phil mackie, bbc news, staffordshire.ome of its staff are being loaned to suppliers to try to get things moving in the supply chain. branches in northern ireland and the republic of ireland are not impacted. let's speak to our business correspondent emma simpson. what is going on? this is a popular chain famous for its chicken and if you cannot say that it is a big problem. nando's has been running out of stock hit by problems in its supply chain and that has meant that dozens of branches have had to temporarily close. like this one, you can see that sign just in the doorway. nando's say it is done to staff shortages but it would not elaborate on that. but we are a nail in the third supply chain has been under immense strain in recent months with the driver shortage, the pandemic and of course there are still pressures and that masks an underlying problem with staffing. shortage in general due to brexit and coronavirus causing disruption. just a few days ago we had kentucky fried chicken talking about food shortages and n

phil mackie, bbc news, staffordshire.m captain on channel 4's 8 out of 10 cats — for 18 series. ricky gervais is among many performers and writers who've been paying tribute — he said sean lock was one of the most influential comedians of his generation. 0ur entertainment lizo mzimba reports. he was one of britain's finest comedians, known for his lightning wit and laid—back style of humour. ijust have one thing, one request. if at any point in the show you are erring on the side of laughter, go with it, yeah? you know if you get to a bit and you go, is that funny? just go wahey! chuck yourself in. his comedy career began in the 1990s and he was soon winning awards and fans across the country. i went for a job recently, a bit of voice—over work. and i actually got offered the part of the speaking clock. but i didn't like the script. and i said, can't we jazz it up a bit? something like, humpty dumpty sat on a wall. humpty dumpty had a great fall. all the kings horses and all the kings men, coming up to about five plus ten

all, there was another gold for sir lee pearson, on breezer, the horse he bred at his home in staffordshires third title here and his 14th in total. another glittering games for one of british sport's most glittering stars. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. attack has killed ten civilians. now on bbc news, the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. i'm filling in for mark kermode to review this week's releases. so, legend has it that if you look in the mirror and say his name five times, he will appear behind you. candyman. anthony... candyman. anthony, no. candyman. stop! stop it. candyman. stop it! 0k. you better not do that. 0k, 0k. whispers: candyman. you play too much! 0w, no, stop! yes, the candyman is back. while there have been other sequels, this is framed as a direct sequel to the 1992 horror about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, who is hunting the housing projects of chicago's cabrini green. fast forward to

, she wasjudged to be staffordshire bull terrier, but like alex, she was judged to be a staffordshireven walking her up and - police and put down. everybody loved her, even walking her up and down i her, even walking her up and down the road. it was surreal that that many police had come for a puppy. the next day i started to get angry thinking, she never did anything, she never hit anyone, she has never growled at anyone, why is she dead? parliament didn't go out of its way to kill— parliament didn't go out of its way to kill dogs unnecessarily. what we have been— to kill dogs unnecessarily. what we have been left with is the needless destruction of hundreds, if not thousands of dogs. the government sa s the thousands of dogs. the government says the aim — thousands of dogs. the government says the aim of _ thousands of dogs. the government says the aim of the _ thousands of dogs. the government says the aim of the dangerous - thousands of dogs. the government says the aim of the dangerous dogsj says the aim of the dangerous dogs act is to ensure the safety of the public, adding it h

the stench from a staffordshire landfill site.trial of our kelly has begun in brooklyn. he denies any wrongdoing. the stench from a staffordshire landfill site. one localfamily is at the high court to argue the fumes could be causing health problems. i don't think a dictionary has enough words to describe me. i'm more like a sensation.— more like a sensation. laughter the best way _ more like a sensation. laughter the best way to _ more like a sensation. laughter the best way to describe - more like a sensation. laughter the best way to describe me - more like a sensation. laughter the best way to describe me as i more like a sensation. laughter i the best way to describe me as with the fragrance. "a true original" and "a brilliant comic voice" — tributes are paid to the comedian sean lock, who has died at the age of 58. and, after two years of cancelled exams, the scottish government confirms they'll go ahead as normal in 2022. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has faced criticism from mp5 of all politica

