public health england is challenging businesses to cut sugar by 20% by 2020.news today, back to you, victoria. having a child with autism can be challening; having a child with a rare form of autism — known as pathological demand avoidance — can be even more so. and parents are crying out for support. we've been told exclusively that gps in rural areas are being forced to apply for extra separate cash to diagnose autism in patients — not something they have to do for cancer, or diabetes or heart disease — so why autism?. meanwhile, the national autistic society say families with violent children are being put in danger, because they're not getting support quickly enough. pathological demand avoidance. some children with pda have "meltdowns", which they can't control. not all, but some. just to let you know — this film from noel phillips contains some images you may find upsetting. i get very, very mad and smash stuff. for as long as i can remember going to them i have been saying to them that i think i need more intervention than just taking my medication. a c

public health england is challenging businesses to cut sugar by 20% by 2020. paid to legendary comic book creator stan lee, who's died at the age of 95. he was the mastermind behind marvel and brought characters like spider—man, captain america, and the x—men to life. gareth barlow has more. from spider—man to iron man, black panther to black widow, stan lee's creations have become hollywood hits. his career had much more humble beginnings. a comics editor in the 1930s, it wasn't until years later that lee created some of marvel‘s most successful characters. so i thought fly—man, that didn't sound dramatic enough. insect—man? no. and i went down a list, and then i got to spider—man. and somehow "spider—man," it sounded a little scary, it sounded impressive. stan lee brought superheroes to life, in cartoons and on screen. he himself starred in every marvel film. i should be on that list. name? stan lee. 0n social media, celebrities have paid tribute to the man described as a superhero in his own right. huthackman, who played wolverine, took to twitter, saying:

public health england has reminded travellers to avoid contact with animals, particularly dogs in rabies—infected following a court appearance after a car crash in sheffield, that killed four people, including a one—year—old boy. they'll appear in court again, in december. the average rent arrears for council tenants on universal credit is two and a half times higher than tenants who still receive the old housing benefit. the revelation follows an investigation by the bbc‘s panorama programme. the chancellor, philip hammond, announced extra money for universal credit in his budget last month, to counter warnings that moving onto the all—in—one benefit, it could push people into extreme poverty. here's catrin nye. anthony smith lost his job a year ago and had to claim universal credit. he struggled with the online system and lost benefits for missing job centre appointments. i have just explained to you... he owes £4000 in rent to the council and is facing eviction. i've even looked for somewhere to live, and i've found a bridge. the only thing i'm not playing ball with is i can't work the compute

and according to public health england, the number of diabetics will rise by one million by 2035. our health correspondent dominic hughes. it's about cutting down. you know, small steps... at a community centre in leeds, the battle against diabetes is under way. reducing portion sizes and how frequent you have these naughty foods and all that... all the people here were on the cusp of developing type 2 diabetes. now they've been helped to lose a bit of weight and think about what they're eating. everybody should be educated about how we eat, what we eat, why we eat, and when we eat. i've lost so much weight. i feel better, i feel happier. an estimated 12.3 million people in the uk are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. a quarter of a million people in england have already been referred to the special prevention programme, like the one running in leeds. on average, they've lost nearly likg, so now the scheme is being extended. weight loss is well and good, and we're delighted with the weight—loss trajectories that we've seen in participants on the programme. of course, what cou

public health england is challenging businesses to cut sugar by 20% by 2020. what do you think about the idea of a ban?|j you think about the idea of a ban?” don't think banning is necessarily the answer. what we do know is that the answer. what we do know is that the government has put out to consultation at the moment for retailers and manufacturers to put volu nta ry retailers and manufacturers to put voluntary labelling on the products so consumers will at least know. we are hoping that manufacturer ‘s, retailers, restaura nteurs are hoping that manufacturer ‘s, retailers, restauranteurs will are hoping that manufacturer ‘s, retailers, restau ra nteu rs will ta ke the sensible option and exercise more responsibility and really not serve such enormous portions. the fa ct serve such enormous portions. the fact is that these portions are huge and completely unnecessary, huge of calories and calories and sugar and nobody needs that amount in one serving. the portions do need to shrink substantially. a freakshake is click with chocolate, sweets, kate, cream and

