we have soken to and they come to somerset. we have spoken to the — and they come to somerset. come to somerset. we have spoken to the government and they l spoken to the government and they say hospitality has relied too much on european workers, often paid a bit less, and frankly you should be training more british workers and paying them better.— training more british workers and paying them better. absolutely. i am all for having — paying them better. absolutely. i am all for having the _ paying them better. absolutely. i am all for having the british _ paying them better. absolutely. i am all for having the british workers. - all for having the british workers. you have to have people who want to work in this industry and you would love to pay them more. where is it going to come from? an increased price from the customer for the food and drink they buy? we are enjoying and drink they buy? we are enjoying a vat cut. we have had the business rate holiday. gratefully received. they are about to come back at full whack come the start of next season. if the minimum wage is goi

yes station in somerset and possibly on inside as well.— inside as well.s the telegraph story quoted to _ inside as well. yes the telegraph story quoted to the _ inside as well. yes the telegraph story quoted to the fact - inside as well. yes the telegraph story quoted to the fact that - inside as well. yes the telegraph i story quoted to the fact that orest johnson _ story quoted to the fact that orest johnson was on bloomberg given an interview— johnson was on bloomberg given an interview saying he's not a xenophobe that he and pitchfork investment away from china. they liz trust say _ investment away from china. they liz trust say we _ investment away from china. they liz trust say we don't want strategically important infrastructure. there's slight tension _ infrastructure. there's slight tension there. what's really happening here is it is somewhat politically— happening here is it is somewhat politically popular especially in the conservative party to take a strong — the conservative party to take a strong start against china. it's a pretty— strong s

february this year, and police arrive at a bungalow on the somerset coast. hello, madam.p outside for me a minute? can you come outside? yes. thank you. pennyjackson opens the door, filmed on police body cam. inside, her78—year—old husband is dying. the retired lieutenant colonel has called police to say she stabbed him. paramedics arrive. as she waited for the police, she told 999 she'd stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife. while she waited, pennyjackson wrote this note entitled confession. she said, "i have taken so much abuse over the years," adding, "may he rot in hell." she claimed to have been submitted to abuse throughout their marriage. he admitted a few instances of abuse years earlier. but the judge said it was pennyjackson who'd been the controlling one in their marriage. he said he had no doubt that she'd intended to kill her husband, and he added she'd shown not one shred of remorse for what she'd done throughout this whole trial. there's only been one voice in this trial, and that's of penelope jackson. david jackson hasn't been able to respond to the al

february this year and police arrive at a bungalow on the somerset coast. come outside for a minute. thank you. pennyjackson opens the door filmed on police body cam. inside, her78—year—old husband is dying. the retired lieutenant colonel has called police to say she stabbed him. paramedics arrive. it was lockdown at the time and the couple were having a meal here at their home for penny jackson's birthday. while they were eating, they were having a zoom call with relatives. she told her trial that during that meal, her husband made comments about some bubble and squeak she had prepared and that she then lost it. she claimed that after years of belittling, that night was the final straw. as she waited for the police, she told 999 she had stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife. in court, pennyjackson said she was ashamed of what she had done and what she had said after the killing. she admitted manslaughter but denied murder, claiming she had been subjected to coercion, control and physical violence by her husband throughout their 2a year marriage. police

february this year, and police arrive at a bungalow on the somerset coast. hello, madam. to just step outside for me a minute? can you come outside? yes. thank you. pennyjackson opens the door, filmed on police body cam. inside, her78—year—old husband is dying. the retired lieutenant colonel has called police to say she stabbed him. paramedics arrive. as she waited for the police, she told 999 she stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife. while she waited, penny jackson wrote this note entitled confession. she said, "i have taken so much abuse over the years," adding, "may he rot in hell." in court, the retired accountant said she was ashamed of what she'd said and done. she'd admitted manslaughter, but denied murder, claiming she'd been subjected to coercion, control and physical violence throughout their 24—year marriage. but the judge said it was pennyjackson who'd been the controlling one in their marriage. he said he had no doubt that she'd intended to kill her husband, and he added she'd shown not one shred of remorse for what she'd done throughout this whole trial.

