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at six — rishi sunak�*s first full day as prime minister as yet more of liz truss�* plans are ditched. at his first prime minister's questions he told mps the ban on fracking is back — and he defended his reappointment of suella braverman as home secretary. the home secretary made an error ofjudgment, but she recognised that, she raised the matter and she accepted her mistake. he's so weak, he's done a grubby deal, trading national— security, because he was scared - to lose another leadership election. the chancellor's long awaited economic plans have also been delayed until 17th november. also on the programme...
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if climate change is not prioritised, we are all doomed, that is the dire warning from the head of the un. a sharp rise in the number of people crossing the channel in small boats — more than 38,000 have arrived in the uk this year. and millions of children used to watch this every dayjust before the six o'clock news. as the bbc turns 100, we look back at children's tv over the decades. and on bbc london. day one for prime minister rishi sunak — coming on the bbc news channel, liverpool and tottenham in testing delicate touching distance of the knockout stages. good evening. rishi sunak has appeared before mps in parliament on his first full
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day as prime minister and announced yet more unravelling of liz truss's plans for growth. the ban on fracking in england is back in place after it was briefly lifted by the former prime minister. the government's economic statement due to be delivered on monday has now been pushed back by almost three weeks to november 17th. and the decision on whether to link a rise in pensions with inflation under the so—called triple lock is back on the table again. meanwhile rishi sunak defended his decision to reappoint suella braverman as home secretary less than a week after she was forced to leave the role for a security breach as the labour leader, sir keir starmer, accused him of doing a "grubby deal" to win the leadership contest. 0ur political editor, chris mason, has the details. he used to pop out of this front door when he was chancellor. rishi sunak and the rest of those will now be getting used to him coming out of this one next door. the new prime minister had a lunchtime appointment in the house of commons. prime
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minister. conservatives - in the house of commons. prime minister. conservatives have - in the house of commons. prime l minister. conservatives have found their voices — minister. conservatives have found their voices and _ minister. conservatives have found their voices and smiles _ minister. conservatives have found their voices and smiles again, - minister. conservatives have found their voices and smiles again, and | their voices and smiles again, and even debentures got a bashing. can their voices and smiles again, and even debentures got a bashing. cami even debentures got a bashing. can i 'ust sa , even debentures got a bashing. can i just say. don't _ even debentures got a bashing. can i just say, don't damage _ just say, don't damage the furniture, cheer him all by all means! — furniture, cheer him all by all means! may i welcome the prime ministen — means! may i welcome the prime minister. , �* , minister. the first british asian finalist is a _ minister. the first british asian finalist is a significant - minister. the first british asian finalist is a significant moment| minister. the first british asian l finalist is a significant moment in our national _ finalist is a significant moment in our national story— finalist is a significant moment in our national story and _ finalist is a significant moment in our national story and a - our national story and a reminder that for— our national story and a reminder that for all— our national story and a reminder that for all of— our national story and a reminder that for all of our— our national story and a reminder that for all of our challengers, . that for all of our challengers, britain — that for all of our challengers, britain is _ that for all of our challengers, britain is a _ that for all of our challengers, britain is a place _ that for all of our challengers, | britain is a place where people that for all of our challengers, i britain is a place where people of all races — britain is a place where people of all races and _ britain is a place where people of all races and beliefs _ britain is a place where people of all races and beliefs can - britain is a place where people of all races and beliefs can fulfil- all races and beliefs can fulfil their— all races and beliefs can fulfil their dreams. _ all races and beliefs can fulfil their dreams. he— all races and beliefs can fulfil their dreams.— all races and beliefs can fulfil their dreams. ., , their dreams. he then immediately ruestioned their dreams. he then immediately questioned one _ their dreams. he then immediately questioned one of _ their dreams. he then immediately questioned one of his _ their dreams. he then immediately questioned one of his first - questioned one of his first decisions.— questioned one of his first decisions. ~ , ., decisions. was his home secretary riaht decisions. was his home secretary ri . ht to decisions. was his home secretary right to resign _ decisions. was his home secretary right to resign last week _ decisions. was his home secretary right to resign last week for - decisions. was his home secretary right to resign last week for a - right to resign last week for a breach— right to resign last week for a breach of— right to resign last week for a breach of security? _ right to resign last week for a breach of security? the - breach of security? the home secretary _ breach of security? the home secretary made _ breach of security? the home secretary made an _ breach of security? the home secretary made an error of. breach of security? the home - secretary made an error ofjudgment but she _ secretary made an error ofjudgment but she recognised that, raise the matter— but she recognised that, raise the matter and — but she recognised that, raise the matter and accepted her mistake, and that's why— matter and accepted her mistake, and that's why i _ matter and accepted her mistake, and that's why i was delighted to welcome her back into a united
