branwen jeffreys, children who need extra help. windsor castle. service at st george's chapel she was joined by members of the royal family, including the duke and duchess of cambridge. of the royal family, including prince philip was absent from this year's easter service. the duke of edinburgh, who is 96, is said to be experiencing problems with his hip. is said to be experiencing pope francis has urged world leaders to bring about a swift end to the conflict in syria. to bring about a swift end in his traditional easter message, to bring about a swift end he said the syrian people had been worn down by apparently endless war. and he called for greater respect for the rights of migrants and refugees. respect for the rights four weeks after the nerve—agent attack on sergei and julia skripal, the bishop of salisbury has spoken of the sense of violation felt in the city. of the sense of violation in his easter sermon, the right reverend nicholas holtam said people there had suffered anger and anxiety and things were only now returni

branwen jeffreys, bbc news, brighton. now on bbc news, the travel show. my name is tony giles.m england. i'm totally blind and severely deaf in both ears. and i'm travelling around the world trying to visit every country. we're in the old city! israel is country 124. i see a place with my senses — i see a place by the sounds, by the smells, by the textures. the hustle and bustle of people shouting, buy this, buy this, come and look at this! i feel the atmosphere, the energy, the buzz. i was born with my eye condition, so i don't have any vision apart from sunlight sensitivity. and i've gradually gone deaf as i've got older and i am now 80% or severely deaf in both ears but i use digital hearing aids. i travel alone, because it's the biggest challenge i can get. and the travelling by myself... excuse me! ..i get to interact with more people. if i travel with someone, particularly someone sighted, they would be doing all the work, they'd be doing all the guiding, and i would not get to touch and find as many things as i do by myself. today i'm going to catch a bus into the old ci

branwen jeffreys there, lower. branwen once again, tas very much.ice investigation into sir cliff richard has told the high court that he acted in a "professional and fair" way. danjohnson said he was sorry that sir cliff had been through such a difficult time. the bbc says its report on south yorkshire police‘s sexual assault inquiry was of public interest. sir cliff was not arrested or charged following an allegation of sexual assault. our special correspondent, lucy manning, was in court. sir cliff richard finally heard from the bbcjournalist who broke the exclusive story that the singer was being investigated and his flat searched by police in 2014. yes, this lunchtime the searches are still going on. police officers from south yorkshire police have been in this gated, private estate for more than two hours now. dan johnson reported from outside the singer‘s home. in the witness box, it was put to him that he didn‘t care a fig for sir cliff richard, that he was desperate not to lose an exclusive story. mrjohnson was asked by sir cliff richard‘s

branwen jeffreys, bbc news. who need extra help.came the world's first independent air force, the raf became the world's and there have been ceremonies today to mark the occasion. the raf was formed by merging the army's royal flying corps and the royal naval air service. the army's royal flying corps our correspondent robert hall reports from stow marries in essex. on the runway at europe's last intact first world war aerodrome, echoes from the day the raf became a reality. this tiny biplane would have been familiar to the men who pioneered military aviation. been familiar to the men today, stow maries airfield has turned back the clock, remembering squadrons who defended london against the zeppelin airships and who helped convince sceptics that air power could survive and expand. sceptics that air power we're very proud to say that of the operational aerodromes, active on operations on the day of formation, we're the only one left. on the day of formation, we're the only one that you can still fly from and the only one where you c

branwen jeffreys, bbc news.ddie izzard, who has just been appointed to labour's governing national executive committee, says the party must stamp out anti—semitism and rebuild relations with thejewish community. it follows the resignation of his predecessor christine shawcroft, after complaints she'd offered support to a council candidate accused of holocaust denial. 0ur political correspondent chris mason told me that eddie izzard's politics are quite different too his predecessor's. politically he has been a labour party supporterfor politically he has been a labour party supporter for years. he politically he has been a labour party supporterfor years. he is from a more centrist position than the person he replaced. but the extraordinary thing around this story is that we have been talking about this for over a week now, headlines continuing to come. it is impossible not to conclude that the truce, the public truce within the labour movement after the general election campaign where jeremy corbyn did better t

branwen jeffreys, bbc news.rossing divides — the ways in which people in different parts of the uk are managing to bridge what can often be fault lines in our society — differences in politics, religion, social class, age or race. as a new survey suggests half of the population feels britain is less tolerant than it used to be, our home editor mark easton reports from rotherham, a town with a troubled history of race relations. i tend to stick with people that are like myself. i've never really had interaction with any other people from different backgrounds. this is casey. she's 17 and lives in rotherham. across town lives waj, also 17. i wouldn't be completely comfortable going around in a really predominantly white area, because i'd be scared. casey's neighbourhood, maltby, you almost never see an asian face. while in the area that waj comes from, just a 20—minute drive across town, some streets are made up almost exclusively or families with pakistani origins. but the two girls have forged a rare friendship

