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.
schools are closing early and there is a warning that the bad weather is going to last until the weekend. # instead i wrote a song bout how you did me wrong # i could ve cried at home and spent the night alone # instead i wrote a song i feel much better now and i wrote a song becomes the uk s eurovision entry. and coming up on the bbc news channel. england have lost their first t20 international since winning the t20 world cup, with hosts bangladesh power into a six wicket win. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. at least nine people have been killed in ukraine as the country has again come under sustained russian missile attack. there s been severe damage to parts of its energy infrastructure as well as residential areas. the mayor of kyiv says 40% of the capital s residents are without heating. shelling overnight in southern ukraine has damaged the only functioning power line used for electricity to cool the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which is occupied by