and according to public health england, the number of diabetics will rise by one million by 2035.respondent dominic hughes. it's about cutting down. you know, small steps... at a community centre in leeds, the battle against diabetes is under way. reducing portion sizes and how frequent you have these naughty foods and all that... all the people here were on the cusp of developing type 2 diabetes. now they've been helped to lose a bit of weight and think about what they're eating. everybody should be educated about how we eat, what we eat, why we eat and when we eat. i've lost so much weight. i feel better, i feel happier. an estimated 12.3 million people in the uk are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. a quarter of a million people in england have already been referred to the special prevention programme, like the one running in leeds. on average, they've lost nearly likg, so now the scheme is being extended. weight loss is well and good, and we're delighted with the weight—loss trajectories that we've seen in participants on the programme. of course, what counts at the end o

by said the latest budget documents suggested they be another cut in spending on public health and staff training in englander about so many graduates seemed too little payback ford the huge debt they receive from further studies. as i mentioned, there is a huge conversation about that and what you think about the value of further education. take a look when you have time. the latest headlines: american sanctions on iran's oil industry have been reimposed. it follows president trump's decision to pull out of an international agreement aimed at curbing tehran‘s nuclear ambitions. the other signatories say they remain committed to the nuclear deal. floods have killed 12 people on the italian island of sicily at the end of a week of extreme weather, which has now been responsible for the deaths of 30 people. local authorities say the cost of repairing the damage is likely to be more than a billion euros. the french prime minister, edouard philippe, has arrived in new caledonia for talks with local politicians in the wake of sunday's independence referendum. 56% of those who took part in the referendum voted to

public health england says the uk has met united nations targets on the diagnosis, treatment and transmissionp. hiv charities say real progress is being made in the fight against hiv. one in three eighteen—year—olds in england, wales and northern ireland, who applied to university this year, received some form of unconditional offer. the figures, from the university admissions service ucas, have prompted concern about the impact of increased competition between universities. the education secretary damian hinds says the figures is "disturbing". kellogg's is to adopt traffic light labelling for most of its cereal packaging from early next year.the food giant says the voluntary labels will appear on its products in the uk after the firm surveyed thousands of customers. the majority said the colour—coded scheme helped them make healthier food choices. traffic light labelling was adopted by the government in 2013 — but the system remains voluntary. more on today's main stories coming up on newsroom live here on the bbc news channel, but now we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. a hospital trust a

public health to change the world. however, we can surely understand that old new england minister's sense of despair in the moment in whichut, indeed, we know the public health challenges of our own day. the very ones that the bloomberg american health initiative exist to confront seem just as monumental, just as daunting as diphtheria did in the time of this minister. but where others throw up their hands in the face of the enormities, the cadre of expe s experts, like so many of you here today roll up thundershower sleeves. they adhere to the guiding principle that mike bloomberg has frequently intoned so often and poignantly. in god we trust, everyone else, bring data. it's a data-driven approach to public health that the notes that distinguishes the bloomberg american health initiative and animates our school. this is a place where the tools of public health are harnessed and challenged, dismantle stale assumptions, and expose deep social equities in the need of readdress. mike bloomberg knows a thing or two about marshalling data. as he would be the first to admit, success many un3 lick health is not the province of

foods high in fat sugar or salt, following the criteria used by the food standards agency and public health englandant to understand the consequences of these adverts on families. i have to dock to you about brexit. jeremy corbyn's strategy. based on the concept he would be a better negotiator and his tea m would be a better negotiator and his team would be better at negotiating a brexit deal. the eu was not open to negotiation. what is the point in putting this forward? why notjust support the deal? the point jeremy corbyn is making it had he embarked on these negotiations two years ago we would not be where we are now. i'd say it is a wonderful thing. —— hindsight. absolutely. what is being offered by the prime minister now is 1 million miles away from what was promised two and a half years ago and it is in that context, the choice between a bad brexit or worse no deal, give the british public face for the first time on whether they accept the outcome of the negotiations with the option of staying in the eu. is that another referendum? he was in a position to call for another referendum and he di

