To be honest with you. She gives her time freely. Shes a great advocate for young people. She offers them support. She offers them advice. She very much helps shape the service the way the independent visitors scheme runs. For me, before i came into care, i didnt really have a childhood. I basically raised my two young brothers. I was, sort of, given all the familys dilemmas and problems, they were put on my shoulders. Care changed my life. I did things that a normal 13 year old should do instead of staying at home and cooking meals. It was difficult, but at the same time, easy. It was just a massive relief. Have you signed in yet . I dont think i will ever stop doing what im doing, never, ever stop. For me, im going to take it further and make sure that every child in care has a voice and every child is loving being in care. Applause. Abbey is here with me now. Congratulations on your young citizen award. How do you feel . Its really, its all a whirlwind really. I never expected to wi
The achievements of a very special group of young people. I presented the awards when they first began back in 2007. Since then, hundreds of young people have been recognised for the amazing work they do. Each year, rotary clubs across britain and ireland nominate youngsters for the awards. The eventual winners for 2017 are with me on stage, so lets find out more about them. 0urfirst award goes to teenager abbey booker. Abbey is in care but works tirelessly and selflessly to ensure other children have the best experience that they can. She spends her time volunteering, helping out with a number of schemes, and tries to change the way adults deal with young people in care. She was nominated for the award by the rotary clubs of doncaster and doncaster st leger. This is her story. Hi. May i have two cadburys cream eggs . Yeah. Have you signed in yet . My name is abbey. Im 15 and im from doncaster. Ive been in care forfour years. I remember the first few years was a major struggle for me e
Hes pleased with its progress. I complained about that a long time ago and they made a change, and now they do fight terrorism. I said it was obsolete, its no longer obsolete. Is trump changing the world or has the world changed trump . United airlines. Is it a random cock up, or a problem with capitalism . And the latest Battle Ground between populism and liberalism. Israel wants to project an image around the world that is one of an open society in which dissent is not persecuted. But there is a growing fear here that a new generation of political leaders wants to shut down critical voices. Hello, schools out for easter, but schools policy is very much in this week. The Education Secretary Justine Greening is to give a big speech on education in england tomorrow. She will undoubtedly restate the aim of the government to make better schools for ordinary families, who are just about managing. But does the government have a strategy for delivering that objective, in the absence of money
Its thursday, the 13th april. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The Education Secretary, Justine Greening, has said that she wants a new model of Grammar Schools in england which are open for everyone. She says she particularly wants to ensure that there are much stronger educational outcomes for ordinary Working Families, and notjust the privileged few. But new analysis from the government shows a majority of Selective School places go to more affluent families. Lets here little of whatJustine Greening has been saying in the past few minutes. The final part of the plan for britain is a Fairer Society. A society based on merit. Delivering a Fairer Society should start with education and our schools, making sure that our children and young people can do their very best, and reach their potential wherever they are growing up. That is the means by which we build a better country, its how we deliver the plan for britain. In short, we are the means, our countrys people, each
To get to that point where i thought i could kill myself, basically. And the chat app being blamed for encouraging bullying. Well be asking if simsimi should be banned. Hello and welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. On the show this morning. Serena williams has revealed shes 20 weeks pregnant with her first child by sharing this close up of her growing bump on social media. The tennis star even managed to win the Australian Open injanuary when she was already about eight weeks pregnant. Pretty impressive but perhaps you can outdo her . Tell us what youve achieved while pregnant. And send us a picture does it annoy you if people think you cant do stuff because youre pregnant . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the victorialive. And if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Jeremy corbyn will set out his pitch to voters this morning as he tries to become the next Prime Minister. In a spee