last summer, zed got a free school meal voucher in the holidays worth £15 a week.crapped. £15 might not sound like a lot of money. actually, in the grand scheme of it, it is when you've got two children to be paying for. like it is, it is a big it's a big loss. the vouchers have been replaced with free holiday clubs that provide food and activities. i love to get my children out in all activities, but with having a young child and a child with additional needs, it can be extremely difficult for many reasons. the council has organised events like this. in birmingham, nearly 70,000 children are eligible for free school meals. we had sandwiches, yogurt and a bit of fruit. yeah, it's a healthy lunch. i've enjoyed it a lot - because i was able to go out. like usually i wouldn't go to the park. - i'd just been at home on my phone. the holiday activities and food programme is also meant to help families on low incomes who don't qualify for free school meals but are also struggling. the government says the household support fund has allocated up to £281 million to councils

children in england could go hungry this summer because councils have reduced or scrapped free school meal vouchers over the holidays. french officials trying to rescue a beluga whale trapped in the river seine come up with a new strategy to free it — find out how they plan to return it back to sea. and 72 artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. good afternoon. hopes are high of a truce between israel and gaza after three days of violence that's reported to have killed dozens of people. eygyptian mediators are understood to have brokered a truce that's due to start at around 10pm, although the details aren't yet clear. at least 31 palestinians, including children, have reportedly been killed since friday, while israel says around 600 palestinian rockets have been fired over the border. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports. a huge crater in southern gaza marks a serious blow by israel to islamichhad. its most important militant commander in the palestinian territory was kil

children in england could go hungry this summer because councils have reduced or scrapped free school meal vouchersthe school holidays. and artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. now on bbc news, shrimps, saris and guns. faarea masud investigates how the demand for shrimp is destroying land that women have farmed for centuries in bangladesh. along the coastlines and riverbeds of rural bangladesh, thousands of hectares where rice was once grown have been converted into intensive shrimp farms, catering to a multibillion—dollar global industry. since the explosion of the industry in the 805, when the world's appetite for this luxury food grew, there have been increasing allegations of violence and land grabbing by criminal gangs. i've come to bangladesh to hear first—hand about the hidden abuses in the industry and the detrimental effect of saltwater shrimp farms on these women's health and livelihoods. poor people are being exploited by the rich and powerful and poverty is not being eradicated. these shrim

children in england could go hungry this summer because councils have reduced or scrapped free school meal vouchersver the holidays. french officials trying to rescue a beluga whale trapped in the river seine come up with a new strategy to free it — find out how they plan to return it back to sea. and 72 artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. hello if you have just hello if you havejustjoined us. welcome to bbc news. talks are taking place on a possible ceasefire between israel and palestinian militants to end the latest fighting which has killed at least 31 palestinians since friday. egypt is reported to be mediating in the negotiations. palestinian rockets fired from gaza have reached jerusalem for the first time since may last year. the israeli army says it has — in its words — "neutralised" the entire senior leadership of islamichhad with the killing of a second senior member of the group, khaled mansour, in an air strike in gaza. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports.

children in england could go hungry this summer because councils have reduced or scrapped free school meal vouchersol holidays. 72 artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. now on bbc news, take me to the opera. i've been an opera fan for decades and i want to share my passion with you, so i'm on a mission to find out how opera is making itself fit for the future. i've come to munich to meet one of my all—time opera heroes, the german tenorjonas kaufmann, who's widely viewed as the world's leading opera singer. he's a charismatic person, performer. his way of communicating, his intelligence that one hears whenever he is singing, isjust unique. and that makes him really very special. but the pressures of staying at the top are immense. the highs and lows of life as an operatic celebrity from one of the people who knows him best. to get to the top is not so difficult, but to stay there, this is really a hard one. are the sacrifices worth it? the moment it all falls into place and you are at a position that. y

children in england could go hungry this summer because councils have reduced or scrapped free school meal vouchers over the school holidays. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur, and this is the stage of the royal shakespeare theatre in stratford—upon—avon, birthplace of william shakespeare. 400 years and more after his death, his words and stories still resonate around the world, transcending languages and borders. well, my guest today is the just—retired artistic director of the royal shakespeare company, greg doran. why do we continue to make much ado about william shakespeare? gregory doran, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. nice to be here. well, it's a real pleasure to be on your stage here at the royal shakespeare company. you first set foot on this stage 35 years ago. idid. in fact, this month, it's 50 years since i saw my first show at the rsc, which was eileen atkins in as you like it. and my mum had packed us all into the back of her beige mini and we had come down from preston, and i saw the show and i was just completely blown away. and appare

this summer because councils have reduced or scrapped free school meal vouchers over the school holidays. taiwan accuses china of practising for an invasion of its island after beijing expressed fury over us house speaker, nancy pelosi's visit to taipei. and 72 artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. now on bbc news, clickjoins a rehearsal for a special bbc prom this week, we're celebrating music from video games, orchestral style. in which i get to play in the wind section. then we'll spin more tunes whilst we press some green vinyl that's hopefully not limited edition. and the record isn't the only thing skipping. look at that majestic covered gymnastic, well co—ordinated... all right, stop it! i don't know about you, but this how i spent my time growing up. while lara was out with friends, i was exploring the universe in my cobra mk iii spacecraft. excuse me, i was a pretty good bmxer in my time. still can't ride an actual bike that well, but as long as i was steering with a keyboard i was a