february this year, and police arrive at a bungalow on the somerset coast.ennyjackson opens the door, filmed on police body cam. inside, her78—year—old husband is dying. the retired lieutenant colonel has called police to say she stabbed him. paramedics arrive. as she waited for the police, she told 999 she stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife. while she waited, penny jackson wrote this note entitled "confession". she said, "i have taken so much abuse over the years," adding, "may he rot in hell." in court, the retired accountant said she was ashamed of what she had said and done. she admitted manslaughter but denied murder, claiming she had been subjected to coercion, control and physical violence throughout their 2a year marriage. but the judge said it was pennyjackson who had been the controlling one in their marriage. he said he had no doubts that she had intended to kill her husband, and he added, she had shown not one shred of remorse for what she'd done throughout this whole trial. there has only been one voice in this trial and that's of penelope

john maguire, bbc news, somerset.starring tom jones. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson has been finding out more. # na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na...# tom jones — not that one — singing the hits of tom jones. 18th century literary creation and 20th century welsh pop sensation merged together for a new musical, what's new pussycat? tom jones was much, much, much worse. henry fielding's tom jones was published in 1749. it told the tale of a young handsome man sleeping his way through society. the 1963 film version won best picture at the oscars... # my, my, my, delilah...# ..prompting a young welsh singer who at the time was performing under the name tommy scott, to start using tom jones. # it's not unusual to be loved by anyone.# now, almost 60 years later, the two toms have finally collided for this show. how much do you channel the tom jones singer on stage, and how much tom jones from the novel? i'd say it's about 60% tom jones from the novel, 40% tom jones, the singer. love tom jones, the singe

john maguire, bbc news, somerset. >> champing. who knew?e we go, we leave you with a labor of love. one man from bosnia says his wife could not decide which view she wanted from her window, so he came up with a solution, a rotating house. with the help of electric motors, the house has a 360 degree view. you can rotate the door to keep out unwanted guests. an innovator and an adoring husband. take note. i'm laura trevelyan. thank you so much for watching bbc world news america. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutionsor america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: aspirin warning. top medical

unless congress passes somerset version of the infrastructure bill essential to president biden's economicaning research center insight says it's needed more than ever. >> what it will do is help families have a check on economic needs before the pandemic. >> reporter: at a time when the pandemic has exacerbated financial hardship for millions. the ten richest a combined $1 trillion president biden wants a safety net. they are negotiating to extend the child tax credit subsidize child care costs for young kids and expand medicare for caring and vision. >> it's showing that the government doesn't care about the wealthy, it cares about the average americans. >> reporter: democrats say the money kould would come in part from raising capital gains on the wealthy and increases taxes on republicans >> trillions spent on socialism is a bad day any day it's uniquely hat a time when american families are hammered by inflation and soaring costs. >> reporter: but some parents have seen the benefits of the child tax credit already can't imagine a world without it >> the child tax credit put food on th

decided to cut their losses after surviving the thomas fire in southern california, only to move up to somerset fire take everything they own. >> that fire while it took every possession from us. but it gave back is incredibly valuable. >> reporter: video from the washington post show the damage. >> it's a deeply personal decision. >> reporter: they say it was time to make the move. their oldest will start and finish high school, and joe does begin a new job as a high school science teacher. >> the most difficult and easiest move in my life, all at once. it is super freeing in a very odd way. >> reporter: the move serving a higher purpose and a point to pause. >> is always very easy in your life to take a look at what is going wrong, and the dark side, but you can't do that. you know, just look, try to find the good in something. >> now the hills say insurance also paid off what was left of their mortgage, and is paying for the cleanup of their homesite, which is an estimated $17,000. >>> a legal battle is heating up between pop singer share and the widow of her ex-husband, sonny bono. it is to