and public health england estimates that the vaccine was effective against almost a0% of cases in 2016n't work as well for some of those people, so this vaccine has deliberately been designed to prompt the immune system to respond well to the vaccine, and we think this is the best chance possible for people to protect themselves against the flu this winter. how important is it that the u pta ke winter. how important is it that the uptake is greater than last year's? last year it was a0.2%. do —— what percentage do you need to alleviate the pressure on the nhs? well, flu can spread very easily so the more people vaccinated, the better it will be. we have not set a particular target but we would expect everybody that is eligible to try and have it, to go out, get the vaccine. that is particularly for older people where the impact of flu can be very significant. it can make them incredibly unwell, and we will see off in up to 8000 or more deaths over the course of the winter due to the flu. it is really important people have it. it is really important that children, pregnant women and tho

and according to public health england, the number of diabetics will rise by one million by 2035.u overweight them? 20 st, i had type 2 diabetes, i was on to drugs, one kicks the pancreas into producing insulin -- kicks the pancreas into producing insulin —— tricks. then your pancreas chances on you and then you have injections. it is chronic. that's the way i thought i was going. igo that's the way i thought i was going. i go on this diet and within nine weeks, lost the weight rapidly and then had lots of scans on my liver and then there we are, there i was, normal, didn't need any more drugs. paul, do you recognise yourself there? yes, a fascinating photo there, isn't it? we don't need to go into how that photo was taken and what happened! it does show the weight that you had on. tell me how you did it. this new plan, susan, we will talk to you in a moment, this new plan looks at limiting calories, liquid, the sheiks and things like that. i think it's around 800 or 900 calories a day —— shakes. that. i think it's around 800 or 900 calories a day -- shakes. 800 calories a day --

public health services in recent years. the health foundation think tank welcomed the focus on prevention but said that the latest budget documents suggested there'd be another cut in spending on public health and staff training in englandelieves his plans are different from previous public health campaigns. we are about to see a £20 billion increase in the nhs budget, going from under 120 billion to over 140 billion. it is when you are increasing the budget you can really shift how resources are spent, because we've got to keep hospitals well funded. but i think more money needs to go into prevention rather than cure. but it is more than that. it is about the attitude that we have. we have rights as citizens to be able to use the nhs when we needed but i think we should talk more about the responsibilities too. in particular, the responsibility both of individuals and employers to help keep people healthy in the first place so that we don't have to go into hospital as often. prevention is better than sure. now it's time for a look at the weather. temperatures for the first part of this week will be way above average for the time of year. it has been a monster to the day, we will be keeping that this afternoon. —— it ha

public health services in recent years. the health foundation think tank welcomed the focus on prevention, but said that the latest budget documents suggested there'd be another cut in spending on public health and staff training in englandes are to be relaxed to try to ease the worst recruitment crisis in a decade. currently, citizens from commonwealth countries can only sign up if they have lived in the uk for five years, but the ministry of defence is to lift this requirement so they'll be able to join without ever having lived in the uk. investigators are looking into the cause of a major fire which destroyed several buildings near the centre of nottingham overnight. more than a hundred firefighters were sent to the former cattle market, next to notts county fc‘s meadow lane stadium. nobody was injured. too many graduates in england are seeing too little payback for the big debts they rack up at university, according to a group of mp5. the education select committee says there needs to be more transparency about what sort ofjobs students can expect after they graduate. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. going to university is a big decision and investment, but with students graduating with an average