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cabinet. — welcome her back into a united cabinet, to bring stability to the heart _ cabinet, to bring stability to the heart of— cabinet, to bring stability to the heart of government. this cabinet, to bring stability to the heart of government.— cabinet, to bring stability to the heart of government. this time last week suella — heart of government. this time last week suella braverman _ heart of government. this time last week suella braverman was - heart of government. this time last week suella braverman was out - heart of government. this time last week suella braverman was out as| week suella braverman was out as home secretary, having used her personal e—mail account to send government documents to a conservative colleague not entitled to see them. 0fficials raised —— keir starmer asked if officials had raised concerns about her getting her old job back. the prime minister ducked the question. we her old job back. the prime minister ducked the question.— her old job back. the prime minister ducked the question. we can see what has happened — ducked the question. we can see what has happened here. _ ducked the question. we can see what has happened here. he _ ducked the question. we can see what has happened here. he is _ ducked the question. we can see what has happened here. he is so _ ducked the question. we can see what has happened here. he is so weak, . has happened here. he is so weak, he's done _ has happened here. he is so weak, he's done a — has happened here. he is so weak, he's done a grubby— has happened here. he is so weak, he's done a grubby deal— has happened here. he is so weak, he's done a grubby deal treating i he's done a grubby deal treating nationat— he's done a grubby deal treating national security— he's done a grubby deal treating national security because - he's done a grubby deal treating national security because he - he's done a grubby deal treating| national security because he was scared _ national security because he was scared to — national security because he was scared to lose _ national security because he was scared to lose another— national security because he was| scared to lose another leadership election — scared to lose another leadership election. ., , scared to lose another leadership election. . , , ., election. here was the reinstated home secretary _ election. here was the reinstated home secretary turning - election. here was the reinstated home secretary turning up - election. here was the reinstated - home secretary turning up alongside her new colleagues for their new cabinet�*s first meeting this morning. new faces in newjobs, old faces in old jobs, and some old faces in old jobs, and some old faces in old jobs, and some old faces in newjobs. back in the commons, another of liz truss' policies was being junked. if he
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commons, another of liz truss' policies was being junked. policies was being “unked. if he is a man of his _ policies was being junked. if he is a man of his word, _ policies was being junked. if he is a man of his word, will— policies was being junked. if he is a man of his word, will he - policies was being junked. if he is a man of his word, will he start i policies was being junked. if he is| a man of his word, will he start by reversing — a man of his word, will he start by reversing the _ a man of his word, will he start by reversing the green— a man of his word, will he start by reversing the green light - a man of his word, will he start by reversing the green light she - reversing the green light she gave to tracking? — reversing the green light she gave to tracking? i— reversing the green light she gave to hacking?— to fracking? i have already said that i to fracking? i have already said that i stand _ to fracking? i have already said that i stand by _ to fracking? i have already said that i stand by the _ to fracking? i have already said that i stand by the manifesto . to fracking? i have already said | that i stand by the manifesto on that _ that i stand by the manifesto on that. , , ,, , ., ., that. this trust likes the idea of frackin: that. this trust likes the idea of fracking in _ that. this trust likes the idea of fracking in england, _ that. this trust likes the idea of fracking in england, drilling - that. this trust likes the idea of| fracking in england, drilling into the earth to extract gas, but the conservative manifesto in the last election said no. the biggest political contest to come is about our finances. the political contest to come is about our finances-— our finances. the tories have crashed the _ our finances. the tories have crashed the economy - our finances. the tories have crashed the economy and - our finances. the tories have l crashed the economy and now our finances. the tories have _ crashed the economy and now somebody has to— crashed the economy and now somebody has to pay— crashed the economy and now somebody has to pay for— crashed the economy and now somebody has to pay for their— crashed the economy and now somebody has to pay for their mess. _ crashed the economy and now somebody has to pay for their mess. i’m“ _ crashed the economy and now somebody has to pay for their mess.— has to pay for their mess. i'm the first to admit _ has to pay for their mess. i'm the first to admit that _ has to pay for their mess. i'm the first to admit that mistakes - has to pay for their mess. i'm the first to admit that mistakes were | first to admit that mistakes were made _ first to admit that mistakes were made and — first to admit that mistakes were made and that is the reason i'm standing — made and that is the reason i'm standing here. leadership is not telling _ standing here. leadership is not telling fairy tales, it is confronting challenges and that is the leadership the british people will get — the leadership the british people will get from this government. the olitical will get from this government, r“, political landscape has will get from this government. tie: political landscape has changed. this is the image the government wants to project, with pictures of people on the same side actually getting on. well, for now, at least.
