and dubbed the next david attenborough, a conservationist kid meets one of his biggest heros. hello and welcome to bbc news. teachers are calling for more children in england to be urgently given free school meals in order to support families struggling with the cost of living. they say the programme should be expanded to include all families who receive universal credit. in a letter to ministers, uniions are warning that more than two and a half million children live in households that miss meals or struggle to access healthy food and insist now is the right moment to act. alice key reports. lunch is served at this half term holiday club in stockport. staff here are responsible for keeping 20 children a day fed and entertained. but as rising prices start to hit parents pockets, there are fears that without more support, children could go hungry. we know that a lot of the families who come here are living in food poverty. and have certainly been impacted since the cost o
who move the ramps around so you get on board safely. manchester airport has repeatedly been in the headlines with massive queues holding passengers up, but the problems have also been reported at bristol and gatwick over the weekend and at lots of other airports, it s a similar story. a struggle to recruit staff and get them security cleared on time. have a look at this. this was the scene at manchester airport yesterday. look at that queue! and this was bristol over the weekend. imagine that if you re the kind of person who hates being packed into a crowd. and on top of airport staffing issues, we re also seeing the airlines cancel flights. now, andy was offered an alternative flight when his was called off, but that just didn t work with his booked accommodation. so that s it, his first family holiday in three years isn t happening. we said we d fly anywhere, we ll fly anywhere that you can get us to. no flights anywhere for three days. it s not just. .. i m sure that i ll get the m
hardest by rising costs. but teachers in england now urgently want to see the government go further. alice key, bbc news. passengers are facing more long queues at check in and security as well as major delays at travel terminals around the country as thousands of families attempt to make their getaway for the school holidays. dozens of flights have already been cancelled this week some at the last minute as airlines and airports, in particular, have been struggling to cope with a surge in passenger demand and staff shortages. here s bbc business presenter nina warhurst airports and airlines have really struggled with recruitment recently, cabin crew, baggage handlers, security staff, even the people who move the ramps around so you get on board safely. manchester airport has repeatedly been in the headlines with massive queues holding passengers up, but the problems have also been reported at bristol and gatwick over the weekend and at lots of other
offer. as you suggest, that has knock on benefits for their future outcomes. if they are able to do well at school, they are more likely to be able to go on as an adult. although it may seem like just one thing, it s a really important thing that we at child poverty action group have identified as having benefits, multiple benefits for children and their outcomes. passengers are facing more long queues at check in and security as well as major delays at travel terminals around the country as thousands of families attempt to make their getaway for the school holidays. dozens of flights have already been cancelled this week some at the last minute as airlines and airports, in particular, have been struggling to cope with a surge in passenger demand and staff shortages. here s bbc business presenter, nina warhurst. airports and airlines have really struggled with recruitment recently cabin crew, baggage handlers, security staff, even the people who move the ramps around so you get