today at one — a woman who went to syria to join the islamic state group when she was 15 remains barred from the uk after losing a legal appeal. shamima begum was stripped of her british citizenship after being deemed a threat to national security and remains in a camp in northern syria. her lawyers say she will appeal the decision. also on the programme... just under 300 jobs are to go at british steel's scunthorpe plant with the closure of its coking ovens. and the unions fear that hundreds morejob cuts could and the unions fear that hundreds more job cuts could be in the pipeline and that the future of steelmaking in the uk is under

threat. tens of thousands of adults with disabilities and long—term illnesses are being sued by local councils for failing to pay their social care bills. we have a special report on the impact of a year of war on the children of ukraine. bells ring. calling all bell—ringers — a campaign is launched to fill vacancies ahead of the king's coronation. and coming up on the bbc news channel. a pivotal day for welsh sport and the six nations as the players are due to reveal whether they will strike over contractual disputes. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a 23—year—old woman who travelled to syria and joined the islamic state group when she was 15 has lost her legal challenge to a home office

decision to deprive her of british citizenship. it means shamima begum remains stuck in a camp in northern syria and is barred from returning to the uk. in 2019, the then home secretary sajid javid stripped ms begum of her british citizenship after receiving advice that she was a threat to national security. here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. in february 2015, eight years ago, shamima begum left gatwick airport with two school friends to go and join the islamic state group in syria. the three of them travelled through a bus station in turkey and were smuggled across the border by a man who it later turned out was providing information to canadian intelligence. she spent the next four years in islamic state territory. emerging in february 2015 after the caliphate collapsed. she immediately had her british citizenship removed. her lawyers have challenged that,

arguing that she is a child victim of trafficking for sexual exploitation because she was married off within days to an is fighter. in their ruling, thejudges concluded that there was a credible suspicion that shamima begum was recruited, transferred, and then harboured for the purposes of sexual exploitation. the idea that she could have conceived and organised all of this herself is not plausible, they said. but in the end they decided that that did not prevent the home secretary making the decision to take away her british citizenship. shamima begum's lawyers said that this had been a lost opportunity to put into reverse a profound mistake and continuing injustice. the outcome that we face is that no british child who has been trafficked outside the uk will be protected by the british state if the home secretary invokes national security.

and richard barrett, who specialised in counterterrorism at both m16 and the united nations, believes leaving women such as shamima begum in the camps creates more risk, not less. at least if she were in london there would be procedures for monitoring her, the local community would be aware of her. you know, and there also might be ways to ensure that she wasn't still radical, you know. trying to bring her back into society. there is no such programme available in the camps in north—east syria. speaking even before the decision today, shamima begum herself clearly had little hope of making it back to britain soon. what do you think you will be doing in seven years' time from now? i will still be in this camp. really? yes. you don't think you will be home? no. not at all? no. why not? because isis was the worst thing

of the 215t century and i was a part of it and now i have to face the consequences of my actions and this camp is the consequences of my actions. shamima begum's legal team will continue to challenge the decision but home secretaries do have huge powers to take away citizenship from dual nationals when national security is threatened. talks described as intensive are due to start shortly between ministers and the royal college of nursing after the union halted next week's 48—hour strike in england. the talks are likely to focus on next year's pay rise, which is due in april. 0ur health correspondent nick triggle is here. a glimmer of hope, nick? a glimmer alone i am pretty _ a glimmer of hope, nick? a glimmer alone i am pretty sure _ a glimmer of hope, nick? a glimmer alone i am pretty sure we _ a glimmer of hope, nick? a glimmer alone i am pretty sure we won't - a glimmer of hope, nick? a glimmer alone i am pretty sure we won't hear| alone i am pretty sure we won't hear anything this afternoon, this process could take weeks, but what is important is that there now appears to be something to talk

about. what has changed? from the start, the royal college of nursing was asking for a pay rise of 5% above inflation, at one point, that could have been a rise of up to 19%. but the government gave 4.75%. now, the rcn then said that it would be willing to meet ministers halfway, but the government was adamant they were not going to revisit that pay award. what has happened now, though, is that the government has made its submission to the independent pay review body for the pay rise for next year, coming in, in april, and it has a suggested increasing pay by another 3.5%, that is just an initial offer, increasing pay by another 3.5%, that isjust an initial offer, the pay review body could well recommend more, and it has done so in previous years. what it has given the two sides an opportunity to do is to discuss the idea of backdating next year's pay rise into this year, so if they backdate it to january, that

