this is bbc news, the headlines three people have been arrested in connection with the deaths of five migrants in the english channel on tuesday in a world of �*rising new threats�* the uk and germany announce stronger defence cooperation — to counter the threat from russia president biden signs a bill into law providing military assistance for ukraine, israel and taiwan worth 95 billion us dollars — saying it'll make america and the world stronger. and four people are injured — after escaped horses bolt

through central london does see them or we been hearing the latest set of storage in the headlines being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two teachers in a teenage student were stabbed and bringing you, we may have to interrupt the sports bulletins. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, hello from the bbc sport centre four matches in the premier league to come this evening. at goodison park, liverpool have to get through the merseyside derby against city rivals everton, to keep pace with arsenal at the top. jurgen klopp�*s side have to win, to keep the pressure on in the premier league title race. win and they go second, level on points with the gunners, who thashed chelsea last night. however, manchester city, in third, do have two games in hand. at the bottom, everton have some breathing room — but are still two places and five points above the drop.

you have to play well and you have to deliver your side of the game and have to deal with that and in different ways, they've shown that the effective unit that they've had and you have to play well. the big emphasis will be a home cloud and the performance is to be right. liverpool are set to open talks with feyenoord over manager arne slot, as they search for jurgen klopp�*s successor. klopp announced injanuary he would leave anfield at the end of the season, and the club has been conducting extensive research around a number of candidates. slot, who led feyenoord to the eredivisie title last season has emerged as a candidate who fits liverpool's criteria. three other games tonight. crystal palace host newcastle, who are chasing europa league football. wolves and bournemouth are both safe in mid table, and manchester united host sheffield united at old trafford. the blades could be relegated this weekend unless they win tonight. this is the reason why we got

promoted and into the premier league for days and nights like this planking or trafford regardless of the situation we should go and grab that opportunity and maximise it to the football cloud and a valve group of players that they've got no matter what happens in but they put out, they're very much the very best to get a certain result. emma raducanu's progress in stuttgart last week failed to count for much. she collapsed to a straight—sets defeat to maria lourdes carle at the madrid open. having made it to the quarter—finals at last week's tournament in germany — that encouraging form deserted her, as she was defeated 6—2 in the first set by her argentinian opponent, who is ranked 83 in the world, the 2021 us open champion wasn't at her best on the clay by any means. losing the second set by the same scoreline. a loss also for fellow british player harriet dart, to spain's cristina bucsa. jack draper's also

in action right now — against thannasis kokkinankis, news alarm rafa nadal fans though. he says he's not sure if he will be able to play at next month's french open, after pushing through the pain barrier in his comeback from injury. the 37—year—old, who is a 22—time grand slam champion, said that he is far from being in top form, and that he's only playing in the first round of the madrid open on thursday as a personal sacrifice. nadal, who has said he expects to retire after this season, returned to competition in brisbane injanuary, after almost a year sidelined with a hip flexor injury, but hasn't played consistently since. china's ding junhui is out of the world snooker championship in sheffield after losing the deciding frame in a dramatic first round match against the world number 17 jack lisowski. a clearance break of 131 from ding, who was runner up here eight years ago but has never won the world title, levelled the match at 9—all. but it was the englishman, lisowski, who came out on top in that final frame — to set up a meeting with stuart bingham in the second round.

waiting for a news conference about the stabbing at a school in south wales and the valley school where a teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder it is after two teachers and a teenage student were stabbed at the school and will bring you that as soon as we get it. but at the moment, will turn our attention to childcare. there's a fresh warning today that the government may struggle to deliver its promise of free childcare to working parents in england. by september next year, families with pre—school children who are 9 months and older will be entitled to 30 hours a week of government funded child care — but the independent spending watchdog the national audit office says a pilot of the scheme was cancelled, and it's not clear that childcare providers can find enough staff. here's our education editor branwen jeffreys. # hello, sophie.# a cheerful start at this yorkshire mum and babies group.

