but the lga says that if manufacturers are not willing to make a change, they should face a charge to towards the cost of collecting and disposing the products which some councils can't. let's talk to keith freegard, vice chairman of the british plastic federation recycling group. you both understand why the business case is for using these plastics but also understand the practicalities of trying to recycle. let's talk about this from your point of view first. what's and what is bad? we are beginning to realise now that some packaging can be designed in a way that it does two things. first of all it makes it really clear and obvious to the consumer in the households that this needs to go into the recycling bin. as an example, there is a plastic milk wattle which is a clear and natural plastic which touch rereleases, and the label comes off really well. that will yield a lot of good recycling plastic in the uk system. but some packs are not so good, maybe dark—coloured plastics, this isa maybe dark—coloured plastics, this is a dark green tray that i retrieved from my refrigerator this

the lga added it costs taxpayers and businesses thousands of pounds every year.r those killed in the grenfell tower fire will take place today, on the second day of the notting hill carnival. the event is being policed by 7,000 officers today, the highest number for six years. metal detectors are also in place in an attempt to reduce the risk of knife crime. it is hoped the measures will make the carnival safer and more enjoyable for everyone. campaign group the people's vote, which wants a referendum on a final brexit deal, is attempting to change labour party policy on the issue, according to a leaked memo. the group plans to push for a debate on the matter at next month's party conference. let's find out more from our political correspondentjonathan blake. so are we at some stage likely to see a policy change? well, it is possible, that is certainly what people's vote want. they say people should get a final say on the brexit deal if one is agreed with eu officials in brussels. the government has ruled that out, so labour are their best hope. what they are hop

but the lga says that if manufacturers are not willing to make a change, they should face a charge tods the cost of collecting and disposing the products which some councils can't. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. and very shortly we'll be speaking about this to a campaigner for friends of the earth so stay with us for that detective in staffordshire investigating the disappearance of a midwife are carrying out searches in a rural area of stoke—on—trent. samantha eastwood was last seen leaving work after her night shift at royal stoke university hospital last friday. specialist teams are extending their search to the village of caverswall. police have cordoned off an area as part of their ongoing investigation. we've been saying this is a developing story and we will be bringing you updates as they come three men have died from heatstroke in spain as temperatures in parts of southern europe continue to rise above a0 degrees celsius. holidaymakers are being urged to stay out of the sun and the portuguese government has declared a "zero tolerance" policy on barbeques to avoid the risk of fores

but the lga says if manufacturers aren't willing to make the change, they should face a charge to chip of products which some councils can't. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. our correspondent matt cole has been visiting a public refuse amenity in greenford, middlesex, and he's taken a closer look at what sort of waste is left there. it's at sites like these across the country that the sorting process begins, mountains of rubbish like this needing dividing into what can and can't be used again. now, when it comes to plastics, there's bottles like these, much easier to recycle and to make something else from. but what about these, plastic fruit punnets with mixed materials inside them? they're much harder to recycle, to use again. and then there's these, black plastic microwave meal trays, the black colouring in them can't be detected by sensors in the recycling machines at recycling centres and it's things like these that means two thirds of plastics are just being thrown away. the local government association is suggesting that low—grade single use plastics simply be banned now. the british

but the lga says if manufacturers aren't willing to make the change, they should face a charge to chipthe cost of collecting and disposing of products which some councils can't. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. staffordshire police investigating the disappearance of samantha eastwood are carrying out a number of searches in a rural area near stoke—on—trent. the 28—year—old midwife went missing a week ago after her shift at the royal stoke hospital. sarah corker is near the village of caverswall in staffordshire. do we have any idea what prompted the focus on this particular area? the search for samantha eastwood is based in this rural parts of north staffordshire. we are a ten minute drive away from stoke—on—trent. this road behind me was cordoned off behind me behind the village of caverswall. specialist officers with sniffer dogs have carried out an intense search of woodland and farmland. it has been taking place for the last three or four hours. it is unclear, we don't know at this stage widerfocus of is unclear, we don't know at this stage wider focus of this investigation has moved to t

but the lga says if manufacturers aren't willing to make the change, they should face a charge to chipf collecting and disposing of products which some councils can't. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. earlier i spoke to sian sutherland, co—founder of a plastic planet, a grassroots campaign group which aims to reduce our dependence on plastics. she says, as a society, we need to rethink our attitude towards plastic packaging. we need to go back to the root of it and think of a better material that could be used that is easily recyclable. plastic is not, don't be fooled. there are no recycling fairies out there, the reality is we only recycle 9% of the plastic created by the uk in the uk. 65% of it is shipped abroad and marked down as recycled. this is all now coming to light. let's go back to the root of the problem which is not to use plastic in the first place. that's what we are all about, working with supermarkets and the food and drink brands to try to accelerate this pace of change so they stop using plastic. there are other materials. what is this addiction that we think it's the only t

but the lga says if manufacturers aren't willing to make the change, they should face a charge to chipecting and disposing of products which some councils can't. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. let's talk to sian sutherland — co—founder of a plastic planet — a grassroots campaign group aiming to reduce our dependence on plastics. thank you forjoining us. are you happy with this call to try to cut out low—grade plastics?” happy with this call to try to cut out low-grade plastics? i guess the good news is that the bad news we have long suspected is now finally out. it's interesting listening to your report just out. it's interesting listening to your reportjust out and hearing manufacturers place the burden of all of this on local councils, that, as you say, we pay for their services through council tax. how extraordinary that we have somehow developed a world where many manufacturers can pump out this plastic, make us by our food manufacturers can pump out this plastic, make us by ourfood in plastic, make us by ourfood in plastic packaging, and now we don't wa nt to plastic packaging, and now

