hello, he was also the x—factor beautiful pictures. runner—up in 2005. morning on the school who has been following eurovision it's '5 announcement. announcement. for years. 9 to extend their offering, build more spaces. along with his friend to extend their offering, build more 5 pa ces. to extend their offering, build more spaces. and fellow super fan. lots of you getting o'clock. nathan in touch. touch. lives in hampshire where there are no grammar schools. no grammar schools. matthews. children their benefit i'm chloe tilley. welcome to the programme. from the money. joining us money. from lisbon) the 11 plus, i was never any good at exams. i was always so nervous. i was always is eurovision fan — so nervous. no longerfind carers to help bella qvist. i was made to feel no good. her live independently. was made to feel no good. ella qvist. to tell an 11—year—old child this was criminal. 11—year—old child this was criminal. finally a conservative mp tells us he will look at popular with are the ones that have children that go there. children that go there. the issue. grammar schools and give the money is so unfair. is so unfair. every child can achieve their you hadn't seen the clucking? potential. potential.

there are specific circumstances, and we need to look at this. i had back, i might have won and we need to look at this. the x factor. factor. broadly welcome because it helps more people that are disadvantaged. more people that what is it like being afford the private tutors to pass the entrance exam. the entrance exam. to pretend otherwise is simply insulting. are disadvantaged. part of eurovision? otherwise is in belgrade, it we can hear the full interview in a few moments time. simply insulting. network in an effort to tackle obesity in was fantastic. children. fantastic. there were crazy, outlandish things like that. outlandish things like break the glass barrier, that. says another. it was the sting, from turkey who win it. the sting, from turkey who another. win it. she must have taken inspiration from that from ireland. young people who show sporting that from talent. talent. in fat, sugar and salt on the public transport network. we'll ask how much difference it might make. ireland. talent, we don't show the same sort of support. do get in touch with your views. arejust in la la land, it was crazy. of support. hello. crazy. the experience was wonderful with a great stage. scientific breakthroughs that will enrich the lives of everybody. enrich the lives of everybody. with a great stage. thank you to everybody getting in touch. you to everybody getting in touch. you can carry on talking about this. the year terry wogan decided to call it quits because he'd had enough. bbc newsroom live is coming up next. it quits because he'd thank you for your company today. have a good day. welcome to the had enough. programme. we're live until 11 this morning. back on monday. it is about eurovision butjust connects thanks to £50 million of new with you? connects with you? funding. i don't know, it is one of those interesting things. is one of those local authorities will be given funds to open interesting things. more faith schools. it is the theatricality of it. we want to hear from i rememberwhen! you this morning. it is the theatricality of it. what do you think about the plans?

interested, i think it was 1982 when nicole want it. hello there. nicole want it. i was about great opportunities? six years old. so academically gifted? years old. increasing across many western part of the united kingdom. of the united kingdom. i remember watching it thinking, this is great fun. will now be east you are at the moment, we have some sunshine. thinking, this is great fun. created? beautiful scene in chelmsford. blue skies. do get in touch on all the the ridiculousness sometimes of what the country stories we're talking about this morning. is entered. the country is some sunshine across the east. sunshine across the east. entered. at the standard network there is a fair amount of cloud moving from the west. 15 years, some of that has gone away a little bit. moving from the west. rate. beneath this cloud we have got some rain. a little bit. cloud we have got some rain. rain pushing across northern ireland. ireland. despite critics of the system saying it favours the privileged few. about more creative ways of representing their songs. representing their songs. it will spread into west wales and the south—west of england. wales and the south—west of england. eventually rain in western scotland. the breeze than 50% of pupils on the basis picking up. of their religion. east, you will hold onto sunny spells. spells. temperatures here a pleasant 20 celsius. religiously selective schools. 20 celsius. but 11 degrees in northern ireland this afternoon. northern ireland this afternoon. their feet, their heads and their torsos. really quite jon donnison reports. torsos. we know that grammar schools are disappointing. it was, which is hugely popular with parents. exciting as a viewer. this evening and tonight the rey maualuga to a further east. we know they are good for the pupils that viewer. heavy at times. attend them. it slowly theresa may has long been a fan of grammar schools. she went to one herself. eases away.

created in the 50s to try and unify showers in wales and south—east england. in wales and south—east new ones after it lost its commons majority the countries. has it england. rain affecting is doing. in between, sunny spells. last year. worked? this to expand existing grammar schools. is in 2016 to create more places. bbc amazing things they have on offer in music. music. news. brilliant, some moving, like last year with portugal winning. year with portugal winning. beautiful they'll increase admissions for disadvantaged children. song. the government says it will give parents more choice. 00am. elitist when school budgets were at breaking point. diverse and it is please put your lovely to showcase that. 50 million pounds to help existing english ones expand. hands in your tom, you are prayer position... having an office easier for religious groups to open free party? are more good school schools. places. one of the main pro—brexit campaign groups, leave. party? and its chief executive is referred to party, and we all had to the police. a new wave of faith go and bring a dish. schools. jon donnison, bbc news. bring a dish. 0ur correspondent andy moore is here.

on the city's public transport network. and easy as, apart from the of renting in britain. man waving at has always been keen us? waving at us? on expanding grammar schools. grammar schools. all wanted to sign up to, are you all eurovision fans? just one of the aspects we'll be examining today across bbc news. all eurovision fans? absolutely, looking forward to it. looking forward to it. they have been paid to say that, clearly. been paid to say that, clearly. the contestants get ready for the eurovision song contest. good held, are you getting a sense of excitement around the city? with those plans, so what you have is almost grammar school light. is almost grammar school light. excitement around the city? different countries and an amazing vibe, i am happy to be here. morning. vibe, i am happy to be here. will you watch it, i presume you will not be going? will not be going? the semifinal in the arena and is an amazing atmosphere. amazing atmosphere. it's friday 11th may. spread as some authorities don't have any i'm vicki at all. have any at all. watching the final on the big young. welcome to bbc newsroom live. screen in the square near the to create new places. seafront. in the square near the seafront.

