reeling, letting in five goals at anfield for the first time in their history in the champions league. the swimming pools struggling to stay afloat an urgent plea from grassroots sports bodies for more government help to pay the energy bills. something needs to happen in some capacity, because if it s not funding, well then, how are these places going to survive? we ve actually got some rain around this morning quite widely. things were brighten up in the north and west later. it will feel chillier. good morning. it s wednesday, 22nd february. the health secretary, stephen barclay, is to meet representatives of the royal college of nursing this morning, after the union suspended a strike planned for next week in england. following months of disputes, the two sides have said they would begin intensive talks on pay, terms and conditions, and reforms. discussions about public sector pay for the next financial year are also underway. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson r
alisson s blunder making it 2 2. and it was only halftime. and after it, guess what? first real took the lead through eder militao, before two goals from karim benzema completed a quite staggering turnaround. 5 2 to real madrid on a night when liverpool s dream start turned into a nightmare. well, what an incredible game that was. but for liverpool fans here, that won t be much consolation. they now have a huge mountain to climb in the second leg in madrid if they re to keep their champions league hopes alive. andy swiss, bbc news, anfield. so unpick all that. real confident of progressing to the quarterfinals. liverpool have to win and score three goals at a stadium real haven t lost in all season. difficult, well, klopp certainly thinks so. i think carlo thinks the tie is over. and i think it is well, in this moment.
because it would have been up. i ve seen where they ve put different things up that s come up and it s never come up yet. and i know they haven t got it because their historians are trying their hardest to get it out of me and i ll not tell them. ken was in the army. he fought on d day, landing on sword beach. the first one, they run up the beach. and the french, little french man on the top of the beach and he said, hello, tommy, i knew you d come back one day. when you look back and think how near you was to death, you know, back here today, 100 years old, it don t seem real. it was a chance meeting that led to ken and margaret becoming friends and finding out that they shared a birthday. he was on the next table to me and we re talking across to one
editor, alison holt. this has become julia brosnan s world. most of her days are spent within the four walls of her bedroom. she has back problems, severe mobility issues, and a rare skin condition. i can t cook for myself any more. i can t carry things. i can barely walk, because my legs are numb and they don t hold me. her local council charges her nearly £60 a week for the 13 hours of care they provide her with. going through her bills, she says she simply can t afford to pay. she gets about £300 a week in benefits. that covers her household bills and the extra costs of the creams, air filters and specialised food she needs. basically, ijust stop opening their letters because i can t do anything about it. i haven t got the money to give them. julia now owes the council £4,700, and it s taking legal action against her. she s constantly worried the bailiffs will be