the stench from a staffordshire landfill site — one localfamily is at the high court to argue the fumesen restaurant chain nandos is forced to close about 50 branches because of supply problems. the scottish government has confirmed that exams will go ahead next summer if public health advice supports the move. formal exams have been cancelled for two successive years in scotland because of the coronavirus pandemic. the content pupils will need to cover for the national 5, higher and advanced higher exams has been reduced because of the disruption. ministers said contingency plans for further adjustments were in place, to ensure fairness for learners. let's cross to reporting scotland's education correspondent lucy whyte. there seem to be quite a lot of caveats in that announcement, what should assessment of what is actually happening and what are students meant to make of this? yes. students meant to make of this? yes, i think ultimately _ students meant to make of this? yes i think ultimately overcomes a students meant to make of this? is: i think ultimately overcomes a big relief to

all, there was another gold for sir lee pearson, on breezer, the horse he bred at his home in staffordshire glittering stars. andy swiss, bbc news, tokyo. tennis and andy murray is in action tonight against greece's stefanos tsitsipas in the us open at flushing meadows. 0ur sports correspondent nesta mcgregor has been watching. cheering and applause. back in 2012, this was where andy murray picked up his first grand slam title, but a lot has changed since then. for example, he has a new hip. now 3a, he made a vintage performance, so, could he turn back the clock? oh, yes. come on! a blistering start was also helped by errors from the third seed, stefanos tsitsipas. 0h! father time may be tapping andy murray on the shoulder, but early on, the brit never looked back, taking the first set 6—2. cheering the 23—year—old greek knew he needed to raise his levels. game, stefanos tsitsipas. serving like that will work. however, murray would roar back to force a tie—break. a closely fought second set which tsitsipas won. no way! murray is down and tsitsipas wins the point. murray would need to pick h

that is very difficult staffordshire bull i difficult staffordshire bull terriers, isn't it?o be recognised. they could look at a dog and think a dog is a pit bull type. what has caught casper�*s attention? he has seen himself in the monitor. he has seen himself in the monitor. he has seen himself. currently he is on camera six, and i think he knows it. , , ., , _ ., on camera six, and i think he knows it. , , on camera six, and i think he knows it. he is very happy to see himself on there. it. he is very happy to see himself on there- it _ it. he is very happy to see himself on there. it is _ it. he is very happy to see himself on there. it is a _ it. he is very happy to see himself on there. it is a subjective - it. he is very happy to see himself on there. it is a subjective opinionj on there. it is a subjective opinion as to whether a dog has the characteristics. the law says the onusis characteristics. the law says the onus is on the owner to prove the dog is not of that type. haifa onus is on the owner to prove the dog is not of that type.— onus is on the owner to prove

marcus birks, from staffordshire, died on friday.it earlier this month, and before his death urged people to get vaccinated. a shortage of blood tubes means doctors in the uk are having to make difficult choices about who gets blood tests — that's according to the british medical association. the organisation says the shortages across hospitals and gp surgeries were "severe" and, if the nhs did not reduce usage in the coming days, even the most clinically important blood tests may be at risk. the department of health says it is working to restore normal supplies. still to come a bit later in the programme: the hong kong dissidents and former residents who fled for the uk are finding life is not as easy as they expected. we'll find out why. but first... as week two of the paralympics gets under way in tokyo, the covid—19 situation in the city is continuing to get worse. there are now more than 10,000 seriously ill people waiting for hospital beds. at least 21 coronavirus patients are reported to have died at home since the beginning o

. >> to me the most telling thing about the tennis court story is when it was occupied by staffordshireurned around too go back. you would not kick them off the courts. you imagine most presidents would do. >> it was a sensibility. vince got it i've got to do something else. the classic standoff in the foreign policy is between them. put in the "new york times" review of your book just came out over the weekend he thought you cited too often with fans in your assessments. i wonder how you respond? a one, and you think that is a fair characterization? and if it is why did you make that choice? it's true if you read my book you'll come away with a strong understanding as a national security advisor. it was constantly nagging carter to have a tough reform policy. he saw the world through his aristocratic polish eyes. and he just hated the russians. and he believed the soviet union was an evil empire. to use ronald reagan's turn. and we were any generational, multi generational conflict. he viewed every foreign policy issue through that prism. that cold war prism. he's constantly you can se

