you have absolutely per hour. you have absolutely describe the problem. the minimum wage at £8.73 an hour, and what we term as landing, london living wage, about £11 an hour. there are huge amount of londoners paid under the raid. there is not enough income in families. not enough social housing. local authority budgets are being cut throughout the country. local authority budgets are being out throughout the country. but aren't cut throughout the country. but aren't they entitled to benefits from central government? yes, universal credit, by amber rudd is own admission, has caused poverty. austerity has made families with. the children are bearing the consequences of that. really, that it is not enough resources and children are having to pay for that i'm afraid. the government says that

it realises that disadvantaged families need to be better supported, it says that this is a priority, and it is going to be investing £9 million to make sure that there is more access to holiday clu bs that there is more access to holiday clubs so that children aren't left on their own. surely that is to be applauded? it is, absolutely. it is applauded? it is, absolutely. it is a vast strategy where we recognise a problem but then we don't resource it adequately. so we have got a little bit of money towards it, £9 million, great for those children that are receiving it, but those that are receiving it, but those that aren't it is tragic. i know children that will be watching this and wondering, "what about my area? what is in it for us?" and it is for those children that our charity and the hundreds across the country supports. very briefly, would you put a figure on it, on what you

think it would take to support all of those children who need this kind of those children who need this kind of holiday club access? well, i wouldn't like to put a figure on it because i would be guessing. but it is more than £9 million. and we know that investment in children in the long term saves the country billions. so whatever it is, it is a good investment. thank you very much for talking to us. time for a look at the weather forecast now. very warm out there, it is the warmest day of the year, temperatures are already slightly higher than yesterday. and look at all of that clear weather across many parts of western, northern, central europe. a lot of us are basking in the sunshine, many cities across the continent. so the temperatures end of the afternoon will still be around the mid 20s in at the far south—east of the country but generally speaking, we are talking about 18 to 21, which is very pleasant. so a clear evening out

there, but the nights are still pretty long, that means the temperatures will dip away and we suspect that they may dip down to around two or three degrees outside town in the coldest of spots, round coastal areas it will be no lower than about eight or nine. on saturday, very little to say part from mentioning the sunny skies. but in the north—west of the country, notice a bit more cloud, fresher in stornoway, but temperatures may be peaking, 25 or 26 degrees. the headlines... the prime minister has described the killing ofjournalist lyra mckee in londonderry as "shocking and truly senseless". it's also been condemned by political leaders in northern ireland and the irish taoiseach. hundreds and the irish taoiseach. of police officers have begun hundreds of police officers have begun removing climate change protesters who have been blocking

london's main shopping street all week. officers have been taking away activists one by one and the pink yacht that forms the centrepiece of the demonstration at oxford circus. councils, schools, and community centres are increasing their support over easter for disadvantaged families, as figures show a record number of children with working parents who are living on the poverty line. two women have died after getting into trouble in the water off aberdeen beach. police say the 22 and 36—year—olds were foreign nationals who appear to have gone swimming and underestimated the conditions. there are not thought to be any suspicious circumstances. now on bbc news, at 17 you're not quite an adult, but way past being a child. radio 1 newsbeat has travelled the world to find out what unites 17—year—olds wherever they are, from education, friends, and family, to finding fun. being 17 has never been easy. no longerfeeling like a child, but technically not yet an adult.

in most countries you can't drive, drink alcohol, or vote. but whether it's just hanging out with friends... spending time with family... practising religion, going to school, going to work orjust having fun... three, two, one! 17 is one of our most formative years. we are following five 17—year—olds in five different countries to see how they spend a typical saturday. the nightlife is amazing. from thailand to uganda... when you tell people that we have school six days a week they are like, "what?!" ..from lebanon to russia. what is it like being 17, and is it harder to be a teenager now than ever before? for lots of teenagers,

saturdays are a day of rest. no school or work and a time to catch up on some much needed sleep. but for ruth, saturday is just like any other day and work starts early. she lives about a five—hour drive along the coast from the ghanaian capital accra, with her five—month—old daughter. ruth never knew her birth mother growing up and, with nowhere else to go, she moved here to live with a family friend when her father passed away three years ago. around 1a people live with ruth

in this compound in the village and on cooking day, everyone mucks in to prepare, cook and pack the chips ready to be sold. around 9am, it's time for ruth to leave. she will visit three markets today helping to sell enough bags of chips to support both her and her daughter. south—east of ghana, in the ugandan capital kampala, joy has already been awake for hours. it's saturday. i'm going to school and i have maths, technical drawing, and physics today. he leaves for school around 6am, and it can take about an hour to commute through the heavy

kampala traffic. when you go through school, you are more likely to succeed in life. for example, i want to be an architect. there's no way i'm going to achieve that except if i do go through school. i do maths, physics, and technical drawing and next year i will finish high school, and i hope to go to university and study architecture. it starts from this top and then merges out... technical drawing is the smallest class he has but there are still over 50 pupils. let me give you a rough example here. most people in my family are doing arts—related careers, and i'm the only one doing this science—related career. so i chose it for myself. 11,500 miles east, there's no lie—in for ying either.