from september, for working parents, there will be more free childcare. for babies from nine months old, 15 hours a week in termtime. but, in wakefield, their big worry has been getting a place. as soon as i got pregnant, i had a place on the wait list. i do believe that nhs do get priority but, again, there was no guarantee that i would be getting a place for when i needed to return. i got a newjob when i was pregnant, and it was very clear that it was a full—time role that i need to take up. i think if i had been offered the 15 hours, i probably wouldn't have taken thejob and would i have to look for part—time. so we're going to stretch your legs out to start with. wakefield is one of the areas that could struggle for childcare staff. today's report warns it will need to manage a big increase in hours and, already, most mums look for a place before their baby arrives. i'm going to be going back to look for a job around the nursery�*s availability.

so i've just got mondays and friday. i'm going to have to start looking forjobs where i can work on a monday and friday. it's going to be quite tricky. it feels a bit panicky, to be honest. the growth in government—funded childcare in england by september 2025 means 662,000 children will become eligible in the next year. 40,000 additional staff will be needed. £5.9 billion of government funding will be going into childcare. in sheffield, this nursery is looking ahead to the offer for autumn next year. 30 funded hours for working parents with children nine months upwards. hey, that's it! tara woolley has been in charge of the baby room for years. she's worried because it's becoming harder to recruit and keep staff. it's brilliant but they've not really thought about, ok,

we'll give them all these free child places but there's no staff so we can't have them in. you can't take on any more children with no staff. so that's really annoying for parents because if they've just come in, they can have this free childcare, which is brilliant, but it's not... it can't work because we can't fit them in. as children of working parents get more hours, a warning today that more vulnerable children could be squeezed out. the government says it will make sure there are enough places for them, that it's increasing funding and new apprenticeships in childcare. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. let's speak to, christine farquharson, associate director of the institute for fiscal studies very complicated and if you can talk us through some of the figures that your hearing on the concerns about

how many new places are going to have to be needed on this issue of staff but also the costs for the nursery, just explain how exactly it will work for the nurseries. for nurseries. _ will work for the nurseries. fr?" nurseries, they're already delivering three and four—year—olds some two—year—olds in that part of the market, the big story is the species in on funding rates followed by rental 12% in real terms since 2012 once providers rising costs are taken into account and different stories when we look at the new entitlements for two—year—olds and under and they're introducing in the funding rates the government of said are actually much higher than market prices of childcare providers charging and providers are charging rent £6 an hour at those ages in the funding is a pump 35 on average in the funding rendered to use as at 17 on average you have this discrepancy between the two different age groups within the market. what

between the two different age groups within the market.— within the market. what you think is auoin to within the market. what you think is going to happen _ within the market. what you think is going to happen it — within the market. what you think is going to happen it will _ within the market. what you think is going to happen it will costs - within the market. what you think is going to happen it will costs pass i going to happen it will costs pass under the parents were paying and will be done to deal with the simple beautiful out? it will be done to deal with the simple beautiful out?— will be done to deal with the simple beautiful out? it depends very much on how much _ beautiful out? it depends very much on how much demand _ beautiful out? it depends very much on how much demand there - beautiful out? it depends very much on how much demand there is - beautiful out? it depends very much on how much demand there is for i on how much demand there is for these new entitlements and how much it is incentivised to offer three and four—year—olds in order to take advantage of these funding rates for younger children. we could end up in a world where entitlements are sufficiently high enough to be want tojoin the sector and sufficiently high enough to be want to join the sector and providers can afford to pay their staff more and bring more into the sector and everything goes very smoothly and according to plan it we could end up in a world where for many providers in a world where for many providers in certain parts of the country, the funding rates are not high enough we have been a place or there isn't enough supply and parents are really struggling to access these places. 40,000 extra staff on top of people who are already here and for nurseries and their struggling to

