mother with an ironing board was the norm. if this inquiry is capable of opening some of that truth, this is a good thing. cash for some schools in england looks likely to be tighter than even according to head teachers who are warning of bigger class sizes and cuts to staff. the government says school funding is now at its highest level on record. can they both be right? hello. welcome to the programme. we re live until 11 this morning. we are going to talk late in the programme about disability benefits, in particular personal independence payments, and whether they should go to, quote, really disabled people, not those taking pills at home. those are the words of one conservative mp who is being urged to apologise. norman smith will look in detailfor you at to apologise. norman smith will look in detail for you at the further cuts planned at what it might mean for you. do get in touch about those stories today. if you are texting you will be charged at the standard network
it s 9am in singapore, iam in london, and 9am in the philippines, where anti terror forces are searching for the militant group which first kidnapped, and then killed a german tourist. juergen kantner‘s death was apparently filmed by members of the abu sayyaf group. it s thought he was killed after their ransom demands were not met. mr kantner had been abducted from a yacht last november. the philippines government says it lost some of its best men trying to rescue him. our asia editor, michael bristow, reports. it s thoughtjurgen kantner was beheaded. abu sayyaf militants wanted $600,000 for his release, but the deadline for payment passed on sunday. the german yachtsman was kidnapped in november. his boat was found drifting in the sea in the southern philippines. his partner was killed in the abduction. the philippine army had spent the last few days looking for mr kantner. the insurgents could have killed him because he was too ill to move around. the german government w