11/12/2015 BBC News at Six

England's Chief Medical Officer warns of a "growing health

She says tackling the problem should be a national priority.

This impacts on their health and actually how long they live

With two thirds of middle-aged women overweight or obese,

we'll be asking how the Government is likely to respond.

The unregistered schools operating outside the law.

There are warnings of the threat to children's safety.

Police shoot dead a man in north London while trying to stop

a suspected plot to free a prisoner.

Good news for drivers - many supermarkets are cutting

the price of petrol to below ?1 a litre.

And the national treasures heading for a new home.

At 6:30pm: College lecturers protest over pay, with the sector facing a

national strike. Celtic return with the failure of

their European campaign under scrutiny.

Obesity is the biggest threat to women's health and tackling it

should be treated as a national priority.

That's according to England's Chief Medical Officer,

Dame Sally Davies, who's released her annual report,

looking this year at women's health issues.

The report suggests that in England more than 56% of women aged

between 34 and 44 were classified as obese or overweight in 2013.

That rises to 62% for women aged between 45 and 54.

There are 17 recommendations for improving female health,

including for pregnant women, and also around taboo issues,

such as the menopause and female incontinence.

These ladies know the value of looking after their health.

And they agree that putting on weight is the problem,

I had four sons for my sins and that's when I put weight on.

And I'm not a naturally energetic person, so going to a full on gym

As soon as you get older, it's harder.

It's harder to keep your weight down.

Sp you do need someone like this to come.

I am quite plump, it affects my joints, it

affects my breathing and so I do feel that I do need to do something

more positive about trying to lose weight and keeping fit.

England's Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies, wants to see more

Exercising and taking control of their weight.

Her latest report focuses on specific health needs of women

and particularly the areas where she clearly feels

they haven't been best served by the health system.

In a wide-ranging report, Dame Sally Davies makes 17

recommendations for improving female health, including busting the myth

around pregnant women eating for two.

They are advised to eat fruit and vegetables and exercise

There was also a call to break the taboo surrounding the 5 million

women with incontinence issues who Dame Sally says

Weight gain is a common factor in a host of health problems that

One in three children are overweight or obese.

Such that between 45 and 55 years, 62% of women are overweight or obese

and this impacts on their health and actually how long they live.

Many women will find it tough to talk about these problems,

but health experts say openness is the key to getting help.

For example, women's incontinence, it is something

But it's incredibly common and it's actually really disabling,

Tai chi offers perhaps a more reflective form of activity

Today's report is not just about exercise and weight loss,

it did challenge the NHS to be more aware of women's health needs.

Quite dramatic language from Dame Sally Davies. How is the government

likely to respond? She feels strongly about it and wants obesity

put on the same level of national risk planning as infectious

diseases, something for the whole of Government and society. She made

these comments in the context of women's health. She feels obesity is

a particular challenge to women in pregnancy and the help of their

children, but actually it is that everybody. For the age-group she

identified, a greater proportion of men than women are or seriously

overweight. She had a message for the food industry, she thinks more

should be done to cut portion size, reduce sugar content, cut

advertising and promotions. She says a sugar tax could have to be

considered. The Government response will come in their childhood obesity

strategy, to be launched in January, and that may take on board some of

the things said today. The Chief Inspector of Schools,

Sir Michael Wilshaw, has warned there is a "serious

and growing threat" to the safety of children from unregulated

schools in England. He told the BBC that inspectors

were visibly shocked by what they'd found in visits to three places

in Birmingham offering education without being registered

with the authorities. It called itself a school but was

nothing of the kind. On the edge of an industrial estate, it closed

after a visit from inspectors. We saw dirty sheets and mattresses, the

most terrible conditions for children. They have been to 18

places of concern, mainly in Muslim communities. In other places

visited, they found books described as inappropriate. The Chief

Inspector says they included homophobic and anti-Semitic texts.

He told me why he is setting up a specialist team to investigate.

Children are at risk in these places, and unless something is done

to stem the flow, the increase of these unregulated providers, we will

see youngsters really, really, really at risk in our country of

being abused and radicalised. It is perfectly legal to choose to educate

your children at home. The concern is that that right is being used by

some to run unregistered backstreet schools, where children are being

given a limited education and perhaps a narrower view of the

world. In formal education Centre also exist in Jewish Orthodox

communities. They, too, could face renewed scrutiny from inspectors.

