train back on the current one? it s trying to get the train back on the tracks, - current one? it s trying to get the train back on the tracks, so the l train back on the tracks, so the government had put into place a very ambitious programme to make farming more sustainable, which is about the only thing people on both sides of the brexit divide could agree was something we could do coming out of europe. it has been going quite well at the michael gove and then george eustice and then we had this car crash or policy announcements, restricting seasonal labour, leaving £60 million of crops in the field, the australian trade deal which didn t protect the standards for the they have now said they will protect them for the rebranding defra is a growth department. all these things and the whole intellectual framework of what they were trying to do with farmers fell apart, and farmers became worried, there was a lot of change and they didn t know what the government was doing an
are a couple of stories here, yesterday was 17 degrees, back down to around eight or nine for thursday and friday but it will get chillier because we have a weather front coming, some much needed rain. this weather front coming, some much needed rain. this weatherfront is the coming, some much needed rain. this weather front is the colder air but once that weather front moves through there is very little rain on the horizon for the rest of february. high pressure is in, by friday staying into the weekend and the beginning of next week and we need the rain, it could turn out to be one of the driest february is on record, scotland have only had about 50% of the rainfall, in england only a few millimetres and even though we have cloud with us it is dry for the most part. misty and murky around the coast and we have that weather front looming but again even though we expect heavy rain in the room lest it might petered out in the east. where we see sunshine, perhaps around the mor
important this is to you on twitter @annitabbc #bbcyour questions united in music the slogan for this year s eurovision contest is unveiled as the official eurovsion handover ceremony takes place today in liverpool. and coming up on the third anniversary of brexit, we ll have a special phone in on the impact. my colleague nicky campbell will be asking what your experience has been so far, in the next half an hour. hello and welcome to bbc news. the uk economy is due to get smaller this year and do worse than other major nations, including russia that s according to the world s most important international financial organisation, the international monetary fund. it predicts the uk economy will shrink by 0.6% this year. it believes the uk will be the only country among the world s major economies to see its economy get smaller. it says its forecast reflects the uk s high energy prices, high inflation and high interest rates. the us, germany, france, italy and japan are
clipping spells and some showers. some when clipping the spells and some showers. some when clipping the coast of kent and also sussex clipping the coast of kent and also sussex. ~ ., ., , ., . sussex. more details later. when, she sa s. the wet weather s leading to an influx of slugs in our gardens. we ll be finding out how to deal with the slimy pests. it s tuesday 18th june. our main story. millions of eligible people are being urged to register to vote in order to have their say in the general election, ahead of the deadline at midnight tonight. previous voters who have moved address, changed their nationality, or their name will also need to re register. it comes as parties return to the campaign trail today, with just over two weeks left until polling day. 0ur political correspondent ben wright has the latest. labour s campaign is captured in one word and so far it is a pitch keeping sir keir starmer s party miles ahead in the opinion polls. yesterday, the labour
Feels very british traditional countryside and meals steeped in our culture. But in truth, the European Union affects every part of our food chain from field to fork. The eu say what farmers are allowed to grow and, indeed, what theyre not. The eu sets Animal Welfare and Food Standards regulations, and will ban imports that dont meet them. Eu payments come direct to farmers, keeping quite a few of them in business. And many of the people that pick and pack ourfood. Are in britain thanks to eu rules on Free Movement of labour. And free trade regulations mean that fresh fruit and veg and that cheeky continental treat are around all year duty free. The eu even controls what can go on the label of our food. So when we do leave the European Union, where is our next meal coming from . Brexit negotiations have just begun, but the uks divorce bill has to be agreed before we start to talk about trade. Food and farming, which together make britains biggest Manufacturing Sector by far, are ripe f