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Lots coming up today, have you bought diet pills . Many are illegal and deadly but can be bought online. Get in touch with us as we are talking about that also some new research that might seem a Bit Suprising which is that people who drink three to four times a week are less likley to develop Type 2 Diabetes than those who never drink we will explain all. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. The bbc understands at least 60 buildings have failed a new Fire Safety Test. The test is seen as more they were owe than previous ones as more materials were analysed together for the first time. So far, just nine of the buildings which failed have been identified. Theyre in salford in Greater Manchester. The local council is asking for help from Central Government to meet the cost of replacements. Ministers will publish the full Test Findings later this morning. Dan johnson publish the full Test Findings later this morning. Danjohnson reports. While those touched by grenfell wait for a full picture of how this fire spread, other residents in other towers are nervous, wondering if theyre safe. These blocks in salford, nine of them, are among the 60 across england we understand will be declared a risk after failing the latest tests. The thought of you not being safe when youre sleeping in bed of a night time, thinking that thats not safe, do you know . Its bad, isnt it . Yeah, really bad. They should take the lot off. I dont care how much money it cost its not money, its peoples lives at the end of the day. I think were sitting on a tinderbox when you look at all the flats. Some of the cladding had already come down. Now the rest will too. In the first round of tests, panels from every building failed. After criticism that wasnt realistic, experts have now combined cladding and the insulation fitted behind it to show which materials are dangerous when theyre put together, like they were on Grenfell Tower. Yesterday, the police said there were reasonable grounds to suspect corporate manslaughter may have been committed by the council or the Tenant Management Organisation. More than six weeks since grenfell burned, the investigation is finding its focus while the reverberations reach right across the country. Ben brown has a summary of the rest of the days news. The Emergency Services are saying they have attended to a0 people at they have attended to a0 people at the station, one person is seriously injured, 18 in total taken to hospital, including the train driver and 20 other people have minor injuries. This is in a Central Barcelona train station, a major hub. We are talking about spains regional trains, they travel relatively short distances, not at high speed. Looking at the pictures, what appears to have happened is that the train crashed into the buffers of the station so no other train involved, possibly the train didnt stop and this is nothing on the scale of other Rail Disasters we have seen in spain in recent years, most notably in 2013 when 80 people we re most notably in 2013 when 80 people were killed, thankfully no one killed in this incident but clearly something has gone wrong when this train crashed at around about 7 am local time. Thank you very much. Philip ham manned has said there is broad agreement hammond has said there is broad agreement in cabinet that there should and transition period of up to three years after brexit but it should be concluded before the next election in 2022. The chancellor said a failure to implement a Transition Deal would sow implement a Transition Deal would sow chaos for business and that it was in the interests of the eu and britain to have the transition that allows the economies to adjust. My view is well known, i believe it will be in britains interests and in the eus interests if, after we leave the European Union, the Single Market and the Customs Union on 29th march, 2019, there is then a period, call it transition, interim period, whatever you like, during which we will allow our economies to adjust to the new situation, rather than having a cliff edge in march 2019 which would cause immense disruption for businesses and for citizens. The chancellor. President trump has suffered a defeat on one of his key Campaign Pledges to reform us healthcare. A number of republicans including john mccain voted against a bill which would have repealed the Healthcare Law passed by president 0bama. The bill was rejected in a Late Night Vote by 51 votes to 59. The Republican Party leader described it as disappointing. The labour party say defence cuts have left the uk reliant on other countries to protect british waters. Figures obtained by the party show nato allies sent nearly a0 planes to the uk last year to help with maritime patrols. The Ministry Of Defence says most of the aircraft we re defence says most of the aircraft were for training and military exercises. Four men have been arrested after they tried to make an explosive device at cardiff prison. It came to light when a Prison Worker contacted a Welsh Assembly member, Bethan Jenkins, with concerns about staffing. Aid workers in greece have told bbc news theyre dealing with hundreds of extremely vulnerable refugees being held on the Island Of Lesbos. Many have suffered torture and sexual abuse at the hands of so called Islamic State in syria and iraq. The European Commission said those refugees should be moved to athens for specialist treatment. Two teenagers are in custody in connection with one of the recent wild fires in the south of france. The Pairare Wild Fires in the south of france. The pair are expected of so deliberately set fire to scrub land on tuesday. The fires, which led to thousands of people, including british Holiday Makers evacuated, have largely now been put out. Firefighters have warned people to be vigilant as other blazes could still start. People who drink alcohol three to four times a week are 30 less likely to develop type two diabetes than those who never drink. More than those who never drink. More than 70,000 people took part in a large Danish Health study that measured drinking habits. The uks leading Diabetes Charity warns this is not a green light to drink excessively. The study also found that not all alcohol is equal. Wine appeared to be particularly beneficial, as the chemical compounds, especially in red wine, seem to help manage blood sugar. And there was a warning to women to stay clear of gin. A daily tipple or other spirits increased their Diabetes Risk by 83 . Diabetes uk, however, warns that the effect of alcohol on developing diabetes differs from one person to the next. Where did the people who were drinking an awful lot, when was this happening . Was there different times of the year they were drinking more alcohol that had an impact. For example, if you are in the Festive Season people drink more and eat more. Those things really werent discussed in much detail. While this study is in early stages, it is hoped it might spur future research to help some of the 12 million britons currently at risk of developing type two diabetes. Public Health England have been in touch to say it is not helpful to talk about the effect of Alcohol Consumption on diabetes alone. More on this later. Bags of rubbish are piling up in birmingham as Bin Collectors continue to strike in the city. A row with the council overjob losses and changes to Working Practices is now in its third week. Thousands of residents have been affected, despite Council Efforts to add extra collections, and many people are complaining about the smell. The strike is set to last until september. A driver lost control of his new ferrari, one hour after he bought the vehicle. The police have released these pictures of the wrecked car after it left the m1 during wet weather. Remarkably, the driver escaped with minor injuries. Thats a summary of the latest news. Now the sport. England are through to the Quarter Finals of the euro 2017, the womens championship. Scotland missed out by that much, it was an extraordinary night in the netherlands. We will start with england. Ten changes to the team for the match after winning the first two games. A mistake from the portugal keeper allowed toni duggan to score. It was in the downhill from there. It wasnt a good first half performance. In the second half two minutes into it, paris suggested england were going to play much better. England go on to play france in the Quarter Finals. This is very difficult because they have not beaten france since 197a and also theyve lost in the last three major tournaments, as well. Can they carry on winning ugly or any other way . Here is the coach. We go into this Knockout Round feeling like whatever is going to come our way, we have the answers to those questions and we can find solutions. Of course it will be a difficult challenge, france ash great team. We have to get ready for that but we are going to enjoy tonight first. We are already excited with the quarter final. Already excited with the quarterfinal. How close were scotland . Quarterfinal. How close were scotland . 0ne quarterfinal. How close were scotland . One goal away quarterfinal. How close were scotland . One goal away from joining england. They beat spain 1 0. An impressive result. But their opponents go through instead. There was a chance to send them through to the last eight but they missed from three yards. Head in hands, quite right. This brings to an end what was scotlands first ever major tournament and they were that close tournament and they were that close to making it through to the last eight. You can understand why theyre feeling that disappointed. Yeah, frustrating stuff. Lets talk about horse racing. This is bizarre. A crazy mix up at yarmouth race course. Look at this, this is the racing post ready for you, this is the story on the front page. Yarmouth shambles as the wrong horse wins at 50 1. The first race was won bya wins at 50 1. The first race was won by a horse called Mandarin Princess as so we thought, it turns out it was her stable mate who was there to run the ath race. He said he was rushed to get the Saddling Process done. Didnt realise it was the wrong horse at the time. They only realised afterwards when they scanned the micro chip in every race horses neck, realised it was the other horse, who was a year older and has run ten races. He says it was an honest mistake, the result officially must stand for betting purposes. In case you are on that 501, purposes. In case you are on that 50 1, you are still going to win. It is likely that Charlie Mcbride will get a fine. Do the horses look similar . Theyre the same colour. The difference between a dwo year old and three year old filly | dwo year old and three year old filly i will defer to people who know horses more than me. Also if you have a series of things to go through before every race as a trainer he will have more than probably the two horses on that day, as well. He will have a lot to get through. You can understand why he might not have necessarily checked it. Also lets talk about residents ina it. Also lets talk about residents in a small welsh village, if they had gone to the local charity shop yesterday would have done quite well. They would have had to be quick, though. Sam warburton decided instead of going to a private fancy dinner or auction to sell off memorabilia from a sporting achievement, his lions kit from new zealand which he captained, he took it to his local charity shop instead and he tweeted his arrival at the charity shop. There he is with bags and all. Its in rhiwbina in wales. It was available from yesterday at a cancer ca re it was available from yesterday at a cancer care shop. You can imagine if it was available by apm, it might have been gone by ten past. Thank you. We understand 60 high rise buildings have failed a new Fire Safety Test. The test is seen as more thorough as more materials were analysed together for the first time. Jim has been covering this from the first day of the peers with us now. If you look at a photograph of the outside of Grunfeld Tower quit your notice two things will to the Cladding Panels are aluminium, much thinner than you would imagine. We have already had safety