sarah ransome, bbc news, penzance.ok behind me — look — that's battery buoys and belles who have decided this is a good idea to go swimming in the lido here. rather them than me, that's for sure. let's talk to susan stuart, director of the jubilee pool here and — we were talking about the regional — the seasonal nature of business here. now, what can you do to try and get more people here for longer? 0k, well, that's part of our biggest plan. jubilee pool came into community ownership last year. we've now got 1,400 shareholders who all put money into a big redevelopment project which we've got going. all we've got lots of new buildings on the top terrace behind you, so a new cafe, a community space and two treatment rooms. so that was not going to be open all winter with some selected winter pool opening this autumn. so, for the brave in penzance, they are going to come and do inflatable wipeouts, we're gonna have a santa in the pool, so we've got lots going on across the year. at the big game—changer will be our geoth

there is money coming into penzance for the high street fund, st ives and penzance can apply forup toen you are in your surgery here, what are the issues that people are concerned about? certainly housing, but it is aspiration and opportunity. are we saying to young people, don‘t choose to go away, choose to do good apprenticeships here? it is a good place to raise families, the school is fantastic, the health service is fantastic, beautiful quality of life, we have so beautiful quality of life, we have so much to offer, but if you can‘t in the money to pay the bills, you can‘t stay, and that is what we must address. not so sure about the weather! beautiful clean fresh air! great to see you, thank you very much, nice to see you. across the afternoon on the news channel and across the bbc we are looking at the issues that face areas around the coast, we were in great yarmouth early in the air, interesting to see many of the same issues, looking at ways of rejuvenating a town notjust in the summer months, one of because everybody is busy, where seasonal work, but also in the winter mont

. —— here in penzance.nalysis from bbc news has shown that two—thirds of coastal parliamentary constituencies have seen a real terms falling wages since 2010. that means the average worker here in a seaside town like this is earning £1600 a year less than someone working in land. john kaye has been to meet three generations of one family here in penzance to see what that means in practice. just a mile from the beach. the trenayr estate, one of the poorest parts of britain. this family wanted to show us how they get by. we survived, day by day. dad mike isa get by. we survived, day by day. dad mike is a full—time security guard. he earns £18,000 per year. he is paid ona he earns £18,000 per year. he is paid on a friday, and it is soon gone. by monday morning, i will be already into my overdraft. thursday i could be asking my boss if she can stop me from next week's wages so i can put you in my tank to go to work. —— stumped me. and then she will take that out of my wages, so we do start again. it is a famili

simon mccoy is in penzance in cornwall. thank you, jane.zance — hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country come to places like this for their holiday. but that can be a problem for the people who live here. whilst there's plenty of work in the summer — things can quickly change as the season comes to an end. that can cause concern particularly for the younger generations. jon kay has been speaking to one family in penzance to find out what it's like to live here. just a mile from the beach. the treneere estate, one of the poorest parts of britain. the coram family wanted to show us how they get by. we survive day by day. dad mike is a full—time security guard and earns 18 grand a year. he is paid on a friday and it's soon gone. by monday morning i will be already into my overdraft. thursday, i could be asking my boss if she could sub me from next week's wages so i can put fuel in my tank to go to work. and that is every week in life. and then she will take that out of my wages so next week i will be lower again. so it's a vic

penzance today. simon mccoy is there, iam reliably informed. is penzance today. is he having a cup of tea now? no, he is not! just checking, just checking. you are not there to enjoy yourself. i will be here. much more, in all seriousness, looking at all the issues there as part of our coastal britain series. simon mccoy will be with you from two. british entrepreneurs could have their business ideas tested out on the international space station. a new contest from the uk space agency will provide funding and the first space flight for the winning concepts, which could be anything from medicines and innovative materials developed in microgravity, to space—flown consumer products. joanna gosling spoke to libby jackson from the uk space agency. the uk has been leading in the space applications area for many years and we are looking to position the uk to be at the forefront of this new market. we are offering joint funding, a flight, and we believe this market is something that could open up new exciting avenues. what things would benefit from testing in space? you

where penzance reads others followed.ll, you can see much more coverage from penzance as part of a special bbc series looking at the challenges and opportunities facing britain's coastal towns. and simon mccoy will be broadcasting afternoon live from penzance today. thank you very much. just to bring you an update on the breaking news coming to us out of germany, the eastern german city of halle. we are hearing at least two people have been killed in a shooting near to a synagogue. police are warning residents to stay in their homes. the attacker is still on the run. they are coming to witnesses, —— according to witnesses, the gunman was wearing military camouflage and had several weapons. the newspaper said it happened near to a synagogue though it has not been officially confirmed. the halle regional broadcaster said after the gunman fled there was another shooting nearby but again, no confirmation, and police have cordoned off a district. there are reports that happened by a synagogue and it is the holiest day in theje

