more than the male often earning more than the male djs, so i've been at the spectrum where, you know, you've got to look at it from the promoters�* point where, you know, you�*ve got to look at it from the promoters�* point of view, you�*ve got to be able to put bums on seats. what a promoter looks at is do you have a good social media presence, are you able to draw ticket income i am a promoter and the first thing i do is ask my agent, who will sell tickets, who will promote the night, who is popular? if you�*ve been making records for a really long time, 0k, and you�*ve put all of the work in, and you�*ve put all of the work in, and then somebody has to put on a fee female dj to tick a box, is that fair? in fee female dj to tick a box, is that fair? , ., . . , , fee female dj to tick a box, is that fair? , ,., l fee female dj to tick a box, is that fair? ,., l , , fair? in some cases one dj is “ust more popular? i fair? in some cases one dj is “ust more popular? n i fair? in some cases one dj is “ust more popular? it depends h fair? in some cases one dj is “ust more popular? it depends on]. fair? in some cases one dj isjust| more popular? it depends on your record, more popular? it depends on your record. your _ more popular? it depends on your record, your discography, - more popular? it depends on your record, your discography, what. record, your discography, what you�*ve done. somebody like carl cox, he�*s doing the same as me but because they are in a different genre of the money is different, the

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if you want to email us please do — newsnight@bbc.co.uk. i�*m back tomorrow — see you then. this is bbc news. long waits for patients and backlogs to clear for hospitals. there are no easy answers for the nhs. the experts behind the latest survey have called for more money and a radical rethink of how the service works.

we need reform to ensure that the health service can treat the huge demand. we can look at how we digitise patient records, how we rebalance our system with more focus on prevention and early diagnosis. but ultimately, we will have to think about the resources that we give. but ultimately, we will have to think about the resources that we give the service to. health is a devolved issue, with different administrations run by different political parties in england, scotland and wales. ministers say there is more investment in improving services, but the survey team say this is a wake up call to political leaders ahead of the general election. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

in the uk, the amount of sewage dumped into rivers and seas in england has increased dramatically. according to the environment agency, there were 3.6 million hours of spills last year that�*s more than double the previous year�*s number.

and it�*s led to scenes like this. untreated sewage being discharged directly into the water, contaminating seas and rivers and causing huge amounts of harm wildlife. we�*re disappointed, but sadly we�*re not surprised. the environment agency required world companies to monitor all their discharges. we�*ve got 100% coverage now of the sewerage network, and that accounts for some of the increase. but actually it just shows the scale of storm overflow operation in a wet year. and the purpose of putting the monitoring in place was to make an argument for more regulation and more investment in storm overflows. and i think the results from last year show exactly why that�*s quite. our environment correspondent jonah fisher has put on his waders — and he stepped into the water to explain just why the levels of sewage discharge have been going up. well, the big difference

between 2023 and 2022 in many ways was simply because it rained a lot more in 2023 than it did in the previous year. and the way the sewage system works here is that sewage from people�*s homes mixes with rainwater, storm water in the pipes when it heads towards treatment plant. so if there is a lot of rain as there was last year, it means the system can�*t cope. and instead of it backing up into people�*s homes, there are effectively release valves. a bit like this overflow behind me, which basically allow the raw sewage, the storm water, to come out and flow out into rivers, streams, the sea to stop it, backing up into people�*s homes. and that�*s the data which we�*ve had today. effectively, all of the overflows like this now have monitors fitted onto them, which report back to the water companies and indeed ultimately to the environment agency here, how many times they spilt and for how long for. and so that data that has been

published today from all the water companies in england shows a doubling of the hours effectively in which these these overflows spilt and a big increase in the number of spills taking place as well. let�*s stay in the uk — where i want to bring you news of a stabbing in london. the victim is in a life—threatening condition after being stabbed on a moving train in front of passengers who from the video seemed powerless to stop him. a warning — this footage we�*re about to show you is distressing although we are not showing the most graphic parts of the incident. this video shows two men fighting on the train, with one using a large knife. police say the man who was attacked was treated at beckenham junction station and is now in hospital.

so far no arrests have been made — the suspect is still believed to be at large. police say they have increased their presence in their area. next do you ever throw out food that you�*ve not got round to cooking or eating? well a new un report has found we are wasting about one fifth of the food we are producing — this at a time when almost 800 million people around the world are facing chronic hunger. researchers looked at data from more than 100 countries, and concluded that food waste is a global problem — affecting poor countries as well as rich ones. sofia bettiza is in the newsroom with more. the new report by the un shows that every year each of us wastes about 79 kilograms of food. now that�*s a lot. that is abouti billion meals that are thrown away every single day. so who is responsible for all this waste? well, the report, which looked at data from 2022, says that food services like restaurant canteens and hotels are responsible

for about 28% of food waste. and the biggest culprits are households. they account for about 60% of food waste. and that is about 631 million tonnes of food that are wasted every year. people simply buy too much food. they misjudge portion sizes or they just don�*t eat leftovers. now, the un is calling this a global tragedy. they say that millions will go hungry as food is wasted across the world. and there�*s another worrying element about all this. food waste is a big contributor to climate change, and it accounts for 10% of annual greenhouse gas emissions. essentially, if food waste was a country, it would come third after the us and china when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions.

so the question is, what can we do about all this? well, the un says that there are some countries that are actually taking the right steps, especially mexico, the uk, indonesia, japan and australia. so the un is urging other countries across the world to learn from these countries that over the past year have cut food waste significantly. a new image has been released of king charles — taken during the recording of his audio message for his royal maundy service which is due to take place on thursday, ahead of easter. the undated image was taken at buckingham palace has been released by the royal household. in his message he is expected to praise those who "extend the hand of friendship, especially in a time of need". let�*s take a look at some other stories in the headlines.

