rangers and australia have discovered what is believed to be the world s biggest toad. it is a cane toad, it was found in queensland and weighed £6 back. the poisonous amphibians were reduced to australia in 1935 and are linked to the decline of native species. the toad we are told was put down and will be donated to a museum. i didn t look at that at all. hello, ben, it is where the time. she was looking away, i can assure you of that. you may not want to look away from this, we have got some beautiful scenes and this is from a weather watcher in wales. there is snow on the ground in parts of scotland, northern england, northern ireland and into wales. there are areas of cloud around as well and they are on the north sea coast, most falling as rain, but some sleet and snow on high ground. this cloud brings a bit of patchy rain into the far west of cornwall, but elsewhere sunny skies overhead. it is a chilly day, three to 8 degrees, but in the sunshine it will not feel too b
let s begin in the us where as we ve been hearing, a landmark bill which includes billions of dollars to fight climate change, has been approved by the senate. the $430 billion bill will fund a range of measures to steer the us economy away from fossil fuels, with initiatives to boost electric car ownership and the use of solar energy. the bill also funds measures to reduce healthcare costs. so what does this all mean for the us economy? joining me now isjustin urquhart stewart, founder of regionally investment platform. lovely to see you. on the face of it this is a huge step forward, isn t it for the us in terms of its fight again the climate crisis but the devil will be in the detail, won t it? , will be in the detail, won t it? , ~ it? it s looks like we ll turn the other it? it s looks like we ll turn the other knock it? it s looks like we ll turn the other knock when - it? it s looks like we ll turn the other knock when we l it? it s looks like we ll turn l the o
but my attitude is very much day by day. you know, that keeps my spirits high. returning to cash to stay on top costs. the post office reports a record number of cash withdrawals, as people reduce card use to feel more in control of their finances. good morning from birmingham. more in control of their finances. the last day of the commonwealth games after a golden sunday for all the home nations, with victories on the track, in the boxing ring and in the women s hockey too. good morning, through this week some of us will once again experience a heatwave with some parts getting up to 35, 36, with a lot of dry, sunny weather. i will have all the details throughout the programme. it s monday, 8th of august. our main story. a bbc survey of more than 7,000 dental practices has found that nine in 10 nhs dentists across the uk are not accepting new adult patients for treatment on the health service. those in need are having to wait years for treatment and some have taken matters in
week, could more hosepipe bans be brought in across parts of the uk? and it s the final day of the commonwealth games in birmingham where scotland have just won a gold in the diving. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. england s lauren smith and marcus smith have to settle for silver in their badminton final, on the last day of the commonwealth games. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news at one. bbc research has found that only one in ten nhs dentists in the uk are taking on new adult patients. the most extensive survey in years has revealed that some areas are dental deserts . out of nearly 6,900 nhs dental practices contacted, 90% said they were no longer accepting any new adult patients. only a quarter of those dental practices said they operated a waiting list to become an nhs patient and for most of those, the wait was at least a year or more. and in 12% of local authority areas in the uk, we couldn t find a single practice that would accept a child.