helen briggs, bbc news, somerset. time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini.e sunshine will be found across england and wales with more clout and little rain across northern ireland and scotland, a great and murky start here, some splashes of rain, increasingly confined to northern scotland by the afternoon, southern scotland should brighten up. in england and wales, a day at sunny spells and a few isolated showers, top temperatures in the south, 23 or 24 degrees, cooler further north and 17 for aberdeen. rain could develop in northern ireland in the afternoon and is set to expand into isle of man, south—west scotland and at the same time cloud will topple into north—eastern parts and as the breeze strengthens, temperatures will hold up in double digits for many. monday will be breezy, cool and cloudy on the east coast, further west we will see sunshine and warm.

tom symonds, bbc news, somerset.the cycling in the last hour. nesta mcgregor�*s in munich for us. nesta... yes, good afternoon from munich. and its olympic stadium, first used in 1972 for the summer olympics. i tell you what, i hope that i look this good at 50! what is happening here in a second? but firstly the medals, the track cycling is taking place. today was the men's and women's omnium. four races, eithera today was the men's and women's omnium. four races, either a test of speed or endurance but always grew system i would love to update on the medals but earlier we had a big crash in one of the races so things have been delayed but we will keep you up—to—date. backing as you mention, the session tonight ends with the women's10,000 metres. the eilish mccolgan in action and who could forget the scenes from the commonwealth games when she brought home gold. the race was amazing but it was the scenes afterwards as well. a lap of honour ending with an embrace with her mother, liz, who previously that title as well

tom symonds, bbc news, somerset.over 50% of the vote, narrowly beating his rival raila odinga. but scuffles broke outjust before the results were announced — when some supporters of mr odinga appeared to be trying to block the head of the election commission from speaking. at the european championships this evening scotland's eilish mccolgan took the silver medal in the women's 10,000 metres to add to her commonwealth games gold. nesta mcgregor�*s in munich for us. what a finale today one of the athletics, the seats are empty right now but a few minutes ago the noise was deafening. no repeat of that triumph from just 12 days ago but ailish mccolgan gave it everything she had. a last—minute pep talk, maybe even a reminder to self of the prize that lies ahead. an expert at dictating the pace, early on it was ailish mccolgan who looked in the drivers seat. we ailish mccolgan who looked in the drivers seat-— drivers seat. we are approaching half wa drivers seat. we are approaching halfway and _ drivers seat. we are appro

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well, i think of my own area in north somerset, _ part.my own area in north somerset, people think i part. well, i think of my own areal in north somerset, people think of weston—super—mare is a really nice seaside town and yet it has got real pockets of deprivation inside what is a generally wealthy area. we need to be much more specific about how we move that money around and to identify those pockets and simply because the surrounding areas are wealthy, doesn't mean that pockets of deprivation can be ignored. i think that what he's doing has actually been a really important part of the wider levelling up agenda, having the new statesman, a labour mouthpiece, having a distorted part in the debate, well, thatis distorted part in the debate, well, that is politics, but it is actually very good that we get to debate the wider issue because we do need to make sure that where there is deprivation money can go, even if those areas of deprivation are in generally wealthier areas. rishi sunak, generally wealthier areas. rishi sunak. when — gener

but in this peaceful corner of somerset, there is a real determination to stick together.spondent there, hugo bachega. to what extent do you feel or do we have an idea of who has the advantage, who has the momentum now? the conflict seems to be at a deadlock. it has become a war of attrition. forweeks deadlock. it has become a war of attrition. for weeks there hasn't been any major change in terms of military position. the ukrainians are heavily reliant on weapons being sent by the west and that is giving them hope that they can push the russians out of their country. today, independence day, western nations have again reaffirmed support for the ukrainians in this war. president putin is likely hoping this support will fade as the war continues and people in the west pay attention to domestic problems like rising food prices and energy bills. today there is a ban here in kyiv on public events on this independence day over fears of possible russian attacks will stop there is no possibility it seems of peace negotiations happening anytime soon. here people are telling us the