all, there was another gold for sir lee pearson, on breezer, the horse he bred at his home in staffordshiretitle here and his 14th in total. another glittering games for one of british sport's most glittering stars. andy swiss, bbc news, tokyo. now it's time for weather world. this time on weather world, code red for humanity, the stark warning that time is running out to avert a climate catastrophe. it's the beginning of a future that can be very catastrophic and very, very hard for us to survive in. after the heat, the floods on a catastrophic scale, killing hundreds of people, amid claims we are simply not prepared for more extreme rainfall. i'll be asking whether these disasters could mark a turning point in how the world reacts to climate change. and i'll be finding out why even a small empty reservoir like this one can help protect us from the effects of it. and i'll be looking at how the way our food is farmed is having to adapt to climate change. and why some farmers are just as interested in the weather around the world as they are at home. also on weather world... early warning, h

was a staffordshire bull terrier, but like alex, she was judged to be a pit bull—type animal.o protect public safety, you need to focus on individual— safety, you need to focus on individual dogs. as opposed to how they look — individual dogs. as opposed to how they look. the individual dogs. as opposed to how the look. ., , they look. the government says the aim of the dangerous _ they look. the government says the aim of the dangerous dogs - they look. the government says the aim of the dangerous dogs act - they look. the government says the aim of the dangerous dogs act is i they look. the government says the aim of the dangerous dogs act is to j aim of the dangerous dogs act is to ensure the safety of the public, adding its commissioned research on the effectiveness of existing measures and on how to address behavioural problems and long dogs. charlie gallagher, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello there. low pressure's continuing to bring windy conditions for scotland and northern ireland, plenty of blustery showers further south. we've had q

a0—year—old father—to—be marcus birks from staffordshire, died on friday leaving his family "shatteredscratch" perry, has died injamaica at the age of 85. known for his work with musicians as varied as bob marley, the clash and the beastie boys, he was a pioneer of remixing and dub music, reportedly producing more than a thousand recordings over 60 years. here watching bbc news. the bbc has been told that the uk government is set to announce plans to gradually lift the official ban on standing in premier league and championship football grounds. it's thought a handful of clubs in england's top two divisions will be selected as "early adopters" of safe standing before the current season ends in may. our political correspondent, peter saull reports. after a year—and—a—half away from the stands, it's hard to keep your emotions in check. but doing this, standing during a premier league football match, is still officially banned. by the end of the season in may, though, it's expected that, for some fans at least, it will be legally permitted. that is as long it's in designated safe standing

pearson made it title number 12 in the para dressage on breezer, a horse he bred at his home in staffordshireave been even more medals for the british team, a bronze for george wilson in the para— dressage and a gold for piers gilliver in the fencing. he won silver in the fencing. he won silver in the fencing at rio five years ago and has gone even better here in tokyo, so five gold medals for paralympics gb today, it really has been a glittering start to these games. it has indeed, thank you very much indeed. andy swiss reporting. the time is1:20pm. our top story this lunchtime. warnings that a terror attack on kabul airport may be imminent. borisjohnson says the overwhelming majority of those eligible to leave on british flights have now been evacuated. and coming up — the growing number of people seeking help for binge eating disorder. coming up on the bbc news channel: new dates have been announced for the delayed rugby league world cup. it�*ll kick off on 15th october next year, with the final at old trafford on 19th november. a growing number of people are seeking help for binge eating

we are here on a sheep and bee farm just outside leek in staffordshire.�*sjust a headache, really, all the time. what about insurance? you can claim on the insurance, but then again the insurance will go up another 10%. so we are not really gaining anything. i know you have also had trouble with another rural crime. that�*s people letting their dogs off the lead and then attacking your sheep. yes, we have had that twice in the last two years, killing all the lambs and sheep. but you go and see the owner and we just get nothing out of that, so there again, the insurance again. and what do the police say about all of this? that police are not really interested at all. theyjust give you a rural crime number. they come out and see you and that�*s about it, really. they are not too bothered. robin smith, thank you very much for talking to us this lunchtime. overall, yes, the numbers are down, but the farmers affected can still feel, as i said, like they are under siege and there is little they can do about it. and the worry is, if it was the endemic that was k