she is the oldest of six, and starts her weekend by helping her parents to look after her younger brothers and sisters. # and all the roads that lead

you there are winding... things are off to a more lively start in lebanon. it's mid—morning and tiffany is off to the beach. lebanon is the perfect mix of europe, arab — it's literallyjust a mix of everything. among me and my friends, we always talk in english but sometimes we mix it with french and arabic, and it's really common to just mix the three languages together. lebanon is one of the most religiously diverse countries in the middle east with large muslim and christian populations. i'm a christian, personally, and religion here is a really big part of our lives. it's not enforced, and it's not

as strict as other places. we're serious about it, but it's not like in other cultures where you have to give your life to the religion. i have friends in dubai that cannot even go out with guys, but i can tell you that more than 50% of my friends are all guys. it's just really open—minded, i like it a lot. everyone thinks it's dangerous, but to be honest i'd feel more comfortable personally walking in the streets at night here than any other country. so why do tiffany and her mates think lebanon gets a hard time? civil war between 1975 and 1990 defined the country for a whole generation. and further violence in 2006 means that, for many, it still has a reputation as a troubled nation. i always wanted my children not to go through this but it seems we are never going to find peace in this region.

but it's how close to syria and israel it is that many people find worrying now. in truth, lebanon has been largely peaceful for over a decade, and the capital beirut is trying to claim back its reputation as the paris of the middle east. with the warm mediterranean sea down the coast and a bustling nightlife, many visitors see it as a perfect mix of cultures. it hasn't been completely without trouble, though. the murder of british embassy worker rebecca dykes in 2017 made many foreigners in the country feel uneasy, and there are some areas along the border with syria where the british foreign office advise against all travel. one, two, three! i think people that have never come to visit lebanon has a very bad idea because of what they have seen on the news. when people come here,

their whole idea changes. it's late morning, and the last 17—year—old to be up and about is katya in moscow. katya has organised a gig for this evening and her friends are the headline act. the band have travelled overnight on the train from st petersburg and are keen to see the moscow sights.

russia is the largest country on earth, home to 142 million people. and it's had a turbulent relationship with the west for a long time. for seven decades, it was a communist country, and russians had very little contact with people outside. communism ended in 1991, but adapting to a capitalist society has not been an easy transition. still now, fewer than a third of russians have a foreign passport and you don't have to look far to find negative stories

about russia in the world's media. more is now known about the substance involved in the suspected poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter. vladimir putin has been the political face of russia, either as the president or prime minister, for nearly 20 years, and that means for teenagers like katya, he's the only leader they have ever known. katya's day may be just starting, but forjoy, halfway through the school day, it's break time. i have school six days a week. i would love to do other things on saturdays of course because you love to have that break, but the only break i have is sunday, and sunday is also a busy day. sunday is a church day. if i could have a saturday

to myself to hang out, yeah, that would be good. i've gotten used to it. it's not so bad. by mid—afternoon, all across the world, it's lunchtime and whether that's fast food on the beach in lebanon, a burger king in moscow, street food in bangkok, or a school lunch in kampala, everyone is tucking into something to eat. well, almost everyone. for ruth, she is still out selling. sadly, at the moment, the chips aren't selling very well either. her daughter stays at home with her adoptive mother whilst ruth is working.

20 cedis isjust under £3, or about $3.80. it means she's earning more than the official absolute poverty line of $1.90 a day, set by the world bank, but she is still very poor. around a quarter of the people in ghana live below the national poverty line. but ghana is considered to be

one of the more stable countries in west africa. and was the first black african colony to declare independence in 1957. and it's a young country. of the 25 million people living here, 57% are under 25. english is the official language, but other african languages, like twe, akan, and the language that ruth and her family speak, bantu, are all common. eventually, for ruth, business starts to pick up. but despite a few sales, her takings today are still low. ruth is no longer with her daughter's father. she says he has never seen his daughter, and in her community it's not uncommon for people who have a child outside of marriage to suffer stigma.