tests. They have already had safety tests. They have come back as failing the safety tests. There is also a secondary material on here. This is the installation behind the cladding materials some in local government and in the Construction Industry wa nt and in the Construction Industry want a more Comprehensive Test. Who are not just want a more Comprehensive Test. Who are notjust testing Cladding Panels can you are testing the whole system. That is what we are hearing about today. This is a much more thorough tests. We will show you a version. This is Video Footage to give you an idea of what we are looking at. This is a mock up of the outside of the building. We will look at how it responds in the event ofa look at how it responds in the event of a serious fire that there are different combinations of installation and cladding. We have the first results back. That is on the first results back. That is on the same combination that was on the outside of Grunfeld Tower. It has failed. There are another 60 buildings across england with that similar combination of installation and cladding on the outside of the buildings. We are not being told where yet. We do understand the only council owned properties are in salford in manchester. Nine blocks there, we think. The others will be owned by private landlords and by Housing Associations. We should get some idea about where they are later this morning. This is coming from sean. When you look around, the cladding method seems to be prevalent on many buildings, hospitals, schools, hotels, pretty much all modern constructions. I noticed there were similar blocks. Are all the methods of construction being tested or just are all the methods of construction being tested orjust on residential blocks . At the moment it is on all blocks. Any organisation concerned can send in products for testing. That is why you have started to see results from hospitals and student accommodation. Just because there is cladding on the outside of the building does not necessarily mean it is unsafe. It is that combination of big specific type of cladding and is the civic type of installation Construction Industry and the government concerned about. There are concerns about this specific combination. 60 buildings across england is not an unsubstantial number. Yesterday, there was more news about the police investigation. This came back yesterday afternoon for that there are reasonable grounds to suspect corporate manslaughter offences. This is a relatively new law. This only came in in 2008. That means it is a criminal offence to cause death by negligence if you are an organisation or a company. They will presumably be wanting to question executives from both the council and the tmo, the Tenants Management Organisations are involved in running the block at the time it can lead to large fines. It does not mean because they are pursuing corporate Manslaughter Charges they can look at individual Manslaughter Charges further down the line. Back could presumably ends in prison time. The speculation is it will be much further along in the process. Time. The speculation is it will be much further along in the processlj know much further along in the process. know we will speak to you later on as the tests come out. The Island Of Lesbos is one of the main entry points for migrants fleeing wars in the middle east for the safety of europe. Amongst the migrants that arrive their daily are people with extreme vulnerabilities, resulting from Traumatic Experiecnes in war torn countries like syria and iraq. Such people should in theory be entitled to be relocated to the mainland to get they support they need, but aid workers have told the bbc that hundreds of extremely Vulnerable People are being kept on the island and are therefore being deprived of much needed support. 0ur correspondent gavin lee joins us from the island now. Tell us what the situation is like and the conditions the migrants are living in . 0n lesbos there are a000 migrants. Many have been waiting for a long time. Most migrants are waiting for an Asylum Application for the syrians will be sent back to turkey most likely. They are waiting for a legal decision. This is something different. What aid agencies are saying is, because of the fall of is in parts of cracker in mosul, a lot of victims, people who have fled to tension, male victims of torture, women sex slaves, they are here on the island. The protocol as they should be taken straight off to get primary care, psychiatric help, on the mainland. It is not happening. I have spent the last few days speaking to those who need the most help and finding out why they are still here. You check this, this is our life. Life inside a migrant camp, lesbos. Rare footage from a place journalists are banned. It shows tents have been replaced by containers, a reflection of europes waiting room being made a little more long term for the a,000 being held on the island. Most are destined to return to turkey, to apply for asylum from there, as part of the eus migration plan, but as they wait for a legal decision, violence, rioting and fires are becoming routine. The camps are full and migrants, though small in number, are still making it here by boat. The people arriving here in lesbos are different now, because of the ripple effects of the conflicts in iraq and syria. Since so called Islamic State started to lose ground, many who arrived in greece have escaped attention, men tortured by tortured by is fighters, women used as sex slaves. Some are pregnant here. There is little support for them and it is worsening the problem on an already volatile island. We are very worried. You need to improve the health care that is given to these people. If they are vulnerable, they need to be recognised as such, and they need to move to somewhere where they can receive care. The reality is, there isnt this care here on the island, and they need to move to the mainland to receive it. Scars from years of torture. 0sama was once a syrian policeman, but was caught by rebel groups and sold to is. He says he was regularly beaten and sexually abused his captors. I have so many marks of torture on my body, he tells me. I have been in captivity for three years. Two years locked in one room. I lost my family, i lost my wife. I havent seen anything about them. All this, he says, and im here now in this humiliation for one year. Another man from mosul, who doesnt want to be identified, tells me he was held hostage by is for more than a year. I have been harmed here, i lost my money, passports, all stolen. Before this place, my wife spent six months in captivity too. She collapsed in the street yesterday. We are not getting any help here. The greek refugee policy is clear, that extremely vulnerable migrants should be taken off the island quickly for specialist treatment in athens. So why are they still here . Greek authorities claim they have been overwhelmed by cases and say some have slipped through the net. I would at this point like to remind you that 30,000 people have come through this island since march 2016, so there can be individual cases, some individual cases, that may not have been processed as quickly. For the moment, those needing the most help are still waiting. And with more migrants arriving and the camp increasing, the vulnerable are left to cope in volatile, deteriorating conditions. I have covered this crisis in greece and italy. The dynamic is different now. We have heard from some on the island for that everyone is agreed they have to come. You have the aid agencies and the eu saying those who need it most should be getting psychiatric treatment in athens. The greek government is working on it. It is about communication between them the aid agencies. We can speak now to Louise Roland gosselin in athens. Shes a representative of the Charity Doctors without borders, and has recently been on lesbos, from lesbos itself we have volunteer Charlotte Bellis appearing alongside Wissam A Syrian Refugee and Steve Valdez Symonds from Amnesty International is in the studio. Tell me where you off from and how you arrived in lesbos. tell me where you off from and how you arrived in lesbos. I am from syria. Like everyone, i arrived you arrived in lesbos. I am from syria. Like everyone, iarrived here by vote for one year and five months ago. I have nothing yet. By boat. Which city were you are and what Work Conditions like . My city is named hama. What were the conditions like . So bad. You can imagine a lot. Of course. You have been on lesbos for nearly a year and a half. Where are you living on lesbos . What are conditions like for you . The situation here is so bad. Everyone knows that. No one cared about anyone here. We dont have that. People are watching here in the uk and they may not be aware of how bad it is just and they may not be aware of how bad it isjust explain and they may not be aware of how bad it is just explain to people. And they may not be aware of how bad it isjust explain to people. dont know if i can explain enough. The situation here is so bad. We dont have enough support. The food is not good. Everything here is bad. Also, we need to wait for six months. We cannot go out from this island or do anything. I get nothing. They dont give us language or anything. Where is it that you wa nt to or anything. Where is it that you want to go . For me, i want to go to canada after london but i cannot, for sure. We can see and hear from the frustration in your voice, how challenging and frustrating this is for you. Charlotte is a volunteer. Are these stories youre hearing daily in and day out . One of the things, i came here injune, what really surprised me, and i am a journalist from london, i thought there would be isolated cases of vulnerability, i might bump into the person who had been tortured but at least 90 of the people i talk to have been tortured, held in prisons, had Family Neighbours murdered. His other brother is also here and was tortured for three years. He was tortured for three years. He was tortured for three years. He was tortured for a couple of weeks trying to escape from syria. I dont know how you decide. Everybody has stories. Have you been offered any support within the camp for the trauma that you and your brothers have suffered . Nothing in here. Nothing in. We get support but it is not enough. Wasams the suffers from Severe Mental Health issues. Hama is staying close to him here, trying to support him. Wasam. He has attempted to take his life multiple times in the past year. Essentially, if wasam was not here, his brother would be affected. Louise quit you have recently been in lesbos. Is there any support at all available for people like wasam in these camps . I was there again this week. In theory there is, on paper there is. There are two Health Organisations in the camp. The reality is the number of people on the island has increased and the capacity has decreased. We have a clinic outside the camp. We are trying to provide Health Support as well as treating victims of torture and sexual violence. We have a waiting list of over 100 people. The level of trauma is so important. 