phil mackie, bbc news, staffordshire. that is in the high court today. blamed on suppliers not being able to deliver chicken on time. they say because of staff problems at some supplies to factories. a lot of businesses still dealing with the impact of people having to self—isolate. and also a shortage of lorry drivers after the pandemic is causing a problem. to try to sort out the issue nando's has lent 70 of its staff to suppliers to try to get things moving. they say they want to get most of the close restaurant is open again by saturday. it is not just a nando's problem. supermarkets have reported shortages of some products and empty shells because of supply issues and last week, kfc warned again it was facing some disruption. nando's said sites in northern ireland and republic of ireland are not affected. we know both places have different customs arrangements and that is because of brexit. it is currently less complicated for companies to get products into northern ireland than it is into other parts of the uk. if this affects you, nando's says, ch

you can have a litter of puppies from a staffordshire bull terrier and a labrador.inated people who are a close contact of a covid case will no longer have to stay at home from next week. the un warns of an unfolding humanitarian disaster in afghanistan, as taliban fighters capture the strategically important city of ghazni. the government is today raising the price of mandatory hotel quarantine for red list travellers from £1,750 to £2,285 per adult. but some have complained of prison—like conditions in these hotels, and said the scheme is not fit—for—purpose. gaggan sabherwal reports. it's soul destroying in here! a slug! slug, yeah. it's a slug. the bbc has received reports of conditions described as prisonlike in uk's quarantine hotels. since february, arrivals from red—list countries have to pay to quarantine in these government—approved facilities, but some are unhappy with their treatment and the price tag. £2,285 per adult. if somebody wants an experience of going to prison, then - they can come in quarantine. it's such a confined room. the windows won't eve

yorkshire, staffordshire and kent are among the places identified for the scheme.ture. this is not new money but the locations are new and which rural areas will be levelled out but not all areas will have access to broadband so how do you choose the winners? this broadband so how do you choose the winners? , , , ., winners? this is the first level of the 5 billion _ winners? this is the first level of the 5 billion funding _ winners? this is the first level of the 5 billion funding pot - winners? this is the first level of the 5 billion funding pot and - winners? this is the first level of the 5 billion funding pot and it i winners? this is the first level of the 5 billion funding pot and it is| the 5 billion funding pot and it is not the whole country but that is a function of the process that we will be working through the rest of it over time. we are seeing here an attempt to focus on areas that will benefit most from the upgrade. what we have seen over the last 16 months of the pandemic is how important a really good broadband connection else. a part of this i

christine jardine, thank you very much- _ for months, people in silverdale, in staffordshire, have been bell is the conservative mp for newscastle—under—lyme. thank you for being with others. i take at this site is in your constituency or right next to it. what do you make of the problem? it isn'tjust the village what do you make of the problem? it isn't just the village of isn'tjust the village of silverdale, it is affecting a huge chunk of my constituency, which covers the whole town and borough of newcastle—under—lyme. there are other areas affected. the people who are bringing thejudicial review other areas affected. the people who are bringing the judicial review to live in silverdale and it is the health of a young child they are particular concerned about. as the situation has dragged on and the odour has not relented, i have been increasingly worried about the health implications of this was that it is obvious and not pleasant to live somewhere where it stinks, but the quantity of gas is above the health guidelines, notjust the odour guidelines, and the length of time it has bee

how important defibrillators are, and having been involved right across my constituency of south staffordshire best to sit down and discuss _ will it happen? it is best to sit down and discuss what - will it happen? it is best to sit down and discuss what their i will it happen? it is best to sit i down and discuss what their plans are, what they would like to see, and have that discussion with them and have that discussion with them and my door is always open and i would love to have the opportunity to speak with them.— to speak with them. gavin williamson, _ to speak with them. gavin williamson, thank - to speak with them. gavin williamson, thank you i to speak with them. gavin | williamson, thank you very to speak with them. gavin - williamson, thank you very much. we will talk more about defibrillators in school a little bit later. we are still... we don't want to let it go. we are celebrating the olympics here. are selling, you have a look that wonderful guest. i selling, you have a look that wonderful guest.— wonderful guest. i know. iam toi enjoyed this morning by a - wonderful guest. i