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news investigation reveals dozens of english councils have cutback on holiday food vouchers for children on free school meals. and 72 artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. welcome to sportsday. i'mjane dougall live from birmingham, on the busiest day of the commonwealth games. an incredible day at the boxing — four golds for northern ireland and three for scotland including dylan eagleson coming from behind to win bantamweight gold. and in the last few moments, laura muir has become commonwealth champion for scotland in the 1500 metres. elation for england hockey — their first ever gold after victory over australia. away from the games... erik ten hag's first premier league game in charge of manchester united ends in defeat. and it's a brilliant debut from haaland as man city start their title defence with a win. hello, and welcome to day ten at the commonwealth games. what a fantastic day it has been so far. 45 gold medals available. several of them still to be won. but the home nations have really shone in the

investigation reveals dozens of english councils have cut back on holiday food vouchers for children on free school meals. archie battersbee�*s family call for an inquiry into his care, a day after he died following the withdrawal of life support. at 10pm, mishal hussain will be here with a full round—up of the days news. first — shrimps, saris and guns. faarea masud investigates how the demand for shrimp is destroying land that women have farmed for centuries in bangladesh. along the coastline is riverbeds of rural bangladesh, thousands of fields where rice was once grown have been converted into intensive shrimp farms, catering to a multibillion—dollar global industry. since the explosion of the industry in the 1980s when the world's appetite for this luxury food grew, there have been increasing allegations of violence and land grabbing by criminal gangs. i've come to bangladesh to hear first—hand about the hidden abuses in the industry, and the detrimental effect of saltwater shrimp farms on these women's health and livelihoods. poor people are being exploited by the rich and powerful and poverty is n

investigation reveals dozens of english councils have cut back on holiday food vouchers for children on free school meals artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. thanks for your company this afternoon. chris rogers will be here from 7pm. i will be back tomorrow afternoon. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. welcome to sportsday. i'mjane dougall live from birmingham, on the busiest day of the commonwealth games. elation for england hockey — their first ever gold after victory over australia. and the men's 4x100 team successfully defend their title with a convincing win the relay. plus, an incredible day at the boxing — four golds for northern ireland and three for scotland including dylan eagleson coming from behind to win bantamweight gold. away from the games... erik ten hag's first premier league game in charge of manchester united ends in defeat. but it's a brilliant debut from haaland as man city start their title defence with a win. hello and welcome. what a great day at the games, 45 gold medals ava

investigation reveals dozens of english councils have cut back on holiday food vouchers for children on free school mealsarchie battersbee's family call for an inquiry into his care — a day after he died following the withdrawal of life support. and 72 artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. now on bbc news, the travel show. in the past few decades, the skyline of doha, qatar's capital city, has changed beyond recognition. the discovery of oil in the 1930s, and then natural gas in the early 1970s, marked a seismic change in the fortunes of qatar. and at a turbocharged pace, qatar's hopes, dreams and buildings have risen high above the desert sands. since this small, but mighty gulf nation won the right to host the fifa world cup back in 2010, it has spent billions on state—of—the—art stadia and infrastructure. and with the first match set to kick off this november, all eyes will be on qatar as it makes history, becoming the first ever middle eastern country to host the world cup. and i am here to meet some real

investigation reveals dozens of english councils have cut back on holiday food vouchers for children on free school mealschie battersbee�*s family call for an inquiry into his care, a day after he died following the withdrawal of life support. and 72 artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the parliamentary journalist, tony grew, and the journalist and broadcaster, caroline frost. good evening to you both, we will hear what they both have to say about the papers at the moment. let's show you the front pages that have come into the newsroom so far this evening. the conservative leadership contest makes the lead in several papers. the i newspaper says tackling the cost of living crisis is shaping up to be a key policy battleground. the ft reports that the frontrunner in that contest, liz truss, is facing pressure to do more to help poorer households. the metro has a story about strip searches by the metropolitan poli

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footballer marcus rashford brought the issue of providing free school meals outside of term times to national attention during the pandemic. while meal vouchers some of them haven't had breakfast, some of them don't have lunch or dinner to go home to. and that's when we realised that, like you mentioned, it is one of the more deprived areas. so having these facilities here is helping a lot more people. i didn't have breakfast. that's why i was really thankful. like the lunch, especially the chicken sandwiches. i'm really happy because marcus rashford and all the other people helped. i feel like very full one. i can feel like i could do more football, you know? the situation is getting worse day by day and organisations out there need to come out and it's come forward to people like us and be able to to help these parents and the standard of living for them. thank you. tomorrow's activity, ice skating and the reassurance of another meal. phillip norton, bbc news, hull. blow looking through the front page shortly on bbc news. time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. if you are on holiday in england and wales you're probably

footballer marcus rashford brought the issue of providing free school meals outside of term times to national attention during the pandemic. while meal vouchersw that when the children were coming in, some of them haven't had breakfast, some of them don't have, you know, lunch or dinner to go home to and that is when we realised that, like you mention, it is one of the more deprived areas, so having these facilities here, it is helping a lot more people. i have been starving because i didn't have breakfast, so that is why i was really thankful. i like them, especially. the chicken sandwiches. i am really happy because marcus rashford and all the other people helped us. i feel very... ..full — i feel like i could do more football now. the situation is getting worse day by day. 0rganisations out there need to come out, need to come forward to people like us to be able to help these parents and the standard of living for them. tomorrow's activity? ice skating, and the reassurance of another meal. phillip norton, bbc news, hull. brighton pride has been back on the streets, after being cancelled for the past two years due to covid—19. the singer,

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