it would not be changing any legislation. where does that piece go? michelle moved joel s savings into a junior isa, but the same conditions apply, so for now, joe must wait for his new trike. there s no days off, it s 24/7, and it s just added paperwork and legaljargon that we don t need. it s like the government have just forgotten about these children. ruth clegg, bbc news. india is poised to overtake china as the world s most populous nation by the middle of this year. the united nations says india will be home to more than 1.4 billion people, and that china s population is in decline. from mumbai, barbara plett usher sent this report. job hunting in mumbai. they ve travelled hundreds of miles seeking a spot on the police force.
containing a total of up to £210 million, that can only be accessed through a lengthy and often costly court process. anyone born between 2002 and 2011 was given a child trust fund, but now, as the accounts mature, some families are having to apply through the court of protection to access their money. ruth clegg reports. alljoel wants is a new trike. stop at the next road, joel. after spending the past decade or so saving £6,000 in his child trust fund, his mum, laura, thought this would not be a problem. we re not trying to steal it from him or anything, you know, we want to access the money for him, to buy him something that he really does love. like millions of other parents, laura has been topping up her son s trust fund with her own money. but becausejoel s disability means he lacks capacity to make financial decisions, laura will have to go to court to access the cash.
it is a matter of life and death. ruth clegg, bbc news. time for a look at the weather forecast. good morning. a fairly cloudy and murky start to the day, rain sweeping southwards and today thatis rain sweeping southwards and today that is only slowly going to pull away into the north sea. through the day we will see breaks in the cloud develop, some brightness coming through, but we hang on to the sunny skies across the far north of scotland for the longest. by the end of the day, coming into northern ireland in western scotland, we do have some rain. that rain will be persistent as it moves out of northern ireland, across scotland and a trailing front will bring some of that rain across nottingham and later on. will be a very mild night but will also be a windy one in the north, was severe gales developing by the end of the night across western and northern scotland. they will be with us tomorrow with gusts of wind up to 80 miles an hour. 0ne
investigation and they do not believe a third party is involved. yunus, thank you very much. crippling delays, unprecedented demand, and a system in crisis those are just some of the words used to describe emergency care services this winter. for children with severe disabilities, a&e departments are vital, but with mounting pressures, families are concerned whether they can continue to rely on the essential care that keeps their children alive. ruth clegg reports. is that emily s favorite song? it s 7.00 in the watson household, and the morning routine has just begun. so for breakfast, christopher has about seven different meds. emily has seven as well, but a different combination. it s busy.