the father of an aristocrat who s gone missing with her newborn baby and her partner appeals for her to get in touch with the police. shock in new zealand as the prime ministerjacinda ardern unexpectedly stands down she says she doesn t have enough left in the tank. and the harrowing anti war epic all quiet on the western front leads the nominations for this year s bafta film awards. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news. levelling up has been one of the government s key policies the idea of spreading public money more evenly across the uk. well, today ministers have announced more than £2 billion worth of projects acoss the country. they say the north of england and wales will do best, per head of population. but labour claim the system for allocating money is unfair. here s our political correspondent david wallace lockhart blackpool, one area that was a winner in today s levelling up allocation announcement, with £40 million for a new education campus. levelli
hello, and welcome. buckingham palace has responded to the allegations made by prince harry and his wife meghan in their interview with oprah winfrey, saying the royal family is saddened to learn how challenging the last few years have been for the couple. the statement says that some issues, particularly that of race, are concerning. but it doesn t admit any wrongdoing, and says it will address the claims privately. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. the revelations in their interview have been heard. there has been hurt on both sides. tonight, buckingham palace issued a statement from her majesty the queen. it read. it amounted to just 61 words. the palace made it clear it would not be commenting further. earlier, while the palace was pondering its response the daily business of the british royal family continued. the prince of wales was at a vaccination centre in northwest london. a normal visit, apart from the inevitable question. sir, can i ask, what did
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. buckingham palace has responded to the allegations made by prince harry and his wife, meghan, in their interview with oprah winfrey, saying the royal family is saddened to learn how challenging the last few years have been for the couple. the statement says that some issues, particularly that of race, are concerning but it doesn t admit any wrongdoing and says it will address the claims privately. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. the revelations in their interview have been heard. there has been hurt on both sides. tonight, buckingham palace issued a statement from her majesty the queen. it read: it amounted to just 61 words. the palace made it clear it would not be commenting further. earlier, while the palace was pondering its response the daily business of the british royal family continued. the prince of wales was at a vaccination centre in northwest london. a normal visit, apart from the i
The world cup from 32 to 48 teams. And the bafta nominations are out with the jazz musical la la land leading the way. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that theres been a significant increase in the number of people with Mental Health problems asking to be seen at accident and Emergency Departments in englands hospitals. Figures from nhs digital, and analysed for the bbc, show that, in the year 2015 16, there were over 165,000 Psychiatric Attendances at A E Departments a rise of 47 over the past four years. Doctors describe the figures as the tip of the iceberg as not all Mental Health cases are evident in the figures. 0ur social affairs correspondent, alison holt, has the story and reports from birmingham. Its another day of unrelenting demand in the Emergency Department of Birminghams Queen Elizabeth hospital. Patients are lining up on trolleys in the corridor and The Waiting Room is packed. The Psychiatric Team based in the department is dealing with a number of people who have tried