this week the government published its eagerly awaited levelling up white paper, setting out plans to reduce regional inequality. its aim is to revitalise communities in places like rhyl but critics claim lessons aren t being learnt from previous efforts saying the focus should be on people rather than shiny new buildings . our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. we ve got the best seaside resort in wales, haven t we? we ve got a lovely community living here in rhyl. there s this sense of hopelessness amongst the people and you can see it in people s eyes. the ebb and flow of debate about rhyl can mask a simple consensus. the town needs improving. florist carol parr is fully aware of the town s reputation. not many people say a lot of good things about rhyl, which i can sort of understand based on crime, and there s a lot of trouble. but when she had to relocate her business three years ago, she chose rhyl high street, an act of faith. over the last, s
as a remarkable achievement . a former conservative leader has said it will be a very difficult task to win back the trust of voters following the anger over government lockdown parties. but iain duncan smith insisted borisjohnson was the right man to lead the tories into the next election. a lawyer says a man jailed for the murder of the schoolgirl, milly dowler, has admitted killing lin russell and her daughter, megan, in 1996. paul bacon says he s received a four page statement from levi bellfield, which includes details of how he claims to have carried out the attack in chillenden in kent. the chairman of tesco, john allan, has told the bbc the worst is yet to come on food prices for consumers. he also said it was wrong for the governor of the bank of england to call for pay restraint last week, as part of efforts to keep inflation under control. singing india begins two days of mourning as one of the country s most famous singers, lata mangeshkar, dies aged 92. no
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the showers across north western areas are cold enough for some snow away from western coasts in scotland. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. former us vice president, mike pence, says he had no right to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election, and that donald trump was wrong to claim otherwise. another former british minister, nick gibb, calls for borisjohnson to resign as prime minister. emergency workers in morocco say they re hopeful of reaching a five year old boy who s spent four days trapped in a well. british ministers are strengthening a bill that will force social media companies to take down reported content more quickly. in austria, everyone over 18 must now get a covid vaccination or face the possibility of a heavy fine. and the queen reads cards from well wishers ahead of the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne. now on bbc news it s the travel show with lucy hedges. coming up this week: downhill for the double vaxed. we are control