the european union currently regulates food labelling and the lga has called on ministers to make theffic light scheme a legal requirement once eu legislation are transferred into british law. it says the scheme is popular with consumers and helps them make informed choices about what they are eating and drinking. they believe making the labels mandatory would help tackle the britain's obesity crisis. the department of health says it's committed to giving people clear information about what they eat and will continue to help consumers to make healthy choices. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. now on bbc news, our world. for nearly a0 years, afghanistan has been in a constant state of war. how has this affected the mental health of its people? afghanistan has been at war for nearly a0 years. a conflict that has claimed over two million civilian lives. they are from 40, 50 years ago and itjust really shows how long war has been going on in this country. and the cost to the nation's mental health has been enormous. it's estimated that three quarters of afghan women and more than half the me

of the lga.care costs, both adults and children. therefore, over 18 months ago we were then told by the government we could then preset, raise the council tax specifically for adult social care. so there has been some movement from the government, in recognising the pressure councils are under. of course, the austerity programme has not been easy for everybody. now coming into oureighth not been easy for everybody. now coming into our eighth year of the austerity programme. but for me, as austerity programme. but for me, as a fiscal conservative, the alternative of a government that didn't adopt a strong and comprehensive austerity programme would have meant the uk economy would have meant the uk economy would have meant the uk economy would have been in very poor shape by now. look at economies like greece and spain, who failed to adopt austerity programmes, who are consistently spending more than the income every single year, eventually something has to give. there are economies have been subst

the european union currently regulates food labelling, and the lga has called on ministers to make theic light scheme a legal requirement once eu legislation are transferred into british law. it says the scheme is popular with consumers and helps them make informed choices about what they are eating and drinking. they believe making the labels mandatory would help tackle the britain's obesity crisis. the department of health says it's committed to giving people clear information about what they eat and will continue to help consumers to make healthy choices. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. now on bbc news — the travel show. this week on the show... on the run... in central mexico. this experience tonight is one of the craziest things i've done on this planet. wild and rugged scottish holidays. and painting a picture of denmark. skagen has special colours and a special light. we are starting this week right in the middle of mexico, in the state of hidalgo, just two hours‘ drive north of mexico city. the landscape is exactly what you might expect. the sheer cliffs and prickly cactus are s

the european union currently regulates food labelling, and the lga has called on ministers to make the choices about what they eat and drink. they believe making it mandatory will help tackle the obesity crisis. they say they are committed to giving people clear information about what they eat and drink and make better choices. samuel ljackson has been leading the tributes to reg e cathey, best known for his roles in house of cards and the wire, who has died at the age of 59. the actor died at his home in new york, reports say, after battling cancer. cathey won an emmy for playing the rib—shack owner, freddy hayes, in the political thriller house of cards. samuel ljackson described him as a "brilliant actor, humourist, and friend." now it's time for the weather. i have had enough of this wet weather, quite frankly. rather cold weather. it is here to stay for a while. things are going to become more turbulent overnight. coldweather bringing gales. rain and snow. pretty much everything. more detail. this is the area of low pressure swinging through. the southern flank will bring gales to

the european union currently regulates food labelling and the lga has called on ministers to make theh law. it says the scheme is popular with consumers and helps them make informed choices about what they are eating and drinking. they believe making the labels mandatory would help tackle britain's obesity crisis. the department of health says it is committed to giving people clear information about what they eat and will continue to help consumers make healthy choices. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. samuel ljackson has been leading the tributes to reg e cathey, best known for his roles in house of cards and the wire, who has died at the age of 59. the actor died at his home in new york — reports say — after battling cancer. cathey won an emmy for playing the rib—shack owner freddy hayes in the political thriller house of cards. samuel ljackson described him as "brilliant actor, humourist and friend". time for the weather. we are expecting gale force winds across the north of the country. this area of low pressure is moving in. this is the one that is over the country right now, that

the european union currently regulates food labelling and the lga has called on ministers to make theis transferred into british law. it says the scheme is popular with consumers and helps them make informed choices about what they are eating and drinking. they believe making the labels mandatory would help tackle britain's obesity crisis. the department of health says it is committed to giving people clear information about what they eat and will continue to help consumers make healthy choices. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. viewers on bbc one willjoin us shortly for a roundup of the day's news with clive myrie — before that tomasz schafernaker has the weather. the weather has been so up and down, at least in terms of the temperatures, swinging from mild to cold. we are back in the mall der temporality de andy cook tonight it will turn cold once again. in fact, rain and snow heading our way, particularly small for scotland and on top of that we have some strong winds as well. that will affect northern and central areas of the uk. this is the cloud crossing the country at the moment.