jon kay has been to one village in somerset to meet some of them. 2000 miles of ukraine, the somersetront room is no longer his own. just through here. so, here we have our family, what we've got over from the ukraine. so the head of the family is natasha. hi, hello, i'mjon, nice to meet you. this isjon. so there is natasha, her daughter, and her grandchildren, who have moved in, and their cousins are all staying next door. what do you think of this place, of this village of oak hill who welcomed you? i, i was amazed how many people opened their houses, and invite us, robin and his wife sue were among the first in the village to offer their home. it's a lovely sound to hear children playing and laughing. _ that's, that's the best gift. and knowing what they've come from as well, what you've been able to give them? yes, absolutely, yes. sue and robin's generosity means tania can feel safe again. but opening up their home has not been straightforward. it's been a lot harder — it's been a lot harder than what we thought. how? we knew there would be some extra work looking after them and,

but in this peaceful corner of somerset, there is a real determination to stick together and help outwe start with football and double european cup winners benfica are through to the champions league group stage after a 3—0 win in their second leg over dynamo kyiv. the portuguese led 2—0 from the first leg and move through 5—0 on aggregate with the draw to take place on thursday. former manchester city defender nicolas 0tamendi grabbed the first and then rafa silva and david neres made sure of the result in lisbon with all the goals in the first half. that when the second half in my opinion we controlled the game in a very good way, so we had two times a clean sheet against them so very good, big relief for everybody and now we look forward to the upcoming months, so it gives us a lot of self—confidence. while rangers will be bidding to make the champions league group stages for the first time in over 10 years when they face psv eindhoven in the netherlands later. the tie is finely poised at 2—2 after the opening leg in glasgow and the scottish side will be without alfredo morelos aft

i've been to one village in somerset to meet some of them. 2000 miles of ukraine, the somerset villageere we are, our family, what we've got over from the ukraine. so the head of the family is natasha. hi, hello, i'mjon, nice to meet you. this isjon. so there is natasha, her daughter, and her grandchildren, who have moved in, and their cousins are all staying next door. what do you think of this place, of this village of oak hill who welcomed you? i, i was amazed how many people opened their house, and invite us, it's very beautiful nature, it very beautiful people. you're beautiful. yeah! i've been called some things. ever beautiful? no! robin and his wife sue were among the first in the village of their home. robin and his wife sue were among the first in the village to offer their home. their own children flew the nest years ago, so they had a couple of spare bedrooms. it's a lovely sound to hear children playing and laughing. _ that's, that's the best gift. and knowing what they've come from as well, what you've been able to give them? yes, absolutely, yes. sue and robin's generosi

tom symonds, bbc news, somerset.band for cornwall and parts of north devon. abs, cornwall and parts of north devon. whole pipe will use a thousand leaders in an hour which is much water as a family of four would use for two days without it we can ask people to use buckets of water and hence i would save a lot of water. farmers and businesses are exempt from the band will affect 265,000 households. and at this like one of five large reservoirs for southwest water the problem is all too clear. full it contains 28,000 million litres of water. but it's only at 40%. litres of water. but it's only at 4096. ~ , ., ., litres of water. but it's only at 40x. . , ., ., ., litres of water. but it's only at 4096. ~ , ., ., ., ., litres of water. but it's only at 40x. , ., ., ., ., , ., 4096. why cornwall and north devon? cornwall and — 4096. why cornwall and north devon? cornwall and north _ 4096. why cornwall and north devon? cornwall and north devon _ 4096. why cornwall and north devon? cornwall and north devon have - 4096. why

