内容摘要：Boats are regularly reported as abandoned, sunk or stranded within the Dart, Salcombe-Kingsbridge and Yealm estuaries, said South Hams District Council.

Boats are regularly reported as abandoned, sunk or stranded within the Dart, Salcombe-Kingsbridge and Yealm estuaries, said South Hams District Council.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting told Laura Kuenssberg Labour had "got the message" in these local elections and asked voters to "give us a bit of time" to change things.When asked about Labour's record in government since winning the last general election, Streeting said "there's no doubt that there are some individual things we've done that people have not liked".

He added: "Every single measure we have taken to raise more money for the NHS has been unpopular, has been contested.But he claimed it was already showing results in terms of reduced waiting lists.Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said his party had achieved strong results across the country and had taken the title of "party of Middle England" from the Conservatives.

He said many people would be worried about Reform UK controlling councils and what Farage had said about cutting spending on climate change initiatives and special education needs.Sir Ed said the Lib Dems were taking on Reform UK in many areas.

"If we can expose the fact that Nigel Farage is so keen on Donald Trump that will mean that the Liberal Democrats can come through," he said.

The Green Party had also made big strides across the country, its co-leader Adrian Ramsay told the programme.But two new pieces of research offer some insight. The first, a survey of Chinese attitudes towards the economy, found that people were growing pessimistic and disillusioned about their prospects. The second is a record of protests, both physical and online, that noted a rise in incidents driven by economic grievances.

Although far from complete, the picture nevertheless provides a rare glimpse into the current economic climate, and how Chinese people feel about their future.Beyond the crisis in real estate, steep public debt and rising unemployment have hit savings and spending. The world’s second-largest economy may miss its own growth target - 5% - this year.

That is sobering for the Chinese Communist Party. Explosive growth turned China into a global power, and stable prosperity was the carrot offered by a repressive regime that would never loosen its grip on the stick.The slowdown hit as the pandemic ended, partly driven by three years of sudden and complete lockdowns, which strangled economic activity.