lucy watkinson, bbc news, kidderminster.tium... thanks for being with us. one in three of these vaping the products breach safety regulations, so how does a retailer know that and how does a retailer know that and how does a retailer know that and how does a consumer know that? large retailers we _ does a consumer know that? large retailers we work _ does a consumer know that? large retailers we work with, _ does a consumer know that? large retailers we work with, closely i retailers we work with, closely with, the local authority is standard service and there is guidance to check the problem is safety compliant and the consumer is trapped because they are buying from the shop and i think it is safe but it's not always the case and what we advise consumers to do is make sure they are buying them from a legitimate high street outlet and they are able to be supplied with goods that are in safe packaging, doesn't look like it's been open or faked and most importantly if they buy goods that are fake, they report them to trading

lucy watkinson, bbc news, taunton. is a day of sunshine and showers. more rain around, and those rainfall totals continue to tot up. it is already been a very wet month. some places of scene almost double the march rainfall already. on the radar picture, we can seejust already. on the radar picture, we can see just how widespread today's showers are, with more general rain pushing into northern ireland, closest to our centre of low pressure. in scotland, they will be particularly slow moving today because it is not particularly windy. in wales, it is a blustery day which will move the show is true, but underneath there is a line of showers moving just internals london. they could see shower after shower after shower today. there will be some places across the south will be some places across the south will have some pretty unlucky weather, if you like. the weather is “p weather, if you like. the weather is up to a0 or 50 mph and gusts across the southwest. overnight tonight, the southwest. overnight tonight, the low pr

lucy watkinson, bbc news, kidderminster.nd knife crime. the walk has been organised by liverpool—born actor and comedianjohn may, to raise money for the scheme weapons down, gloves up. jayne mccubbin reports. you loved being her dad. yeah. a privileged position. absolutely. tim's daughter elle was shot dead in merseyside on christmas eve. he could have been consumed by grief and rage. instead he wants to make a difference. tonight he's inviting the people of liverpool to walk with him on to the waterfront and take a stand against gun and knife crime. we want the city and the region to come together and stand and let people know we are not putting up with this anymore, it's got to change. it's not for us, it's for the kids. at the end of the day it's those kids who ultimately have to make that decision to be a better person. and if they're better people their kids are going to be better people and it will go on, that's ourjob. what's the local delicacy in wrexham? this is part of a lands end tojohn o'groats walk being made by

lucy watkinson, bbc news, kidderminster.ce and there is guidance to check the problem is safety compliant and the consumer is trapped because they are buying from the shop and they think it is safe but it's not always the case and what we advise consumers to do is make sure they are buying them from a legitimate high street outlet and they are able to be supplied with goods that are in safe packaging, doesn't look like it's been open or faked and most importantly if they buy goods that are fake, they report them to trading standards. how much of an issue is it that kids who are not old enough to buy these are buying them and won't be doing those checks in all reality? exactly. we do make sure we are educating large retailers on how to not sell these products to children. we frequently point them towards guidance. and we really don't want the products getting into the hands of children. how often is the guidance on these things reviewed, and who does it? most of the guidance out there at the moment is actually done by trade a

lucy watkinson, bbc news, kidderminster. in actor robert blake has died, he was best— in actor robert with murdering his second wife but _ charged with murdering his second wife but was acquitted in 2005. he was 89 _ now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. the weather has been causing lots of problems, let's get the forecast. hello there. it's a much quieter day of weather today than yesterday across the uk, with the amber weather warnings for snow and ice now expired, but still plenty of lying snow, especially across north wales and northern england, particularly the higher ground. the blizzard—like conditions have now eased and the winds will continue to lighten further as we head through the rest of the day and there will be lots of brightness and sunshine around. just watch out for one or two showers at times. they could still have a wintry flavour to them. our deep area of low pressure that's been giving us the snow is pulling away into the near continent and it will have cleared by the end of the day, so the wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow clearing from east anglia and south—