recruit and even the scale of penguin number doesn't mean that people are trained and ready to go, does it, necessarily and that is a big issue, isn't it? it is does it, necessarily and that is a big issue, isn't it?— big issue, isn't it? it is a retention _ big issue, isn't it? it is a retention was _ big issue, isn't it? it is a retention was already i big issue, isn't it? it is a retention was already a l big issue, isn't it? it is a i retention was already a big big issue, isn't it? it is a _ retention was already a big issue in this market even before these new entitlements in this sector does have a time to record those people in these announcements are made last march in the strength of his of the roll—out is relatively few additions that need to be included in the big crunch point is going to be september next year of 2025 and whether or not they'll be able to think now about who they're going to need to employ then and make sure those trained and willing workers of wanting to take of those jobs because that's the big question. find because that's the big question. and it could be a — because that's the big question. and it could be a different party in power because they have an election coming up this year and attitudes are different from labour and can explain them? the are different from labour and can expiain them?— are different from labour and can explain them? the labour party has -la ed its explain them? the labour party has played its cards _ explain them? the labour party has played its cards very _ explain them? the labour party has played its cards very close - explain them? the labour party has played its cards very close to - explain them? the labour party has played its cards very close to its i played its cards very close to its chest and it has a big review of the

system of the moment and relatively cautious about making promises before that is included in their lot of options on the table in the wake of options on the table in the wake of the english system is designed but also when we look at the many different ways that other countries design their early years in system b that the system or there is much more is take control and totally at the end of the spectrum we have a model where they just the end of the spectrum we have a model where theyjust give parents money and they disfigured up for themselves purely on the private market. ., . ., ., , market. you get a lot of people comparing _ market. you get a lot of people comparing things _ market. you get a lot of people comparing things like _ market. you get a lot of people comparing things like how- market. you get a lot of people comparing things like how they | market. you get a lot of people i comparing things like how they do it in scandinavian countries and how much they're able to offer free and what a great deal parents seem to get there. how do they manage that? the tax law more they spend a lot more which is the short answer. and more which is the short answer. and is that in terms _ more which is the short answer. and is that in terms ofjust explain, i suppose if you could, how that works. in

suppose if you could, how that works. . . . , works. in scandinavian countries, there is much _ works. in scandinavian countries, there is much higher _ works. in scandinavian countries, there is much higher rates i works. in scandinavian countries, there is much higher rates of i works. in scandinavian countries, there is much higher rates of tax| there is much higher rates of tax and public spending is much more generous and national income and considerably more than uk or the uk did before these new entitlements rolled out and the systems tend to be a lot more flexible and core structured hours and the evidence means they did really well for children's developments and supporting children's learning in the not so great at bringing more parents into the labour market or something like the canadian system, much more flexible, not so good for development but very good at supporting parents for work. paying income tax on it and currently, after 12.7 million people

receiving state pensions, more than 8 million paid income tax that usually people supplement their state pension for things of the part—timejob or a private pension who needs to pay income tax and the cost of living has been to aid uk to get some answers. getting a little more cash is usually good news but this time it is leaving people in the span. i this time it is leaving people in the san. ., �* this time it is leaving people in thesan. ., �* ~ ., this time it is leaving people in the san. ., �* ~ ., ., the span. i don't know whether or not a need _ the span. i don't know whether or not a need to _ the span. i don't know whether or not a need to pay _ the span. i don't know whether or not a need to pay it and _ the span. i don't know whether or not a need to pay it and we i the span. i don't know whether or| not a need to pay it and we just do what people ask of us, i don't have a clue. �* , , , ., what people ask of us, i don't have aclue., , a clue. answer depends on your circumstances _ a clue. answer depends on your circumstances and _ a clue. answer depends on your circumstances and let _ a clue. answer depends on your circumstances and let me i a clue. answer depends on your circumstances and let me walkl a clue. answer depends on your i circumstances and let me walk you through the main categories people fall into. if you only get the state pension, nothing changes for you, you are still below the £12,570 threshold. i you are still below the £12,570 threshold. you are still below the £12,570 threshold-— threshold. i get a little bit throu~h threshold. i get a little bit through pension - threshold. i get a little bit