took these trailers here in somerset are fully equipped with washers and dryers and, yes, even showers. it is once again a show of force from a community here to teach unity and resiliency through the power of kindness. >> a smile doesn't cost everything and kindness is a forgotten gift that each one of us and each one of you have. >> the caldor fire is still burning and is 98% contained and destroyed more than 1000 structures and has charred more than 221,000 acres in el dorado, alpine, and almond dnap 17 american and canadian missionaries including five children. police say they were abducted yesterday near the capitol of port-au-prince and traveling in a bus with a group called christian aid ministries. kidnappings have surged in haiti throughout 2021. in fact, numbers are up 300% just since july. >>> former president bill clinton is back out of the hospital after spending five nights in an orange county intensive care unit. 75-year-old mr. clinton was spotted walking out of the medical center around 8:00 this morning with his wife. he was first admitted to the hospital for an infec

the show isn't a colonial era building. somerset house was the headquarters for the british navy. the power britain relied on to rule a large part of the world. the global trade patterns of that empire persist poorly paid factory workers in the developing world providing cheap goods to consumers in the north. jessica baldwin al jazeera london. well, we'll introduce you to our panel in just a moment, but 1st, let's take a look into the background surrounding climate change and links to colonialism. the 1st evidence of manmade climate change dates back to the early days of the industrial revolution in the 1800s. that's when mass manufacturing was born. it went hand in hand with colonialism. as western nations used slave labor in large scale farming and to extract rule materials. industrialized countries grew their economies by burning fossil fuels. and he, scientists believe that those emissions lead to an increase in the planets average temperature around the year. 1830 created by practice is born of a colonial mindset to create wealth. climate change has become one of our most pre

i lived on was that a little that the go as well, which is on ok. school. somerset cook with new year and is the caucus heating? monica cool with the cost me just go. no, no. susie brazoswood, searching for feasible a movie near the charlotte, and she'll be the 1st full movie made in space. but plenty of video, of course has been captured there before a canadian afternoon. chris hatfield became an online sensation several years ago with his on board rendition of david bowie's space oddity. hatfield was also the 1st canadian to conduct a space walk. he spent a total of $166.00 days away from earth and is now on another mission that is a writing best selling books. and we had the chance to ask him about the challenges of filming in 0 gravity. i are, it's a very demanding place to try and get a good quality video and audio production as a noisy environment. lighting is really complicated because you're going at 8 kilometers a 2nd. so the angle between the earth and the sun and you is changing rapidly. you can watch the shadows, walk across the room, you know, and you, you have to basical

michelle is in a colonial era building. somerset house was the headquarters for the british navy. the power britain relied on to rule a large part of the world. the global trade patterns of that empire persist poorly paid factory workers in the developing world providing cheap goods to consumers in the north. jessica baldwin al jazeera london sports news is next to you on the news or including another sensational strike from little pools egyptian maestro. all the highlights coming up when we come back. ah, a $150000000.00 traits disappeared every year into the clothing that we all wear from up cycling to say the forest. the famous yellow dress made from blue jeans law to conserving the world. dwindling wetlands. 3 of the apes, world global bird migration white intersect right? where we are, he basically discovered a treasure trove. it is one of the most special wetlands on the plan and i for ice ecosystems. the light on al jazeera, j carpet ganga media censorship and the rise of their italian rule. you wake up one day. this system has been turned from an electoral democracy into a

michelle is in a colonial era building. somerset house was the headquarters for the british navy. the power britain relied on to rule a large part of the world. the global trade patterns of that empire persist poorly paid factory workers in the developing world, providing cheap goods to consumers in the north. jessica baldwin al jazeera london sports news is coming up. lots of cricket action for you as a man gets ready to seize its place in the sporting spotlight to andy richardson here just ah, come penny. we keeping our distance because it's actually quite dangerous. ambulances continued to arrive at the scene of the explosion in spite, i still don't feel like i actually know enough about what living under fascism was life unequalled broadcasting. some nelson have been on august night, he was born. a happy al jazeera english crowd recipient of the new york festivals broadcaster of the year reward for the 5th year running frank assessments. what's the point of the un if multilateralism isn't part of indiana, we need somewhere. we're sovereign states can exchange views informed op

