By the senior tory mp tobias ellwood. Soaring energy bills. A large part of the rise in the cost of living. Well look at where help is being provided. Schools not out in wales, with a trial to lengthen the school day by five hours a week. And the start of the Winter Olympics torch relay heralding the official start of the games in two days time. And coming up on the Bbc News Channel how green is your club . How tottenham and liverpool find themselves top of footballs sustainability table. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The government is this lunchtime announcing its plans to close the gap between rich and poor areas of the country, as part of its so called levelling up agenda. The policy, which the Prime Minister has described as a defining mission, will take until 2030 to deliver, and aims to tackle regional inequalities and help overlooked communities. There are 12 missions or targets which include. Increasing regional devolution with plans to create more mayors w
By the senior tory mp tobias ellwood. Soaring energy bills. A large part of the rise in the cost of living. Well look at where help is being provided. Schools not out in wales, with a trial to lengthen the school day by five hours a week. And the start of the Winter Olympics torch relay heralding the official start of the games in two days time. And coming up on the Bbc News Channel how green is your club . How tottenham and liverpool find themselves top of footballs sustainability table. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The government is this lunchtime announcing its plans to close the gap between rich and poor areas of the country, as part of its so called levelling up agenda. The policy, which the Prime Minister has described as a defining mission, will take until 2030 to deliver, and aims to tackle regional inequalities and help overlooked communities. There are 12 missions or targets which include. Increasing regional devolution with plans to create more mayors w
By the senior tory mp tobias ellwood. Soaring energy bills. A large part of the rise in the cost of living. Well look at where help is being provided. Schools not out in wales, with a trial to lengthen the school day by five hours a week. And the start of the Winter Olympics torch relay heralding the official start of the games in two days time. And coming up on the Bbc News Channel how green is your club . How tottenham and liverpool find themselves top of footballs sustainability table. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The government is this lunchtime announcing its plans to close the gap between rich and poor areas of the country, as part of its so called levelling up agenda. The policy, which the Prime Minister has described as a defining mission, will take until 2030 to deliver, and aims to tackle regional inequalities and help overlooked communities. There are 12 missions or targets which include. Increasing regional devolution with plans to create more mayors w
problem is energy bosses say £200 won t matter much to some but the other £500 rise will cripple millions of households. there has to be another bit which is expanding or increasing some other discounts for the neediest households. remember, citizens advice just today said that they have had record numbers of inquiries about energy debt and that is before the price rise, just an illustration of how acute this might be. we might get something tomorrow along with the announcement of the new cap. along with the announcement of the new ca -. ., ~ along with the announcement of the newca. . ~ i. along with the announcement of the newca. . y along with the announcement of the newca. ., , . the time is 13:20pm. our top story this lunchtime. ministers set out their plans to close the gap between rich and poor areas of the country with a new focus on transport, education, and better broadband. coming up, we ll be live in twickenham as the duchess of cambridge takes over the roles of patron o
ministers set out their plans to close the gap between rich and poor areas of the country. deprived areas like middlesbrough will get a new focus on transport, education, and better broadband, leading to a mixed response from residents. they ve got it going on down there, and it would be nice to reciprocate what s going on in middlesbrough, basically, it would be beneficial for everything. the government haven t kept any of the promises that they ve made now. we ve got nothing to prove for it. what government will be judged by is our ability to deliver over. the course of the next two years and then on to 2030. and that s why we are laying out - the basis on which we can be judged. but the so called levelling up strategy does not have new money beyond existing resources. we ll bring you all the details. also this lunchtime: another letter of no confidence in the prime minister over downing street parties is submitted