Because it recycles them into skirting boards and picture frames. Some of them heading your way. Chinas ban means the boss will now have a problem with his supply. Just keeping the factory running, we need about 50,000 tonnes of recycled plastics. Chinas recycling will not be enough. The tough new restrictions on foreign waste will hurt some businesses here, but the governments view here is, tough, delivering a cleaner china is paramount for the communist party politicians. A green revolution, you might call it. Robin brant, bbc news, shanghai. Susan powell has the weather. Some pretty stormy conditions to come in the first week of 2018, some strong winds to content with and also some spells of heavy rain, although after what we have had of late it could mean localised flooding. This evening it is getting quieter, many showers will die out and the winds are set to fall light in the early hours. If you are heading to work tomorrow have the de icer and scraper ready because there is a ch
First, one of the highlights of the year from our Award Winning documentary series, our world. Angus crawford follows the path of madagascars poor who flock to the countrys remote forests to illegally mine for sapphires and reports on how the wealth they seek comes at a price. A handful of raw sapphires. Beautiful and valuable. But they also pose a threat to this, the indri lemur, one of the rarest animals on earth. Poor people in their thousands have invaded the animals home, seeking their fortune in the remote forests of madagascar. Are you rich . No, not yet. Not yet . Laughs. Not yet rich they mine the land, but for little reward. Very hard, the life here. In the rush for sapphires, theres a price to be paid. In ocotober 2016 in eastern madagascar, there was a chance discovery of sapphires, sparking a gem rush. Tens of thousands of people flocked to the area. And we are now following the route they carved out. When the road ends, we walk. About one hour in, six to go, and im carryi
And louise has all the weather, and we are keeping an eye on storm eleanor . Yes, storm eleanor arrives through the night tonight, but this week we have cloud and rain, we have deals, hailand have cloud and rain, we have deals, hail and snow. Happy new year more detail coming up. Also coming up no more than two low calorie snacks a day parents are urged to reduce the amount of sugar that Young Children consume. Thats what the Health Experts say but how do you persuade them to ditch the mars barfor an apple . Tweet us. Hello, this is afternoon live, im simon mccoy. Many of us are back at work today after the christmas break, and if that wasnt bad enough, those of us travelling by rail have been hit with the largest fare rise in five years. Campaigners warn the rise, of more than £100 for some season Ticket Holders, is pricing ordinary people off the railways, but the rail delivery group, which represents train operators, says higher fares will lead to Better Services. Our transport cor
Time for a look at the weather heres ben rich. The press. To his time as the womens team head coach. He told the bbc he was not sexist. Sexist. Too used to it because things are changing in the next few days. Changing in the next few days. This day and age and he has rejected criticism of his experience as well. Criticism of his experience as well. 15 degrees, way above average for the time of year. The time of year. Cold wind as well, so it could feel even colder. Even colder. Especially of Higher Ground in the north, to give snow showers. North, to give snow showers. Clear quite smartly from the south this afternoon. This afternoon. Continue to drop from the north as we had through the rest of the day. We had through the rest of the day. Central and southern areas where the wind will be like. Wind will be like. Far from freezing in towns and cities. Cities. In the countryside, lows of up to 5 in the most prone spots. Up to 5 in the most prone spots. Ingot, east anglia and the midland
Killed more than 100 civilians. Good evening, and welcome to bbc news. The uk independence partys only mp, Douglas Carswell, has announced hes leaving the party. He said he decided to leave because the party had achieved its goal of Pulling Britain out of the European Union adding that he was going on amicable terms. He will now represent clacton as an independent mp, but there are calls for him to face a by election. 0ur Political Correspondent alex forsyth reports. Shall we shake hands . shall we shake hands . I dont think we need to. We are relaxed about it. Fixed grins, but no handshake. There has been no love lost between Douglas Carswell and has been no love lost between Douglas Ca Rswell and some has been no love lost between Douglas Carswell and some in ukip for some time. When hejoined the party in 2014 it was a big deal. For some time. When hejoined the party in 2014 it was a big dealli am today leaving the Conservative Party and joining ukip. But his relationship with the th