a pick of us moses for which is on ok. school, somerset cook with media and is the cookers heating? got cool with the cost me just go. no. what's the message? easiest. brazoswood. 13. usable a movie screen. yeah. yeah. well, highlights may great to return at a r t dot com, but also auto use youtube channel as well. but thanks for sharing it. monday with us here at moscow and my colleagues union o'neill here with the desk and half an hour's time. i do hope you can join him that ah ah ah ah, ah, a ah ah, ah. hello in welcome to cross talk. we're all things considered. i'm peter lavelle. there are growing indications that washington isn't finished with afghanistan just yet. military involvement has come to an end, but not engagement. also, we were told there is an energy crisis. maybe this is part of the great reset. ah, to discuss these issues and more and joined by my guess, markers papadopoulos in london. he's a historian, analyst and author of the book arise, receive the return of russia to world politics and implements. we have that for kennings, and he is the editor and founder o

michelle is in a colonial era building. somerset house was the headquarters for the british navy. the power britain relied on to rule a large part of the world. the global trade patterns of that empire persist poorly paid factory workers in the developing world providing cheap goods to consumers in the north. jessica baldwin al jazeera london and there's a wider discussion on that. on today's inside story that i can finish can 1730 g m t fed, and i'll see you on the right ah, in the world's most populous nation, one in every 4 women self is domestic violence. while one east investigates china's battle ground at hon, one out 0, we town the untold story. ah, we speak when others done, ah, we cover all sides no matter where it takes us. absolutely a fan of my eyes and power and passion. we tell your stories. we are your voice, your news, your net al jazeera, stripped of their citizenship, thousands of haitian dominicans, a penalized for the heritage, as state sanctioned racism, forces them into legal limber. a young attorney mats, a grassroots political campaign, advocating for socia

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this walk in the centre for scans and tests in somerset - 2019. scans and tests in somerset is l 2019. this walk in the centre for. scans and tests in somerset is one of a0 being set up around england foot of the government says measures like this will help the nhs tackle the growing backlog of care. at 5.7 million patients in england now waiting for routine operations, the legacy of the pandemic will be felt for many years to come. 0ur health editor hugh pym says the latest statistics show how much pressure the nhs is under. this is a very, very vivid illustration of the pressures on the nhs, that you've got record numbers of attendances at a&e units in england for a september, that you've got a record low seen within the four hours treated or assessed, within that four hour benchmark, and we haven't even got to winter because this was september. so what's going on? well, as we have been hearing there, people struggled to get gp appointments in some cases, so they go into a&e, adding to the pressure there. there are more people coming forward wit

john maguire, bbc news, somerset. now it's time for a look at the weather.nd of it, it moved into the tail end of it, it moved into the north sea last night, but is coming back our way. but you will hang on to the bright skies across north—east scotland, later across north—east scotland, later across north—east england. and to the west, where we have got the weather front, we are prone to more cloud and some patchy light rain. into the south—west, south wales, we could see sunshine as we head through the afternoon. but our temperatures nothing dry home about down this east coast. nine to 14 degrees, feeling chilly. inland come in the sunshine, we could get up to 16, 17, may be 18 degrees. this evening and overnight, we still have a lot of cloud across central and western areas. thick enough on coasts and hills for drizzle. at the same time, and other weather front is hills for drizzle. at the same time, and other weatherfront is moving across the north of scotland, introducing some rain. some of which will be heavy, especially across the northern isles. thes

