so improving public transportation will have more people riding public transportation. >> moderator: thank you very much. thank you. ms. o'meara. >> oh, are we just attributing this transportation problem just to the octavia corridor? >> >> moderator: no. traffic problems in general. >> well, i think -- i talked to some of my neighbors last week about this transport situation in the city. and these are -- these are occasions. i understand the need for bikers. i'm a biker myself, et cetera. and that there are changes. one thing i want to share with you, what my constituency said, who are these people that are hired by city hall, when the person comes from washington, d.c. and what do they know about the streets in san francisco or how they design them. or what kind of outreach is being done by sfmta. some of the, there's not enough consultation or none. in fact, we need to re-examine that by asking the question, if sfmta is the one responsible together with vallie's job as supervisor, then they are not doing their job. they are not -- they're not connecting with the community or advis

we are part of and i cofounded this voices for public transportation. does this click automatically? do i need to come over here? these are some of the organizational endorsements that we have. we have labour, transportation advocate's, youth, seniors, disabled and environment. our goal is to create a values-based measure that will have good outcomes and that is winnable and that's what we're working towards. this is not about buses and trains but about people. this is marion and she works for the sfp and lives in east san jose and isn't able to have breakfast or go to school with her daughter judy because she has to get to work. but with investment from a regional transportation measure, she can spend that with her daughter. this is ernesto, the love of his life in livermore, but the commute is killing them but the train is a feasible option and love prevails. now this is troy l i, born in china and she doesn't weren't rohave to burden her family by staying overnight and she won't have to. she can have an easy day trip to the grandkids and get home for

professor dame sally davies says government ministers should ban eating on local public transport anddilly gardens for us this morning. can you give us a sense of how this might work in prep ‘s? —— practice? it is quiet here at the moment but throughout today thousands of people will from through this area, surrounded by public transport. we have trams, buses, the train station is just have trams, buses, the train station isjust up have trams, buses, the train station is just up the back and as the outgoing chief medical officer for england dame sally davis gets her way, we could be banned from taking on snack that we love, the drinks that we enjoy as well as we make our journeys wherever we are going. should there be a ban on snack food on public transport? i think it is unfair to ban them from eating on public transport.” think it is down to the parents. when i was little all i had to do was seated mealtimes and was not allowed to eat any other time to certainly not on the train or the bus. i think it is rather harsh. people are going to eat so i wouldn't do that, personally.” don't

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the uk's top docter is saying snacking on public transport should be banned to help tackle child obesityow would this impact your commute? get in touch. just use the hashtag bbcworklife. hello and a warm welcome to worklife. we begin in washington where top level talks are due to take place later between the us and china over their increasingly damaging and fractious trade war. there's growing concern a deal is still a long way off. that's been hitting financial markets around the world in the run—up. the us and china together account for more than 40% of the world's economy. but their stand—off is affecting the whole world as global supply chains are disrupted and components go up in price. let's take the iphone for example — designed in the us but assembled in china. if the trade war isn't resolved by december, the us will impose a 15% levy on the iphone among other tech products made in china, so prices around the world could rise. with us now is eleanor olcott, china policy analyst at t5 lombard. welcome to you. this has been going on and on. what is your expectation for what we will

englands‘s outgoing chief medical officer says eating and drinking on local public transport should bed to help tackle childhood obesity. we'll be speaking to an expert in child eating behaviour to get their thoughts at 9:15. and england's much—anticipated world cup rugby match against france has been cancelled because of a typhoon a typhoon heading forjapan. more in the sport at 09:35. good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. good morning. the us secretary of state has said that washington didn't give turkey a ‘green light‘ to begin its military operation in north—east syria. kurdish forces, which control the area, have reported heavy airstrikes and the start of a ground offensive amid widespread panic. the turkish decision was prompted by president trump‘s announcement that us troops would withdraw from the region where thousands of captured fighters from the islamic state group are being held by kurdish forces. president erdogan of turkey says his aim is to create a so—called ‘safe zone‘ —— cleared of kurdish fighters. the kurds were key allies of the us in defeating islamic