20 of our Mental Health patients are victims of torture. Women who come for Gynaecological Services suffer sexual abuse. We are doing the best we can to meet the demands. Do you think the greek authorities are doing enough to help people on Lesbos Question at them and to be transferred to the mainland. It has to be recognised europe as a whole isnt doing enough. Europe is basely imposed upon greece the obligation of essentially managing the deal that European Countries struck with turkey, which is designed to essentially try and send back people who have come to those greek islands to turkey on the ridiculous suggestion that turkey is safe for them. That has introduced, as it happens, a whole new bureaucratic additional system that greeks are trying to now manage before people can even get into their Asylum System to have their asylu m their Asylum System to have their asylum claims dealt with when, as happens in many, many cases, its determined that no turkey is not safe for them. Unfortunately, a system in greece that was already not working long before we had these events in 2015 16 and still carrying on, which is now under enormous pressure and made under increased pressure and made under increased pressure by this ridiculous deal which is not safe for people and is trapping people, as you see, in hopeless conditions on these islands. It was the eu who paid turkey to take these people back and process them effectively because its a political hot potato in europe across europe, the sheer numbers of people that have been arriving and questions over whether they are people who have genuine asylu m they are people who have genuine asylum claims or whether they are economic migrants coming from maybe africa and other places. What is it you want to see the authorities, whether its the greek authorities or wider across europe do to help people . Lets not forget a country like uganda has received more than a Million People fleeing a conflict in south sudan in the space of less than a year. Yes, its struggling, but its borders are still open and it is processing people and is supporting people. Europe is a huge wealthy pa rt supporting people. Europe is a huge wealthy part of the world with enormous resources. It is dealing with comparatively few people compared to other places elsewhere. We know that many of the people who fled to these greek islands are coming from places as just described where their lives are plainly at risk. Thank you all for speaking to us today. If you have any thoughts on this get in touch with us. Still to come. The parents of a 21 year old woman who died after taking Weight Loss Pills have told this programme the substances should be banned. Beth shipsey died in february after taking highly toxic, fat burning pills that her parents believe she bought online. Theyll be with us just after the news. A bad week for President Trump just got a lot worse as his plans to get rid of parts of president 0bamas Health Care Reforms are rejected by the senate the third time trumps agenda has been stymied in recent days. And on top of that theres the vicious rivalry within his own staff. Well be live in the states in about 15 minutes. At least 60 high rice buildings that used insulation and cladding similar to g re nfell have used insulation and cladding similar to Grenfell Have failed a new Fire Safety Test. The tests saw the materials analysed together for the first time. The only buildings identified so far are nine Council Blocks in salford in Greater Manchester where the local council is asking for help from Central Government to meet the cost ofs replacements. Ministers will publish the full findings from these tests later this morning. Pakistans Prime Minister has resigned after the countrys Supreme Court unanimously ruled that he should be disqualified over corruption allegations. The ruling follows accusations relating to the Panama Papers published two years ago in which his three children were implicated. He and his family deny any wrongdoing. A0 people have been injured, one seriously, after a Commuter Train crashed in barcelona. At least 18 people have been taken to hospital. Philip hammond has said theres broad agreement in cabinet that there should be a transition period of up to three years after brexit but it should be concluded before the next election due in 2022. The chancellor said a failure to implement a Transition Deal would sow chaos for business and that it was in the interests of the eu and britain to have a transition that allows the economies to adjust. Donald trump has suffered a defeat on one of his key Campaign Pledges to reform us healthcare. A number of republicans, including former president president ial nominee, john mccain, voted against a bill which would have repealed the Healthcare Law passed by former president barack 0bama. The bill was rejected in a dramatic, Late Night Vote by fifty one votes to forty nine. The Republican Partys leader in the senate described it as disappointing. Thats the latest news. England are through to the Quarter Finals of the womens European Championship with three wins out of three. The 100 record maintained thanks to a 2 1win over portugal. Nikita parris getting the winner. But theyve conceded for the first time in the tournament. France come next. Scotland just missed out despite a 1 0 win over spain. Everton have a 1 0 lead after the first leg of their Europa League qualifier against slovakian side ruzomberok. Leighton baines with the winner on what was Wayne Rooneys first competitive match back at the club. Alistair cook will resume on 82 not out after helping to keep South Africa At Bay on a rain shortened first day of the third test at the oval. England are 171 for a. And this is the first race of the card at Great Yarmouth yesterday. Everyone thought it was won by a horse called Mandarin Princess. But it was a case of mistaken identity. Thats actually the two year olds stablemate millies kiss. And the trainer only realised afterwards. How easy is it to buy deadly diet pills . Tragically for one young woman too easy. 21 year old beth shipsey had an Eating Disorder and believed that the toxic drugs would lead to easy weight loss. She passed away in february after taking dnp tablets which burn fat and can be highly toxic. They are illegal but her parents believe she bought them online. Five months after her daughters death, her mother carol says she is shocked at the lack of awareness surrounding the dangers of diet pills and how widely available they are especially as they have been the cause of several deaths in recent years. Lets start by showing you a video beths 2a year old brother tom made as a tribute to his sister. Brother and sister, together well make it through. Oh, yeah. Someday a spirit will take you and guide you there. I know youve been hurting. But ive been waiting to be there for you. And ill be there just helping you out. I need a miracle, hurry up now, i need a miracle. Stranded, reaching out. I say your name but youre not around. I need you, i need you, i need you right now. Yeah, i need you right now. Watching that moving tribute to beth shipsey with me was her mother, Carol Shipsey and beths father, doug shipsey. Also here is tom quinn, from the uks leading eating Disorder Charity beat. Is that hard to watch, or is it a comfort . A bit of both, i think really. You know, obviously, its nice to see her again in life but also equally really sad. Tell me a little bit about your daughter. She just, her world was animals really. Yeah, she rescued over 100 animals. Wow, what sort of animals. Everything and anything. 0ne wow, what sort of animals. Everything and anything. One time i had a0 rabbits in the garden, yeah. Did you like that, doug, happy with that . Not at all, no. Kissed goodbye to the lawn. A Shetland Pony in the garden. She travelled the world really and on some of overseas trips that venture ended up not in a holiday but a venture to rescue local animals and she rescued four greek dogs with our financial support. We have one at home still. She had a huge heart, but clearly she had issues. At what point did you realise weight was a problem for her . Well, unfortunately for bethany, she had a boyfriend that, there was sexual abuse within the relationship and he got sent to prison last year for raping bethany and the abuse was over quite a long period of time and beths Mental Health deteriorated during that time. And thats when the Eating Disorders first manifested itself. Did you know doug she was using these diet pills . I had no idea at all. I didnt even know what these diet pills were or even existed until literally a couple of days before she died because we were at a Review Meeting on the Mental Health ward where they said they found some of of the pills and confiscated them. From her . From her on the ward, yeah, on the Mental Health ward, yeah, on the Mental Health ward which we thought was the entirety of the pills, we didnt realise actually she had stashed more in her bedroom at home. And dnp is illegal and highly dangerous. More in her bedroom at home. And dnp is illegal and highly dangerousm is. I mean, going back, ithink its important for me to say that beth was in and hospitalfrequently, she came home for home leave often to attend to the animals. A few weeks before i had found a pack of pills in her bedroom and i did address it with her and say what are these pills . She said, theyrejust herbal diet pills. I had no reason to believe they were just herbal diet pills, because we have other daughters and they had bought diet pills from a health shop which were herbal, so, and she did say at that point she purchased him for somebody she met on the internet and bought them on the internet and she had taken them for a week and felt u nwell taken them for a week and felt unwell taking them and she wasnt going to bother any way and was going to bother any way and was going to bother any way and was going to throw them away, dispose of them down the toilet as Something Like that, we had no reason to believe that she hadnt done that until my husband said we went to the meeting the day before she died on the Mental Health ward where they disclosed she had found the pills in her possession the day before. What happened on the day she died . Well, she came home for a home visit to tend to the animals, of which, i mean, at that point we still had 60 animals at home. We have got a shed and an outdoor enclosure and in the shed we have many little furies and doug brought her home about 3pm that afternoon, i was actually at work and set up the shed, the hoover and the steamer and everything like you do, made her a cup of tea and went off to work and our son thomas was in the house at the time but in a different room and that sort of like normal practice, you would have a drink, cup of tea, catch up on tv and then tend to animals before going back to the ward. But on that particular day what was different was our son was about to go to work and the doorbell rang and he was confronted by two paramedics and bethany had ta ken confronted by two paramedics and bethany had taken some pills, spontaneously, and contacted somebody on facebook who alerted the Emergency Services because they were concerned what she had taken. And then she obviously went into hospital. Within an hour of taking the pills. And died soon after . She died, she was in the a e department, it was approximately three and a half to four hours before she had a Cardiac Arrest and obviously she died that night, yeah. I want to bring tom in to talk about diet pills. How widely available are they and there is a huge range of them. There are a huge range, some are illegal, some are not. Theyre all potentially very, very danning rows. Unfortunately, we hear very frequently from people contacting our helpline that they are struggling with diet pills, i think the fact that individuals are prepared to take pills that could be extremely dangerous shows how serious Eating Disorders are, what we say to people worried about themselves or a Family Member is get help quickly, before the illness gets too serious. You didnt know she was using these diet pills as you said, you also found out that she was in chat rooms where people we re she was in chat rooms where people were encouraging her. Thats right. Imean, were encouraging her. Thats right. I mean, obviously social media, thats the main way of communicating these days, particularly with younger people, and i knew that she chatted to people online but it was only after her death that we were both horrified to learn of what extent those conversations went in encouraging her to actually buy dnp and also not only that, to she was taking laxatives and i didnt know at the time but she was also taking sudofed a lot too, apparently to lose weight and just, you know, reinforced bethanys sort of negativity around her own body image and was an implement really to nournl her to continue on that path encourage her to continue on that path to Self Destruct really. Encourage her to continue on that path to selfdestruct really. Do you hear that a lot at the charity . We do. This is fundamentally a serious mental illness. The owners can take over if it is left to route. It is important that Family Members and friends are able to spot some of the early signs that might appear before Weight Change for that