so much fun, everyone dancing around. much fun, everyone dancing around. such a great party atmosphere, amazing. emma, let's talk about the entries. entries. annex in sevenoaks ten miles away which created an extra a50 places. which created an let's start with britain, clearly we have no chance. clearly we have no chance. extra a50 places. for, particularly now we have voted to leave the european union. to leave the european union. maybe if we sent adele. what do you think? now,. 1a% across the spectrum in state schools. andy, thank you very much. of the rest of the day's news. like you say, it doesn't seem very likely we will win. very likely we the campaign group will win. leave. first time they have been in the final for about five years. final for about five years. this is ireland's entry. sorry, it during the 2016 referendum. incorrectly reported what it spent during the referendum. is storm. the group did not run the official leave campaign.

leave. # spread your love. the fine is a "politically motivated attack on brexit". # give all you got. give all you got. # hold your head up. # don't give up, no. don't give up, no. # hold your head up... to tackle childhood obesity. hold your head up... a0% of 10 and 11—year—olds in the capital are overweight. ben ando reports. left—hand side of the leaderboard is the best she can do. the best she fast food adverts seem to be a constant companion. can do. do top ten, she has been an amazing ambassador. ambassador. she sounds and looks like annie lennox. like annie lennox. stops, train interiors and station platforms. across europe performing in front of 20,000 people. 20,000 people. she is a fantastic singer and it is a catchy song. singer and it is a catchy it's time for action. song. will not win but i think we are in a chance of doing well. chance of doing well. after amsterdam, to do so. offences, sing the song in europe before the competition. before the competition. that will bode well for her. bode well for her. because jade did that and she came fifth. touch wood... .

overweight as those in more prosperous areas like richmond. is it ok to blatantly marketjunk food to our children? touch wood... the other hope is australia. #adenough, calling for similar ban on junk food advertising. he says children are bombarded with such images wherever they go. australia when it would come to london. london. why would australia give it to us? to us? that finance it so speculation is it would come here. what about cyprus? israel was the favour but now everybody is talking about cyprus. everybody is talking about cyprus. which meets for the first time later this year. ben ando, bbc news, central london. nobody has looked at and it might be a surprise on the night. a surprise on the night. equipment over the next 10 years, according to a report from mps. hopes on moldova, i think they might sneak in. sneak in. it is either a power ballad or a catchy popjune. ballad or a catchy popjune. one of black hole in the ministry of defence's budget. the two. i think moldova, might be a surprise. or the public about the financial risks surprise. everyone in tom's it faces.

office, who has got britain? scott hutchison have found the body of a man near south queensferry. who has got britain? didn't bother with that? israel? who has got cyprus? but mr i have got hutchison‘s family cyprus. have been you could win. informed. it could be the 36—year—old was reported missing in the early hours of wednesday. all right. the nearby dakota hotel. renting their home from a private landlord than 10 years ago. constitutes the biggest party in london, where are you? london, where are you? rio picture house, art deco, beautiful picture after a relationship break—up. house. beautiful picture house. expecting a00 eurovision fans, it will be amazing. risk being ignored. will be amazing. it started life in tim's tiny flat. tim's tiny flat. by the commons treasury committee. came out the wall, studio apartment in my early days. in my early days. then i moved into your flat with my partner.

your flat with my partner. it was the year blue represented us. the year blue represented us. index, appears grossly over the floor to hide the stains unfair. of blue. blue. then he said, no more eurovision parties here. eurovision parties here. from drivers hitting potholes — than in the whole of last year. year we had bucks fizzjoiners as special guests. special guests. and the damage is costing drivers one million pounds a month. then you from my flat to central club. here's our personal finance correspondent, simon flat to central gompertz. a pothole club. down there. pothole! bouncy... up, how much of the eurovision spirit are you getting into? mind the pothole! ooh! spirit are you getting into? bouncy! we have got our sparkles ready. got our sparkles ready. some glitter and another pothole. face paint. last weekjust after he and face paint. who do you think is going to win? sweden. hit it. putting traffic in danger and damaging his car. israel. sweden, cyprus. it ripped the it is tough because it has opened up this week. it has opened up this week. tyre. the steering's gone as well. so i'm having... everybody thought it could be israel,

now it is sited. israel, now it is sited. ireland, and germany. line, so the steering's it will be completely out. an exciting night. night. enjoy it, soak up the atmosphere in lisbon. atmosphere in lisbon. thank you for coming in. coming up... insurance claims. a,200 so far in 2018. helping disadvantaged students. let's get the latest weather update with simon king. the average repair costing £1,000. the west and these are the skies at the moment in northern ireland. the moment in northern ireland. rain has added to the scene. has really has added to the scene. skyrocketed. in hertfordshire, a place where i grew up, we have some sunny spells. grew up, we have some sunny spells. potholes, but the aa says councils need more cash for moving in and it is the job. this one has now been spiralling around this area of fixed. the longer they're left, though, the more havoc they can cause. low pressure. simon gompertz, bbc around this area of low pressure. news. ireland and eventually the rain will spread its way further eastward. spread its way further eastward.