it's the advice from the top doctor here saying there should be a ban on eating food on public transporttackle obesity. and, finally, it's the footballer‘s wife turned detective — colleen rooney filling up the front pages and twitter feeds after fake stories she posted turned up in the sun newspaper. the twist? she says only one person could see the posts — fellow wag rebekah vardy. the plot thickens. with me is oliver cornock who's editor—in—chief of oxford business group. this group. website is in turkey. terror organisations this website is in turkey. terror organisations are targeted. this is peace spring. interesting to see how the turkish media is interpreting this. absolutely, and as we heard earlierfrom your this. absolutely, and as we heard earlier from your correspondence, there is a lot more behind the scenes in in terms of the timing, president hearder one's position has been compromised significantly. —— erdogan. there is all sorts of stuff going on in turkey. step back further and we have to look at the kurdish angle here. they waged a terror campaign within turkey, they do

"ban snacking on public transport to help tackle childhood obesity", says england's outgoing chief medicaler. america's simone biles makes history — the first woman to win five all—round world gymnastics titles. and at 11:30, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers lord jones and daisy mcandrew. stay with us for that. kenneth borisjohnson and his irish counterpart leo varadkar have said have said they can see a pathway to a possible brexit deal. after more than two hours of talks at a country house on the wirral — the two leaders said a deal was in everybody‘s interest. mr varadkar said he thought it was still possible that a deal could be done by the end of october — but he declined to say what had changed. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. off to work. a private plane for the irish leader. a speeding limousine for the prime minister. the two of them heading to an encounter that could change things for us all. tucked away at a country house on the wirral, a private moment of massive public importance. could they shake on a deal? after a couple of hou

ministers should ban eating on public transport and phase out all adverts for unhealthy food and drink according to england's former chief medical officer. in her final report to government, dame sally davies says we are nowhere near achieving government targets to halve childhood obesity by 2030, and calls on ministers to take radical action. the health secretary, matt hancock, said they have already taken strong action in this area, but they will study the report closely and act on the evidence. my colleague annita mcveigh spoke to professorjacqueline blissett, a specialist in childhood eating behaviour at aston university. i think this report is absolutely vital. we are really struggling to tackle the problem of childhood obesity, and the report recommends a whole host of changes that we really need to make urgently. actually, the recommendation suggesting a ban on eating on public transport is just one of those. it might not be the easiest to implement, and it might make very small changes to people's habits, but that is the whole idea. we need to be changing our food environments

public transport sector has been. because of the marches and demonstrations on the streets. went on or this kind of a subsidy scheme would help relieve. operating pressure of the transport sector i think it would but more importantly if so side people. commonly last demonstration and then perhaps stop. and even more then. it's unclear when and whether that will happen in the meantime the hong kong government is also looking to top up its sinking tourism numbers it's reportedly in talks with the travel industry over additional support in the form of airfare and hotel subsidies. you would have thought that people start fighting over something as mundane as. sand as an essential component. of concrete is the stuff which growing megacities made in cambodia sound is being grabbed from the mekong river alarming rates with disastrous results for local residents. removing too much sand from the bed and banks of a river can disturb its equilibrium here the may come washed everything away trees the riverside road. the houses on fire you don't get a but it was night time you were asleep

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the cause was a planned hike in public transport fares angry rioters set this garment factory on fire on sunday 5 people died here the president declared a state of emergency. we are at war with a powerful relentless enemy that respects nothing or anyone and is willing to use violence and crime without any limits. even when it involves the loss of human lives yes a man many residents of santiago tried to get back to normal life the city's metro reopened. as did a small number of supermarkets where people waited in long lines to be let in. for motorists also faced long waits to fill up. you're not serious it's been a quiet morning compared to the previous days at least after everything i heard during the night it looks calm now imagine it will be worse to be honest. but total calm seems a long way off with the protests showing no signs of letting up. and with me in the studio is d.w. reporter on a shorter who's been watching these developments and things have escalated so quickly and in recent days and now the former president of chile is weighing in on the discussion yes she is actual