when a man in surrey received a fine for driving in a bus lane in bath in somerset more than 100 miles even find a car in the picture. jon kay takes up the story. we got this through the door. laughing. it's not often you can laugh at a parking ticket but paula and dave knight can't stop chuckling. because when they looked closely at the penalty notice they were sent from bath, they spotted a mistake. so my number plate my wife bought me for my birthday is my nickname, basically. it's kn19 ter, which is knighter, which is what my mates know me as. the poor lady that's walking down the bus lane has got a t—shirt on very similar and it's knitter. where her handbag strap goes across, its blocking one of the letters out. so the technology in the cameras thought that lady's sweatshirt, knitter, was your car? yes, that's correct, yes. she's been sort of changed over to a vehicle instead of the person overnight and, yes, i thought it was bizarre. yeah, i couldn't believe it when i got it through. first of all, my wife accused me of being in bath without her. so that was the first thing to exp

somerset, new jersey. joe on the republican line. good morning, joe. caller: good morning. how are you. i have a question for you first of all. and then point about what's going on. my question to you is, the last couple days that you guys have had guest congressmen, a senator, i think you did have a senator on, why do you guys separate them? wouldn't it be better to put the republican and democrat together for more show to let them both respond? host: believe me we try to do that as often as we can. one, it's been harder during covid to get two guests in the room. we are just trying to keep protocol, safety protocols in mind. two, it's just, with their schedules, and let's face it, it's a partisan world up on capitol hill. we do ask quite a bit. we have been successful in bringing members together sometimes. that does happen. but it's a very good point. caller: i thank with the satellites you could do it like you do for sports. now my point, first of all i think is the problem a lot of people have called in don't realize. the democrats have lied throughout all of this that

it seems to have become timely because we've had the acting chief constable in somerset talking about they may think it's a laugh, but please call them out. let's move onto the story at the top the times, "britain in talks to sell missiles, and first arms deal with ukraine. these cost each made by british manufacturers, it's being sold to the ukraine. there is a suggestion with the _ the ukraine. there is a suggestion with the current gas crisis that russia — with the current gas crisis that russia may try to take advantage of that in— russia may try to take advantage of that in some form. so russia may try to take advantage of that in some form.— that in some form. so britain is hoinu that in some form. so britain is heping to _ that in some form. so britain is heping to supplv _ that in some form. so britain is hoping to supply arms - that in some form. so britain is hoping to supply arms to - that in some form. so britain is hoping to supply arms to the i hoping to supply arms to the ukrainians — exactly how that'll be viewed by russians remains to be seen, but it's the first time

. >> look, the delta variant over the somerset back hopes for returning to normalcy.g on multiple fronts to get americans feeling like their lives are coming back. this morning they are announcing

some are sent with this commando in somerset with that. they go to the beach and they land with these different units and i will give you a story about why it was so important. orthodox jewish family lands with vladimir with a couple of x trooper's along with the commando unit. they are sort of off to the side for the carnage is. the commando unit land within minutes and half of the unit is completely wiped out and slaughtered. over and over again i say get off the beach, get up the beach. this one was the warrior of the whole troop. he is recognized as a natural leader. he immediately takes control of the commando unit that survives. he goes up the beach and he sees 25 germans there and immediately he starts speaking german to them and they are so shocked that there's this british guy speaking german and he wants to show how to get them through the minefield and they do. he sees -- they see him as a friend and he leads them off the beach and responsible for the survival of the rest. he leads the capture of the camps and typical what ends

trooper training classes in one fiscal year end i am product that my opponent is a freeholder in somersetnty took action that led defunding police, ten sheriff's officers had to be let off. to your question, we know what works, transparency, accountability body worn cameras are a huge step in the right direction if now almost universally adopted up and down the state that makes a huge difference in last we have to talk about guns outside of records and make new jersey for strongest gun safety state in america. [cheering] but governor of texas, he wants concealed carry is more rounds of magazines and photos against 50 caliber weapons against universal background checks it's a big part of law enforcement reality and we have to get that out there. >> nothing the governor said is true about me in regard voting record and my positions on those matters but again directives like we have seen for example, local police now cannot take teens into custody and call the parents if caught with weed or alcohol. we used to product community policing, that is not happening it now because directives on thi

