cobham across new south wales by an american and the community really company. is going to have to stay a man who confronted alert and understand the fishmongers hall attacker, what they are going to do with a narwal tusk, describes his "deep hurt" that he if threatened by fires. couldn't the government approves save the two people who the takeover of uk defence and aerospace specialist died. prince philip spends the night in hospital in london, cobham to be treated for what's by an american being described as a pre—existing condition. company. a man who confronted the fishmongers hall attacker the prime minister, borisjohnson, with a narwal tusk, has served a christmas lunch describes his "deep to british troops hurt" that he couldn't save the two people who during a nato mission in died. prince philip spends the night in hospital in london, to be treated for what's being described as a estonia. pre—existing now, simon mccoy looks back at the challenges and opportunities condition. faced by britain's coastal communities this year, in review season's greetings — the prime minister serves a christmas lunch to 2019: coastal british soldiers stationed in estonia. britain. these troops here are giving the whole continent protection, support, a guarantee of their security and its quite an amazing thing to hello, i'm simon mccoy. this year, see. as part of a special series, we have looked at some of the main challenges and opportunities facing britain's coastal communities. we have been looking at a whole range of subjects from employment, the future of tourism, tech issues including poverty, loneliness and the environment. earlier this year i went to penzance, we will hear from their later in the programme but first, back in may, we visited great yarmouth in norfolk. three years ago it was chosen as a pilot site for the introduction of universal credit, a welfare reform that combines monthly benefits —— benefits into a monthly payment. one school in town was running a food bank because it said some families did not have the money to feed their own children. the government at the time said it could not be claimed that universal credit was driving the use of food banks. ashleyjudd baptistao as the story. great yarmouth, like many —— like in many coastal towns, deprivation is an issue here. and one primary school knows about this issue all to work. sharon is a support advisor and helped to set up a food bank at the school. right, what would you prefer for breakfast? why do you have to do this? because what we are on, we are on universal credit. they think that we can live on the money that they give us. and we can't. how important is the school? it's majorly important for me and my family. without the food bank or the school, we would be stuffed. i would have had to go out stealing. you'd have had to go out stealing. you'd have to go stealing without this school? yes. it was the head teacher, debbie whiting's decision to start the food bank last autumn in response to the number of students turning up to school hungry. in order for a child to be able to learn and come into school ready to learn, there is a whole raft of things that need to be in place. they need to be fed, warm, feel safe. it is difficult. we've had feel safe. it is difficult. we've ha d pa re nts feel safe. it is difficult. we've had parents who find it difficult to manage financially to actually feed their children. because of, really, their children. because of, really, the introduction of universal credit. one of those parents is lee. he is learning to cook at the school alongside others going through tough times. we waited eight weeks for the universal credit payment. in the meantime, the school has been a great help, giving us food parcels. but the schools ability to help disadvantaged families now faces a new threat. the school budget has been cut. staff will have to go. and debbie'sjob is on been cut. staff will have to go. and debbie's job is on the line. well i end up as one of these who would rely on the food bank that we have here? who knows? i don't know. i'm a single—parent, i've got children. but it can't be helped. there are effo rts but it can't be helped. there are efforts to regenerate and create jobs for the community. for example, in the renewable energy sector. three of the biggest wind farms in the world are either currently under construction or planned off the norfolk coast. earlier this year, we followed gwyn evans, unemployed but after months of training, got himself a job in this emerging job market. six months ago i found myself unemployed. being out of work is no fun. there have been times when money has been really, really tight and you had to budget hard to get through day by day. you are keeping an ion your metre beeping thinking, when is the electric going to cut off? things have got that bad, you know? let's say i got a job, basically, for me that would be like going from nothing to being financially sound. it would be like everything. i've never been on a turbine itself but being on one, looking up at it and looking out over the horizon, i think that would be fantastic. all crew, abandon ship! we make it as realistic as possible, you know, in bad weather. so when they come along, they know if it does happen they've got a chance of survival. yes, smashing up against the side there, that was almost like a real—life scenario. the symons gate and cocaine. when you hear that committees emergency protocol and it kicks adrenaline into you. you go up there and you're peering over the 20 metre hatch and you realise how high it is. sometimes it is like trying to put a cat in a bath! i wouldn't wa nt to put a cat in a bath! i wouldn't want to fall! the whole point of this is to get used to heights, familiarise yourself with being up there. this is what it is all about. if you didn't have that, there'd be fio if you didn't have that, there'd be no way you were getting offshore and working on a turbine. today is after my training, it is my first interview so a little bit nervous. a little bit shaky! i hope i can get my foot in the door here and keep it well and truly wedged open for me in the future. that is the plan. double whammy. job offer and my