Some part-time education centres operate within the existing law.

There is no suggestion of poor care for children here, but ministers

want to tighten the regulation significantly. This GP in Leicester

uses a centrefire extra lessons. He home educates his children and says

it provides good support. I have seen the teachers and the parents,

the community is very supportive of this education style. I understand

the importance of having a body making sure that standards are

ticked. I don't think that should be a problem. But one local councillor

told me all education centres should be regulated. She is worried about

Muslim children being taught separately. My concerns are that if

they are not getting a proper education, it will be inferior. They

would be isolated, where they do not communicate with the rest of the

communities in this country. But part-time education centres have

sprung up to meet a demand. Parents choosing teaching which reflects

their values. Ministers want to regulate fervour, while finding a

way to respect the choice of communities and home educating

parents. To regulate fervour. Negotiators at the international

climate change conference in Paris are confident of reaching a deal

to combat global warming. The meeting has been

extended until tomorrow, when France says it will

present a draft agreement. Thank you. The talks have reached a

critical phase. The French, who are hosting, had hoped to get it wrapped

up by now but that is not going to be possible and the talking will

carry on through the night. Let's take stock of what has been agreed

and what has not. Because it is difficult to pick your way through.

What governments have settled on is a target for trying to limit global

warming to two degrees, possibly 1.5 degrees above preindustrial levels.

Some see that as enormous is significant, providing a goal to

work towards in coming decades. At the moment, though, there are no

targets for reducing the greenhouse gases that are blamed for global

warming. Some countries say that unless you have detailed plans and

programmes, with deadlines, for how you will reduce those gases, you

will never head off the worst effects of climate change. Other

countries do not want to be hemmed in by those restrictions. Then there

is the difficult question of who should pay to help the poorest

countries cope with the impact of global warming? It is the poorest

countries who are said to be most vulnerable to the impacts, whether

it is rising temperatures or increased intensity of rain.

Developed countries, like Britain, have tended to say they will pay the

cost of that. But they will also look at countries like Saudi Arabia,

Singapore and Qatar to step up to the plate, and that has yet to be

settled. The talks will go right through the night here.

A man's been shot dead in north London during a police operation.

Officers say they were trying to stop a suspected plot to help

For the latest let's cross to Tom Symonds at the scene.

Officers from the organised crime command, and also specialist

firearms officers were acting on intelligence when they moved in here

this morning. The incident was over in a few seconds but the

investigation into the shooting has been going on all day.

It happened around 9am this morning, a single man in a car surrounded by

armed officers. Eyewitnesses described a smashing sound and then

gunfire. The body of the man was removed from the car, and as people

in the street watched, paramedics began to attempt to treat the

casualty. I saw some lorries about, and then armed police over there and

a guy on the floor. And then the air ambulance people came over and tried

resuscitating him. He died before he could be taken to hospital. Police

have not named him. Forensics teams have been working here all day. All

police shootings are automatically investigated by the Independent

Police Complaints Commission, and that work began within hours. This

road is routinely used by prison vans heading to and from the busy

nearby Wood Green Crown Court. The police operation foiled a suspected

attempt to free at least one prisoner being transported to the

court. Tonight, attention turned to the court itself. Outside, large

numbers of police officers, and inside, two men being sentenced. We

understand this case is directly linked to the incident this morning.