. >> look, the delta variant over the somerset back hopes for returning to normalcy. this is a small step. but the administration keeps working on multiple fronts to get americans feeling like their lives are coming back. this morning they are announcing some progress in their work on supply chains. the port of los angeles is working 24/7 to get the containers off those ships and goods into market. the fact that the pandemic turned things upside-down for biden, he was getting vaccinations out. the light has been obscured lately and it is important for joe biden and aides to get that back while getting their program through the congress. >> they're very worried. they're watching congress. this administration is concerned about a potential collapse of the president's agenda there. they're not taking for granted that this is going to get through. >> no. time is not their friend here. a new president has the first year to get big items on their agenda through. they got the american rescue plan done very quickly in march by holding democrats together. the president got thr

my opponent is a freeholder in somerset county took actions that led actually to defunding thepolice . 10 sheriffs officers had to be let off. so to your question, we know what works. transparency, accountability, body worn cameras are a huge step inrethe right direction . there are now almost universally adopted up and down the state. that makes a huge difference. at some point we have to ertalk about guns. i'm proudof our record to make new jersey the strongest gun safety state in america . but again i feel sometimes my opponent is running for governor of texas. he wants concealedcarry and more rounds in magazines . he ruled against banning over magazines against background checks. that's a big part of law enforcement reality and we need to get that out there. >> nothing the governor just said is truthful about me with regard to my voting record position on those various matters but directives like we've seen for example our local police now cannot take teenagers into custody andcall their parents . it caught with weed or alcohol. we used the goal that community policing and that d

there's been a church on the site in the somerset town of langport for more than 1,000 years. held weekly services since the 1990s. there was a huge amount of upset. it may not have been there was a regular congregation that suddenly were thrown out because the numbers were quite small. people who really didn't come to the church still saw it as something that was a precious part of their community. so to save it, in common with 350 others, it's looked after by the churches conservation trust. one way the charity raises money is through church camping, or champing, as it's known. mirren and her two young sons are the guests tonight. first priority is to explore the unique accommodation. i've seen the pillars, the golden eagle, the stained glass. it certainly makes a change from the usual holidays. we normally go to cornwall and stay in a bed—and—breakfast. that's been our idea of a getaway for the last two or three years. so this is different because we've never gone to sleep in a church before and this is amazing, it's everything i expected. staying here, i really shouldn't b

conduct says officers from the metropolitan police, as well as from sussex, dorset and avon and somersetnvolving domestic abuse. our political correspondent alex forsyth explained the background. it is a change in the law. let me just give you a little bit of background from this. so, as things stand, when there is an alleged common assault that involves domestic abuse, in fact any common assault, there are only six months from when that incident allegedly taking place for police to charge someone. now, campaigners say when it comes to cases of domestic abuse, that isn't long enough because it can take a long time for victims to feel able to come forward and of course these investigations can be complicated. so, there's been this push for that time limit, specifically in alleged common assaults involving domestic abuse, to be extended. now, it's my understanding the home secretary, priti patel, has agreed to do that, to allow up to two years rather than six months, which gives victims of domestic abuse longer to report that to police. and i also understand there'll be a renewed push to e

this walk—in centre for scans and tests in somerset is one of a0 being set up around england.ra investment in measures like this will help the nhs tackle the growing backlog of care. but with 5.7 million patients in england now waiting for routine operations, the legacy of the pandemic will be felt for many years to come. let's take a look at the latest coronavirus figures for the uk. 45,066 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that's the highest number sincejuly, as well as 157 deaths. that's those who've died within 28 days of a positive covid test. meanwhile, more than 85% of people over the age of 12 have received their first dose of the vaccine, more than 78% have had both doses. i'm joined now by our health correspondentjim reed. let's health correspondentjim reed. start with those c( figures, let's start with those covert figures, because goodness, when you hear that that's the for highest figure sincejuly and it is still only 0ctober, figure sincejuly and it is still only october, we are not into the depths of winter yet. on a mac yes, these figures ha

