i agree with what lorna _ all the time, yeah. i agree with what lorna was _ all the time, yeah.nnovation is really vibrant within regional media. - i think it would be wrong i to assume that it's any less so than at the nationals. and we are constantly trying - to innovate whether it's podcast, video, all of those things — long form storytelling, - interactive content. it's the full range for us. ifan, for you, how does the funding work? we were setting up the media business from the media business from scratch so we set up a not—for—profit company, so that's any profit we did make went straight back into the company itself. we are actually a subscriber driven service. so we get 20,000 a year from the welsh council which has been a great help. but the bulk of our funding actually comes from people who want to see our business succeed. and believe that wales needs a national news network and so far we've got over 1000 subscribers every month supporting us at the moment. right. so if you keep it good and keep it relevant in their eyes your hope is that they will continue to put th

lorna, archant was bought by an equity firm last summer.the business around. but you faced hard times before that. we did. i think it's been tough for all regional newspaper businesses. the language that we hear around regional press being in crisis is somewhere off the mark. i think that archant had been on a good trajectory for the last two or three years, in terms of the level of innovation that we've employed — we've been struggling with a very heavy pension deficit. but beyond that pension deficit i think the level of innovation that this business has been showing. we started working very closely with google. on one hand there's always a pressure of pension deficit but suddenly we started working with google, and we had some money in the bank to invest and be given the space to innovate. as a result of the project, we built the most advanced voice infrastructure in terms of uk media. and we're excited to be launching that over the next 18 months. so to say hard times. actually throughout covid, everybody had their story to tell, and it

lorna. — perfect but were getting there.iate. when _ that way. no, the first thing is to differentiate. when we _ that way. no, the first thing is to differentiate. when we talk - that way. no, the first thing is to | differentiate. when we talk about search engines and social media platforms. we talk about google i think lots of people talk about the argument, google and facebook is kinda eating our lunch in terms of advertising. that argument is a decade old now. i think is an industry we need to pick ourselves up industry we need to pick ourselves up and get past that. the reason we are around google as they came to the table before this got noisy. and they came to us and facebook, instagram, snapchat, they don't engage with us on regional level. google it come to our business, they got to know our business at a micro level. and i asked to enact they asked how they can help. they didn't come in and say you're doing it wrong. and i suspect nick may sympathise with this, there is a little bit of arrogance that comes from ou

lorna gordon, bbc news. let's take a look at the latest coronavirus figures.infections were recorded in the latest 24 hour period, so on average there were 38,905 cases per day in the last week. more than 8,000 people are in hospital being treated for coronavirus. 167 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. the average number of deaths per day over the past week is 132. just under 89% of people over the age of 16 have had their first covid vaccine. and a little over 80% have now had both doses. 0ur health editor hugh pym is here. more than 8,000 in hospital this week for first time since middle of march, cases remain stubbornly high, are the warning lights flashing? yes, daily reported cases are wrapped just over 15%. we can week hospital admissions are also up we can week, although nowhere near the peak back injanuary. these don't yet fully reflect the return of schools in england, wales and northern ireland. we will have to wait a little longer for the data on that. and of course in scotl

lorna gordon, bbc news, edinburgh.st of the country. today, hundreds of protesters, including many women, took to the streets of the capital kabul chanting slogans against neighbouring pakistan whose government they accuse of supporting the taliban. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani, with camera journalist malik mudasir, has sent this report. "death to pakistan," the crowd chant. they're furious at what they believe is the country's support for the taliban, including, they allege, in taking over panjshir, the last province to be captured by the group. translation: pakistan has directly attacked our country. _ we don't want pakistan to announce the government here. afghanistan is a free country. we women and men are not the same as those 20 years ago who were being whipped into submission. pakistan says the taliban are afghan, it's got nothing to do with them? translation: | accept. the taliban are afghans, but behind them is pakistan. they gave them this ideology. pakistan says it has always worked for peace in afghan

our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in glasgow.decision? covid numbers are suruain in the decision? covid numbers are surging in scotland, _ the decision? covid numbers are surging in scotland, five - the decision? covid numbers are surging in scotland, five times i surging in scotland, five times higher than there were four weeks ago and nicola sturgeon says she believes the limited use of a vaccine passport is appropriate and could help control the virus as we head into autumn and winter. you will not lead this vaccine certification to access public transport, education, the nhs, orto entered shops but you will need to prove you are double dosed if you want to go to a nightclub, go to any gigs or larger events like many football or rugby matches. plenty of nightclub owners are coming out expressing dismay saying they think they are being singled out unfairly. we have heard from the football authorities and they are not happy. they say they haven't been consulted and they don't think it is workable. the liberal democrats have civi