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the new levelling up secretary michael god even suggested today that boring is back, which is quite a claim from a bloke who was sacked in the summer, branded a snake, and then spent september lobbing rocks at liz truss' government. what is clear tonight is that there was a sense today of normal returning, remember that? yet the conservatives and labourand remember that? yet the conservatives and labour and others taking a pop at each other, rather than visible tory civil war, black, at each other, rather than visible tory civilwar, black, black, black, it is worth emphasising over and over again that rishi sunak confronts huge challenges and big questions, that economic statement we were expecting next week has been pushed back to three weeks tomorrow and so, there are those big questions. well, for instance, pensions rise in line prices? probably, but we await confirmation. well benefits rise in line with prices? again, probably but not
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certain top two of many decisions that have to be taken, and taken quickly. chris mason, thank you. so the government's long awaited statement on its economic plans is being pushed back to thursday 17th november. the chancellor said it was "prudent" to allow more time to get the most up—to—date economic forecasts. let's get more now with our business correspondent dharshini david. dharshini. with the latest change of date, investors may be feeling the first chill of winter before they see that autumn statement. crucially, can the chancellor deliver stronger growth, fund tax cuts and get borrowing down? he says it'll be worth the wait. the number one priority is economic stability— the number one priority is economic stability and — the number one priority is economic stability and restoring confidence that the — stability and restoring confidence that the united kingdom as a country that the united kingdom as a country that pays _ that the united kingdom as a country that pays its way, and for that reason — that pays its way, and for that reason the medium term fiscal plan is extremely important, and i want to confirm that it will demonstrate
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debt falling over the medium term. the government faces a black hole — perhaps £30 billion or £40 billion — even after the reversal of most of september's tax cuts. and it is close to what we spent on defence last year. there have been recession warnings, what the pm admits is a profound economic crisis. could a further delay to publishing its plans and the watchdog's assessment revive the recent damaging market turmoil? maybe not. this is the cost of government borrowing dictated by bond markets. after soaring in the wake of the mini—budget as investors feared those plans were too risky, those rates have fallen as the tax u—turns have underlined that this is notjust a new chancellor but a new strategy. and it's this that could allow the government to unveil a brighter financial picture by delaying. if these rates are sustained, official projections could argue that the government's bill for debt
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interest may be up to £10 billion lower than it might be deemed now, when forecasts would reflect the height of the angst over the original mini—budget plans. that could plug some of the spending hole that currently remains. those lower bond rates could also spell a reduction in fixed rate mortgage deals, signalling less of an economic squeeze on hundreds of thousands of households who'll soon remortage. this delay could have other benefits. there is a little bit more time now and the full autumn statement could mean more decisions could be made, with the decision specific to individual departments, how much money education, health and so on would get, that would be really hard to do by monday, still hard to do in two weeks but at least possible. the currency markets have welcomed the opportunity for more detailed plans — the pound is up more than 10 cents against the dollar from the lows we saw
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after the mini—budget. but could the chancellor use the extra time to explore wider options? rather than cuts to spending on services, could the spotlight shift, say, to higher taxes on businesses who've benefited from the recent turmoil on energy and financial markets? whatever is revealed next month, the prime minister knows economic stability means more than navigating the current crisis. it will mean boosting long term prosperity in a way that's evaded many of his predecessors. darshini, thank you. there's been another sharp rise in the number of people crossing the channel in small boats this year. more than 38,000 people have already made the journey to the uk compared with 28,500 last year. and of the migrants who arrived
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here last year, almost none of them have had their application for asylum processed. the uk's asylum system is now costing more than £2 billion a year. our home editor mark easton reports. wait, wait, wait. and go! children pulled aboard an rnli lifeboat from the english channel just a few weeks ago. breathing? breathing, yeah, breathing, walking. disturbing images illustrating the challenge posed by record numbers of migrants trying to reach the kent coast in flimsy boats. for a brexit campaigner like suella braverman, who promised to take control of britain's borders, every arrival is an embarrassment, but the situation is also a huge practical challenge for the home secretary, because currently her department simply cannot cope. on arrival, migrants are taken here, a short—term holding centre at manston in kent. designed for 1,000, there were 2,800 people at the facility on monday when the independent inspector of borders paid a visit to the overflow tents hurriedly erected in the grounds. today, mps were told that conditions at manston were so dangerous that the inspector had been left speechless and had written to warn the home secretary.