through pension credit i threshold. i get a little bit| through pension credit and threshold. i get a little bit i through pension credit and that threshold. i get a little bit - through pension credit and that is tax-free — through pension credit and that is tax—free because it will not push you over— tax—free because it will not push you over the pension threshold. likely— you over the pension threshold. likely at — you over the pension threshold. likely at the moment, i did not pay that tax but i'm getting close. there's a big increase in might switch — there's a big increase in might switch a — there's a big increase in might switch a lot and to be over the edge — switch a lot and to be over the edae. , switch a lot and to be over the edge-- the _ switch a lot and to be over the edge. yes. the majority of edge. yes. the ma'ority of pensionersfi edge. yes. the ma'ority of pensioners get i edge. yes. the majority of pensioners get extra i edge. jazz the majority of pensioners get extra income from edge. 123 the majority of pensioners get extra income from a private work pension orjob which takes you over the line will be taxed through the system take it up for the money given the nature account. paying the right rate in 20% in anything above and that's above that point. i’m 20% in anything above and that's above that point.— 20% in anything above and that's above that point. i'm paying more tax now, above that point. i'm paying more tax now. yes- _ above that point. i'm paying more tax now, yes. and _ above that point. i'm paying more tax now, yes. and through - above that point. i'm paying more tax now, yes. and through a i above that point. i'm paying more i tax now, yes. and through a private pension— tax now, yes. and through a private pension for— tax now, yes. and through a private pension for the _ tax now, yes. and through a private pension for the first _ tax now, yes. and through a private pension for the first time _ tax now, yes. and through a private pension for the first time this - pension for the first time this month — pension for the first time this month. ~ ,. ,., . pension for the first time this month. ~ . . . month. we paid so much tax and sometimes. _

month. we paid so much tax and sometimes, you _ month. we paid so much tax and sometimes, you pay— month. we paid so much tax and sometimes, you pay tax - month. we paid so much tax and sometimes, you pay tax on i month. we paid so much tax and i sometimes, you pay tax on something your ebay tax on. if sometimes, you pay tax on something your ebay tax on-_ your ebay tax on. if you earn more than the personal— your ebay tax on. if you earn more than the personal allowance i your ebay tax on. if you earn more than the personal allowance like i than the personal allowance like rental income you already do a self—assessment, you can keep doing that tax fund. self-assessment, you can keep doing that tax fund-— self-assessment, you can keep doing that tax fund. �* ., ., ., , that tax fund. below even more money this ear that tax fund. below even more money this year because _ that tax fund. below even more money this year because an. _ that tax fund. below even more money this year because an. the _ this year because an. the self-assessment - this year because an. the self-assessment online. | this year because an. the self—assessment online. house that process been? fit, self-assessment online. house that process been?— process been? a bit of a pain, really project _ process been? a bit of a pain, really project it. _ process been? a bit of a pain, really project it. if— process been? a bit of a pain, really project it. if you - process been? a bit of a pain, really project it. if you get i process been? a bit of a pain, i really project it. if you get extra really pro'ect it. if you get extra income really project it. if you get extra income but _ really project it. if you get extra income but haven't _ really project it. if you get extra income but haven't had - really project it. if you get extra income but haven't had to i really project it. if you get extra income but haven't had to do i really project it. if you get extra income but haven't had to do a | income but haven't had to do a self—assessment yet, hmrc and said there's no need for you to start doing one now. if you do or money, you'll be sent to bill at the end of the tax year. you have to wait to the tax year. you have to wait to the following january to pay it. trying to pay back hundreds of pounds, we're lucky were able to ask

