the national food strategy _ still tastes great. . the national food strategy says that the i food strategy says that the estimation could cost millions of pounds a year and bring it up to £3.a billion a year in tax revenue. but the reports author, the cost of doing nothing would be a terrible damage to the environment and to our bodies. to washington now, where germany's chancellor angela merkel is meeting presidentjoe biden. it's expected to be her last visit to the white house before she steps down in three months�* time. let's go now to washington where the two leaders are holding a press conference following their meeting.— likely the merkel�*s final appearance at the white house before she steps 0ur correspondent anthony zurcher is at the white house. think the first thing they're going to be facing isjust think the first thing they're going to be facing is just trying to rebuild us german relations after a tumultuous four years with donald trump in the white house. and also were going to talk a bit about the us military pull—o

the national food strateu wellbeing. the national food strategy estimates _ wellbeing. y 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 revenue. the report author, the cost of doing nothing would be terrible damage the and our bodies. ellie price, bbc news. —— damage to the environment and our bodies. 0ur chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt, joins us. the other aspect to this report is the impact our eating habits are having on the environment? it certainly is. the global food system is the second biggest contributor to global warming, but it is also the biggest contributor to biodiversity loss and deforestation, drought, freshwater pollution, the collapse of aquatic wildlife, so a huge problem caused ijy wildlife, so a huge problem caused by the food industry. what henry dimbleby does as he tries to identify the source of that. he says nature is invisible in the economic system. there is no price attached to using nature so we te

— has released his national food strategy today, _ has released his national aleix, thank you _ including those in taxes? aleix, thank you very _ including those in taxes? aleix, thank you very much. _ including those in taxes? aleix, thank you very much. i'm - thank you very much. i'm respectfully going to are due to go back over some of what i said, because i do think that in all fairness there was at least the skeleton of what to do. you are right to focus on education, and aspiration. but the point i want to... and all the investments we are making in public services, and fighting crime, all these are vital for levelling up. perhaps the most important thing you have got to achieve is to have got to restore a local sense of pride and ambition and self expectation amongst the local leadership. and that can be done. we in this government are absolutely determined to do everything in our power to achieve it. what i would say to people thinking about this is, just imagine the potential of this country, what this country could be like, it follows areas where as

the national food strategy�*s independent report says such a tax would encourage manufacturers to makeand of these half are living with obesity. 1 in 3 children leaving primary school are overweight. poor diet contributes to 64,000 deaths a year in england alone. before the pandemic, obesity—related illnesses accounted for about 5% of nhs england's annual spend. the government says it will closely look at the findings of today's report — but the prime minister says he is "not attracted" to extra taxes on hard working people. 0ur north of england correspondent danny savage has more. too many of us don't eat the right food. again, we're being told to change our diet, to improve our health and save the planet. from now on, we are going to hear more about social prescriptions. here on merseyside, doctors refer patients to a charity which hands out healthy food and advice on better living. so, what we are aiming to do is 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 is one person

england's national food strategy report said the new taxes should be applied to wholesale sugar and salts, which could in turn lead to higher prices on the shelves. but even though the review was commissioned by the government, borisjohnson said he was not attracted to the idea of extra taxes on "hard—working people". a minister has promised a plan. we are committed to carefully considering the review and its recommendations and responding with a white paper in the next six months setting out the government's ambition and priorities for the food system. this will support our exceptional british food and drink producers and protect and enhance the nation's health and the natural environment for generations to come. but a number of peers questioned the commitment to the strategy after borisjohnson�*s comments. the prime minister's dismissal of a salt and sugar tax is a political decision. can the minister assure the house that in future, scientific evidence will form the basis for decisions affecting the health of the whole country? is the government proud of its status of being - the seco

prince charles�*s comments come ahead of the publication tomorrow of the national food strategy, thehe unlocking of the uk economy continued. as you can see here, the rate is higher than the bank of england's 2% inflation target for a second month. the office for national statistics says the rise has been driven by higher food and fuel costs. eating and drinking out also cost more, while clothing and footwear, usually cheaper at this time of year, also went up in price. there's been a coronavirus outbreak among staff at a japanese hotel that's hosting a number of brazilian olympic athletes. seven staff members at the hotel in the coastal city of hamamatsu have tested positive for the virus. olympic officials say that those infected have not been in contact with the brazilian delegation, which includes judo athletes. the olympics are set to begin in tokyo in ten days' time. it was called the black woodstock. in 1969 stevie wonder, nina simone and gladys knight were some of the stars who played at the harlem cultural festival in new york. it was all filmed, but the footage was left to

the national food strategy�*s independent report says a tax would encourage manufacturers to make theirntly around two—thirds of adults are above a healthy weight — and of these half are living with obesity. one in three children leaving primary school are overweight. poor diet contributes to 6a,000 deaths a year in england alone. before the pandemic, obesity—related illnesses accounted for about 5% of nhs england's annual spend. the government says it will closely look at the findings of today's report, but the prime minister says he is "not attracted" to extra taxes on hard working people. danny savage is on a farm near driffield in yorkshire. farming gets a lot of attention in this report. one proposal is to have less livestock for meat, like these beef cattle. farmers are not happy and neither is a large part of the food industry. but there is a feeling from the people behind the report, they must get on with this because time is running out to make important changes. too many of us don't have the right food into our bodies. we need to change to improve our health and save the plane