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i spoke to an afghan family who had been in a marquee for 32 days, with kit mats on the floor, with blankets, for 32 days, and a syrian family who had been there for two weeks as well, the mother of whom was terribly distressed because she didn't know where they were going, so this is pretty, pretty wretched conditions. home office officials say the nationalities of those crossing the channel is changing, with albanians now the number one category. in 2020, just 50 albanians arrived in small boats. last year, it was 800, this year, already, its 12,000 and, of that number, 10,000 are single men, representing more than 1% of albania's adult male population arriving in the uk this year. the rise has been exponential, and we think that is in the main due to the fact that albanian criminal gangs have gained a foothold in the north of france,
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and they've begun facilitating very large numbers of migrants. the home office says albanian crime groups organise travel for people looking to reach the uk. planes bound for belgium, they say, are arranged for the express purpose of getting people into small boats. the new home secretary, suella braverman, wants many more migrants to be prosecuted for illegally arriving in kent. she is also enthusiastic about the scheme to send asylum seekers to rwanda, and would actually like to see the scheme expanded. and she also wants to prevent the european court of human rights from being able to stop flights. with the rwanda scheme stalled in the courts and 100,000 people stuck in the asylum system, many migrants are being housed in hotels like this one in scarborough. the cost, almost £7 million a day. with government systems gridlocked, the rnli keeps training crews for rescuing migrants from the channel.
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there are no quick fixes to what was described to mps today as a really dangerous situation. mark easton, bbc news. the government is being warned that cuts to public health budgets in england will hit the poorest communities the hardest. directors of public health say that after years of real—term budget cuts any further reductions in funding will have a real impact on the lives of some of the most vulnerable. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports. this is what public health in action looks like. hi, i am from the quit smoking team. anthony is as smoker, but with a fractured foot and shoulders, he's now stuck in gateshead's queen elizabeth hospital. so carol, one of the hospital's stop smoking advisors, sees a chance to help anthony quit. we can offer you some patches, and we can give you an inhaler, to... carol herself gave up smoking five years ago and she understands how hard it can be. if i can do it, anybody can, and i did it.
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and she fears what might happen if this kind of service didn't exist. i just think people will die sooner, because they are not getting the support that they need. and i think now if we are educating the grannies, the mothers, they're going to educate their children not to smoke as well, because it is then that is the future, isn't it? because it is them that is the future, isn't it? carol's work in gateshead is funded by the council, but the money comes from central government, a grants to local government, a grant to local authorities in england worth £3.11 billion this year. but rising inflation is eating into that funding. a fresh analysis of the public health grant shows that taking inflation into account since 2015 it's been cut by nearly a quarter. stop smoking services have been hardest hit with budgets down by more than a0%. money for adult drug and alcohol services has been reduced by more than a quarter. and sexual health services saw funding for more than 20%.
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despite that cut, in sheffield, those same sexual health services which offer advice on contraception have managed to drastically reduce the number of teen pregnancies for bethany, reduce the number of teen pregnancies. for bethany, it is a vital resource. healthcare is a basic right, everyone should have healthcare. so, cuts would mean what, do you think? well, it means that there will be longer waiting times, it could be pushed back months, and they have got a risk of being pregnant again, and i might not even be financially stable in that time, so... i like having a right to choose. and the local director of public health warns that in cities like sheffield, already battling the negative impact of poverty on health, cuts have consequences. we all have seen flatlining life expectancy, flatlining health life expectancy, that has very big impact on health and social care demands, it also has an impact on the economy
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and our ability to work if people are poorly. so, there is no slack, there is no room for further efficiencies. the department of health and social care says public health grants for next year will be announced in due course, but the worry is that double digit inflation will mean vital services will be lost in the health of the poorest communities will suffer. dominic hughes, bbc news, sheffield. the time is 16 minutes past six. our top story this evening. rishi sunak faced his first prime minister's questions and told mps the ban on fracking is back and he defended his reappointment of suella braverman as home secretary. and a blow for england's t20 title hopes as they're beaten by ireland. also before 7... we speak to the captain of england's history— we speak to the captain of england's history making men's baseball team about what it's been like to get into a sport predominantly played by
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women. you'll remember cop26 in glasgow last year in which a new global agreement, the glasgow climate pact, was reached. it was agreed that countries would revisit and strengthen their current emissions targets by the end of this year. for the first time at a cop conference, there was an explicit plan to reduce use of coal although the commitment was made weaker to "phase down" rather than "phase out".