. >> 67 year-old nannette krupa of winton that somerset county and 32 year-old stewart came in son of santa cruz. they were all pronounced dead at the scene. one plane crashed into an airport hangar after the midair collision and that plane caught fire. the other crashed into a field nearby. the cause of the collision is still being investigated. here's a side show that went down in san francisco. a kron for a viewer sent us this video. they said happened around 11, 30 sunday night near mission street and ala many boulevard. they say they were stuck in the traffic behind the sideshow for. >> almost 30 minutes and police that were responding were also stuck in traffic, but they eventually were able to break it up. no word on any arrests, injuries are kept cars being impounded and 3 people are in custody tonight following a sideshow that happened on the bay bridge. this one. >> was about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. you see, but people riding their bikes and atv's on the upper deck of the bay bridge. the chp says yeah, 100, maybe 200 off-road vehicles were involved in this one. a few

government is committed to a new generation of nuclear power stations like this one at hinkley point in somersetven more dangerous waste, only adding to the pressure to find a permanent solution. as the energy crisis in europe intensifies, leaders from several countries around the baltic sea, together with eu commission president ursula von der leyen are meeting in copenhagen, to draw up plans to boost the region's energy security. the group will discuss working more closely together to reduce energy reliance on russia and are expected to announce an expansion of offshore windfarms. adrienne murray has the details. today, the meetings are all about ending reliance on russian gas. leaders from several countries around the baltic sea region are coming together with energy ministers and also representatives from power companies for talks here today at the danish prime minister's residence. now, the main focus is on how they can increase renewable energy capacity by building more wind farms. they'll also be discussing ways to improve energy transmission lines so that the power generated can be more

notjust a displacement of the authority of the old voice, the urbane british voice of writers like somersetell or graham greene, rushdie really invents a writing that dispenses with authority itself, notjust a particular authority. and i think that's what makes him so important for the development of the novel. it's not a new voice, really it's more than that, it's a sense of the constructiveness of voices itself. we like to use — literary critics — we like to use this term historicity. rushdie achieves like that comedy historicity of voice, the historicity of personhood itself. and you know what that really achieves is the dismantling of any sense of the authority of literature, notjust a displacement of authority, but really of, you know, a dismantling of it. and, of course, the work that he became best known for, the satanic verses, talk about that was so important. that is the book that changed everything, the reason we talk about him today, the book that got him in trouble, published in 1988, it is his undisputed masterpiece, it is all the things he was fascinated by in his work up to

but in this peaceful corner of somerset, there is a real determination to stick together.o rebuild trust in policing following the murder of sarah everard last year. in northampton, operation kayak, which targets sexual predators in the night—time economy, is to be made permanent after a successful trial. jon ironmongerjoined the team on a night out. in england, the night—time goes in hand with a good time. but for women and girls, in particular, going out poses an inherent risk of harassment and assault. it's about looking out of there four predators who look like they are targeting vulnerable people and actually putting that interaction in place, first of all to stop it, to arrest if there are actual offences and actually about safeguarding vulnerable people. dci nicky deeks leads op kayak, a new unit in northampton with its work cut out. how often do you get unwanted sexual attention? nearly every night. all night. what would make you feel safer? more policemen? more visibility? no men! if you've been sexually assaulted then, would you go to the police? no. no? you woul

most productive nuclear power station in the country was switched off earlier today on the west somersetled time. alice bouverie reports. from manning the control room to maintaining the plantm, monitoring the equipment to managing safety, like a queen bee, this power station has an army of devoted workers. some families have several generations working at hinkley point. paul's two brothers and his daughter are all there. i'm fortunate to be in one of the most beautiful areas of the country, so, yeah, why wouldn't you want to work here? when it was built, hinkley b was the first nuclear power station of its kind — an advanced gas—cooled reactor. many in the local community were not keen. adrian worked on the design before moving to the site and overseeing the construction. in fact, we had to redesign the structure so that it didn't make such an impact on the landscape. but, at the same time, we brought prosperity into the area. we would get farmers coming in being paid three times their normal salary to pour concrete and fix steel and all that sort of thing, you know? the end of electric

