Figures show only 10 of funding promised to reduce inequality as part of the Levelling Up Agenda has been spent, mps have said. We will look at why. That and more to come in this half hour, but before that, for sport round up. Welcome. It has been a historic cheltenham festival, finished up with back to back wins. The trainer took his fourth gold cup with the favourite galloping to victory on the races 100 anniversary. It victory on the races 100 anniversary. Victory on the races100 anniversary. Anniversary. It has been extraordinary. Anniversary. It has been extraordinary. Our anniversary. It has been | extraordinary. Our horse anniversary. It has been extraordinary. Our horse was in anniversary. It has been extraordinary. Our horse was in such extraordinary. 0ur horse was in such good form coming here, the preparation went so easy, so well, we set ourselves last saturday morning, we could have a big week. That is exactly what has happened. The Quarterfinal Draw for the European Champions League has been done. Manchester city manager Pep Guardiola says going against real madrid is not ideal. It is the third season in a row the two sides will plagiarism the knockout stages of the tournament. City beat real madrid last year but lost to them two years ago. We madrid last year but lost to them two years age two years ago. We do not have another option. Two years ago. We do not have another option. It two years ago. We do not have another option. It looks two years ago. We do not have another option. It looks like i two years ago. We do not have another option. It looks like a l another option. It looks like a tradition. Another option. It looks like a tradition, three years in a row playing tradition, three years in a row playing the kings of the competition, because winning14 champions competition, because winning 14 champions leagues, hopefully we can arrive champions leagues, hopefully we can arrive irr champions leagues, hopefully we can arrive in a champions leagues, hopefully we can arrive in a good moment. A few weeks before arrive in a good moment. A few weeks before the arrive in a good moment. A few weeks before the first game in madrid, we will see before the first game in madrid, we will see if before the first game in madrid, we will see. ,. , will see. If city win, waiting in the semifinals will see. If city win, waiting in the semifinals could will see. If city win, waiting in the semifinals could be will see. If city win, waiting in the semifinals could be their. The semifinals could be their Premier League title rivals arsenal, or bayern munich. Paris Saint Germain will have to beat barcelona in the last eight and then either Atletico Madrid or Borussia Dortmund if they are to reach the final at wembley on june dortmund if they are to reach the final at Wembley Onjune the 1st. The quarterfinals will be played on the ninth and 10th Of April with the second legs a week later. In the europa league, liverpool take on atalanta, with the winner coming up against benfica or marseille in the finalfour, while there is against benfica or marseille in the final four, while there is an all italian quarterfinal as ac milan take on as roma and Bayer Leverkusen will play west ham. The woman who made accusations about formula 1 team boss christian horner� s behaviour is to appeal against red bulls decision to dismiss their complaint. Christian horner has denied accusations of inappropriate behaviour against him, his report was submitted to the companys board and they dismissed the complaint. Red bull suspended the complaint. Red bull suspended the woman from her role last week. The ceo of the Us Anti Doping Agency has said it is absolutely sickening that and russian Figure Skater was given 56 medications, nutritional and Dietary Supplements from the age of 13. The teenager got a four year suspension after giving a positive doping test prior to the Winter Olympics in 2022 but after a failed appeal to the cart of arbitration for sport, appeal to the cart of arbitration forsport, it appeal to the cart of arbitration for sport, it appears the 56 substances not on the banned list were given to her over a two year period, something we have been told is incredible. It is period, something we have been told is incredible is incredible. It is incredible, it is incredible. It is incredible, it is absolutely is incredible. It is incredible, it is absolutely sickening is incredible. It is incredible, it is absolutely sickening and is incredible. It is incredible, it. Is absolutely sickening and young girl a young girl skating at the highest level has been given that many substances over a relatively short period of time, it is inexcusable and frankly those around her, if they have broken any rules or otherwise mistreated her, abused her in this process, they absolutely need to be held accountable. And finally an all allan donald, one of the greatest in american football history, has announced he is retiring. Hes now all but certain to be voted into the hall of fame having won super bowl 56. He was also named Nfl Defensive Player Of The Year a record equalling three times. You can follow round two of the golf Players Championship on the bbc sport website. The phrase � levelling up has become shorthand for reducing inequality and spreading prosperity to all parts of the uk. That was the plan, promised by a conservative government at the last election, to support projects that would boost town centres, improve local transport and expand culture. But new figures show that of the near £10. 5 billion allocated, only £1. 24 billion has actually been spent. That is less than 10 of those funds. The Public Accounts Committee found ministers were unable to provide any compelling examples of What Levelling Up Funding has delivered so far. It also criticised what it called a worrying lack of transparency in how cash was allotted. The government says it expected spending to pick up in later years. 