Midwife, and that is because the Tv Presenting Duo from the uk ant and dec have won the best Entertainment Presenter Category for 21 years, this could be their 22nd wind. The first year that they won, tony blair was a british Prime Minister and the first harry potter film was released in cinemas. But they face some tough competition this the new host of the Great British bake off in the uk, also the host of the itv programme, this morning. Viewers might remember that that show has been beset by controversy. Despite that it is also nominated for best daytime programme. As you can see, ant and dec taking some selfies with fans, they are very popular duo in the uk. They are also nominated twice, up against themselves for ant and dec� s saturday Night Takeaway and, im a celebrity. Get me out of here, which they present, from australia. If we could have another look at them, quite extraordinary really, them, quite extraordinary really, the fact that they have been winning for so many years, the history around that he is quite something. It is. They are obviously a Firm Favourite with a great reddish public, you could hear that more when they came out of the car. Lots of fans behind them you could hear that roar. Fans around them, hoping for selfies. Have you drawn ant and dec . I hoping for selfies. Have you drawn ant and dec . Hoping for selfies. Have you drawn ant and dec . ,. ,. , ant and dec . I have made them out of foil. This is how much ant and dec . I have made them out of foil. This is how much ant ant and dec . I have made them out of foil. This is how much ant and dec foil. This is how much ant and dec our loved in foil. This is how much ant and dec our loved in the foil. This is how much ant and dec our loved in the uk foil. This is how much ant and dec our loved in the uk what foil. 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They are such genuine guys and when you see them are such genuine guys and when you see them you cannot but smile and laugh see them you cannot but smile and laugh they see them you cannot but smile and laugh. They can win it for another 22 years. Laugh. They can win it for another 22 years, ant and dec for the win you probably cannot grab them right now, but if not, dont worry. We will carry on. We now, but if not, dont worry. We will carry om will carry on. We will try to get them. Will carry on. We will try to get them their will carry on. We will try to get them. They are will carry on. We will try to get them. They are doing will carry on. We will try to get them. They are doing anotherl them. They are doing another interview but we will try to come back to you later on in the programme. Back to you later on in the programme back to you later on in the programme. Back to you later on in the rouramme. , ~ i. Programme. Daniel, thank you so much. Programme. Daniel, thank you so much that programme. Daniel, thank you so much. That was programme. Daniel, thank you so much. That was daniel programme. Daniel, thank you so much. That was daniel live programme. Daniel, thank you so much. That was daniel live at programme. Daniel, thank you so much. That was daniel live at the | programme. Daniel, thank you so i much. That was daniel live at the o2 much. That was daniel live at the 02 for the National Television awards. A bit of a change of gear now to story we have covered a lot on this programme. The World Food Programme says it has cut rations to another two million afghans this month, due to a further sharp drop in funding. A spokesman for the un agency told the bbc that it was facing a shortfall of a billion dollars. The funding for food and other assistance is expected to end in october. The agency has steadily cut aid through this year and help has now been withdrawn from ten million afghans in total. International support for afghanistan has steadily been shrinking, after decades of conflict and the taliban takeover in 2021. Shawe lii is the Country Director of World Food Programme, afghanistan. She told me the situation is truly devastating. The wfp has had to cut assistance to 10 Million People in afghanistan this year leaving us to be able to support only one out of five people who are in need of food assistance, and that is another 50 Million People who dont know where our next meal comes from, we are only able to support 3 million. I meal comes from, we are only able to suaport 3 million support 3 million. I have been to man of support 3 million. I have been to many of those support 3 million. I have been to many of those hospitals support 3 million. I have been to many of those hospitals where i support 3 million. I have been to l many of those hospitals where you see helpless babies and children suffering malnutrition. Iwent see helpless babies and children suffering malnutrition. I went into hospital where the medical staff were actually suffering from malnutrition and famine as well, as well as those they were tweeting. Why has the un made these cuts . They