the national farmers union said it is unusualfor a farmer to national farmers union said it is unusualrs union said it is unusualfor a farmer to be killed in this way. this breed of cattle are normally quite docile and easy to handle. the only thing is, i understand this is a bill that could have been the problem. it may be that there was a cow in season and a farmer caught between the capital and that the. sussex police say the investigation has been passed to the coroner. officials in new south wales in australia say the army could be deployed to help farmers as the worst drought in living memory continues to take its toll the state government says the miltary could be called in to help transport animal feed and water to badly hit communities in the outback. a warm, dry winter has left many farmers struggling to survive and little rain is expected in the months ahead. caroline lumley works for tamworth regional council in new south wales, who have been running forums to help farmers. i asked her about the most pressing needs for farmers at the moment. feed is a big one. the most pres

approach of policy the long hot summer of two thousand and eighteen is a reminder says the national farmers union that britain shouldn't take its food production for granted and a timely one at that as concerns grow about the possibility of this country exiting the european union without a trade deal resulting in food shortages even stockpiling in the months ahead we cope with it whether we manage with whether the one thing is giving us a lot of uncertainty. why are you going. and. politicians squabbling as the drought continues both briggs it and challenging climate. challenging times ahead al-jazeera. environmentalists. day to remind people to consume less humans are using natural resources about one point seven times faster than the planet can regenerate them that's caused by overfishing over harvesting forests and emitting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than can be absorbed and still ahead on al-jazeera some heroic some passive check how possible the london rivals chelsea and their latest pre-season game is going to have more or not and the sports in a couple of. time for the sports

the national farmers' union a pproves this. al farmers' union approves its use for all its members, while the soil association, who promote organic farming, call forest of the spray of this chemical on crops are harvested on and in parks and gardens. —— they call for a stock of this spray. they say this product could be carcinogenic, while the european agency found no link to cancer whatsoever. france voted against approving its use and president macron said he will ban it irrespective of what the eu says within three years. the government here said it was a priority for the protection of people and the environment and decisions on the use of pesticides should be based on careful scientific assessment of risk. as for monsanto, it said the jury risk. as for monsanto, it said the jury in california got it wrong and that decades of research had shown that decades of research had shown that there was no credible link between roundup and cancer. joe lynam, thanks very much. an explosion at a military factory in wiltshire has killed o

our top story — an emergency ‘drought summit‘ has been called by the national farmers‘ union, to address the recent dry, hot weather on farms across the uk. many farmers have been experiencing their driest spring and summer for decades, with too little water for crops and severely reduced grass growth. the environment secretary michael gove will be among those attending, as katharine da costa reports. these cows in north yorkshire should be eating grass, but it simply hasn't grown. no significant rains had two months means they are having to eat they all feed instead, that could mean a shortage of straw and an expensive winter to come. it is a similar concern for other farmers, harvest time is five weeks ago a but severe water shortages mean crop yields are down and farmers risk losing their crops at the final stage. tinderbox conditions and a summer stage. tinderbox conditions and a summer drought has seen field fires, blooms and fish rescues. the environment agency says it has responded to 44 significant incidence since the end ofjune. last month's dry hot weather followed the driestju

the culture policy the long hot summer of two thousand and eighteen is a reminder says the national farmers union that britain shouldn't take its food production for granted and a timely one at that as concerns grow about the possibility of this country exiting the european union without a trade deal resulting in food shortages even stockpiling in the months ahead we cope with it whether we manage with whether the one thing is giving us is a lot of uncertainty a. and why are you going forward and always saying as a politician's. as the drought continues both briggs it and the challenging climate looks set to ensure challenging times ahead jonah how al-jazeera hertfordshire fifty years ago of the height of the us civil rights movement a leading cartoonist made a small but significant contribution to racial equality. introduces first black carrots or.

