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vaping is important to help adult smokers — vaping is important to help adult smokers quit but we don't want to see children taking it up. enforcement is really important but what is _ enforcement is really important but what is needed as well as changes in regulations. at the moment the products— regulations. at the moment the products are far too appealing to children— products are far too appealing to children and far too cheap for children— children and far too cheap for children to get hold of. many remain concerned about the dramatic rise in vaping among children. although far less dangerous than smoking, its potential long—term harms are unclear. fergus, thank you. there are yellow weather warnings in place for wales and northern ireland, which means some disruption is expected. heavy rain and gusts of up to 60mph are due to arrive in some coastal areas, like here in porthcawl, south—west wales, with winds up to 50mph possible inland. the met office alert came into force this afternoon, placing south and mid—wales also on high alert from tomorrow. time for a look at the weather. here's helen willetts.
many remain concerned about the dramatic rise in vaping among children. although far less dangerous than smoking, its potential long—term harms are unclear. fergus, thank you. fergus walsh, there. australia beat england's lioness is 2-0 this australia beat england's lioness is 2—0 this evening in brentford, ending a 30 match unbeaten run for serena weidman�*s side. the game marked 100 days before the start of the world cup to be held in australia and new zealand. —— sarina wiegman�*s side. in the champions league, manchester city put three goals passed by munich in the first leg of their quarterfinal at the etihad stadium. manchester city, reigning champions of england, a team chasing three major trophies. not even the rain could dampen the mood. come on, city! although when it comes to european football's biggest prize, they're yet to make that big splash fans are so desperately crave. fans so desperately crave.
you about an amazing story between now the top of the hour. two young sisters, teddi and nala, who both have the same rare genetic condition. it have the same rare genetic condition-— have the same rare genetic condition. . , , ., ., ., condition. it really is an amazing famil . condition. it really is an amazing family- sadly. — condition. it really is an amazing family. sadly, nala _ condition. it really is an amazing family. sadly, nala cannot- condition. it really is an amazing family. sadly, nala cannot be i family. sadly, nala cannot be treated and is terminally ill, but teddi has become the first child in the uk to receive a new life—saving gene therapy from the nhs. aha, the uk to receive a new life-saving gene therapy from the nhs. a medical editor, gene therapy from the nhs. a medical editor. fergus — gene therapy from the nhs. a medical editor, fergus wallace, _ gene therapy from the nhs. a medical editor, fergus wallace, has _ gene therapy from the nhs. a medical editor, fergus wallace, has been i editor, fergus wallace, has been spending time with the girls' parents and finding out what this drug means for other families. this is a story of hope. how a new treatment is stopping a devastating genetic disease in its tracks. we have had almost nothing to offer families with this condition for decades. bringing a new medicine to the world that can potentially cure these devastating diseases is incredibly satisfying and rewarding. how britain's most expensive medicine is giving children their lives back.
the gene that their illness is deficient or faulty in, and correct the condition. teddi can expect a healthy future. but nala is terminally ill. her parents want mld screened for at birth, so it's always picked up early enough for treatment. fergus walsh, bbc news. you can watch bittersweet medicine, fergus' exclusive programme looking at the patients, families and clinicians using the uk's most expensive medicine, on bbc iplayer now. just search for bittersweet medicine. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. a beautiful day out there for some. absolutely. take a look at the scene from one of our weather watchers. this is beautiful dorset. 0ne from one of our weather watchers. this is beautiful dorset. one of the rock formations around that area and hardly a cloud in the sky. for many of us it was a mixed picture and we had a bit of rain. tomorrow this is
fewer than ten children a year in the uk are likely to be eligible for libmeldy — one reason why the price tag is so high. teddi's doctors are trialling similar treatments for other rare conditions. i think it will be transformative in genetic diseases. libmeldy shows that we can take their own stem cells, put in the gene that their illness is deficient or faulty in, and correct the condition. teddi can expect a healthy future. but nala is terminally ill. her parents want mld screened for at birth, so it's always picked up early enough for treatment. fergus walsh, bbc news. you can watch bittersweet medicine, fergus' exclusive programme looking at the patients, families and clinicians using the uk's most expensive medicine, on bbc iplayer now.