0ur deputy Political Editor vicki young is following the story. Its a Cross Party Committee that tries to assess whether the governments getting value for money for its projects. And when they looked at levelling up, well, they didnt really like what they saw. They had various criticisms, starting with the process itself, saying that councils have to bid for this pot of money. That in itself costs them money and then the rules change mid way through, and that meant that there was even more waste. Then they looked at the projects themselves and they said that the progress, that total fund of £10. 5 billion, out of that, councils have only spent 1. 2 billion. That was by September Last year. Then when they look at particular projects, they say that lots of them havent been completed or even started in some cases, and they were disappointed with the impact that they were having, saying that really it hadnt had very much impact at all for most people. Now, the department for levelling up has responded, saying that they have pushed power and money out of westminster. They say, look, buildings dont just go up overnight. And with these kind of projects, you expect the spending to really ramp up in the later years. Councils have until 2026 to spend this money. Of course, rishi sunak, with an election coming this year, would like people to feel the impact of this a lot sooner than that. More than one in five working age adults in the uk are not actively looking for work, according to figures released this week. The number has been persistently high since the pandemic, with an increase in long term sickness one of the major reasons behind the rise. Our analysis editor ros atkins has more. One in five working age people in the uk arent in the workforce and that number has risen since the pandemic. Weve got more people who are so called economically inactive so that is people who are out of work but who arent actively ready to start a job or looking for work. And theres a cost to this. Thats something which one worries about from an economic perspective. Its something which one worries about from a fiscal perspective, because if theyre not working, theyre not paying tax and theyre also more likely to be on benefits. To understand whats happening, we need to look at who is off work. Most people in the uks working age population are employed, but 1. 3 million are unemployed and over nine Million People are whats called economically inactive. Theyre not looking for work and there are a number of reasons for that. These include being a student, looking after family or the home and being retired. And then 2. 7 Million People arent working because of long term sickness. Thats over 700,000 more than before the pandemic. People out of the workforce for Health Reasons is now the single largest reason to be outside the workforce if youre an adult as well as the fastest growing. This is increasingly affecting young people. One recent report finds that those in their early 20s are more likely to be workless due to ill health than those in their early 40s, adding that this is a radically different picture to that of the past. For that young age group, theres no Single Health condition that affects people. But one quite worrying trend is the rising number who are struggling with poor mental health. This is part of a broader trend. The office for National Statistics says the most prevalent Health Condition among those economically inactive because of long term sickness was depression, bad nerves or anxiety. And while efforts continue to understand the reasons for a rise in long term sickness, the government says its determined to tackle economic inactivity. The Economy Today has around 900,000 vacancies. It would be easy to fill them with higher migration, but with over ten million adults of working age who are not in work, that would be economically and morally wrong. That ten million figure includes people who are economically inactive and people who are unemployed. Now, the government is using immigration to fill vacancies in some sectors, including social care, but it also has a back to work plan, which promises support that will help people stay healthy, get off benefits and move into work. Thats the plan. But achieving these goals may be difficult. Its a bit of a conundrum, but its not clear why, given how there are so many vacancies in the economy, why were not seeing improvement. The government is working to deliver improvements on this and its also keen to provide some context. Economic inactivity, that is those that arent in work and not looking for work, is relatively low compared to other countries. Its below the 0ecd average, the level in the g7 and across the european union. Thats true. Economic inactivity in the uk is relatively low, but unlike most similar countries, the uks workforce hasnt returned to the size it was before the pandemic. That connects to the rise in long term sickness, which is something were only starting to understand. Police say they have now identified the 35 bodies found at a Funeral Directors in hull that is at the centre of a major police investigation. The National Crime agency has been called in to assist. Detectives have received more than 1500 calls in the past week from people who have used Legacy IndependentFuneral Directors and are now worried about what happened to their relatives bodies. Danny savage has heard from some of them. This is rita shaw. She died last october after a short illness. Her husband has her ashes at home. I dont know if ive got ritas ashes at all. It could be anybody� s, i think. But like so many people in the hull area who used legacy Funeral Directors, hes now wondering if they really are her ashes. You get over the initial part of rita passing away, its hard, but its on top of it, if they arent ritas ashes, its like torture for the rest of your life, i would have thought. Police have taken 35 bodies from this funeral home in hull. They now say they have contacted the families of those people. But richard is one of 1,500 who have contacted Police Concerned about the investigation. And then they says, is there any distinguishing marks on your wife . And i said, yes, my wife had a butterfly on her shoulder. And they asked if ive got any photographs, as well, of my wife. This is what were hearing from many families. They raise concerns, and police ask them if their relative has any scars or tattoos by which their body could be