ahead of fact, the cloud increasing across that's erupting in hawaii. england and wales. across england and wales. about an increase of toxic gas, which could be england, hold onto brighter skies and some fatal if inhaled. thousands more residents have been told they could sunshine. and some sunshine. soon be evacuated. that's a summary where we will eventually see rain pushing into the west of scotland. pushing into the west of the latest of scotland. bbc news. 30. afternoon and temperatures 11, 13 degrees and feeling chilly. degrees and feeling chilly. but the further east, dry and bright. still warm in london. and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. let's get some sport with temperatures about 20 katherine downes. celsius. and is on course to move into the world top 20? moving further eastward overnight into saturday. into saturday. he is. there could be rain first thing across the far north. across the far north. lincolnshire and a cool to

has beaten some big names along the way. 18 degrees. degrees. way. 10 celsius below what the temperatures where last weekend. temperatures where last weekend. the world number ten, david goffin, looking really dominant and cool. looking really dominant and could be further east, it could be further west. further west. cool. will climb certainly into the world top 20. and wet and it will eventually dry across eastern areas. top 20. across eastern areas. in south—west england and in central parts there will be sunny spells. parts there will be the world top ten, in 11th place but we are getting ahead of ourselves. we are getting sunny spells. ahead of ourselves. 1a to 16 degrees and it will feel cool. to 16 degrees and it will feel cool. through, but will still feel pleasant. pleasant. be dry and bright weather into next week. goodbye. hello, it's10am, i'm chloe tilley. welcome to the programme. into the void and doing very well indeed. no longerfind carers to help her of the domestic game?

live independently. network in an effort to tackle obesity in children. than in more affluent parts of london. difference it might make. do get in touch and tell us what you think. premier league to tuesdays and wednesdays. in the british isles — apart from northern ireland. wednesdays. hoping to benefit. a summary of today's news. it favours the privileged few. so they say they should have a bigger chunk of the money.

bigger chunk of the money. than 50% of pupils on the basis of their religion. the european super and get a chunk of that money. of that money. religiously selective schools. attractive prospect, so who knows if he's right? he's right? league would be an interesting prospect. and eric cantona's going to be playing at old trafford again? yes, one of the most famous faces ever to play at old trafford. ever to play at old trafford. school places and diversity and choice. the campaign group leave. will be back there for the soccer aid match for unicef injune. during the 2016 referendum. aid match for unicef injune. will play at old trafford for the first time since 2001. incorrectly reported what it spent during the referendum. first time since the group did not run the 2001. official leave campaign. leave. motivated attack on brexit".

3%. dual fuel bills by an average of £6a per year. the energy firm blamed wholesale energy costs singer, who was the founder of the charity. charity. for the hike. scott hutchison have found the body of a man near south queensferry. the pitch at old trafford and he says there is no place like home. says there is no place like home. but mr hutchison's family have been informed. knowing i am coming back to old trafford is a special feeling. the 36—year—old was reported missing in trafford is a special feeling. one for the fans to look out for. for the fans to look out for. the early hours of wednesday. sure everybody will look out for that. the nearby dakota hotel. renting their home from a private landlord than 10 years ago. the extra funding offered for grammar schools. grammar schools. a lot of you have been getting in touch. been getting in touch. school skiff people the best leg up in life. after a relationship break—up. in life.

academically able and they need an education risk being ignored. too. education too. religious schools are retrograde, they damage social cohesion. they damage social cohesion. who have lost a partner. encourage understanding of other religions. keep those views coming. at least 18 years of age. support for just 18 months. when parents lose their spouse. but what about if you lose a child? you any paid time off work. people are better off under these changes. vulnerable families may never be given the time to properly grieve. changes. leave if they lose a child under the age of 18. financial circumstances which the old benefit was doing.

to tackle childhood obesity. payments when a child loses a parent. to dealing with what he called a timebomb of obesity. a0% of london's 10 and 11—year—olds are right for people to have leave following the death of a child. following the death of a child. overweight. 30. employers are generous and sympathetic but some are not. sympathetic but some are not. people during those terrible times of grief cannot take time. of grief cannot take time. employers have to be sympathetic and give time. two weeks isn't that long? long? it would be enough, others it will not. months if you are a parent who has a child not. and your partner dies. child and your partner dies. to be sympathetic but this is the minimum standard. minimum standard.

off, at whatever time following the loss of a child. where i get no financial support whatsoever. loss of a whatsoever. child. pregnancy, why is that deemed the right cut—off point? pregnancy, why is that deemed the right cut-off point? right cut-off point? that is the law at the moment. working full—time and i feel i'm not with my boys so much. at the moment. with my boys so much. through, or trying to get one through. was not even entitled to social funeralfunding. was not even entitled to social funeral funding. was not even entitled to social funeralfunding. funeralfunding. there should be through. more support. more support. text saying, i cannot work at the age of 56. husband, wife, partner or a sibling, that is equally a trying time. that is equally a trying time. age of 56. my husband died at the age of 56. widened so it covers people like age of 56. i have £725 a month to pay that? that? it is a minimum standard and you would expect... rent. pay rent. you would expect... widows used to get a portion of the state pension. portion of the state pension. money has gone that he paid in for all of the years. all of the years. generous and sympathetic when people go through a tragedy. go through a tragedy. cut off in terms of the law and in terms of cost to the taxpayer. terms of cost to the taxpayer.

enough to get themselves to and from school. school. teenagers do not require that level of care. that level of care. by the treasury and therefore in touch with us about by the taxpayer. those stories. taxpayer. stories. if you don't want to use your name, that is fine. here's some sport now with katherine downes. good some level and we felt this was the fairest way to do it. fairest way to do it. morning. denis shapovalov for a place in the madrid open semifinal. madrid open semifinal. law, would you receive time off if you lost a or a stepson? you lost a or a stepson? saw off 12 time grand slam champion novak bereavement leave and you can submit to the consultation. djokovic. to the consultation. novak djokovic. with the premier league relegated to midweek. that is according to arsene wenger. wenger. parent and we are going through that process now. process now. have covered a lot on this programme. programme. attractive for fans than the current champions and premier league. champions and premier league.

so—called fifth major, the players championship. support until they reached 18, but that system changed to 18 months. that system changed championship. to 18 months. florida and justin rose is just two shots behind on four under par. shots behind on four under par. tommy fleetwood is one some families lose £100,000 over a period of time. shot further back. period of time. back. first ever test match and their opponents are pakistan. opponents are pakistan. his parents because she cannot afford a home. are you 0ur reporter is there for us. awake? is there for us. it looks incredibly windy and a bit soggy. have you had a nice nap? windy and a bit soggy. will we even see history made today? is that good? want to come up? there we go. see history made today? well, that's a good question. a good question. supported with, forfear, before. the one thing they would have hoped for was a half decent day. for was a half decent day. years and it was like... you know, it seemed crazy that legislation could be so different. i was so pleased a8 hours and the weather forecast for the rest of the day is not good. for the rest of the day matt didn't know. is not good. new bereavement system.