The Friends of the Grand River have teamed up with the University of Guelph to begin what they hope will be a years’ long process to thoroughly study the Grand and get to the bottom of its health problems. For about four or five years now, members of Friends of the Grand River, a group of volunteers who work to
grounds for optimism that the science which helped get us out of the pandemic could be used against cancer. fergus, many thanks, fergus walsh, there. a ten—year—old boy who died along with two others, after falling in to an icy lake in solihull, has been named. jackjohnson was pulled from the water at babbs mill park on sunday, along with an 11—year—old boy and an eight—year—old. another boy, who's six, remains critically ill in hospital. our midlands correspondent phil mackie has the latest. for a third day, police have been searching the lake. they say they no longer think anyone is missing, but they have to be sure. if anything, the ice has spread even further after temperatures plunged again overnight. ten—year—old jackjohnson was one of the three who died. today, his school was back open after an impossibly difficult 2a hours. one of the boys was in my daughter's class, and we told her yesterday,
bump, clear on light skin, less so in darker skin but it will feel rough like sand paper, you can get this strawberry tongue, raised bumps with a white coating. scarlet fever responds very well to antibiotics, if a child has symptoms parents should seek medical advice, the important thing is for parentses to be alert, but not alarmed. fergus, thank you- — the conservative peer baroness mone, who founded the lingerie brand ultimo, is taking a leave of absence from the house of lords amid allegations she benefitted from a company that she recommended for a covid contract. she denies the claims that she lobbied on behalf of a company called ppe medpro and later benefitted from tens of millions of pounds of the company�*s profits. labour is trying force the government to publish documents relating to covid contracts won by the firm. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticas reports.
approval. — in europe and the uk. and that approval, if it does come, might happen— approval, if it does come, might happen next year. but then, a lot more _ happen next year. but then, a lot more needs— happen next year. but then, a lot more needs to happen after that. so, first of— more needs to happen after that. so, first of all. _ more needs to happen after that. so, first of all, let me stress, this is 'ust first of all, let me stress, this is just for— first of all, let me stress, this is just for early stage, people in the early— just for early stage, people in the early stages of alzheimer's. but then— early stages of alzheimer's. but then there are all kinds of other barriers — then there are all kinds of other barriers to— then there are all kinds of other barriers to getting this drug. it may— barriers to getting this drug. it may cost— barriers to getting this drug. it may cost tens of thousands of pounds per year _ may cost tens of thousands of pounds per year per _ may cost tens of thousands of pounds per year per patient. and then, you need _ per year per patient. and then, you need to— per year per patient. and then, you need to have had either a specialist scan need to have had either a specialist scah caiied — need to have had either a specialist scan called a pet scan, or a lumbar puncture _ scan called a pet scan, or a lumbar puncture to — scan called a pet scan, or a lumbar puncture to collect cerebrospinal fluid, _ puncture to collect cerebrospinal fluid, to — puncture to collect cerebrospinal fluid, to check —— check whether you had these _ fluid, to check —— check whether you had these amyloid markers in your braih~ _ had these amyloid markers in your brain. currently only 1% or 2% of alzheimer's_ brain. currently only 1% or 2% of alzheimer's station —— patients in the uk _ alzheimer's station —— patients in the uk have — alzheimer's station —— patients in the uk have that. we would need to see a _ the uk have that. we would need to see a complete restructuring of the current _ see a complete restructuring of the current dementia service for this drug _ current dementia service for this drug to — current dementia service for this drug to be — current dementia service for this drug to be made available. and fer us, drug to be made available. and fergus. it _ drug to be made available. and fergus. it is — drug to be made available. and fergus, it is not _ drug to be made available. fific fergus, it is not without its drug to be made available. a"ic fergus, it is not without its own side effects and problems, is it?