make their own, but environmental groups say that with peat still being dug up in counties such as somerseton in peat, so we need to protect that, keep the peat on the ground and keep it wet. however, it isn't enough. it is not quick enough. so the ban on retail sales of peat is not going to end peat extraction and peat extraction is continuing. peat mining has been part of british life for centuries, providing jobs and income. the industry is on the wane but peat is still being extracted to make compost in some places. but sites are closing, with this area turned into a nature reserve. environmentalists say these boggy, wet landscapes aren't just beautiful, they are essential in the fight against climate change. helen briggs, bbc news. animal charities are warning of a "looming housing crisis" for dogs as owners struggling with the cost of living are being forced to give them up. the dogs trust has now issued an urgent appeal for more foster carers to help pets in need. emma glasbey has been to meet one pup who is being cared for in a temporary home after being dumped in the street. barry

make their own, but environmental groups say that with peat still being dug up in counties such as somersetep the peat on the ground and keep it wet. however, it isn't enough. it is not quick enough. so the ban on retail sales of peat is not going to end peat extraction and peat extraction is continuing. peat mining has been part of british life for centuries, providing jobs and income. the industry is on the wane but peat is still being extracted to make compost in some places. but sites the closing with this area turned into a major concern. environmentalists say these foggy, wet landscapes aren't just beautiful, they are essential in the fight against climate change. helen briggs, bbc news. joining me now is diarmuid gavin, who is a tv gardener and presenter. welcome. thank you forjoining us. what are your thoughts on the use of peat for gardening? i’zfe what are your thoughts on the use of peat for gardening?— peat for gardening? i've been gardening _ peat for gardening? i've been gardening for— peat for gardening? i've been gardening for 40 _ peat for gardening? i've been gardening for

bristol, somerset, south gloucestershire, dorset and parts of wiltshire have been moved to drought statusw officially in drought. two 16—year—old boys have died after getting into difficulty at enagh lough, close to londonderry in northern ireland. they have been named locally as rueven joshy and jopu sebastain. our ireland correspondent chris page is at the scene. this is on the outskirts of londonderry, usually thought of as being a place of natural beauty, tranquillity, even. tonight, it is the scene of unspeakable grief. two teenage boys were looking forward to starting a new term at school, but now their families are mourning them after their most unexpected of deaths. joseph sebastian and reuven simon were among a group of friends who went on an end of summer cycling trip. the weather was fine yesterday. the teenagers stopped here, where some of them went for a swim. but tragedy took hold. the emergency services arrived early in the evening. last night, it was pretty chaotic here. families were arriving of some of the young boys who had been involved. they were obviously very anxiou

more rain further west, somerset has had some heavy falls.afternoon we will see thunderstorms hanging back across the west country but perhaps more of a focus for the midlands and east anglia. behind the showers in the south—east there could be thunderstorms in their own right, notjust thunderstorms in their own right, not just as thunderstorms in their own right, notjust as part of thunderstorms in their own right, not just as part of that thunderstorms in their own right, notjust as part of that band. it is becoming drier. floods in northern ireland this afternoon but quite a legacy of cloud. largely fine for scotland and northern ireland overnight, thunderstorms rambling on across parts of england and wales, concentrating on parts of southern england, the midlands and east anglia. a bit fresher, pretty humid at 60 degrees across southern england into the small hours of wednesday, temperatures 10 degrees. and northern ireland. for cloud across england and wales on wednesday and widespread showers which will concentrate on the south—east of

the environment agency say bristol, somerset, dorset, south gloucestershire and parts of wiltshire haver significant moment in one of our hottest ever summers? you significant moment in one of our hottest ever summers?- significant moment in one of our hottest ever summers? you can see the impact _ hottest ever summers? you can see the impact it — hottest ever summers? you can see the impact it has — hottest ever summers? you can see the impact it has had _ hottest ever summers? you can see the impact it has had on _ hottest ever summers? you can see the impact it has had on the - the impact it has had on the countryside in wiltshire and some of the areas are now showing river flows at their lowest on record. with wiltshire and these are the areas in the south—west added to the drought status, that is 11 out of 1a of the environment agency's region is currently in drought. the impact on the south—west is fairly stark when you look at it in space. just notice how the landscape has turned to a definite brown, the vegetation, after one of the driest july is in about 90 years. it goes beyon

