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
of bakhmut over to russian forces. hello, i m lewis vaughanjones, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. here in the uk new figures show net migration hit a record high in 2022. net migration is the difference between the number of people coming to live in the uk and the number leaving. it rose to 606,000 last year, driven by people from non eu countries arriving for work and study, after the pandemic. that s up from 488,000 in 2021. the figure includes people coming to the uk under resettlement schemes from both ukraine because of the war and hong kong, after a political crackdown in the former british territory. joining me live to discuss the issue is peter walsh senior researcher at the oxford university migration 0bservatory. also the bbc s mayeni jones who is in lagos in nigeria and our correspondent in hong kong martin yip. first, let s go to peter, thank you for coming on the programme. what do you make of these n
nurses in england taking partner strake and the biggest walk outs so far industrial action will last until midnight on monday. the may day celebrations turn to violence as police fired tear gas at demonstrators railing across the french capital. the latest live pictures from paris releasing more than 60 people have been arrested. humanitarian organisations plead with rival military factions in sudan to have the latest is fighter type to make fire to protect citizens in need. latest cease fire. involved in the biggest day strike action so the royal college of nursing once the government to increase its latest pay offer which the strikers say actually amounts to real turn cut in salaries. run don t have that health trusts in england are affected by today s industrial action. at the union has guaranteed action. at the union has guaranteed a minimum level of coverfor intensive care and trauma units. a quarter of the trusts involved have been given extra exemptions from service
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matthew mcconaughey makes an impassioned plea for gun control, after a school shooting in his home town. these are the same green converse on her feet that turned out to be the only clear evidence that could identify her after the shooting. how about that? thejourney begins martin hibbert arrives in tanzania, and starts his attempt to scale kilimanjaro. first thing i saw when they came out was my trike. so i m happy. i don t even care if i ve not got underwear as long as i ve got my trike, i can do it. good morning. 50 and counting for harry kane his penalty avoids defeat for england against germany as he becomesjust the sceond man to score 50 goals for his country. good morning. sunshine and showers today for england and wales. some show is heavy and thundery with some hail. scotland and northern ireland, cloudy for you, damp but a bit of sunshine here and there. all the details later. it s wednesday 8th ofjune. our main story. tens of thousands of workers are to stage