approach of policy the long hot summer of two thousand and eighteen is a reminder says the national farmers union that britain shouldn't take its food production for granted and a timely one at that as concerns grow about the possibility of this country exiting the european union without a trade deal resulting in food shortages even stockpiling in the months ahead we cope with the weather we manage with the weather the one thing is giving us is a lot of uncertainty. and why are you going forward and always saying as a heap of politicians wobbling as the drought continues both briggs it and a challenging climate looks set to ensure challenging times ahead jonah how al-jazeera hartford. you're watching alters their arms the whole robin these are all top news stories commonwealth election observers are asking zimbabwe's electoral commission to release results of the presidential vote as soon as possible they've also denounced what they saw was the excessive use of force by security services when protests broke out on wednesday at least three people were killed zimbabwe's current president is calling

the cultural policy the long hot summer of two thousand and eighteen is a reminder says the national farmers union that britain shouldn't take its food production for granted and a timely one at that as concerns grow about the possibility of this country exiting the european union without a trade deal resulting in food shortages even stockpiling in the months ahead we cope with it whether we manage with whether the one thing is giving us is a lot of uncertainty a. why are you going forward and always saying as a politician's squabbling as the drought continues both briggs it and the challenging climate looks set to ensure challenging times ahead al-jazeera. well in a few moments we'll have the weather with steph but still ahead this news hour languishing problems for refugees seeking asylum in france how they're facing a new deadline. this time to waste. and charlie brown and franklin first headed off fifty years on look at the impact of the first black character in a popular cartoon strip at a sports arena williams concordia hanekom to progress is again the san jose. from a fresh coastal breeze.

the cultural policy the long hot summer of two thousand and eighteen is a reminder says the national farmers union that britain shouldn't take its food production for granted and a timely one at that as concerns grow about the possibility of this country exiting the european union without a trade deal resulting in food shortages even stockpiling in the months ahead we cope with it whether we manage with whether the one thing is giving us a lot of uncertainty. and why are you going forward and always saying as a politician's quarrelling as the drought continues both briggs it and the challenging climate looks set to ensure challenging times ahead jonah how al-jazeera hot future it waning in lawmakers have given the president has some rouhani one month to appear before parliament to answer questions on his government's handling of the country's economic problems is the first time parliament has summoned the u.a.b. as his under pressure from hardline rivals to change his cabinet since relations with the us have deteriorated the french national assembly has voted in favor of changes to a new immigrati

approach of policy the long hot summer of two thousand and eighteen is a reminder says the national farmers union that britain shouldn't take its food production for granted and a timely one at that as concerns grow about the possibility of this country exiting the european union without a trade deal resulting in food shortages even stockpiling in the months ahead we cope with the weather we manage with the weather the one thing brics is giving us is a lot of uncertainty. why are you going for it and always saying it's a politician's squabbling as the drought continues both briggs it and the challenging climate looks set to ensure challenging times ahead al-jazeera hartford . it watching al-jazeera live from london still to come on the program the remains of u.s. soldiers who died during the korean war returned home a sign of improving relations between washington and pyongyang an old man was vocal calls for land reform in south africa the president dedicates he will push ahead with plans to seize property from white farmers. hello there we've got quite a bit of what weather still with us around

the national farmers union has called a drought summit to address farmers' worries. i think we need to be concerned. about what's what is going on and where offer comes from spain is feeling heat nearly as fierce as that in portugal temperatures are expected to reach well past forty degrees celsius this weekend authorities are warning people to take precautions heatstroke has already claimed its first victims. voc and heavy metal festival has kicked off this in the small town in the north german town of buchan is hosting two hundred bands and seventy five thousand i mean that's the fans from around the was headline acts include heavy metal titans judas priest and kill things do the heat wave affecting you all the guys is an awesome guest to take extra precautions to avoid heat exhaustion the festival is regarded as the biggest heavy metal music event in the world. jim and footballer fans will soon have a chance to forget their country's dreadful one cup campaign the think a season is just around the corner and by munich a once again favorites for the time with an agi

the national farmers union has called a drought summit to address farmers worries i think we need to be concerned that when is are. always wide open about what's going on and where offered comes from spain is feeling heat nearly as fierce as that in portugal temperatures are expected to reach well past forty degrees celsius this weekend authorities are warning people to take precautions heatstroke has already claimed its first victims . and for more let's go to his then we're correspondent peter wise is out braving the midday portugese sun hi fi to tell us how hot it it is. it is indeed very hard to. but i've been waiting here in brasil square in central east but. the. temperature readout outside this pharmacy where i'm standing this this point in just a few minutes from thirty five to thirty seven degrees and that is expected to reach forty two to forty three degrees in this been today. that is very unusual for a city like we've been which is of course on the sea and but close to the big river . but of course across portugal there have been much higher temperatures so records have b

