sian, ease up than send in therapies. sian, ease up on than send in therapies.d in therapies. sian, ease up on exams, can be tackled it that way? at the end of the day, our kids have to compete with kids from across the world forjob snobs standards need to go. also two families, working, that has had a big effect on mental health in children. but it is good something has been done to address it. i'm about to see the health department doing something about it. speaking ofjobs and doing something about it. speaking of jobs and opportunities doing something about it. speaking ofjobs and opportunities for young people, what about the sas? it looks like they might be recruiting women. i love this story. it is on the front of the sunday times. they say it is the last frontier for women serving in the armed forces in britain. it is a proposal to modify the gruelling selection tests that they hold to give female recruits a better chance. reading it, i gather women wouldn't have to wear such heavy packs when they do the selection tests. it would be great to see more wome

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sian lloyd, bbc news, port talbot.condition is normally controlled with medication, but a new trial, carried out in newcastle and glasgow, has shown be reversed through dieting. 0ur health correspondent, james gallagher, has been looking at the findings. isobel murray thought she was facing a lifetime of type 2 diabetes, but she's lost more than four stone on the trial and has now completely changed her relationship with food. her disease is in remission. it's freedom to live your life again and know that you're not in that cycle any more and know that i can control this, and i will never go there again. never will i be taking diabetic medication again. she spent 17 weeks drinking these. they‘ re nutritionally balanced soups and shakes to help trigger weight loss. and that's it, there's 200 calories in a glass and you're allowed four of them every day. that's just sweet, really, but that's your lot, for up to five months. how does the diet work? the pancreas is critical in type 2 diabetes. if excess body fat is stored

sian lloyd, bbc news, port talbot.yrian government forces try to starve the rebels into submission, and those suffering include children. the bbc has obtained footage from residents in the suburb of eastern ghouta. our middle east correspondent, martin patience, has sent this report, which includes some distressing images. it's a scene from hell, the aftermath of the latest air strike. children here can't outrun this war. doctors patch up five—year—old yusuf as best they can, but they're desperately short of medical supplies, and there's nothing they can do for trauma. the rebel stronghold of eastern ghouta has been bombed and besieged by the syrian government for years, leaving many families on the brink of starvation. it's lunchtime for nour and rassel, this is their first and only meal of the day — a piece of bread made from barley, which is normally fed to donkeys. they dream of escaping their prison, eastern ghouta. translation: i wish i could have cookies, sweeties or any other delicious foods, and i wish someone

sian lloyd, bbc news. broadcaster keith chegwin, known to millions of children and young people in the 1970s and 80s as one of television's most familiar presenters has died of a lung condition at the age of 60. he played a part in pioneering new programme formats, such as multi—coloured swap shop and cheggers plays pop in a varied career that would span five decades, as our correspondent lizo mzimba reports. his energy, his sheer enthusiasm, made keith chegwin into a household name. welcome to our very special christmas edition of cheggers plays pop. a career on tv seemed somewhat inevitable, even in his early teens. he was a natural in front of the camera, in productions like this road safety video. gosh, thanks! do you want to swap this? just a few years later, cheggers, as the public now called him, was sharing the screen with some of entertainment‘s most famous faces. how long did it take you to record the album? figures who worked with keith chegwin have been paying tribute. i knew he was very unwell

. >> reporter: sian mccullough was inside the court -- porta 40 terminal when the bomb went off. >> it shook a little bit. you didn't hear it too much but you felt the shake. took the incident triggered a massive response that nypd is now flooding the ea offices to get people away from the scene and reassuring new yorkers this area is safe. >> let's go back to work. we're not going to allow them to disrupt us. that is exactly what they want. >> numerous federal agencies are looking at additional surveillance video to make sure no one else was involved. meg oliver, cbs news new york. >> after that explosion, subway and bus service was suspended. president donald trump has been briefed on the situation in new york city. >>> one person is dead following a house fire in virginia. a person was -- a person from the fire department says it was zachrisson discovery at the 12,000 block of taylors town road. authorities have not named the victim but said he was a 70- year-old man. his dog was also in that house  and died in the fire. investigators are working to determine what ignited the flame

