are you waiting for the final cost of living payment? eight million households will receive just under £300 from today. but is it enough for those who need it most? i take a look. morning. today we have a band of heavy rain moving out of southern scotland and northern ireland across parts of england and wales, ahead of it cloudy, breezy and mild, behind it, pressure, a few wintry showers and not as windy. all of the details later. it s tuesday 6th february. king charles will step back from some of his royal duties as he begins his treatment for cancer. buckingham palace announced the king s diagnosis, and said while it s not prostate cancer, it was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate. charities have praised the king s openness about his health. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. this was the last time we saw the king in public on sunday, going to church with queen camilla on the sandringham estate in norfolk. just 17 months into his
lack of action to re house the homeless. it is an accusation that president denies india s at the quakes epicentre overseeing a draw for 10,000 newly built homes in the city. 12 months on our correspondent returns to southern turkey and since this report. now the rubble is going, the scars are clear to see. the city of antakya is a wasteland. more than 200,000 buildings were destroyed by the earthquake. and the work to clear and rebuild is still going on, even now. not everyone is able to move on. abu mustapha often returns to the place where he used to live. he managed to save his three youngest children but when their home fell, he lost sight of his teenage daughters, salma and salwa. i told her, salma, get up, there s an earthquake. everybody woke up. we got out from the building gate here. i had my other children, lama and mustapha, with me, and i stood right here. now they are missing. for months, he has searched hospitals and cemeteries. when everything he owned was d
king charles has carried out his first state opening of parliament as monarch. the speech, written by the government, has set out the plans for year ahead. proposed laws include tougher sentences for some crimes, a phased ban on smoking and more licensing for oil and gas fields in the north sea. our political correspondent helen catt has more. just before 11.15, the royal carriage drew into the sovereign entrance, carrying for the first time in seven decades, the king, to formally open parliament. while the monarch had changed, the pageantry remained the same. as is tradition, black rod went to the commons and had the door slammed shut against her by mps. before she summoned them to the lords. on the way, the prime minister and the leader of the opposition appeared to be having a friendly chat but this speech, written by the government, was in part about drawing dividing lines between them ahead of an election. but first, the king acknowledged the significance of this moment
hundred see australia beat hundred see saustralia beat afghanistan and reach the semifinals of the world cup. sees. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. charles iii has delivered his first king s speech to parliament, outlining the government s priorities. among the announcements, there was a focus on crime, with tougher sentences for those who commit the worst crimes, and more rights for victims. confirmation of a phased ban on smoking in england means everyone who s now 1a or younger will never be able to legally buy a cigarette. and new licences will be awarded for oil and gas projects in the north sea. on housing, there s to be a ban on leaseholds for new houses and a promise to make it easier for existing homeowners to buy their freeholds in england and wales. there will also be a law to allow driverless cars on britain s roads. but the king warned of difficult decisions ahead, as our political editor chris mason reports. hats and stockings, precedent and
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