they might be changes of mood, perhaps becoming socially withdrawn. Acting strangely around mealtimes, perhaps over exercising. It is important we are all aware of some of the early signs we can make sure people get the help they need. People watching probably be amazed that legal illegal pills are so easy for someone to buy online. People are prosecuted for this but we would support anything that can be done to stop people being able to get hold of these pills and would wa nt get hold of these pills and would want to speak to anyone out there who is struggling with an Eating Disorder and considering taking another harmful diet pill. Please think again. The risks really are not worth it. What do you want to see happening . Do you think there needs to be tighter regulation. People are still managing to get hold of them, like best. people are still managing to get hold of them, like best. I dealwith some chemicals. There are certain systems in place for registering chemicals and some of the more toxic chemicals and some of the more toxic chemicals would tend to be licensed. Ido chemicals would tend to be licensed. I do not see this as a material that could be classified, like legal mark optics, etc, because then that would be legal to buy. If there were Licensing Controls put on the substance itself, at least it would restrict the ability for these unscrupulous people who put these into capitals and sell on the internet it would restrict their ability to obtain this material. If it were licensed, you would have to apply for a licence, to produce the material can sell it, handle it, for someone to buy it and use it. material can sell it, handle it, for someone to buy it and use it. I know you are a nurse, do you think the medical profession as a whole knows enough about the diet pills and the dangers of them . Not at all. As has already been discussed, they are widely used. Our particular experience with our daughter is the fa ct experience with our daughter is the fact that people were not aware of the severity of the toxic effects of that particular drug. That is shocking really. I do feel there needs to be improved communication and that information is disseminated around within the medical profession. So, if, unfortunately, the person arrives in an Emergency Department with a more proactive in their response. If any parents are watching this he might have concerns about their son or daughter using diet pills, what would you say to them . I think you need to take it seriously is very easy with young people with the complexities of being a young person, to dismiss any concerns about their weight and see it as concerns about their weight and see itasa concerns about their weight and see it as a trivial issue. It is about how you go about challenging a young person on it . It is difficult. Bethany felt she was not listened to. As i say, the unhealthy relationship with food, it was about two years. Like you say, excessive exercise. She was a very slim girl. It is not about bmi, it is about the unhealthy relationship with food. Many would say she looked 0k, whatever that implies they only see Eating Disorders in people who are severely underweight or people who are equally overweight. It is not about bmi, it is about that relationship with food. Getting support with a recognised group of people who can really support you and give advice on what you can do if you are concerned. Thank you for coming in. Coming up. Is venezuela heading for a civil war . After months of unrest, the government says it will ban protests that could disturb or affect sundays controversial election for a new constituent assembly. This time last week sean spicer resigned as white houses Press Secretary bringing an end to a chaotic six months as the public face of Donald Trumps administration. However, over the last seven days the controversy has continued. On wednesday, President Trump announced a ban on transgender people serving in the us military but now military Officials Say that wont happen, for now. In the last few hours, the us senate has rejected plans to repeal president 0bamas Healthcare Reforms delivering a major blow to President Trump. His new Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci has launched a strongly worded attack on the white house chief of staff. He has had to say sorry. Well i put out a tweet they are all making the assumption because journalists know who the leakers are. If he wants to explain here is not a bleaker, let him do that. But President Trump supporters argue hes more popular than ever. Sean spicers replacement Sarah Sanders has even taken some time out of a Press Conference to read a letter from a nine year boy called dylan, who wanted to defend the american leader. To remind us a little more often about some of the forgotten men, women and children that were here to serve and that the president is fighting for. We are going to start the White House Briefing every once in awhile with a letter or an e mail that we may receive from some of those individuals. To kick it off with that process, i would like to read you a letter from nine year old dylan. My name is dylan harbin, but everyone calls me pickle. I am nine years old and youre my favourite president. I like you so much that i had a birthday about you. My cake was the shape of your hat. Then dylan goes on to ask a few questions. How old are you . Dylan, President Trump is 71 years old. How big is the white house . The white house is 168 feet long, it is 70 feet tall on the south side, it is 60 a on the north and it takes 300 gallons of white paint to cover the exterior of the white house residence. It has 132 rooms and approximately 55,000 square feet. How much money do you have . Dylan, i am not sure, but i know its a lot i dont know why people dont like you. Me neither, dylan. You seem really nice, can we be friends . I am happy to say that i directly spoke to the president , dylan, he would be more than happy to be your friend. My picture is in here, so if you can, see me and say hello. Dylan, i hope youre watching because the president personally wanted me to tell you, hello. Your friend, dylan. Dylan, thanks for writing to the president , and if you are ever in washington, dc, i hope you will stop by and let us show you around the white house. We can speak now to steve gruber, a talk radio host and trump supporter in michigan, and Alana Horowitz satlin, assignment editor at the huffington post. Do you think it has been a good week for President Trump . A lot going on as always. It has been a mixed week for the president. He has some positive news. I think Sarah Huckabee sanders is a fine replacement. Sean spicer was never well matched to thatjob. From day one when he came out of government, a big turmoil with the press. He got into an argument with the press. The podium was too tall. He looked like a short, angry man. He never really recovered. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has credibility. She is unflappable and has some humour. She is direct and has some humour. She is direct and has some humour. She is direct and has the president s back for that she has been rock solid. A mixed week for the president. He injects himself into the conversation like he did with the transgendered tweets. Suddenly it ta kes transgendered tweets. Suddenly it takes the forefront for a moment until the Senate Democrats failed to pass the 0bamaca re until the Senate Democrats failed to pass the 0bamacare legislation. For journalists like myself and the youth, on the side of the pond, it is busy all the time with donald trump and his team in the white house. A mixed week. You look at the tweets from President Trump. During the president ial election, he was flying the flag for lgbt rights. He said if you are a member of the lgbt community, vote for me. Hillary clinton will not look after you, i will. Suddenly he is saying no big com plete will. Suddenly he is saying no big complete ban of any transgendered people within the us military. Like isaid, it people within the us military. Like i said, it was a surprisingly by the president. The Defence Secretary was out of the loop at the moment, not available to discuss. He had asked for six months to discuss it. As these things go, as you well know, it will take a bit of time. We now know what the president thinks on this one specific issue when it comes to transgendered people serving in the military. Steve says it has been a good week. Do you think it has been a good week . would agree with President Trump. I think Sarah Sanders is miles ahead of sean spicer that she is articulate and charming. She is not brash. Where spicer failed, articulate and charming. She is not brash. Where spicerfailed, i articulate and charming. She is not brash. Where spicer failed, i think sky meet she is failing in a different way . Scaramucci. Whether he is successful or not, he tried to take the views of donald trump and said he was not softening things he said. For better or worse, i agree they match the administration and the job better. He is not coming off well with the public. You read the article from the new yorker and he is supposed to be the Communications Director. Frankly he is embarrassing the president by slagging off his chief of staff. Notjust slagging off. There was lots of swearing going on, wanting to fire him. It was unbelievable. Here is the thing. People in wisconsin just learned that Fox Khan Will Build Ipads and iphones in the centre of wisconsin. They do not read the new yorker. Even people in michigan where he won by 10,000 votes, or pennsylvania. These are issues. People in wisconsin, pennsylvania and michigan do not care. They care aboutjobs. They care about the 8000 newjobs. Donald trump has eliminated many regulations so far. People who are retired teachers and firefighters who had investments on wall street are very happy right now. They are also very happy that their houses are at the best prices they had been in15 are at the best prices they had been in 15 years. The give me for interrupting. You believe that cork donald trump s supporters, as long as the economy is good and jobs are coming, the president can say what he likes and his staff can say what they like because that is the elite having a chat and they are not interested. With all the russia talks, people turn off. It becomes noise. They go to sleep and they move on. They think he is colourful and interesting. Sarah is better than sean and people do not care. can agree that people do not care about the power centric stuff. You have to admit. It is not true people do not care about russia. People are concerned that also concerned about health care. People in wisconsin are even supporters of donald trump, they are very concerned. His attempt to make about the care better and whatever, that fail. 0bamacare or whatever, that fail. 0bamacare or whatever, that fail. Millions of people would have lost their health insurance. Millions of people are going to lose their health care because scaramucci will collapse. John mccain said that it will fail. Because 0bamaca re john mccain said that it will fail. Because 0bamacare will collapse. The republicans have quite a long time to sort out and have not managed to do it. The republicans have failed. They ought to be ashamed of themselves. They decided to lie to the people a couple of days ago. Thank you for speaking to us from michigan. Thank you for coming in. Low pressure in charge of things. Today big showers out there. Here is cumbria at the moment, heavy downpours, rainbows pictured there. Variable amounts of cloud, there is some sunshine further south through the midlands, up towards lincolnshire, for instance. For many of usa lincolnshire, for instance. For many of us a fairly unsettled day with low pressure sitting out to the north west of the uk. Tightly spaced isobars too, an indication it will be breezy today, that breeze coming in from the south west and importing some heavy showers. For much of Northern Ireland, scotland and Northern England heavy showers this morning. Also more cloud and outbreaks of rain working into the south west of england and wales this afternoon. For scotland and Northern Ireland sunny spells and scattered showers, could be thunder. We