to me now about how you think it's working? i would say, please extend it ambitious to expect that you would have five days of sun. to support my child until she's have five days of sun. 18. historic test will eventually get itself under way. parent in 18 itself under way. months. in time to pick up the children. introduction for ireland into test there's all of this extra childcare involved in it. cricket. cricket. absolutely not but this has been a long time in coming. been a long time in coming. alljust lost our partners. are the team that put them on the world map then victory over england. world map then victory over england.

because you are the first mp who voted through these changes. now they get a chance voted through these changes. to make history in dublin. would you say looking at chloe's story, it is heartbreaking? history in dublin. story, it is heartbreaking? actual cricket if the weather clears up. up. course, the loss of your husband and wife is a heartbreaking situation. wife is a heartbreaking situation. shown he can cut it as a football manager. majority of people are better off under this system. manager. really? after 18 months, there is no support and it used to be 18 years. and it used to be 18 years. glory is almost as big as what he has achieved in ashes test matches. has achieved in ashes test matches. people suffer the loss at that age of a spouse. of a spouse. maybe we will see him switching to football management in the future. football management in the future. that's all the sport now. at the aged ofjust 16. normally lose a spouse, so the 62% of people are better off. of people are better off. each sufferer differently. welcomed by the cross—party select committee for working pensions. committee for working pensions.

there are individual circumstances and i understand chloe's hardship. and i understand chloe's hardship. in to help her each morning and evening. could no longer continue sending carers to her home. have said she may have to into a care home. let's talk now to edith. and from the ms society, fredi cavander—atwood. thank you both coming in. people who cannot work who cannot find work, not people who can work. find work, not people thank you for making the journey today. who can work. today. partner, struggling to come to terms with that. and get down to london to with that. talk to us. us. care so my 18 months and then suddenly bereavement ends? carer was house bereavement ends? this morning. they can cope and go back to work? go back to work? morning. without that, i wouldn't be able to get out of bed. able to get out of as well as people who needed financial support. bed. financial support. take is to —— take is back to when you are 16. —— take is back to when you are 16. difficult because there are so many different symptoms.

into the system and the people who receive it. different symptoms. what symptoms were you facing when you were 16? different symptoms. receive it. payment should be made to those people who are most in need. were you facing when you were 1mm was at the time of doing my gcses. people who are most in need. was at the time of doing my gcses. system for people who cannot work cannot find work. cannot find work. were based upon a 90—year—old system. people are in a different place. most single parents do work. but they will have to work more. kind of all happened over the course of the summer of my gcses, really. of the summer of my gcses, really. how quickly did your condition deteriorate? deteriorate? with ms it can differ from person to person. from person to person. their other children, that parent is going to have to work more? going to have to work more? helps more people than it disadvantages. disadvantages. able to walk and started using a wheelchair.

wheelchair. other measures in the benefit system to help those people. to help those people. full—time and have a normal life, if independence payment went people cannot work. you like? you cannot work. like? to look at specific circumstances for people who cannot. for people who cannot. benefit system appropriate for the likes of chloe? likes of chloe? look at this to make sure we have got this right. got this right. this was welcomed when the changes were introduced. running smoothly for about 18 months, and now i'm here again. were introduced. months, and now i'm here again. will you raise chloe's case? chloe's case? a bolt out of the blue, that letter from the council. absolutely, the government will be aware of this. from the council. government will be aware of this. aware of these kinds of cases so we will need to keep this under review. will need to keep this under review. this is cost cutting, saving the government money. government money.

doesn't have money, it is taxpayer payments. weeks that it has escalated because they have payments. not found anyone. they have not found anyone. not been in a good place for a good time. about having somebody available to come and help you. ear. time. social services have offered direct payments to find my own care. direct payments to find billion a year we were overspending that what we collected in taxes. that what we collected in my own care. taxes. the money is there but the carers are not. need to make sure we don't overspend are not. and balance the books. and balance the books. when i am bedbound and i can't find carers. that is not and there are many other cases we have reported on. have reported on. a problem. people watching would say, could you pay somebody you know? pay somebody you know? does it have to be somebody who is a carer? to be somebody who is a carer? what that help do you need? that help do you need? and bake—off forced to either live with in—laws or live —— work more. with in—laws or live —— work more. most people are better off under these changes. my friends and family have jobs and lives of their these changes. own. lives of their own. they are not therejust to

help me. therejust to help me. weird having a friend or family as a carer. it blurs the lines and roles, circumstance, which the old benefit was doing. was doing. really. really. how worried are you that you may enter up living in a care home? may enter up living in a care home? you're and that was mentioned to me it really did shocked and upset me. it really did shocked vulnerable and are in financial hardship. and upset me. hardship. that is what it should be, directed at those people. —— and that was mentioned to me. it really did shocked and upset me. directed at those people. is not something i had considered an option before. option before. i have been really stressed and scared and upset. stressed and scared and upset. now, i'm just like really tired and i don't know what's happening. other than yourself has come on to defend this? i don't know i don't know what's happening. that. just feel like it's so beyond my control now. i'm just exhausted. i'mjust exhausted. multiple sclerosis, stress is one of the at a policy is the cross—party select committee. select committee. worst things. the worst things. it can trigger so much within the condition, can't it? yes. party and they broadly welcome these changes. changes.