in the santa clara valley, uppes and low 80s this afternoon and y beautiful with a normal somerset up in the bay area and that is the case to the east woodland hills. we are used to this story this story but we will see mores and the forecast and even upper 90s within the next seven days d days and i will break that downd down and a second. the peninsuls upper 60s and lower 70s, the picture-perfect day in san fran. a little above average. we expect for the next seven days t was san francisco, we have uppes icroimate, 87 d by tuesdayst. t consistent onshore flow, it's cool during the summer season. e will update it in the weather c. for now, back to you. > >> a look at the bay bridge toll toll plaza with all lanes open and there was an injury accident accident that now has been cleared. we are seeing backup approaching the toll plaza witg lights turned on and there is a5 minute drive from the macarthure to san francisco. the san mateoe mateo bridge is what you are seg now. >> how dare i talk over taylor . we are waking up this morning ad morning and how the music superr is responding l

from moorhead to somerset, you've had 2 1/2 inches fall, now more is being added on top of it.e flood watches are in effect, especially given the fact that the ground is already saturated. in a lot of these areas, 1 to 2 inches is all it will take toll trigger additional flooding in these areas. we're in that low period, we'll get another one overnight tonight before another round of rain begins tomorrow morning. this isn't the only area where we have the potential for flooding. the second wave, moving through areas of minnesota, iowa, wisconsin, also bringing a lot of rain. it's going to train in some spots. so you'll have areas that will get one round after another. again, leading to pretty high amounts of rain. notice these areas in the yellow and even the red. now you're talking 4 to 6 inches of rain in just that 24 to 48-hour time period. also the potential for the flood threat there. here's what we've got, essentially, fred, two separate areas where we could be dealing with additional flooding in just the next 24 hours. hopefully then maybe we can get a break in the comin

rio vista police say the crash happened just after 08:00pm on wednesday on highway 12 between somerset church. roads. police say the honda lacy was in was traveling westbound in veered off the road. the driver overcorrected and entered the eastbound lane colliding head-on with another vehicle. lacey, it colder. >> have sister and said she had been drinking. couldn't drive was driving. >> lacy was ejected from the honda during the crash. all 3 people in that car, including lacey, were killed. the other vehicle had 7 people in it. one died. police say there were several open containers of alcohol found in the honda. there's a lot to answer >> still shock. so this family. waiting for that open. >> and both grandparents were close with lacey. bob has a tattoo of her name on his arm and she returned the gesture just recently >> to put on the heart that i am. just that she wanted to do that. the conway's have a message for young people. >> who may make a choice similar to the one lacy made all straight have a designated driver in vacaville amanda hari kron. 4 news los gatos. police have arre

you can see the wide swath here from moorehead to somerset.ches has already come down. the areas farther east including hazard and jackson you are looking up to 1 inch so far. remember, the system is moving to the east, so you will see more of the areas pick up the higher amounts in the coming hours. we have a flood watch in effect not only for eastern kentucky but the surrounding states too because that's where the bulk of the rain is headed, in that easterly direction. this is a look at the forward forecast. once the first cluster moves through we will get a bit of a break, but more showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and continuing into tomorrow. we have another area of concerns and that's in portions of the midwest, specifically minnesota and wisconsin. this system here is also expected to have training thunderstorms and a pretty wide-spread amount of excessive rain. what we mean by that is overall, look at the orange and red areas here. now you are talking 6, 7, even as much as 8 inches of rain over the next 24 to 48 hou

the areas of bristol, somerset, dorset, south gloucestershire and parts of vulture have all two—day move now in drought status. on other news... the duchess of sussex has spoken of the importance of forgiveness in a wide—ranging interview with a us magazine. meghan told the cut, "it takes a lot of effort to forgive," when she was asked about her relationship with the royal family, and her own relatives. she said, "i've really made an active effort, especially knowing i can say anything." she also spoke about the duke of sussex's relationship with his father, the prince of wales. asked about the impact of her privacy case against the mail on sunday, meghan told thejournalist allison p davis... "harry said to me, �*i lost my dad in this process.�* it doesn't have to be the same for them as it was for me, but that's his decision." a spokeswoman for the duchess later told bbc news that meghan was referring to her own father, from whom she is estranged, and was saying she hoped the same would not happen to her husband. lets' go to north london now, where we can speak with royal commentator ri