would effectively mean a double boost in pay forjanuary, february and march, a quarter of this financial year, giving both sides something of what they want. but let's remember, these talks are just with nurses, physios and ambulance staff are also taking strike action this winter. but in scotland and wales, fresh offers have led to unions consulting members on whether to accept that. so, what we could be seeing isjust to accept that. so, what we could be seeing is just the start of a turning in this bitter pay dispute this winter. turning in this bitter pay dispute this winter-— turning in this bitter pay dispute this winter. v ., ~ , ., this winter. nick triggle, thank you very much- — british steel has announced plans to close its coking ovens in scunthorpe with the loss of up to 260 jobs. the company's chinese owners say they've faced significant challenges because of high inflation and energy costs. unions say the move will be devastating for scunthorpe and british steel workers across the uk. our business editor, simonjack, is outside the plant.

simon, talk us through the impact of this decision?— this decision? yes, if you can see behind me _ this decision? yes, if you can see behind me the _ this decision? yes, if you can see behind me the smoke _ this decision? yes, if you can see behind me the smoke coming - this decision? yes, if you can seej behind me the smoke coming out this decision? yes, if you can see i behind me the smoke coming out of the smaller chimney, that is coming out of the coking ovens where they turn coal into coke, the higher temperature, needed for the blast furnaces, that is what they are proposing to close, with the loss of 260 jobs. that is not that much compared to the 4000 people who work here, but the unions fear, and british steel do not deny, that they are looking at hundreds more job cuts across the business, citing the very high energy costs here in the uk which are making steelmaking here uncompetitive compared to the rest of the industry. and the government today said this was very disappointing as negotiations are ongoing to provide a package of support both to british steel and also to tata in south wales. but i understand that those offers of £300 million each have not been accepted because they do not address the

fundamental problem of energy costs and because they do not come close to addressing the transition to new, cleaner methods of making steel. in the past, we have had a business secretary who has said that steelmaking in the uk is a strategic asset which we must keep, but recently the business secretary said it was not a given that the uk needed its own steelmaking industry, and that it was a cold wash of blood to the heart to many here in scunthorpe, which relies very much on all thejobs which scunthorpe, which relies very much on all the jobs which this plant provides. —— and that was a cold rush of blood to the heart. provides. -- and that was a cold rush of blood to the heart. simon jack, rush of blood to the heart. simon jack. many _ rush of blood to the heart. simon jack, many thanks. _ more than 60,000 adults with disabilities and long—term illnesses in england were chased for debts by councils last year after failing to pay for their social care support at home. claimants say they can't afford the charges given the rising cost of food and rent along with the additional costs of living with disabilities. councils maintain they only take action as a last option. here's our social affairs editor, alison holt. this has become julia brosnan's world.

most of her days are spent within the four walls of her bedroom. she has back problems, severe mobility issues and a rare skin condition. i can't cook for myself anymore. i can't carry things. i can barely walk because my legs are numb and they don't hold me. her local council charges her nearly £60 a week for the 13 hours of care they provide her with. going through her bills, she says she simply can't afford to pay. she gets about £300 a week in benefits, that covers her household bills and the extra costs of the creams, air filters and specialised food she needs. basically, ijust stop opening their letters because i can't do anything about it. i haven't got the money to give them. julia now owes the council £4,700 and it's taking legal action against her. she's constantly worried the bailiffs will be knocking on her door. you know, i can't see a way ahead.

that's upsetting. mm. i try not to think that way. you know, i'm always trying to be positive, but the fight is wearing me out and making me more ill. nearly 80 out ofjust over 150 councils in england responded to a bbc request for data about the numbers, likejulia, struggling to pay care charges. in the last financial year, more than 60,000 people with disabilities and care needs were chased by councils because they'd run up debts. legal action was taken in 330 cases. disability campaigners say it is a sign of how difficult life has become. basic foodstuffs have gone up, rents have increased. i think they're expecting people to live on very, very little money if you want social care, and that is discriminatory. we provide the very best care that we can for the money we have, but there is only so much money in the system.