are likely to see a dryer spell of weather across Northern England for a time. Heavy rain heading in across parts of wales, particularly heavy over the hills and around the coasts. For the south west of england its looking damp and breezy through the afternoon. Mostly dry further towards the South East Of England and east anglia but we are going to keep that cloud and through this evening the rain in the west works further north and east across wales and much of england too. Brisk winds, as well. The worst of that wet weather clears the south east by the early hours of saturday. Then still showers in the far north west but many of us start the day on saturday on a reasonably dry and bright note. We still have the u nsettled bright note. We still have the unsettled theme. There is that Weather Front to the south east that looks like it clears at least for a time and low pressure again to the north west then. Blustery showers across North Western parts of scotla nd across North Western parts of scotland and Northern Ireland. England and wales having a lot of dry weather. But you will notice this area of rain likely to creep in from the English Channel affecting southern counties of england and perhaps up to east anglia during the afternoon. Temperatures around 18 22 or so. Sunday, another day of sunshine and showers. Some of the showers initially in the north and west, could be heavy, potentially thundery and the showers will drift further eastwards through the day. The far south east probably avoiding them on sunday. To summarise the weekend, rather cool and breezy and a mix of sunnier dryer spells of weather and also plenty of showers around too. You can check the latest forecast on our website. Sixty tower blocks fail new Fire Safety Test including 9 buildings owned by Salford Council well be speaking to a Fire Safety Expert injust a moment. New Research Shows drink ago few times a week reduces the risk of diabetes. Wine appears to be particularly beneficial but critics say consuming alcohol does contribute to other diseases. Is venezuela heading for civil war . Anti government protesters erect barriers and start fires in the capital ahead of a controversial vote to rewrite here and in caracas. Good morning. Here is the news in the newsroom with ben. More materials were analysed together for the first time some of the far, nine of the buildings which failed have been identified. Theyre in salford in Greater Manchester where the local council is asking for help from Central Government to meet the cost of replacements. Ministers will publish the full Test Findings later while those touched by grenfell wait for a full picture of how this fire spread, other residents in other towers are nervous, wondering if theyre safe. These blocks in salford, nine of them, are among the 60 across england we understand will be declared a risk after failing the latest tests. The thought of you not being safe when youre sleeping in bed of a night time, thinking that thats not safe, do you know . Its bad, isnt it . Yeah, really bad. They should take the lot off. I dont care how much money it cost its not money, i think were sitting on a tinderbox when you look at all the flats. Some of the cladding had already come down. Now the rest will too. In the first round of tests, panels from every building failed. After criticism that wasnt realistic, experts have now combined cladding and the installation fitted behind it to show which materials are dangerous when theyre put together, like they were on Grenfell Tower. Yesterday, the police said there were reasonable grounds to suspect corporate manslaughter may have been committed by the council or the Tenant Management Organisation. More than six weeks since grenfell burned, the investigation is finding its focus while the reverberations reach right across the country. Nawaz sharif has resigned after the countrys Supreme Court unanimously ruled that he should be disqualified over corruption allegations. The ruling follows accusations relating to the Panama Papers published two years ago, in which mr sharifs three children were implicated. He and his family deny any wrongdoing. The chancellor said on the first day after leaving the block in march 2019 that many things will look similarand 2019 that many things will look similar and that it was in the interests of the eu and britain to have a transition that allows the economies to adjust. 0urjob as we leave the European Union is to make sure that we can do this ina union is to make sure that we can do this in a way that is smooth without disruption to peoples everyday lives, without disrupting the Supply Chains of businesses that run across our borders and to then go through a process of moving from the current arrangements with the eu to our new future long term arrangements with the eu and to do that in a smoother way as possible. A0 people have been injured one seriously after a Commuter Train crashed in barcelona. At least 18 people have been taken to hospital. Four men have been arrested after they tried to make an explosive device at cardiff prison. It came to light when a Prison Worker contacted a Welsh Assembly member, Bethan Jenkins with concerns about staffing. We were talking earlier to carol and doug shipsey about their daughter. Lots of you getting in touch about that this morning. A tweet from india, a moving segment on Eating Disorders and beths life. I definitely think diet pills should be be banned. They are dangerous, not only physically, a tweet from joe says of course diet pills should be banned. Completely unnecessary. And most of us dont know there isnt any proper advice out there so we dont know what to do. E mail from clare, i took pills from the internet and became depressed i wa nted internet and became depressed i wanted to die. Theyre horrible things. Keep your contributions coming throughout the morning. If you do text remember you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Lets speak to huw now for all the sport. Good morning. Englands women will have to beat a team they havent since 197a to reach the semi finals of the European Championships. They play france after making the last 8 in the netherlands the lionesses maintained their 100 record and finished top of their group thanks to a 2 1win over portugal. Toniduggan and Nikita Parris with the goals. However, france have knocked them out of their last three major tournaments. Englands win meant that scotland in the same group needed to beat spain by two clear goals. Caroline weir got some help from the spanish goalkeeper to put her side ahead but scotland just couldnt find that crucial second goal and Exit Theirfirst major tournament at the group stage. In the Europa League qualifiers, aberdeen hold a 2 1 lead over cyprus side, apollon limassol, after the first leg. And evertons wayne rooney received a heros welcome in his first competitive game back at the club last night. He played the full 90 minutes at Goodison Park against slovakian side rozumberok. It was a scrappy game, settled only by Leighton Baines deflected second half strike. The second leg takes place next thursday. Alistair cook will resume on 82 not out after helping to keep South Africa At Bay on a rain shortened first day of the third test at the oval. Despite the interruptions it was an eventful opening day of the third test. Joe root was one of the wickets to fall. He was caught behind brilliantly by Quinton De Kock for 29. While one of three england debutants, david malan, was bowled for just 1. But former captain cook was at his gutsy best. As england ended on 171 for a. The series is currently 1 1. First practice is under way at the hungarian grand prix. Hamilton comes into the weekend just one point behind Sebastian Vettel in the drivers standings having won last time out at silverstone. The build up to this weekends race has been dominated by drivers comments concerning the new Protective Halo Hgppy happy to implement any Head Protections for next year, if fai study and develop the halo and this is the most effective way to protect the head of the drivers, its more than welcome, in my opinion. the head of the drivers, its more than welcome, in my opinion. I dont like it. But of course at the end of the day you have to respect the decision of the fai, but i think since we introduced virtual safety car that reduced the risk when you are speeding under the yellow flag in the race and then also with the wheel, strong at the moment, i dont think you will lose a wheel easily and when there are parts flying around from the car its not really going to protect you. So, i dont really understand why we should need it. Now why all the long at Great Yarmouth races yesterday . Well, the winner of the first, Mandarin Princess, turned out to be a different horse after they did a routine Microchip Test following her victory in the 1a0. Everyone thought this was Mandarin Princess, in blue, winning at 50 1. But it was actually her stable mate, millies kiss. Both were trained by Charlie Mcbride, qho called it an honest error. The result stood for betting purposes. The test is seen as more thorough as more materials were analysed together for the first time. Our Reporterjim Reed has been covering the Grenfell Tire from the first day. He is with us now. Exactly do the tests show us . We are still waiting for full the tests show us . We are still waiting forfull details the tests show us . We are still waiting for full details of these test results from the government this morning, expected it later this morning. Lets talk you through what we are talking about here. If you look at the outside of Grenfell Tower you get an idea of two things in particular to look out for, one are the Cladding Panels, you can see them on the bottom right of the screen. We have already had tests on those panels, theyre metal, thin, about half a centimetre thick. We know those have failed Fire Safety Tests. Some people in local government, some in the Construction Industry say you have to go further and doa industry say you have to go further and do a more Comprehensive Test on everything on the outside of the building and in particular one crucial things, which is this other area in the top left, thats the insulation thats behind the cladding. They say you have to test both these things together and the first results we are seeing of those today in particular. We are going to see more results throughout the day and more information. This is how we understand it at the moment. If you look at the tests theyre doing, we have video pictures here. Theyre testing not just the have video pictures here. Theyre testing Notjust The Chemical Make Up of the panels but how the whole system performs in a fire. They set a Fire Underneath it and see how it responds to a serious fire. The government have ordered six of these tests for different combinations of that Cladding Panel on the outside and the insulation on the inside. The first of those tests has failed. Thats the same combination of cladding and insulation we believe they used on g re nfell Tower Insulation we believe they used on Grenfell Tower and importantly we think there are 60 other buildings in england that have the same combination. Presumably they would have failed, as well. The next question is where are the buildings . Thats hopefully what we are going to find out later. We dont know for sure. 0nly to find out later. We dont know for sure. Only one council is affected, thats nine blocks in salford. The other 51 of those 60 we dont know where they are. We think theyre going to be private landlords or properties owned by Housing Associations as opposed to councils. Yesterday more news about the police investigation. Thats right. This is really important. Late yesterday Afternoon Police now say there is reasonable grounds to suspect corps manslaughter offences, theyve written to the council and the tmo, the Tenant Management Organisation corporate manslaughter. Theyve written to both of those saying they suspect there is grounds for offences. Corporate manslaughter is a new offence. At least this form of it. It was only introduced in 2008. Its it. It was only introduced in 2008. Its a criminal offence for an organisation to cause death by negligence. Its