lorna gordon, bbc news.ibility for the rising number of migrants making the dangerous journey across the channel. the home secretary priti patel has threatened to withdraw financial support for french borderforces — they've hit back calling it "financial blackmail". over 12,500 migrants have made thejourney across the english channel so far this year. that compares withjust over 8,000 in 2020. so far this week alone more than 1,500 migrants have made the crossing. now, for more, let'sjoin daniel sandford, who is in doverfor us. daniel? sandford, who is in dover for us. daniel? , , ., , ., daniel? yes, george. the number of --eole daniel? yes, george. the number of people crossing _ daniel? yes, george. the number of people crossing the _ daniel? yes, george. the number of people crossing the channel- daniel? yes, george. the number of people crossing the channel in - daniel? yes, george. the number of people crossing the channel in smallj people crossing the channel in small boats has been exceptionally high

lorna, thank you very much. lorna gordon in glasgow.er cases have been confirmed in the uk in the past 2a hours. the deaths have also been announced of 207 people — that's people who tested positive within the last 28 days. it brings the overall number of people who've died in the uk to 132,742. some breaking news now from the tourism board in portugal called visit portugal. they are saying that british visitors now only need to show the proof of a negative pcr test or antigen test on entry. they do not, now, need to be fully vaccinated, so this is another change. this applies to anyone who's aged 12 or above. the pcr test has to be taken up to 72 hours before departing for portugal. children under the age of 11 don't need to show that they've taken a test or be vaccinated. airlines will only allow passengers to board flights to portugal once they have shown the proof of this test to check in staff. these conditions may be revised again on the 16th of september but that's the situation at the moment. and a loosening of restrictions ther

lorna gordon, bbc news. the time is 13.19., with more than five and a half million people waiting for routine treatments. coming up... what could be the cause of the mysterious illness affecting america's spies? they call it the havana sydrome. coming up on the bbc news channel... at the us open, novak djokovic continues his bid for the calendar grand slam — winning all four majors in the year. he's into the semifinals where he'll play alexander zverev. emma raducanu was so sure she'd be knocked out of the us open that she booked her flight back to the uk a fortnight ago. now the teenager, who's only recently got her a level results, is into the semi finals at flushing meadows after a straight sets win against over belinda bencic of switzerland. emma becomes the first british woman to reach a us open semi final for almost 40 years. laura trott is at the bromley tennis centre where emma trained. what a story. it really is. she had already been described as a new star of british tennis before she arrived in new york and she has

lorna gordon, bbc news, edinburgh. in afghanistan, the taliban have announced an interim cabinet.elieve is the country's support for the taliban, including, they allege, in taking over panjshir, the last province to be captured by the group. pakistan has directly attacked our country. we don't want pakistan to announce the government here. afghanistan is a free country. we women and men are not the same as those 20 years ago who were being whipped into submission. pakistan says the taliban are afghan, it's got nothing to do with them. i accept the taliban are afghans, but behind them is pakistan. they gave them this ideology. pakistan says it has always worked for peace in afghanistan. taliban members initially appeared to allow the protesters to march through the city. this is the biggest challenge to the taliban's authority that we've seen so far, and it's not coming from a militia force, it's coming from peaceful protesters, from both women and men. in amongst the protesters, some not afraid to directly criticise the group. we demand freedom of speech, democracy, national resis

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lorna gordon, bbc news.currently at around 43%. this marks a major policy change in how new south wales is tackling coronavirus. here's the state premier, gladys berejiklian. all of this is on the day were the state has recorded about since the beginning of the pandemic. about for australia, these are huge numbers. but those freedoms that have been announced were not conditioned on lowering the number of cases any more, they were conditioned on the number of vaccinations — of people fully vaccinating, double doses — reaching 70%. now, there are a couple of things here that we need to look out for. one is how people prove that they are vaccinated. there is a suggestion of a vaccination passport or a vaccination app. we still have to hear confirmation about that and iron these details out. the other thing that we are looking out for is the reaction of other states. for example, queensland and western australia, they are covid—free and they're not very happy about freedom of movement when it's not 100% vaccinat

