according to the royal college of paediatrics and child health more than three quarters of the patients strokes. earlier i spoke to peter hindmarsh, professor of paediatric endocrinology at the royal college of paediatrics and child health. he told me that the rise in the numbers of young people with type 2 diabetes is a concern. although the numbers are relatively small, at present, we know that the number of individuals with obesity, both adults and children, is rising. if you have obesity as a child, it's more likely that you will end up as an adult with obesity. obesity is one of the... 0r causes of the development of type 2 diabetes, which brings with it a huge cost to society, in terms of mortality, morbidity and, of course, to the individual themselves. and for these illnesses... this illness to be appearing at this age, obviously, type one diabetes, there are lots of children with that. and they are born with that, it's something that is not within their control or their families' control. but type 2 diabetes is preventable. it is preventable. it has a genetic basis. yeah. that

i'm joined now by peter hindmarsh, professor of paediatric endocrinology at the royal college of paediatrics health. thanks for being with us. on the face of it, these figures look worrying. they are. although the numbers are relatively small at present, we know the number of individuals with obesity both adults and children is rising. if you have obesity as a child, it's more likely that you will end up as an adult with obesity. 0besity that you will end up as an adult with obesity. obesity is one of the causes for development of type two diabetes which brings with it huge cost to society in terms of mortality, morbidity and of course to the individual themselves. for this illness to be appearing at this age, type one diabetes, there are lots of children with that they are born with that, it's something that's not in their control over family's control but type two diabetes diabetes is preventable. family's control but type two diabetes diabetes is preventablem is preventable. it has a genetic basis. that's absolutely correct. the situation is, if it's going to ma nifest the situation is, i

wales with type 2 diabetes has risen by more than 40% injust four years, according to the royal college of paediatricsl leaders described the increase as "extremely worrying" and called for a boost in public health funding. the department of health says its "new childhood obesity plan will get children exercising more in schools and reduce their exposure to sugary and fatty foods." rail passengers are facing major disruption today as london euston station closes for the whole weekend for engineering works. that will affect the west coast mainline, while a one—day strike means there'll be a reduced service on south western railway. michael cowen is at london euston for us this morning. give us the big picture. it will be a chaotic day and while this problem originates in london, it is a much bigger problem. west coast main line, one of the busiest routes, will be cut off the next three week and stop places like liverpool, manchester, glasgow, birmingham, none of them will be serviced by this mainline and they are doing an upgrade at north wembleyjunction, one of the country's busiest interchanges. it i

type 2 diabetes has risen by more than 40—percent injust four years, according to the royal college of paediatricsrs described the increase as "extremely worrying" and called for a boost in public health funding. the department of health says its "new childhood obesity plan will get children exercising more in schools and reduce their exposure to sugary and fatty foods." the funeral of barry chuckle, one half of the comedy duo the chuckle brothers, has been held in rotherham. the coffin of the comedian, whose real name is barry elliot, was carried by his brother paul to a service at rotherham united football club where he was an honorary life president. hundreds of fans gathered outside the stadium to pay their respects. former international cricket star imran khan has been sworn in as the next prime minister of pakistan. after winning the general election injuly, mr khan's appointment was confirmed by a parliamentary vote yesterday. however, opposition leaders have claimed elements ofjuly‘s ballot were rigged. britain's new aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, will leave portsmouth later today

type 2 diabetes has risen by more than 40—percent injust four years, according to the royal college of paediatricss described the increase as "extremely worrying" and called for a boost in public health funding. the department of health says its "new childhood obesity plan will get children exercising more in schools and reduce their exposure to sugary and fatty foods." former international cricket star imran khan has been sworn in as the next prime minister of pakistan. after winning the general election injuly, mr khan's appointment was confirmed by a parliamentary vote yesterday. however, opposition leaders have claimed elements ofjuly's ballot were rigged. aretha franklin's funeral is to be held on the 31st august in her home city of detroit. the service will be a private ceremony forfamily, friends and invited guests. the queen of soul died on thursday aged 76. her coffin will go on public display for two days before the funeral. britain's new aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, will leave portsmouth later today sailing to the east coast of america. two f—35 test aircraft will conduct a nu