fairly difficult to prove. This is not individuals involved, this is organisations involved. We think Senior Executives from both the council and from the tmo are likely to be interviewed under caution about this offence. It could lead to large fines further down the road and it doesnt mean they couldnt also pursue individual Manslaughter Charges against people who may be responsible for this. We dont know that yet. We only know about corporate manslaughter offences the police have been talking about. Thank you. We can speak now to arnold, a Chartered Surveyor and member of the association for specialist Fire Protection. First of all, are you surprised by what we learned so far . Im not surprised. These blooms have been predicted since the early 80s. I was also talking about the fire risk and the risk of many people dying due to this form of cladding. Since the early 80s . Yes. Why are we in this position today . You will have to ask the advisers to government, the people responsible for building regulations, which leaves a complete and utter mess as far as my reading of the actual rules. Nothing has been done that is wrong. We are notjust talking here about public buildings. Were not just talking about tower blocks in schools and hospitals, this goes way beyond that. It applies to all sorts of buildings. Notjust this cladding for that there are many issues with fire safety and Fire Protection in buildings. Give us an example. Missing Fire Protection, a block in south east london. Was looking at a lea k south east london. Was looking at a leak in the roof. It was a stud wall and there was no Fire Protection. The Power Sockets were just plastic. I took one out and i could see next door. When we stripped and the single skim wall, the cavity wall with the external wall, i could see all the way down the whole length of the building stop one sheet of plasterboard each side. The party wall had two sheets of plasterboard. There was no Fire Protection on a block of buildings. This is widespread. We have problems with timberframe. Widespread. We have problems with timber frame. That fire that occurred in the cavity was not mentioned. They did a fire test. It passed the one hour fire test but it did not pass that there was fire in the cavity. That fire in the cavity is not in the government report. Why not . Is this about council is trying to save money because they have less money or is it simply about the regulations not being stringent enough . The regulations are not stringent enough. Anybody will try to get value for money. It is developments and private owners. If a product passes Building Control requirements from the building regulations, you will use it. If you go to the bba certificates, both pe and fc and interestingly the one for fes signed off by sir ken knights who is on the panel. They fail the test in what they are now doing. It has been passed as fit for use on high rise buildings can even by sir ken knight. Thank you very much. In to us. Still to come. The weekend is on the way, but could a drink of wine be just what the doctor ordered . New Research Shows that Drinking Alcohol a few times a week reduces the risk of diabetes. Well speak to the lead scientist involved in that research and to the uks leading Diabetes Charity. Venezuela will go to the polls this sunday in one of the most controversial elections in the countrys history. Some think the small South American nation is on the verge of civil war with droves of its 30 million strong population taking to the streets for four months in protest of widespread food and medicine shortages. They charge their president Nicholas Maduro with failing to manage the countrys economy effectively, some say hes turning the country into a dictatorship after imprisoning political opponents and killing over 100 protestors. In a moment well talk to some venezuelans living in the uk but first lets speak with bbc journalist Vladimir Hernandez who has spent time with protestors in venezuelas capital caracas. Take us right back to basics. Where have the problems come from what other problems . The economy, it has the highest inflation in the world a lot of people are struggling to get five to buy food and medicines. 80 of the population said in a poll there were only eating twice a day. This is a country with one of the highest oil reserves in the world. The government, earlier this year, tried to disband the National Assembly or congress, which is led by the opposition. The opposition it was the last remaining area of political dissent. That ticked off three months or more of protests from today. This is a desperate situation. There was a video on the bbc website of people chasing after bin lorries, family. Notjust a few. People taking out bags of waste and feeding it to their children. This is such a desperate situation. Child malnourishment has gone up 30 in the last year. As soon as the figures went out, the Minister For Health was sacked for revealing the figures from many people in many places telly they have never seen Something Like this before. The bin lorry pictures we have seen are only in the capital, in caracas. 0utside the rest of the country the situation is much worse by far. They think the government has not fulfilled its responsibilities. The more the time passes, the worse the economy will get and they will get new leadership and the government should listen. You have been spending some time with the protesters. Lets have a look. Prayers before the storm. This Group Carries out this ritual before every Anti Government protest in caracas. After almost 100 deaths and thousands of arrests, no wonder they feel the need to pray. Numerous venezuelans have taken to the streets to ask president maduro to call for fresh elections, due to severe food and medicine shortages but also against his plans to rewrite the constitution. 0n the front line of every protest there is a group of young men and women who call themselves the resistance, and they face the worst of the Security Forces, the heavy handed response. 0ften, its a one sided battle. This is what normally ends up happening, almost every day. For more than three months, protests end up in violent clashes where young men, young students, boys and girls, can end up injured, and some of them even killed. Many of the students in the resistance shy away from the media to avoid exposure, but a group of them has agreed to meet me at this university. I was a student here myself. In my day we were protesting against rising bus fares. Today, its a rather more desperate story. We have concealed their identities and changed their voices to protect them. The way i see it, the resistance is everybody who is against a regime. Many people see it as a dictatorship, and if you look at what theyre doing, thats what it is, really. At the moment, they are even trying to change our constitution, which is what all our ancestors fought for. I think the resistance is those people who come out to protest and were willing to take the lead to confront the police or the national guard. Many of the students i met told me they come from Working Class areas which have been specially hit hard by the economic collapse. But the venezuelan government accuses them of staging a coup to topple president maduro. Some have labelled us as terrorists, but i think that all of us youth who make up the resistance are brave fighters. We are defending our people from the governments brutal repression. Venezuela state attorney Luisa 0rtega Diaz has said that the governments actions can be called state terrorism. Thousands have been put injail, some taken to military court, and others have still been held even after a judge ordered their release. I posed these issues to a venezuelan high ranking minister who gave a rare interview to bbc. He passed the responsibility back to the Attorney General. Translation thereve been more than 100 People Killed in street protests, but out of these almost 20 are National Guardsmen or policeman, killed with home made rocket launchers. Why has the Attorney General not made any comment about this . I wouldnt hesitate to say that mrs 0rtega diaz is responsible through dereliction of duty for the deaths that have occurred on the streets of caracas. As the death toll rises, the protests in caracas are now increasingly followed by vigils like this one to remember the dead. For everyone in this city, the focus now is on sunday. Thats the date for a vote to elect a new assembly tasked with rewriting venezuelas constitution. This is a country that has seen many of its younger People Killed, injured or arrested. People like these are commemorating the lives lost in this wave of political unrest. This is very much an open wound, and the consequences are far from known, regardless of whos going to run this nation. Vladimir hernandez, bbc news, caracas. Lets talk now to two venezuelans living in london angela fuguet, who runs a shop selling venezuelan clothes Alejandro Lovero who works in media, and, in caracas, we can speak with local journalist fabiola ferrero. Thank you all for speaking to us today. First of all, tell us what conditions are like for your family back home in venezuelan. conditions are like for your family back home in venezuelan. I was kind of mixed up. My dad is a comedian, well over there. He has been experimenting and dealing with this situation as everyone. He gets more attention from the government, draws more attention. It is difficult for him, trying to fight against it. Being part of the resistance as well. He tries to deliver the message from the people to the government, against the government, against what the government is doing to the people. Is the government cracking down on him . Yes. Since some time ago, a long way before this, shutting down. He is going to do the shows or whatever. My mother isa do the shows or whatever. My mother is a normal citizen. She is dealing with the rest of the situation that eve ryo ne with the rest of the situation that everyone else deals with. Have iq . It has been very difficult. I have not been able to speak with my parents. How about you . The only way we can communicate is through whatsapp or the occasional facebook message. They do not often have electricity. Food is scarce. They find food at super inflated prices. Explain to people. If they go into a shop, is it empty shelves . Yes. Shelves are empty. If you find products, they have been ransacked from the shelves and they allow people to come in and buy them. There is a restriction on how many products you can buy and if you can find them. People buy things are necessary. If they can find them, they can stockpile them. It is a case of being able to afford it. Affordability is highly reduced because you are earning 10 a month and you are paying 20 for something. That is like one month and 10 and a product that can cost you between 6 and 10, to give you an idea. It does not matter where you come from. It does not matter whether you are rich or poor. Everyone is suffering from this. It is not. It does notjust affect a certain part of the population. wa nt to certain part of the population. want to bring you in. Give us a sense of what it is like on the streets. You are a few days away from the hugely controversial elections. Is it calm or are there protesters on the streets . Thank you. Im very sorry to hear about the stories we have just heard from my fellow countrymen. The streets are not calm at all. It is true the protests are smaller at the moment. A lot of the reasons is because people are afraid there have been over 100 deaths. The number keeps increasing on a daily basis. Also there has been a change in the protesting. People are blocking their own streets to try to avoid people from walking the streets and blocking the whole city. This works mainly in the east part of the city. Also at night. You can see very violent confrontations between some protesters and the state Security Forces in some other areas of the cities. What the feeling is is you can see very cities. What the feeling is is you can see very high tension in the streets. Not only in the political sphere but also the regular citizen is living in a merry hostile situation right now. Explain why these elections on sunday are so