freddie, it is so painful listening to this story. listening to this story. talk to people and it can be down to money. money. to make sure people are not slipping through this is not down to money, it is down to people being available. is down to people being available. the net. how often you hear through the net. should these payments go to unmarried couples? payments go to these kind of stories? unmarried couples? stories? sadly, edith's story is not an isolated incident. an isolated incident. that would be a widening of the across the country from people with benefit net. benefit net. ms. ms. hardship and the children are suffering in the same morning, getting washed and dressed, and eating. it isn't good enough. way? suffering in the same way? it is not all about funding. is not all about funding. care has been massively underfunded for years. for years. it is paid to people who are unmarried. unmarried. people who are married or in civil partnerships. the support they need across partnerships. the country. country. not geared up for a 30—year—old woman? no. i don't know where it

would be. would be. i don't know what the life would be like in that situation. would be like in their children, what do you say to those people today? that situation. those people today? that was kind of thrown at me. member of parliament, the government does respond and listen. does respond and listen. it's not hard any detail either. not hard any detail either. think there are many beds available in care homes. in care homes. parliament will raise the matter the minister, dwp questions andy bates. minister, dwp questions andy where that would be what the situation would be. bates. situation would be. let me read you a couple of comments. this is of my constituents and the cases you have identified. tweet. i cannot believe what i have identified. listen and we need to make sure we get this right. am hearing. get this right. and change things for these families. families. go into a care home because they can't provide care for her any more. can't provide care for her any more. this is where people cannot work, they need benefits. absolute madness. they need benefits. shopping and heartbreaking but not uncommon. uncommon. government cuts and disabled people are bearing the brunt. are bearing the brunt. every hour god sends, because their in this country and defend their rights to an independent life. rights to an independent life.

that is the point, isn't it? father or mother has died. is the point, isn't father or mother has died. it? to provide for ourselves and our children. children. opportunity to have an independent life. life. leading very successfully at the moment. system should help the people who cannot. moment. cannot. you are an accountant, you are living by yourself. living by yourself. people who won't work, it needs to help people who cannot work. help people who cannot work. carers, would you be able to work if you went to a care home? you went to a care home? i guess it depends where it would be? yes. benefit system should help chloe with that situation. with that situation. flexible with the times and there would be more availability for me. we need to look up those specific circumstances. up those specific circumstances. would be more availability should it go up for me. but i can't be that from 18 months? flexible. to get up in the morning and go to work. work. middle, if it was five years 6:30pm when i go home —— get home from work. that is the point. for example? example? is the time you're carer would get you ready for bed? yes.

and if we feel a system is wrong we should change it. encouraged on the wider picture to be independent and go to work. be independent and go to work. should change it. ” can't do thank you for both. can't do both. coming in. coming in. you frustrated here sitting listening to the story. listening to the story. is there anything you can do to help? anything you can do to help? clearly, support. keep talking about parents who what pressure can be applied? absolutely. don't work. work. of pounds per week for holiday schemes. provide support, information and advice. schemes. advice. problem with social care funding and staff shortages. staff shortages. bereaved parents need this money even more. important we keep the pressure on the government. even more. that is what we're doing. doing. we are calling for them to deliver the urgent funding needed. deliver the urgent funding needed. divorced partner in force by there is a £2. the law. law. have coped without the widow ‘s 5 billion gap next year alone in social care funding. year alone in social care funding. benefit. we need a long—term fix. benefit. that is what we are calling for. you don't have to say your name if you don't want to. name if you don't want to. what we are calling for. do share your experiences with us. still to come. interest rates are "absurd". support that works around their lives. lives. morning get them up and out to work, and to live independently. and to to the superfans planning a big night in tomorrow. live independently. time for the what is the cut off point for your carer? the cut off point for your carer? m was

latest news . here's vicki young. today. the bbc news headlines this morning. was today. my current carer has had their contract extended by one week. their contract extended by one week. now i have got a week. it favours the privileged and then what? i don't know. few. no one knows. difficult, it is not my social worker. no one than 50% of pupils on the basis knows. of their religion. no one can magic carers out of the air. magic carers out of the air. thank you so much for coming in. you so much for coming in. in touch with us and we will follow your story. thank you. hertfordshire county council gave us this statement. religiously selective schools. the campaign group leave. after an investigation into funding during the 2016 referendum. provided as two visits per day at home. incorrectly reported what it spent during the referendum. the group did not run the official leave from their work base. campaign. leave. motivated attack on brexit". who can meet her specific needs.

3%. helping disadvantaged pupils. dual—fuel bills by an average of £6a per of them created. year. the energy firm blamed wholesale energy costs for the hike. we always need to look scott hutchison have found the body of a man near south queensferry. at the demographic need. demographic need. we have created 800,000 school places since 2010. 800,000 school places since 2010. but mr hutchison's family have been informed. the 36—year—old was reported missing in the early hours of wednesday. sure that we carry on providing good school spaces. school spaces. the nearby dakota hotel. good schools than their work in 2010. we need to keep revisiting that. free school is part of that. to tackle childhood obesity. the opportunity to open voluntary aided schools is part of that. aided schools is part of that. to dealing with what he called a timebomb of obesity. a0% of london's 10 being able to make sure there are more good school places. and 11—year—olds are overweight.

the joint general secretary of the national education union. associate at the education and youth think and action—tank lkmco. by the commons treasury committee. first of all, mary, do you think this is a good plan? no, i don't. index, appears grossly system in those counties where there is selective unfair. education. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. is selective education. here's some sport now with katherine downes. is a wider gap between selective schools and nonselective schools. schools and nonselective schools. play for a place in the madrid open semifinals. semifinals. with free school meals from disadvantaged homes. disadvantaged homes. that gap continues throughout life. goffin yesterday, the day after he saw off novak djokovic. continues throughout life. saw off novak djokovic. can determine a

according to the child's academic future. outgoing manager arsene future. wenger. arsene wenger. plus is that the children who pass it overwhelmingly have been coached. it overwhelmingly have been coached. they have been coached. the bigger clubs and smaller sides in the premier league. coaching costs a lot in the premier league. of money. costs a lot of money. whilejustin rose is two shots off the pace. the pace. mixed ability, normal schools, they would do just as well. would do just as well. have none of the bad effects they play their first ever test match against pakistan. match against pakistan. of grammar schools. grammar schools. comes a two test series against england. more sport in half an hour. school and one that went to a selective school. selective school. that same child has not been educated twice? to calculate student loan has not been interest. educated twice? you can compare prior attainment and do large—scale studies. you can compare prior attainment and do large-scale studies. do large-scale studies. interest rates being charged by the student katie, what do you think? right, ok. loan company. high street loans or mortgages. for children who were specifically benefit from that. let's have a look in a bit more detail about what all that means. benefit from that.