but the lga says that if manufacturers are not willing to make a change, they should face a charge tods the cost of collecting and disposing the products which some councils can't. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. let's talk to simon ellin, the chief executive of the uk recycling association. simon, thanks for being with us on bbc news. how big a problem is the kind of plastic that is used for people in your business? it is a big problem. we produce too much as the local government association are saying and we have too many different polymers and familiar to is very simple. we produce less, do we need to produce in the first place? if we don't produce it we do not need to recycle it and we don't have a problem. but that which would we do produce we need to design a better and use a much smaller range of polymers so that it makes it easier. is it all the fault of the manufacturers? no, it is not. i think manufacturers do have a big responsibility certainly and i think they have got away with it for too many years up and down the supply chain to the local councils and processes . chain to the

we have been putting a lot of technology in the background, lga broadcast, which allows us to do a mobile what satellite does on traditional broadcast. without a hitch. rishaad: how much money has telstra received from national -- >> .8 billion and ultimately, we --eived an order on the something on the order of $10 million. we will pay back approximately 75% of those to shareholders. the other payments we received are for acids and ongoing services. business as usual type of payments. on the compensation one, that needs to be put in the content -- context. more like 50% of the net profit after tax has the consequence of structural curbs, the wholesale business, the fixed line be eating taken away from telstra and transferred back to the government. they have compensated repayment offset the negative of that transfer of economics back to the government. payment,with that sushi questions. -- two questions. is the dividend supportable and the second one, is it better to get out of fixed anyway, because it seems to be unprofitable overall? i think fixed line is unprofitable right now and par

i think the lga is making a real mistake in how it's going about this.y destroying one national programme to put money somewhere else, that is a good programme that is helping lots of young people. four weeks of this work versus helping young people 52 weeks a year. look, the lga has a budget of around, well, local councils have a budget of around £400 million a year that they are spending on local youth services. there is a debate whether that's enough but there's also a debate on how well that money is currently being spent by local authorities. there are some very good local authorities like the one i went to see down in devon, devon county council, that was making innovative changes to its local services. there are other councils that have not made changes, and there is a sort of lack of imagination within some councils about the way they do provide local youth services. they seem to think that local youth centres and local youth workers is the only way to do it. as you say, there is some element of the money that ncs might be spending with other gro

but the lga says that if manufacturers are not willing to make a change, they should face a charge toowards the cost of collecting and disposing the products which some councils cannot. three people in spain have died from heatstroke as temperatures continue to rise above a0 degrees celsius. a red weather warning, indicating a threat to life, has been issued in several countries, including in france where authorities are urging holidaymakers to stay out of the midday sun. in portugal, police have introduced a "zero tolerance" policy on barbeques to lower the risk of forest fires. chris will have more in his forecast in around 10 minutes. the hollywood producer harvey weinstein is trying to have criminal charges against him thrown out of court. his lawyers say a series of emails that show he was in a consensual relationship with one of the women he's accused of raping weren't shown to a jury during the early stages of his case. the movie mogul has pleaded not guilty to six charges involving three different women. from new york, paul blake reports. he was once the most famous film produ

but the lga says that if manufacturers are not willing to make a change, they should face a charge to towards the cost of collecting and disposing the products which some councils can't. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. three people in spain have died from heatstroke as the southern european heatwave continues. a red weather warning, indicating a threat to life, has been issued in several countries, including in france where authorities are urging holidaymakers to stay out of the midday sun. in portugal, police have introduced a "zero tolerance" policy on barbeques to lower the risk of forest fires. theresa may has met with french president emmanuel macron as she tries to win backing for her brexit plans. the prime minister cut short her holiday in italy to meet with mr macron at his summer residence in the south of france. our political correspondent tom barton has the details — hejoins us from our london newsroom. i suppose it is how this meeting is interpreted, in terms if she has cut her holiday short, emmanuel macron keen to be seen as a strong voice for the eu, theresa may trying to av

but the lga says that if manufacturers are not willing to make a change, they should face a charge toowards the cost of collecting and disposing the products which some councils can't. three men have died from heatstroke in spain as temperatures in parts of southern europe continue to rise above a0 degrees celsius. holidaymakers are being urged to stay out of the sun and the portuguese government has declared a "zero tolerance" policy on barbeques to avoid the risk of forest fires. here in the uk we know it's going to be hot, with some places reaching 32 degrees, but that's still more than ten degrees cooler than spain and portugal. the highest temperature ever recorded in europe was in athens in 1977, when the mercury hit 48 degrees. the record in spain is 47 degrees and that was set only last year. that was in cordoba, where our correspondent seema kotecha is for us this morning. i know it is very warm where you are. even though you are by the water, still almost unbearable... absolutely. i have the sun blazing to my left, in my face, so if i am honest, it is uncomfortable. many peo

they believe it is down to local authorities to simplify but the lga says that if manufacturers are notmake a change, they should face a charge to chip in towards the cost of collecting and disposing the products which some councils can't. three men have died from heatstroke in spain as temperatures in parts of southern europe continue to rise above a0 degrees celsius. holidaymakers are being urged to stay out of the sun and the portuguese government has declared a "zero tolerance" policy on barbeques to avoid the risk of forest fires. here in the uk we know it's going to be hot, with some places reaching 32 degrees, but that's still more than ten degrees cooler than spain and portugal. the highest temperature ever recorded in europe was in athens in 1977, when the mercury hit 48 degrees. the record in spain is 47 degrees and that was set only last year. that was in cordoba, where our correspondent seema kotecha is for us this morning: good morning. i'm assuming it is slightly cooler because you are near the water. i have been standing here for the last 20 minutes, and i can tell you i'