there is the wreck of the mary rose. it has come to the surface. and it s exactly a0 years since henry 8th s flagship the mary rose was raised from the bottom of the solent, after 437 years under the sea. the bank of england has been forced to intervene once again in the markets warning of a material risk to financial stability. the emergency move this morning will see the bank buy a wider range of government debt, in order to restore conditions in the markets. it follows on from yesterday s announcement of further meaures aimed at ensuring an orderly end to its emergency bond buying scheme. today the institute for fiscal studies think tank warnted the chancellor will need to make big and painful spending cuts to put the country s finances on a sustainable path. it suggests the chancellor could increase working age benefits in line with average earnings, limit public investment to 2% of national income and cut the budgets of every government department except he
that wasjohn that was john maguire that wasjohn maguire reporting there. experts are predicting a bumper harvest of apples this year, despite the summer heatwave that damaged some crops. and although traditional orchards are in decline, there s been a rise in a new generation of community orchards set up on shared green spaces. 0ur environment correspondent helen briggs went to find out more. nothing spells autumn like apples, but gathering to share the harvest is becoming a thing of the past, as traditional orchards vanish from the land. this orchard, at swan barn farm, is one of a new generation of community orchards, where people club together to plant fruit trees on local green spaces. so they re not connected to their computers or their mobiles or their tvs. so there s a being away from the usual hubbub of life, just coming somewhere that s
of apples this year, despite the summer heatwave that damaged some crops. and although traditional orchards are in decline, there s been a rise in a new generation of community orchards set up on shared green spaces. 0ur environment correspondent helen briggs went to find out more. nothing spells autumn like apples. but gathering to share the harvest is becoming a thing of the past as traditional orchards vanish from the landscape. this orchard at swan barn farm is one of a new generation of community orchards where people club together to plant fruit trees on local green spaces. they re not connected to their computers or their mobiles or their tvs. so there s a being away from the usual hubbub of life, just coming somewhere that s beautiful, like this, outdoors. it s just that thing of all being together and there s something magical about it. and today, volunteers are turning the apples they ve helped grow into freshjuice using an ancient apple press. it s a lovely place. and the tr