the national farmers union has called a drought summit to address farmers worries i think we need to be concerned that when it's. all is wide open about what is going on and when offered comes from spain is feeling heat nearly as fierce as that in portugal temperatures are expected to reach well past forty degrees celsius this weekend authorities are warning people to take precautions heatstroke has already claimed its first victims . and it's not just europe suffering from the heat japan has been battling soaring temperatures for weeks now more than one hundred people died of heat stroke last month while tens of thousands of others were hospitalized in south korea recalled temperatures of up to forty degrees celsius have left thirty people dead and across the border in north korea the government has warned that damage to vital crops means the heat wave is threatening a natural disaster. and now some of the other stories making news around the world turkey's president wretched one has announced counter sanctions on two u.s. officials off to that country froze the assets to turkish mi

the national farmers union has called a drought summit to address farmers' worries i think we need to be concerned that we need to have been. always wide open about what's what is going on and where offered comes from spain is feeling heat nearly as fierce as that in portugal temperatures are expected to reach well past forty degrees celsius this weekend authorities are warning people to take precautions heatstroke has already claimed its first victims. for more let's go to the news than one correspondent peter wise is out braving the often in portuguese sun peter how hot is it that. it is indeed very hot i'm sitting outside a cafe off one of the main shopping streets in this but. the moment of just around the corner is showing forty one degrees at the moment. that's expected to to increase to about forty two forty three in lisbon by the end of the day. but of course across across portugal there are much higher temperatures. as you say as the report mentioned earlier it reached forty five and above yesterday that's expected in some places possibly to reach above forty seven and those

the national farmers union will hold an emergency drought summit later today.rs across the uk have been experiencing their driest spring and summer for 42 years. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. apple reports ducie earnings. thanks to the sale of iphone. and mike pompeo visits south east asia, a promising $800 million in investments. will this be enough to win friends and influence the region? welcome to asia is a strip —— asia business report. apple shines a —— asia business report. apple shinesa again, —— asia business report. apple shines a again, the technology giants posted quarterly results that topped targets and forecast revenue. these were driven by sales of higher priced iphones and revenue from services like the app store, apple music as well as i cloud. investors are sharing their delight in the numbers during after—hours trade. investors were really curious to see whether or not people continue to sheu whether or not people continue to shell out for their higher priced iphone models. when they reported the average sale pr

the cultural policy the long hot summer of two thousand and eighteen is a reminder says the national farmers union that britain shouldn't take its food production for granted and a timely one at that as concerns grow about the possibility of this country exiting the european union without a trade deal resulting in food shortages even stockpiling in the months ahead we cope with it whether we manage with whether the one thing brics is giving us is a lot of uncertainty a. worry going forward and always saying as a politicians wobbling as the drought continues both briggs's and challenging climate looks set to ensure challenging times ahead jonah al-jazeera hartford. fifty years ago at the height of the us civil rights movement a leading cartoonist made a small but significant contribution to racial equality charles i'm sure it's introduces first black character along say charlie brown in the famous and here's the popular peanuts comic strip modern this cartoonist carrie johnson looks back at the legacy of franklin my name is carrie johnson i'm a professional caricaturists and cartoonist as a kid and

. >> the us farm economy, we are joined by roger johnson, president of the national farmers union. those for not only with the group what is the national farmers union? >> we represent family farmers, we organized more than 100 years ago mostly in the great plains area but we have members all over the country so we are a national organization, 100,000 members and we are organized in large part back then around markets and making sure farmers had fair access to markets so markets are competitive and all that kind of stuff. >> family farmers. these are the small farms, not the large agribusiness. >> they tend to be small, medium-sized farmers who are members but because we are general farm organization, all kinds of farmers, whether they are grain farmers or livestock producers, you name it, they are all eligible. >> when you say represent, what does that work include? >> it does include lobbying, that is in part why we have an office in washington dc. our organizational object is a triangle and the base of the triangle is education. we do a lot of educational work membership and the

nations. the uk's environment secretary, michael gove, has promised to support farmers hit by the impact this summer's heatwave. following a drought summit with the national farmers' unionressure on farmers, who have seen some of the driest months since 1961. and uk house prices rose more than expected injuly — rising by 2.5% compared to a year earlier. the nationwide says the cost of an average was £217,000 last month, but warned that the expected interest rate rise from the bank of england tomorrow could impact the market. each year, across the uk more than 30,000 people suffer a cardiac arrest somewhere other than a hospital, and fewer than 10% survive. very often access to a defibrillator can mean the difference between life and death, and now a pilot scheme in london is providing taxi drivers with the essential kit, as tim muffett‘s been finding out: dob — "defibrillator on board." paul tippett is one of 30 london taxi drivers trialling a new way of delivering emergency first aid. the app goes off and you are very near to an incident where someone is having a potential heart attack or cardiac arrest, and we can be first on the scene. alarm beeps so, this is a demon

