as more than 50 of his mps call for a ceasefire in gaza. you re watching bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in san francisco, where president biden says real progress has been made at a highly anticipated meeting with his chinese counterpart, on the sidelines of an asia pacific summit. xijinping described beijing s relationship with the us as the most important in the world. this isjust their second in person meeting since president biden assumed office. and during that time, relations have deteriorated significantly. we ll be live with our correspondent in san francisco shortly. but first this report from our north america editor sarah smith. with a warm, personal greeting, the leaders of the world s two most powerful countries look like they want to improve their relationship. simply getting together in the same room is a diplomatic statement when tensions between their nations are very high. i value our conversation because, i thi
last time you and i chatted, linda, you said you were only having one meal a day and you were only putting the heating on for an hour. is that still the same? the heating s more or less the same, but i am eating a bit more. i ve got to, with me health. i have lost weight. for steph, a single working mum with two kids, she s now working an extra day a week, but isn t feeling a financial benefit. how much is childcare now? it s £50 a day. and then, obviously, - because i m a single mum, i have 15 hours free. so my 15 hours cover my monday and half of my tuesday. - so then i have to fund half- of tuesday and my full wednesday. so, despite working an extra day, because of the extra costs of childcare for that day, you re not really any better off, are you? no. the money that i earn for that extra day covers my childcare. it also covers the cost of living, the rise in food costs, - and it covers a rent increase. the government s announced that from september 2025, working paren