does it hint at or suggest that diet could be linked to depression? the idea is, lots of studies can disagree with each other but the more of them you bring together, you can get to see the bigger picture. what this says is that it wants towards people who start of healthy and with a healthy dietand start of healthy and with a healthy diet and then followed up ten years later and those people appear to have lower levels of depressive symptoms and the people who are eating the lower quality diets, higher in processed foods et cetera. so they think it is evidence leading towards the idea that you can prevent depression and possibly even treat depression using the food on your plate. what specifically is it about the mediterranean diet as it is called which they think is making a difference? well, this is not really known but there are a ideas around the way diet affects your immune system and gut bacteria. i know it sounds crazy but

gallagher joins us from los angeles with the back story. hi, trace. >> hi, martha. sources tell fox news the meeting took place one week after president trump fired james comey, his fbiector, one day before robert mueller appointed special counsel. told 5-6 people at the meeting including attorney general rod rosenstein, former fbi director andrew mccabe an fbi council lisa page who had the affair with disgraced fbi agent peter strzok. said rosenstein talked about secretly taping the president to expose the chaos in the white house and told mccabe and homeland security john kelly to pursue comic begin proceedings to remove president trump from office. sources tell -- in the meeting and both mentioned a heated moment between rosenstein and mccabe were the deputy ag asked mccabe if he wanted him to wear an f-ing wire. if someone asked him if he was serious, "yeah, i'm serious. what do you expect us to do"? another senior at the meeting said -- >> joking about having them forcibly remove does not help your case either. you are now in charge of the special investigation, technically. mueller reports to you. a lot of things you can joke about. one of those not one of them