weekend led to at least 10 deaths with more than 1500 people being arrested a planned hike in public transport fare as the unrest that's now been council but protesters say their discontent runs deep and calls are out for a general strike more than 10000 soldiers and police officers have been deployed in santiago. another day of protests in chile. thousands have taken to the streets once again in santiago and felt her i.e. so. my the military used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowds of demonstrators president sebastian pinera sent in the troops to maintain order after a weekend of chaos in several cities. there were deaths amid violent clashes arson attacks and looting the cause was a planned hike in public transport fares angry rioters set this garment factory on fire on sunday 5 people died here the president declared a state of emergency. and. we are at war with a powerful relentless enemy that the respects nothing for anyone and is willing to use violence and crime without any limits. even when it involves the loss of human lives. many residents of santiago tried to get back t

originally about a hike in public transport costs these protests and now about much more inequality and the cost of living. yet them being destroyed to combat his rhetoric president pinera met with lawmakers and has pledged to reduce excessive inequality the writing has however divided people. especially the mass torching and destruction of santiago subway systems which ordinary people are now cleaning up. thank god i was born and raised here so i saw them build all the metro stations and this metro should be for my grandchildren. or 10 should be for everyone. but at the level of. that the local authorities say it will take months to fix meanwhile people are now stockpiling fuel for the week ahead as chile braces for more of the same. in hong kong demonstrators defying an official ban on protests staged more. democracy rallies over the weekend some of them turning violent for months now an unlikely figure has put himself in the thick of clashes between police and activists e.w.s. charlotte shells until met up with the hong kong man he has seen it all and now refuses to be kept on the si

what sparked this unrest at 1st was a planned hike in public transport fares but even after the government backtracked the riots continued widening to reflect anger among chileans over living costs and inequality there were deaths amid bio in clashes arson and looting president sebastian pinera had condemned the violence but also pledged more efforts to meet the protesters demands not only. that on tuesday i will meet with party presidents. of both government and opposition parties. you just blow or and hopefully move towards a social agreement. that will allow us all. together to rapidly efficiently and responsibly approach better solutions to the problems affecting trillanes. on monday many syntagma residents tried to get back to normal life the city's metro reopened as did a small number of shops but people had to stand in long lines to be let in. i have to buy what i can from my home for lunch for dinner there's nothing in the majority of the businesses are closed because they were looted. drivers also face long waits to fill up. either. it seems we're men of running out of fuel are go

originally about a hike in public transport costs these protests are now about much more inequality and the cost of living. it destroys a comeback is rhetoric president pinera met with lawmakers and has pledged to reduce excessive inequality the writing has however divided people. especially the mass torching and destruction of santiago's subway systems which ordinary people are now cleaning up. so necessary now i was born and raised here so i saw them build all the metro stations and this metro should be for my grandchildren. or 10 should be for everyone and the world but at the level of some of that the overall health or to say it will take months to fix meanwhile people are now stockpiling fuel for the week ahead as chile braces for more of the same. for now let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world a ballot counts in bolivia shows left wing president evo morales in the lead following sunday's vote but it may not be enough for an alfred when a runoff might be necessary in mid december ralitsa seeking an unprecedented 4th term in office just by gettin

originally about a hike in public transport costs these protests are now about much more inequality and the cost of living. yet than being destroyed the comeback is rhetoric president pinera met with lawmakers and has pledged to reduce excessive inequality the writing has however divided people. especially the mass torching and destruction of santiago subway systems which ordinary people are now cleaning up. saying that's. they say i was born and raised here so i saw them build all the metro stations and this metro should be for my grandchildren. or 10 should be for everyone. but at the level of some of that the local authorities say it will take months to fix meanwhile people are now stockpiling fuel for the week ahead as chile braces for more of the same. all right well how about this special place for a round of golf with mount everest in the background golfers in the all of been taking advantage of the himalayan scenery on the most spectacular course imaginable there's actually only one real way to get there and that's by helicopter spots be the 1st golf tournament ever played at an

