that's according to research by public health england which is urging parents to take action and cuton their children's sugar intake to tackle obesity. children over the age of four should have no more than the equivalent of five to seven cubes a day depending on their age — that's the recommended amount. but in reality they're consuming almost double that, an average of around 13 cubes a day. our correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. putting away the christmas treats. this lady says her boys have a healthy diet but she hasn't com pletely healthy diet but she hasn't completely banned them from eating sugary snacks. but this report says that by the time children are ten they have consumed the recommended sugar intake for an 18—year—old, has shocked her. it is frightening. it is the hidden sugar that is probably doing it because you not, you are not scrutinising every product your child is eating. you have to be strict because if they can open the cupboard now, there is this gets in the cupboard but they will ask. they had some yesterday. we don't stop them, but they know they can o

you are chief nutritionist with public health england. come in on drinks that is proving successful. we need to see things improve but the industry has the opportunity to do that now and some companies are doing it. as tim says, there is a shared responsibility. yes, there is. why is it that the generation above, the people feeding their children this stuff, they are not getting the message? we know people understand the message. and we are reminding them today about it. you show the advert earlier, children will get stuff home in their bags to encourage people to go on the website as part of the campaign but website as part of the campaign but we know there is a difference between knowing the message and acting on it. when you are shopping you see things on promotion and things are advertised to you and you might see products making nutrition claims on them but they can still be high in sugar. it sounds like you are blaming the industry again. high in sugar. it sounds like you are blaming the industry againm isa are blaming the industry

but public health england says that is eight cubes a day too many. being devoured before a child's 10th birthday. however, public health england's change for life campaign says small changes can make a dramatic difference. iama i am a parent and i iam a parentand i know i am a parent and i know how difficult that can be. my youngest daughter is nine and she wants to eat sugary things. but parents can lead by example so the type of food and drink their having, their children are noticing that. and they need to bring in healthier stuff into the house in the first place. but campaigners says it needs to be easierfor parents. but campaigners says it needs to be easier for parents. we didn't have a good labelling system and normally these products are advertised during family television time and we need to look at government regulating these areas more so to look at government regulating these areas more so it can be made easierfor parents. these areas more so it can be made easier for parents. public health england said it was working with the food indust

that's according to research by public health england which is urging parents to take action and cutto tackle obesity. children over the age of four should have no more than the equivalent of five to seven cubes a day depending on their age — that's the recommended amount. but in reality they're consuming almost double that — an average of around 13 cubes a day. our correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. putting away the christmas treats. cara says her boys have a healthy diet, but she hasn't completely banned them from eating sugary snacks. but today's report says that by the time children are ten, they have consumed the recommended sugar intake for an 18—year—old, and that has shocked her. it's frightening. it is the hidden sugar that's probably doing it because you're not, you are not scrutinising every product your child is eating. you have to be strict because if they could open the cupboard now, there's biscuits in the cupboard and they will ask. so they had some yesterday. we don't stop them, but they know they can only have one or two, and not every single day. public healt

but public health england says that is eight cubes a day too many. r — that's an entire childhood's worth — is being devoured before a child's 10th birthday. however, public health england's change for life campaign says small changes can make a dramatic difference. i am a parent and i know how difficult that can be. my youngest daughter is nine and she wants to eat sugary things. but parents can lead by example so the type of food and drink they are having, their children are noticing that. and they need to bring in healthier stuff into the house in the first place. but campaigners say more needs to be done to make it easier for us to shop more healthily. i think it's really hard for parents to cut down on sugar for their children. we don't have a good labelling system and often sugary products are advertised during family television time, they are promoted more in supermarkets, and we need to look at government regulating these areas more so it can be made easierfor parents. public health england said it was working with the food industry to cut the

that's according to research by public health england which is urging parents to take action and cuto tackle obesity. children over the age of four should have no more than the equivalent of five to seven cubes a day depending on their age, that's the recommended amount. but in reality they're consuming almost double that, an average of around 13 cubes a day. 0ur correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. putting away the christmas treats. kara says her boys have a healthy diet, but she hasn't completely banned them from eating sugary snacks. but today's report says that by the time children are ten, they have consumed the recommended sugar intake for an 18—year—old, and that has shocked her. it's frightening. it is the hidden sugar that's probably doing it, because you're not scrutinising every product your child is eating. you have to be strict, because if they could open the cupboard now, there's biscuits in the cupboard, but they know and they will ask. so they had some yesterday. we don't stop them, but they know they can only have one or two, and not every single day. we love sug

