for the uk in this year s eurovision song contest mae muller will be heading to liverpool in may. on bbc london: more than 200 people arrested by the met police and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news. four days after their 7 0 thrashing at anfield, how will manchester united respond in europe? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the cost of childcare is rising making it increasingly difficult for many parents to go to work. one children s charity found the average cost of childcare for under twos in britain is almost 15,000 pounds a year though that varies greatly depending on where you are. (ani look at the difference in the amount of your wages you ll spend roughly 44% for full time workers on average pay but in scotland it s around 35% and more than 50% in london. the government says its invested £20 billion over five years to help families with childcare. labour says it would completely overhaul childcare calling the current sys
we start this week in brixton, a part of south london that has become the go to full caribbean british culture from food to fashion and art. but it hasn t always been like this. after the second world war, britain was decimated, and so thousands of people from commonwealth countries were invited here to fulfil labour shortages. i m here to fulfil labour shortages. i m here in windrush square which was named after one of the first ships to bring almost a thousand people from the west indies to britain. the boat became a symbol for a generation of people who settled here from 1948 and 1971, generation of people who settled here from 19118 and 1971, and this year is a pretty important one for britain as it marks the 75th anniversary of the boat s first arrival. some of the new arrivals were temporarily housed in clapham, but many found accommodation in nearby brixton after travelling to the labour exchange to find work. brixton was like little jamaica. 50 brixton was like little
the turkish president says 41 people are now known to have died in a coal mine disaster in the north of the country after rescuers recovered the last dead body. recep tayyip erdogan has been visiting the site of the tragedy at amasra on the black sea. now on bbc news, the rise of women s golf in india. 20 years ago, professional golf for women in india didn t exist. i fell in love with putting when i was five and a half. my teachers weren t very happy that i would take so much leave from school to play tournaments. i was so thrilled and happy. i was lost in the moment, oh my god, is it real? we ve had multiple indian winners in ten years. accessibility to golf. is a challenge and not just in india. today i would say a0 50% of the kids that i train are girls, it s a profession that parents are highly encouraging their children to go in. my goal is to win the olympics and a pga us open. it hasn t always been this way forfemale golfers in india. amateur status went hand in han
said that the new pm can move into downing street by the end of next week. the leaders of britain s main opposition parties have said they should now be an immediate general election. and another needs a court in new york has dismissed a sexual assault lawsuit against the actor kevin spacey after ruling his accuser did not prove his claim that the oscar winner made an unwanted sexual advance on him when he was aged 1a. those are our top stories this hour. those are our top stories this hour. i fell in love with putting when i was five and a half. my teachers weren t very happy that i would take so much leave from school to play tournaments. i was so thrilled and happy. now the rise of women s golf in india. now the rise of women s golf in india. i was lost in the moment, oh my god, is it real? we ve had multiple indian winners in ten years. accessibility to golf. is a challenge and not just in india. today i would say a0 50% of the kids that i train are girls, it s a professi
And we will have the latest on that on the bbc news at ten. And thats bbc news at six. The news continues here on bbc one, as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news Where You Are goodnight. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Iam olly i am olly foster. Here is what is coming up this evening. Unbeaten but underdogs against the World Champions can england topple the springboks in their world cup semifinal . Thejoy of six kohli brings up his century off the final ball, as india make it four wins out of four at the Cricket World Cup. Billiejean king says taking womens tennis to saudi arabia can be a force for good. 70 of the population is under 30 years old and they want change. Also coming up on sportsday were back on board with billy whizz, the champion apprentice, with over 100 winners this season. Good evening, weve had 44 matches over the past six weeks, but now here we are on the eve of the Rugby World Cup semi finals. Both are taking place at the