privileged backgrounds its children —— parents get them through. 3%. —— parents get them through. 3%, plus another 3%. opportunity to get an academic education. that would be a good thing. this is is higher than other measures of something we inflation. but how does this need. this country has the low levels of social mobility internationally. affect how much you social mobility internationally. have to pay back? we would improve children's opportunities from all backgrounds. opportunities from all backgrounds. for a three—year course. you're told you're bright, and if you fail you are told you are thick. you fail you are told you are thick. that 6. i am in my a05. iam in my a05. i am in my more than £a5,000 a a05. year. 11 plus and feel it affected you'll owe an extra £1908 on top of the their life chances? money you've borrowed. life chances? 12 months later, and would be better, as a matter of fa ct. would be better, as a matter of fact. you'd owe another £1972, that would be and so on. much better. until you earn £25,000 or more and most graduates years when they finished primary school? don't earn that. —— where would

children go? i think we need to change the system, frankly. system, frankly. of your earnings above £10,000. change the system, we need to create an 11 plus which cannot be coached. an 11 plus which cannot be coached. one research group had provided 11 plus which was not coachable. plus which dependent on your salary. was not coachable. actually, it is more susceptible to coaching. coaching. students will never pay off their student to get more disadvantaged children into grammar loans. schools. this does not happen. happen. has two warp itself to make grammar school5 work, and they don't. has two warp itself to make grammar schools work, and they don't. than £a0,000. schools work, and they don't. and to fiona kirsten. disadvantaged 5tudents, couldn't you? you could, absolutely. back. would have to lure the grades, wouldn't you ? . the treasury select committee and former nus president. accept the idea that disadvantaged children underachieve. disadvantaged children underachieve. —— i don't accept the idea. just as well or better than the other ones. depends.

ashezi first of all. you graduated in 2015. about the amount of debt you might get into? get into? of their lives, that is not a fair start? —— tutored. -- tutored. increased —— when tuition fees increase. increase. system exists and is available for everybody. i want to bring elian. what are your thoughts on these changes? changes? their ability to get into selective schools. too sure what i to schools. do it might have deterred me. deterred me. accommodation costs and living expenses or anything like that.

well in that test, whether coached or not. expenses or anything like that. are you paying anything back now? or not. you paying anything back now? on that test, deserve a high—quality loans, so i've only paid off some of education. education. the interest. the interest. support and more focus in the education system. education system. are your daughters about the £55,000 each of them over. . they are actually giving it fair access... each of them over. access... have access to that, regardless of whether it is fair. whether it is fair. how they would do in a test at aged 11. 11. free internship so they have four years of debt. years of debt.

employment now and have started to pay it back? pay it back? thick kids, they didn't get into the bright school? bright school? degree last year and has not ultimately that is what other kids say. yet found permanent work. yes, i found permanent work. wes streeting, this is a confusing issue. this is a do. confusing issue. measure of their talents and think they have a0,000 of debt, but you haven't, have you? you haven't, have you? their abilities. abilities. three quarters of students will never pay it back. never pay it back. get the facts across and it's something i feel strongly about. something i feel strongly about. that and they want really mind which school they go to. school they go to. there won't be scarred by it. a former nus president and i never supported the system. scarred by it. supported the system. all children feel very damaged by it. it. that people making decisions now about this need to understand. about this need to understand. really trying to achieve by doing that.

that. anyway, as mary said, will do well anywhere. anywhere. so it's important to bear that in mind. teachers wanting to go to their mind. selective schools. selective schools. expectations on the basis of their test results. test results. being told that they are different in some way and less in some way. in some way and less in some way. are using that to charge graduates more interest. do think there is huge potential for some children to be damaged by it. 6. let's talk about faith schools with the cap being lifted. the cap being lifted. is that a positive thing? positive thing? it is being lifted, well, it's conjugated. well, it's conjugated. 5chool5, it's not lifted, they can only take 50% of the faith cap.

only take 50% of the faith cap. party who said we would scrap fees as an alternative. as an alternative. agrees new faith schools should be set up then it be 100% of the faith. set up then it be 100% of the faith. we don't agree this should happen. university, then it drops until you start paying it back. start paying it back. is the interest rate in this discussion. discussion. i think it's very relevant because it was 6. relevant because it was 6. makes it a big amount of money to pay back. pay back. but many people will never pay it back. are different from us but in many ways alike. pay it back. ways alike. should be paying more back than a low earner. low earner. until i wa518, that was should have to pay more and then interest on top of it. interest on top a narrowing of my life. of it. of my life. we all have contact with people outside school. people outside school. it is how schools develop through history. schools develop through history. interest which i'm doing at the minute. i am still paying off interest. and if people want faith schools, let

them have them. so who would pay it back? let them have them. have to pay more money back as opposed to the loan they took out. opposed to the loan they took out. voluntarily, so they want to daughters understand the current system ? daughters understand the current system? do that. system? that's the sort of model we want. the campaign wouldn't have written to the secretary of state. secretary of state. group leave. the 2016 referendum. reported what it spent during the referendum. the group did not run the official leave campaign. leave. motivated attack on brexit". eleanor garnier. won't sell the student loans to private companies. private companies. anything could happen and! private companies. notion that you don't have to pay back. back. that's what got us into the first of all, can you credit crunch. credit crunch. explain exactly what they did it isn't an ethos i think is valid. think is valid. wrong? exactly what they did wrong?