controversial. It is basically like a declaration of a dictatorship. It is not like they did not ask anyone, would you like us to do the election or would you like us to do the election ora would you like us to do the election or a referendum . They are just going to do it. They are heading straight for them. The candidates are not people who have prepared with a proper background for the sector. The government is just proper background for the sector. The government isjust doing it, regardless of what the people think, or the whole country thinks. They did a popular presentation of seven and a half Million People voting and signing against that and theyjust dont care. They think they own the country. That is what, among many other reasons, which has people protesting against the government. Its not like we want something else. This has to stop. Thank you for coming in today and speaking to us. Still to come. Could a glass of wine be the new way to fight against Type 2 Diabetes . Calls for prison Staffing Levels to be reviewed urgently after an explosive device was let off at hmp cardiff. Well be live in wales in a few minutes time. The bbc understands that at least 60 high rise buildings, which used insulation and cladding similar to Grenfell Tower, have failed a new Fire Safety Test. The test saw the materials analysed together for the first time. The only buildings identified so far are nine Council Blocks in salford in Greater Manchester, where the local council is asking for help from Central Government to meet the cost of replacements. Ministers will publish the full Test Findings later this morning. Pakistans Prime Minister nawaz sharif has resigned after the countrys Supreme Court unanimously ruled that he should be disqualified over corruption allegations. The ruling follows accusations relating to the Panama Papers published two years ago, in which mr sharifs three children were implicated. He and his family deny any wrongdoing. Phillip hammond, has said theres broad agreement in cabinet that there should be a transition period of up to three years after brexit but it should be concluded before the next election, due in 2022. The chancellor said a failure to implement a Transition Deal would sow chaos for business and that it was in the interests of the eu and britain to have a transition that allows the economies to adjust. Donald trump has suffered a defeat on one of his key Campaign Pledges to reform us healthcare. A number of republicans, including former president ial nomineejohn mccain, voted against a bill which would have repealed the Healthcare Law passed by former president barack 0bama. The bill was rejected in a dramatic, Late Night Vote by 51 votes to a9. The Republican Partys leader in the senate described it as disappointing. The same number of russians serving in the united states. The russian government says it is seizing a compound and warehouse used by us diplomats. The move comes after the us senate voted to place new sanctions on russia. Thats a summary of the latest news. We had head over to the sports centre. Daniel ricciardo has finished fastest in his red bull. Lewis hamilton was third quickest. Alistair cook will resume on 82 not out after keeping South Africa At Bay. It was shortened by the rain. England are through to the Quarter Finals of the womens European Championship with three wins out of three. France come next for them. Scotland just missed out despite a 1 0 win over spain. This is the first race of the card at Yarmouth Races yesterday. Everyone thought it was won by Mandarin Princess. It was mistaken identity. That was the stable mate millies kiss. The trainer only realised afterwards. More in the next hour. People who drink alcohol three to four times a week are 30 less likely to develop Type 2 Diabetes than those who never drink. Thats according to researchers in denmark, where more than 70,000 people took part in a health study that measured drinking habits. The uks leading Diabetes Charity warns this isnt a green light to drink excessively. Lets talk to the author of the Research Professorjanne Tolstrup at the university of Southern Denmark in copenhagen. And dan howarth from diabetes uk. First of all, a huge study this, 70,000 people, and it found that red wine is particularly good for us. In fighting off type two diabetes, i should say. Well, yes, we did exploratory analysis on the type of alcohol. Actually our main resource, where we have largest strength of our study is the results in Drinking Frequency where we are comparing people who drink a certain amount of alcohol a week and we are studying if there are differences between those who for instance if a man is on average Drinking 1a Units a week, is there a difference in his risk of diabetes, whether he drinks it all during one night or tends to spread it out on three or four days. Drinking alcohol in smaller proportions more frequently is associated with the lower risk as compared to drinking in only one portion. Binge drink something bad, no drinking isnt so great but drinking three orfour no drinking isnt so great but drinking three or four times a week can drinking three or four times a week ca n stave drinking three or four times a week can stave off type two diabetes . Well, yeah, now in this study we looked at specifically diabetes, so i would definitely not go out saying to everybody they should drink three orfour to everybody they should drink three or four times to everybody they should drink three orfour times a week to everybody they should drink three or four times a week because alcohol is associated with so many different diseases and what we studied here was only the risk of diabetes. So of course these results should not be used to advise people to go drinking. Dan, people watching this on friday, might be having a smile to themselves, fantastic, i am going to have a beer, particularly if you area to have a beer, particularly if you are a man, i read. Glass of wine, thats good . Are a man, i read. Glass of wine, thats good . It very much sounds like it, doesnt it. The. It is suggesting that there potentially is a need for more research in this area. We currently know that in order to prevent type two diabetes in the vast majority of people there is much more evidence and more Sound Evidence to suggest a healthy diet and physical activity. So its not as probably fun or as interesting as going down to the pub to crack open a bottle of wine. There is a little bit of hard Work Associated with healthy diets and exercise. We know there is not really a quick win in preventing type two diabetes. Professor, i was reading, preventing type two diabetes. Professor, iwas reading, beer lowers your Diabetes Risk if you are a man but not a woman. Spirits made no difference. Yes. That is true. I must say that for instance beer among women was a bit difficult in our study because 70 taken was wine, we didnt have statistical power to study how beer affected the risk among women and only found that beer was associated with men. That may be because we didnt really have the data on beer in women. Do you know what it is in wine that is fighting the type two diabetes . No, we do not. Actually we interpret these results as it is most likely that its the alcohol itself that has apparent beneficial effects. Actually when we started out our study there have been a number of studies that shows that. What we Wa Nted Studies that shows that. What we wanted to take that finding further to see if there was a difference and how you drink, what i mentioned before, with Drinking Frequency, it seems better to drink frequently than having smaller portions of alcohol. Dan, do you worry when stories like this come out that it sends out a wrong message . Absolutely. I think the problem is that the headline is drinking more reduces your Diabetes Risk and thats really, we cant change our Current Practice based on this one study alone. But it is a huge study, 70,000. Absolutely. It is a huge study, but there still needs to be a little more done into this area, really for us to understand the real reasons behind it. Type two diabetes is an traemly complex condition. Its prevention of it isjust is an traemly complex condition. Its prevention of it is just as complex as its management. So, while we look at, lets take the alcohol, potentially drinking too much alcohol will push your Blood Pressure up and having high Blood Pressure up and having high Blood Pressure is also a risk factor for developing type two diabetes so its very understandable for the General Public to be confused in this area. So, the problem is we are looking at it in an isolated way and you need to look at it in the round. Absolutely, there are many factors that contribute to your risk of developing type two diabetes. We cantjust developing type two diabetes. We cant just take one developing type two diabetes. We cantjust take one of developing type two diabetes. We cant just take one of those. Ethnicity, age, even gender is going to have a contributing factor. Everything needs to be taken on a holistic approach really. If people are watching this, what would be your message to them, you have done this Indepth Research with a lot of people, a huge sample, would you say that you agree with what dan is saying that we need to be careful about what message comes out from this . Sure. I absolutely agree. Also what we can see is still looking in isolation on diabetes, but the risk tends to go up again if you go above the level of moderate drinking, one or two drinks a day on average. I think that when it comes to recommendations about how should people act in terms of alcohol, we have the National Guidelines in most countries at least and you should stick with them and they say Something Like its ok to drink a bit in moderation and to avoid Binge Drinking and thats absolutely not changed from this study. Thank you for speaking to us. Four men have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to make an explosive device at cardiff prison. The incident came to light when a Prison Worker contacted a Welsh Assembly member with concerns about the impact of Staff Shortages at the prison. Mosart camera pres werejoined now from cardiff by our reporter kate morgan. What do we know . Four men have been arrested after an explosive device was made at the prison last month. Injune, was made at the prison last month. In june, there was was made at the prison last month. Injune, there was a plastic bottle and it was filled with a clear liquid, and that erupted on the floor. No one was injured and no one was hurt. This is what the prison 0fficers Association Says he knows about what happened. This was an incident that actually happened on 16thjune where incident that actually happened on 16th june where a incident that actually happened on 16thjune where a prisoner was observed placing a plastic container undera observed placing a plastic container under a stairwell. When he removed himself from that area the container exploded, there was no damage to property and no injuries to staff or prisoners. Apparently two prisoners got moved out of the establishment the next day. The police were in attendance and there is an internal and criminal investigation. Attendance and there is an internal and criminal investigationm attendance and there is an internal and criminal investigation. It begs the question how did this get into a prison . Well, quite. One staff member was so concerned they got in touch with an Assembly Member which is why we know what happened. They told Bethan Jenkins, is why we know what happened. They told bethanjenkins, she says this was made out of an everyday item, it happened to be flammable. Concern of the worker is how did this happen with prison staff and prison officers, they should be watching and know about this, there are concerns that Staff Shortages lead to this happening. It wasnt a huge explosion but the fact it could happen in the first place is what is really the concern here. Thank you. More migrants trying to get into the us illegally die in Brooks County than any other place in texas. Brooks county is not on the border though, it is 65 miles north of the frontier. A Border Patrol checkpoint has created a second frontier forcing Illegal