An extra hour in school for some pupils in wales as heads try out changes to the Academic Year. The Winter Olympics torch relay kicks off in beijing as chinas capital gears up for the games. Good morning. Quite a lot of Cloud Producing Light Rain in the north and east. Not as windy as it has been but it is still going to be mild. Details later in the programme. Good morning. Its wednesday, the 2nd of february. The government will today set out its long delayed Manifesto Plan to level up the lives of millions of people across the uk. The proposals include a series of pledges to improve education, Public Transport and housing in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country. Labour have dismissed the project as more slogans and strategies. Our Political Correspondent Jessica Parker reports. We are a government committed to levelling up. It is absolutely what levelling up is all about. What were doing is levelling up. Level up across the whole of the uk. Ministers have talked about
at the post office after the chairman of the organisation stood down yesterday. henry staunton left the role following the fall out from the horizon it scandal. but there s confusion over whether it was by mutual consent as reported by the government, or whether he was asked to leave, as the post office says. our political correspondent iain watson has the latest. it has been thrown out enough, that is it, i am free. it has been thrown out enough, that is it. i am free- is it, i am free. dismantled resisted is it, i am free. dismantled resisted his is it, i am free. dismantled resisted his 2006 - is it, i am free. dismantled| resisted his 2006 conviction is it, i am free. dismantled - resisted his 2006 conviction for embezzlement had been overturned, but many more former sub postmasters are waiting for their names to be cleared. the government is rushing registration through parliament to do so and now changing some of those at the top of the organisation. this weekend
explaining why he allowed the uk to take part in military action in yemen without first holding a commons debate. rishi sunak has faced criticism for not allowing mps to hold a discussion before britainjoined the us in bombing raids on houthi rebels who have been targeting commercial shipping in the red sea. our political correspondent leila nathoo has the story. rishi sunak has made his case that joining us air strikes on houthi targets in yemen on thursday night was an act of self defence to protect global shipping, that britain could not stand by while fighters defied warnings to stop their attacks on commercial vessels in the red sea, like this one they filmed. there has been broad political support for this limited action, but today mps will get their first chance to question the prime minister about his decision and what happens next. he ll have to address concerns about the escalation of tensions in the region, about the uk being drawn into a longer military campaign a
hello and welcome to the programme. the us coast guard says it estimates that the five people trapped onboard the missing submersible only have a day and a half s supply of oxygen left. ships and aircraft are descending on the remote part of the north atlantic, where the vessel was last seen. three of the people on board are british citizens including a 19 year old. contact was lost on sunday as it descended towards the wreck of the titanic hundreds of miles from shore. the passengers paid $250,000 each to go on the trip. jessica parker reports. these are the last known photos of the titan submersible. they were taken on sunday morning, just before it began its descent. one hour and a5 minutes later, contact was lost. it s a five man capsule. people crawl in. this was filmed by the bbc last year. it shows people being bolted in from the outside. the sub then plunges into the ocean s depths. the us coast guard has released a fresh estimate of how much oxygen may now be lef
hello and welcome to the programme. the us coast guard says it estimates that the five people trapped onboard the missing submersible only have a day and a half s supply of oxygen left. ships and aircraft are descending on the remote part of the north atlantic where the vessel was last seen. three of the people on board are british citizens including a 19 year old. contact was lost on sunday as it descended towards the wreck of the titanic hundreds of miles from shore. jessica parker reports. these are the last known photos of the titan submersible. they were taken on sunday morning, just before it began its descent. one hour and 45 minutes later, contact was lost. it s a five man capsule. people crawl in. this was filmed by the bbc last year. it shows people being bolted in from the outside. the sub then plunges into the ocean s depths. the us coast guard has released a fresh estimate of how much oxygen may now be left on board. first of all, it s an estimate, right? we