family for some advice but i know most people aren't in that position. they say people can call the telephone helpline. irate they say people can call the telephone helpline. they say people can call the telehone helline. ~ ~' ., , telephone helpline. we know people ma be telephone helpline. we know people may be worried _ telephone helpline. we know people may be worried that _ telephone helpline. we know people may be worried that the _ telephone helpline. we know people may be worried that the pay - telephone helpline. we know people may be worried that the pay and i may be worried that the pay and come to it were _ may be worried that the pay and come to it were about what they need to do to— to it were about what they need to do to us— to it were about what they need to do to us but they really do need to worry— do to us but they really do need to worry about it at all because there is any— worry about it at all because there is any tax — worry about it at all because there is any tax due, will contact him directly— is any tax due, will contact him directly in _ is any tax due, will contact him directly in eitherjune orjuly after— directly in eitherjune orjuly after the _ directly in eitherjune orjuly after the end of the tax year explaining exactly what they need to do and _ explaining exactly what they need to do and at _ explaining exactly what they need to do and at the moment, they don't need _ do and at the moment, they don't need to— do and at the moment, they don't need to worry about anything. now hundreds of— need to worry about anything. find hundreds of thousands more pensioners them to work out their next financial steps. the former labour minister and crossbench peer frank field has died, at the age of 81. lord field was a leading voice on welfare reform in britain,

and a campaigner on poverty, for much of his career — and he was one of the longest—serving mps, representing birkenhead in merseyside for 40 years. rishi sunak described him as a "decent, moral, and thoughtful man". here's damian grammaticas. his was a life dedicated to social justice. a man of kindness and compassion. frank field was for four decades an mp. his life's work helping the most marginalised and struggling. i came into parliament something like 35 years ago. if you said to me that 30 years or so later, we'd have a society in which not onlyjust some people but an increasing number of people were using food banks, i would have thought you didn't lack sound judgment. his sharp intellect, independent spirit made him a formidable campaigner against hunger, food poverty, climate change. his work helped create child benefit and later paved the way for the minimum wage and free school meals. in a statement, his family said... "frank was an extraordinary

individual, who spent his life frank field was a minister in tony blair's government but only briefly. his principles made him independent—minded, some times uncompromising. he quit labour whenjeremy corbyn was leader, saying the party had become a force for anti—semitism in politics, thenjoined the lords. we need more frank fields. they're the grit in the oyster. i loved frank and i think he did a terrificjob, both for his constituency and raising issues, often cutting edge issues, which were controversial. frank field, praised today as a man who made a unique contribution. softly—spoken, generous, one of parliament's nicest people.

paying tribute to field. he was under tribal _ paying tribute to field. he was under tribal politician, - paying tribute to field. he was under tribal politician, he i paying tribute to field. he was i under tribal politician, he would work with anybody on the cause cared about and after a long and distinguished careerjob poverty in the 1970s and people always respected them, even if they did not always agree with them but you want to hear what he had to say in the lobby spectrum are very sad today. for those who may not know much about him, explain how she was willing to work for each side and as theissues willing to work for each side and as the issues that matter to him the most and it didn't matter the politics the political party was the thing, it was the issue and particularly welfare, wasn't it? he shared particularly welfare, wasn't it? h2 shared an all party committee and the shutter department brent binford pensioners after many years and that a couple stints doing that in those

committees were not party political budgie to get different parties to agree and frank was very good that they have vivid memories of him getting very powerful people in from the committee and holding them to account it would get angry but injustice but you not to change things there was a big fuss about sir philip green and the pension scheme and as an owner if you put enough money and and give them a real grilling and i believe as a result of that, millions of pounds paid to the pension fund and other members of the pension scheme didn't have the power to do that but frank of the powers that he did have to do it. is of the powers that he did have to do it. , . ., ., of the powers that he did have to do it. is afraid to say he was best suited towards _ it. is afraid to say he was best suited towards the _ it. is afraid to say he was best suited towards the back i it. is afraid to say he was best i suited towards the back benches? it. is afraid to say he was best - suited towards the back benches? he suited towards the back benches? h2 did have a bit of the year in early days and 20 blair as a minister, i don't think that worked really well and he was at his best not being a cheerleader for the government or

