Would you fancy eating food like this during a hospital stay . Celebrity chef prue leith has been called in by the govt to improve the food thats served to patients. It seems to me so obvious that if youre in a hospital you need to be fed healthily food is medicine. But its notjust about health, its about pleasure. I mean, why not take the opportunity of lunch or supper to give patients, who are not having a joyous time in hospital, no ones there voluntarily, a bit of pleasure in their lives . You know, to put a smile on their face. The boss of one of the biggest suppliers of hospital food will tell us why he thinks frozen food is safer and better for patients. And could a daily pill save your life . New Research Suggests the so called poly pill, containing four medicines could cut heart attacks and strokes by a third. Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about use the hashtag victorialive. If youre emailing a
On bbc news at 5pm. Police forces across the country observe a minutes silence to remember pc Andrew Harper, killed in the line of duty last week. The mp for sheffield hallam, jared omara, is arrested on suspicion of fraud. Great british bake offjudge, prue leith, is brought in as an adviser on a major government review into the quality of hospitalfood in england. Drones, theyre drones come with me, sir keep him down, im on my way Morgan Freeman and Gerard Butlerjoin forces again in angel has fallen. Hear what mark kermode thinks of that in the film review. Good afternoon. The french president , Emmanuel Macron, has threatened to veto a proposed trade deal between the eu and a number of south american countries, accusing his brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro of lying over his countrys stance on climate change. It comes as a Record Number of wildfires in the amazon rainforest continue to burn. Boris johnson has joined World Leaders in expressing his deep concern at the impact of the
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Good evening, welcome to bbc news. The fires which are currently ravaging the amazon rain forest in brazil are prompting the leaders of france and ireland that they wont support a major trade deal with south america unless the president of brazil does more to bring the situation under control. Campaigners have blamed Jair Bolsonaro for the spread of the fires, which are threatening a major source of the worlds oxygen. While the places which are scattered widely across the amazon, most notably in the north of brazil, are the most intense in the region for almost a decade. The issue is due to be discussed at the g7 summit this weekend in france. But bolsonaro has criticised foreign governments or interference. James robbins reports. The fires in the amazon forest continue to rage. And as more and more trees are lost, the threat to this great carbon capturing region of the world grows. Reports suggest there may be 2500 separate fires in the brazilian amazon. Farmers and loggers are being
In a televised address the brazilian president pushed back, saying the fires shouldnt be an excuse for international sanctions. The fires are scattered widely across the amazon, most notably in the north of brazil. Theyre the most intense in the region for almost a decade, as camilla motah reports from the amazon. The flames in the amazon continue to rage, thousands of fires, almost impossible to control. This is the worlds biggest rainforest and carbon store, home to 20 million people. We travelled to one area on the fringe of the rainforest, where the flames have devoured huge areas. Firefighters in the state of rondonia, one of the most affected by the amazon fires, have been working here for the past two weeks, trying to put out the flames, but resources are an issue here, as its a vast area with few people on the ground, and low humidity and strong winds add to the challenge, as sometimes the fire can spread as fast as 30 or a0 km h. The fires here threaten many homes. One man tol