are you waiting for the final cost of living payment? eight million households will receive just under £300 from today. but is it enough for those who need it most? i take a look. morning. today we have a band of heavy rain moving out of southern scotland and northern ireland across parts of england and wales, ahead of it cloudy, breezy and mild, behind it, pressure, a few wintry showers and not as windy. all of the details later. it s tuesday 6th february. king charles will step back from some of his royal duties as he begins his treatment for cancer. buckingham palace announced the king s diagnosis, and said while it s not prostate cancer, it was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate. charities have praised the king s openness about his health. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. this was the last time we saw the king in public on sunday, going to church with queen camilla on the sandringham estate in norfolk. just 17 months into his
to actor bernard cribbins, famous for his many roles including in doctor who, the wombles and the original railway children who has died at the age of 93. a report looking into events leading up to the death of a 13 month old boy in cumbria has found that the woman who killed him misled social workers about her mental health, her alcohol use, and her debts. leiland james corkill was killed injanuary last year by laura castle, a woman who had hoped to adopt him. a safeguarding report found that relevant information about castle was not shared between agencies. it concluded that checks on people who want to adopt should be strengthened. first, our special correpsondent ed thomas has this report, it contains some distressing details. mummy, please don t be sad. i miss you so much too. i m safe. it s so beautiful up here. but i do worry when i see you cry. laura inhales sharply the words of laura corkill read at the funeral of her son, leiland james. .. and what do you re
Camilla. They are raising awareness of early diagnosis. We have seen some lovely pictures. He is engaging with staff at the facility. He is really taking his time. Our royal correspondent sarah campbell, whojoins us from University College hospital where the king hasjust visited king charles is at his best. He is so engaged with everyone he is meeting. He is really taking his time inside watson report are you hearing from inside the facility . I saw him as he went in and as he came out. He was looking very animated. Those pictures, though they were slightly shaky, they were from our team from inside. There were some stable shops that were filmed. They will be sent into the building very soon. We will have some less jumpy shots. They do take this same story. He seemed in a very positive frame of mind. People will be greatly cheered by that. 5 of mind. People will be greatly cheered by that. Of mind. People will be greatly cheered by that. Of mind. People will be greatly cheeredb that. A
more on that on the bbc news website. let s talk more about the violence in the west bank. as we ve been hearing, the palestinian authority says, at least 13 palestinians have been killed and at least 20 wounded during an israeli army raid onjenin refugee camp there. since the hamas attacks on israel last month, more than a hundred and sixty palestinians have been killed by israeli troops in the west bank. issa amro, is a palestinian human rights activist who campaigns for non violent change. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. tell us about what you have been seeing in recent weeks where you are in the west bank. since october the you are in the west bank. since october the 7th you are in the west bank. since october the 7th israeli - you are in the west bank. since october the 7th israeli soldiers | you are in the west bank. 6.» “ice: october the 7th israeli soldiers and israeli settlers, the army is affecting the lives of palestinian communities much mor
tonight there is still confusion over whether the long serving labour mp diane abbott can or can t stand again in the general election. she had been readmitted as a labour mp after being suspended last year. today she has said she has been barred from standing, but sir keir starmer later said that wasn t true and no decision had yet been taken. there is a rally tonight in support of her in her local constituency in east london. will you be standing as an independent? will you be standing as an independent? will you be standing as an indeendent? ~ . , ., will you be standing as an indeendent? . ., , ., ., independent? what is labour said to ou? she independent? what is labour said to you? she was independent? what is labour said to you? she was labour s independent? what is labour said to you? she was labour s pic independent? what is labour said to you? she was labour s pic after - independent? what is labour said to you? she was labour s pic after last| you? she was