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145,00018 to 21 year olds haven t claimed cash from government child trust funds. if you were born between 2002 and 2011, we ll let you know where to find it. in sport, one incident, three red cards how fulham went from 11 players to nine and lost their manager in a0 crazy seconds during their fa cup defeat to manchester united. and it is the spring equinox today so can we finally say goodbye to winter? the week gets off to a mild but soggy start for some. all the details here on breakfast. it s monday 20th march. russian president vladimir putin is preparing to host his chinese counterpart, xijinping, in moscow. the visit is the first by china s premier since russia invaded ukraine last year. it will see meetings between the two leaders as mr putin, isolated from the west, looks to bolster his relationship with a vital ally. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg reports. putin and xi. they call each other partners and friends. and right now, the kremlin leader needs all th ....
fredricka reynolds used to do all the flowers for the weddings, but in an instant, that key part of her business was snatched away. they rang me on the thursday before the asylum seekers came on the monday, and cancelled all my weddings for the foreseeable. that s a huge amount of work and income to me. and she told me it s notjust the loss of thousands of pounds. me and my boys used to go swimming every saturday there. i ve got two little ones and every time we drive past there, they want to go swimming and, unfortunately, that s closed now. because of the small boats crossing the channel, the number of asylum seekers in hotels has gone from 3,000 to 51,000 in just three years. it s the government policy that almost no one is in favour of not even the government and it s costing the taxpayer £6 million a day. daniel sandford, bbc news, kegworth. more than 100 metropolitan police officers, who are being investigated for domestic abuse or sexual misconduct, are bein ....
the united nations is leading a global appeal to help pakistan cope with the devastating floods which have left a third of the country under water and killed more than 1,100 people. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected but mountainous regions in the north west have also been badly hit. the crisis is not over yet as heavy rain continues and water surges down the indus river. sean dilley reports. in some parts of pakistan, it s been relentless. more than 33 million people have been affected by flooding in the country s heaviest rain for more than a decade. this year s monsoon season has claimed well over 1,100 lives since june. more than 3,500 kilometres of road have been damaged, and over 993,000 homes, too. in the northern city of sukkur, temporary retreat for families washed out of their homes. translation: our houses have i collapsed because of the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now all our belongings are buri ....
brown stuff in the water and it s very sort of like foamy. if it starts getting foamy, you get out quick. game, set and match, williams! and no farewell yet for serena williams after winning herfirst round match at the us open. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel. scott parker pays the price for bournemouths the 9 0 defeat at anfield, e s the first maangerial sacking of the premier season. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. six of the uk s largest pub and brewing companies are warning that the industry s likely to be hit by a wave of closures in the coming months because of rising energy prices. unlike households, businesses aren t covered by an energy price cap, and the fear is there could be higher costs of as much as 300%. in an open letter to the government, bosses are calling for the energy price cap to be extended to businesses. with more, here s theo leggett. a pint in a pub is part of the fabric of life in britain ....
good morning. high pressure is firmly in charge of our weather so things are fairly settled. sunny spells, just a few showers, warm it tomorrow and an increased chance of rain for friday. all the details later in the programme. it s tuesday the 30th of august. the united nations will lead a global appeal today to help pakistan cope with the devastating floods which have left a third of the country under water and killed more than 1,100 people. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected but mountainous regions in the north west have also been badly hit. the crisis is not over yet as heavy rain continues and water surges down the indus river. our reporter sean dilley has the latest details. in some parts of pakistan, it s been relentless. more than 33 million people have been affected by flooding in the country s heaviest rain for more than a decade. this year s monsoon season has claimed well over 1,100 lives since june. more than 3,50 ....