lorna gordon, bbc news. we will also talk to zoe daniel, a student and freelance journalist. leon thomson, what do you think of this idea? ~ ., ., ., ~ this idea? well, good morning. we have a number— this idea? well, good morning. we have a number of— this idea? well, good morning. we have a number of issues _ this idea? well, good morning. we have a number of issues with - this idea? well, good morning. we have a number of issues with the i have a number of issues with the idea in terms of the approach the scottish government is taking. first of all, this was announced without any consultation with hospitality sector. which is a problem. we have no information on the practicalities as to how the scheme will actually run, and we have a vote taking place this afternoon and really no information available just now. we have asked the scottish government for evidence that introducing a passport scheme for nightclubs will actually make the difference and will deliver the objectives that they are seeking and they

support is a former cadillac late a college puda mon rally outside the italian consulate in boston. lorna bologna, who detention in the island of danielle's and the flowing menace, la palmer's volcanic eruption is slowing their fees about its potential for further damage. ah, the sister of north korea laid it says, p young young is ready to consider ending the state of war with the south, but only of cells, scraps its hostile policies. the statement from came your jung says the declaration of an end to the war is quote, an interesting proposal and a good idea. however, it goes on to say that this would not make sense in the midst of double standards and hostile policies. him, your jung was responding to a cold or the south korean president moon jane, which he made at the un general assembly. hum, bundle promotion. 2 years ago in this very place, i declared 0 tolerance for war, a mutual security guarantee and co prosperity as the 3 principals required to resolve issues related to the korean peninsula. last year i proposed the declaration to formerly end the korean war. more than anything a

lorna gordon there.s on friday. 207 deaths were reported in the latest 24—hour period — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—i9 test. that takes the average deaths per day over the last week to 106. on vaccinations, 88.5% of people aged 16 and over have now had theirfirstjab, and 78.9% of the population aged 16 and over have had both doses. the ministry ofjustice has confirmed that the child killer colin pitchfork has been released from prison. pitchfork was jailed in 1988 for raping and murdering two is—year—olds, lynda mann and dawn ashworth, in leicestershire. the 61—year—old was freed after the parole board decided injune that it was safe for him to serve the rest of his life sentence on a licence in the community. the number of weather—related disasters around the world has increased five—fold over the past 50 years, according to scientists from the united nations. in the first ever long—term analysis of its kind, they say climate change is causing more intense and more frequent

lorna gordon, bbc news, edinburgh.ccinated. northern ireland is experiencing the highest infection rate of anywhere in the uk, but vaccine uptake is the lowest. 0ur health correspondent marie—louise connolly gained exclusive access to belfast city hospital's intensive care unit for this report. while life continues to move forward outside, here in icu, there's been little letup. turning or proning a critically ill patient can help them breathe. it requires many highly trained experts. these seven covid patients all require intensive care. one is in her early 20s. non—vaccinated. only one of the patients has been doubly vaccinated. the rest are unvaccinated. physios attempting to remove secretion from a covid patient�*s lungs. this time, it doesn't work. the care is 24/7. it's all—consuming. it's a tense environment, but respect and dignity are paramount. these are the faces behind the covid figures we report every day. critically ill men and women. some are conscious of what's happening around them, many aren't. and on

lorna gordon, bbc news.correspondent james shaw is at the scottish parliament this afternoon. uses how the the numbers looking in terms of getting this through uses how the the numbers looking in terms of getting this throuthames? well, it looks as though the scottish government will get it through and the reason for that simply is they have just gone into a power—sharing arrange westminster the scottish green, thatjust gives them the edge in this debate. i suppose the only question there is what the attitude of the scottish greens will be, in the past they have expressed concerns about the idea of vaccine stiff kates, but as a result of this power—sharing agreement it is probably the case that they will fall into line, and when the vote happens at 5.30, this measure will then be in a position to be put into law, over a pretty short period of time. what is the public view of passports? what is the public view of passports?_ what is the public view of --assorts? ~ ~ , . passports? well, i think there is a lot

lorna gordon, bbc news.k at the latest uk coronavirus figures, and there were just over 38,000 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means an average of 38,905 cases per day in the last week. the figures also show there were 8085 people in hospital being treated for coronavirus as of yesterday. in the latest 24—hour period, 167 deaths were reported. that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. it takes the average number of deaths per day to 132 over the last week. on vaccinations, just under 89% of people over the age of 16 have had their firstjab, and a little over 80% have had both doses. those are the latest figures today. now, let's move on. 13 british nationals have left kabul on the first international commercial flight from afghanistan's capital since the us—led military evacuation ended last month. the qatar airways flight took off from kabul airport with more than 100 passengers on board. other nationalities reported to be on board included those from the