councils say rising demand and squeezed budgets mean they have to collect money that is owed. but legal action is a last resort. what the council should be doing, and i think the vast majority of councils do in the vast majority of cases, is that they work with residents to find a solution, to find the financial route through this, so that it is a fair and equitable system. and julia's council, east sussex, maintains it does that with its clients. but until a solution is found in her case, she says she lives with constant worry. i'm just surviving, you know, that's how my life is. i keep thinking, well, one day they might wake up and realise, actually, i can't pay it. alison holt, bbc news. the prime minister, rishi sunak, says he'll "keep fighting until we get a deal" after being pressed by the labour leader keir starmer over the northern ireland protocol at prime minister's questions.

0ur political correspondent david wallace lockhart joins us from westminster now. what did we learn, david? so, reeta, the protocol — what did we learn, david? so, reeta, the protocol of _ what did we learn, david? so, reeta, the protocol of course _ what did we learn, david? so, reeta, the protocol of course was _ what did we learn, david? so, reeta, the protocol of course was a - the protocol of course was a controversial fallout of the brexit deal which sees northern ireland still subject to some eu rules, the dup in northern ireland don't like that, many conservative eurosceptics don't like it, either, and at prime minister's questions this afternoon, sir keir starmer, the labour leader, accused rishi sunak of trying to pull the wool over the eyes of these groups by implying that he could substantially renegotiate to the protocol to the point that northern ireland faces substantially fewer eu rules. rishi sunak said that keir starmer simply wants to surrender to the eu and he stressed that the negotiations were still ongoing. also in the commons this afternoon,

rishi sunak said that mps will get an opportunity to express a view on any new deal he secures. sir keir starmer took that as an assurance that mps will get to vote on it. labour have already said they will back the prime minister in any new deal, that may sound kind but it is not a good look for rishi sunak to be losing his own mps, and perhaps the dup, while getting labour on board, so he will be doing everything he can to try and secure a new agreement with the eu if he can, which also gets his own mps as well as the dup on board. that is the challenge he is currently facing, and we wait to see if that is something he can secure. david, many thanks- _ our top story this lunchtime... shamima begum has lost an appeal against a government's decision to take away her british citizenship. and still to come...

the swimming pools struggling to stay afloat — an urgent plea from grassroots sports bodies for more government help to pay the energy bills. coming up on the bbc news channel. the lionesses in training for more trophies. the european champions need to avoid defeat against belgium tonight to retain the arnold clark cup title. the impact of a year of war on ukraine's children has been severe. the united nations children's agency unicef says that five million have had their schooling disrupted and that almost every child in ukraine has been left without sustained access to electricity, heating and water. there has also been the psychological impact of occupation, of separation from parents and also bereavement. ricky boleto has travelled to northern ukraine to make a documentary for bbc newsround about how the country's children view the conflict.

school, once again, interrupted. siren wails. the air raid siren takes us by surprise. we're filming the children's first week back at school. so we've just heard an air raid siren, which means that we have to go outside. they're used to this, these sirens go off quite often, and we're all going to head down to the basement underneath the school, which is the safest place to be. all the teachers are on their phones trying to get some more information to find out what's happening. down here, teachers do their best to distract the children. after dancing, lessons continue in classrooms underground. this is normal now for millions of children in ukraine. how do you feel when you hear the siren and you have

to come to the basement? translation: i feel a bit scared and also a bit worried _ for my relatives and myself and for all my friends. all of us are keeping our spirits high because this is the reality and we can't change anything. i can't describe one emotion here. i feel all the emotions at the same time, both fear and joy that - you are one day closer to the end of all of this _ so many young people have witnessed awful things. child psychologists tell us they're worried about the long term impact this war is having on a generation of children. translation: because of the war, i many children have such serious l problems as stammering, nervous twitches, bedwetting. many have fears about the life and health of their family.

translation: i think these clubs are very important. i when there's a lot in your soul, you can share it and you'll feel relieved. in schools, teachers read more fairy tales to help children to escape from what's happening outside. even the school bell has been replaced with a more gentle piece of music. that sound signals the end of the school day. what children here really want is an end to this war. ricky boleto, bbc news, northern ukraine. and you can watch the newsround special ukraine: the children's story on cbbc and on the iplayer. south africa is holding a joint military exercise with russia and china, ahead of friday's first anniversary of vladimir putin's invasion of ukraine.