but public health england says that is eight cubes a day too many. being devoured before a child's tenth birthday. however, public health england's change for life campaign says small changes can make a dramatic difference. so we get less sugar and we're still happy. swapping sugary drinks, cereals and yoghurts for healthier ones could save up to seven cubes of a sugar a day. so just, for example, cutting that breakfast cereal down to a lower sugar breakfast cereal will save 50 cubes of sugar — that's a lot. these things add up and before you know it, you can make a real change to a child's diet and to their health in the future. public health england argues the food industry must take responsibility, as well as parents, and said it was working with manufacturers to cut the amount of sugar in children's favourites by next year. james gallagher, bbc news. i'm joined now by vera zakharov who is the campaign co—ordinator at sugar smart — an effort led by the celebrity chef jamie oliver to help encourage cutting down the amount of sugar we all consume. it

but public health england says that is eight cubes a day too many. verage, 18 years worth of sugar — that's an entire childhood's worth — is being devoured before a child's 10th birthday. however, public health england's change for life campaign says small changes can make a dramatic difference. so we get less sugar and we're still happy. swapping sugary drinks, cereals and yoghurts for healthier ones could save up to seven cubes of a sugar a day. so just, for example, cutting that breakfast cereal down to a lower sugar breakfast cereal will save 50 cubes of sugar — that's a lot. these things add up and before you know it, you can make a real change to a child's diet and to their health in the future. public health england argues the food industry must take responsibility, as well as parents, and said it was working with manufacturers to cut the amount of sugar in children's favourites by next year. james gallagher, bbc news. i'm joined now by 0rla hugueniot, a campaign nutrionist at public health england. thank you forjoining us. is this mostly sugar

health officials in england are calling for the government to consider introducing a "pudding tax" to help curb the amount of sugar being consumed by children. according to publicthe equivalent of around 13 sugar cubes a day eight more than the recommended limit. with me is emma crowhurst, a food writer, chef and cookery teacher. also karen laggett, who owns the cotswold pudding company. hello to you. good to see you both. ifi hello to you. good to see you both. if i could start with you, putting tax, good idea? i think if i could start with you, putting tax, good idea? ithink many if i could start with you, putting tax, good idea? i think many to force the issue. we need to help pa rents force the issue. we need to help parents make the right choices about the food that they buy. there are some is confusing out there. labels have changed so many times over the last couple of years and i think when you can have a carrot cake that get 60 grams of sugar, which is two tablespoons more than the adult daily allowance, or a chocolate fudge cake which has got one of the five —— has got 125 grams of sugar, hidden sugar that people are not aware of. you keep sure to a m

but public health england says that is eight cubes a day too many. how difficult that can be. my youngest daughter is nine and she wants to eat sugary things. but parents can lead by example so the type of food and drink they are having, their children are noticing that. and they need to bring in healthier stuff into the house in the first place. but campaigners say more needs to be done to make it easier for us to shop more healthily. i think it's really hard for parents to cut down on sugar for their children. we don't have a good labelling system and often sugary products are advertised during family television time, they are promoted more in supermarkets, and we need to look at government regulating these areas more so it can be made easierfor parents. public health england said it was working with the food industry to cut the amount of sugar in children's favourites by next year. james gallagher, bbc news. preparations for a no—deal brexit boosted british manufacturers in december, according to a monthly survey of the sector. activity grew at it

public health england advice, saying in maths lessons, people will work out how many grams of sugar therenglish letters, writing a persuasive letter against consuming too much sugar. nannie state gone wild or an appropriate response to the fact that a third of pupils in primary school are overweight or obese? it would be great think it worked but you need a range of different ideas. when i was a kid, my childminder sent me off to the shop with a pound. she was a tyrant. she asked me to get six cans of tab order. she was on a perpetual diet. it was a can of tab, one calorie, 6p. i had to give back the change, a strange time. but i have never forgotten that song. so i'm wondering if there is something in this, just because it will become an absolute default setting and if it also has, that's over the bar of health requirement, i was never given that information. i remember my daughter coming home when she was five and she told me that day she had achieved her learning objective, so there are all sorts of things they do pick up if you put in an early enough. that's what i'm thinking. finally