we start with lorna gordon in edinburgh. are starting to fall slightly, but she warned that, even so, the numbers are five times higher than at the start of august. from monday, 12 to is—year—olds will be able to get vaccinated here, initially in drop—in centres rather than at school, which nicola sturgeon said would allow parents to ask questions. the booster programme will start at the same time. the first minister told msps that masks will remain in secondary schools until at least the start of the october holidays. they're still mandatory in indoor public settings. and covid passports for nightclubs and other large events will come into force on the 1st of october. nicola sturgeon said this wasn't a magic wand but would help reduce transmission of the virus. in wales, covid case rates this month have been the highest of the year, and they're not expected to peak until the end of september. but the strain is already showing. the number of covid patients in welsh hospitals went up by a quarter in the last week. some health

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and what -- those lorna do you know's boycott israel.ing i agree with is the flan. >> gutfeld: why -- >> whip does witt to be the flan? >> gutfeld: why does witt to be the flan? what do they believe in? anything? >> i didn't write that part. but low taxes for comedians. >> gutfeld: eric. if you buy this ice cream, you support defunding the police and your own obesity, which will kill you too. so maybe it makes sense. it's very ironic. who's going to go -- you have a person driving down the driveway going 100 miles per hour, like who's going to pull them over? like the guidance counselor who doesn't have the firearm. who's going to be responsible for arresting that drug dealer in your kid's school. the first person in with ben & jerry's. they're going to get killed. they're going to take care of their own problems. this is ludicrous. >> i wish there were drug dealers when i was in school. >> i think that's a minority. all right, cat one, is this -- all right. poop or ice cream. you can talk about either one. >> gee, how could i possibly d

lorna says, why do you think the name family and consumer science hasn't stuck?uestion. because they have done a lot of marketing over the years. i guess i think a couple of things. i think it's clunky. it's kind of a mouthful. it's kind of jargon he. because it's family and consumer sciences they never figured out whether the acronym is ÃÃand i understand why they did it. it also was never all that popular even within the field. it got like a majority but there was never a term that in an enormous amount of focus grouping and so on that various organizations did over the name change. it was good enough there wasn't a lot of people who loved it i think for all of the ways that name home economics has a real power. there is an enormous cultural weight to it. it seems like when you stop using the name you let go of all of that all of that room it's not an ideal set of associations that can be turned around, there's power in the word home. >>. [inaudible question] do you think they would change it? >> i think that members of the american association of family and co

entry to nightclubs and larger live events in scotland later this month. 0ur scotland correspondent lornantroversial for some. yes, george. one trade controversial for some. yes, george. 0ne trade body _ controversial for some. yes, george. one trade body has _ controversial for some. yes, george. one trade body has said _ controversial for some. yes, george. one trade body has said the - controversial for some. yes, george. one trade body has said the move i controversial for some. yes, george. one trade body has said the move to | 0ne trade body has said the move to introduce vaccine passports will cause dismay amongst businesses like nightclubs, which have only recently been able to open. another industry body has said it is an unwelcome development for the licensed trade. the scottish liberal democrats are the only political party to directly hit out, they called it an illiberal move and a dangerous precedent, while the body representing scotland's top—flight football clubs has also raised concerns, saying they are surprised and they have significant questions for the scottish governm

lorna gordon, bbc news. the uk border force is told that it can order boats to turn back to france. the government looks at whether it should be compulsory for frontline health service staff in england to be vaccinated against covid—i9. the number of people in england waiting to start routine nhs treatment rises to a new record high. the former afghan president ashraf ghani has apologised to the people of afghanistan after fleeing to take refuge in the united arab emirates. in a statement on twitter he said, leaving kabul was the most difficult decision of my life, adding that he was sorry he could not make it end differently. more demonstrations have been reported on the streets of the kabul and other cities, despite a warning from the taliban that no protests should take place without their permission. our correspondent danjohnson who's in delhi has been following developments. it does look like people, to some degree, are defying this protest ban that was put in last night. the taliban interior minister s