identified. I thought, theres something up here, you know, something very wrong. Very wrong indeed. This afternoon, people gathered outside one of the three Funeral Homes in East Yorkshire belonging to the company being investigated. Julie says her relative, who she didnt want to name, is one of the 35 bodies found here. You believed that he had already been cremated . Yeah, yeah, cos his sons got his ashes. And his son talks to him all the time. What hes been talking to, or who hes been talking to, he doesnt know now. So we just, you know, dont know where it goes from here. How does that leave the Family Feeling . Devastated, obviously, yeah. And that appears to be the crux of the issue here. 35 families have been told that their deceased relatives body has now been found on these premises, yet in the past they have been given their ashes or told they can come and collect them. Has there now been a huge mix up of ashes across this city . For many people like richard, the distressing uncertainty continues. And you miss her. Like mad. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. In this sleepy corner of surrey something strange is afoot. But luckily these investigators us first on the scene. 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We are pumping around 1,000 litres per minute of sea water. Today well add an extra layer, so well add probably another five to ten centimetres of Ice Thickness in this area. This was the extent of the Arctic Sea Ice in september 1979. Its sharp decline since then is alarming. So, could thickening the ice stop this trend . If not, polar bears and other arctic Sea Creatures will lose their homes, and the rest of the world will be worse off because the sea ice is the Air Conditioning System for the entire planet. This is the centre for climate repair. Researchers here are assessing whether the Ice Thickening will work and can be implemented across the arctic in a way thats affordable and practical. If we just allow the the sea ice to go, the arctic ocean becomes one of our greatest Heat Absorbers rather than one of our greatest heat reflectors. We let it go, things are going to get even worse. Weve got to try and fix that. His team is also working with australian researchers who are trying to reduce temperatures by Spraying Salt Particles into the clouds to make them brighter and so reflecting the suns heat back into space. The idea of repairing the climate is a controversial one. If you can fix the damage, so the argument goes, then its a green light for countries not to reduce their emissions quickly enough. But the researchers here believe that the situation is so dire that theres no alternative but to do both. If we stop doing efforts and we will leave it as it is, then we will for sure result in a really, really bad scenario. So, are you personally optimistic . Yes. Thats why im working here. Thats why im doing this research, of course. And i want to be optimistic. The researchers expect to know by next year whether their Ice Thickening has the potential to fix the arctic and buy a little more time to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions. Pallab ghosh, bbc news. Paris is considered one of the Fashion Capitals of the world fashion week has just wrapped up for another year. Now the countrys government is taking steps to encourage more mindful consumption. The National Assembly has agreed new rules designed to make it less attractive for people to buy cheap clothes. If the law is approved by the senate, the government says france would become the first country in the world to tackle the environmental and social problems caused by fast fashion. The measures include taxes on low cost items particularly imports from china and a ban on advertising the cheapest clothes. Lets speak to charlotte turner, who is a sustainable fashion and textiles consultant and educator. It seems like quite a significant move but put it into context. It would be the first in the world if approved, is that right . Taste would be the first in the world if approved, is that right . We have seen countries approved, is that right . We have seen countries around approved, is that right . We have seen countries around the approved, is that right . We have seen countries around the world | approved, is that right . We have i seen countries around the world try to bring in legislation to address these different topics. For example, thinking about taxing companies for using more polluting materials, trying to come up with Tax Incentives to use biodegradable materials. But i think this is probably the strongest proposal we have seen. For me, what is particularly interesting is the massive crackdown on marketing of these products because, to be honest, brands are always saying they are responding to consumer demand. But we are at a point where we do not buy things because we need them but because we want them and see them and they are available and cheap. If we think about the marketing we are faced with everyday, it permeates every part of our life and we dont even realise and these brands spend millions and millions of pounds every year to do this advertising to get data on us to make your they are targeting us. I think marketing regulation is where we must start and it is something we propose to our government in 2018 in the uk. They did an investigation into the sustainability of the Fashion Industry and we came up with 18 recommendations for them and they rejected them all. If france can pass this legislation, that is going to pave the way for other countries to pave the way for other countries to finally act. It to pave the way for other countries to finally act to finally act. It feels like that ban on advertising to finally act. It feels like that ban on advertising would to finally act. It feels like that ban on advertising would be l to finally act. It feels like that ban on advertising would be a significant part of this bill. Part of this is about awareness and education, people be not really realise those t shirts they are buying for a couple of dollars ultimately will end up in landfill and some of the fabrics they are made from mean they will not biodegrade and people do not necessarily