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the agreement pledged to significantly increase money to help poor countries cope with the effects of climate change and make the switch to clean energy. in 2009, developed countries committed to give $100 billion a year by 2020 to developing countries. the target was missed and moved back to 2023. developing countries are now calling for loss and damage finance money to help countries recover from the effects of climate change, rather than just prepare for it. dire warnings from the un today, justin? ~ ,,., , dire warnings from the un today, justin? ~ , , ., ., ., justin? absolutely, and we have got news in, justin? absolutely, and we have got news in. at — justin? absolutely, and we have got news in, at glasgow, _ justin? absolutely, and we have got news in, at glasgow, governments i news in, at glasgow, governments agreed to raise their climate cutting ambitions every year, the figures are just cutting ambitions every year, the figures arejust in, and they cutting ambitions every year, the figures are just in, and they show thatjust 2a figures are just in, and they show that just 2a out of 193 figures are just in, and they show thatjust 2a out of 193 countries strengthened their plans. take together all the pledges governments have made, and we see a missions rising by 10% by 2030. the science is very clear, it says a missions need to almost halve by then, if we are to avoid the worst effects of climate change. so, sophie, we are moving in the wrong direction. it
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moving in the wrong direction. it has been a year of extreme weather, devastating floods in pakistan, drought in somalia, with millions threatened with famine. and record—breaking heat in the uk, and many other countries, it is why the un chief says climate is the most important issue in his intro. do you think the governments of the world recognise that? hat think the governments of the world recognise that?— recognise that? not necessarily all of them at the _ recognise that? not necessarily all of them at the present _ recognise that? not necessarily all of them at the present moment. i recognise that? not necessarily all. of them at the present moment. it's very unfortunate that in many governments, the pressure of the difficulties of the moment, and i recognise those difficulties, you have inflation, you have the consequences of the war, you have high prices of energy and food, you have then social unrest linked to that, so, there has been indeed a tendency to put climate change on the backburner, and that is why it is so important to strongly advocate to bring back climate change to the
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centre of the international debate. there have been fears of some countries including the uk have been rolling back on some of their climate commitments. liz truss advised king charles iii not to go to the un summit in huge if, for example. should the king go to cop27, do you want to see him there? and what about the new uk prime minister, rishi sunak, do you want to see him there? i minister, rishi sunak, do you want to see him there?— to see him there? i would like to see them both. _ to see him there? i would like to see them both. king _ to see him there? i would like to see them both. king charles - to see him there? i would like to see them both. king charles iii,| to see him there? i would like to i see them both. king charles iii, we need to pay tribute to that, has been a constant voice, raising the attention of the world for the need to be much more effective in relation to climate action. argue worried about _ relation to climate action. argue worried about the _ relation to climate action. argue worried about the uk's - relation to climate action. argue worried about the uk's commitment on climate? i worried about the uk's commitment on climate? , , ., , worried about the uk's commitment on climate? , , .,, ., , climate? i believe uk people housed today enough _ climate? i believe uk people housed today enough conscience _ climate? i believe uk people housed today enough conscience about - climate? i believe uk people housed today enough conscience about whati today enough conscience about what climate change means.— climate change means. mystical terrors, i didn't _ climate change means. mystical terrors, i didn't ask— climate change means. mystical terrors, i didn't ask about - climate change means. mystical terrors, i didn't ask about the i terrors, i didn't ask about the people, i asked about the government.— people, i asked about the covernment. . . ., people, i asked about the covernment. . . . , people, i asked about the covernment. . . , ., government. what i am saying is that the governments _ government. what i am saying is that the governments are _ government. what i am saying is that the governments are accountable - government. what i am saying is that the governments are accountable to l the governments are accountable to the governments are accountable to the people, and i believe the people will make the government accountable