jon kay in penzance, thank you.ial bbc series looking at the challenges and opportunities facing britain's coastal towns. and simon mccoy will be broadcasting afternoon live from penzance today. the government has issued advice for local authorities on dealing with protests outside schools against lessons which include lgbt relationships. the 21—page document lays out how councils should support teachers to minimise disruption. campaigners have held a series of protests outside schools in birmingham. from september next year, lessons on relationships will be compulsory for all primary pupils. the government says it's working hard to ensure schools get the right support. protesters have clashed with security forces inside ecuador‘s heavily guarded parliament. after days of unrest, the president has moved the government out of the capital, but demonstrators briefly burst through a police cordon, and were driven back with tear gas. the protestors — led by indigenous groups — are demanding an end to austerity and the re

i'm simon mccoy live in penzance, where we're looking at what life is like living in coastal towns, as bbc research reveals people in areas like this are likely to earn much less than if they lived inland. the main stories at two: in a highly unusual move, parliament will sit on saturday the 19th of october in what's seen as the last chance to get a deal before the end of october deadline. all thomas cook's stores are bought by hays travel in a move that could save 2500 jobs. we are locating keys for as many shops as we can, we probably can't starve them today, but certainly tomorrow we would like a lot of the

so here's the forecast for wednesday — still rain from penzance, plymouth, exeter, maybe the far south—westght but noticeable, and it will feel chilly. those temperature, ten in glasgow, ten or 11 in london. a little below par for the time of the year. let's have a look at the forecast for wednesday night into thursday. thursday, of course, is halloween and the weather front in the south—west has made some progress into northern and eastern areas of the uk. with this progression also comes slightly milder air. initially, we'll feel that milder air in south—western areas of the uk. so this is the forecast for thursday, and we've got some light outbreaks of rain, only very light in south—western areas. more than anything, on thursday a lot of us will notice increasing amounts of cloud and spits and spots of rain, mist and murk in places, spooky halloween weather, that kind of thing. and those temperatures again around the 10 degree mark. then a big change on the way as we head towards the end of the week and into the weekend. big low pressure basically parks itself across the uk. stronger win

we'll be broadcasting live from penzance in cornwall as part of a special bbc serie exploring the challengesl day tomorrow, here on bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with louis lear. good afternoon. sunshine and showers is all i can offer you this afternoon. i have been looking ahead for the next ten days and the story is very unsettled. beautiful rainbow features here across edinburgh castle. the showers across eastern scotla nd castle. the showers across eastern scotland have been few and far between, but for the west of scotla nd between, but for the west of scotland and northern ireland there has been a cluster of heavy, frequent showers merging together for longer spells of rain. this week, the weather from slicing down to england and wales is quite a feature, as well. this is the real rate for the last few hours. there are spells of sunshine should be fine, as well. get caught in those showers, they will be happy with rumbles of thunder and some pretty gusty winds, particularly in the far north—west of scotland. dodged the showers, keep some sunshine and you're likely t

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we'll be broadcasting live from penzance in cornwall — as part of a special bbc series — exploring thed we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, anna mikhailova, who's the deputy political editor at the daily telegraph, and the broadcaster, david davies. they are standing in the wings ready to put all the front pages to scrutiny. that's coming up just after the headlines at 11:30. now it's time for the weather with nick miller. 0ur weather is stuck in an autumnal pattern. but somewhere in the world about to be plunged into winter rather abruptly. the autumn weather here is not a washout. some sunshine around on tuesday but heavy showers never too far away. plenty of rainbows. because it is a son and showers. close to low pressure, these weather fronts move through and pep up the showers at times. affecting south wales and southern england at the start of wednesday. the showers keep on running into the western highlands of scotland. strong gusty winds. blustery across the uk but relatively few showers reaching the eastern part so the proportion of the day here

forecast for wednesday, penzance, plymouth, exeter, maybe the far south—west of wales but for the restin glasgow, ten or 11 those temperatures ten in glasgow, ten or11 in those temperatures ten in glasgow, ten or 11 in london. a little below parfor ten or 11 in london. a little below par for the ten or 11 in london. a little below parfor the time of ten or 11 in london. a little below par for the time of the year. let‘s have a look and the forecast for wednesday night into thursday. thursday, of course, is halloween and the weather front in the south—west has made some progress into northern and eastern areas of the uk. with this progression also comes slightly milder air. initially we all feel that milder air in south—western areas of the uk, so this is the forecast for thursday and we‘ve got light outbreaks of rain on thursday, only light in south—western areas, and a lot of us will notice increasing amounts of cloud and spits and spots of rain, mist and cloud and spits and spots of rain, mistand murk cloud and spits and spots of rain, mist and murk in places, spooky halloween weathe

