we easierjust provide the support we want to, 30 hours of free childcare from the time the little one is nine months old all the way up to when they start school at four, this week it is being rolled out to 2 euros and total support, £7,000, supporting families, making it easier to make choices about juggfing easier to make choices about juggling childcare and their careers. .. ., ., juggling childcare and their careers, .,. ., ., " careers. the reaction to the killing of ei . ht careers. the reaction to the killing of eight workers _ careers. the reaction to the killing of eight workers in _ careers. the reaction to the killing of eight workers in gaza? - careers. the reaction to the killing of eight workers in gaza? shocked and saddened. _ of eight workers in gaza? shocked and saddened. we _ of eight workers in gaza? shocked and saddened. we are _ of eight workers in gaza? shocked and saddened. we are working - and saddened. we are working urgently to confirm the details. my thoughts right now with her friends and family, they are doing fantastic work bringing alleviation to the suffering many are experiencing in gaza, they should be praised and commended, they need to be able to do that work unhindered and it is incumbent on israel to make sure they can do that and we are asking israel to investigate what happened urgently because clearly there are questions to be answered. figs urgently because clearly there are questions to be answered. as your government _ questions to be answered. as your government received _ questions to be answered. as your government received advice - questions to be answered. as your government received advice froml questions to be answered. as your l government received advice from its own lawyers that issue has breached

humanitarian international law? if you has the intention and ability to comply with humanitarian law, i made that clear to prime ministers netanyahu whenever i have spoken to him, too many civilian deaths in gaza. we need to see an immediate humanitarian pause to get the hostages out and more aid in. earlier in the day the prime minister did a round of interviews with our colleagues on bbc local radio. and he's has come in for some criticism after he burst out laughing more than once at a question first put to him on bbc tees about when he may call a general election in the uk. he's a little of that exchange. most people got in touch and social media, the overwhelming question was when will there be a general election? .,, ., when will there be a general election? ., ., ,

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down, that is the only one, loads of others have gone up. things like mobile phones, seems to be very unfair because people have been put into contracts and mid—contract seeing increases. people need to be aware that when they renew their contract really look at what the prices could be for the whole year as opposed to what they are getting at the beginning. companies have promised to keep it frozen throughout the whole term and again sometimes we are losing because we are so loyal to these companies because we have been there for a long time but actually we need to be loyal to ourselves and say what is the best deal for us? loyal to ourselves and say what is the best dealfor us? especially loyal to ourselves and say what is the best deal for us? especially at a time like now with tight pockets. rather than compare it to the pressure going to get now, factor price increases, one might be slightly more expensive now but is not going to change. the energy price has come then, good news for a lot of people with energy prices coming down, still one of the most

expensive things, lowest it has been for the last two years, but people who are getting additional support for the government, that is now stopped. the additional payment to help with energy prices has no stop. the summer months, hopefully our usage should be less but with the weather who knows? it should be good news for a lot of people if prices come down. its a month to go until londoners go to the polls to elect the next mayor of london and london assembly. there is of course lot of responsibility involved in capitals's top job — with a budget in the billions to look after. the way we vote for a mayor has now changed. bbc london's political editor tim donovan has all you need to know ahead of polling day. save the date for the 2nd of may. it's time to vote for who you want to run london for the next four years. and this time things are a little different. the way we vote for a london mayor has changed.

the election will be run under first past the post. basically, that means a single round of votes. no second preference vote, whoever gets the most wins. it's also the first london mayoral election where voter id is mandatory for voters. if you don't have that, you can apply for a voter authority certificate. so, why bother voting? well, there's a lot at stake. with a pot of £20 billion to play with, the mayor's responsible for things like transport, housing, policing and the capital's cultural life. alongside that, you'll also be voting for one of ia local representatives on the london assembly and ii london—wide assembly members to help keep the mayor accountable. if you're a first time voter, or a little out of practice, this is what else you need to know. you'll be given three ballot papers — pink for the mayor of london, yellow for your local london assembly member, and orange for your londonwide assembly member. so cast your vote and then put the papers in the ballot box. job done. you've got until 10:00pm on polling

day to cast your vote, but we won't know who's won until late in the day on saturday, may the 4th. bbc london's political editor tim donovan. all the information is on the bbc website and app. in just under four months, the olympic games get under way in paris — and one sport that will be returning is climbing, which made its debut in tokyo in 2021. britain's most decorated climber, shauna coxsey, competed in the women's event then — but there hasn't yet been a british male 0lympic climber. alpa patel has been to meet the teenager that is hoping to change that: he's been called a teenage climbing sensation. and in four months' time,

this 18—year—old will be the first edition male climber to compete at the olympic games. how did you get into climbing? and in four months' time, this 18—year—old will be the first i got into climbing at an after—school club. i was just eight years old, and my science teacher egged me on to give it a go and then i went there, i absolutely loved it, i found it so addicting and i was just hooked from that point. i started, my parents were not climbers, i had nothing, no idea about climbing. ijust kept going to the climbing wall, i kept enjoying it and then it slowly started progressing. to find myself here nowjust having qualified for paris feels absolutely incredible. what are your top tips, if you are a beginner? using your body to get up it and not just pulling as hard as you can. so, like, turn your body into the wall to use less strength and more technique to get up. so, yeah. if you try this one. and we will see how it goes. 0k! do you try and instinctively do it, then?