the national farmers union said it is unusual for a farmer to be killed in this way.d easy to handle. the only thing is, i understand this is a bull that could have been the problem. it may be that there was a cow in season and the farmer got between the cow and that bull. sussex police say the investigation has been passed to the coroner. the headlines on bbc news: the manufacturer of one of britain‘s most popular weedkillers insists it is safe after a us court awards huge damages to a man who says it caused his cancer. an airline employee who stole an empty passenger plane from seattle airport is thought to have died after crashing on a nearby island. and a bbc investigation finds police overtime spending has reached its highest level since 2013, as the number of officers continues to fall. scientists working to stop the spread of malaria have developed a new net which could save more than a million lives. the teams from? durham, liverpool, switzerland and burkino faso have created a new bed net treated with insecticides which reduce the life span and reproduction o

representatives of the national farmers union had emergency talks with the environment secretary michaelallenges, with too little water for crops and severely reduced grass growth. prices for consumers have already risen, as katharine da costa reports. a long, hard winter followed by a wet spring. and now the driest start to summer on record. farmers often find themselves at the mercy of the weather. but with no significant rain since may, the unprecedented dry spell is having a crippling effect on producers across the country. just look at these satellite images. the left, taken in may before the start of the heatwave. the right shows the impact of weeks of drought. the cows on this dairy farm in cheshire should be grazing on lush green grass. instead, they are eating into winter rations. this is the food store, the fodder should reach right up to the gate. supplies that would already be depleted over the winter have not recovered. it's highly unusual, and expensive. we are purchasing as much feed as we can at the moment. feed this year that would normally be say £50 or £60 per tonne, t

approach of policy the long hot summer of two thousand and eighteen is a reminder says the national farmers union that britain shouldn't take its food production for granted and a timely one at that as concerns grow about the possibility of this country exiting the european union without a trade deal resulting in food shortages even stockpiling in the months ahead we cope with it whether we manage with whether the one thing is giving us is a lot of uncertainty a. going forward and always saying as a politician's squabbling as the drought continues both briggs it and the challenging climate looks set to ensure challenging times ahead so how al-jazeera out for cheer iran is suffering its will serious drive and half a century it's estimated there's a chronic sort of water in ninety seven percent of the country some blame the weather others think it's a us conspiracy and aren't blame government mismanagement same bus ravi reports from. every day a small group of iranian farmers meet up at the edge of their town once where the fields of the spawn lush with crops now barren land by a dry can now they b

approach of policy the long hot summer of two thousand and eighteen is a reminder says the national farmers union that britain shouldn't take its food production for granted and a timely one at that as concerns grow about the possibility of this country exiting the european union without a trade deal resulting in food shortages even stockpiling in the months ahead. we cope with it whether we manage with. the one thing bricks giving us is a lot of a. going for it and always saying as a politician's squabbling as the drought continues both briggs's and the challenging climate looks set to ensure challenging times ahead al-jazeera. a u.s. judge has blocked a release of software that allows. nine us states safaga lawsuit against the trumpet ministration after it reached a settlement with texas based the fence this tributed to publish the printing files online while brunell's has the story from los angeles this is the computer generated weapon that's causing the uproar a crude single shot plastic pistol the united states of america will be the biggest exporter of terror if we fail to stop these goes g

the cultural policy the long hot summer of two thousand and eighteen is a reminder says the national farmers union that britain shouldn't take its food production for granted and a timely one at that as concerns grow about the possibility of this country exiting the european union without a trade deal resulting in food shortages even stockpiling in the months ahead we cope with the weather we manage with the weather the one thing is giving us a lot of a. why are we going for it and always saying as a politician squabbling as the drought continues both briggs it and the challenging climate looks set to ensure challenging times ahead al-jazeera. will have a lot more to come on i want to see russia says un peacekeepers have returned to the border between syria and israel for the first time since twenty four tane this . and when charlie brown and franklin first fifty years on we look at the impact of the first black cat in a popular cartoon strip. hello there but some of earth in china there's been some very heavy rain recently particularly around chengdu you can see this area of town just hope with w