the move has been called routine but has field domestic criticism. the united states has criticised the 10—day naval drills, but south africa's government says it remains neutral regarding the conflict, and that it routinely hosts similar operations with other countries, including france and the us. vladimir putin has met china's top diplomat in moscow today where both reaffirmed the close relationship between china and russia. the trip comes just days before the first anniversary of moscow's invasion of ukraine — china has not condemned russia's invasion of ukraine, but has stopped short of giving its full backing. our correspondent in beijing is stephen mcdonell. hejoins us now. what did you make of the meeting? he joins us now. what did you make of the meeting?— of the meeting? crucially vladimir putin has said _ of the meeting? crucially vladimir putin has said his _ of the meeting? crucially vladimir putin has said his chinese - putin has said his chinese counterpart xijinping putin has said his chinese counterpart xi jinping will soon come to moscow and the thinking is this will be in the coming months. we know this because he made the announcement at a meeting he had with wang yi who is the most senior

foreign policy official in china. they met across a table which is very small by the standards of vladimir putin, a guest symbolic of the closeness of the friendship between the two governments. but if you were the beijing government and wanted to show the world that you really were neutral in the ukraine war would you send this very senior government official to moscow to stand side by side with the russian government proclaiming that both of you together were promoting peace and stabilityjust days before the first anniversary of the invasion of ukraine? beijing knows how this will be seen in many countries and yet have judged be seen in many countries and yet havejudged it is more important for them to offer this moral support to vladimir putin and his government. sergei lavrov the foreign minister and russian spoke of the great friendship between the countries at a time of turbulence on the world stage as if that is something apart from the government. of course this

is turbulence which is of russian making and yet neither of these governments have mentioned that at these meetings. governments have mentioned that at these meetings-— these meetings. stephen mcdonell, many thanks- _ the high cost of energy is jeopardising the future of gyms and swimming pools, according to a group of almost 200 sports governing bodies. they've written to the prime minister, urging him to provide further support to leisure centres. from april, they are due to lose government help towards their energy costs. our sports correspondent, matt graveling, has more. in at the deep end. in just six weeks, facilities like this will see their income dive. from april, the leisure sector falls from a government scheme to help with energy costs. the fear is gyms and pools will close, something one former olympian says will put lives at risk. fundamentally, it's obviously children that learn how to swim, but actually there's adults that get themselves into danger. there's so many drownings that are happening each year

and it's getting worse. a lot of parents that don't take their children swimming, or can't afford to, the school has that responsibility. but if these pools are closing, well then how can the school even access them? mark sesnin oversees a number of venues, including this outdoor lido in london, and told me grassroots sports will be hit hard. the clubs will find it increasingly difficult to survive because we have to put the prices up to them. they have to pass it on to the kids. and again, it's the poorer families that will suffer. the government say they provided £18 billion to help clubs, schools and businesses through the winter, plus an extra one billion to help the leisure sector through the pandemic. but today, those in the industry have written an urgent appeal for help. this letter, sent to the prime minister rishi sunak, has been signed by more than 200 organisations and people, all pleading with the government not to cut the funding. some of the national sporting bodies on here include british cycling and england netball and some of the olympians and paralympians

include sharron davies and jonnie peacock. the organisation behind today's letter say funding cuts will lead to further closures and more ill health, an issue already costing the country billions every year. you'll see multi—sport facilities being restricted, including football. you'll see bespoke programmes for women, for people from ethnically diverse communities, from disabled people as well, all being restricted. withjust under a month until the budget, those working in the leisure sector are now pleading for a little more help to stay afloat. matt graveling, bbc news. a scheme to encourage households in england and wales to replace gas boilers with low—carbon heat pumps has been described as "seriously failing". people can apply for grants to help make the switch, at present, though, only half of four hundred and fifty million pounds allocated is likely to be spent. the house of lords climate change committee says there should be better marketing of the scheme. football players from the men's

and women's game have raised environmental concerns over plans by fifa to expand their global competitions. it comes as a new tournament to decide the final three qualifiers for the women's world cup finishes in new zealand today. as our sports news correspondent alex capstick reports, players believe the growth contradicts fifa's commitments to reduce the footprint of football. the usa win the world cup! here in lyon. women's football is on the up. fifa has made good on its promise to grow the game. at 32 nations, this year's world cup will be the biggest ever and they've also created a brand—new event. last week ten teams were given a traditional new zealand welcome when they arrived for 13 games to decide the final three qualifiers. but this addition to the calendar raises questions over fifa's commitment to lower its carbon emissions. diane caldwell plays for ireland.