Two men were sentenced to 14 years each imprint is on after being

stopped with automatic weapons and ammunition on their way to what the

judge said was going to be a professional hit. But he said he

sentenced them without paying attention to what had happened

outside the court this morning. Police made no comment about that

case but earlier said that four men, aged between 19 and 31 had been

arrested on suspicion of conspiring to facilitate the escape of an

individual from lawful custody. The head of the mental health trust

criticised for failing to investigate more than 1000

unexpected deaths has told BBC News Katrina Percy, who runs

Southern Health NHS Trust, said she was sorry for what had

happened, but would not Early morning and the head of

Southern Health NHS Trust finally answers some questions. Obviously,

it is absolutely tragic whenever anybody loses a loved one and I am

very sorry to them. We do investigate and talk to families and

we have looked to improve our processes. Sutherlin did not

investigate the unexpected deaths of nearly 1200 people, according to an

official report. Poor leadership was blamed for the problems. At one

point, the authors write, there was no effective systematic management

and oversight of the reporting of deaths. But Katrina Percy maintains

she is not resigning for now. My job is to lead a very large organisation

and make sure we have the right environment for our doctors and

nurses who worked really hard every day without patience. That is my job

and I am continuing to do that at the moment. The award-winning Chief

Executive, who earns nearly ?200,000 a year, went on to criticise the

report, saying they had not properly understood the data. I am sorry to

anybody who has to lose a loved one... We showed her comments to the

mother of an 18-year-old who died at a Southern Health NHS Trust

hospital. If I was in charge I would be mortified by this report. I

didn't know how I would get out of bed in the morning, I would be so

bothered about it and wonder how on earth did we get to a state that the

organisation I lead and the board Leeds could have this level of

inhumanity and barbaric practice. It is shocking. Despite the Health

Secretary describing the failings as profoundly shocking, no one has yet

been held to account. Katrina Percy's defiant attitude today,

refusing to resign, attacking the authors of the report, may have to

change in coming days. Given Jeremy Hunt's remarks yesterday, when this

report is finally published, it is hard to imagine there will not be

new leadership at Southern Health NHS Trust. For the families who

believe the trust failed the relatives, new management and a new

culture may bring some comfort. England's Chief Medical Officer has

warned of a growing health catastrophe over female obesity.

Still to come, we are in Cockermouth, Cumbria, where they are

bracing themselves for more bad weather.

On reporting Scotland at 6:30pm: The latest ferry to be built on the

Clyde is launched. As the first luxury electric cars go

on sale in Scotland, we ask what future they have here.

There's been anger and frustration from business leaders over the delay

in making a decision about a third runway at Heathrow,

with one group condemning it as "gutless".

Ministers say further analysis of the environmental impact

is needed and that there will be no decision before next summer.

Whatever the Government does with runways, it will upset a lot of

people. We need a decision. The national interest... There is a

cacophony of business voices frustrated at the delays. Heathrow

runway three is a sham and a delusion. But the voices against

Heathrow grow louder and more confident. To get some peace,

ministers have given themselves at least another six months to decide.

So why the hold-up? It comes down to politics and pollution. I know it

does not look like much, but that small plastic tube and others like

it, dotted on lamp posts around here, could prove to be one of the

biggest obstacle is the Government faces trying to build a third

runway. They measure the air quality around Heathrow. In some areas, it

breaks European law, because of all the traffic. Campaigners say this

gives them the best chance of stopping a scheme in court.

Ministers will now have more time to look at the impact on the

environment. Conveniently, delaying also dig them out of a political

hole, meaning it will now not be an issue before made's election for the

next London mayor. The Conservative MP who wants to succeed Boris

Johnson in the job, had threatened to resign if they picked Heathrow.

If I have had an impact, along with residents, campaigners, MPs and

councillors, I am proud. We have the right outcome. No noisy planes here.

This place in Cornwall might be 300 miles from London's airports, but

Simon's business relies on the aeroplanes to deliver his fitness

equipment around the world, and overstretched airports mean

customers have to wait. Those extra days are important. These days you

can ring up and hammers on or any other big company will give same-day

delivery. We have to compete against those people. -- Amazon. Just

because we are a small company does not mean we cannot be competitive.

Yesterday's Government announcement also to a lifeline to Heathrow's

delighted rival, Gatwick. When you look at the environmental impact of

Heathrow, it is not to be underestimated. They're in

environmental impacts are greater than all of the other airports in

Europe added together. The arguments will continue. Eventually, ministers

will run out of reasons to put this decision off.

Good news for drivers - the cost of petrol and diesel

For more, Emma Simpson is in central London.

Here is a bit of Christmas cheer. This weekend, all the big four

supermarkets will be selling petrol for less than ?1 per litre,

something we have not seen in six years. Mind you, it is just by a

whisker, at 99.9 p per litre of unleaded. Asda is just a fraction

cheaper. That is a lot lower than the average price of unleaded, at

just over 100 and 6p, but that price will come down as the cuts take

effect. It is worth remembering how much prices have fallen. In the

summer of 2014, petrol was 130 1p, a big drop. What we are seeing is a

reflection of the falling price of oil, and the price dropped again

today, at less than $38 per barrel. The RAC have been crunching the

numbers and tonight they told me the supermarkets can now afford to start

thinking about dropping the price of diesel to under ?1 per litre as

well. We will see. Residents in parts of Cumbria

and Lancashire are bracing themselves as more bad weather

is forecast for the next Thousands of homes and businesses

were hit by Storm Desmond last Ed Thomas is in the Cumbrian

town of Cockermouth. After so much misery this week, it

is so nice to see so many smiles tonight. If I was talking to you on

Sunday morning, I would be waist deep in flood water. It is a

celebration that is symbolic, this festival, a message that the town is

still open. But this place is still divided. The bridge is closed, not

safe to cross, and it is a six mile return trip to get here. We made

that journey today and this is what we saw and the people we met.

