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in liverpool, trevor skempton is member of the merseyside civic society, and also of liverpool's worldring group. in doha, amr al-azm, professor of history and anthropology at shawnee state university. and also in liverpool, michael parkinson, honorary professor at the university of liverpool and ambassador of the heseltine institute for public policy, practice, and place. a warm welcome to you all, and thanks for joining us on "inside story" today. trevor, let me start with you today. were you surprised at all by this decision by unesco to remove manchester from its world heritage lists? and also, can liverpool appeal this decision, or is it final? trevor: right, the first thing is, it's been coming for a while. so we weren't surprised, but we were a bit shocked that there'd been no real listening to the points that liverpool had made. i mean, i'm a member of the merseyside civic society, and i was an adviser to the city at the time that it got world heritage status. when that document was produced, in 2004, it was based on the 17th, 18th, and 19th century history of the city, and it

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here on merseyside, doctors refer patients to a charity which hands out healthy food and advice on betterry and tackle, in a holistic way, how to help people improve their health and well—being. maureen is one person who has benefited from this social prescription service. i could pay for it, but it means something else has to go and it means we go in the red instead of staying in the black and i cannot cope with the worry of being in the red. this new report says our reliance on processed food contributes to tens of thousands of deaths a year. we, as a nation love this sort of food, it has ingredients to make them irresistible. but today's review says we've got to eat less of it and get out of the junkfood cycle. that is nothing new, but are we finally prepared to make that change? some argued the recent sugar tax on soft drinks did work, it made manufacturers put less sugar in their products. now a tax on salt and sugar in food is being suggested. but borisjohnson says he is not attracted to a greater tax burden on consumers. neither is the food industry. not only will it not encourage

arch rivals has prompted some resentment from fans including a threatening banner left near his merseysidey are quite happy and they were very supportive. even the liverpool he ends they were accepting that it's a chance, an opportunity for me to come back to the premier league to come back to the premier league to compete for something. so it was quite good, talking about the virus, we could talk about one or two people, you never know. i think it's better to think about positive, how a lot of people were encouraging me to do well and happy with that. so he's happy, but are the fans really happy? well let's speak to kate reilly james — the blue room podcast and kate — you watched the press conference didn't you, was it enough to win you over? i'm quietly confident. i hold my hand up and say that bonita is wasn't my first choice manager. i think that nothing to do with the red half i think i need to make that abundantly clear because all of the red star spoken to since the announcements of actually back to him coming across stanley park. i felt like we are more in need of a culture change

for residents living in the sheltered housing complex in merseyside, keeping cool is a priority. such a hot building also. the housing do daily checks with everyone in the building and as we are around the building we are seeing lots of people, so just encouraging fluids, putting lots of flyers up. and again for a kind of in the community with your neighbours, just checking in on those who are most vulnerable, ensuring they have got what they need. for many, escaping the heat means a cool dip but there have been several drownings at spots across the country over the last few days with a warning for those who are going near water to also take care. it is only tuesday and we have already noticed a massive difference in how many people we have got down at the beach. the sun is cracking the flags, which is always great but we have noticed how much busier it is. the majority of casualties that we have in our area along the north—west are under 185. so we do urge that families keep an eye out for their kids. one woman who 13—year—old son drowned ten years ago now works to ensure other

sterling has been a crucial part of the england team's success in the euros — and a couple from merseysidet forgotten what they did for him. andy gill reports. he's a millionaire sportsman with an mbe for promoting racial equality in sport. and england's second top scorer at euro 2020. but for three key years of his life, he lived with sandra and peter reeves in rainhill, near st helens. the couple took in young players like raheem sterling when they moved from other parts of the country to play for liverpool. raheem was really good. he was such a grounded young man, and he had a path in his head. he knew where he wanted to go, so to be signed for liverpool was really good for him, because that's where he was going and he knew, and he was lovely. players like sterling would attend the local school, go training with liverpool in the afternoon and started and ended their days with foster parents like the reeveses. i used to do sausage sandwiches for them and a cup of tea and i would take it up and say, come on, you've only got so long to get to school, you know. what's it been like watching

