and dawn ashworth in leicestershire. single use plastic plates, cutlery and polystyrene cups could all be banned in england. 4.25 billion items of throwaway cutlery, most of which are plastic, are used in england per year, but only 10% are recycled. a public consultation on the issue begins today. all materials have an environmental impact, whether they be wood, paper, glass, et cetera, and as we have just heard from the climate change summit, it is important we remember that the goods that we consume, the clothes we wear and the food we buy contribute nearly half of all global emissions. almost £40 million has been raised by the bbc children in need appeal. the show was jam packed with the usual comedy sketches and star studded performances, as our entertainment correspondent colin paterson reports. despite whatever is going on, that appeal attracts people s generosity, they are amazingly generous.
cutlery and polystyrene cups could all be banned in england. 4.25 billion items of throwaway cutlery, most of which are plastic, are used in england per year, but only 10% are recycled. a public consultation on the issue begins today. almost £40 million has been raised by the bbc children in need appeal. you have raised, my friends, a whopping. 39 million the show was jammed packed with the usual comedy sketches and star studded performances and ed sheeran their belt about his new single, and special editions of tv becomes like the wall and the repair shop. we will speak to some of those guys, sam and mark, who were on the wall, later in this programme. and more coming up. sarah has the weather and mike has the sport. a record number of people died