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
and early years is where that cut s going to be. the football association investigates an incident allegedly involving crystal palace manager patrick vieira at everton. and eight towns celebrate their elevation to city status as part of the queen s platinum jubilee. and coming up on the bbc news channel, arsenal keep their woman as star striker vivienne miedema signs a new contract, extending herfive year, goal filled stay. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. bbc news understands that the senior civil servant sue gray intends to complete her report on lockdown parties at downing street this weekend. those expected to be named in the report are being given a deadline of 5pm on sunday to respond to herfindings before the inquiry is published. it follows the news that the metropolitan police has closed its inquiry into the matter. a total of 126 fixed penalty notices were issued to 83 men and women, including the prime minister borisjohnson and the chancellor ris
disability ignored by bristol university. and the football association warns of great risk after five pitch invasions this week, including an apparent clash last night between crystal palace manager patrick vieira and a fan. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel. we ll look ahead to the scottish cup final. can rangers pick themselves up after their midweek europa league heartbreak for the match against hearts? good evening. a woman who was terrorised and abused by an mi5 agent is taking legal action against the security service. the woman, who we are calling beth, has lodged a formal complaint with the watchdog for the intelligence services, after a bbc investigation revealed that her then partner used his security status as a means of controlling her. the agent, whom the high court ruled cannot be named, also attacked the woman with a machete and threatened to kill her. our correspondent daniel de simone reports. a de simone reports. violent mi5 ag
at10: a woman who was terrorised and abused by an mi5 agent takes legal action against the security service. what are you doing? a bbc investigation revealed the woman s former partner attacked her with a machete and threatened to kill her. her lawyer says she needs justice. she wants recognition of the damage that was done to her and to her mental health and she wants to ensure that this never happens again. we ll be asking what might now result from the findings of our investigation. also tonight: heavy artillery fire russia makes gains in the east of ukraine as president zelensky describes the situation in donbas as hell . hello, you are pretty cool. the student with social anxiety and fear of public speaking who took her own life a judge rules she was discriminated against by her university. the inquiry into downing street and whitehall lockdown parties the senior civil servant leading it says she may name some of those fined by police. and after a week when it s all