excited to see whatever nations turn up and compete. at a time when athletes from australia and new zealand are competing in other major sporting events, many feel rugby league is being treated differently and the implications for the sport could be far reaching. laura scott, bbc news, manchester. now, living by the seaside ought be idyllic for children, but for some kids in scarborough, regular beach trips are out of reach. despite the seafront being just a mile away, high prices for attractions and hidden costs mean some families on low incomes visit the beach less often than tourists. as part of a series of special reports about life in coastal britain, bek homer now reports from scarborough. where are we going? the beach! let s go! a trip organised by the community centre for those living on the barrowcliffe estate in scarborough. it s just a mile from the sea, but it s a side of town where the tourists don t go. levels of poverty here are high. it s among the 1% of most
scale of what happened here becomes clearer. the electricity supply and mobile phone coverage is not fully restored, but the worst of the rain seems to have passed for now which leaves time for other things. fishing. . . in an underpass? robin brant, bbc news, zhengzhou in eastern china. the time is 90 minutes past six. 19. our top story this evening. a record number of people have been pinged by the nhs covid app in england and wales. businesses are warning of staff shortages. coming up. compensation from the government for the postmasters wrongly convicted over a flawed computer system. coming a flawed computer system. up on sportsday, engla georgia coming up on sportsday, england s georgia hall is among the players trying to stay in touch with the leaders on the opening day of the evian championship. now, living by the seaside ought be idyllic for children,
wales. as part of a series of special reports about life in coastal britain, bbc news has been looking at the challenges and opportunities in seaside towns. 0ur presenter martine croxall is in scarborough for us today, speaking to the community about the important we have had such a wonderful day today. i must say, i ll be, we have been hosted here by the yacht club here at scarborough, and dave left after asked so, so well, ijust wanted to thank them so much for all of the teas and coffees, the bottom that they have given us. so, living by the seaside commute think you spend a lot of time at the beach, but not for everybody, unfortunately, it is quite difficult sometimes for low income families to make the use of the beach facilities that they have around then. even though the seafront may only be a mile or two away, but high prices at some of the attractions mean that people who live here all year round often can t make the most of the