One of the most familiar faces of Childrens Television in the 1980s, has died after a long illness. He was 60. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Snow, ice and plunging temperatures have caused major disruption across swathes of the country today. More than 1,000 schools have been closed in wales, the midlands, the south west and other areas. Rail travel across england and wales has been disrupted and hundreds of flights cancelled. Tonight, conditions on many roads are treacherous. Forecasters are warning that temperatures could hit minus 13 degrees overnight. That would make it the coldest night of the winter so far. 0ur correspondent steve knibbs has been in the forest of deane. A little earlier he told me how the community has reacted to the heavy weather. Well, over the weekend, well, overthe weekend, it well, over the weekend, it was a case of will it all wanted snow in many parts of gloucestershire but here in the forest of dean, it definitely did, along with the north cotswol
Number of recommendations it hopes will make physical activity in schools more relevant to girls and that includes having the right role models. My inspiration is jade jones. Models. My inspiration is jade jones. Rebecca adlington and ellie simmonds. Giving we see enough of these role models in the media or is that just too these role models in the media or is thatjust too much of these role models in the media or is that just too much of a these role models in the media or is thatjust too much of a fixation on the men . Well they focus more on Serena Williams having a baby rather than winning the grand slam. Lead three teams rather than top flight women sport. That is inspiring to people like us. While the barriers they face go beyond the school gates,it they face go beyond the school gates, it certainly is a start and who knows, or the role models of the future could be. And you can get involved on the bbc sport get inspired page. That is all for now. Thanks forjoining us. Leaked fin
Welcome to bbc news. Tonight, more questions about how the royal family invest their millions. The latest revelations from the Paradise Papers the cache of leaked documents about tax havens show that Prince Charles private estate the duchy of cornwall secretly invested in an offshore company in which a close friend was a director. Thats perfectly legal, but hes been accused of a conflict of interest because he went on to campaign for International Rule changes that would have benefited the company. The princes spokesman insists hes never chosen to speak out on a topic simply because of an investment decision. The Paradise Papers were shared with the International Consortium of investigativejournalists including the bbcs panorama programme. Richard bilton has this report. For years, Prince Charles has campaigned on environmental issues. This week hes in malaysia, yesterday he spent time in the rainforests of borneo. But panorama has discovered he campaigned on one issue that he secretly
Prince charles private estate the duchy of cornwall secretly invested in an offshore company in which a close friend was a director. Thats perfectly legal but hes been accused of a conflict of interest because he went on to campaign for International Rule changes that would have benefited the firm. The princes spokesman insists hes never chosen to speak out on a topic simply because of an investment decision. Story the Paradise Papers were shared with the International Consortium of investigativejournalists including the bbcs panorama programme. Richard bilton has this report. For years, Prince Charles has campaigned on environmental issues. This week hes in malaysia, yesterday he spent time in the rainforests of borneo. But panorama has discovered he campaigned on one issue that he secretly stood to profit from. The Paradise Papers show the prince of waless private estate, the duchy of cornwall, had 4 million in tax havens of the Cayman Islands and bermuda. This document shows 1 milli
Tonight more questions about how the royal family invest their millions. The latest revelations from the Paradise Papers, the cache of leaked documents about tax havens, show that Prince Charless private estate, the duchy of cornwall, secretly invested in an offshore company in which a close friend was a director. That is perfectly legal, but he has been accused of a conflict of interest because he went on to campaign for International Rule changes that would have benefited the company. The princes spokesman insists he has never chosen to speak out on a topic simply because of an investment decision. The Paradise Papers were shared with the International Consortium of investigativejournalists, including the bbcs panorama programme. Richard bilton has this report. For years, Prince Charles has campaigned on environmental issues. This week, hes in malaysia, and yesterday, he spent time in the rainforests of borneo. But panorama has discovered he campaigned on one issue that he secretly s