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
where funding is coming from. the alzheimer s society has delivered a letter to the prime minister today, calling on the government to publish its dementia plan and to honour its commitments on research and diagnosis. the department of health says it wants to offer high quality and compassionate care to everyone with the condition. £17 million was spent last year tackling dementia waiting lists and diagnosis. funding for research, will, it says, double to £160 million a year by 2024. but for ananga, his family and many others with the condition, dementia isn t getting the attention it urgently needs. tim muffett, bbc news. king charles has asked for an increase in profits for the crown estate to be used for the wider public good , rather than for the royal family. the property business owned by the monarch is due to benefit from an offshore wind farm deal.
on research and diagnosis. the department of health says it wants to offer high quality and compassionate care to everyone with the condition. £17 million was spent last year tackling dementia waiting lists and diagnosis. funding for research, will, it says, double to £160 million a year by 202a. but for ananga, his family and many others with the condition, dementia isn t getting the attention it urgently needs. tim muffett, bbc news. now it s time for a look at the weather with alex. after some early morning snow showers after some early morning snow showers cause after some early morning snow showers cause disruption - after some early morning snow showers cause disruption for. after some early morning snow- showers cause disruption for some, the good showers cause disruption for some, the good news showers cause disruption for some, the good news is showers cause disruption for some, the good news is these showers cause disruption for some, the good news is these wint