group during the referendum campaign. whether it's paid back or not, it should be a fair rate of interest. should be a fair rate of interest. agree with the fair rate of interest. interest. cpi would be fairer as a measure than rpi. the consumer price index. index. the government should take that on the chin. that on the chin. what the electoral commission has found out is that leave. found out is that leave. and i have been bashing the government on. government on. them and tinker with the repayment terms. services the campaign strategy had not been included. terms. not been included.

because of the unfairness is and injustices at the heart of it. injustices at the heart of it. loan5 these are the things the electoral commission have found out. electoral commission have found out. will be pushing those and gaining more votes on the back of it. reasonable grounds, knowing it filed recklessly disingenuous campaign. recklessly disingenuous campaign. this, scrapping the loans and having a graduate tax, additional cambridge analytica and its role was tax? a graduate tax, limited to the scoping work. additional tax? limited to the scoping work. has recently announced it is closing down. down. tell us more about what aaron banks said in reaction to the fine? banks said in reaction to the fine? commuting that interest as soon as you start working. you start working. 3%.

period they have no chance of getting the debt down. getting the debt down. to hit them with the compounded interest at that time. establishment to vote interest at that time. for an independent britain. for speaking as this morning, i am very grateful to you. very grateful to you. independent britain. government minister to come on the show. also being investigated by the electoral commission. to tackle childhood show. the department for education sent us this statement instead... obesity. we'll be talking to a local mp and a couple fighting for change. and very few people are likely to be affected by the increase. are charged the maximum rate. let me bring you some comments. this ensures that they make a fair contribution to the system. coming up... to help her live sclerosis and has a carer who comes in in the morning and evening. independently. in in the morning and evening.

russia is out! been told as of next friday it's the first time the country hasn't qualified since 1998. the will be removed. be removed. by 180 million viewers. living in a care home —— the care will be removed. will be removed. rob says, ifeel so sorry for this poor lady. sorry for this poor like norway and israel. lady. the grand final, helped by a few dozen ornamental cats. man, —— and if the costs go up, they would only offer a care home. but there's a serious message behind all would only offer a care the clucking, as she explains. home. imprisoned in a home somewhere else in the country. in the country. the support she needs they wrote this song for daily care. about the #metoo movement. care. # i'm not your toy. # (not your toy). # you stupid boy. but i think it's an empowerment song in general. must be for her to have her support care stopped. care stopped. concerned about how he will cope should anything happen to me. should anything happen to me.

your thoughts coming in on that story. let's get some sport now. enough, don't sing big enough. brides seeing my picture. having knocked out david i heard them on the phone, "don't you have a different singer? "don't you have a better goffin yesterday. yesterday. looking one? # wonder woman, don't you ever forget. that was the day after he saw off novak djokovic. saw off novak djokovic. # you're divine and he's about to regret... realising that i am very different and different is often not accepted. i outgoing arsenal manager arsene wenger. was wenger. he said it will be a far more attractive prospect for fans. more attractive prospect fat, i for fans. am and it will fat. solve the gap. i've been told to change a lot. 00:48:46,567 --> 715827684:32:53,711 eurovision 715827684:32:53,711 --> 1431655368:17:00,855 entry 1431655368:17:00,855 --> 2147483052:01:08,000 in 2147483052:01:08,000 --> 2863310735:45:15,145 2008, 2863310735:45:15,145 --> 3579138419:29:22,289 andy 3579138419:29:22,289 --> 4294966103:13:29,434 abraham. rooney says he has not asked to leave the club. leave the club. in principle to move to dc united in the mls and is yet to sign a deal. the mls and is yet to sign a deal.

wet and windy, which will affect the start of play. start of play. after that is a two test series against england. that'll sport. are forever surrounded by pictures of tempting junk food? on buses, on bus shelters and in some overground rail stations. but how much difference might it make to childhood obesity? we've assembled a small panel to delve into the debate. schools teaching children about cooking and nutrition. weight when they were younger. for the advertising association. thank you all

forjoining us today. i want to speak to first, amanda, tell me about your struggles. tell me about your struggles. of all, it's not holloway is, i'm not amanda holloway. i do apologise. at least we got it half right with amanda. amanda. callous about the struggles you have had. —— tell us about the struggles. struggles. where they were making more decisions. decisions. were overweight before you were told? told? young—gwon i thought he had time to get rid of it. get rid of it.

thought i was doing 0k, really i wasn't. wasn't. is that something you hear when you go into primary schools? when you go into primary schools? that their children are regarded as overweight? i do find that. parents are surprised. are surprised. taking into account bone structures and in developmental stages. and in developmental stages. therefore lead them to make good

choices. choices. right amount of exercise or what food to give your son in particular? food to give your son in particular? we made bad choices. simple. information or knowledge to make good choices. and that was all it needed. needed. things than the choices become a lot easier. easier. the london transport system, would that have made a difference to you? that have made a difference to you? would have made any difference whatsoever. whatsoever.

what they sell, the shops there and they are open morning and night. they are open morning and night. think it would have made little difference, if any. difference, if any. advertising perspective, do you think it is an astute move? think it is an astute move? cover all media, social media, press, posters online, and so on. press, posters online, and so on.

have shown the different dimensions of the problem. of the problem. 15 minutes walking or running, just a mile, but has a profound impact. a mile, but has a profound impact. places, so surely this is a good idea to stop that? idea to stop that?

those adverts are designed to appeal to over 16 is. to over 16 is. advert in any media that attracts them. but kids know brands. when you look at the average high street it is full of fast food. street it is full of fast food. why is it full of fast food? is it full of fast food? in effect the standard of education around nutrition has gone down. around nutrition has gone down. did home economics at school so i learned how to cook aged 11. learned how to cook aged 11. 11—year—olds were not taught how to cook. it's these fundamental things. good diet, exercise and eating a responsible diet. responsible diet.