birthday! you know, statistically, that kind of stuff doesn't happen, should it? so i thought, should i do the lottery? hopefully i can pay off everybody. i'm sure they will be happy about it too! i should be five times better off than what i was. we are going out to the wind turbines. feeling excited to finally be doing it at last. you know, it has all built up to this. i'm excited to be a pr, unable and turbine. it is great. it's a lovely day, i've seen some wildlife. but yeah, thank god, i'm actually on a turbine. excellent! and to get more on this emerging industry, ispoke excellent! and to get more on this emerging industry, i spoke to the chief executive of the east of england energy group, simon grayson, in great yarmouth. people don't mind offshore wind as much as onshore, we had some objections to that but these will be larger turbines being more efficient and cost—effective. offshore wind is really coming home and hitting great yarmouth and lowestoft a nd and hitting great yarmouth and lowestoft and the entire east coast. over your shoulder they are putting together the next generation of these turbines. what struck me, talking to someone this morning, is the speed of progress in the power that one turbine can produce. one of those now is producing what ten of those now is producing what ten of those were producing not long ago? pretty much was they are getting bigger and bigger and the output greater and greater so they are more cost—effective. it's great news for everyone. so, before renewable energy, tourism was king. but what about now? to find out more about how the tourism industry is faring, i spoke to the founder of this great yarmouth theme park, michael cole. we went on a snail ride together... this isn't something you do everyday. this is your snail ride. 70 years old, this year. what have you seen change in great yarmouth in that time? i can remember the late 19605, that time? i can remember the late 1960s, into the 70s. yarmouth boomed and it was really busy. into the 19805, it kind of declined a little bit into the 90s. 19805, it kind of declined a little bit into the 905. to be quite honest, the last three or four yea rs, honest, the last three or four years, i think there has been a bit ofa years, i think there has been a bit of a resurgence. we are coming to the big debt, hold tight! right, anyway! laughter you are enjoying this, aren't you? i thought i would! what about things like wind farms and things like that, does that change the feel of a town like this? i think it is, to a degree but we have always had industry here. the oil industry, i think the wind technology is taking over from what the oil industry is doing so there is a mix in great yarmouth with tourism and industry. as you can see i rather enjoyed my visit to great yarmouth. next, penzance in cornwall. we visited in october and found similar challenges facing the town. in fact, bbc news analysis found that seaside workers in areas like that are likely to earn £1600 per year less than those employed in land was the parliamentary group for coastal communities said these findings showed seaside towns were being left behind. we visited one family in penzance. just one mile from the beach... the tree near estate, one of the poorest parts of britain. this family wanted to show us how they get by. we survive day by day. dad mike is a full—time security guards and earns 18 grand year. he is paid on a friday, and it is soon gone. by monday morning, i will be already into my overdraft. thursday, i could be asking my boss if she could sub me from next week's wages so i could put fuel in my tank to go to work. that is every week, then she takes that out my wages so next week i will be lower again so we just start again. it's a vicious circle? yes. might makea again. it's a vicious circle? yes. might make a familiar story here in penzance, a town literally at the end of the line. analysis by the bbc has found a typical worker in coastal areas like this and just —— earned just over £22,000 last year whereas a typical worker in land and over £23,500. a difference of £1600. there are 12 grandchildren, and seven adults. mike's wife amanda i’u ns seven adults. mike's wife amanda runs the household budget and has to make food last. it is a matter of, you have to find the cheapest option to live. are you are right back there? she is a trained chef but cannot find a job around here that pays anything like what she would earn in land. it is disgusting. i don't see why we should be paid so much less. i mean, you are going to get lower wages, it is a smaller place but you can't afford to go out. where are you going to go? when we do, it's mcdonald's. we get a cappuccino and go and sit on the beach because that's about all you can afford. the government says it is investing millions to boost coastal communities like penzance and level up the uk. but, a lot of tourism jobs here are only seasonal and other big employers like fishing, farming and mining have all been hit. their daughter, lucy, dreams of getting a place of her own. energy would be £49 per month. prices around here are high and even though she works 50 hours a week, on the minimum wage she feels trapped. it is so, so ridiculous. people furtherup it is so, so ridiculous. people further up have this money and are able to spend this money willy—nilly because it is easier for them because it is easier for them because they earn more money up there. we don't earn so much down here. she now thinks she will have to move inland, splitting up a family who are cornwall born and bred. why should i have to move from my home to get more money? i don't see why we should be treated any different to anybody else. cornwall is well—known for its beautiful beaches, dramatic cliffs and pretty fishing villages. but being right at the end of the uk can make a living and working here a lonely experience, especially for younger people. alex osborne has been meeting those who use social media to ove rco m e meeting those who use social media to overcome rural isolation. starting a newjob, moving to a new country. it is bleak. there's not a lot of people, not knowing anybody. you know, it's all the ingredients really to feel quite