yeah, try to just not think about it and then just flow up it. ok. so, where'd you go now? right hand above you, yeah. here. see, i can get up, i can get up, but i can't get down! apart from trying to teach a novice climb, toby showed us titan. it's called the titan, and we are here at park in wandsworth, and it's the one in london, the only replica. close by is dad and coach tristan, who tells us what the last ten years have been like. it's easy now because he's at this level. but things that you don't necessarily realise, like doing homework in between sets of pull—ups, dinner on the way to the climbing centre, eating out of tupperware and thinking that's normal, getting home really late. every school holiday was a climbing holiday. i think to start from nothing and then see him go the whole way through to compete on that stage, it's obviously an incredible achievement and we are amazingly proud of him.

an olympic gold would be nice, my sights are set on that. but i think the way i get that is by forgetting about an olympic medal and just going and climbing. alpa patel, bbc news. two neighbours who've lived on the same road for more than 30 years have both turned 100 years old on the exact same day. josie church and anne wallace—hadrill, from oxford, were born on the 1st of april 192a — and celebrated with a special party, as briony leyland reports. # happy birthday to you...# a neighbourly birthday chorus for two much—loved senior residents of this north 0xford road. josie church and anne wallace—hadrill are both 100 years old. they've lived next door to each other for more than 30 years. neither wanted a fuss about theirjoint milestone, but their neighbours

had other ideas. actually, overwhelmed! i can't believe it. i mean this... i'm so lucky. this road is to me exceptional. i know most of the people in it. they all seem to know me, and we're all so friendly. how do you feel on your 100th birthday? i feel about 100. and what do you think of all the attention? good fun! anne, who's living with dementia, had a career as a lexicographer, and during the war she was in the women's royal naval service, her work recognised with a medal. ..to present you with your- long—overdue world war ii medal. applause. josie had a long career in nursing and, remembering a time before the nhs, is a passionate supporter of it. her neighbours say both women have given a lot to the community. they stand for, so much

that we admire, i think. they stand for so much that we admire, i think. we love the young families that are coming in now, but also we want to celebrate and honour the ones that have been here a long time. and i thought, well, we'll do some a little something. and it's grown and grown. celebrations of big birthdays and good neighbours on a landmark day. briony leyland, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. there's been a lot of cloud around today and whilst we'll see some sunshine in the next few days, there will be some more rain as well. this is the rainfall accumulation. as you can see. we're all going to get some rain through the rest of this week. the wettest weather over the hills in the west and into central southern scotland. it won't be as wet in the far north of scotland, perhaps, but it's quite cold here. temperatures struggling to around

six or seven degrees, whereas with some brighter skies in between the showers in england and wales, 1a or 15 is likely. those showers are going to fade away because we've got this rain coming up from the southwest that's going to head northwards overnight, eventually into southern scotland and northern ireland. some patchy rain further north in scotland as well. so keeping a lot of cloud overnight should keep the temperatures a bit higher than last night, maybe no lower than ten or 11 degrees in the south. we've got that rain heading into northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland. some wet weather for a while here and the rain could be followed by some heavy showers in northern england. the odd shower further south in england and wales where we're seeing some sunshine around it as well. these are the temperatures. they're not really changing very much, but it's still quite cold across many parts of scotland. and that's because we've got this north easterly wind, but it's southwesterly winds that will bring wet weather in from the south west. again, as we head later on into the week, another area of low pressure moving in, bringing some outbreaks of rain on wednesday night, heading away during thursday, we may see things becoming a bit drier and brighter. hopefully some sunshine around. not too many showers, but more rain arrives again in the southwest during the afternoon. those temperatures reaching 1a, perhaps 16 degrees

in the southeast of england. still disappointingly chilly in that north—easterly wind in scotland. and that's going to be the story through the rest of the week. further south, the winds are more from the south—west, hence the higher temperatures. but we've got all the wet weather coming in from the south—west as well. and by friday, there's another area of low pressure, this one taking more of a northerly track. it will take the wetter weather into scotland and northern ireland. and for a while there could be some snow over the scottish mountains before temperatures rise. we've got a few showers coming into england and wales, drierfurther east and not quite as windy, but some gales are likely through the irish sea. temperatures are slowly rising in scotland, higher temperatures in england and wales, but some windy and warm weather for saturday.

live from london. this is bbc news. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu admits seven aid workers were killed in an "unintentional" idf strike. translation:

unfortunately, in the last day there was a tragic incident of an unintended strike of our forces on innocent people in the gaza strip. this happens in war. we are checking this thoroughly. we are in touch with the governments and we will do everything for this not to happen again. iran warns of a harsh response to a suspected israeli attack on its embassy in damascus — that killed two senior commanders. at least one child has been killed and two seriously injured in a school shooting outside finland's capital helsinki. police say the suspect was just 12 years old. senegal�*s new — and youngest — president is sworn in. his election is seen by many as a symbol of hope and a triumph for democracy in west africa. hello and welcome to bbc news now. seven aid workers have been killed in an israeli air strike in gaza. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the strike was "unintentional". the group of aid workers,

mostly foreign nationals were working for us aid organisation world central kitchen.