the last five years what we ve seen is the level of need has more than doubled, going up 120% over that period to which this record high of 3 million food parcels last year. in 2018 for context 1.3 million food parcels were handed out. in the past year it has been 3 million so more than doubling. if it is about income to people just need to be given a larger income? the to people just need to be given a larger income? to people just need to be given a larger income? the key things we need to see. larger income? the key things we need to see, social larger income? the key things we need to see, social security i need to see, social security systems, we want and essentials guarantee in legislation to say universal credit will always cover essentials. then the other issue is the labour market, so one in five people coming to the food banks are in a working household but the work that people are doing is low paid and insecure so not getting a steady income every week. we need to improv
charity moon in venus. they have set “p charity moon in venus. they have set up this pop up shop for six weeks. where we have been filling out bags of cheap filling food, like pasta or tomato sauce, or potatoes, people have asked for something cheaper to cook. ., , . ., ., have asked for something cheaper to cook. .,, . ., ., . , cook. people receiving food parcels are in desperate cook. people receiving food parcels are in desperate situations. - you re live with bbc news. the un office on drugs and crime says the supply and demand of cocaine and synthetic drugs has increased sharply in the past decade. its annual report has also recorded a rise in the number of people injecting drugs. well, to discuss this further i m nowjoined by angela me who is the chief of the unodc research and trend analysis branch. welcome to you. thank you for being with us. tell us more about these
incredible tale of shook survival in such relief, search teams looking for many weeks for these children. the children were aboard a light aircraft with her mother when it crashed on may 1st. the youngest just a baby. 11-month-old, the eldest 13. thankfully all seemed to be well despite their ideal. the search effort started when the flight disappeared from radar apparently with engine failure, took another two weeks to find the wreckage, but by then there was no sign of these children. one hundred 50 soldiers and search dogs joined the teams along with dozens of volunteers looking for these children. rescuers track footprint in the jungle and eventually found the kids. it s not clear how they survived all that time. soldiers were passing food parcels into the jungle and playing messages, recorded messages from the children s grandmother.
the search along with dozens of volunteers. rescuers tracked prints in the jungle until they eventually found the kids. it s not clear how they survived alone all that time. soldiers dropped food parcels into the jungle in the hopes that the children would find them and they use loudspeaker to broadcast a message from the children s grandmother. when the children were eventually found, they were airlifted out of the darkness onto a military helicopter it was a delicate operation, the jungle below, too dense to allow a landing. they were flown out and onto a military hospital for health checks. the government plans to give them the best available care. it s still not clear how far away the children were from the crash site when they were found but the news comes as a huge relief for the families. back to you. jon: great news. thanks.