public health services in recent years. the health foundation think tank welcomed the focus on prevention but said that the latest budget documents suggested there be another cut in spending on public health and staff training in englandhugh pym, bbc news. we'll be speaking to the health secretary, matt hancock, later in the programme. that's at 7:40am. graphic photos showing the injuries that can be caused by fireworks should be printed on packaging, according to senior doctors. plastic surgeons say the number of life—changing injuries is rising every year, despite numerous safety campaigns, and more needs to be done. a government spokesperson said robust laws were in place controlling the sale and purchase of fireworks. too many graduates in england are seeing too little payback for the big debts they rack up at university, according to a group of mps. the education select committee says there needs to be more transparency about what sort ofjobs students can expect after they graduate. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. going to university is a big decision and investment, but with stu d e nts decision and investment, but with students graduating with an average debt of £50,000, is it worth it? when

the royal society for public health has analysed 70 major towns and cities, listing the nation's healthiest and unhealthiest high streets. our north of englandis not an accolade the guidebooks will boast about. this is britain's unhealthiest high street. grimsby comes last in a report that ranks the kind of shops in 70 towns and cities. you walk down the high street and a lot of shops are buying goods, rather than selling to you. there is a betting shop, another betting shop, a charity shop, fair enough, but too many of them. when you walk along, what do you see? poverty. a lot of people are here that do have money, but the high street does not reflect that. high street does not reflect that. high street score highly if they have facilities like pharmacies and libraries but low if they are full of pawnbrokers, bookmakers and fast—food outlets which are linked to poor health. we have got a pawnbrokers here. in grimsby, business owners are frustrated.|j think business owners are frustrated.” think a lot of the report is accurate and it is, the high street plays a vital role in community and society and i think that part of the report is accura

the royal society for public health has analysed 70 major towns and cities, listing the nation's healthiest and unhealthiest high streets. 0ur north of englandt an accolade that most will boast about. this is britain's unhealthiest high street. britain's bait comes last in reports which ranked that kind of stops and 70 towns and cities. when you walk down the high street and you see them rather than selling to you, they say it's a lot really. if you look along here at the betting shop without there's another betting shop is a charity shop. there are too many of them. when you walk along the high street what do you see. there are a lot of people here that do have money, but the high street doesn't reflect that. high streets score highly if they have facilities like pharmacies and libraries, but if they are filled with fast food and bookmakers they are rated poor. in grimsley, business owners like sharon allen are frustrated. grimsley, business owners like sharon allen are frustratedlj grimsley, business owners like sharon allen are frustrated. i think the report is accurate, and i think it's the high street does play a role in society. what i

baseball's biggest stars, alex rodriguez, as he promotes the first games in england between the yankees and boston red sox. the public healthger than they should to receive treatment. our health editor hugh pym has been looking into that. maria, who is 84, is in constant pain because of swollen feet and ankles. she's endured constant delayed nhs appointments. in august her daughter told me what they were going through. you just can't get through to people, it is answer phones, you are just banging your head against a brick wall most of the time. but now, after eight months, it's still not resolved. one appointment was cancelled, apparently because of a lack of medical staff. i'm very, very frustrated that my mum has not got the quality—of—life. she can't do anything and she's just suffering. and i don't like to see anybody suffer, and i don't see why she should be suffering all this time. suman works in intensive care and is also a representative of the royal college of nursing, which has done a report warning that the nhs has been so stretched in recent months, there could be serious problems ahead. we are really concerned

the royal society for public health has analysed 70 major towns and cities, listing the nation's healthiest and unhealthiest high streets. our north of englandis is britain's unhealthiest high street. grimsby comes last in a report that ranks the kind of shops in 70 towns and cities. you walk down the high street and a lot of shops are buying goods, rather than selling to you. it says a lot, really. there is a betting shop, another betting shop, a charity shop, fair enough, but too many of them. when you walk along, what do you see? poverty. a lot of people are here that do have money, but the high street does not reflect that. high streets score highly if they have facilities like pharmacies and libraries but low if they are full of pawnbrokers, bookmakers and fast—food outlets which are linked to poor health. we have got a pawnbrokers here. in grimsby, business owners are frustrated. i think a lot of the report is accurate and it is, the high street plays a vital role in community and society and i think that part of the report is accurate. what i think is unfair is that grimsby keeps getting labelled on the top of all of these tables and