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in a way that the commitments will be maintained. i in a way that the commitments will be maintained.— in a way that the commitments will be maintained. i am sensing that you are sliahtl be maintained. i am sensing that you are slightly worried _ be maintained. i am sensing that you are slightly worried about _ be maintained. i am sensing that you are slightly worried about the - be maintained. i am sensing that you are slightly worried about the uk - are slightly worried about the uk government commitment on climate, if they need to be held to be account by the people, it suggests that there they are not perhaps the...? there were some hints but i hope those hints do not correspond to the reality. because things are changing very quickly in the british political life, so let's be optimistic about the future. but this year we _ optimistic about the future. but this year we have had a taste of the kind of extreme weather climate change can bring, and the message from the un today is clear, unless we raise ambition in each chipped, the world will face far greater weather extremes. justin rowlatt, bbc news, the un headquarters in new york. the uk has some of the highest childcare costs in europe. it means many working parents struggle to make ends meet with some forced to stay at home because they don't earn enough to pay the childcare bills. now the biggest membership organisation for childcare providers in england, the early years alliance, is urging the new prime minister to make the childcare sector
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a top priority. they say that it is underfunded and in the middle of a recruitment crisis. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. here we go, nice and high! at these sessions in manchester, a chance for toddlers to play and parents to have a catch—up. and it's notjust crying babies keeping them awake at night, but the eye—watering cost of childcare. more than my wage for the day to send them both to childcare, and before i've even left the door, i'm out of pocket. every week, i'm thinking, what can i cut down or how can i cut down this, and bills...? it's just endless stress, i suppose, now, it really is. natasha has also had to make big changes. she was a geography teacher and is now a stay—at—home mum. the joy of having a family has meant giving up a job she loved. for us, when we had one, she was in three days a week, and that was £700 a month. then, for two, it was £1,400 a month.
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ijust didn't earn enough for it to cover that, and so i would be going to work and losing money. so, we've got our baby shakers... currently, there is no funding for nursery places for children under the age of two across the uk. low income families with two—year—olds in england and wales are entitled to up to 15 hours per week. all three—to—four—year—olds can access up to 15 hours a week of childcare, which increases to 30 for working parents. scotland and northern ireland have different entitlements. the government says it has invested £20 billion over the past five years to support families and is working on reforms to increase the number of childminders and the number of children that can be looked after in nurseries. this nursery in salford says there also needs to be a focus on pay for those working in early years. it's extremely frustrating because we're losing high—quality staff who are going off to work in the local supermarket
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because they get a better pay. and yet really a lot of the staff in childcare, they're really passionate, they're keen to be here. we're primarily educators and we're here for the well—being of the children and the families, it's such a crucial role, and it's so sad that it's not recognised as a profession. # say hello to my friend...# the government is keen to get people back into work to help boost economic growth, but with some of the highest childcare costs in europe, there is growing pressure to help parents who can't afford to work. elaine dunkley, bbc news. the foreign secretary, james cleverly, has said that lgbt football fans who attend the world cup in qatar should be willing to show some compromise. he told lbc that anyone travelling to the tournament should be "respectful of the host nation", where same—sex activity is illegal. labour called the remarks "tone—deaf". cricket, and england suffered
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a major upset in the men's t20 world cup in melbourne after losing to ireland. england were one of the tournament favourites but a collapse at the top of the batting order and the intervention of rain led to defeat and dented their title hopes. joe lynskey reports. for irish cricket, just to be here was a breakthrough, a world cup match at the mcg, with england, and they'd come to attack. commentator: gorgeous shot. with each six, the irish hope grew. they hit their way to 157, not a huge score, but when england came to bat, they, too, got in a tight spot. the captain, joss buttler, out second ball, now one of the lowest ranked teams in the tournament believed. england's top batters collapsed. bowled him! moeen ali came in at 67—1; and dragged them past 100, but based on ireland's score at that
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stage, england trailed by five runs. as the rain comes tumbling down. the rain meant defeat. of course we would have loved to stay on and try and hit a couple of sixes if we could, but it got heavy, i think the game was lost before that point, we were a long way short of where we needed to be, and ireland deserved to win. absolutely surreal feeling, it happened so quickly. i think t20 cricket, it's probably the best i've played in this team for a number of years, and we've never had a result like this. it was the luck ireland needed for a huge world cup scalp. they'd never been so happy to get caught in the rain. joe lynskey, bbc news. now, here's a trip down memory lane. the wombles, playschool, blue peter and teletubbies, just some of the popular kids' tv programmes that have been on the bbc over the years. as the bbc turns 100, david sillito has been looking back at the most iconic shows that have
