A silver from the women and a bronze from men in the 400 metre relays bring the tally to six in the final moments of the world athletics championship. Good morning. We are talking about Family Run Businesses this week. They are on the increase. There are nearly five million Family Run Businesses in the uk contributing nearly half a trillion pounds to the british economy. And 50 years after pirate radio ships were outlawed, we look back at how they changed the sound of music radio. And carol has the weather. Good morning. For many central and eastern areas today, dry and bright with sunshine. Rain in the west that is slowly going east and north through today. I will have more details in 15 minutes. Thank you. See you then. Good morning. First, our main story. Arrests of passengers suspected of being drunk at uk airports and on flights have risen by 50 in the past year, according to an investigation carried out by bbc panorama. Critics of the Airline Industry say a voluntary code on alco
In the past year. A charity says around 140,000 Vulnerable Children didnt receive help last year because their situation was not judged to be serious enough. Also, the sound of the underground. 50 years ago today, britains Pirate Radio Stations were outlawed. It led to the closure of stations which had gathered listeners by playing pp which had gathered listeners by playing pop music, rarely heard on the bbc at the time. Good morning. Its monday 14th august. Im rachel schofield. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. 70 years ago tonight, 200 years of British Colonial rule in india came to an end and the country was partitioned into two independent Nation States hindu majority india and muslim majority pakistan. The result was the one of the largest Mass Migrations ever recorded. Pakistan celebrates its Independence Day today, with india marking the occasion tomorrow. In 1947, after months of political deadlock, britain agreed to divide the country in two. A separate and mainly muslim nation, p
About the young victims of a nightclub shooting in fort meyers, florida,. The big story on action news this noon is the count to the Democratic National convention. Rick williams continues our Live Team Coverage. Reporter we are less than four hours away from the opening gavel at 4 00 p. M. The stage is set and last minute work underway for the big show. Scandal is overshadowing the party. Dnc chair is out over leaked emails. The fbi is investigating how the emails were leaked. Meanwhile, jilted Bernie Sanders supporters and other political protesters have taken to the streets already they are facing excessive heat a big concern for outdoor demonstrators and everyone else across the entire region. Lets begin with a check on the sweltering accuweather forecast an david murphy. Reporter well, rick conventioneers and he was will have to and everyone else will have to take the heat seriously. In the central area the heat index values could make it feel like 105 this afternoon and in the ad
Tirelessly to end hunger in the United States. Joining bill, a National Partner in the program. Well discuss discussions to hunger here. And then raj patel. Some call raj the rock star of social justice writing. Well begin with dr. Dean ornish ornish. Doctor, its great to have you on the show. Thank you for coming on. Twothirds of americans are overweight or obese. Half of us are on diets. Close to 50 Million People struggle other the year to get adequate nourishment. What do you of this reality, this polarity when it comes to hunger and disease. One out of five people go to bed hungry here tonight even here in the bay area that is oh affluent. There are problems of over nutrition and under nutrition. And its not just how much we eat but what we are eating. We found the average person who goes through our program loses 18 pounds on average. We know what to do. Its a question of making it possible for people to do that. Gavin what is it . Weve seen the number of food stamp recipients up
Joining bill, a National Partner in the program. Well discuss discussions to hunger here. And then raj patel. Some call raj the rock star of social justice writing. Well begin with dr. Dean ornish ornish. Doctor, its great to have you on the show. Thank you for coming on. Twothirds of americans are overweight or obese. Half of us are on diets. Close to 50 Million People struggle other the year to get adequate nourishment. What do you make of this reality, this polarity when it comes to hunger and disease. One out of five people go to bed hungry here tonight even here in the bay area that is oh affluent. There are problems of over nutrition and under nutrition. And its not just how much we eat but what we are eating. We found the average person who goes through our program loses 18 pounds on average. We know what to do. Its a question of making it possible for people to do that. Gavin what is it . Weve seen the number of food stamp recipients up to 46. 4 Million People, dramatic increas