former chief medical officer has said radical action is needed, including banning eating on public transport government needs to be bold and it can make a difference, and the public are asking for this. they believe, the public do, that government should protect their children. today's report lays out the challenge posed by childhood obesity. on average, in the final year of primary school, six out of 30 children will be obese, twice the number compared to 30 years ago. in england alone, 1.2 million children are clinically obese. this is feeding into diseases like type two diabetes, once very rare in children. there are now 100 new cases each year. our range gives apples, strawberries... orange, grapes, apples, strawberries... some of three—year—old marisa's favourite foods. her parents made a radical change to her diet recently, after being warned that she was overweight and needed to be slimmer. i was feeling so bad because i am the mum and i am responsible for her health, and i was feeling terrified about her future and want to help her. the result of the healthier diet is that marisa has

our public transport network is falling apart just when our public transport network is falling apartjustof keeping global temperature rises to a manageable level, we need immediate action. i want to thank groups like extension rebellion for educating us and pushing this issue to the top of the agenda. the government's target of reaching net zero emissions by 2050 is too late and the tories are doing little to meet it. in fact, investment in clea n meet it. in fact, investment in clean energy has fallen now for three years running. a labour government is fully signed up to a green new deal. we are already working closely with trade unions and the scientific community to develop the most radical climate targets in the world. in government we would entrench this into law by updating the labour government's great achievement of the climate change at, which david miliband pushed through, which would be consistent with the just transition for workers. the urgent need to reduce our emissions is the starting point for the green industrial revolution. we would unleash it in every pa rt revolution

been snacking on public transport to attack childhood obesity.times are around up lots of sport now, times are around upfor lots of sport now, times are around up for the sports lots of football tonight, three of the nations on the hunt for glory tonight, northern ireland, wales and scotland all in qualifying action and let's have a look at these scores, they are likely needing at least a draw, take that qualification hope alive and goalless in again. scotland are in moscow and it is 0—0 there as well. ending them going to the top two qualifying spots. but the game in hand, a victory would see them go level and it is wales that leads 1-0. level and it is wales that leads i—o. scoring open there and they can competitive debut tonight and you can competitive debut tonight and you ca n follow competitive debut tonight and you can follow all of those games in the bbc sport website. england managers says they will abide for the protocol if they encounter any racial abuse during their qualifier in the republic tomorrow in bulgaria next week. the qualif

banning children from eating on public transport and more taxes on unhealthy food — those are just two trying to combat the continuing rise in childhood obesity. the latest figures show a record number of 10 and 11 year olds are now severely overweight in england. in total, more than a million children across england are obese. it means in a class of 30 children, a third are now overweight or obese — that's twice as many as 30 years ago. in deprived areas it's particularly bad, with more than a quarter of 10 and 11 year olds severely obese. our health editor hugh pym has the story. here is what many communities are up against. rows of fast food outlets with constant invitations to eat low cost ta keaway with constant invitations to eat low cost takeaway is. it's a serious challenge to good health. £300 million a year is spent on advertising snacks, sweets and fizzy drinks. there has been a 53% increase in average pizza portion sizes over three decades. there are 53,000 takea sizes over three decades. there are 53,000 take a ways, more than half close to primary schools. marissa's famil

people from your generation garments in the shops and on public transport and the bosses waving and giving the school to these young projects to. take so it's just what he's going to mexico i was like to think you should mention the recent shows because. it's quite moving really to see so much solidarity to see so many people out on the streets all expressing the same things and doing so peacefully and safely. and. when it's raining you can actually count on someone offering you an umbrella or a rain jacket there is one time i start raining i realize i didn't have anything to protect me or my camera and i just walked around knowing that someone would offer me something eventually and they did. there's been all sorts of types of protesters you know sand sit ins there's been a hand holding protests. i cause. i know. i. and there's also things like the lenin wows which are spontaneous and permanent place is in poland where people are posting post it notes or poster it was to express how they feel and their demands and those are words that peaceful wage protests and they're all over town. the