industry has shown time and time again it acts responsibly. again it acts responsibly. i do. ido. i do. i think the more that we can eliminate it, the better it is. eliminate it, the better it is. advertising is a great way to pass on education and information. on education and information. children if it is always in front of them. them. i would like to see advertising of healthy foods. advertising of healthy foods. have got some really great snack packs of fruit and vegetables. packs of fruit and vegetables. can't we advertise veggies or fruit that are cut instar shapes? that are cut instar shapes? that would be an alternative. would be an alternative.

advertise things like popcorn machines. machines. if you have it without a lot of butter and salt. butter and salt. parents and will really make a difference in a child's choices. difference in a child's choices. had, amanda, back when you were told that your children were overweight? that your children were overweight? that would have stopped that ever happening, do you think? happening, do you think? i think education area. education area. identified, the help was given freely, there was no problem. freely, there was no problem. the help was there. help was there. you needed to know you could access it. you could access it. getting into the position in the first place. first place. thank you forjoining us.

the bereavement payments that go to parents of children. parents of children. it used to run for 18 years. for 18 years. one—off payment and then monthly payments. that has been cut to 18 months. months. last summer, leaving me with one child. child. i'm devastated by my loss and i have my son to look after. i have my son to look after. needs to know i'm here and i'm not going to leave like his dad. going to leave like his dad. of his life and paying into the state. where has that money gone? his wife, in the past i would have received some of his pension. received some of his pension. not being used for partners who are buried. buried. the career i give up to look after my husband. my husband. but this is not possible because i am grieving. because i am grieving. bewildered child and the profession has moved on. has moved on. i am that age that makes employment harder. makes employment harder.

because you can't carry on as normal. normal. husband and my child will be over the loss of his father. how cruel. " thank you for that comment. thank you for that comment. do keep them coming. wales and the republic of ireland — but not in northern ireland. but it's never gone through. that's why an mp has taken the matter into his own hands. on the issue instead, and legalise same—sex marriage. the labourmp, connor mcginn, is here now. the devolved parliament is re—established in northern ireland? re—established in northern ireland?

legislate for this but it has been suspended. suspended. the discrimination that bars them from getting married. from getting married. that's why i've taken this step. i've taken this step. there is a mandate for me doing this. mandate for me doing this. northern ireland assembly has voted in favour of it. in favour of it. that legitimacy for me to take action. action. four in five people in northern ireland supported. northern ireland supported. the public supported. public supported. dup supported, and of the house of commons supported. commons supported. we need to make it happen quickly. it happen quickly. let me introduce you to two guests with us now. i know them well! who are engaged and want to get married next year. arranged the wedding before you are legally allowed to do this? legally allowed to do this? hopeful things will change, amanda, before valentine's day? before valentine's day? always hopeful that things

will change. change. going at the moment we think it will not be through in time for us. not be through in time for us. however, it is something we are both very passionate about. very passionate about. that has been ongoing for many years in the north. in the north. is so important to you to be married? married? a relationship is not any different to anybody's else. different to anybody's else. our love is the same as anybody's else. love is the same as anybody's else. heterosexual family, friends and neighbours. neighbours. relationship, or do you truly want equality? equality? it won't make a difference to our relationship. to our relationship. we are going to get married. i think it is a quality issue. it totally is an equality issue. issue. unfortunately we don't have the same rights. rights. car, this has been voted on

five times. —— connor. backing among the public in northern ireland? ireland? it has been a contentious issue between the dup and sinn fein. issue between the dup and sinn fein. and may re—establish the institution. this is not about politics. politics. it is not about people being gay or being married. being gay or being married. it is about people being equal. about people being equal. belfast should be able to get married, too. married, too. i don't see why anyone would have a problem with that. would have a problem with that. that doesn't impinge on anybody's else. else. which stop this from being passed at stormont. what is

that? community having the ability to impose upon another community. impose upon another community. was in the context of nationalism and unionism, as such. and unionism, as such. to my mind it was an abuse that that was used. was an abuse that that was used. house of commons that the bill is not likely to be passed today. not likely to be passed today. call on the government to make a big choice. they have to get off the fence. fence. to northern ireland, and then do nothing about it. nothing about it. government whip standing up today at hap asked to to object to the bill. hap asked to to object to the bill. the government needs to be called out on that. out on that.

up with an alternative about how we're going to progress this. we're going to progress this. people shouldn't have to wait for equality. shouldn't have to wait for equality. bill potentially been passed at westminster? westminster? is that to centred rather than had been passed at stormont? been passed at stormont? here to legislate for this but that is not possible. is not possible. we shouldn't have to wait any longer. to wait any longer. only mechanism to move this forward, so be it. so be it. amanda, what your friends and family say? and family say? ireland, but in northern ireland this still hasn't been legalised? this still hasn't been legalised? it is disgraceful we don't have the same rights as anybody else. same rights as anybody else. i work with older people. with older people. many are in their 705, 805 and 905. many are in their 705,805 and 905. 705,805 and 905.

i have this conversation with many of them. conversation with many of them. they are like, why can you not get married? what is the problem? that seems to be the question. seems to be the question. what is the problem? why it is —— why is an issue? issue? why are we so different to anybody else in our community? anybody else in our community? wales, channel islands, everywhere else can get married, and we can't. else can get married, and we can't. for us and our community, but for our children also. our children also. 0ur families are seen as less than. seen as less than. as good as our heterosexual friends and families. it needs to change. dup's role within the conservative government, that this will not pass? government, that this will not pass? i don't think it is as simple as that but it is a factor. that but it is a factor.

arithmetic of parliament into not extending that. this is not to happen. we are on the right side of history. history. through the house of lords with the conservative peer lord harewood. conservative peer lord harewood. parties and we have the support of people in northern ireland. people in northern ireland. it needs to happen and needs to happen now. to happen and needs to happen now. thank you forjoining us. best of luck with your wedding. pictures to bring you. has filled its beaches with colour. by day, plankton turn the water red. but at night, they glow an electric blue. let's take a look.