claire marshall, bbc news, somerset.armstrong become the first person to walk on the moon. 53 years later, and nasa has taken a small step towards recreating thatjourney. this giant rocket, known as the space launch system, has moved into position in florida before it launches into space in just under two weeks. it�*s over 100 metres tall and was moved to the launch pad on a huge tractor in an operation that lasted over ten hours. well, the debut outing is a test with no crew aboard, but nasa is hoping future missions will send astronauts back to the moon. we can now speak to mercedes lopez—morales, who is an astrophysicist at the centre for astrophysics, at harvard and smithsonian. shejoins us from cambridge, massachusetts. very good to have you with us. are you excited when you see those pictures and hear that they are thinking about going back to the moon? , , , , , , moon? yes, this is definitely super excitini. moon? yes, this is definitely super exciting- i'm _ moon? yes, this is definitely super exciting- i'm 49 —

some we did in somerset already in the cost of living crisis and more than 50% of the public was sayingot going to get this in pubs in and they will close for that reason.— this in pubs in and they will close for that reason. these are pubs that survived almost _ for that reason. these are pubs that survived almost against _ for that reason. these are pubs that survived almost against the - for that reason. these are pubs that survived almost against the odds . for that reason. these are pubs that| survived almost against the odds the covid—19 pandemic in their face survived almost against the odds the covid—19 pandemic in theirface it with me being even more difficult crisis stability some of the covid—19 pandemic but that support from the government and they had business rates in the attic for the scheme. they're not actually looking at increase costs of running the business and massive increase costs of running the business with no support from government at the moment and so, we need that energy code, we need vat cut to help them survive. do not forget the government toward a huge a

the government has declared devon, cornwall, the isles of scilly and parts of somerset to be a bird flu be introduced to prevent the highly contagious and deadly virus from spreading. spotlight�*s jen smith reports. mousehole, the isles of scilly and paignton — just some of the places where bird flu has been detected or suspected in the region in the past fortnight. it's led defra to draw this line around the south—west calling it an avian influenza prevention zone, the only one in great britain currently, restrictions are in place to reduce the chances of more outbreaks. we took the decision to bring in this prevention zone because of the focus on the west country that we're seeing with the disease currently and wanting bird—keepers to do all they possibly can to protect their birds and flocks. so far, the outbreaks have been in both wild populations of birds and in captivity, like paignton zoo, which was forced to close during the busy bank holiday weekend. the restrictions mean it's now a legal requirement for all bird—keepers to follow strict bio—security measures, including using p

. >> from the outside, it's a regular get together on a sunny saturday afternoon in the town of somersetbut behind every conversation for some, a pioneer park stands up and speak reality of what happened a year ago. i'm glad to see everybody, but i really wish it wasn't that turn a year since the caldor fire forever changed the lives of many people living in the grizzly flats area and beyond devastation. chris. she and one of them a year ago, he left with 3 days worth of clothes and his family. you know, it's it's just heartbreaking to realize where we were a year ago. >> we're at today and we're still. psychologically damaged a month before the fire. this was sheehan's first home he ever bought 5th week. >> we put the last piece of furniture and i sat down and i told my wife welcome home. later was burned to the ground. she and adds he was in a state of shock for several months. somebody had asked me was how do i feel the day after we lost the house? >> and i said the best way that i can explain this to you match. if you had 2 twin babies, 6 months old. and somebody took them their stil

claire marshall, bbc news, somerset.bout this. they have been measuring forest fires for decades. measuring forest fires for decades now and this looks at what has happened over the past 20th and they have been able to use satellite information which has improved a lot information which has improved a lot in the last two decades to be able to look at those fires, tree losses caused by fires and those caused by agriculture and logging and being able to separate those out. it is probably no surprise to anyone who has looked at the news in the last number of years to see the number of fires around the world and the number of trees being lost has increased rapidly but it has increased rapidly but it has increased to the surprise of many scientists because it has essentially doubled over the last 20 years and we are now losing in 2021, where the latest figures are from, the area the size of portugal in terms of trees being burned down and as you say, an awful lot of this is happening in northern latitudes, countries you would