ok, three, two, one, go! as the sun sets, tiffany and her mates move to a restaurant overlooking the sea. for dinner, we have tabbouleh, hummus and fatoush, that's usually the lebanese starters. and then we've got lebanese and fish, it is a mix. the lebanese are definitely the most open—minded. i can say that definitely. on the news, how they show our country is not how it is. they show violence, we are not violent at all. conversation moves on to how lebanon compares with other countries. the foundation of everything is family here. that's what they focus on. that's very true. here, people are still 25 and living with their mum and dad. and it's not a problem. and if they get married,

the wife will usually still live there until they get a house. personally, i had a talk with one of my friends recently about, for the future when we get married and have kids, would we like to live somewhere else or in the country? i pick in the country because we are used to how we were raised here, and we know how things work. ijust think that it's the best here. you can do everything. you can have lunch in nature and then go and party in beirut at night. you can do everything and everything is easy and fun. we are very western, i would say. open—minded. i've met people from other countries and they would say, "oh, you know drake in lebanon? you listen to music?" they think we ride camels and stuff. when i moved here, they asked if we would have internet and light or live in tents. i moved from australia, and they could not believe it. as night falls, 8,500 miles

away in bangkok, ying is also spending saturday night with her friends.

for katya and her friends, it's nearly time for the gig. seeing her friends from st petersburg has made katya reflect on how different life is for russians living outside of moscow. by the end of the school day, it's rush hour again in kampala. joy and his best friend mark are

walking straight to band practice. their band is called ypf, which stands for ‘youth passion fellowship', and is attached to the church. at the moment in the band we are doing mostly covers, but i'm working on some original music. over the years, uganda has changed. right now there's more opportunities for women in school and workplaces. writing music is fun for me, and i hate being bored so i do all these things to keep active. the church and my spiritual life are very important to me. # me love the way you handle me # me love the way you fight for me. # me love the way you do all the things for me. # me love the way you handle the situation # me love the way you fight for me # i love the way you

handle my situation... # me love the way you handle the situation # i love the way you handle my situation... the vast majority, around 85%, of ugandans are christian and spending a lot of time at church is by no means unusual for a lot of teenagers here. since its independence from britain in 1962, uganda has endured a military coup, a brutal military dictatorship and a five—year war that saw the current president, yoweri museveni, take power in 1986. it means, for many ugandans including joy, he's the only leader they have ever known. often called the pearl of africa, around 1.3 million tourists visit uganda each year. many come to see the wildlife and go on safari.

in recent years, the country has been praised for its campaign against hiv and aids but also received a lot of negative international press for taking a hardening stance against the lgbt community. nearly 4,000 miles away, music is very important to katya as well. slightly different genre, though. rock music plays.

as katya's gig carries on into the night all over the world, saturday night is well under way. even though she's already allowed to ride a motorbike, ying is hoping her dad will allow her to get a car license when she turns 18. an ambition joy shares. once i'm 18 i will be able to drive legally. in ghana, ruth is hoping she can soon carry on with her education.

as the night sets in, for most, saturday is almost over, but in lebanon the night is still young. usually here in lebanon the night life is amazing, so we won't even get back home before two or three in the morning. this is how we wrap our day. we alljust come here and take some drinks and chill, relax by the beach. it's amazing. the vibe, the people, the music, it's all really good. five teenagers, all on the brink of becoming adults. all from different places, all leading very different lives. but, when it comes to priorities, teenagers around the world maybe aren't as different as it first appears. i would like to go and study abroad. i will visit other countries. but then eventually i would come back here, come back and stay in uganda. my plan, and i'm pretty sure that most of my friends' plans,

is to go to college. here in lebanon, it's not common for us not to go to college.

that was very tropical music at the end of that report, it suits the weather because it feels really warm. in fact, weather because it feels really warm. infact, it weather because it feels really warm. in fact, it is warmer today across some parts of the uk than it is even in the mediterranean. but not everywhere, but certainly a stunning day out there. you can see the clear skies across the british isles, much of the continent into scandinavia as well. end of the afternoon, temperatures are still hovering around the mid 20s in the south east of the country. the low 20s as far north as central scotland. this evening, a beautiful evening, starry skies, a bit of a mist by the end of the night and pretty nippy as well. first thing on saturday, temperatures in city centres will be possibly around five 01’ centres will be possibly around five or6 centres will be possibly around five or 6 degrees. in rural spots, could be only two or three. here is the forecast into saturday. a lot of sunshine around in the north—west of the country, a few spits and spots of rain so fresher for our friends in the western isles will stop another beautiful day and every bit

as warm. it enriches in at the south east getting up to around the mid 20s. and sunday, just as warm. this is bbc news, the headlines at apm. you are this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. you are the headlines at apm. "callous," "cruel," "heinous" — widespread condemnation of the shooting dead ofjournalist lyra mckee in londonderry. police say they have one message to the gunmen. you are not wanted. if your purpose in this society is to cause mayhem, try and kill people, cause damage through bomb explosions — that is not wanted. hundreds of police in central london stop suspected protestors heading to oxford circus — the focus of a climate change protest for the past five days. supporting disadvantaged familes at easter — as record numbers of children and families are living on the poverty line. the premier league footballers boycotting social media for 2h hours