for whom a world cup debut in new zealand and australia awaits. she is also a member of a group of international footballers called we play green. it could have been avoided, i think really the whole system needs to be looked at. what is going to be the long term ethos? if football cares about the climate crisis, its carbon footprint, and actually demonstrates cutting emissions. you know, can you imagine the impact that could have on billions of fans across the world? but fifa's record revenues means further growth as well as an uplift in the women's event, the number of nations in the men's world cup, which will be spread over an entire an entire continent, has risen from 32, to 48. earlier this month real madrid won the club world cup, a relatively low—key tournament in morocco with just seven teams. but in 2025, fifa has confirmed it will involve 32, with plans for an equivalent women's

competition. i think it's crazy to be expanding the club world cup. i think it is unnecessary, i think we need to as a society, but definitely as a football community, need to get away from the idea that more is better. the climate is sick and potentially terminally ill. we know how to reverse course. but instead of reversing course, we are doing the very thing that is making it sick. and that i think it's what fifa is suggesting to do. fifa responded with a statement in which it insists substantial efforts have been made to tackle the environmental impact when adding international fixtures. it also said the new play—off tournament was a collective decision with the leaders of all confederations involved. the global game is already big business, but do big profits have to come at a big cost to the planet, or can football find a new tactic to tackle climate change? alex capstick, bbc news.

london underground drivers are to strike on the day of the budget in a dispute over pay and working conditions. 99% of aslef members voted to strike on a turnout of 77% in a ballot. ted lasso star hannah waddingham will co—host this year's eurovision song contest, alongside alesha dixon and ukrainian singerjulia sanina. the presenting trio will front the two semi—finals, with graham nortonjoining them for the grand final on saturday, 13 may. for hundreds of years, church bells have rung out to proclaim special events as well as to call people to worship. but new recruits to bell—ringing are in decline and with just over ten weeks to go until the coronation of king charles, a campaign is underway to fill the vacancies. jo black has been speaking to those who'll be responsible for showing newcomers the ropes.

bells peal. the unmistakable sound of church bells has been part of the soundscape across towns and cities for centuries. they help us celebrate, commemorate, and are a weekly call to worship. now, with just over ten weeks to go until the coronation, there is a shortage of bell ringers who will ring for the king. and so the race is on to find and train people up. all yours. that hand stroke needs stretch and pull through. st lawrence's in ipswich, a deconsecrated church, is now a community hub. we're told the bells here are the oldest entire ring of five bells in the country, dating back to the 1400s. and the weekly ringing session held here on a wednesday lunchtime is today doubling up as a training exercise for some who have come to answer this particular coronation call.

we want to make sure that there are ringers for every church, so that we can all ring out for ring for the king, for the coronation. but some of our beginners here today learned because of the queen'sjubilee, and they wanted to be able to ring for that. and then a lot of them rang when the queen died. so we've had this constant teaching of beginners right the way through since that original push. i saw some advert about them needing more bell ringers to ensure that all the churches were ringing for the king's coronation. and because he's such a great environmentalist, and i'm an environmentalist too, i thought i'd come back and ring for the coronation. at the moment, i'm excited about it. i can't imagine that i'm going to be quite ready. but i think i will. i hope i will. but yeah, it will be, it's a once in a lifetime opportunity, isn't it, really? i'd encourage younger people to really get involved with it because it is really enjoyable and you make lots of friends very quickly.

but with a shortage of ringers and teachers, is bell ringing seen, perhaps unfairly, as a bit old fashioned? no, it's super cool. it's absolutely super cool. and no—one would ever believe that it wasn't. there is still enough time to learn before coronation day, and these new members know they will be part of something historic, and they hope to keep on ringing for many more years to come. jo black, bbc news in ipswich. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. quite appealing! as far as the weather goes we are bringing in the changes with more in the way of sunshine heading towards the weekend. today across eastern areas a lot of cloud around and patches of rain. west a tiny bit brighter that

we do have some