in the case of our first community diagnostic centre in somerset, which is down in partnership with somerset backlog. yes, i would agree — help clear that backlog. yes, i would agree and _ help clear that backlog. yes, i would agree and amplify - help clear that backlog. yes, i would agree and amplify that, help clear that backlog. yes, i - would agree and amplify that, and actually when we looked at some centres as an example, we thought about the innovation dividend what is that dividend that we offer two somerset? it was really around a workforce model, where we recruited to the nhs and rutherford health recruited staff together and staff work side by side, so they had the choice of an nhs contract or a private contract. and they real dividend there is in innovation, cross pollination of ideas, delivering our best practice. but more important than that, we are working in a stress free environment, so it is not like working in an acute trust, where you may have your day planned and suddenly there is an accident on the m5 and you have got patients coming in through a&e that need urgent scan

avon and somerset police said the victim, who has not been identified, died at the scene after suffering—covid related" infection. a spokesperson for the 75—year—old said he is "on the mend" and "in good spirits", after being admitted on tuesday. his doctors said he had received antibiotics and fluids and remained in hospital for "continuous monitoring". shoppers can spend up to £100 per transaction using their contactless card from today. however, retailers say it could take months before they ve updated their terminals to accept the new limit. there are also concerns about what the change could mean for the risk of fraud and personal spending. ben thompson reports. what was once a novelty. is that it? that is it and _ what was once a novelty. is that it? that is it and the _ what was once a novelty. is that it? that is it and the receipt _ what was once a novelty. is that it? that is it and the receipt welcome i that is it and the receipt welcome out here — that is it and the receipt welcome out here. ., ., a, ., ~:: , out here. now routine. more than 60% of all credit and _ out here.

john maguire, bbc news, somerset.llie, from ney & partners, we are the engineers and the designers of the tintagel castle footbridge. the footbridge reconnects the two sides of the medieval castle, built in the 12th century by richard, earl of cornwall. the mainland ward and the island ward were connected by an isthmus of rock which, in a sense, eroded away, and the bridge recreates that link between the two sides. one of the key drivers behind the project — indeed, its very raison d'etre — was to improve accessibility to the site. one of the major problems that tintagel has is this incredibly rocky landscape. we wanted to be able to get lots of people here who couldn't get here before. because there were so many steps up to the island, a lot of people couldn't because they had bad knees, they used wheelchairs, whatever it was. now we have essentially step—free access right from the car park all the way through onto the site. and it was so satisfying on the opening day to see literally a queue of wheelchair users from

john maguire, bbc news, somerset.panies, so that is the change now being brought in by executive order with the governor urging the state legislature to pass a law to the same effect. governor abbott has been tweeting about this, saying the covid—19 vaccine is safe, effective and he said "our best defence against the virus, but should always remain voluntary and never forced". this seems, at least in part, to be a response to what president biden announced last month at the national and federal level, that companies with more than 100 employees should indeed require those employees to have the vaccination, or at least have regular tests. it prompted a couple of major the airlines, american airlines and southwest airlines, to say they would go along with that mandate, but in texas governor abbott says it amounts to the bullying of companies and certainly, as far as he sees it, hampering those companies as they try to recover from the pandemic. senior black scientists have told bbc news that they believe uk research is

summer set, new jersey -- somerset, new jersey, joe on the republican line. caller: good morning. are you. i have a question for you first of all and then a point about what's going on. my question to you is, the last couple of days that you guys have had guests congressmen, don't know if you had a senator, i think he you did, why do you guys separate them? wouldn't it be bettory put the republican and democrat together for more show to let them both respond? host: believe me, we try to do that as often as we can. one, it's been harder during covid to get two guests in the room. we are just trying to keep protocol, safety protocols in mind. two, with their schedules -- let's face it. it's a partisan world up on capitol hill. we do ask quite a bit. we have been suck successful bringing members together -- we have been successful bringing members together sometimes. it's a very good point. caller: i think with the satellites you could do it if you do for sports you put the two up. my point, first of all i think it's the problem a lot of people have called in don't realize. the democ