cathy runs the charity care merseyside involved in what's called social prescribing.by their local gp and other things like exercise support, cooking advice and even fresh food. irate support, cooking advice and even fresh food-— fresh food. we assess a person's needs and _ fresh food. we assess a person's needs and what _ fresh food. we assess a person's needs and what they _ fresh food. we assess a person's needs and what they need - fresh food. we assess a person's. needs and what they need support with. we offer them various levels of support. what i aim to do is to reduce gp consultations, to reduce hospitalisations and to try and tackle in a holistic way how to help people improve their health and wellbeing. the people improve their health and wellbeina. ., ., ., wellbeing. the national food strateu wellbeing. the national food strategy estimates _ wellbeing. the national food strategy estimates its - strategy estimates its recommendations would cost around £i.4 recommendations would cost around £1.4 billion a year and bring in up to £3.4 billion a year in tax r

tributes on social media suggest the merseyside comic will be remembered as one of the all—time greats but i peter, the temperature reached 31.6 celsius. northern ireland and scotland both experienced their hottest day yesterday. the met office as the good weather will continue throughout the coming week, which may not entirely please you. take a look at the forecast. hello. the weekend has brought a lot of sunshine and a lot of warmth to the uk. and the week ahead will continue to do so, at least until the very end of the week. we have seen a bit more cloud pushing into the northern half of the uk, particularly into scotland and northern ireland through sunday, and some cooler air working in here, too. that will mean perhaps a more comfortable night, though, with temperatures in the low teens. for england and wales, it stays very muggy and humid. 18, 19 the lows as we move into the small hours of monday. monday daytime, a little more cloud down the north sea coast, should burn off through the day. the cloud tending to thin out across scotland and northern ireland and temperatures here

tributes on social media suggest the merseyside comic will be remembered as one of the all—time greatse scenes at lenglet bay in swansea earlier. the met office says temperatures peaked at 30.2 in cardiff, but if you throw the temperature reached 31.6. northern ireland and scotland both experienced their hottest day of 2021 yesterday. that office says the good weather will continue through the coming week. —— the met office says. not everyone likes it — we know that. let's take a look at the weather forecast with susan. hello. the weekend has brought a lot of sunshine and a lot of warmth to the uk. and the week ahead will continue to do so, at least until the very end of the week. we have seen a bit more cloud pushing into the northern half of the uk, particularly into scotland and northern ireland

merseyside, keeping cool is a riori . , ., merseyside, keeping cool is a riori . , . , priority.. the housing _ well, it is such a hot building. the housing do— well, it is such a hot building. the housing do dealer checks with everyone _ housing do dealer checks with everyone —— daily checks, sojust encouraging _ everyone —— daily checks, sojust encouraging people to check in on those _ encouraging people to check in on those who— encouraging people to check in on those who are most vulnerable i'm sure they — those who are most vulnerable i'm sure they have got what they need. for many, — sure they have got what they need. for many, escaping the heat means a cool dip, but they have been several drownings at spots across the country over the last few days, with a warning for those going near water to also take care. it is a warning for those going near water to also take care.— to also take care. it is only tuesday — to also take care. it is only tuesday and _ to also take care. it is only tuesday and we _ to also take care. it is only tuesday and we have - to also take care. it

cathy runs the charity care merseyside, involved in what's called social prescribing.re referred by their local gp and then offered things like exercise support, cooking advice and even fresh food. from the point of referral, we assess a person's needs, we assess what it is they need support with and we offer them a various range of levels of support. what our aim to do is to reduce gp consultations, to reduce hospitalisations and to try and tackle, in a holistic way, how to help people improve their health and wellbeing. the national food strategy estimates its recommendations would cost around £11; billion a year and bring in up to £31; billion a year in tax revenue. for the report's author, the cost of doing nothing would be terrible damage the environment and to our bodies. ellie price, bbc news. i'm joined now by dr hilda mulrooney, who is associate professor in nutrition at kingston university and part of the obesity group at the british dietetic association. thank you forjoining us. if all of these recommendations are taken up, can we expect to be as fit and as