i was looking at the public health england website and it explains why women are called before theirften if you were screened an abnormality might be picked up which would sort itself out naturally and they ad of women undergo unnecessary treatment earlier in life it can have an adverse effect on pregnancies with babies possibly being born prematurely. what do you say to them? it is all about prevention. we are trying to get that put through for natasha and four children to see a change and that would be good for yourselves in the memory of their mum. i think it should be lowered. what they say could be correct but unless you are given the chance to go it could have prevented it getting as bad as it was for natasha. catching it at an earlier stage, isn't it? more chance. also if that does happen the 1000 and we get the smear test lowered to 18 then we would like to make the name of it too... natasha's law. so we would have a memory of her in law. again, we know what the medics say and public health england say, but you would expect this debate is to happen in parliament at least. def

public health england says children consume much more than they should, around eight more sugar cubesack to help tackle obesity, tooth decay and other illnesses linked to excess sugar. here in the uk many are returning to work with brexit on their minds. mps are not back in parliament yet but as soon as they are the political turmoil over the prime ministers withdrawal deal will take centre stage again with a vote expected this month. research analyst stephanie harejoins me now. lovely to see you and happy new year. the front page of the financial times has brexit prospects in the yearahead. financial times has brexit prospects in the year ahead. this is something they do every year, they have a survey of all top economists faure sense of their thinking in the year ahead. it is not good reading, is it? it is interesting. the uk economy grew 1.5% last year and they say here is that the best we can hope for is more of the same. 1.5% is that this case scenario. they also think it could be much lower than that. it is important to that before a vocal brexit, uk economy was the top performi

the telegraph, which also has the story, having faced being in touch with public health england, whotting tax oi'i to consider things like putting tax on cakes and biscuits that put the prices up if the manufacturers don't reduce sugar content, which they promised to do —— pudding tax. there isa promised to do —— pudding tax. there is a suggestion that won't happen. it is not just is a suggestion that won't happen. it is notjust puddings, it is serial, yoghurt, juice. this is part of the problem. a lot of the things pa rents a re of the problem. a lot of the things parents are buying to leave them to be. and yoghurt and fruitjuice. they are actually full of sugar. and it shouldn't take tax and government intervention for food producers to do this. we saw it with salt. it took all of that effort to suddenly say we have reduced the salt, and you think why did you put so much in in the first place? britain has the worst obesity rate in western europe. what do we do, take lessons from the europeans?” europe. what do we do, take lessons from the europeans? i thinkjo is right, manufacturer

no, but the recent campaign from public health england shows clearly the difference between the impactd it is worth looking that up online. because the tar you get into your lungs from the amount of smoke from one month is disgusting and you get nothing like that from vaping. but to go back to your point, i think we need to keep the comprehensive pressure, because it's much easier not to start smoking than to quit. but we also need to help existing smokers to quit. you know, if you're a smoker and you have an operation, your average length of stay in hospital is much longer, wound recovery is less well for some operations like back operations it is actually contra—indicated, they won't have the operation, because it's unlikely to succeed. so smokers need to realise it is not just about what will happen in the future, it is about what will happen now. research by the telecoms regulator, ofcom, shows the amount of time people spend using a landline has halved over the past five years. the use of mobile data has rocketed during the same period to almost two gigabytes per person per month.

the research has been welcomed by public health england under is good news for those who are diagnosedall the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news... the government announces that the next brexit vote will take place in parliament onjanuary 29th. meanwhile, the prime minister to try to reach a consensus on brexit — butjeremy corbyn refuses to meet unless a no—deal scenario is ruled—out. isfia}€swae§i;ezf eefl—reflzwwe ...... .. .. the business news... the outlook for the housing market is the worst for 20 years. that's the headline from surveyors today. 28% of royal institution of chartered surveyors members expect sales to fall in the period. the pessimism is blamed on the lack of clarity around brexit — as well as a lack of housing supply and low affordability. cut—price fashion chain primark cashes in on christmas. the positive update comes despite the retailer bemoaning tough trading in november — when a raft of retailers complained about falling shopper numbers. no—deal, no way out of the uk for drivers. if britain leaves the eu without a brexit deal agreed, drivers wou

