It looked like a once in a century flood, just because there was so much water. It was a shock for me because i didnt believe it would come towards me, and as i saw it, ijust ran away because the water was rising so quickly near the house. The police in the Czech Republic have confirmed more people have died as a result of the flood. Our eastern Europe Correspondent Sarah Rainsford sent this update from the South West of poland. This is the river behind me here in fact, until a couple days ago, this was the main bridge across that river. As you can see, it gives you a really good impression it is in complete ruin. The water grows extremely high and the Bridgejust Water grows extremely high and the bridge just couldnt stand it. The waters have receded a little bit but the water is very fast flowing still. It is left a terrible mess in this Town And Weve been speaking to some of the people just trying to clean up. You can see there is still a lot of water around, a huge amount of mud and
westminsters s brains beyond government have been crunching through its, and they ve concluded what many a newscaster will know, it s the kind of the bleeding obvious, really. they present that times are really tough for people that wages and living standards and housing income are squeezed and will be for while. the tax burden for the highest it has been for a while and will be for a while as well. as we were discussing on the last edition of the podcast. a lot of the budget was quite nerdy and in the weeds. there was a discussion around childcare in england that we talked about. the arguments about pensions for very well. doctors and others to train and encourage them to work and not retire and spend time in the golf course. since then, the political discussion has moved on a bit with the announcement we were talking about with tiktok. what is hope for within government and some of the union resolution to some of the nhs disputes and strikes we ve seen in the last few month
and back on the prowl how come wolves have returned to belgium after a century. hello and welcome to the programme. it isa it is a very big day for the chancellor today, jeremy hunt. it is the budget of course. free childcare for working parents in england is expected to be expand to cover one and two year olds, in jeremy hunt s first budget as chancellor. currently, only working parents with three and four year olds are eligible for 30 hours of free childcare per week. the plans are part of a uk government drive to encourage more people back to work, to boost economic growth. ben king reports. for lauren from south london, being a working mum is a constantjuggle. forthree being a working mum is a constantjuggle. for three days constant juggle. for three days a constantjuggle. for three days a week, she looks after eight year olds zane while she works from home. on the other two days, she spends an hour or more travelling to nursery. the nursery near more travelling to nur
could be tough. we start here in the uk where rail passengers are facing yet another day of strike disruption with four out of five trains cancelled just one part of a wave of industrial action hitting everything from transport to health to education. so on thursday, the government announced plans for new laws limiting strike action by key workers. railways, ambulances and the fire brigade are among those who would have to maintain a minimum level of service and employers would be able to sue unions who fail to comply. but one union has called it an attack on workers. our political correspondent, alex forsyth, has the story. pickets and placards have become a familiar sight as a wave of strikes has swept the country. hospitals, railways airports and universities all among the areas affected by industrial unrest. now the government plans to make some set is keep a minimum level of service when they strike in future. ~ ., service when they strike in future. ~ . ., future. we