jacqui fosters for north yorkshire county council. gets £195 a week to cover costs. for 11 to 15—year—olds, it's £242. it's to cover food, possibly school meals, clothing, transport to school or family visits, toiletries, pocket money, days out, internet, perhaps a mobile phone. it's also for activities like swimming, football or gymnastics, which jacqui says are vital. these children often have very low self—esteem. they suffer from anxiety. they need these things probably more than your own children do, because they need outlets that are creative, something that they can find that they're good at. but if you're not in that situation where you have additional income from whatever, those things are just going to have to stop. so the children suffer? so the children suffer, yeah. the government says no foster carer should be out of pocket because of the support they provide, but told us that fostering service providers are responsible for setting their own payment structures, using the national minimum allowance. north yorkshire county

north yorkshire county council told us that in october, it took the unusual decision of increasing fostering payments for the second time this year because of concerns about rising costs. more than 70% of children in care are in foster placements, but many older carers are leaving, and it's a struggle to replace them. some foster carers can have jobs, but jacqui looks after extremely vulnerable children, and says working would be impossible. some children are awake all night. some children abscond. we've had to kind of drive to places looking for these children, reporting things to the police, waiting up on phone calls for the child to be returned back to you. if people are already out working a0 hours a week, they don't have space in their lives. it worries me constantly... ..about what's going to happen in the future. after the pandemic, and now the rising cost of living, there are growing demands on the care system. councils must find a way to keep hold of foster carers and recruit new ones. emma glasbey, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear hello there. it's

now north yorkshire county council plans to double the council tax on second homes.k says the plan has cross—party support, but thinks much more is needed. this government's had 12 years to solve this problem that is affecting coastal areas like whitby very seriously, and the problem has got worse over those 12 years. and this is really the first thing that they've come up with, because it needs government legislation in order to enable local authorities to take these steps. some whitby streets are full of holiday cottages, but because they're businesses, they won't be covered by the new double council tax. joyce stangoe is a local campaigner, and says the lack of young families is becoming critical. we're losing people from the schools, we're losing public transport, and we're also short on people to fill the jobs. affordable housing is one of north yorkshire's greatest challenges. it's hoped that doubling council tax on second homes will start to tackle the problem and generate an extra £14 million a year. olivia richwald, bbc news, whitby. amazon has announced it

jacqui fosters for north yorkshire county council.meals, clothing, transport to school orfamily visits, toiletries, pocket money, days out, internet, perhaps a mobile phone. it's also for activities like swimming, football or gymnastics, which jacqui says are vital. these children often have very low self—esteem. they suffer from anxiety. they need these things probably more than your own children do, because they need outlets that are creative, something that they can find that they're good at. but if you're not in that situation where you have additional income from whatever, those things are just going to have to stop. so the children suffer? so the children suffer, yeah. the government says no foster carer should be out of pocket because of the support they provide, but told us that fostering service providers are responsible for setting their own payment structures, using the national minimum allowance. north yorkshire county council told us that in october, it took the unusual decision of increasing fostering payments for the se

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now north yorkshire county council plans to double the council tax on second homes.hire's greatest challenges. it's hoped that doubling council tax on second homes will start to tackle the problem and generate an extra £14 million a year. olivia richwald, bbc news, whitby. all royal residences are to stop serving foie gras, according to a letter sent by buckingham palace to animal rights campaigners. king charles is said to be a longstanding opponent of the product, which is widely criticised by animal rights groups for its method of production. foie gras has already been banned at the king's own residences for more than a decade. it's children in need on bbc one tonight. joe wicks, graham norton and bradley walsh are among the stars hosting the annual telethon, raising money for charities that work with young people around the uk. organisers say this year's even is more important than ever because of the cost—of—living crisis. here's steffan powell. famous for its fabulous fundraising for 42 years now, children in need has seen the country come together for big mome

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now north yorkshire county council plans to double the council tax on second homes.d the problem has got worse over those 12 years. and this is really the first thing that they've come up with, because it needs government legislation in order to enable local authorities to take these steps. some whitby streets are full of holiday cottages, but because they're businesses, they won't be covered by the new double council tax. joy stango is a local campaigner, and says the lack of young families is becoming critical. we're losing people from the schools, we're losing public transport, and we're also short on people to fill the jobs. affordable housing is one of north yorkshire's greatest challenges. it's hoped that doubling council tax on second homes will start to tackle the problem and generate an extra £14 million a year. 0livia ringwald, bbc news, whitby. lewis capaldi, graham norton and joe wicks will be among the stars taking part in this year's children in need show later tonight. the annual telethon raises money for charities around the uk, with organisers saying