population, according to new survival estimates from the office for national statistics and public health englandnosed earlier. back, now, to brexit, and if you're baffled by all the jargon that's constantly bandied around by politicians and journalists, we have some help for you. all day, bbc news has been breaking down the language about brexit that is routinely used, but rarely explained. our political correspondent chris mason is at the university of bedfordshire in luton. hello from myjungle ofjargon — the terms that tumble and gush out of mouths like mine every second sentence. we've been chatting to people in luton about the terms that baffle them. people can sometimes get bored by it. it is a big mission for us today. we have been out and about in luton asking what it is around brexit that baffles them. what is article 50? this is the element of a treaty that allows a member state to leave. it set a two—year timetable for the process of getting out, and the uk is getting towards the end of that timetable. as things stand, we will reach it on friday the 29th of march at 11 o'clock at night

public health england will be launching a campaign to highlight the risk of cervical cancer and encourage women to attend screening appointments. i has the prime minister can say this. i know what it is like to go through a cervical test, it is not comfortable. sometimes for some it will be embarrassing, sometimes painful, but those few minutes can save lives. i would encourage all women to take up their smear tests. constituents, aged 18 -- emergency mental health support. on the tuesday he was helping others delivering my christmas cards as he's delivered many leaflets and elections over the years. later, the crisis team for emergency help. on the wednesday night he went missing. on the thursday i learned the volunteers that we have every christmas and i was expecting to see him, it all got too much for him and he'd taken his life. nathan garrett was a brilliant, engaging, kind young man. a county athletic champion. a talented, brilliant musician. he was incredibly popular. his parents and grandmother are here today. with the prime minister agree with me that when a teenager needs emerg

public health england will be launching a national campaign shortly to highlight the risk of cervical cancer and encourage women to attend their screening appointments. but i just say this. because i -- you know, i know -- i as a prime minister can stabbed here and say this. i know what it's like to go through a cervical smear test. it is not comfortable. sometimes for some it will be embarrassing. sometimes it's painful. but those few minutes -- those few minutes can save lives. so i would encourage all women to take up their smear tests. >> john man. >> speaker, on the monday before christmas, my constituent, nathan garretts, aged 18, was referred by his gp for emergency mental health support. on the tuesday, he was helping others delivering my christmas cards as he delivered many leaflets in elections over the years. and later he asked the crisis team for emergency help. and none was forthcoming. on the wednesday, nathan went missing. and on the thursday, i learned that the volunteers event that we have every christmas and i was expecting to see him, that it all got too much for hi

public health. but things like smoking, drinking, exercise, they are the things over the long term which cause huge amounts of illness, distress. and cost the nhs a lot of money. the head of public health england. actually, if we do this, he said if we do this, it will prevent 50,000 admissions... if it works, it is a cheap way... i was looking for a number attached to it. this is what the shadow health spokesman has said, a carter alcohol, addiction services, community smoking cessation services. you will need to put money on it, he said. and we should not pressure smokers to quit, especially if they are in hospital for non—smoking related reasons. we are all paying for the nhs so this isa are all paying for the nhs so this is a way of preventing the expensive and painful diseases. the point is, treating it beforehand might save money later on down the line? again, the financial times. talking about two cases. england is known as the divorce capital of the world. for the rich and for people with international lives. because people will get lucrative settlements? for those people with an access of money, the english courts have attended to award only 50—50 basis. often rewards for life. a fina

we also work closely with public health england and cancer research uk who clearly have more of a roleations after the home secretary sajid javid requested the navy‘s help. around 2a0 people have arrived in the uk on small boats since november. new research suggests that patients are made to wait twice as long for an ambulance when 999 is dialled from a doctor's surgery. it's according to a response to a freedom of information request from ten of the 13 ambulance services across the uk. ambulance bosses insist all calls are prioritised on clinical need. in a moment the weather, but first let's look at some of the most striking images of the day. these were the scenes on beaches in holland after a huge cargo ship lost some of its load in heavy storms. children's toys and tvs were among the items washed up on the shore and locals braved the weather to help with the clean—up. but there was a warning from officials that some of the containers washed off the ship, which was travelling from asia to northern europe, contained toxic substances. you've heard of horse whisperers — but how about