provisional results from the west african nation of senegal show that the opposition leader, bassirou diomaye faye, has won the presidential vote. his share was more than 54%. mr diomaye, who was only freed from prison ten days before the election, has said he wants to reform the current political system. the former us vice—presidential candidate, joe lieberman, has died — at the age of 82. he also served as a senator during a long political career. his most prominent moment came when he was al gore�*s running mate, on the unsuccessful democratic ticket in 2000. in thailand, the senate will be asked to consider recognising same sex marriage — after the parliament voted to approve the measure. a full change to the law is still several months away, at least. if the law does pass, thailand will become the first country in south east asia to back same sex marriage. let�*s go to the central

european nation, slovakia now — where there�*s a growing row over whether a dangerous bear really has been shot dead. a brown bear was caught on video rampaging through a town — and while hunters say they have now killed it, not everyone believes the right bear was targeted. with the story — here�*s graham satchell. it was a terrifying sight — a bear on the rampage in northern slovakia last week. it attacked five people, leaving them with bite wounds and scratches. while others cowered in their cars. today, slovakia�*s environment minister said hunters had found the bear and killed it. "i can confirm that a bear was shot last night," he said. "it was 69 kilograms, it was three years old, it was female. "they were monitoring it with drones." the announcement has caused something of a storm in slovakia. opposition mps have accused the minister of telling a barefaced lie. why? because most experts believe the bear in these pictures is male and much heavier than 69 kilograms. what to do about aggressive bears has become high politics here.

there have been several attacks in recent years and there are presidential elections in slovakia in the coming weeks. it may be that the fate of one bear could swing the balance of power in slovakia. graham satchell, bbc news. and — staying with an animal theme — let�*s go underwater in the netherlands where special measures are being put in place to help migrating fish. the problem — much of the country is below sea level — but it still needs rivers to flow out into the ocean. that means a series of locks, pumping stations and dams — putting a series of barriers in the way of the fish. so — to help, around the city of utrecht, officials set up an underwater webcam, which streams live pictures on youtube — and added an interactive "door bell." so every time the public sees the fish they press the �*fish doorbell�* which prompts the worker in utrecht to open the canal lock allowing the waiting

fish to pass unscathed. the man behind the idea is ecologist, mark van heukelom. we try to really look when it is necessary because it takes a lot of time to open the lock. sometimes it takes almost one hour, so it has been opened once or twice a day, which is already a lot. but to get a feeling we have had about 35,000 times people press the door bell. a remarkable idea to solve the problem. let�*s take you live to the fish camp to see how things stand at the moment. very dark and murky there. i�*m not sure we�*ll see any fish at this time of the day. it is 1225 in the morning, any self—respecting fish should perhaps be asleep at this time. thank you for your company and bye for now.

hello. well, let�*s see how the weather is looking. and yes, more rain on the way. it�*s been raining for such a long time now — i know some of us are starting to complain. it�*s so soggy out there and further rain clouds heading away. in fact, the north atlantic and much of europe, dominated by a huge area of low pressure with smaller area of low pressures, is embedded within it. and look at all these weather fronts circling this big low, which is approaching us right now. and in fact, some very strong winds on the way for a time on thursday, particularly across southern areas of the uk. so through the early hours we will have had some rain from southern parts of the uk through merseyside, the irish sea into northern ireland. temperatures early in the morning, three, four, five degrees celsuis, maybe colder in some spots where skies will have cleared. but on those winds in the south — exposed areas could see 60 to 65 mile an hour gusts at times. inland, central southern counties there, 50 miles an hour. very windy in london, very windy in the midlands, east anglia, too, so a very blustery day.

so through the morning, one where the front moves northwards. so outbreaks of rain through yorkshire into northern ireland and then this circulation here with those very strong winds buffeting the south and the south—west and those heavy showers that have sunshine in between, but also thunderstorms and hail. a really turbulent day. the temperatures quite disappointing, 9 to 10 degrees celsius. now into friday then, so the area of low pressure is still very much with us. look how big it is. it�*s absolutely huge. it�*s dominating a really large chunk of the planet really here. and we�*ll see further showers sweeping across the uk. i don�*t think the winds are going to be quite as strong on friday, but still enough of a breeze out there and certainly pushing those showers along. again, hail and thunder possible, but some sunshine, too. so that�*s good friday. also a little milder, maybe 10 to 13 degrees celsius. if you�*re wondering where the warmth is, it�*s actually across more eastern parts of europe in excess of 20 degrees celsius. are we going to get any of that? well, it does look as though with this area of low pressure, we are going to see some changes

in the wind direction as we head into sunday. more of a southerly breeze developing — still very changeable on the weather front — but that southerly breeze will mean that those temperatures will recover at least somewhat. so perhaps the mid—teens, but changeable weather across the south. still disappointing in the north, closer to nine degrees celsius. that�*s it for me. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. we�*ll have the headlines at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i�*m stephen sackur and today i�*m on the road — and on the water — in guyana, south america, a country of extraordinary ecosystems and of vast resource potential. the question is, which comes first? guyana has always been resource—rich. for decades, the rush was for gold. now it�*s for oil. guyana is fast becoming a petrostate, the fastest growing economy in the world. but new wealth has stoked old tensions. neighbouring socialist venezuela claims a vast chunk

of guyanese territory.