we‘ll be broadcasting live from penzance in cornwall as part of a special bbc series exploring the challengesin the forecast. you can make out the rainbowjust showers in the forecast. you can make out the rainbow just there showers in the forecast. you can make out the rainbowjust there in the picture. the showers are being driven by an area of low pressure situated to the north of the uk. the isobars are close together, so we have some strong winds across the northern half of the uk. these fronts are moving their way south and eastward. in one of those occasions we have a line of showers moving its way across the midlands and south—west england. heavy, perhaps even country downpours for a time. showers continuing across western scotland and northern ireland. gusty winds particularly towards the lee of the high ground in northern england and western scotland. up to 50 miles an hour. the temperatures that afternoon between 13 and 17 degrees. this band of showers in the south—east will continue before clearing away this evening. more showers coming into northern and western areas tonight. clear

it will be broadcasting all day from penzance. once a witty weather is going to be doing.n seven and ten. we start tomorrow with sunny spells, a frequent rational sham is not an west coast to the edge of the pressure, we could see rumbles of thunder and lightning, hail as well, accompanied by a fresh south—westerly wind. that will drive the showers through quickly, topped images twin 12 and 15. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. a downing street source says a brexit deal is now "essentially impossible" following a phone call between boris johnson and germany‘s chancellor, but in the commons michael gove insists a deal can still be done. in setting out these proposals, we have moved. now it is time for the eu to move to. if so, we can still have a deal. the government put forward proposals that were designed to fail and still will not take responsibility for its own actions. european council president donald tusk warns borisjohnson it shouldn‘t be about ‘winning some stupid blame game". a mother breaks down at the contaminated blood inquiry — as she talks about the de

and bbc news has been in penzance today, looking at some of the issues facing coastal towns across britainod afternoon. it's 5 o'clock. our top story is that the head of nato has urged turkey to show restraint, as it launches an offensive in north—eastern syria. kurdish—led forces say two civilians have been killed in the offensive, along the border. turkey's president erdogan, described the action as a "peace operation" against terror organisations, which is aimed at preventing what he called the "creation of a terror corridor across the southern border". earlier this afternoon, warplanes took off from a nearby airbase, after the border offensive was announced. several explosions have been reported in the border town of ras al—ain, while blasts were also heard in tal ab—yad. this was the scene earlier on the syrian border — with residents leaving the area as smoke billows after the initial bombings. the area is controlled by the kurdish—led syrian democratic forces, who are america's allies and who played a leading role in the fight against islamic state, but are regarded as terrorists by

jon kay is live in penzance for us this morning. good morning.wns relying on tourism so work is seasonal. no big centres so not much competition keeping wages low. connectivity and transport. we thought we would ask what it is like to live on lower ages and i have been speaking to one family who live nearby. just a mile from the beach, the tree near estate, one of the poorest parts of britain. this family wanted to show us how they get by. we survived, day by day. $18,000 a year and paid on a friday. it is soon gone. by monday morning i will be into my overdrive. —— she will take that out of my wages. we just start again. it is a familiar story here. a town literally at the end of the line. analysis by the bbc has found that a typical worker in coastal areas like this earns just over £22,000. whereas the typical worker in land and more than £23,500, difference of £1600. there are 12 grandchildren and seven adults. mike's wife, amanda, runs the household budget and has to make food loss. you have to find the cheapest option to live. she is a train

even you must have realised that standing out in penzance.o'clock i was going to get absolutely drenched. yes, but he finished at five, you are ok. you were one hour out. i was wrong. sorry? something else you don't normally hear... i was wrong. it happens. like vicky says, though, it won't happen again. i'm not so confident about that. these are the number of days of consecutive rainfall. it has been that worked for so long. that was up until today, because a lot of places today are having a dry day. we have some time, as well. belfast has been 23 days with rain. it may well be dry today, few showers in northern ireland, and the sun is out. but it has not been a dry day in camborne, because we have had a few showers this morning. they have probably looked worse than they were. that is easy for you to say! i wasn't there! exactly! i was on the train, eventually. lincolnshire was one of the wettest areas, which is why we have all of these muggy fields, and it is too muqqy “ these muggy fields, and it is too muggy —— that is why we have all of