coca cola is the world s top plastic polluter according to an audit by break free from plastic. it says it wants to be a leader in finding solutions. and, in brazil, it s been piloting a refillable plastic bottle scheme since 2018. and it says it saves 200 million bottles a year. but 460 million tonnes of new plastic is being produced every year. at this rate, it will be a long time before recycling can catch up to it. now it s time for a look at the weather with lucy martin hello. broadly speaking today is a day of sunny spells and showers, the showers in the west this morning pushing east as we go through this afternoon. we have high pressure towards the south west, low pressure in the north, blustery across scotland, northern scotland today, temperatures generally in the mid to high teens, low 20s, as we go through tonight, showers fade away across england and wales, a flow of showers carried in on the wind across scotland, northern ireland, northern england. temperatures
Im not happy with the choices we have for next prime minister. Theresa may is not prepared to stand oii theresa may is not prepared to stand ona theresa may is not prepared to stand on a platform and take questions from her peers and the audience, then she doesnt deserve our votes. Lam voting then she doesnt deserve our votes. I am voting snp. And of course you can get in touch wherever you are heres mr dunstable. You can email victoria bbc. Co. Uk, text 61124, hashtag victorialive on twitter, or search Victoria Derbyshire on facebook. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until am this morning with an audience of 120 people, and live on stage at the grove theatre. Here to tell our assembled group of politicians exactly what they think about key issues like the nhs, brexit, the economy, housing and security. There is so much to talk about this morning, not enough time so lets crack on with the news. Joanna is here with a summary of the mornings news. Police say theyve arrested a 2
Well get reaction from Conservative Mps shortly. Also on the programme this is the House Of Lords. Brexiters the most important single issue which has faced the country for decades. We also have the terrible situation of losing an empire at the same time. How deep is oui grasp, empire at the same time. How deep is ourgrasp, if we empire at the same time. How deep is our grasp, if we are honest, of what is actually going on in the eu Machinery Operating below us . 800 unelected politicians get paid to sit here, but its been rocked by another scandal after claims that some members collect their Daily Allowance whilst contributing absolutely nothing. That is an allowance of £300. Well bring you the story. And this is the dramatic moment a crying girl was rescued from rubble after an air strike in syria. Well bring you the story. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until iiam. Throughout the morning well bring you the latest Breaking News and developing stories. After 10am well cro
To have been injured. A former speaker of the House Of Lords tells the bbc that many peers contribute absolutely nothing to parliament. Good morning. Its tuesday, 21st february. Im joanna gosling. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Hospital services in nearly two thirds of england could be cut or scaled back according to bbc analysis of local plans in different areas. Ministers argued that patients will benefit as care is brought closer to peoples homes but a major Health Think Tank has questioned the credibility of the plans. Protests outside Horton Hospital in oxfordshire just a few months ago where there are concerns about bed closures and cuts to stroke and critical care. And its not the only place. Right across england proposals for big changes are afoot in the nhs. The bbc has analysed 44 of the transformation and sustainability plans. Two thirds include either Hospital Closures or moving treatments to a different site. More than a third involve cuts to the number of hospitals providi
Were at westminster in our Budget Studio on the day chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first budget. As the government prepares to start the process of leaving the eu within weeks the chancellor said the budget prepared britain for a brighter future. Borrowing forecasts have been revised downwards for the next few years. Theres more money for social care in england and a controversial move to raise National Insurance contributions for Self Employed workers. Labour accused the chancellor of producing a Budget Of Utter Complacency which ignored a crisis in Public Services. Well have details and reaction from westminster and beyond. But first lets take a look at those key announcements made by the chancellor earlier this afternoon. The chancellor announced a 1 increase in National Insurance bills for many Self Employed people plans that would raise £145 million a year by 2021 22 a pledge which appears to contradict a conservative manifesto pledge not to raise National Insurance. He