Afternoon!
I will be holding the fort alone in the studio this evening as Ben is right this moment hot footing it to Surrey, to bring you the inside story on foot and mouth.
He will be disinfecting his boots and talking directly to farmers about how they are bearing up under the strain of living inside the surveillance zone.
He will be disinfecting his boots and talking directly to farmers about how they are bearing up under the strain of living inside the surveillance zone.
And you know what's really upsetting the farmers - the possibility that this outbreak has come from one of the animal health labs that is supposed to be protecting animals not INFECTING them. Tonight both laboratories under suspicion - the government one and a commercial one - are effectively saying it's not us. Glen Goodman will be attempting to get to the bottom of who's to blame.
It seems as though we have had to report far too many stories of shootings in the Capital this year. The death of Nathan Foster is another where you just think: God, what a terrible waste. Nathan was 18, he had everything going for him and he was trying to STOP a fight when he was shot. Ronke has been talking exclusively to his devastated sister and girlfriend.
We will also bring you the latest on the row over the eco demo at Heathrow - disruptive and dangerous or legitimate protest?
And property guru Kirstie Allsopp has been looking into the future to predict where house prices are going. So if you have a property, want to get one or are thinking of selling up - don't miss it.
See you at 6,
Romilly