make that connection between cheap clothing and environmental impact. Hat between cheap clothing and environmental impact. Not at all, and if we think environmental impact. Not at all, and if we think about environmental impact. Not at all, and if we think about black environmental impact. Not at all, | and if we think about black friday, and if we think about black friday, a couple of years ago we had fast fashion brands advertising bikinis for a pound or garments for pennies and people maybe believe you can produce a garment that cheaply but you simply cant. You cannot Produce Market and sell a product that cheaply. We have lost touch with what goes into creating Fashion Products from a human and environmental resource perspective. Thank you. We will keep an eye on that and see if it gets passed. It still needs approval, a Significant Development nonetheless. Finally, a unique moment in uk history has been immortalised in art. You might remember this moment, 72 year old anne hughes, who went viral after being hoisted into the air by a shop shutter. She was caught by her coat. Cctv footage of it was viewed millions of times online. Her story has now been immortalised in a work of art on the very device that carried her to fame. Preserved, forever, stuck upside down. Lets cross over to Merthy Tydfil in wales to speak to tee2sugars, the Graffiti Artist who preserved ms hughes forever. Good to have you on programme. It is an amazing work of art. Tell us how you first got to know this story and heard about it. Like you first got to know this story and heard about it. 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Still together to this day. How did you get into graffiti art . I still together to this day. How did you get into graffiti art . I have i you get into graffiti art . I have been painting you get into graffiti art . I have been painting for you get into graffiti art . I have been painting for 15 you get into graffiti art . I have been painting for 15 years i you get into graffiti art . I have been painting for 15 years now| you get into graffiti art . I have i been painting for 15 years now and have murals all over south wales, all over the world and it is just something i have always been doing. To be invited on this moment, a viral moment, i did not think it would go this far but the reaction i have had has been phenomenal. It is have had has been phenomenal. It is fantastic to see. Brilliant piece of art. Thank you for sharing it with us. Tee2sugars with us there, live from merthyr tydfil. I will be back shortly. Hello. Weve seen some cloud and some rain across most parts of the uk today, but that cloud has slowly but surely been breaking. And, as the skies continue to clear overnight tonight, its going to get quite cold in fact, itll be a frosty start to the weekend for some. By the end of the weekend, though, we will flip our fortunes, it will feel much milder. Along the way, well see some spells of rain, but also some spells of sunshine. So, weve had quite a lot of cloud today, showers or longer spells of rain, but all tending to Drift Away Eastwards and notice this clear gap. So, through tonight, largely clear, starry skies, bit of cloud just plaguing these eastern coasts for a time. One or two showers in northern scotland, cloud, and some rain into the South West Of England by the end of the night. But under those clear skies, therell be a few mist patches. Temperatures will drop away around or below freezing in places. So, yes, a cold and frosty start to saturday morning underneath this slice of clear weather, this ridge of high pressure. However, it wont last long because our next frontal system will already be approaching from the west. That will bring cloud, itll bring outbreaks of rain but, as it moves its way northwards and eastwards, it will introduce ever milder air. That process of mild air wafting northwards continues through saturday and on into Saturday Night, actually. But for saturday daytime, cloud and some splashes of Rain Spitting Across Western PartsNorthern Ireland likely to see the heaviest of the rain, then getting into south west scotland. Further north and east, holding on to some increasingly hazy sunshine. These are the temperatures by the middle of tomorrow afternoon. But for some spots in the north of the uk, those temperatures will rise even further through Saturday Night this frontal system bringing some quite heavy rain eastwards, with that feed of south westerly winds continuing. So let me show you the temperatures for Sunday Morning compared with saturday morning, starting on a frosty note, Sunday Morning, starting in double figures for quite a few places. There will be a band of rain to clear away from eastern parts, then well see the cloud breaking to some extent to give some spells of sunshine, scattered showers out towards the west. But temperatures on sunday afternoon north east scotland, up to 15 16 celsius, it may be that Eastern England gets to 16 17. Very mild indeed, even feeling warm in any sunshine. Into next week, still some changeable conditions, rain at times, some spells of sunshine. But broadly speaking, were expecting it to stay mild. Hello, im ben thompson. Youre watching the context on bbc news. Translation its our future, a security which is at stake i in ukraine. We are doing this out of solidarity for the people of ukraine whose territorial integrity is being threatened. Translation its clear we support ukraine and it is also clear that we | are not ourselves at war with russia. 0ur Common Aim is and remains to ensure that ukraine can effectively defend itself against russias aggression. They are really trying to send this. Message of unity where there have been some really mixed messages, particularly coming out of paris and | berlin, and even some i barbed exchanges as well. So i think they were looking i to repair some of that damage. On our panel tonight is Anna Mikhailova deputy Political Editor at the Mail On Sunday and joel rubin the former Us Department of states chief liaison to the us House Of Representatives during the 0bama administration. More on those stories coming up but let me bring you up to date with our latest bbc news headlines