but in this peaceful corner of somerset, there is a real determination to stick together.ing to the international energy agency. despite pledging to phase out russian imports, energy prices are still set by global markets, which are fueling the crisis here in the uk. the bbc has learned that more than three million households had not received their £150 energy support payment by the start ofjuly. data from a freedom of information request shows that in england and wales more than 97% of eligible homes who pay council tax by direct debit had received the payment. however, only 49% of those who don't pay by direct debit have received or claimed the money yet. those households having to wait the longest are more likely to be financially vulnerable, as our consumer affairs correspondent, colletta smith, reports. one, two... holiday club is in full swing. but at this community centre in kirkdale, the parents have different numbers on their mind. with the electricity, i've been putting a lot more in. and especially if you've got a dryer. i've had my dryer on i think once, and yo

make their own, but environmental groups say that with peat still being dug up in counties such as somerset2 biiiion— in the uk, we are storing about 3.2 billion tonnes of garden in peat, so we need _ billion tonnes of garden in peat, so we need to— billion tonnes of garden in peat, so we need to protect that, keep the peat on _ we need to protect that, keep the peat on the ground and keep it wet. however. _ peat on the ground and keep it wet. however. it — peat on the ground and keep it wet. however, it isn't enough. it is not quick— however, it isn't enough. it is not quick enough, so the ban on retail saies— quick enough, so the ban on retail sales of— quick enough, so the ban on retail sales of peat is not going to end peat _ sales of peat is not going to end peat extraction and peat extraction is continuing. peat- is continuing. peat mining has been part of british life for centuries, providing jobs and income. the industry is on the wane but peat is still being extracted two compost. but sites the closing with this area turned into a major concern. environmentalists say these areas ar

the fountainhead, catcher in the rye, of human bondage, somerset mom, all parts of the hundred vanitieschoose and every book by thomas soul. what is your relationship to him. >> i met him because of you. i met him because of c-span. i had a four hour a day radio show. c-span came in and said we want to broadcast your show live. i was on for four hours. i get a letter. dear larry. my wife and i watch the entire four hours. you were magnificent. you claimed free-market principles. you talked about the importance of education and family. i am a fan. are you kidding me. that's like getting a letter from elvis or babe ruth. i wrote him back. we became very good friends. we have been good friends ever since then. i was invited to his 80th birthday. >> we will show some of that 1996 video when we played it live. >> if you would. ♪♪ the larry elder contract with america is as follows. number one, 15%, no deduction. let's call it the let's make tax lawyers and lobbyists endangered species act. reduce government by approximately 80%. less than 2% of americans are farmers yet the department of agr

joining me now from somerset is pete lambden, who owns the quicksilver mail pub in yeovil.bden. you have been running this pub for 20 years, what is this period like compared to previous decades?— is this period like compared to previous decades? difficult, we have had two or three _ previous decades? difficult, we have had two or three people _ previous decades? difficult, we have had two or three people leave, - previous decades? difficult, we have had two or three people leave, good j had two or three people leave, good workers who have been with me for a long time, after the pandemic they were off work, did not work for months and months and found jobs in other areas. the hospitality businesses very difficult to recruit people, i have a fellow at the local hospital who used to be a chef running their kitchens now, he randomly yesterday, do you know anybody who wants to work as a chef, they have been appetising for months and can't get anybody. we have had quys 9° and can't get anybody. we have had guys go to work in supermarkets. we have a socialjob with anti—social oth

