welcome to the programme. a smaller workforce represents a serious economic challenge. it makes it harder for employers to filljobs. it adds to wage pressures that drive inflation. it holds back growth. it reduces the tax revenues available to fund public services. there is an imperative in helping people back to work. the trouble is many parents in this country can t afford to because many would see their take home pay wiped out by the £15,000 average annual cost of full time childcare for a two year old. right now, uk childcare costs are double the 0ecd average. the only two countries where parents spend a higher percentage on childcare are switzerland and new zealand. when i had my daughter, who s five, i had to quit myjob because we couldn t afford childcare. i look forward to going back to nursing. my plan is to go back to nursing. if there d been more options and if childcare had been either cheaper or there was more flexibility, that would ve definitely been something
russia says it is suspending its participation in an internationally brokered deal to allow grain exports from ukraine. the announcement was in response to what the russian army called a massive ukrainian drone attack on russian ships in occupied crimea. ukraine has called that a false pretext for blocking the grain corridor. earlier, the un secretary general urged all parties to renew the deal on ukrainian grain exports, which was due to expire next month. before the deal was in place, blockages led to food supply issues globally. joining us from dnipro in central ukraine is our correspondent james waterhouse. james, what have the russians been saying? james, what have the russians been sa inc? ~ , james, what have the russians been sa in: ? ~ , ., ., james, what have the russians been sa in? ~ ,., ., ., saying? well, there is a lot going on here, saying? well, there is a lot going on here. but saying? well, there is a lot going on here, but they saying? well, there is
Lord cameron, has demanded a full explanation from israel. The strike happened in the centre of the gaza strip near the town of deir al balah. Israels Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, said the convoy they were in was hit unintentionally. Lucy williamson sent this report from jerusalem. They came to feed people from australia, poland, the us and the uk. Their mission, one of the simplest in gaza. One of the hardest and most dangerous. Last night, israeli air strikes hit their convoy, clearly marked with the charity logo of the world central kitchen. Seven people killed, including three british nationals. Colleagues, distraught, identified their bodies. These are the people who brought the aid from the sea. He says, theyre all dead. All of them. It was a direct hit. They tried to treat some of them and put them in another car in front, but they shelled the car. This is the situation here. Anyone who brings aid to gaza is at risk of shelling and death. This second shipment of eight was
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News reports that the Foreign Office says they are willing to provide Disaster Relief assistance. I spoke to ourjapan correspondent Shaimaa Khalil about how this might impact the region. Authorities are warning people to evacuate as quickly as they can. I have personally been quinoa and they are very close to taiwan on a good day, if you stand on some of these islands you can see the horizon in taiwan and because of the magnitude of the earthquake in taiwan, the biggest in over two decades, there are these worries about the effect it will have lodges here injapan in the south Western Region but also in the philippines. That is a fastmoving also in the philippines. That is a fastmoving story also in the philippines. That is a fastmoving story and l also in the philippines. That is a fast moving story and we will review the latest developments as they come in. Israel is facing International Condemnation over an air strike that killed seven aid workers monday night, including sharp rebuke