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
senior civil servant sue gray a topjob, after her inquiry into lockdown parties was critical of number 10. the arctic monkeys and guns n rosesjoin eltonjohn at the top of the bill at this year s glastonbury festival. and a final sign off, from ken bruce on bbc radio 2, after 31 years. and coming up on the bbc news channel, jason roy returns to form with a brilliant century as england close in on a one day series win against bangladesh. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. constance marten and mark gordon, the couple charged with gross negligence manslaughter and concealing the birth of a child, are appearing before magistrates. it follows the discovery of the body of a baby, found in woods near brighton on wednesday. police say it s too early to tell when the infant died. a postmortem examination is taking place. duncan is taking place. kennedy has the very latest. mark gordon arrived at the court and was helped out of the van by police and prison officers. he
to some of her mps, they continue to question herfuture. and her new chancellor. more changes to the mini budget look set to come, amid talks this afternoon between liz truss and her new chancellor. they met at the prime minister s country retreat, and as some of her mps continue to question her future. butjeremy hunt says voters do not need more turmoil. what we want to stability, and the worst thing for that would be more political instability at the top, another protracted leadership campaign. i think that s the last thing that people really want to happen. with public spending as well as taxes in the spotlight we ll look at at the chancellor s options, and how welfare payments could be affected. and also coming up on this evening s programme. china s president defends his zero covid policy as the communist party gathers for a congress that happens twice in a decade. and a shock for scotland at the rugby league world cup as italy gain an easy win. good afternoon. the new
the new uk chancellor, jeremy hunt has been in talks with prime minister, liz truss as they consider further changes to the mini budget that had been the centrepiece of her economic plan. 48 hours into thejob, mr hunt has made clear nothing has been ruled out on taxes or spending. he also said the prime minister is in charge. some of her own mps are continuing to criticise her though, and are calling for changes to her team and they re questioning whether she can remain in office. here s our political correspondent ben wright. behind the doors of the prime minister s country retreat, liz truss met her chancellor not unusual in normal times, but these are not. jeremy hunt has been sent in to urgently rewrite the government s economic plan. so who has the power now? the prime minister is in charge. really? i think it is important that when you talk about ditching things, the biggest element of that mini budget was the energy price guarantee. some tory mps think liz truss ne
party gathers in beijing. the new uk chancellorjeremy hunt has been in talks with prime minister liz truss, as they consider further changes to the mini budget that had been the centrepiece of her economic plan. 48 hours into thejob, mr hunt has made clear nothing has been ruled out on taxes or spending. he also said the prime minister is in charge. some of her own mps are continuing to criticise her, though, and are calling for changes to her team, and they re questioning whether she can remain in office. here s our political correspondent ben wright. behind the doors of the prime minister s country retreat, liz truss met her chancellor not unusual in normal times, but these are not. jeremy hunt has been sent in to urgently rewrite the government s economic plan. so who has the power now? the prime minister is in charge. really? i think it is important that when you talk about ditching things, the biggest element of that mini budget was the energy price guarantee. some tor