graphs that have been explosion in graphs that have been showing people but it looks like the north side of the matterhorn, it's a dramatic increase in what gps are telling us or the nhs boards is people are now coming along, particularly adults and they are not always looking for treatment and they're coming along with lots of different stories and they are looking really for validation that they are not, but this is real, that they are not, but this is real, that they need support they need reassurance and expedition were not necessarily treatment. this is how they are, this is how they have been and it is that where we are seeing the explosion and also sometimes treatments in some young men. we have seen nearly 200% increase in prescriptions in a very short period of time. . , , ., ., ., of time. that is very alarming. you mentioned — of time. that is very alarming. you mentioned that _ of time. that is very alarming. you mentioned that what _ of time. that is very alarming. you mentioned that what the _ of time. that is very alarming. you mentioned that what the graph - of time. that is very alarming. you i mentioned that what the graph would look like. we have shown a graph of

the numbers speak for themselves and the numbers speak for themselves and the 400% rise in people waiting to see a specialist since 2019. what you think needs to be done to help dinner nhs with this? what you think needs to be done to help dinner nhs with this?— dinner nhs with this? what the foundation _ dinner nhs with this? what the foundation is _ dinner nhs with this? what the foundation is saying _ dinner nhs with this? what the foundation is saying is - dinner nhs with this? what the foundation is saying is two - dinner nhs with this? what the i foundation is saying is two things. first of all there being straightforward and saying this is completely overtaking the nhs's capacity to meet these demands on us right. no one can cope with the kind of demand. everybody watching knows that general practices already are very stretched and stressed and see more patients than ever before but with less staff and this overheating of the system isn't helping that at all. but it doesn't matter how much money you give us and please do give us more, i'm not arguing against that, but no matter how much money we get it will never fulfil this kind of surge in demand, but the second thing they're saying it may be also it shouldn't be because may be also it shouldn't be because may be what people are looking for now

is a much more broader problem of forfamilies or is a much more broader problem of for families or employers or society as a whole to learn to adapt with the growing roles of diversity and newer diversity. in other words, we are not really, we are a small part of the solution but we are not the main part any more. it’s of the solution but we are not the main part any more.— main part any more. it's a wider ranuain main part any more. it's a wider ranging change _ main part any more. it's a wider ranging change is _ main part any more. it's a wider ranging change is needed. - main part any more. it's a wider ranging change is needed. it's l ranging change is needed. it's lovely to speak to you to get your thoughts on that. thank you very much. gracie spinks was 23 when she was murdered by a stalker three years ago. since then her parents have campaigned to get every police force to have a stalking advocate. that's an independent specialist who offers advice and guidance to victims. gracie's parents have been to visit a police unit dedicated to tackling stalking, and bbc�*s abi smitton was given exclusive access to go with them. this moment has been a long time coming for richard spinks and alison ward. it's nice to meet you. welcome to cheshire police hq.

their daughter gracie was murdered by a stalker in 2021. this 101 call was heard at the inquest into her death. their daughter gracie was murdered by a stalker in 2021. this 101 call was heard at the inquest into her death. four months after that call, gracie was killed. today, richard and alison are visiting cheshire police to see how the force's harm reduction unit protects victims of stalking. this is our office. james there is one of our four

probation officers that's aligned with the unit. so did you start off quite small and sort of build up to this? yes, absolutely. three or four of you... this is eight years in the making. at the inquest, derbyshire police admitted it had failed gracie. since her death, her parents have been fighting for change to require all police forces to employ dedicated stalking advocates who will be there to provide help and support to victims, like vicky at cheshire police. when we first meet a victim, you are meeting a person in absolute crisis a lot of the time. you are not a police officer there to take a statement. you are somebody to talk to, to vent to, who's also going to provide you with some knowledge, some information about how to keep yourself safe. we know what we're talking about. we specialise in stalking and we're going to hopefully guide you through the process. gracie's parents�* vision

is to have someone like vicky in every police force. yeah, this is kind of what we want to push out. across the country. the same service should be available to anyone, wherever you live. and i think this is a great place to start. why can't it be done in other police forces? what works here might not work in another area. the unit's been running for nine years now. as well as support for victims, it works with psychologists to rehabilitate offenders and trials new technology to keep people safe. that's essentially what the perpetrator wears. it means with a high degree of accuracy, we can see everywhere where this person goes, where they go to sleep, where they've been. the person that we want to protect has this little device. they have this little clip. you can put it in your bag, your pocket or whatever, and it essentially does

the same job. so if these two things come close to each other, it alerts both parties. but at the same time, it's alerting our control room on an emergency call. other forces are now reaching out to cheshire police to find out how they can improve their response to stalking cases. i think most forces recognise they can and should improve their response and how they go about that will be different and we can learn from other ways. i've learned from richard and alison today. it's made me think about the way we approach stuff and the things that we say. so i suppose the point i'm making overall is that it's very much a journey. we've spoken so many times. we feel we're supported more, you know, from people that want exactly the same as us and are doing it. that's what will change it. ijust wish that i got this service from our police force at the time, she made her first initial complaint report because she'd still be alive today.

