the country s biggest children s short story competition 500 words is back for the first time in three years. it will be supported by camilla, the queen consort. welcome to the bbc news channel. a postmortem examination is to be carried today out on the body of a baby found by police searching for the missing child of constance marten and mark gordon. the couple disappeared in earlyjanuary and were arrested earlier this week. in earlyjanuary and were they are currently being held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. the news comes after a days long search by police of a 90 square mile area near brighton, which ended with a baby s body being discovered near to where the couple was arrested on monday. vincent mcaviney has more. yesterday, at locations from newhaven to brighton, the search for the missing baby was in full swing over a 90 square mile area. officers from the sussex force were joined by those from the metropolitan police and volunteer experts in search an
former england captain michael vaughan is appearing at the hearing into racist behaviour at the cricket club. it follows allegations made by azeem rafiq in august 2020. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the former health secretary, matt hancock, has described the leaking of thousands of his whatsapp messages written during the height of the covid pandemic as a massive betrayal and breach of trust . he says the messages were released in a biased account to suit an anti lockdown agenda . but the journalist, isabel oakeshott, who revealed the messages, insists she s acted, in the public interest. the messages suggest mr hancock pushed to close schools during the pandemic, while the education secretary at the time, sir gavin williamson, wanted them to stay open. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, has more from westminster. the impact of the pandemic on education. we the impact of the pandemic on education- the impact of the pandemic on education.
of a baby were found in the search for their missing child. the pair are being held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. the government has published a plan to improve learning for children with special educational needs and disabilities in england. it includes ending postcode lottery support. the duke and duchess of sussex have been asked to vacate their british home, frogmore cottage in windsor. the couple s spokesperson has confirmed the request. the duke and duchess of sussex have been asked hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. 43 people are now confirmed to have died in greece s worst ever rail crash. a passenger train collided head on with another carrying freight near the city of larissa late on tuesday night. the station master accused of causing the crash is due in court, amid rising public anger at the failure to prevent the disaster. nick beake reports. the aftermath of greece s worst ever rail disaster. a station master in
also on the programme: police who ve been searching for a missing two month old baby say a body found yesterday suggests the child may have been dead for some time. we speak to the journalist who leaked matt hancock s whatsapp messages more than 100,000 of them. isabel 0akeshott says the public interest was overwhelming. and as children are encouraged to read on world book day, the bbc is encouraging them to write. the 500 words story competition is back. 0n bbc london: coming up on the bbc news channel, chip shot fish rinse the town historic run to the quarterfinals is the story of the fa cup so far this season. the inquiry into the manchester arena bombing has found that it might have been prevented if mi5 had acted on key intelligence received in the months before the attack. the final part of the inquiry, which has been held in private, has looked at what the intelligence services knew about the bomber, salman abedi. previous reports found failings in the security at th
we willjust listen in to these live pictures in manchester. so, that marks one minute, will everyone now please sit? in so, that marks one minute, will everyone now please sit? in this, the final open everyone now please sit? in this, the final open volume everyone now please sit? in this, the final open volume of- everyone now please sit? in this, the final open volume of my - everyone now please sit? in this, i the final open volume of my report, i the three topics. the radicalisation of salman abedi, the planning and preparation for the attack by salman abedi and hashim abedi, and whether it could have been prevented by counterterrorism policing. by hashem abedi. the role of the security service and the significance of the other two topics should not be underestimated. it is important that we understand as much as we can about the radicalisation of salman abedi so that similar signs can be recognised and appropriate action taken. it is also important that we know