for the uk in this year s eurovision song contest mae muller will be heading to liverpool in may. on bbc london: more than 200 people arrested by the met police and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news. four days after their 7 0 thrashing at anfield, how will manchester united respond in europe? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the cost of childcare is rising making it increasingly difficult for many parents to go to work. one children s charity found the average cost of childcare for under twos in britain is almost 15,000 pounds a year though that varies greatly depending on where you are. (ani look at the difference in the amount of your wages you ll spend roughly 44% for full time workers on average pay but in scotland it s around 35% and more than 50% in london. the government says its invested £20 billion over five years to help families with childcare. labour says it would completely overhaul childcare calling the current sys
mounting evidence from china of a steep rise in covid cases, with many millions thought to be affected. we catch up with the ukrainian couple who married at an army checkpoint early in the war what are their hopes for the future? hello and welcome to bbc news. plunging temperatures, blizzards and icy winds are gripping much of the united states and canada, with more than 250 million people facing life threatening conditions. 19 people have been killed so far. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. the storm extends from quebec to texas. sancha berg reports. a blinding snowstorm in buffalo. this is what zero visibility looks like. no planes could land or take off. this northern part of new york state has been hit hard by the bomb cyclone in an enormous winter storm. further south, there have been floods. ~ . ., . floods. we have had ice, flooding, snow, floods. we have had ice, flooding, snow. freezing floods. we have had ice, floodin
to support their teams in the final of european club football s most prestigious prize. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we re going to start in the us and the latest from that mass shooting at a primary school in texas. many families are outraged at the police response. authorities admitted they waited too long to storm the classroom on tuesday. officers waited in a hallway at the robb elementary school for a0 minutes, despite several emergency phone calls from pupils inside. meanwhile, at the annual conference of the pro gun lobby group the national rifle association former us president donald trump said he wanted more citizens to be armed. our correspondent barbara plett usher has the story. just days ago, children cowered on the floor in this school as a killer stalked their classroom. some of them stealthily called 911, begging for police to come and save them. we now know there were up to 19 policeman in the hallway outside for nea
building safe schools for our own children in our own nation. in ukraine, officials warn it may need to withdraw from the eastern region of luhansk, to avoid their soldiers being captured by russian forces. latin america reports its first case of monkeypox as the world health organization warns the number of infections will continue to rise. and in sport, liverpool and real madrid fans descend on paris to support their teams in the final of european club football s most prestigious prize. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the authorities in texas have admitted they made the wrong decision by failing to immediately storm a primary school classroom where a gunman had barricaded himself during the shooting. families have been asking why action wasn t taken faster. officers waited in a hallway of the robb elementary school for a0 minutes, despite several emergency phone calls from pupils inside. meanwhile, at the annual conference of the pr