still to come the president of chile apologizes after 15 are killed in riots triggered by his public transport hikes details after the break. in a world of big partisan movie lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to get the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now for watching closely watching the hawks. seem wrong why don't we just don't call. me. yet to see how does this come out to. and in gains from it equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. welcome back the 1st russia africa summit is being held today 43 leaders will take part with the aim of boosting cooperation. i want to look to the list of deliveries has expanded you into share with you cultural products increase groceries one of the top 10 largest food supplies in the african markets we are exporting move agricultural products. so africa has come to russia to get

still to come the president of chile apologizes after 15 are killed in riots triggered by his public transport hikes more on that and a few minutes. the world is driven by shaped by the curse of those with. no dares thinks. we dare to ask. what holds his hands to. put themselves on the line. to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president i'm sure. we somehow want to be rich. but you'd like to be close that's what the 43 in the morning and people are. interested always in the waters of the. first city may. come back the 1st russia africa summit is being held today 43 leaders will take part with the aim of boosting cooperation. that there would only the list of deliveries is expanded you would share with you cultural products increase groceries one of the top 10 largest food supplies in the african markets we are exporting move agricultural products because the. so africa has come to russia to get russia to come to africa more often that pretty much explains what we're seeing and saatchi on wednesday and thursday the 1st event of its kind all the african leaders have been in to th

for those tricky journeys, where walking or public transport isn't an option, i've got another solution me. this... wow. ..is your brand—new electric car. let's get in, let's have a drive. if we're going to reach net zero by 2050, we're going to have to ditch our petrol and diesel cars. but is the government doing enough to promote an electric car revolution? the department for transport's target is that, by 2040, no new cars on our roads should be internal—combustion—engine vehicles. that is, petrol and diesel—fuelled. 2040 is too late, so we're going to have to bring forward that date. at the latest 2035, and preferably before that even. in 2018, electric car sales made up just 2.2% of all new cars sold, so there is a long way to go. first trip in the new electric carfor me, up to the rugby this morning. it is a lot smoother, isn't it? the electric car is a hit with the paviers, but at around £30,000, it's out of their price range. so, then, boys, daddy's driving in the car, better than mum? yeah. yeah, i think so too. the new behaviour change report says we need more financial incent

former chief medical officer has said radical action is needed, including banning eating on public transportg for this. they believe, the public do, that government should protect their children. today's report lays out the challenge posed by childhood obesity. on average, in the final year of primary school, six out of 30 children will be obese, twice the number compared to 30 years ago. in england alone, 1.2 million children are clinically obese. this is feeding into diseases like type two diabetes, once very rare in children. there are now 100 new cases each year. orange, grapes, apples, strawberries... some of three—year—old marisa's favourite foods. her parents made a radical change to her diet recently, after being warned that she was overweight and needed to be slimmer. i was feeling so bad because i am the mum and i am responsible for her health, and i was feeling terrified about her future and want to help her. the result of the healthier diet is that marisa has lost two kilos and the rest of the family are slimmer as well. and there have been other successes. the levy on sugary sof

after decades of urban decay the city is getting back on track with improvements to public transport services in the installation of thousands of energy efficient streetlights despite being on the brink of bankruptcy in a city investment is totaled over $9000000000.00 since 2000. 6 as entrepreneurs hustle to stake a claim in the city while it's still going cheap the last 10 years so 59 percent rise in young graduates moving into the cities core reinventing arts and cultural one on the outskirts a new wave of. social rising. detroit . but really can keep. rising fares he says he could you see here in the city in this market the. new street i had heard about. here. which was much smaller than it is now and getting national publicity and all of that. feed. in agriculture. world here we take everything eastern market. and. the big trucks yeah yeah people love their cars and. people want to brand it is this you know green place in which is great and people are kind of taking on that mentality it's still detroit and it's still always going to have a big cars until. people have to figure ou