were tweeting. Treating. I think some of the villages and in your personal experience and going to be malnutrition clinics, ourjob is to actually avoid people having to seek treatment, avoid babies having to seek treatment, and that is really the last resort. For us, having the funds necessary to be able to get through this next winter, the 1 billion, is what is required. Winter, the 1 billion, is what is reuuired. ~. ,. ,. , , winter, the 1 billion, is what is reuuired. ~. ,. ,. Required. What needs to happen . We know the winter required. What needs to happen . We know the winter in required. What needs to happen . We know the winter in afghanistan required. What needs to happen . We know the winter in afghanistan is know the winter in afghanistan is harsh, people are left in remote parts of the country because nobody can get to them, help cannot get to them, many of them freeze to death. Their livelihood and their animals are lost as a result of the freezing conditions. We are lost as a result of the freezing conditiona conditions. We have ust a short window of t conditions. We have just a short window of opportunity. Conditions. We have just a short window of opportunity. In conditions. We have just a short window of opportunity. In the i conditions. We have just a short i window of opportunity. In the place where ijust window of opportunity. In the place where i just was a window of opportunity. In the place where ijust was a couple of weeks ago, they arise now rode past a certain point. There is no road. It takes them days to get to a Distribution Site for example. They get cut off as early as early october. What the people are telling 0ctober. What the people are telling me is that, once it is cut off, there are days when they cannot even go to the nearest village, less to the market to buy food, and we fear that if we are not able to reposition food in time, we will not be able to help them when they really needed and as you say, the winters are extremely harsh in afghanistan, and we know how difficult it is to bear the cold on an empty stomach. Difficult it is to bear the cold on an em stomach. , an empty stomach. There are multiple issues, the humanitarian an empty stomach. There are multiple issues, the humanitarian crisis an empty stomach. There are multiple issues, the humanitarian crisis that. Issues, the humanitarian crisis that you and your teams are dealing with in the country and then there are the restrictions the taliban have imposed especially on women. Female afghan aid workers are banned from working for many of these agencies. For us, wfp, half of our assistance goes to women and girls, and women and female staff are critical to our workforce, critical to our delivery of assistance to the women and girls that we feed. I really, the women and girls, the children, bear the brunt of any crisis. We need to make sure that we really get the assistance to them. Wfp has offered the last life mine especially for the last life mine especially for the most Vulnerable Women whose options to feed their families have become far limited, and that is where our focus has become far limited, and that is where ourfocus has been. The become far limited, and that is where our focus has been. The us has warned north where our focus has been. The us has warned north korea where our focus has been. The us has warned north korea against where our focus has been. The us has warned north korea against providing| warned north korea against providing weapons to russia for use in ukraine. It comes after the white house revealed kimjong un is planning travelling to russia to have talks with president putin. This they believe that it is part of moscows efforts to boost its supplies of showers and missiles. This is what the un Security Adviser had to say. This is what the un Security Adviser had to sa. , this is what the un Security Adviser had to say had to say. Providing weapons to russia to have had to say. Providing weapons to russia to have weapons had to say. Providing weapons to russia to have weapons on had to say. Providing weapons to russia to have weapons on the l russia to have weapons on the battlefield to attack grain silos and the Heating Infrastructure of major cities as we head into to conquer territory that belongs to another sovereign nation is not going to reflect well on north korea and they will pay a price for this in the international community. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. 