in northern ireland, the cap is set higher at 14,000 a year. and scotland and wales have recently committed to rolling out free meals for all primary pupils. the latest call for change follows footballer marcus rashford s successful campaign during the pandemic to extend free school meal vouchers during holidays. but even he admits there is a long way to go. the department for education says more families than ever now have access to free school meals and they are providing over £15 billion of support to those hit hardest by rising costs. but teachers in england now urgently want to see the government go further. alice key, bbc news. we will hear from one we will hearfrom one head we will hear from one head teacher in the next half hour about the impact on his pupils and why he is
president zelensky over the pace and severity of economic punishments and that sanctions, because ukraine on its own, even with the military help its own, even with the military help it is getting, cannot force russia out completely in this war. james waterhouse. and we will have more from james from ukraine later in this hour from those finding themselves prisoners of war. teachers are calling for more children in england to be urgently given free school meals in order to support families struggling with the cost of living. they say the programme should be expanded to include all families who receive universal credit. than 2.5 million children live in households that miss meals or struggle to access healthy food and insist now is the right moment to act. alice key reports. lunch is served at this half term holiday club in stockport. staff here are responsible for keeping 20 children a day fed and entertained.
of the queen was migraine. they have been making the most of the quiet streets overnight to rehearse their final route for that pageant. that will be of sunday afternoon. mackie at buckingham palace, over the past month, this area has been effectively transformed into a mini concert arena. it s quite extraordinary the changes made here. let s pick up a couple of specific things, if you look into the distance, you can see some great seating and a roof over it, that is the royal box. members of the royal family watching events over the weekend will be more comfy and dry than everybody else. if we move across the front of buckingham palace, three separate stages have been built for the concert on saturday night with the amazing palace backdrop. we will see the likes of diana ross, alicia keys, craig david, on one of those three stages. the blue seating is on some
and dubbed the next david attenborough, a conservationist kid meets one of his biggest heros. hello and welcome to bbc news. teachers are calling for more children in england to be urgently given free school meals in order to support families struggling with the cost of living. they say the programme should be expanded to include all families who receive universal credit. in a letter to ministers, uniions are warning that more than two and a half million children live in households that miss meals or struggle to access healthy food and insist now is the right moment to act. alice key reports.
alice key reports. lunch is served at this half term holiday club in stockport. staff here are responsible for keeping 20 children a day fed and entertained. but as rising prices start to hit parents pockets, there are fears that without more support, children could go hungry. we know that a lot of the families who come here are living in food poverty. and have certainly been impacted since the cost of living increases, as well. and many of them aren t on free school meals. 0urfood banks have always run in the mornings and suddenly people are asking if they can come at night, because people are working full time and still can t make ends meet. in a letter to the government, teaching unions say they want the free school meals scheme extended to include all children from families who receive universal credit. they say missing meals can have a serious impact on concentration and behaviour during lessons. to prepare and provide a hot, nutritious school meal every single day for every sing