branwen jeffreys, bbc news. of study in england. the premier league and fa cup highlights coming up on bbc one later. the fa cup final will be between manchester united and chelsea after the blues beat southampton 2—0 in their wembley semi—final. southampton 2—0 in their 0livier giroud scored the best of their goals. chelsea were runners—up last year and will face united on may 19th. in their first match since arsene wenger‘s departure was confirmed, arsenal have had a 4—1 victory over west ham. arsenal have had a 4—1 it was confirmed on friday that wenger will be leaving the club at the end of the season, after almost 22 years. there was a pitch invasion following manchester city's 5—0 thrashing of swansea. following manchester city's 5—0 it was city's first game since they were confirmed as premier league champions a week ago. over the next week, bbc news will air a series of reports on crossing divides — the ways in which people in different parts of the uk are managing to bridge what can often be faultlines in our society — diff

branwen jeffreys, bbc news. this story, and many others, are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are the parliamentary reporter tony grew and the journalist, caroline frost. the comedian eddie izzard, who has just been appointed to labour's governing national executive committee, says the party must stamp out anti—semitism and rebuild relations with thejewish community. it follows the resignation of his predecessor christine shawcroft, after complaints she'd offered support to a council candidate accused of holocaust denial. the 0ur political correspondent chris mason has been following the story and joins me now. eddie izzard is a name known to many people well beyond the labour party. yes, normally, people like me droning on about the machinations of a committee nz political party, with people nobody really cares about, it often involves names that are not celebrity or household, but eddie izza rd celebrity or household, but eddie izz

here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys.e mum. the cost of childcare in her first year was crippling. many times i've thought about giving up, on many occasions. i bought my books for myself, but other than that, everything i needed for myself, was sacrificed. how do you feel about that now? i met these two women are studying, childcare support for students does not cover all the costs. selena had to top up nursery fees from her already tight budget. many times, i came in and i would not eat for the day because it meant i could travel in sometimes, i'd walk to university from my home, just to make sure that i had money whether it be to get travel, or if i had no funds, i had to attend lessons. i heard from nicola she missed out as a teenage mum, now borrowing to study may limit her ambitions. chances are i may never pay off my student debt, meaning i will never be able to have my own home. so it's a stark realisation, it really makes me question the whole higher education system. the national union of students says it's notj

branwen jeffreys, bbc news, brighton.ped down from the party‘s ruling body. christine shawcroft had been under pressure to leave labour‘s national executive committee after opposing the suspension of a council candidate accused of holocaust denial. in a statement, she said she was completely opposed to anti—semitism, and supported jeremy corbyn‘s efforts to tackle it. she‘ll be replaced on the nec by the comedian eddie izzard. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — dozens of russian diplomats begin leaving washington in the latest tit for tat expulsions over the nerve agent poisoning of a former spy in britain. palestinians observe a day of national mourning for the people killed in clashes with israeli soldiers at the gaza border. the british boxer anthonyjoshua has beaten new zealand‘sjoseph parker by a unanimous points decision in a world heavyweight title unification bout in cardiff. joshua had won his previous 20 fights by knockout. he is now one belt away from becoming undisputed world champion. james gray is a fr

branwen jeffreys, bbc news.d who has just been appointed to labour's governing national executive committee, says the party must stamp out anti—semitism and rebuild relations with thejewish community. it follows the resignation of his predecessor christine shawcroft, after complaints she'd offered support to a council candidate accused of being a holocaust denier. 0ur political correspondent chris mason has been explaining to me why it may take labour some time to rebuild bridges with the jewish community. it's well over a week now since this row first made the news, with the backlash that there was to that pretty historic remark that jeremy corbyn had made about that mural and the potential for a mural to be whitewashed, the mural that was largely seen to be anti—semitic, and luciana berger, the labour mp who wasjewish, saying mr corbyn was distancing himself from his own remarks six years earlier. —— saying mr corbyn must distance himself from his own remarks six years earlier. and it's simply not shifted sinc

branwen final report early in 2019. thank you. bra nwen jeffreys.was loaded into a trailer before police arrived, a court has heard. seven—year—old summer grant was admitted to hospital but died from her injuries. one witness told chelmsford crown court that a truck—type car arrived after the incident and about half a dozen people packed the inflatable away. two fairground workers, william and shelby thurston, deny a health and safety offence and manslaughter by gross negligence. after two decades of global decline, malaria cases are on the rise again. nearly half the world's population is at risk, with young children the most vulnerable. now the philanthropist and founder of microsoft, bill gates, has announced nearly $4 billion of new funding in an attempt to stop the disease spreading further. he's been speaking to the bbc about the challenge, as rebecca kesby reports. it's one of the oldest diseases in the world but malaria still kills nearly half a million people a year. most of them children under five. and half of them in commonwealth countri

interview, andy haldane said it could help prevent people getting into debt. 0ur education editor branwen jeffreysnomy. when we talk about the economy, what do you think we mean by that? it's a long way from the bank of england, but their top economist is keen to hear from these teenagers. we took him to kirby, on merseyside. it's inflation. exactly. he thinks they should learn more about money. the bank says it wants to help schools, offering plans for lessons on the economy, equipping pupils better for adult life. the consequences of poor financial decision—making, say, affect the whole of people's lives. understanding those tricky choices about finances, or about jobs, that are so crucial, we know, to people's life chances. more of that i think needs to be in the mainstream of the curriculum, perhaps even a compulsory part of the curriculum. he heard from the headteacher that they already teach some money skills. so what does the economy mean to these teenagers? the economy is us and your future, what's going on around you. being able to pay for warmth and buy food. to borrow money you can even