a former metropolitan police counter terrorism detective who secretly filmed models during fake photoshoots has been jailed for three years for voyeurism. a one billion pound shortfall in state pension payments to tens of thousands of women has been branded a shameful shambles by a committee of mps. # likea # like a bat out of hell, i ll be gone when the morning comes. and the singer meat loaf, who recorded one of the biggest selling albums of all time, has died at the age of 7a. and coming up in the film review mark kermode gives his unique insight into this week s films, including one from belfast. and the rest of the weeks big releases in the film review at 5.45pm. welcome to bbc news, i m jane welcome to bbc news, i mjane hill. talks have been held in geneva between foreign ministers from russia and the us about fears that russia could invade ukraine. the us secretary of state anthony blinken said there had been a frank and substa ntive exchange. he also warned of a
nhs leaders are warning that the health service is facing the brutal reality of an easter as bad as most winters, with figures due this morning expected to show record waiting times. i have been let out of the studio and sent to the seaside in the north wales coast and i have in speaking to voters all day to find out what is important to them in the elections in may. hello and welcome to bbc news. some asylum seekers are to be sent to east africa while their claims are processed under a new deal between britain and rwanda. it s understood that single men who travel across the english channel in small boats will be sent more than four thousand miles to rwanda. the government sees it as a way to discourage people from crossing the english channel in small boats while critics have called the plans cruel . last year almost 29,000 people crossed the english channel in small boats. yesterday alone 600 people made the crossing. the uk is expected to give 120 million pounds to the
million people were on waiting lists at the end of february. the number of people in the uk infected with coronavirus is falling but remains very high. about one in 15 people are still testing positive. 15 people are still testing ositive. ., 15 people are still testing positive- 15 people are still testing ositive. ., ., ~ ., , positive. i m on the north wales coast speaking positive. i m on the north wales coast speaking to positive. i m on the north wales coast speaking to voters - positive. i m on the north wales coast speaking to voters and - coast speaking to voters and candidates ahead of the local elections on the 5th of may. taking to the skies elections on the 5th of may. taking to the skies without elections on the 5th of may. taking to the skies without leaving - elections on the 5th of may. taking to the skies without leaving the - to the skies without leaving the ground, wejoin the mountain rescue teams using drones to help search for people lost an
all of that with these two. there they are, the eu commissioner in charge of its new care strategy, and the boss of partou it s one of the world s biggest childcare providers. also on the show, i m going to be asking the head honcho of the global hotel giant radisson group about the surging dollar, china lockdowns and how he s growing the company in the era of aianb. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, while the covid pandemic set off an economic firestorm across the world, as we sheltered in our homes, millions of us had to take up home schooling. is mummy a good school teacher? no. but after covid came the war in ukraine, which sparked rising living costs around the world. while governments have focused much of their efforts on help with things like energy bills for businesses and families, there are also new schemes in different parts of the world to help with the cost of childcare. and it s i
a man has been arrested by police in the us state of illinois after six people were shot dead at an independence day parade. a bbc investigation has found that children as young as 11 have been housed in temporary accomodation as record numbers are placed into care. 50,000 people have been put on evacuation alert as floods hit sydney for the third time this year. and cameron norrie, the last brit standing at wimbledon, is trying to reach his first ever semifinal, battling belgian david goffin. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the cabinet office minister, michael ellis, has confirmed that borisjohnson was aware of a complaint about alleged inappropriate behaviour by the mp chris pincher before appointing him deputy chief whip, but had forgotten he was told about it. lord mcdonald, the former top civil servant in the foreign office, said downing street had not told the truth when it said the prime minister was not aware of any formal complaints. labour s deputy leader,