tom heap, bbc news. countryfile this evening on bbc one — that's at 7pm. us airforce transport planes carrying humanitarian aid for venezuela have landed at the colombian border where food and medicine is being stock—piled for distribution. president maduro has refused to allow the aid in, accusing the us of trying to organise a coup. american officials say the aid had been requested by the venezuelan opposition leader, juan guaido who declared himself interim president last month. jon ironmonger reports. it is an operation both humanitarian and highly political. arriving on the colombian border, three us cargo planes carrying food, medicine and clothes for the people of venezuela. this is not the first shipment, nor will it be the last, not only from the united states but we know many other countries arejoining as well. aid packages are being stockpiled at the request of the venezuelan opposition leader, juan guaido, in colombia, brazil and the caribbean. speaking at a rally in caracas, the self—proclai

tom heap, bbc news.f premature and sick babies are being forced to return to work while their child is in intensive care, according to research from neonatal charity bliss and bbc radio 5 live investigates. more than three—quarters of parents surveyed said they were not given enough time off when a child was born prematurely or with health complications. the research also suggests one in ten parents had to leave theirjob as a result of their baby's stay in hospital. at around 8.20pm, we'll be speaking to a representative from the charity bliss to find out more on this — and we'll also be hearing from a father who was left with no choice but to be signed off as sick, after his son arrived 15 weeks early. it's a sight and sound that has all but disappeared from british streets — the rag and bone man with his horse and cart, calling out for unwanted items. now an exhibition in hull is marking the work of one well—known local rag and bone man who spent decades collecting the things people no longer needed. h

tom heap, bbc news.e this evening on bbc one — that's at 7pm. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. holly hamilton has that. more news and reaction to newport county, not quite managing to defeat manchester city, even though they were playing on their rather sticky and muddy pitch. i think we were watching the same thing for stop it looks like a disintegrated chocolate digestive biscuit at the end! manchester city remain on course for what would be an historic four titles this season after beating newport county in their fifth round fa cup tie. it took city until the 51st minute to score at rodney parade but after that, two goals from phil foden and a fourth from riyad mahrez gave them a a—1 victory to qualify for the quarterfinals. they're also currently top of the prmeier league, they'll face chelsea in the league cup final next week and on wednesday they'll face schalke in the champions league last 16. guardiola though has played down talk of a clean sweep of trophies. we will see

tom heap, bbc news.hat's at 7pm. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomas shafernaecker. and it was another very mild one across the uk today. 12—15 degrees, which is way above the average for this time of year, should be closer to around 8—9 at most. monday is going to be a little bit cooler. there'll be more clouds in the sky and also a chance of catching some showers. and the reason for it is a cold front is moving through. it's not necessarily that cold because it is actually quite mild out there. but it is going to introduce cooler, let's say, air for monday. and it's already happening right now. we're seeing fresher conditions coming in off the atlantic. there are some showers around, but still overall, it is mild. these are the morning temperatures. 5—9 degrees in the south. so here's tomorrow's weather. breezy with showers, i think in the northwest of the country here, some hail and thunder is possible in scotland, maybe in northern ireland, too. and maybe one or two showers affecting s

tom heap, bbc news.‘s just time to show you these these pictures from venice. where thousands of people turned out for along the city‘s canals for the start of the traditional carnival — which runs for two weeks. the festival dates back centuries and is famous for the stylised masks worn by revellers. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with darren bett. 15 degrees today in the south—east of england, but we asked in cooler aircoming infrom of england, but we asked in cooler air coming in from the atlantic together with quite a few showers as well. especially because western scotla nd well. especially because western scotland and northern ireland, windy overnight. some showers for a lead and wales and probably stuck with cloud for east anglia and the south—east. blustery night, temperatures no lower than five or six celsius. tomorrow, sunshine and chalmers, the bulk of them for scotland, especially western parts of northern ireland. heavy with hail and thunder. southeast, cloudier, a bit of rain and d