lucy watkinson, bbc news, kidderminster. for the weather. a beautiful morning in argyll and bute _ for the weather. a beautiful morning in argyll and bute in _ for the weather. a beautiful morning in argyll and bute in the _ for the weather. a beautiful morning in argyll and bute in the west - for the weather. a beautiful morning in argyll and bute in the west of- in argyll and bute in the west of scotland, and sunny skies will chase to just about all. that is going to push its way eastwards, with snow on the western side of that still with us across central and eastern england, strong winds as well, girl falls in fact. it could touch 50—60 mph across the channel islands. —— gale force in fact. the storm a bit lighter further south, with gale force in fact. the storm a bit lighterfurther south, with rain to east anglia and the south—east, turning wintry going into the afternoon. staying with strong winds, elsewhere clear skies developing. the odd snow shower into parts of eastern england, part of scotland, northern ireland t

our health reporter lucy watkinson has been to visit one surgery that has introduced solutions it saysm norbury loves going to work. he's making changes to his gp practice that seems to be making a difference. staff and patients agree. we deal with everything on the day. i've got no complaints at all. the doctors are not really in charge any more in the same way. the consultation just takes as long as it needs. i absolutely love it. ok, you've been having some tests to do with your circulation... tucked alongside the m5 is taunton vale surgery�*s clinical hub. but it is controlling your blood pressure very well... gps, paramedics and a nurse practitioner are working their way through the list of patients, deciding who needs a call or a face—to—face appointment. it's 5pm on a tuesday afternoon. so, we're over 300 now. from a list like that of 300, we'd typically find somewhere between 20 and 30 will have needed to come for a face—to—face appointment. a press conference by the french president emmanuel macron. the postponement of king charles�*s visit over the next few days. translation:

our reporter lucy watkinson has been to meet one headteacher who's trying to tackle vaping in his schoolan see that these smaller—style ones have been easier for the children to hide. matt carpenter is trying to tackle the problem of pupils vaping in his school. he let us in to show how widespread it's become. these aren't children that would have smoked normally. it's far more across the student population than smoking ever was, because it's so easy to do, and students don't associate it with any health risks. he installed sensors in the toilets to try to stop the children vaping there. we to try to stop the children vaping there. ~ ., ., to try to stop the children vaping there. . ., ., .., , there. we have cctv and we can use there. we have cctv and we can use the timestamps _ there. we have cctv and we can use the timestamps to _ there. we have cctv and we can use the timestamps to work _ there. we have cctv and we can use the timestamps to work out - there. we have cctv and we can use the timestamps to work out when i there. we have cctv and we can use the timestamps to work out whe

lucy watkinson, bbc news, kidderminster.isks? of the, the fact file on the otential risks? . ., ., , potential risks? it came out very clearl in potential risks? it came out very clearly in what _ potential risks? it came out very clearly in what was _ potential risks? it came out very clearly in what was said - potential risks? it came out very clearly in what was said in i potential risks? it came out very clearly in what was said in the i clearly in what was said in the previous section, nicotine is a drug of addiction, but these folks are doing is abducting a generation of young people, and the risks of long—term addiction are well described. nicotine is toxic to the heart, the ones, and there is a big risk that we will have a generation of nicotine addicts, quite apart from the acute toxicity and the actions you can get to vegas. idelimit actions you can get to vegas. what ofthe actions you can get to vegas. what of the argument _ actions you can get to vegas. what of the argument that, _ actions you can get to vegas. w

lucy watkinson, bbc news, taunton.o died. a third person is still seriously ill more than three months on. investigations have begun into two separate fires yesterday in central london. the first broke out at a hotel on craven road in paddington and took 70 firefighters two hours to bring under control. crews also attended a fire at a restaurant in belgravia. two people were rescued from a flat above. some of the world�*s best—known museums have joined forces to build what they describe as a "groundbreaking" database featuring all the specimens in their collections. they include london�*s natural history museum and royal botanic gardens at kew, which have linked up with 73 organisations from 27 countries. the aim is to help find solutions to issues like climate change and conservation. visitors to westminster abbey will be allowed to stand for the first time in the exact spot where the king will be crowned — but only in socks. special guided tours will be held in celebration of the coronation in may and include access