we were speaking to a ladyjust yesterday morning, a lady based in somerset with her small business.is eight times as much. he employs 20 people. there is no help for her at the moment. and a glass business, that requires a lot of heat.— requires a lot of heat. yes, it does. requires a lot of heat. yes, it does- it _ requires a lot of heat. yes, it does- it is — requires a lot of heat. yes, it does. it is an _ requires a lot of heat. yes, it does. it is an intrinsic - requires a lot of heat. yes, it does. it is an intrinsic part i requires a lot of heat. yes, it does. it is an intrinsic part of| requires a lot of heat. yes, it - does. it is an intrinsic part of the business. she is going to have to change and make some very significant changes, but what she said to us is that she is not willing to pay that amount of money for the energy, so she will find some alternatives. she will change the dynamic of her business, and hopefully, she can still keep everybody employed. you hopefully, she can still keep everybody employed. you raise an interestin: everybody employed. you raise an int

after more than 100 years in businss, a somerset family firm has delivered its last bottles of milk. but he didn't know there was going to be such a turnout. young man. young man, look at this. i feel better already! the business was started 102 years ago by his grandparents, who were farmers. and when his father, ernie, took over in 1963, they were still delivering twice a day. steve, 18 months, then started helping as a young lad and took over the round from his dad in 1989 in all weathers. and he's been a constant presence in the village ever since. emotional, to be honest. so yeah, a bit of a shock. i think they like you. have you all paid up? i'm going to ask you, how many times have people said to you... sings: # ernie... the fastest milkman in the west. his wife, janet, organised the surprise. like steve, she loves to joke, but really is so proud. looking forward to having him a bit more to yourself? i'll tell you that later on! probably. you must be so proud of him. yeah, yeah. i'm so proud of him. all he's achieved. and he slept in the village. he's more thanjust a milkman.

we know some counties across the south, wiltshire, devon, somerset and hampshire, are already in a heatwavertain threshold and in hampshire thatis certain threshold and in hampshire that is around 27 celsius so we have had three days where temperatures are above 27 and in the london area thatis are above 27 and in the london area that is above 28 celsius. i'm sure a heat wave will be announced across many regions as we head through today with temperatures expected to increase to 30, 30 one celsius. back to you. thanks. it looks beautiful there. we are talking about drought but it is nice to get fresh air this morning. we will be back there later. let's take a look at today's front pages. the majority of newspapers lead with the worsening cost of living crisis. the metro carries a stark warning issued by consumer expert martin lewis that the rising cost of energy will be "deadly" for some people struggling financially. he's demanded what he calls the "zombie government" to take action. according to the guardian, borisjohnson believes his successor as prime minister is "certain" to provide mo

flooding events, we have seen some recently _ flooding events, we have seen some recently down in somersetdrained — being poured onto, were being drained onto three separate types of land, _ drained onto three separate types of land. what _ drained onto three separate types of land, what does that show? the video shows— land, what does that show? the video shows usm _ land, what does that show? the video shows us... obviously it is a cup of water— shows us... obviously it is a cup of water on _ shows us... obviously it is a cup of water on soil, _ shows us... obviously it is a cup of water on soil, not rainfall, but it shows— water on soil, not rainfall, but it shows rainfall and elaborate water being _ shows rainfall and elaborate water being held on a very dry surface and that is— being held on a very dry surface and that is probably caused a little bit about— that is probably caused a little bit about this — that is probably caused a little bit about this water repellency but also because _ about this water repellency but also because you have air trapped inside the soil— because you ha

government's committed to a new generation of nuclear power stations, like this one at hinkley point in somersetpartner of daniel whitworth, after admitting failings. the police watchdog is reinvestigating the met over its handling of their deaths. transport for london's board will hold an emergency meeting later to discuss the government's long term funding deal. they've been in discussion for the past month over the £3.6 billion package. transport bosses have warned of cuts to services without a settlement, so far it's received more than five billion in bailouts from the government after falling into financial trouble during the pandemic. it's now ten years since the london paralympics and some of those who took part have been looking back on the event and how much has changed. sophie christiansen took three gold medals there and is now one of our most successful paralympians. she says the games helped to change perceptions. but a decade on there are still big challenges for disabled people especially when it comes to getting around. travel now. there's no service between victoria and brixton

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