isolated. kelvin relocated to cornwall from the netherlands in 2018. his marriage ended and he was offered a job in penzance. the geography of the place, it definitely adds to that feeling of being sort of stuck out on the far edge of something. many people view west cornwall as the dream location to live in. but not knowing anyone is challenging was challenging for kelvin. whenever you turn up to somewhere and you are new, you are coming into other peoples lives that are established, which is very different. you know, they have their lives and you make friends but you are not going to see them everyday so it is just a different kind of situation. your room can become your present. you can be in a flat, and you arejust there and there's nobody about you. a university of exeter study revealed that levels of loneliness are higher in younger people, with 40% feeling lonely compared with only 27% of over 70 fives. it is a particular problem in places like cornwall. given its rural location, it really can be quite isolating, especially for young people. professor manuel barreto is head of psychology at the university of exeter. rural isolation makes it harderfor young people, exeter. rural isolation makes it harder for young people, or older people for that matter, to access the kinds of activities that make it easierfor the kinds of activities that make it easier for social connections to flow and to be sustained over time. so, if it is hard to access the right kindertra nsport that so, if it is hard to access the right kindertransport that gets you into those places, then it is going to be harder to sustain social relationships. i am k, i moved to cornwall in october 2016. i didn't know anyone at all when i first moved down. after working and travelling abroad for six years, kay decided it was time to settle down and save for a house. the idea of living by the sea drew her to cornwall. from being around people consta ntly cornwall. from being around people constantly to being by yourself, it was quite lonely and horrible coming back to an empty house and not having anybody you could call up to go for a having anybody you could call up to go fora drink having anybody you could call up to go for a drink or anything like that. i've seen a lot of people who know each other from school, i wasn't sure howl know each other from school, i wasn't sure how i would go about making friends. enter social media, and a solution to kay and kelvin's isolation. all of these people met online. it is sort of like internet dating, but for new friends. you are insta ntly dating, but for new friends. you are instantly channelled dating, but for new friends. you are insta ntly cha nnelled towards dating, but for new friends. you are instantly channelled towards people who have the same experiences as yourselves. it fast tracks a process that might take many years. my life turned around in many respects. that might take many years. my life turned around in many respectsm has had a major impact on my life, pretty much a majority of my friends have been through these social media platforms. it is definitely that the future is bright. thanks to social media, i have a partner now and a big group of friends. we do lots of activities together so it is a lot of fun. as you drive into penzance, you will see signs welcoming you into a plastic—free town. it is the first community in the uk, in fact the world, to gain that status from the world, to gain that status from the marine conservation charity surfers against sewage. sarah ranson has been to visit the charity to see how their campaign has been getting on. grassroots protests for global awareness. this is a town that works ha rd to awareness. this is a town that works hard to keep it c code friendly credentials and is happy to shout about it. —— mikey it seek friendly credentials. we will not stop until action is taken! we are surrounded by the environment and nature. it would be horrible to see that go. something you are so close to, to be taken something you are so close to, to be ta ken away from something you are so close to, to be taken away from you really. really upsetting. it is notjust the shore line that has been polluted by plastics. local fishermen line that has been polluted by plastics. localfishermen have been patching it for years, too. now 160 vessels around the southwest have signed up to help tackle the problem. the mission for penzance to go plastic—free began around two yea rs go plastic—free began around two years ago. residents have worked with local businesses in the wider community to try and crackdown on single—use plastics that sometimes wash up on beaches like this one and blight them. the ultimate aim is to make the town more environmentally friendly and for it to have a more sustainable future. now, hundreds of other communities around the uk are following its lead. so, we have got the compostable cutlery. this one—stop health food shop and cafe was quick to do expect to get rid of single—use plastic. was quick to do expect to get rid of single-use plastic. as a town, we felt that we could make a big difference. it hasn't happened overnight, and customers have had to get used to paying a bit more for a substitute. there is nothing but positivity for penzance. i think people are really believing in the town now and the more they see these things happening, the better it will be. and this enthusiasm for all things environmental seems to be catching. campaigners in penzance are hopeful the number of towns looking at what they can do in their own backyard continues to grow. so, with the town flying the plastic—free flag, the hope is that small steps can help make big changes. when we visited penzance, we broadcast from the jubilee pool, when we visited penzance, we broadcast from thejubilee pool, a lie day on the coast which is currently being refurbished to include a geothermal pool. it is pa rt include a geothermal pool. it is part of their sustainable approach to boost the local economy so it can be open all year round. susan stewart is one of the pools directors and told me more about the project. penzance is a seasonal economy. we've got lots of really high proportions of people with part—time work so they have five or six part—timejobs in summer, almost nothing in winter. this project will mean that we are creating something like eight new full—time jobs across the year, which isn't many in number but quite a significant change. we go geothermal and not our heads but what does it mean and how does it work? we have hot rocks here in penzance. 