yeah, well, no, we were let down. but we've got to now for our own sanity, push forward in a positive way, because it's the only way forward for us. it's three years since gracie died injune, and we've been on this with the same sort of passion and intent right from the start. so it will be a long process, but i'm fairly confident, very confident, that we can make a difference. gracie wouldn't have died for nothing. thanks for being with us on bbc news. if you've got someone in your life who is hard to buy a gift for, here's some inspiration for you. it's quirky, easy to wrap and it's a total one—off. there's only one problem. to make it, you'll need to have a four and a half—billion—year—old meteorite land in your garden. 0ur reporter andy howard has been to gloucestershire to find out more. the world—famous winchcombe meteorite didn't only

crash land on a driveway. the largest parts of it actually came down at a nearby farm. and most of the family who live there thought it had all been donated to the natural history museum. that was until lachlan got a surprise birthday present from his mum three years later. i already knew what i was going to be getting. but then she went, "oh, and also there's a little something extra." i was like, "oh, that's very nice. "you didn't have to." but then she got really excited, and then she started talking about the meteorite, which we haven't talked about in a couple years, and passed me the little box. inside that little box was something out of this world. lachlan's mum had secretly asked for some of the meteorite back and decided to have some cufflinks made. but when the localjeweller contacted the natural history museum for advice... they said, it's just dust. and if you try and make it into a piece ofjewellery, it will very rapidlyjust become a pile of rusty dust.

so i thought, goodness, this is going to be quite challenging. that's an understatement. the precious rock, which is older than the earth itself, had to be preserved. they decided on a resin, but if it was clear, it would turn a murky yellow colour after a few years. so a unique blue resin was created for this project. but even then... it's just the softness of it and the fact of them being used for cufflinks. that was the biggest challenge, figuring out how to make them look good and protect them enough. i was really enthusiastic and said, "oh, yeah, i think we can do this." and inside i was thinking, i don't know how the hell we're going to do it, but i'm sure we can. and after months of secret work... here they are, the cufflinks. they are on a loose chain. each of them have a unique shape to them. and you can see through there, that darker bit in the middle, that is the meteorite itself.

and they're certainly a conversation starter. people joined... have you seen this. 0h, you've got to see lachlan... "lachlan, show them the cuff links." get a lot of that, which is, it's really lovely. and i'm very happy to talk about how unique they are. that's probably the most special gift i will ever receive. the family now plans to have more jewellery made from other fragments. that 4.6 billion—year—old bolt from the blue is now set in blue for generations to come. andy howard, bbc news. i hope he reciprocates when it's his birthday. and now it's time for the weather. hello there. it's remaining unsettled for the rest of this week and in fact as we head into the weekend we're looking at some stormy weather, very windy weather with a new named storm — more on that injust a moment. we're in between weather systems though today, so a relatively quiet day before the next area of low pressure moves

through during the overnight period. but plenty of cloud across northern and eastern areas. it will remain chilly here, limited sunshine. the best of any sunshine will be across the midlands southwards, the same too across wales but there will be some showers here and it will stay blustery through the channel but mild in the south. 1a, 16 degrees, but chilly across scotland. now, this evening and overnight — wet, windy weather spreads its way northwards across the country. as it bumps into the cold air across scotland we are likely to see some snow on the hills but even down to modest levels by the end of the night. it stays cold here but a very mild night for england and wales. so potentially some disruptive snowfall across central and northern scotland for the early part of friday, even fairly lower levels actually but mostly on the hills. the rain, the sleet, the snow will eventually ease through the day, most of the country though on friday will have a bright day, sunny spells, scattered blustery showers, most of these across northern and western areas. and temperature—wise, a little bit higher still, 17 or 18 degrees perhaps across southern and eastern areas. still chilly across scotland but those temperatures

will start to recover, particularly as we head into saturday because this deepening low pressure system has been named by met eireann as storm kathleen, the irish met service. that's going to bring up very strong winds to the republic of ireland but a very blustery day expected on saturday across the board. so rain clears northwards and then we are into a very windy day with sunny spells and scattered showers, most of the showers towards southern and western areas — some eastern areas staying dry altogether. but it is going to be a very windy day whereever you are, particularly around the irish sea coast into northern ireland, where we will see gales, maybe even severe gales. but look at these sorts of temperatures, even scotland very mild. it could be up to 21 degrees across some eastern parts of england, so warm and windy. for sunday, storm kathleen passes to the north—west of the uk, so another blustery day to come for part two of the weekend. more showers in the mix as well, some of these could be heavy, maybe thundery as well. the best of any sunshine towards eastern areas. another blustery day, another very mild day but not as warm as saturday,

top temperatures around 17 degrees.

live from london, this is bbc news. the fall—out from israel's deadly strike on aid workers — there are calls for western countries to suspend arms exports and for an independent investigation into the attack. countries bordering russia urge their nato allies to reintroduce military conscription to deter vladimir putin. while the latest round of russian drone attacks kills four people in ukraine's second—largest city, kharkiv.

and a major medical trial begins — to learn whether blood tests can spot the early signs of dementia. the race to rescue hundreds of people still missing in taiwan after a powerful and deadly earthquake rocked the island. hello. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. three former supreme courtjustices are among more than 600 legal experts calling for the uk government to end weapons sales to israel. the 17—page letter cites the conclusion by the international court ofjustice that there is a "plausible risk of genocide" in gaza. in the document it reads... "the provision of military assistance and material to israel may render the uk complicit in genocide as well as serious breaches of international humanitarian law. customary international law recognises the concept

of "aiding and assisting" an international wrongful act.