i think the teachers would give me biscuits and teach us to sing and dance. their nearest school is an hour s walk away. struggling to pay the rent and facing eviction, there is no money for the bus. translation: i stopped going to school because it was too dark on the way home. there were three dogs that scared me. in the refugee camps in the countries that surround syria, aid is thinly stretched. billions of pounds has been donated, but overall, it is still only between half and tw thirds of what the un needs. between half and two thirds of what the un needs. a year ago, world leaders met in london and pledged that every syrian child who has been forced to flee their home would get access to quality education. 12 months on, and here in lebanon alone, around half of refugee children don t go to school. for theirfamilies, the priority is simply survival. progress has been made, and lebanon s schools run second sessions to accommodate syrian pupils. but teachers say the mo
welcome to bbc news. just a week after donald trump imposed travel restrictions on people from seven muslim countries, a us federal court has declared the ban to be unconstitutional and ordered its suspension. many airlines have re opened flights to passengers affected by the ban. donald trump has called the ruling ridiculous and has vowed to overturn it. that s a battle that might end in the supreme court. from washington, richard lister reports. the other scenes which have characterised the first two weeks of the trump presidency. foreign travellers held at airports, some allowed in, others turned back. millions protesting what they see as discrimination against muslims and an unwonted change in american values. and all triggered by this one executive order, denying entry to people from seven countries. the order was hit by a series of legal challenges, the latest this seattle court which banned some people from returning to american companies and colleges, damaging the u
spots this morning with patchy fog around. although we expecting more cloud today than yesterday, still some dry weather to come. i have the full details in the next half hour. good morning. first, our main story. train passengers in britain are being let down by the way the government oversees the railways, according to a report by mps. the commons transport committee says customers are less and less satisfied with the service they get and yet they are paying more for it. they re calling on the department for transport to give up some of its powers. rob young reports. dissatisfied passengers, rising ticket prices, poor performance. mps are scathing about the way the government oversees the railways. they say passengers have been failed by the way ministers award franchises to train companies. the commons committee says competition is meant to drive improvements but warns there is dwindling interest from potential operators. national express used to be the biggest train compa
to generate his own voice, complete with yorkshire accent. and nick has the weather. it is icy see in a few spots this morning and some patches of fog around i have this full report. good morning. first, our main story. train passengers in britain are being let down by the way the government oversees the railways, according to a report by mps. the commons transport committee says customers are less and less satisfied with the service they get, and yet they are paying more for it. they re calling on the department for transport to give up some of its powers. rob young reports. dissatisfied passengers, rising ticket prices, poor performance. mps are scathing about the way the government oversees the railways. they say passengers have been failed by the way ministers award franchises to train companies. the commons committee says competition is meant to drive improvements, but warns there is dwindling interest from potential operators. national express used to be the biggest tra
and, for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here s holly hamilton. good morning. defending six nations champions england beat france by 19 points to 16 at twickenham. head coach eddie jones said his side won ugly, and admitted there was work to do ahead of their next match against wales. meanwhile, scotland beat ireland 27 22 in their opening match of the campaign at murrayfield, as andy swiss reports. as curtain raisers go, it ll take some beating. the blossoming of the flower of scotland. against an ireland side many had tipped for the title, they raced out of the blocks. two tries from the twinkling toes of stuart hogg. two chances, two scores. ireland responded in equally fleet footed style. keith earls charging over. but scotland had brains as well as brawn. what was centre alex dunbar doing at a line out? well, this, and they led 21 5. come the second half, ireland reeled them in. when paddy jackson s try edged the visitors ahead, there seemed only one winner. b