cathy runs the charity care merseyside, involved in what's called social prescribing.y their local gp, and then offered things like exercise support and cooking advice. here, they also provide healthy food to low income families. from the point of referral, we assess a person's needs. we assess what it is they need support with, and we offer them a various range of levels of support. so what we aim to do is to reduce gp consultations, to reduce hospitalisations, and to try and tackle in a holistic way, how to help people improve their health and well—being. maureen's got a number of physical and mental health issues, and has used the local prescribing service in different ways. today's report recommends the government tries out projects like this across the country, with the aim to improve people's health and reduce the cost to the nhs of treatment. i try not to get emotional, but i find it very difficult to manage. if we had an ideal amount of fruit and veg in our diet, it would be easier to create stuff, i suppose, that was easy to eat. you need variety, and it's the

cathy runs the charity care merseyside, involved in what's called social prescribing. patients are referred by their local gp, and then offered things like exercise support and cooking advice here. they also provide healthy food to low income families from the point of referral, we assess a person's needs. we assess what it is they need support with, and we offer them a various range of levels of support. so what we aim to do is to reduce gp consultations, to reduce hospitalisations and to try and tackle in a holistic way, how to help people improve their health and well—being. maureen's got a number of physical and mental health issues, and has used the local prescribing service in different ways. today's report recommends the government tries out projects like this across the country, with the aim to improve people's health and reduce the cost to the nhs of treatment. i try not to get emotional, but i find it very difficult to manage. if we had an ideal amount of fruit and veg in our diet, it would be easier to create stuff. stuff that was easy to eat. you need varie

only last sunday, i was walking past abc radio merseyside's office and an e—scooter again whizzed pastfer, healthier and more sustainable for all. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. this is your news for london and the south east. police in sussex are warning that illegal raves could risk staff being taken away from genuine emergencies. it comes after two large unlicensed parties, including on the sussex downs. it saw thousands gathering last month and prompted a large police response with nearly 100 arrests. hospitals in london say their wards are busier than usual for this time of year as they're treating more children with non—covid related illnesses affecting their breathing. at kings college hospital, staff on the paediatric ward are piloting new working practices to help them handle the increasing pressure. they say small changes like positive messages on walls help staff de—stress. if they are feeling stressed, they can get to a point where they are de—stressing, and i think that is an important part of what we do here. and i think the bigg

consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports from a waste recycling centre in kirby on merseysidehen it comes to repairing thins it. when it comes to repairing things yourselves, _ it. when it comes to repairing things yourselves, you - it. when it comes to repairing things yourselves, you are i it. when it comes to repairing - things yourselves, you are sending some of these things on, and potentially that gets easier for you from today as well.— from today as well. yes, there is new regulation _ from today as well. yes, there is new regulation which _ from today as well. yes, there is new regulation which is - from today as well. yes, there is new regulation which is right - from today as well. yes, there is new regulation which is right to l new regulation which is right to repair and this will force brands and producers to provide spare parts, so it is a huge piece of regulation from the government that we clearly support, but there will be more to come with new levelling up be more to come with new levelling up for the consumer, meaning it all goesin up for the consumer, mean

well, here on merseyside, all six councils have talked for the last almost decade about the strains onuncils - across the region is they are facing a long—term challenge, - including what they say will be a budget black hole between them iof around £190 million by 2024.. this is clearly a process and debate which has a long way to run. - a spokesman for the ministry of housing, communities and local government pointed to £12 billion given to local authorities during the pandemic, and said in coming months the government would take stock of the demands they faced and decide a timetable for funding changes. council budgets, already under pressure before the pandemic, were made worse by a combination of extra costs to support communities, and a loss of income from things like parking and business rates. in many cases, councils have also lost revenue from private investments. westiminster and the devolved governments have given local authorities extra funding, but bbc analysis shows many are in a precarious position. across the uk, £1.7 billion of savings are planned for this year, which c