the national farmers union said it's unusualfor a farmer to be killed in this way.sy to handle. the only thing is, i understand this is a bull that could have been the problem. it may be that there was a cow in season and a farmer got caught between the cow and the bull. sussex police say the investigation has been passed to the coroner. the leader of the liberal democrats, sir vince cable, has called on opponents of brexit to work together to push for a second eu referendum. he told a rally in bristol that the "centre of gravity," as he called it, was now shifting in favour of a referendum on a final deal. laura jones reports. they came determined to have their say. following months of debate about the ins and outs and complexities of brexit, supporters of the people's vote had one clear message in bristol this afternoon, that we should all be able to vote on whatever the government's final brexit plan is before it's a done deal. it's not a second referendum because the facts have changed. there were all kinds of things we were told at the time, that it was relativ

the national farmers union said it's unusualfor a farmer to be killed in this way.nd this is a bull that could have been the problem. it may be that there was a cow in season and a farmer got caught between the cow and the bull. sussex police say the investigation has been passed to the coroner. the afghan government has said it's in control of the eastern city of ghazni, following a major offensive by taliban fighters. there have been reports that heavy fighting is continuing in the provincial capital. we will keep you updated. a man has appeared at a court in california — charged with starting a wildfire that caused more than 20,000 people to leave their homes. prosecutors allege that forrest clark was involved in a dispute with a neighbour. the blaze which has been dubbed the holyfire has burned nearly 10,000 acres through the mountains of southern california. the us space agency nasa has delayed the launch of a satellite which will head closer to the sun than ever before. with two minutes to go, the parker solar probe's lift—off from cape canaveral in florida wa

the national farmers union said it's unusualfor a farmer to be killed in this way.cile and easy to handle. the only thing is, i understand this is a bull that could have been the problem. it may be that there was a cow in season and a farmer got caught between the cow and the bull. sussex police say the investigation has been passed to the coroner. turkey will look for new friends and allies unless washington stops its unilateralism and disrespect — that is the warning from the turkish president recep tayyip erdogan. his comments follow president trump's doubling of tariffs on metal imports from turkey — a move which helped drive the turkish currency, the lira, to record lows on friday. joe lynam reports. crowds were out in force in northern turkey today in support of their president in this escalating and very public row between two nato allies. this dispute could destabilise the middle east and global markets and today president erdogan did nothing to calm the situation. he told supporters that the economy was not in a crisis nor going bankrupt and the fluctuation

farm economy amid today's trade battles we are joined by roger johnson, proficient the national farmers union. what is the national farmers union. >> we are an organization that represents family farmers. we're organized more than 100 years ago. mostly in the great plains area. but we have members all over the country so we're a national organization. we have 200,000 members. and we are organized in large part back then around markets and around making sure that farmers had fair access to markets and markets are competitive. >> you say family farmers the small farms, know large agribusiness. >> the small, medium size farmers but because we're a general farm organization we represent all kind farms so whether they're grain, rural crop farmers, livestock producer you name it, they're all eligible be members. >> host: when you said represent. represent -- what does that work include? >> guest: it includes lobbying and that's in part why we have an offers here in -- an office near washington, dc. we are -- our organizational object, really, is a triangle and at the base of the triangle is the wor

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an emergency ‘drought summit‘ has been called by the national farmers‘ union, to address the impact ofeat baled feed instead, that could mean a shortage of straw and an expensive winter to come. it is a similar concern for arable farmers, harvest time is still five weeks away, but severe water shortages mean crop yields are down and farmers risk losing their crops at the final stage. tinderbox conditions and a summer drought have seen field fires, algal blooms and fish rescues. the environment agency says it has responded to 44 significant incidents since the end ofjune. last month‘s dry, hot weather followed the driestjune since 1925. the nfu says this unprecedented spell of weather serves as a wake—up call for us all. today‘s emergency drought summit‘s seeking emergency action to address the crippling impact it is having on farms across the country. it is a timely reminder that you shouldn‘t take food reduction for granted, the weather will usually have the last laugh. in these brexit times, the nation needs to think about how it is going to feed itself going forward. we think we wan