the weekend have led to 8 deaths and over 1500 people have been arrested a planned hike in public transportation sparked that on trust and that's now been cancelled but the similar in public anger shows no signs of stopping. sheilas capital sent jago. protest started by students who exploded into a much wider range of violence. including writing. and some looting. several people have already been killed by fires and more than a 1000 people have been arrested. but it surely is under an official state of emergency. that. we are at war against a powerful implacable enemy who does not respect anything or anyone. and who is willing to use violence in crime without any limits the. soldiers are on the streets for the 1st time in nearly 30 years the 1st time since general pinochet's military units are. originally about a hike in public transport costs these protests are now about much more inequality and the cost of living. it than being destroyed to combat his rhetoric president pinera met with lawmakers and has pledged to reduce excessive inequality the writing has however divided people. especially t

originally about a hike in public transport costs these protests and now about much more inequality and the cost of living. yes destroying the comeback is rhetoric president pinera met with lawmakers and has pledged to reduce excessive inequality the writing has however divided people. especially the mass torching and destruction of santiago subway systems which ordinary people are now cleaning up. the same messy day yeah i was born and raised here so i saw them build all the metro stations and this metro should be for my grandchildren. or 10 should be for everyone at the world but at the level of some of that the local authorities say it will take months to fix meanwhile people are now stockpiling fuel for the week ahead as chile braces for more of the same. to syria now kurdish led forces over drawing from towns along the northern border with turkey that's apparently in line with a cease fire deal brokered by the u.s. and turkey wants to establish a so-called safe zone in the region and is demanding that kurdish forces withdraw completely the u.s. and the kurds once thought together i

down to public transport is down to a minimum but some protesters have gone to just using this political unrest is an excuse for violence and vandalism as this is a vital fight for the country's future. and finally there is yet another primary related art auction to report we told you recently about the time we option of a banksy painting depicting the u.k. parliament as chimps some baring their teeth and displaying similarly uncivilized behavior well now a chimp is taking center stage not as the subject of art but as its creator congo the chimpanzee is a prolific painter and a london gallery plans to sell a collection of $55.00 of the primates paintings the mayor gallery will auction the curated collection of desmond morris with each canvas expected to sell for a price between $197400.00 but while the idea of a monkey monet may make a smile the director of the mayer gallery insists the congo who was featured in 1950 s. b.b.c. t.v. programme before dying of tuberculosis in 1964 is no mere sloppy celebrity celebrity slinging willy nilly singing paint willy nilly james mayer praised congo'

originally about a hike in public transport costs these protests are now about much more inequality and the cost of living. yes disappointed about this rhetoric president pinera met with lawmakers and has pledged to reduce excessive inequality the writing has however divided people. especially the mass torching and destruction of santiago subway systems which ordinary people are now cleaning up. for us thank god i was born and raised here so i saw them build all the metro stations and this metro should be for my grandchildren. what 10 should be for everyone at the world but at the level of some of that the local authorities say it will take months to fix meanwhile people are now stockpiling fuel for the week ahead as cheaply braces for more of the same. let's get more background on what is going on in chile we are joined by to muscatine as who is from spanish and you're actually from chile therefore i'm wondering are you surprised by this anger that we're seeing spilling out onto the streets to be honest i'm not surprised maybe about the reasons given a strange sense are actually showin

town, longton, to, say, the northernmost town, tunstall, if you try to make that journey by public transportlonger than your trip up from london today. wow! how long would it take? probably about two and a half hours. ben, tell us a bit about, do you live and work in stoke? and also, maybe from a younger perspective, what you feel you would like to see covered about this city. there's a lot more things in manchester and birmingham and places like that to do the people my age and younger, than to stay in stoke. it doesn't really have anything, there's not really manyjobs. a lot of people, my friends, who are finishing university and stuff, they are just going elsewhere, they don't want to have anything to do with stoke—on—trent. tell us what you think the main challenges are and what the issues we should be covering here. i think the biggest problem in stoke—on—trent is pride. years gone by, people worked on the potbanks, and they made beautiful things like that. at the end of the day, they were proud of what they made. now they are answering phones and filling supermarket shelves, there's no