is a person whose personality personifies until corruption drives so that we not only hurt but sian to be indeed ok and to corruption party mr masterson is the back room is the background of mr ramaphosa something which is going to be helpful in the fight against corruption the issue of land grab with us compensation and also the economy because we're talking about someone who started his career as an anti-apartheid activist then became trade union leader and then one of the wealthiest guys in south africa yeah. the president of the a.n.c. ceramic poses got a very interesting background he comes from a trade union background and initially he has a strong credential in the anti-apartheid movement and of course he was instrumental as a chief negotiator negotiator for the end. c. in the go shooting south africa's new constitution in one thousand nine hundred five in one thousand nine hundred six so the expectation is that he is well versed in the constitution as in which guides south africa's biggest laws and more more recently he has become a somewhat controversial figure to mine is asso

morning's reviewers are political commentator james millar, and the education editor at the sunday times, sian griffiths. all four board members of the government's social mobility commission have stood down in protest at what they say is a lack of progress towards a fairer britain. ex—labour minister alan milburn, who chairs the commission, said he had little hope the current government could make the necessary progress, downing street insists it is working to provide opportunities for all. here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth. when theresa may became prime minister she stood in downing street and made a promise. the government i lead will be driven, not by the interests of the privileged few, but by yours. when it comes to opportunity, we won't entrench the advantages of the fortunate few. we will do everything we can to help anybody, whatever your background, to go as far as your talents will take you. but the government's senior adviser in improving social mobility has now left his job with immediate effect, saying he had little hope the government could make progress in bringi

and he says, special council sian meddling is bad for the country.it makes the country look veryra very bad position, he said, and whether asked abo himlf, tht said: i think that bob mueller will be fair.d to chargt least four of the president'ss from two of them. including former national security advisor, flynn. general general flynn 's fire wag the first of many departures from west wing o be coming. cbs news has learned, chief of find a senior level political strategist to overs b political director. >> this level of turn-over is as setting a record. >> 34% of president t's has turr in his first year, george w. 6%, and reagan was the closest to trump,t. mola lenghi, for cbs-3, " eyewitnesshead i sports: why an eagles player is being honor by a president. >> also ahead: on cbs-3, " eyewitness news," thisbritn battles terrorism. it is just one of the many in 2017. we will take a look back at the news that made year. >>> also ahead: going above of the people who brought holiday cheer to those in need this month. and a a jack frost-big boulder in the

sian lloyd is with the cardiff polyphonic choirfor us. i hope you are in fine voice this morning.phonic choir.” first joined disk choir 40 years ago and it has been a huge part of my life for all of that time. 60 others like to get together and sing together, i have made enormous friendships in this choir as well, so friendships in this choir as well, so it is very important. we are trying something very ambitious on brea kfast. trying something very ambitious on breakfast. and acquire is going to be singing —— the choir is going to be singing —— the choir is going to be singing —— the choir is going to be singing in welsh. we don't want to give too much away. we do enjoy the opportunity always to promote the opportunity always to promote the welsh language whenever we can, so we the welsh language whenever we can, so we will be singing in welsh and we will see how that fits with everything else going on this morning. and you are a relatively new member, aren't you? how did you get involved and what do you get out of singing? i started about two yea rs of singing? i started about

sian you are the assistant head, why do you need places like this?taying over in the heart. yes, parents have been fabulous, we have parents have been fabulous, we have parents that he, the pdsa, we try to make sure it's notjust about the students but their families as well. it has been a really positive experience for us. thank you. i think i am going to set up a hammock and have a little goes, i was up 4am! back to you. at least get marshmallows, come on, don't complain nikki, it's all good.” know, i'm not. i'm going to start eating those soon. they get hot soon, be careful! louise is there with nikki and they will be talking about communication, how important it is. they have special rooms, jane has been in a sensory room which is a lot of the pupils understand how to communicate and also be calm often in a busy world. lots of people getting in touch this morning, not only talking about the staff, people talking about the staff, people talking about the staff and a lot of praise for them but we met some real characters down there. more from louisa