Migrants to risk their lives by going around it. 550 bodies have been found in the hot desolate scrubland around the checkpoint in the last seven years. The bbcs Juan Paullier joins don white, a volunteer sheriffs deputy, as he searches for migrants. Don is a volunteer and hes looking for migrants. More often than not, he only finds their remains. So you look for the paths that they trail and then you backtrack those to see if anybody has been left behind. This toothpaste was probably left behind by Migrants Hiding in these branches, and many of them die here. What is striking is that we are more than 100 kilometres north of the actual border with mexico, and you can hear the cars passing along the highway. We are on the outskirts of a town where a Border Patrol has created a second frontier. It is a major corridor used by People Smugglers and drug traffickers. To circumvent the checkpoint, migrants are forced to walk through the surrounding brush for a0 kilometres. This is not the place where migrants expect to die, but they do. It is also dangerous for don. I am not worried about encountering the border crossers. I am worried about the drug smugglers. That is why i carry what i carry. They are carrying armed, i want to make sure i can equal up. Don works with the missing migrant initiative, a multi agency project, led by the Border Patrol. Their aim, to recover those left behind. It is easy to get lost, and many migrants die of heat and exhaustion. More than 550 in the last seven years. A rancher found a skull one time. He called it in and it was collected. The sheriff asked if i could do a follow up search of the area with some anthropologists. We went out there. Towards the rat mounds, and these were big rats. Towards the rat mounds and a huge cactus but we found several new bones, a cellphone, photo id, so, that was an excellent follow up search. It was really good. Half an hour into our patrol, don finds something. So that was dropped three orfour months ago. Why does don, who lives three hours away, often spend days here . Decades ago his niece was kidnapped and killed, and it took two months for her remains to be found. They have lost somebody in yourfamily, and you dont know where they were lost, you dont know where they were at, you dont know if they are even buried, you have nothing you can bury, nothing that you can go and worship, nothing you can go visit, nothing you can put flowers on. Thats a pretty harsh way of dying. Its hard on families. Really hard on families. So i guess thats why i do it, for the families that are still alive. Its hard to know how many people cross through this sector, but the local sheriff believes there are many more remains to unearth. What i would say is for everybody we recover, we would probably have five missing, 0k. So that kind of tells you the number of bodies which are still out there that havent been recovered. The search can be difficult since the land is privately owned, but some ranchers are trying to help. The ranchers probably have about 1 million of Property Damage as far as fencing and wells, water wells, whatever the issue might be, but belongs to the ranch owners. We do have some ranchers out there who have applied what i refer to as ladders. You utilise those ladders to go over the fence. But they dont do that, because they feel its a trap. They feel its a trap so they dont use those, so theyll tear the fence down. Eddie canales is also trying to prevent migrant deaths. For the past four years, he has been putting out water in large barrels. There is is, the water station right there. For him and his team, its a continuousjob. They had to dispense over a50 litres in the last two days. Many of the barrels were emptied and taken away by people who dont agree with his stance on immigration. Actually, most people see it as an important effort to try and save people, because nobody really wants to see the deaths. I think in 2012 here, when they saw a body every day, or more, i think it hardened people but it also made them aware of the situation, so they support the effort. They dont want to see deaths continue in this county. 20 metres away from the tank, he finds something. Well, its a womans identification, from el salvador. Well, its somebody that was coming through here. He plans to take it and find out if someone is trying to find her. Well see if there are any calls, if the consulate in el salvador has received a missing persons report themselves. She may have died, she may have survived. The truth is, no one knows what happens to many of the people passing through this killing field on american soil. So after all the thrills and spills not to mention all the lumps, bumps and even breaks, channel as sports Reality Tv Show thejump will be taking a rest in 2018. The broadcaster said the programme had been a hugely successful brand, but wont be returning for a fifth series. Last years show was dogged by injuries, which resulted in seven celebrities quitting the programme. 0lympic gymnast beth tweddle needed neck surgery after fracturing two vertebrae, and gold medallist Rebecca Adlington dislocated her shoulder when she lost control and hurtled off a 100 metre icy slope at 30mph. With me now is the comedian mark dolan, who took part in this years series. And in surrey, tv presenter Laura Hamilton she took part in the very first series in 201a, just weeks after giving birth. I take my hat off to you for that. When you did the programme, what was it like you . I absolutely had the best experience. As you said, i had just had a baby. Four weeks after the birth of my son. The trainers are incredible, the best in the business. I love skiing. I had skied since i was a kid, i was nine. It was the most amazing experience with getting to learn the different disciplines. Speed skating, bobsleigh. I loved it. How about you . Did you love it . I am out of plaster and have full movement back. I was very lucky. I had the usual knocks and scrapes you would probably have if you went on a skiing holiday. Iwas probably have if you went on a skiing holiday. I was doing the parallel slalom race, essentially getting down the mountain as quickly as possible but via these flags. There was a lot of turning. At speed it is harder to turn. I tumbled a few times. At one point the ski came off and karate chop the back of another boot. Was nice the two days. I was not unscathed. The point of the show is it is hazardous. Winter sports are hazardous. All sport hazardous, especially if the bunch of retired sports stars and tv presenters do it. That is the cell of the show and why it ran for four series. Did you get injured . I did not. I got injured when im did dancing on ice i did not injure myself on the jump. Where you fully briefed both of you on how dangerous it was . What could happen to you. Totally briefed. Safety, for me, james abbott, the ski jumping coach is still a friend of mine. I actually see him abroad because he lives in the sun. They wont let you progress to the nextjump until they really believe that you are capable enough to do it. There are constant checks. Unfortunately, iguess, accidents do happen and all sports are hazardous. You are fully made aware of how Dangerous Things are. You just have to read the contract which has the word death in it loads. It is very disheartening to you feel like youre signing your away. Channel a and the brilliant Production Company that makes the show is the studious about it. They are fastidious on the training site. Lam not are fastidious on the training site. I am not friends with the trainer. He was like the grim reaper. He was like, were going tojump today and i would say, i dont think so. He would make me. The contracts are very detailed about everything that could happen. It was contacted and anticipated there were contingencies, including a life changing injuries. I contingencies, including a life changing injuries. Lam contingencies, including a life changing injuries. I am sure contingencies, including a life changing injuries. Lam sure laura is the same. No one is flippant about that. I am saddened by the injuries that did happen on the show. It is quite tragic in one or two cases. It is a trade off you make when you are offered the show. I spent two weeks deliberating. In the end, i felt that i am a3, i am unfit. Unfortunately the weight has all gone back on. This would be a big adventure and it is a trade off ofa big adventure and it is a trade off of a great experience versus some risk. Some serious big names were taking that risk, like bradley wiggins. I reckon presumably it is about the money as well, isnt it . have just had a baby and about the money as well, isnt it . havejust had a baby and i about the money as well, isnt it . have just had a baby and i thought it was an amazing opportunity to lose baby weight. And get out of the house. I would lose baby weight. And get out of the house. Iwould never lose baby weight. And get out of the house. I would never have left my baby behind. I was never in the show. I was a baby behind. I was never in the show. I was a reserve. Baby behind. I was never in the show. Iwas a reserve. I baby behind. I was never in the show. I was a reserve. I only came into the show to replace the elves. For whatever reason they were not doing the show anymore. That is because someone else. I was like, amazing ex commissioner i was able to ski for a month, amazing ex commissioner i was able to ski fora month, doing amazing ex commissioner i was able to ski for a month, doing something i love. I could lose some baby weight. I did not really read the contract. Id just left that to my agent. Everything you do has a risk. I wanted to do it and i went for it. I use i wanted to do it and i went for it. Iusea i wanted to do it and i went for it. I use a prize that it is taking a rest . Some people suggesting the rest . Some people suggesting the rest might be permanent. Are you surprised . It was the most written about and talked about reality show partly because of the peril. Lets not gloss over the fact. Laura and i have both been very positive about the experience. I have never known terror like it. The very best thing about the programme, it is a credit to channel a to have the courage to commission a thing. It was risky. They did it four times over. It is all real. A lot of tv is manufactured jeopardy. It is like getting to the top of a three Story Building and you slide down. getting to the top of a three Story Building and you slide down. I know no bounds. Thank you for talking to us, both of you. I have had this e mail. I think you need to report more on the issues in venezuela. There is so little food and almost no medicine. In a hospital or you getting food, you can be arrested. Thank you for getting in touch. Bbc newsroom live is coming up next. Thank you for your company today. Have a good day. Earning right across much of england and wales through the afternoon, so it suits say dry in eastern areas until later on. Some good sunny spells and some blustery showers, temperatures disappointing for the time of the year. The showers continue across scotland and not an island, but rain and strong winds across wales, south west of england spreads across most of england, maybe a bit of a handbag across the south east, but it turns drive the most. Quite a fresh start to the weekend, and will remain cool and breezy saturday and sunday. Some sunny spells but showers that could be heavy on sunday. This is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at 11. At least 60 buildings fail new Fire Safety Tests, including, the bbc understands, nine buildings owned by Salford Council. The chancellor Philip Hammond says any transitional deal after brexit must end by the next general election. The overriding concern is we go through with this process that avoids disruptive cliff edges for business and individual citizens. The us senate has rejected plans to repeal Health Care Reforms enacted under barack 0bama, delivering a major blow to President Trump, who is now facing infighting at the white house as two senior aides fall out. Also in this hour, the Prime Minister of pakistan has resigned. It follows a decision by the countrys supreme

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