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tom heap, bbc news. and you can watch more on tom heap‘s report on countryfile this evening on bbc one — that's at 7pm. and, before the weather, there's just time to show you these pictures from venice, where there was floating carnival parade on saturday night. "blame the moon was the theme of this years parade — to mark 50 years since the first moon landing. the carnival tradition dates back centuries and is famous for the stylised masks donned by revellers. it'll run for two weeks. lucky them. let's see if it will be the same here. it was 15 degrees today in the south—east of england. we are seeing some weather coming in from the atlantic with some showers, especially across western scotland and northern ireland where it will be windy tonight, strong to gale force winds. some showers for england and wales, cloud for east anglia and the south—east. a blustery night. temperatures no lower than 5 degrees. tomorrow, sun and sunshine. some showers coming into england and wales, but most of them will be for

tom heap, bbc news. and there's more on tom's report on countryfile this evening on bbc one. road, according to new research carried out at the university of texas at austin. the study found that when you make toast, the heating element starts warming up the debris inside the toaster, emitting pollutants. scientists are also warning of the dangers of indoor air pollution from household cleaning sprays, scented candles and gas cookers. jonathan grigg, professor of paediatric respiratory and environmental medicine at queen mary university in london, says we could take more prevantative measures when making toast. interesting, when we toast, use a toaster, we don't use a ventilation hood and perhaps we should use that more frequently. we do need to be more frequently. we do need to be more aware about what's being generated in the home, and these figures i think don't reflect necessarily the health effects of, in part, from roads and diesel on roads. we should not lose sight of that. but the indoor air pollution is becoming increasingly of a concern to us. finally, just to cheer

of the content, but material celebrating illegal hunting and cockfighting is still accessible, as tom heapese are the cruelest of so—called sports with gambling at their heart. you may have thought these blood sports lived only in the past but today the power of the web has given them a new audience. we found evidence that some of the world's most popular internet sites like facebook and youtube are being used by illicit gambling rings to organise animal fights and also share disturbing and cruel images online with huge numbers of followers. it's about the money. it is purely about the betting. it is significant amounts of money made in this. we have intelligence suggesting that dogs can be bought for 25,000—30,000 pounds for hare coursing dog with good bloodline. they are making six figures annually. purely from hare coursing. and they can live stream to their friend the pub. we have infiltrated a number of closed groups on facebook, groups believed to be sharing illegal blood sport material. they may not be publicly accessible but they have huge numbers of followers. and it's notjust fac

of the content, but material celebrating illegal hunting and cockfighting is still accessible, as tom heapghting, these are the cruelest of so—called sports with gambling at their heart. you may have thought these bloodsports lived only in the past but today the power of the web has given them a new audience. we found evidence that some of the world's most popular internet sites like facebook and youtube are being used by illicit gambling rings to organise animal fights and also share disturbing and cruel images online with huge numbers of followers. it's about the money. it is purely about the betting. it is significant amounts of money made in this. we have intelligence suggesting that dogs can be bought for 25,000—30,000 pounds for hare coursing dog with good bloodline. they are making six figures annually. purely from hare coursing. and they can live stream to their friend the pub. we have infiltrated a number of closed groups on facebook, groups believed to be sharing illegal bloodsport material. they may not be publicly accessible but they have huge numbers of followers. and it's not

tom brady. it's great. it's a great time to be a patriot fan. >> neil: lenny, how do new englanders, those in boston, how do they feel about the abuse heaped onocky after the red sox, now this. what is it? >> it's bizarre. that's what it is. it's something in the water, neil. i do. we're crazy people. but we have a great sports town and we like to win. what about if declaring it a national holiday? no. only if your city wins the game you get the day off. if not, go to work, loser. you lost! >> neil: okay. so apparently 17 million americans are going to call out sick on monday. i'm wondering, maybe if you're one of the teams involved, maybe. what do you think of that? >> i think it's great. are you kidding me? listen, you're going to be up, having a great time. it's going to be wicked to witness. maybe they won't let us go to one. we'll still be partying. >> neil: now, when you get ready for a big event like this, you're a huge fan, a sports fan, the whole town is. do you do anything special? like when you're in atlanta, what do you do? >> neil: neil, it's about 75 degrees. i'm wearing this fur coat because they have never lost when i wore thi