now on bbc news.the briefing smiling through. this is ahmed naguib. he s 11 years old and he doesn t let much get in his way. he s heading to the river to get water, a daily ritual. life was tough here, even before the war. but ahmed is a fighter. we ve come back to see this star pupil, who is also a stand in teacher at his school. are you the best teacher there? that s a yes. ahmed s been blind from birth along with four of his siblings, and he s growing up near a front line in a city under siege. it s very scary, he tells me. we re afraid of gunshots. when fighting starts, we can t go to the park or the valley or anywhere. when was the last time you heard fighting and explosions? last night, he says. it s quiet now, but there s danger in the hills where houthi snipers are most active after dark. ahmed s father, abdul, says they re about 600 meters in front of us. a gunshot away, he tells me. for ahmed school has always been a refuge of sorts. this was our first glimpse of h
the us is poised to pass its third major spending package of the pandemic a $1.9 trillion plan that president biden has championed as a way to help struggling americans. the senate approved it on saturday, and later today the house of representatives is due to vote on the senate s version of the bill. the plan calls on the government to send out $1400 per person to those on lower incomes that s anyone who earns less than $75,000. so will this be enough to boost the economy? joining me now from miami is chris campbell, chief strategist at duff & phelps. good morning and welcome to the programme, although it is not morning where you are, i am well aware of that. how much of a game changer is this stimulus for americans? a game changer is this stimulus foramericans? i a game changer is this stimulus for americans? for americans? i think many americans for americans? i think many americans - for americans? i think many americans - $75,000 - for americans? i think many am
intruded upon, the same thing everybody else in the world wants, and that there is a difference between privacy and intrusion and being able to have boundaries. millions of children in england go back to school borisjohnson describes it as an important first step towards a sense of normality . we all need to get back to some sort of routine. i have every confidence in the school and the way this has all been set up, and how they are going to get tested regularly. holding hands at last care home residents in england are now allowed one person who can visit them indoors but no hugs yet. on international women s day we look at new technology being introduced to help female athletes perform better. all families have their disagreements but nothing quite like this. once again, the royalfamily is at the eye of a global storm over its treatment of the duchess of sussex, over the fall out between prince harry and his father, and over the issue of race. and all in an inte
back to school for millions of pupils in england for the first time this year after months of home schooling. and the daughter finally allowed to visit her mother for the first time in a year as care homes allow one person in. and coming up on bbc news. still significant gaps between men and women s prize money in some sports but a bbc study finds the overwhelming majority now offer parity at the top level. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the duke and duchess of sussex have made damaging and shocking claims about life in the royalfamily as they opened up to oprah winfrey in a long and wide ranging interview. meghan says she felt so lonely and unsupported that she contemplated taking her own life at one point. and she raised allegations of racism, saying an unnamed member of the royalfamily had questioned what colour her baby s skin would be. prince harry spoke candidly of the deep divisions in his family and said he felt very let down by his father. here