the country s biggest children s short story competition 500 words is back for the first time in three years. it will be supported by camilla, the queen consort. welcome to the bbc news channel. a postmortem examination is to be carried today out on the body of a baby found by police searching for the missing child of constance marten and mark gordon. the couple disappeared in earlyjanuary and were arrested earlier this week. in earlyjanuary and were they are currently being held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. the news comes after a days long search by police of a 90 square mile area near brighton, which ended with a baby s body being discovered near to where the couple was arrested on monday. vincent mcaviney has more. yesterday, at locations from newhaven to brighton, the search for the missing baby was in full swing over a 90 square mile area. officers from the sussex force were joined by those from the metropolitan police and volunteer experts in search an
and disabilities are oversubscribed. we do the best that we can for the good of the kids. but there comes a point, there comes a breaking point and we are over capacity. and the first world war epic, all quiet on the western front, dominated last night s baftas winning seven awards. hello and welcome to bbc news. the family of missing nicola bulley have expressed their anguish, after a body was found in the river near where she disappeared three weeks ago. the 45 year old mother of two disappeared on the 27th january, while walking her dog in st michael s on wyre in lancashire, sparking a major search. lancashire police recovered a body from the water yesterday after being alerted by two people walking their dogs by the river wyre. formal identification has yet to take place, but police have previously said they believe ms bulley had gone into the river, and that her disappearance was not suspicious. we ll be live from the scene shortly, but first this report from our north o
elaine dunkley, bbc news. with me now is margaret mulholland, send and inclusion specialist at the association of school and college leaders. thank you forjoining us. as you will know, this is a story that at the bbc we have been reporting on in the bbc we have been reporting on in the last few weeks, talking about for example oversubscribed and overcrowded facilities, cupboards converted into teaching spaces in some schools. what the government has published now, this plan, is the answer? i has published now, this plan, is the answer? ~ , ., , , ., ., answer? i think it is a step forward and we are answer? i think it is a step forward and we are really answer? i think it is a step forward and we are really grateful- answer? i think it is a step forward and we are really grateful there i answer? i think it is a step forward and we are really grateful there is | and we are really grateful there is now a plan, having waited so long for next steps. we are waiting with baited breath to
a body in the river near the place she went missing. thousands of ambulance staff in england and wales take part in fresh strikes amid an ongoing dispute over pay. analysis by the bbc shows that britain s local bus network shrank by nearly 19% in the decade to march last year. half of england s special educational needs schools are over subscribed as they struggle to meet growing demand for places, bbc research has found. schools have been forced to convert portable cabins and even cupboards into teaching spaces due to a lack of space. here s our education correspondent elaine dunkley. this is maltby hilltop school in rotherham. like many specialist schools across the country, there is pressure on places. hello! freya! doing some fantastic walking. the classrooms and corridors are cramped and overcrowded as they take on more pupils. ten years ago they had 82 pupils. now they have 134 and