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they are so cute! good morning and happy st davids day. it will remain very cloudy, a little bit of rain here and there but not a lot, colder into the weekend and especially next week. all of the details later in the programme. its wednesday the 1st of march. our main story. a major search is still ongoing for a two—month—old baby who police fear may have "come to harm" in freezing conditions near brighton. the childs parents, constance marten and her partner mark gordon, are being...

will be finding out what people make of the chancellors announcement. theres big changes to pensions to encourage people like doctors to stay in work butjeremy hunts plans prompt accusations his budget favours the rich. check before you travel. rail workers in the rmt union take part in another strike in their discpute over pay, jobs and working conditions. no miracle in madrid for liverpool as they lose their second leg against real and are knocked out of the champions league humbled ...

criticising the small boat policy, resulting in him being taken off air for breaching bbc guidelines. he accused rishi sunak of not standing up accused rishi sunak of not standing up to what he called keir starmer, snowflake conservative mps who he said wanted to cancel gary lineker for criticising the government and saying so publicly. he then questioned why it was that rishi sunak�*s former boss, the chairman of the bbc, a conservative donor, richard sharp, was still in his positio...

welcome to the programme. there are tentative signs that inflation is coming under control, and the recession forecast last year will be shallower and shorter than expected. butjust to make sure, the central banks are raising the interest rates again. yesterday it was the fed, today the bank of england increased the base rate, half a point, to 4% — the highest it has been in m years. we think inflation will come down rapidly, and a lot of that is down to energy prices, which have fal...

then, for sunday, much more sunny but noticeably cooler, light winds. for next week, it looks like staying chilly with overnight frost. thanks, stav. and thats bbc news at six on wednesday 1st february. the news continues here on bbc one, as now its time to join our hello and welcome to sportsday im laura mcghie. shattered spending records, excitment and disappointment, we look at the biggest news and moments from january transfer deadline day. theyve had no trophy since 2017 but can m...

outrage. >> im used to the lies. im not used to cruelty. >> can the bill pass this week? dennis mcdonagh will be here and the changing globe. heat waves and natural disasters raise pressure to act on the climate crisis. with some falling short, will it be too late? ill ask the new australian prime minister in his exclusive first u.s. interview ahead. hello, im jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is wondering if political tides may be turning. president biden is bac...

In yesterdays budget. his idea was to expand free childcare in england — although it will be years before some parents see the benefit. lets take a look at the details. from april next year, working parents of two—year—olds will be entitled to 15 hours of childcare funded by the government. five months later — in september — that will be extended to cover all children from nine months old. and then, from september 2025, that will rise from 15 to 30 hours of free childcare. the chancell...

To £288 million next year. that is an average of a 30% increase in the 2—year old rate this year, just as the sector has requested. i will always offer providers more flexibility in how they operate, in line with other parts of the uk, so alongside that additional funding we will change minimum staff to child ratios from one to four, to one to five for 2—year—olds in england as happens in scotland although the new ratios will remain optional with no obligation on childminders or parents t...

Ahead if there isnt support in the upcoming budget. lets look at the numbers from the british beer and pub association. they want 2000 closures could happen over the next 12 months taking with them 25,000 jobs without the right support. theyve estimated that as pubs close and fewer people have extra cash to spend that 288 million fewer pints will be pulled, meaning a knock—on effect for brewers too. weve just come out of a recovery from the pandemic and over that period it estimated that aroun...

All that extra money back to their shareholders, which include pension funds, but i think they will come under pressure to say, "why is it that youre not," you know, old moneybags here, "why arent you using some of this cash to wean us off fossil fuels and become a big player in renewables? " but shell has been accused of misleading its investors over the money it says it is putting into renewable energy. a complaint has been filed with the us securities regulator by the activist group global wi...