representatives of the national farmers union had emergency talks with the environment secretary michaelallenges, with too little water for crops and severely reduced grass growth. prices for consumers have already risen, as katharine da costa reports. a long, hard winter followed by a wet spring. and now the driest start to summer on record. farmers often find themselves at the mercy of the weather. but with no significant rain since may, the unprecedented dry spell is having a crippling effect on producers across the country. just look at these satellite images. the left, taken in may before the start of the heatwave. the right shows the impact of weeks of drought. the cows on this dairy farm in cheshire should be grazing on lush green grass. instead, they are eating into winter rations. this is the food store, the fodder should reach right up to the gate. supplies that would already be depleted over the winter have not recovered. it's highly unusual, and expensive. we are purchasing as much feed as we can at the moment. feed this year that would normally be say £50 or £60 per tonne, t

the national farmers union's warned of a disastrous cliff edge scenario for the uk food supply chain, no sandwich famine and no need to use the military to keep the shelves stocked. the big question is how likely is a no—deal brexit? the government says not very, but adds that it's putting its plans in place just in case. judith moritz, bbc news. damian grammaticas is in brussels this evening for us. damian, what's been the reaction there? here, what they've been saying if they've been issuing their own notices for months now, nearly a year, dozens of them, because they say there will be many consequences and they don't do that here on eu side as playing hardball, they view that as the natural consequence of the uk falling out of the eu and its customs union and single market, and having to be treated as a nonmember. the uk plans today, in some places they rely on copying eu rules, in other places on wave big brother them and hoping for reciprocation. here, there's no sign the eu would do that. in fact their preparedness notices say the eu and uk would have to be treated as a nonmembe

who uses glyphosate, joe stanley, he's an arable farmer who's also an ambasaddor for the national farmers‘ unionus in our nottingham newsroom. good afternoon. much do you use glyphosate? it is an integral part of the global agricultural system, it is one of the things that we use annually but it is absolutely essential to modern productive farming and helps us to put affordable, safe food on your plate. specifically what do you use it for? the primary use for glyphosate is to create what we call a stale seedbed before we plan the crop. so, around this time of year you will spray a field of stubble once the harvest has been taken off and that kills any wheels in the stubble off which means we can then plan the following crop free from weeds to grow unchallenged by weeds. and what if any unchallenged by weeds. and what if a ny safety unchallenged by weeds. and what if any safety concerns do you have about it? or simile, i have no safety concerns about the use of glyphosate. the overwhelming weight of scientific evidence for the last 40 of scientific evidence for the last a0 yea rs has of scientifi

a stark warning from the national farmers union on the prospects for the uk farming industry if there'shas emphasised the need for free and frictionless trade with the eu. it has also called for clarity on what exactly would happen to trade of all agricultural food products from the uk after march 29th 2019. i think we have to remember this just isn't about farmers but about the impact on food. so we need a very serious, very grown—up conversation about food. about the nation ‘s supply of food. how we will produce it at home, how we will create stability and how we will make sure that we do have free and frictionless movement. of food and agricultural products. now it is very uncertain at the moment. we had a strong idea food would be carved out of the deal and then on the back of the checkers speech heard that agri— food was going to be brought back in. we still don't know the detail of what that will mean, that this has seismic impact notjust for farmers but for consumers, as well. prepared to play i little spy with my little eye this weekend. traffic and travelling is expected to be

the national farmers union's warned of a disastrous cliff edge scenario for the uk food supply chain,e no sandwich famine and no need to use the military to keep the shelves stocked. the big question is how likely is a no—deal brexit? the government says not very, but adds that it's putting its plans in place just in case. judith moritz, bbc news. we will talk more about the brexit in the paper review at 11:30 p.m.. the former first minister, alex salmond, is taking the scottish government to court. he's challenging a complaints procedure which has been activated against him. the daily record newspaper is reporting that allegations of sexual misconduct have been made against mr salmond dating back to 2013, when he was in office. in his statement, mr salmond says he refutes the allegations. the scottish government has not commented. the holiday company, thomas cook, is moving all of its customers from a hotel in egypt as a precaution after the death of a british couple. john cooper, who was 69, and his 63—year—old wife susan, who were from burnley, died at a hotel in hurghada on the re