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Lets return to the story now about Sewage Discharges in england. Campaigners and Opposition Mps have called for action that following a bbc news investigation. It suggests three major Water Companies illegally discharged Sewage Hundreds Of Times in 2022 on dry days. The Environment Agency said it was currently conducting its largest Criminal Investigation into noncompliance by Water Companies. Live now to Leana Hosea Who Co Runs Watershed an Investigative Journalism unit focussing on water issues. Thank you very much forjoining us on the programme. We cannot emphasise enough that this practice is illegal. Emphasise enough that this practice is illeaal. ~. Emphasise enough that this practice is illeal. ,. , is illegal. Water companies are allowed to is illegal. Water companies are allowed to release is illegal. Water companies are allowed to release untreated i is illegal. Water companies are allowed to release untreated sewage into waterways but only in rare circumstances when the system is overloaded, so for example in times of extremely heavy rainfall, so spilling during dry weather would indicate these dumps are illegal and what this shows us is that rivers that are the lifeblood of our country are being treated like an open sewer. And the Water Companies have already in the past been shown to discharge sewage illegally. The Environment Agency this year find four Water Companies a total of £91 million for illegally dumping sewage, between 2018 2022. It million for illegally dumping sewage, between 20182022. It was done hundreds sewage, between 20182022. It was done hundreds of sewage, between 20182022. It was done hundreds of times, sewage, between 20182022. It was done hundreds of times, wasnt sewage, between 20182022. It was done hundreds of times, wasnt it . | done hundreds of times, wasnt it . The scale of dumping is absolutely enormous. Last year they discharged into rivers, lakes and seas for a total of 1. 75 million hours. And it has been happening for so long. In 2012 the European Court ofjustice ruled that some Water Companies in the uk had been dumping illegally into our waterways. Water companies would say that they face a really big challenge of ageing infrastructure. And a growing population. So they say that they have been investing in infrastructure, they will continue to invest but it is not an overnight solution. ~. , to invest but it is not an overnight solution. ~. ,. ,. , solution. What is the impact of all this . The impact solution. What is the impact of all this . The impact of solution. What is the impact of all this . The impact of raw solution. What is the impact of all this . The impact of raw sewage. This . The impact of Raw Sewage Dumin this . The impact of raw Sewage Dumping in this . The impact of raw Sewage Dumping in rivers this . The impact of raw Sewage Dumping in rivers is this . The impact of raw sewage l dumping in rivers is devastating. This . The impact of raw sewage i dumping in rivers is devastating. It kills wildlife because rivers become starved of oxygen and people who want to use the water recreationally cannot, people have told me they fall sick after swimming in rivers. And it creates bill. I have been myself on these so called wet wipe islands on the banks of the river thames where the ground is a pile of wet wipes and sanitary towels and everything that comes out of the toilet. Government data shows that only 14 of english rivers are in a good ecological status. The number one reason for that is farming pollution, animal slurry and fertiliser and the second reason is Sewage Dumping. It impacts businesses as well. I was down in cornwall, where 11 Shellfish Areas were closed because of high levels of e. Coli and some Shellfish Businessmen were saying to me that they were struggling and they blame they were struggling and they blame the government for that. It is the government for that. It is utterly horrific. The government for that. It is utterly horrific. What the government for that. It is utterly horrific. What needs to be done . , ~. , done . The Environment Agency, the financial regulator done . The Environment Agency, the financial Regulator Ofwat done . The Environment Agency, the financial Regulator Ofwat have done . The Environment Agency, the financial Regulator Ofwat have Six I Financial Regulator 0fwat have six cases that are open into illegal Sewage Dumping. They say that it is their biggest investigation they have ever undertaken stop there is a huge amount of public anger over this. Much of that is directed against the government. A lot of people blame the regulators for being Asleep At The Wheel and being too lenient on Water Companies. The Environment Agency says polluting rivers is unacceptable and they want to hold the Water Industry to account on a scale never seen before, butjust last week account on a scale never seen before, but just last week the government sort of announced they were ripping up some rules to protect our rivers against sewage and farming, animal slurry, protect our rivers against sewage and farming, animalslurry, to protect our rivers against sewage and farming, animal slurry, to allow more housing, the so called Nutrient Neutrality issue, we found that 7a authorities were unable to build new Housing Developments because they were near important rivers. It just were near important rivers. It ust sounds were near important rivers. It ust sunds like were near im