of children in the uk. charities condemn the govenment for holding back half the money it promised to spend on the social care workforce in england. hundreds of former football and rugby players take legal action, claiming they weren t reasonably protected from head injuries. why life could get easier for air passengers, with the rules on carrying liquids to be relaxed. and the belfast boy awarded the freedom of the city for inspiring changes to the laws on donating organs. coming up on the bbc news channel. british boxer amir khan is banned from sport for two years after testing positive for a prohibited substance following his fight against kell brook last year. good afternoon. donald trump is preparing for his historic court appearance in new york today, when he ll become the first former us president to face criminal charges. he denies allegations that he paid hush money to the porn star stormy daniels before the 2016 presidential election. mr trump, who wants to run for
spent on training places and technology over three years. the department of health say that figure is now £250 million. social care minister helen whately said the government s new plan focuses on recognising care with the status it deserves , but charities say this is just the latest in a long series of disappointments for the sector. live now to our newsroom, where we can speak to our health correspondent nick triggle. let s be clear here, the funding hasn t quite been halved, a lot of it has been held back but hasn t quite been halved, a lot of it has been held baci hasn t quite been halved, a lot of it has been held back but it doesn t to sa it it has been held back but it doesn t to say it doesn t it has been held back but it doesn t to say it doesn t mean it has been held back but it doesn t to say it doesn t mean what - it has been held back but it doesn t to say it doesn t mean what is - to say it doesn t mean what is happening now is a social care sector whi
threat. tens of thousands of adults with disabilities and long term illnesses are being sued by local councils for failing to pay their social care bills. we have a special report on the impact of a year of war on the children of ukraine. bells ring. calling all bell ringers a campaign is launched to fill vacancies ahead of the king s coronation. and coming up on the bbc news channel. a pivotal day for welsh sport and the six nations as the players are due to reveal whether they will strike over contractual disputes. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a 23 year old woman who travelled to syria and joined the islamic state group when she was 15 has lost her legal challenge to a home office decision to deprive her of british citizenship. it means shamima begum remains stuck in a camp in northern syria and is barred from returning to the uk. in 2019, the then home secretary sajid javid stripped ms begum of her british citizenship after receiving advice that she
pay across england in march. at least 260 jobs are going, as british steel announces the closure of its coking ovens in scunthorpe. and, a pivotal day in welsh rugby players are due to reveal whether they will strike during the six nations, over contractual disputes. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. tesco and aldi have become the latest supermarket groups to restrict the amount of some fruit and vegetables that customers can buy in response to recent shortages of fresh produce. yesterday, asda and morrisons put limits on the number of cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes that shoppers can take home. our business correspondent marc ashdown is here with me. in the winter, there were cold snaps. defra says supply chains are resilient. it doesn t appear to be any reason. lancashire s police and crime commissioner has announced an independent review of the investigation into the disappearance of nicola bulley. andrew snowden has commissioned the college of policing to look in
tens of thousands of adults with disabilities and long term illnesses are being sued by local councils for failing to pay their social care bills. and a pivotal day in welsh rugby players are due to reveal whether they will strike during the six nations, over contractual disputes. hello, good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. shamima begum, who travelled to syria and joined the so called islamic state group when she was just 15, so called islamic state group when she wasjust 15, has so called islamic state group when she was just 15, has lost a legal challenge to the covenant decision to deprive her of british citizenship. it means she remains stuck in a camp in northern syria, and is barred from returning to the uk. in 2019, the then home secretary sajid javid stripped ms begum of her british citizenship after receiving advice that she was a threat to national security. shamima begum is now 23. here s our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. in february 2015, eight y