the national farmers' union has one of the disastrous cliff edge scenario for uk food supply chain.ys there will be no sandwich famine and no need to use the military to keep the shelves stocked. the big question is how likely is a no—deal brexit? the government says not likely. but as it's putting its plans in placejust in case. —— but it is putting its plans in place just in case. —— but it is putting its plans in placejust in case. judith moritz, bbc news. in a moment we'll talk with our deputy political editor, john pienaar, at westminster. but first, damian grammaticas is in brussels for us this evening. what has been the reaction to these documents from the folk where you are? they say they have been producing their own documents like this for nearly a year now because they say that absolutely clearly brexit will have impacts as an automatic operation of the uk leaving the eu customs union, single market, its legal structures. they have been warning for a long time that companies and individuals need to face up to that. the uk approach seems to be saying on the one hand it wou

representatives of the national farmers union had emergency talks with the environment secretary michaeld themselves at the mercy of the weather. but with no significant rain since may, the unprecedented dry spell is having a crippling effect on producers across the country. just look at these satellite images. the left, taken in may before the start of the heatwave. the right shows the impact of weeks of drought. the cows on this dairy farm in cheshire should be grazing on lush green grass. instead, they are eating into winter rations. this is the food store, the fodder should reach right up to the gate. supplies that would already be depleted over the winter have not recovered. it‘s highly unusual, and expensive. we are purchasing as much feed as we can at the moment. feed this year that would normally be say £50 or £60 per tonne, that would be straw, is £130 or £140. so at least double the price that it was last year. some livestock farmers are sending their animals to market early to relieve the burden of feeding them. elsewhere vegetable producers are already warning of shortages if

farms could be on the brink of collapse according to the national farmers union.ttee of mps said no deal would bea committee of mps said no deal would be a disaster for the committee of mps said no deal would be a disasterfor the uk committee of mps said no deal would be a disaster for the uk food and drink industry. the brexit secratary dominic raab said the government pass technical notices will tackle what called hair raising scare stories. here at westminster, of leaving the eu without a deal is a sensitive subject. some see it as no bad thing. for others, it's the worst of all worlds. everyone, though, will be looking closely to see how the government has decided people should prepare. as the deadline for departure looms, what life could be like outside the eu without a brexit deal is about to become a little clearer. jonathan blake, bbc news. let's get more on this now from our political correspondent iain watson, who is in westminster this morning. dominic raab has an interesting message today, on the one hand he is talking about practical arrangements oi’

those conversations between the national farmer's union and the defra continue. in the uk supply industry. do you see any opportunity in the no deal scenario is that the bridge too as far as the nfu is concerned? in the event of a no deal scenario will be working on keeping the lights on. there will be an awful lot for us to do just to keep things on an even keel. i don't think we'll have time to look for any opportunities to be frank. what feedback are you getting from consumers at the moment? how worried are they rose the brexit secretary tried to talk down what he called the fears about food supply was matt what are people on the ground saying she? people are concerned. they want to know if they will be able to continue to supply their customers who in turn supply our consumers. thankfully, when we talk to consumers and we regularly poll of them, they are standing by british farming. they are saying they want to continue to buy great british food and they see us as good custodians of the environment and they want us to continue to be effective land managers. we

i spoke tojoe stanley from the national farmers union who told me why it is an integral part.ne of the things we use annually. it is essential to modern farming, it helps us put affordable, safe food on your plate. what do you use it for? primary use is to create what we call a stale seedbed before we plan the crop. around this time of year you will spray a field of stubble year you will spray a field of stu bble wa nts year you will spray a field of stubble wants the harvest has been taken off, and that kills any weeds in the stubble, meaning you can plant the following crop free from weeds to grow and challenged by weeds. what if any safety concerns do you have? personally i have no safety concerns about the use. the overwhelming weight of scientific evidence for the last a0 years is that it no appreciable harm to human health. if it did, i would be the person most at risk, as the primary user of the chemical. but personally iam user of the chemical. but personally i am confident that if global regulatory agencies are happy for me to be using it in a responsible manner, then

in terms of putting up food prices, this has come from the national farmers' union, as it always doesng glyphosate with snow, no alternative and using glyphosate, they don't look at integrated pest management and other systems that could be used to replace glyphosate effectively and maintain sustainability. let me get a response, as a farmer, you are scaremongering, according to nick.” don't know why, some people think glyphosate is free, we use it because it is the best tool available to protect soils and protect biodiversity on our farms. 0k, thank you all, thank you very much for coming in, thank you for talking to us, we will see what happens, thank you. back to our top story. the government's plan to eradicate homelessness within ten years. lots of you got in touch in the course of the programme with your experiences, including ian, who found himself homeless for three months in manchester earlier this year. we can talk to him on the phone now. hello. thank you very much for getting in touch with us, thanks for coming on the programme, tell us your experience. basically, i ended