his party but fighting against injustice campaigning and being determined until he got things done rather than the mighty share of government in palpitations and trying to tow a line. he ended up in the right place. trying to tow a line. he ended up in the right place-— the right place. teething politicians _ the right place. teething politicians can _ the right place. teething politicians can learn i the right place. teething politicians can learn a i the right place. teething j politicians can learn a bit the right place. teething i politicians can learn a bit today and we don't see much of it, people, a huge amount of collaboration shall we say, would you like to see more? i would. it does go on but it does make headlines the rows and the arguments or grab the headlines but there's a lot of mps are willing to work in this way but frank certainly stood out in parliament.— stood out in parliament. talking about frank _ stood out in parliament. talking about frank field, _ stood out in parliament. talking about frank field, will- stood out in parliament. talking about frank field, will go i stood out in parliament. talking i about frank field, will go straight to the press conference now about that stabbing at a school in south wales. brute that stabbing at a school in south wales. ~ . . .. . that stabbing at a school in south wales. . . . . " :: . wales. we received a call at 11:20am --eole wales. we received a call at 11:20am people were — wales. we received a call at 11:20am people were injured _ wales. we received a call at 11:20am people were injured following - wales. we received a call at 11:20am people were injured following an i people were injured following an incident at the school. emergency

services immediately attended the school were locked down at the safety of everyone on the premise. for teachers in a teenager were taken to hospitalfor for teachers in a teenager were taken to hospital for stab wounds. their injuries are not life—threatening. a teenage girl is been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and curly remains in police custody. life is been recovered in evidence. there is footage on social media and i would ask the kindly removed to preserve the integrity of the ongoing investigation and avoid further distress from those involved and i like to ask that you would not speculate while there is an investigation ongoing and referred to official channels for factual updates. to official channels for factual u dates. ., , . . , updates. people in the area will see more police — updates. people in the area will see more police patrolling _ updates. people in the area will see more police patrolling the _ updates. people in the area will see more police patrolling the area i updates. people in the area will see more police patrolling the area of i more police patrolling the area of the coming days as the investigation continues and i would like to reassure all parents in the public

of the incident has concluded and pupils at all now left the school. working together with the school and agencies in the area to have appropriate support involved or people. this was a very distressing incident and our thoughts are with the victims, their families and everyone here at the community that has been impacted by what is happening. it is set up a dedicated portal and ask that anyone with information the can help our investigation report through this link to help police manage the volume of information coming into us. i would like to thank the whole community for the support and patience in police and emergency services and county council in the school working through this distressing incident today and over the coming days. there was a press

conference being held and i think we'll be hearing more from people. to all affected by today's incident and the victims injured. i like to take this opportunity to praise the teachers, staff and pupils for the way they responded to this shocking incident. as a council, or do all that we can over the coming days and weeks to support the pupils and staff in the aftermath. today's events of calm at the great shop to the community and further fuelled. and i'll be close tomorrow to all pupils and staff for off to further carry out investigations. of the

school will be close, parents and staff are being supported and support is available to anyone who is been affected. the school will continue with lessons online. i like to reiterate that social media footage related to the incident is removed to avoid contempt of court and distrust of those affected. we also asked people not to speculate the investigation while it is ongoing.

and continues in welsh giving significant updates there on the events of that school in south wales and plenty more coverage on our live page, do continue following all the events there. this is bbc news.

at six, a teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder at a school in camarthenshire. two teachers and a pupil were stabbed during the incident this morning and taken to hospital as the school was locked down. there is shock here after the day's distressing incident and questions over how and why this happened. five runaway military horses bolt through central london leaving four people injured. the former dup leader jeffrey donaldson appears in court charged with rape and other sexual offences. we have a special report on lockdown's legacy and its impact on school pupils and their families.

it was really hard, i felt like a failure as a parent.