on record, weighing more than five stone, has had surgery to remove them. warren higgs from windsor in berkshire suffers from polycystic kidney disease. it affects around one in 1000 people and there s no cure. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa has been following warren s story. it s crushing my lungs, so i struggle to breathe. he gasps this was warren higgs injune. every major organ was under intense strain. it s crushing my stomach, so i can t eat a solid meal. he was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease more than 20 years ago. it s caused a series of strokes which has left him paralysed on one side. it will basically kill me within six to 12 months. you can see here a normal set of kidneys on either side of the spine. warren s kidneys were covered in cysts, full of fluid, and took up his whole abdomen. he d had enough. and he wanted the organs removed. the operation itself is dangerous, it s a 50 50 chance. but i ve got to take it, i ve got to do it because i
for the travel show. this week on the show: throwing some shakes in berlin. this is the capital of techno. tasting the future in wales. so you ve got sweet potato. uhuh. ..butternut squash, cricket. laughs. and in search of something special in the skies of new zealand. theme song plays. hello, welcome to the travel show. this week, back in the uk, and getting a few mouthfuls of bugs on the welsh coast. now, let me tell you, some people say it s the future, and it s not as bad as you think. stay tuned for that, but we re going to begin in berlin, a city that s built its modern reputation on its amazing club scene a scene renowned for its pulsing beats and its flashing lights, which, please be aware, feature throughout. techno music plays. it s community. it s coming together. it s sound. it s light. this is the capital of techno. people are coming from other parts of the world who want to party here. they say, oh, what is this kind of music? when you go into a club, itjus
britain s fourth biggest supermarket, morrisons, has warned that labour shortages are delaying new store openings and products reaching shelves. its chief executive david potts told the times newspaper that more visas are needed forforeign workers. it follows measures announced by the government to reduce the pressure on supply chains. our business correspondent katy austin reports. the global supply chain is under huge strain as economies reawa ken. 0nce imported products reach the uk, a shortage of lorry drivers means containers are often getting delayed at ports. when you have a shortage of labour in terms of hgv drivers, those domestic drivers, it means that the goods are sitting around slightly longer at the ports waiting to be collected. there are labour shortages in other sectors too, including construction, hospitality and food production. now the boss of morrisons has said that while there are plenty of products on the shelves, underlying strain in the supply chain i
and maybe the north west of england, it is going to be exceedingly mild right across the country. high teens even where it is raining, without any sunshine, possibly 21 degrees if the sun does come out for any length of time there in the south east. and then basically tuesday into wednesday, we have got more weather fronts crossing the country, big low pressure establishes itself across the uk, so spells of wind and rain. i think by the time we get to friday, things are expected to quieten down. it will turn a little bit cooler too, but then the weekend, next weekend is going to turn unsettled again. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the home secretary, priti patel, says she is looking at a whole spectrum of measures to better protect mps following the death of sir david amess. i think it is fair to say we all have to be incredibly self aware, conscientious as to how we conduct our business, and put safety front and centre of this. issues on social media have been hig