500 metres down, the granite is quite hot. a well has been drilled which will bring water up been drilled which will bring water up to over 30 degrees, and we pump it into our new geothermal pool which will be open all year round. so in the winter you can set in 35 degrees water, with steam rising around your head. you can be one of our first guests if you like! around your head. you can be one of ourfirst guests if you like! but around your head. you can be one of our first guests if you like! but it will be great, some of it will bring in higher value tourism business and we can help to extend the winter tourism, or the off—season tourism into penzance, and support retail, hotels, leisure, restaurants. it is not just the light hotels, leisure, restaurants. it is notjust the light here in penzance which is the subject of major renovation. the same could be said for the local language. cornish has been long written off as dead or dying, but that has been changed by local musicians, singer—songwriter is have rediscovered the ancient language and are giving it a new lease of life. sarah gosling has been to meet them. i'm sarah gosling and i present bbc music introducing in devon and cornwall where we showcase the very best local music and since i've been doing the show i've noticed a really happy and unexpected increase in the amount of artists singing in cornish. think of cornish and you might think of birds and druids, folk music and old blokes with beards. there are some beards dotted around but in terms of the music it is as contemporary as it gets. without the language as an anchor to our history and our future. it is a celtic language that was spoken widely all the way up until the 19th century but if it weren't for recent effo rts century but if it weren't for recent efforts to try and revive that it would have died out completely. speaks cornish we have 1000 to 2000 speakers of some competency. the music scene in cornwall is buoyant, there is a diverse amount of groups coming through which is great to see in general. some sing their entire songs in cornish but others just play with words and use it a little bit. it all helps! sings in cornish. this is where no, half welsh and half cornish with english being her third language. she recorded her last album all in cornish. for me, there is something about the cornish language, about its survival. it is fascinating. it has been up against the wall really and it is still here. it isn't just the wall really and it is still here. it isn'tjust music, all across the county people are taking time out of their evenings to learn their language. we are not appreciated, we are on the end of england! and it is a way of identifying us. and i think it gives us identifying us. and i think it gives usa identifying us. and i think it gives us a left. so, while cornish might not be completely safe as a language yet, with the efforts of guys like these, the future is looking a lot brighter. would you consider learning cornish? yes, i would like to know if it works. it would be nice to learn a little bit. it is nice to learn a little bit. it is nice to learn a little bit. it is nice to see bands singing cornish and learn it a little bit. speaks cornish. that is all for our in—depth look at how to coastal communities are dealing with the challenges they face. i hope you've enjoyed it as much as i have. from may, simon mccoy, goodbye. further rain to come in southern parts of the uk. it will be quite a 5°99y parts of the uk. it will be quite a soggy end to the afternoon and start to the evening. that rain on top of what we have already had in the last couple of days, and flood warning still enforced across southern and eastern parts of the country around lincolnshire, other parts of the uk have had heavy rain too. this next weather front approaches the south—west of the uk. nudging into cornwall and devon, and over the coming hours it will be spreading along the south coast and reaching southern counties, further north too into london and east anglia by the middle of the evening. to the north, a few spots but on the whole, the north west of england, certainly much of northern ireland and northern and eastern scotland looking dry this evening and overnight. it will be colder, temperatures a couple of degrees above freezing but six or seven in the south with cloudy and rainy weather. this is sunday's forecast. this weather front over the south soon this weather front over the south soon is out of the picture on sunday but we do still have low pressure close by. driving the weather across the whole of the north atlantic and that means at times breezy weather, especially around western coasts and showers where if you squint, you can pick out blobs of blue and green. these heavy showers will quickly come and go between. there will be plenty of bright if not sunny weather on a day. double figures in the south, 6 degrees in glasgow and newcastle. the run—up to christmas, the start of christmas week, you cannot miss this. this is cool air here that this is milder air heading this way. a little bit of rain and the thinking is much of monday will be dry but in the north—west of the country, some rain and may be later in the evening, the south will get some spots of rain. this next weather front is heading some spots of rain. this next weatherfront is heading our way. the message on monday overall is that the bulk of the uk is looking dry and sunny by day but also a clear evening to come as well. look at that, 11 degrees. double figures in the south. christmas eve and christmas day looking fine across the uk. the hint of thick cloud, some light spots in the west of the uk but on the whole, christmas is going to settle down. it might be quite frosty in the morning across the north with some sunshine 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