the national farmers union tells the government the prolonged hot weather is affecting food productionfigures show that the number of grammar school pupils in england has grown. violence has erupted in zimbabwe's capital, harare, as the ruling zanu pf party has won the parliamentary vote following monday's general election. the result of the vote for the next president has not yet been announced. what had been an historic opportunity to welcome a new political era after nearly a0 years of rule by robert mugabe has turned ugly. supporters of the opposition mdc party are claiming the vote has been rigged and the police are on the streets using water cannon and live ammunition rounds. there are reports that three people have been killed in the protests. our africa editor fergal keane reports from harare. singing. from early, there was something different in the air. reports emerged that a presidential winner would be declared by the afternoon. and at opposition headquarters, supporters were gathering in anticipation. an hour to go until the declaration of the result. we've got police wate

the national farmers' union has warned of the disastrous cliff edge scenario for uk food supply chains there will be no sandwich famine and no need to use the military to keep the shelves stocked. the big question is how likely is a no—deal brexit? the government says not likely. but as it's putting its plans in place just in case. judith moritz, bbc news. we can speak now to catherine barnard, who's a professor of eu law at cambridge university. she joins us live now from portugal. what do you think the effect is of all of this, the information on negotiations, because part of it is setting out a worst—case scenario but coming to a deal that avoid that. that is what dominic raab the brexit secretary said in his speech. but it is slightly odd because he used the language of it being unlikely a no deal will arise, even though liam fox, who is the secretary of state for national trade said it is a 60—a0 chance no deal will arise so there is clearly disagreement within government about how unlikely no deal is the stumbling block is over northern ireland where little seems to have moved,

and emergency drought summit has been called by the national farmers union to address the impact of the for crops and severely reduced grass growth. the environment secretary michael gove will be among those attending. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. nous and sport. england start the first test against india in under two—hours. adil rashid will be hoping make headlines about his spin not his selection. johanna konta beats serena williams at the silicon valley 0pen — 6—1, 6—0 — williams' worst defest of her professional career. quite england's women are through to the quarter—finals of the hockey world cup. they beat korea 2—0 in london and will play the netherlands next. the netherlands are the world's number one side. and manchester united beat real madrid 2—1 in miami last night — ander herrera with the best of their goals. spurs also won 1—0 against ac milan in minneapolis. that's all the sport for now. on monday, we ran an item about modelling companies duping people into paying hundreds, even thousands pounds for photoshoots that they believe will lead to paid fashion mode

farms could be on the brink of collapse, according to the national farmers union.mittee of mps said no deal would be a disasterfor the uk food and drink industry. the brexit secretary dominic raab said the government's technical notices will tackle what he called hair—raising scare stories. here at westminster, talk of leaving the eu without a deal is a sensitive subject. some see it as no bad thing. for others, it's the worst of all worlds. everyone, though, will be looking closely to see how the government has decided people should prepare. as the deadline for departure looms, what life could be like outside the eu without a brexit deal is about to become a little clearer. jonathan blake, bbc news. our political correspondent iain watson is in westminster. good morning to you. apparently dominic raab is going to talk about doing something unilaterally today — what does he mean by that? that's right. he is making a speech at about 11 o'clock this morning setting out the government's approach and part of that approach he would say in the event of a no deal would be

national television. a stark warning from the national union of farmers in the event of a no deal breaks it.deal after march 29 next year. joining us now is the president of the national union of farmers, minette batters imports also issue as 70% of food and feed and drinks from eu? what would the process be for the export and import of farm feed and food if there were no deal?|j export and import of farm feed and food if there were no deal? i guess it goes to highlight how absolutely essential it is to achieve a deal with the eu. it clear that no deal being achieved would mean this country reverts to third country status, subject to the highest rate of tariff wall, if we look at our bmb of tariff wall, if we look at our lamb exports, 40% of lamb goes into the european union, that would be subjected to a tariff of 51%. it is u na cce pta ble subjected to a tariff of 51%. it is unacceptable not to achieve a deal. the other worrying thing is that we saw in the technical notices was the fa ct saw in the technical notices was the fact government would be looking to put up its own tariff wall eff