wales with type 2 diabetes has risen by more than 40% injust four years, according to the royal college of paediatrics as extremely worrying and called for a boost in public health funding. the department of health says its "new childhood obesity plan will get children exercising more in schools and reduce their exposure to sugary and fatty foods." former international cricket star imran khan will today be sworn in as the next prime minister of pakistan. after winning the general election injuly, mr khan's appointment was confirmed by a parliamentary vote yesterday. however, opposition leaders have claimed elements ofjuly‘s ballot were rigged. britain's new aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, will leave portsmouth later today sailing to the east coast of america. two f—35 test aircraft will conduct a number of take off and landings from the 3—billion pound carrier while she's at sea. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale reports. the largest warship ever built for the royal navy is now preparing to leave portsmouth with 1500 sailors, aircrew and marines on board. hms queen elizabeth which cost

wales with type 2 diabetes has risen by more than 40% in just four years, according to the royal college of paediatricsg" and called for a boost in public health funding. the department of health says its new childhood obesity plan will get children exercising more in schools and reduce their exposure to sugary and fatty foods. a new tax on plastics is expected to be introduced by the government — in order to curb the use of non—recyclable plastic items such as drinking straws, single use cutlery and black food tray. it comes after a record 162,000 responses to a government consultation on how to reduce waste and improve recycling. tom barton reports. how best to reduce the tonnes of plastic that end up in landfill... and the oceans every year. that was the question posed by the treasury in a consultation earlier this year and it received a record response. among the ideas being considered by ministers are new taxes. some of these could target the demand for disposable coffee cups and takeaway boxes, while others are likely to encouragement manufacturers to change their products. we want to see if ther

wales with type 2 diabetes has risen by more than 40% injust four years, according to the royal college of paediatricsst in public health funding. the department of health says its new childhood obesity plan will get children exercising more in schools and reduce their exposure to sugary and fatty foods. i spoke earlier to marianne 0verton, vice chairman of the local government association. she explained the dangers of type 2 diabetes. type 2 diabetes is the sort that is associated with choice and lifestyle, so it's very much about food choices and also about exercise. so what we're looking at, over 70% of cases is this is a direct factor. it's the obesity of children. and these children are the ones we really need to make sure that we can help improve their lifestyle so we can get them back on an even keel. it's a life—limiting disease, and it's debilitating in the longer run. and it's something that's really important for us to tackle. why isn't that help happening to the extent that you would like at the moment? one of the issues is funding. as i think most people will already know, local governmen

wales with type 2 diabetes has risen by more than 40% in just four years, according to the royal college of paediatricsxtremely worrying" and called for a boost in public health funding. the department of health says its new childhood obesity plan will get children exercising more in schools and reduce their exposure to sugary and fatty foods. i'm joined now by marianne 0verton, vice chairman of the local government association. . the figures i mention presumably chime with your organisation's expedience? absolutely. we are very worried about it. type two diabetes is the sort associated with choice and lifestyle, so it is very much about food choices and also about exercise, so what we're looking at, over 70% of cases, is this is a direct factor, the obesity of children, and these children are the ones we really need to make sure we can help improve their lifestyle so we can get them back on an even keel we can get them back on an even keel. it is a life limiting disease and it is debilitating and the longer run and something it is really important for us to tackle. why isn't that help happening to the

wales with type 2 diabetes has risen by more than 40% injust four years, according to the royal college of paediatricslth funding. the department of health says its new childhood obesity plan will get children exercising more in schools and reduce their exposure to sugary and fatty foods. i'm joined now by dan howarth, head of care at diabetes uk. good to see you. i am the son of someone with diabetes, so i am familiar with what it means that an older age, what does it mean for a youngster? 20 years ago we never soared in children, it was more of a risk for those over a0 but as our waistlines increase, in the uk, this isa waistlines increase, in the uk, this is a disease that is shockingly starting to happen in children and young people. what does it mean in terms of what they will experience? they have much poorer outcomes than adults with type two diabetes. it is worth mentioning that still type one diabetes, which is not related to weight or lifestyle, is still very much the prevalent diabetes in children and younger people. that can still be treated, there are ways of managing type one diabetes, t