public health england will be launching a national campaign shortly to highlight the risks of cervicals a prime minister can stand here and say this, i know we don't like to go through a cervical smear test, it is not comfortable. sometimes for some it will be embarrassing. sometimes it's painful. but those few minutes can save lives, so i would encourage all women to take up their smear tests. quite a thing when the prime minister is talking about having a smear test, in the house of commons. we're going to talk now to carol taylor, a trustee ofjo's cervical cancer trust and whose sister died of cervical cancer when she was 29. and in our birmingham studio, we have amanda blood. she delayed her smear test for two years and was eventually diagnosed with cervical cancer last year. dr phillipa kay is still here too and chloe delevigne is on her way. theyjoin me now. comeback, both of you. amanda, you delayed your smear test for two years. tell us why you did that. i think it's probably like, every woman out there. it's fear. embarrassment. you are worried that it fear. embarrassment. you

health service in england. now, to the offer an important public service, or to trivialize politics?ates aren't to say the least controversial. for decades, many have not happened. usually because one leader — generally the one with most to lose — has simply pulled out of the debate and stop the programme. 2010s of the first debate between the three party leaders. by 2015, the panel speakers had grown rather large. now an epetition calling for an independent body to be in charge of future tv leaders debates has attracted the signatures of 135,000 people so triggering a debate in westminster hall. there is a clear expectation among the public. leaders of political parties are much more visible and much more accessible than they were previously. the public, i believe, want greater opportunities to see the political leaders in action, and interacting with one another in order for them to build up a more complete picture of who they are, and what they stand for. my honourable friend would agree with me that it should definitely the case that there should be a commission rather than being

child poverty and cuts to public health services in england, are threatening recent improvements in youngup of senior doctors. a study from the royal college of paediatrics and child health also highlighted concerns about recruitment and access to research funding once the uk leaves the eu. the department for health says new roles are being shaped to reflect the priorities set out in its long term plan for the nhs. prince william willjoin a discussion on mental health at the world economic forum in davos this afternoon. the duke of cambridge will use the opportunity to highlight his belief that major employers, many of whom will be represented at davos, have a vital role to play in promoting good mental health. tv duo ant and dec were named as best presenters for the 18th time at the national television awards last night. that's despite ant mcpartlin taking a break from a number of tv shows after his arrest for drink driving last year. the biggest winners of the night were bodyguard and emmerdale, both taking home two awards. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba was there. it is th

health went downhill. across england, 54 out of 302 councils told the bbc they have introduced a public spaces protection order issued over four years, and only ten of those have been paid. some spare change, please, ma'am? home office advice is to only use the power against genuine antisocial behaviour, and not target the vulnerable. peterborough council banned begging last year, but have not issued a single fine, as they want to give those that beg the opportunity to get off the street first. now they are trying something new. a contactless donation point. you just put your card up to the screen and it will immediately take £3, which goes into a charitable donation. right. we want to make sure the money goes to the right place so we can provide support to get them off the streets, so they don't have to beg in the first place. the money goes into this and it will fund a number of different initiatives. is it actually going to work in stopping people holding their hand out? this is about making inroads. begging will go on, but it's about to what extent. over three months, almost £1000 has been donated through

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health went downhill. across england, 54 out of 302 councils told the bbc they have introduced a public spaces protection orderen of those have been paid. some spare change, please, ma'am? home office advice is to only use the power against genuine anti—social behaviour, and not target the vulnerable. peterborough council banned begging last year, but have not issued a single fine, as they want to give those that beg the opportunity to get off the street first. now they are trying something new. a contactless donation point. you just put your card up to the screen and it will immediately take £3, which goes into a charitable donation. right. we want to make sure the money goes to the right place so we can provide support to get them off the streets, so they don't have to beg in the first place. the money goes into this and it will fund a number of different initiatives. is it actually going to work in stopping people holding their hand out? this is about making inroads. begging will go on, but it's about to what extent. over three months, almost £1000 has been donated through the contactless point. that is hel

