Ido i do geta i do get a lot of abuse. What do you normally do when you hang out together . This. We sit around, he abuses me. David baddiel will tell us about life with his father whose rare form of dementia makes him prone to extreme outbursts of swearing and sexual inappropriateness. Really keen to hear your experiences of caring for a relative with dementia. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Use the hashtag victorialive. And if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Council tax rises are planned by nearly all of englands local authorities in the coming year, but the organisation that represents them is warning that deep cuts to services will still be needed. The local Government Association says social Care Services for the elderly and disabled are at Breaking Point and will swallow up any extra money raised. Heres our social Affairs Correspo
Heading into day two of the final match in southampton. And not quite as windy today as it was yesterday. Overall, not a bad day for most of us, with sunshine and a few showers. Its saturday, the 22nd of august. Our top story parts of north west england are facing tighter lockdown restrictions from today amid rising concern over the increase in cases of covid 19. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, said the targeted measures were aimed at preventing a second peak of the virus. Heres what has changed. From today, residents in oldham as well as those in parts of pendle and blackburn can no longer socialise with anyone from outside their own households. Theres a new lower limit of 20 people allowed to attend weddings orfunerals. People are also being encouraged to not use public transport unless essential. Workplaces are unaffected, as are childcare facilities, and other businesses including pubs and restaurants can continue to operate. Elsewhere in the north west, from wednesday, those l
After a trip to Singapore Says hes fully recovered and thanks nhs staff. Last minute protests fail to stop a home office plane taking off as a group ofjamaican born offenders are deported from the uk. And a rare royalfoursome a show of force as prince charles, camilla, william and kate all visit a military rehab centre in leicestershire. And in sportsday at 6 30pm, more on Manchester Uniteds plans to trial safe standing at old trafford. Theyve applied to put rail seating in for a small section of fans. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The hs2 high speed rail line linking london to birmingham, leeds and manchester will go ahead despite already being behind schedule and over budget. The first phase of the line connecting london to birmingham with an additonal part up to crewe was due to open at the end of 2026 but the first trains may not run on the route until some time between 2028 and 2031. The next stage of the project up to manchester and leeds is not due for complet
More now on the Madeleine Mccann story. She disappeared from a portuguese resort. She was three at the time. The man was a convicted sex offender, living in the algarve and sleeping a campervan at the time. She was three when she went missing from praia da luz. This is the volkswagen campervan that was by the new suspect in the Madeleine Mccann investigation. With its distinctive colours, police hope it will trigger someones memory and lead to new evidence about their as yet unnamed suspect. He used the vehicle to live in, and certainly the week preceding he was in there, living, so he would move around the area, using that van as probably his base. The suspect also used this jaguar car at the time. He registered the car into someone elses name the day after Madeleine Mccann disappeared. The three year old went missing on may the 3rd 2007. Shed been sleeping in her parents holiday apartment while they were 50 metres away, having a meal with friends. Her 17th birthday was last month. On
And what that might mean. Brendan, i know youll sympathise with just how hard it is to get back on your feet and get going. But also, weve talked about the mental scars, i know its difficult sleeping. You get flashbacks, dont you . Yeah. And they tend to be getting worse as the weeks go on. I think ive had about 16 hours the Chinese Government has warned of sleep in two weeks. Would not interfere in hong kong. Im constantly waking up as if im suffocating and still in hospital. There is a route to citizenship and then not being able china goes ahead with the new laws. To get my breath back in bed, which makes me panic. But then the other flashbacks are obviously because of how fast it happened. Beijing has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the uk government after Boris Johnson promised millions of people in hong kong a route to citizenship if china goes ahead with implementing the new laws. I couldnt i have flashbacks James Robbins reports. Of not saying goodbye to my kids and my fa