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It's tuesday, 23rd november. our main story. a controversial change to the way people in england pay for social care has been narrowly approved by mps, despite warnings that poorer households could end up paying more. the prime minister has insisted the new cap would still be "incredibly generous", but he still faced a conservative rebellion in the vote. our political correspondent helen catt reports. the cost of paying for care can be high. for some families it can wipe out nearly everything they've saved for. the government says its plan will stop that, but critics say not for everyone. it w...

This is bbc news. the headlines: the ayes to the right, 272. the noes to the left, 246. | borisjohnson gets his social care changes through the commons, despite significant concerns from some mps that poorer people in england will be harder hit. 46 people die after a coach crashed and burst into flames in bulgaria — 12 of the dead were children. people in northern ireland are being asked to work from home, where possible, in a bid to stop the spread of covid 19. two men are arrested on suspicion of murder after a couple in their thirties were killed in somerset, local

But the result was tight. the ayes to the right, 272. the noes to the left, 2a6. so the ayes have it, the ayes have it. under the plan, if someone has a house worth £120,000, they'll still have to pay £86,000 themselves, even though they qualify for some council help. and they will be left with just over a quarter of the value of their home. if an individual has a house worth £500,000, they'll have to pay £86,000, but will keep over 80% of the value of their house to pass on. let me remove all doubt on this issue. no—one will lose from these reforms compared to the system we have now. an...

This is bbc news. the headlines: the ayes to the right, 272. the noes to the left, 246. | borisjohnson gets his social care changes through the commons, despite significant concerns from some mps that poorer people in england will be harder hit. 46 people die after a coach crashed and burst into flames in bulgaria — 12 of the dead were children. people in northern ireland are being asked to work from home, where possible, in a bid to stop the spread of covid 19. two men are arrested on suspicion of murder after a couple in their thirties were killed in somerset, local

But the result was tight. the ayes to the right, 272. the noes to the left, 2a6. so the ayes have it, the ayes have it. under the plan, if someone has a house worth £120,000, they'll still have to pay £86,000 themselves, even though they qualify for some council help. and they will be left with just over a quarter of the value of their home. if an individual has a house worth £500,000, they will have to pay £86,000, but will keep over 80% of the value of their house to pass on. let me remove all doubt on this issue. no—one will lose from these reforms compared to the system we have now. ...