with a third missing more than a month of teaching, according to a new report. housing charity shelter blamed what it described as total inaction from the government for the numbers of young people in traumatic living arrangements. the government says it increased local housing allowance significantly during the pandemic, and is delivering more affordable homes. here s our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. it s barely 6:30am, and isaiah is heading to his childminder. ..while his brother coby begins the journey to school. single mum lily is heading to work as a nurse, hence the early start. we used to walk to school every single day from our old house. but that all changed when they were made homeless in september, after the landlord sold the property. now the commute can take up to 45 minutes. if i could get us housed near his school, that s my main goal. this is where they re currently living, all three sharing a one bed flat. it s temporary accommodation.
new evidence of a crisis in childcare rising fees and fewer places are forcing parents to give up work. i ve been meeting some of those affected. maybe not, if you re a spurs fan, as antonio conte s side exit the champions league after a goalless draw with ac milan. the stars behind the camera we meet the british cinematographers up for oscars at this sunday s awards. several major ukrainian cities have been hit by russian missiles overnight, causing damage to residential buildings and infrastructure. air raid warnings sounded before dawn in 13 regions including in the capital kyiv, the second city, kharkiv, and the southern port of odesa. our correspondentjames landale is in a bunker in kyiv this morning. i know you are in a bunker at this morning because of these rates. tell us the extent of this latest sequence? correct my grades. well, throu~hout sequence? correct my grades. well, throughout this sequence? correct my grades. well, throughout this war sequence? c
particularly treacherous conditions here. this is the radar picture showing us where the snow is falling. furthersouth showing us where the snow is falling. further south across much of england this is falling as rain and they could be some heavy and possibly thundery downpours clearing away later on this afternoon. of most concern is where we are seeing the falling snow, this weather front is stalling, some very strong winds too particularly over pennine routes where we could see blizzards and drifting snow. a wide range of temperatures today, 12 or 13 celsius in devon and cornwall later this afternoon with that much milder air towards the south. a weather system is going nowhere overnight tonight, particularly for central parts of the uk where the snow totals start to stack up even further, strong gusty winds on the edge of this as low as well, coastal gales towards the far south west, the channel islands potentially and we may see -15 islands potentially and we may see 15
and, fancy footwear, we ll tell you about the huge convention in asia dedicated to the humble trainer. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in the united states, where authorities in several us states have been assessing the damage caused by severe storms and tornadoes. at least 21 people are now known to have died, as storms ripped through the south and the midwest, leaving a trail devastation. hardest hit were tennessee, arkansas and indiana. in illinois, one person was killed, when a theatre roof collapsed. these pictures have just come into us in the last few hours of the storm passing. this car in arkansas, and as you can see, the pictures speak for themselves. dozens of storms and tornadoes left a trail of destruction, two of the fiercest touched down in the southern state of arkansas. tearing off roofs, bringing down power lines, sweeping through homes with incredible force. the rate of pace and the volume of itjust seemed rather intense and it was extremely dangero
to make their leader the pm. we re also going to take a close look at the top three things that you ve told us are most important to young people when thinking about who you want to run the country. yes, we ll explain what happens when you vote, what exactly you can expect when you turn up at the polling station in your area that s listed on your polling card. and we really want to hear from you. it s your voice, your vote. jonelle from the bbc reliable source podcast is here with us and she s keeping across your questions. hi, yes, thanks, guys. we re live so get in touch with us with your questions. you can head to the bbc news account on tiktok. we ll try and answer as many as we can tonight. so, this live stream is all about reflecting the issues and questions of first time voters as we head towards election day. how do we know what s on your mind? well, for almost three weeks, my colleague jordan from newsbeat has been speaking to a lot of you on a race across the uk. wh