This is what is left of Sue Cashmore's home.

But the last one, this one and the one before...

And Celia has only just arrived in Cockermouth.

Yeah, moved in six days before it flooded.

It seems like everybody here has to start again.

And go further down the road and walk into the cricket club.

This is the place where the rivers came

The force of the water has just ripped up all this tarmac,

And it's not just roads and homes, the bridge that connects this town

From one side of Cockermouth, you can't get to the

So instead of a walk, it's now a three mile drive

And on the other side of the river, a high street

Inside Tony's butchers, life goes on.

You know, we've got customers to look after, we've got

customers that have still got it eat.

And we've got to do our best to get the street back to what it should

be. With that, a determination to see this through, a message from the

people of Cumbria. It's a treasure trove

of millions of objects. From 4000-year-old pots,

to paintings by the masters. From ancient Chinese robes

to modern day ball gowns. Blythe House in central London

stores artifacts from the Victoria and Albert, the British,

and the Science Museums, and now the huge collection is set

to move to a new state-of-the-art Before it goes, Will Gompertz has

been given an exclusive tour. Blythe house looks a little like a

prison, and in a way, it is, but the millions of inmates locked in this

imposing building are not humans, but the products of their

imagination. 100,000 objects here. Fashion and textiles. The building

is packed with treasures belonging to some of our major museums that

are currently not required for display. Think of it as a massive

substitute bench for curators to call upon. This rather fabulous

dress... The dress was shown at the Victoria and Albert in 2012 and it

could be decades before it is seen again but you could come here for a

private view, by appointment. And check out this Chinese Dragon robe

while you are at it. This would have been from the Chinese imperial

court. Stunning. Part of the story is the object but what makes it

special is we see here two garments by a Belgian designer who created

these, heavily influenced by his research on these objects. The

British Museum has over 2 million objects stored behind racks of

shuttered shelves, which look boring until... Here, we have parts from

the era of Stonehenge. And you can see nicely decorated things. Some of

them have thick rims and little shoulders for keeping dry materials,

food in and being able to cover them up. I mean, these are beautiful.

The science Museum's wing is brimming with racks full of

microscopes and barometers. And then there is... A prosthetic limb

collection. This is from World War I. This is a 5.5 acre site, and

there are millions of objects. There is a cost of bringing something into

the collection even if we never see it. That is where the skill of the

curator is paramount because you are making a judgment call. The

government has made a judgment call and is selling the building and has

asked the museums to find a new home for their collections, preferably

one that not only preserve this body of human creativity but also makes

it more accessible to the public. Time for a look at the weather.

Here's Tomasz Schafernaker. A mix of weather tomorrow, even rain

and snow for a time across northern England and possibly Wales. Amp and

mild through the weekend in the south of the country but it will be

clear at night and frosty as well, and still a chance of catching those

meatier showers. Some lovely pictures here sent from the

north-east of England. Thank you to Duncan. Here is the weather for

tonight, clear spells around and a few showers. This weather front will

bring troubles on whether to northern parts of Wales and northern

England tomorrow morning. Some wet weather around early in the morning

across Wales, perhaps more south-western parts of England. Then

this band of rain and counters the colder air sitting across Scotland

and northern England, and there will be a period of snow, potentially,

across the Pennines and parts of Cumbria. The temperature contrast

tomorrow, we are talking about a slicing weather front. Temperatures

across the Midlands, 12 degrees, a little to the north, four degrees.

It will be that close, whether you get cold or mild air. Eventually,

that is out of the way and for Saturday night and into Sunday,

quite chilly, particularly across Scotland. I would not be surprised

if it gets well below freezing. But still 10 degrees across the south of

the country. For Sunday it self, no awkward wintry mix. Fairly cloudy

across the UK. Still chilly in Scotland. But perhaps a little bit

of brightness around Newcastle. The outlook, low pressure is nearby,

meaning more unsettled weather.