public health to change the world. however, we can surely understand that new england minister sense of despair and futility in the moment in which he lived. but indeed, we know the public health challenges of our own day, the very ones the bloomberg american health initiative exists to confront, can 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 these enormities, the cadre of experts who comprise the bloomberg american health initiative, like so many of you here today, roll up their sleeves. and they adhere to the guiding principle that michael bloomberg has frequently intoned so often and so poignantly -- in god we trust, everyone else, bring data. it is this data-driven approach to public health that denotes, that distinguishes the bloomberg american health initiative and animates our university and school of public health. this is the place for the tools of public health or harness to -- it is a place where the tools of public health are harnessed to challenge thinking, dismantle stale assumptions and exposed social inequi

of how a dreaded disease was conquered to show the power of public health to change the world however we can understand that old new england minister's sense of despair and futility in the moment in which he lived but we know the public houealth challenges of our own day, the very ones the bloomberg health initiative exist to confront can seem just as monumental and daunting as diphtheria did in the time of this minister but where others throw up their hands in the face of these enormities, the cad tray of experts who comprise the bloomberg health initiative like you so many of you here today, they roll up their leaves. mike bloomberg has so said often and so pointedly, in god we trust, everyone else bring data. it's this approach to public health that distinguishes the bloomberg american health initiative and animates our school of public health. this is a place where the tools of public health are harnessed to challenge, dismantle stale assumptions and expose deep social inequities and the need of redress and repair. mike bloolberg knows a thing or too about marshaling data. but as he would be the first to admit, success

nhs patients in england are being promised access to "world—class" treatments as part of the new ten—year plan for the health service. the prime minister says the publicationthe nhs budget rising to £20 billion a year by 2023. labour says staff shortages and cuts to the health and social care systems in recent years will make it very hard to deliver what's being proposed. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. one... two... jenny ray knows first—hand how hard it can be

link, nhs patients in england are being promised access to "world class" treatments, as part of the new io—year plan for the health service. the prime minister says the publicationistoric" moment for the health service, with the nhs budget rising to an extra £20 billion a year by 2023. labour says staff shortages and cuts to the health and social care systems in recent years will make it very hard to deliver what's being proposed. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. one... two... jenny ray knows first—hand how hard it can be to live with poor mental health. for years, she's struggled with anxiety and depression. when she's needed help, she's had good support from the gp and the wider nhs. but she says mental health is still only second—best when compared to physical problems. it feels like we're making a start, but there still seems to me like there's a long way to go, um... and i mean, i don't have the answers, but it seems to me that waiting months and months for treatment can't possibly be right. improving the provision of mental—health services for people likejenny is one of the areas the prime minister is highlighting today, mrs may outlining me

nhs patients in england are being promised access to "world class" treatments, as part of the new 10—year plan for the health service. the prime minister says the publicationh the nhs budget rising by an extra £20 billion a year by 2023. labour says staff shotages and cuts to the health and social care systems in recent years will make it very hard to deliver what‘s being proposed. here‘s our health editor hugh pym. ok, so we'll go through into the kitchen. the nhs, caring in the home. that‘s what gwyneth has experienced in a scheme in somerset, which service leaders want to see extended across england as part of the new long—term plan. she was in hospital with a heart problem, but got home quickly because local nhs and social care staff could work out her needs away from hospital, including equipment to help her cope on her own. what sort of things has it helped you with? well, confidence, for a start. the feeling that there‘s always somebody there. you see, i live on my own, apart from a yorkshire terrier. and you do need a certain backing. you think you don‘t, because all your life you‘ve been self—sufficient. but you do. the scheme, called home first,

health went downhill. across england, 5a out of 302 councils told the bbc they have introduced a public spaces protection orderegging. but only 2aa fines have been issued overfour years, and only ten of those have been paid. some spare change, please? home 0ffice advice is to only use the power of the genuine antisocial behaviour, and not target the vulnerable. peterborough council banned begging last year, but have not issued a single fine, as they wa nt to not issued a single fine, as they want to give those that beg the opportunity to get off the street first. now they are trying something new. a contactless donation point. you just put your card up to the screen and it will immediately take £3, which goes into a charitable donation. right. we want to make sure the money goes to the right place we can provide support to get them off the streets don't have to beg in the first place. the money goes into this and it will fund a number of different initiatives. goes into this and it will fund a number of different initiativesm it actually going to work in stopping people holding their hands out? this is about m