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been broadcast over the years. yes, it's friday and it's crackerjack! yes, it's friday and it's cracker'ack! . yes, it's friday and it's cracker'ack! �* ., cracker'ack! cracker'ack, bill and ben, crackerjack! cracker'ack, bill and ben, the crackerjack! cracker'ack, bill and sen. the magic — crackerjack! crackerjack, bill and ben, the magic roundabout, - crackerjack! crackerjack, bill and ben, the magic roundabout, it i crackerjack! crackerjack, bill and ben, the magic roundabout, it isi crackerjack! crackerjack, bill and i ben, the magic roundabout, it is for millions of us instant nostalgia. and it has been recently discovered that children's programming goes back to the very beginning of the bbc. it has long been a bit of a mystery exactly what was being broadcast in the first few days, but researchers have discovered a reference to a very early broadcast. and it is revealed that it all began with this line... high above the city on a tall column stood the statue of the happy prince... the beginning of the first ever children's story read out on the bbc. and it was on the first day of broadcasting. but in london, but in manchester. the bbc was at the beginning a collection of regional
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services, and it shows children were at the heart of the bbc from day one. and the programming often had a bit of an edge. the one. and the programming often had a bit of an edge-— bit of an edge. the clangers had elections- _ bit of an edge. the clangers had elections. now, _ bit of an edge. the clangers had elections. now, you _ bit of an edge. the clangers had elections. now, you have - bit of an edge. the clangers had elections. now, you have heard| bit of an edge. the clangers had i elections. now, you have heard the campaigns— elections. now, you have heard the campaigns of the two political parties — campaigns of the two political parties are... campaigns of the two political parties are. . ._ parties are... bagpuss, social unrest er... _ parties are... bagpuss, social unrest er... mice _ parties are... bagpuss, social unrest er... mice strike! - parties are... bagpuss, social| unrest er... mice strike! what parties are... bagpuss, social. unrest er... mice strike! what is the da ? unrest er... mice strike! what is the day? and — unrest er... mice strike! what is the day? and it _ unrest er... mice strike! what is the day? and it was _ unrest er... mice strike! what is the day? and it was often - unrest er... mice strike! what is the day? and it was often ahead unrest er... mice strike! what is i the day? and it was often ahead of other programming _ the day? and it was often ahead of other programming when - the day? and it was often ahead of other programming when it - the day? and it was often ahead of other programming when it came l the day? and it was often ahead of| other programming when it came to representation, floella benjamin on playschool what i pioneer. do representation, floella ben'amin on playschool what i pioneer._ playschool what i pioneer. do you know what _ playschool what i pioneer. do you know what time _ playschool what i pioneer. do you know what time of _ playschool what i pioneer. do you know what time of the _ playschool what i pioneer. do you know what time of the year - playschool what i pioneer. do you know what time of the year it - playschool what i pioneer. do you know what time of the year it is i know what time of the year it is when the leaves start to change colour? i when the leaves start to change colour? ., ., .,~ ., . ., ., colour? i had to make a change and net into a colour? i had to make a change and get into a world _ colour? i had to make a change and get into a world where _ colour? i had to make a change and get into a world where you - colour? i had to make a change and get into a world where you showed | get into a world where you showed children— get into a world where you showed children especially that you can succeed. — children especially that you can succeed, there is a future. and programs _ succeed, there is a future. and programs that _ succeed, there is a future. and programs that seem _ succeed, there is a future. fific programs that seem strange to adults, like the teletubbies, were based on scientific research tracking exactly what attracts a toddler's attention. but this was a heyday. before streamers and
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youtube, these days, just 12% of six— to 12—year—old is watch cbbc�*s tv channel each week, there are big questions about the future. but on this 100th birthday, it is a moment to celebrate some happy memories. david sillitoe, bbc news. and you can see more on kids tv: the surprising story on bbc one tonight at 9pm. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. hi, sophie, the weather is definitely coming from the square window today, and you can see, these are the late october temperatures that we should be getting, just before november, but look at what we may get over the next couple of days. widespread warmth, in fact, we could see 22 degrees somewhere across the south—east and eastern england, that is 72 fahrenheit. the reason being the wind direction which is coming all the way up from africa, right across the country,
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