the doctors are saying the types of food consumed on public transport... fast foods... whether or not someone biggest indicators of whether or not someone is going to become obese and develop health problems because of thatis develop health problems because of that is politics. we do not have available cheap healthy food and a large portion of the country relying on food banks to sustain themselves. this is an issue that goes much, much deeper than people eating chips on the trip. having said that, there is nothing worse than getting on a bus and train and someone eating smelly food, i am looking at you, fella! digital tax. the smelly food, i am looking at you, fella! digitaltax. the ecd is going to crack down on tax avoidance and the idea of the likes of amazon, big tech firms, breaking huge amounts of money here but through clever accounting, they legitimately indulge in tax avoidance. quite frankly it is an issue of fairness andi frankly it is an issue of fairness and i totally support this move. companies like amazon are responsible for promoting the death of the hi

so taxing unhealthy food more and actually stopping, perhaps, eating on public transport. in touch. one person says the taxing cheap food to discourage poor people from purchasing cheap food seems to ignore the basics of what it means to be poor. just make healthy food cheaper. another of your picked up on that point as well. grace says to bring down the price of healthier choices of food. that should be reduced. maybe that is a better idea. hello there. the week up until now has been standard with sunshine and showers, mostly showers across the west. but the story is turning more complicated now at the end of the week thanks to more complex weather fronts pushing on of the atlantic which could bring quite a band of rain in some places. thursday will be another breezy and windy day and we will start to see the first of these more complicated weather fronts pushing through later in the day. this is the low that has brought showers in last few days. new low will send a weather front across parts of the north—west into the afternoon. book we start thursday dry and bright with

going up just due to speculation but the truth is that we have already seen prices go up in public transport for instance a single bus tickets in the kito metro area went from $0.25 to $0.35 overnight. the rise in fuel prices has triggered a domino effect and other basic goods are going up in price to create an uncertainty among the people but many here say that fuel prices are just the tip of the iceberg and they disagree with the neo liberal agenda put in place by lenin marina lenin more than those neo liberal policies which followed the dictates of the international monetary fund with the elimination of subsidies effects university students because we're the children of workers and peasants to increase the already high costs of living and to keep wages as low as they are means that many students can't continue their studies to just get the government leave them alone and we don't want to miss president because it has a really negative effect on us now the government is also implementing measures such as tax cuts to balance the higher cost of fuel and incentivize economic growth but many h

we are encouraging the public to use public transportation if you can. also, if you must drive, reminding everyone to be smart and be vigilant. park smart. don't leave your valuables in the car. don't leave yourself as a victim. if you see something, say something. if you see behavior that merits an emergency call, please call 911. otherwise, report it and we will be out in force. the last thing on special events, harley strictly blue grass was this sunday. it went smoothly. this year we have some additional security measures that were put in place by the organizers of the event, including fencing -- even though the event is free, those security measures were successful. we were happy to report no significant incidents at the harley strictly blue grass. just one other

former chief medical officer has said radical action is needed, including banning eating on public transport and the public are asking for this. they believe, the public do, that government should protect their children. today's report lays out the challenge posed by childhood obesity. on average, in the final year of primary school, six out of 30 children will be obese, twice the number compared to 30 years ago. in england alone, 1.2 million children are clinically obese. this is feeding into diseases like type two diabetes, once very rare in children. there are now 100 new cases each year. orange, grapes, apples, strawberries... some of three—year—old marisa's favourite foods. her parents made a radical change to her diet recently, after being warned that she was overweight and needed to be slimmer. i was feeling so bad because i am the mum and i am responsible for her health, and i was feeling terrified about her future and want to help her. the result of the healthier diet is that marisa has lost two kilos and the rest of the family are slimmer as well. and there have been other successe