lorna says why do you think the name family and consumer sciences hasn't stuck? >> that's a great question because they have done a lot of marketing over the years. i think -- well, i guess a couple of things. one is i think it is clunky, like it is kind of a mouthful. it is kind of jargony. because it is family and consumer sciences, the field has never figured out whether the acronym is facs or fcs, which doesn't help. i understand -- you know, i understand the -- why they did it. it also was never all that popular even within the field. like it got like a majority bah it was -- like there was never a term in all of the -- there was an enormous amount of focus grouping and so on that various organizations did over the name change, but it was sort of good enough, but nobody -- there weren't a lot of people who really loved it. and think that, you know, for all of the ways that -- for all the frustrations that home economists had in trying to get respect for that name, i think the name home economics like has a real power, like there is something really to it, li

lorna gordon, bbc news.is further with linda bauld, professor of public health at the university of edinburgh. it could become compulsory for nhs staff in england to be vaccinated against both covid and flu. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming is here. good adam fleming is here. morning. consultation now it good morning. consultation now but it has definitely been spoken about for some time.— it has definitely been spoken about for some time. morning. this is the government — for some time. morning. this is the government pushing _ for some time. morning. this is the government pushing ahead - for some time. morning. this is the government pushing ahead with - government pushing ahead with something they had already announced before, this idea that all health care workers in the nhs in england have to get their covid vaccination. something like 88% of people have already had both doses, who are working in the health service, but it varies from trust to trust and place to place, so this would be ab

our scotland correspondent lorna gordon gave us this update.day and is still there 12 hours later when that pub turns into a nightclub, venue, by the definition given by the scottish government, they won't be expected to have their vaccination status but if they are going into a nightclub at midnight they will. at larger event staff will be expected to carry oleate a reasonable number of check, there will be an app for people to show their vaccine status, that will be available to download on 30th september so from the day before, but of course you can already download your qr codes on your phone or indeed ask for a paper certificate to be sent out to you, or download that certificate and print it at home, so there are other ways round having that app. it was a move to reassure businesses who are still concerned about how this will work that the government is on it, they are trying to give definitions and that they see this as a sensible pragmatic approach and one they hope will help reduce transmission of the virus as we go into winter. the va

lorna was to be a children's nurse, harley intends to study politics and then go live in canada for ae made the announcement on social media yesterday, calling her a "bright, shining star." sarah found lumps under her arms in 2019 and in an extract from her memoir published in the times, she admitted putting off getting medical help, which was further complicated by the outbreak of the pandemic. let's speak to sophia lowes from cancer research uk. thank you forjoining us. it is a really understandable instinct, when somebody finds something that worries them to not want to deal with it. , , ., , ., with it. yes. there is always a worry when — with it. yes. there is always a worry when we _ with it. yes. there is always a worry when we find _ with it. yes. there is always a| worry when we find something with it. yes. there is always a - worry when we find something wrong but no matter what it is, it is always better to get it checked out because if it is cases, and in most cases it won't be, but if it is, early treatment is former likely to be successful. we early treatment is former l

our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, joins us now. nicola sturgeon? they were heading into winter is that more _ nicola sturgeon? they were heading into winter is that more people i nicola sturgeon? they were heading into winter is that more people will. into winter is that more people will be meeting inside. nicola sturgeon, as she _ be meeting inside. nicola sturgeon, as she regularly does, urged people, despite _ as she regularly does, urged people, despite the scottish weather, to try to remain _ despite the scottish weather, to try to remain outside as much as possible _ to remain outside as much as possible. her concern is that while the numbers are falling right across the age _ the numbers are falling right across the age groups, that the position remains _ the age groups, that the position remains fragile here and that the nhs is _ remains fragile here and that the nhs is under sustained pressure. so she gave _ nhs is under sustained pressure. so she gave some details of some of the areas _ she gave some details of some of th

our scotland correspondent lorna gordon gave us this update.aper certificate to be sent out to you, or download that paper certificate and print it at home. so, there are other ways around having that app. but it was a move, i think, to reassure businesses who were still concerned about how this will work that the government is on it, that they're trying to give definitions and that they see this as a sensible, pragmatic approach, and one which they hope will help reduce transmission of the virus as we go into winter. children with mental health disorders are facing long waits for treatment in england, with one area having an average time of eight months between being referred and their first counselling session. a bbc investigation has found that a fifth of patients waited longer than 12 weeks. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson has been meeting some of the parents who are desperate to get help for their children. her report contains some details which you may find upsetting. that feeling of helplessness. i can't even describe how awfu