the national food strategy estimates its recommendations would cost around £i.a billion a year, and bring billion a year in tax revenue for the report's author. the cost of doing nothing would be terrible damage to the environment and to our bodies. ellie price, bbc news. the government has defended the decision to put majorca and ibiza on the amber list for travel, just two weeks after they were moved to green. it means that, from monday morning, most holidaymakers returning to the uk from the spanish islands will have to isolate for ten days unless they're fully vaccinated. andrew walker reports. a warm mediterranean beach is a tempting prospect for many after more than a year of restrictions. some saw the spanish balearic islands as an appealing choice for a summer getaway. but the changes announced by the government will cause problems for some, like medy, who's due to fly to new york at the weekend. i'v e i've had one vaccine three weeks ago. i know from monday... however, i will need to quarantine, and that's not great for my mental health, but i'm very lucky i can work from home. i

the national food strategy estimates its recommendations would cost around £11; billion a year and bring1; 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 slim as mickjagger? i can we expect to be as fit and as slim as mick jagger?_ can we expect to be as fit and as slim as mick jagger? slim as mickjagger? i don't think we could say _ slim as mickjagger? i don't think we could say that, _ slim as mickjagger? i don't think we could say that, but _ slim as mickjagger? i don't think we could say that, but we - slim as mickjagger? i don't think we could say that, but we would l slim as mickjagger? i don't think. we could say that, but we would be definitely in a better position than we are at the moment. the

the national food strategy estimates its recommendations would cost around £1.a billion a year and bringr 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 by carmen palmer, who is the headteacher of st richard's primary school in south west london. just wondering from your perspective, from what you see, what is the battle that parents have on their hands to feed the children? i think obviously, it's not a battle, i think the food crisis is quite significant and those of a limited budget, it is not easy in the day and age, that's for sure. there is getting the children to make healthy choices and getting children to understand why that's important and it is a difficultjob for parents. and a job for the school too. how much did they learn about healthy eating? indie much did they learn about healthy eatin: ? ~ ., ., much did they learn about healthy eatinu? . .,, ., , much did they learn about healthy eatina? ~ . . , ., , ., eating? we have a strategy here and there is a requirement _ eating? we ha

the national food strategy estimates its recommendations would cost around {1.4 billion a year, and bringin tax revenue. for the report's author, the cost of doing nothing would be terrible damage to the environment — and to our bodies. ellie price, bbc news. the review was led by the co—founder of the leon restaurant chain, henry dimbleby. he explained the findings. so, the current way people think in this country is what you need to do about diet —related disease is educate people, we need to exercise and a set willpower. the corollary is that is if you can't get off your bum and exercise, it's your own fault. simply, none of that is true. exercise is a fantastic benefit in itself but it's not very good at helping you lose weight. we tell these people exercise will help them lose weight, they go to the gym, they don't lose weight and they stop exercising. exercise is fantastic it's just not good at helping you lose weight. there is an interaction between the commercial incentives of companies and our appetite. we find the speeds they are marketing delicious, they don't make us feel as q

prince charles's comments come ahead of the publication tomorrow of the national food strategy — theof britain's food system in over 70 years. justin rowlatt, bbc news. the latest inflation figures are out in about an hour's time. the cost of living has been rising over the past few months — and so has consumer spending as lockdown restrictions have eased. but are rising prices here to stay? ben is at a market in north london for us. morning, ben. if it does go up it could hit us all in our pockets.— if it does go up it could hit us all in our pockets. yes, we are looking at the cost — in our pockets. yes, we are looking at the cost of _ in our pockets. yes, we are looking at the cost of living _ in our pockets. yes, we are looking at the cost of living today _ in our pockets. yes, we are looking at the cost of living today because l at the cost of living today because we will get the latest official figures just after 7am which will show us quite how quickly prices are rising for all of the things we consume, and particularly we will be keeping a close eye on things like food and cl

prince charles's comments come ahead of the publication tomorrow of the national food strategy — thes, new lorries will need to be carbon—free by 2040, car—makers will also be set targets to speed up sales of electric vehicles, and there'll be a focus on improving charging. the government's also expected to say we can carry on flying because it expects the uk aviation industry to be dominated by zero emission planes. the number of migrants who've died trying to cross the mediterranean sea from africa to europe has more than doubled since last year. this is coming from research by the international organisation for migrants. —— for migration. more on bbc news shortly. now let's catch up on the weather with nick miller. this high pressure marks the start of a spell of settled weather for the end of the week, the weekend, into the start of next week that will bring many of us spells of sunshine and temperatures heading up, becoming warm or indeed very warm. this is the area of high pressure moving on. not ignoring, though, these weather fronts and they are going to bring more cloud into

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agreement and national health care reporter talks about the biden administration's vaccine strategy. later, the michigan farmers market association on efforts to increase the use of food assistance the food assistance benefits at local farmers markets. ♪ host: it is the washington journal for july the seventh. concerns about covid vaccination rates in the united states, the biden administration announced several new initiatives to increase awareness in the hopes of improving vaccination rates. we will show you the plans of the administration and ask if you support these renewed efforts, or if you oppose them. let us know on the phone lines, if you support the biden administration,. you can text us if you wish at (202)-748-8003 or post on our facebook page. you can also follow us on instagram. the topic of vaccination rates across the united states, and concerns about them are the subjects of many of the local newspapers of today's date. we will show you some of them. headlines this morning, unvaccinated face peril. if you go onto the morning news of south carolina, their headline is vaccines ho-hum. the hartford current, hospitals taking the role when it comes to mand