On Wednesday, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced an offer of free childcare for working parents under the age of five. 

The parents struggling with the cost of child care 

FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photo prior to their talks in Beijing, China, Feb. 4, 2022. One year into Russia's war against Ukraine, China is offering a 12-point proposal to end the fighting. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

But the US has questioned whether Beijing can ever be a neutral mediator. 

China calls for Russia-Ukraine ceasefire and peace talks 

The 39-year-old, from Washington, is set to take charge of Birmingham vs Preston on Saturday 21 January.

Referee Rebecca Welch to make history at men's Championship game

Housing association Gentoo, which owns the system, admitted that it was over 50-years-old and is being decommissioned in the area.

Disabled woman left freezing in own home with 'inefficient' heating system

 The House meets for the third day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington.

Two years on, Congress is immersed not in insurrectionary activity but in something almost as serious - near-total paralysis and dysfunction.

From insurrection to paralysis: The US Congress faces further humiliation

A video of former President Donald Trump is shown on a screen, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its final meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022.

The recommended charges include conspiracy to defraud the United States and aiding an insurrection.

US Capitol Riot committee recommends criminal charges against Donald Trump

The RSPCA has launched an investigation after 13 ferrets were found in maggot-infested hutches with no water in Washington.

Thirteen ferrets found dumped in maggot-infested hutches 

Sarah Daniel was handed a 20-year sentence for the manslaughter of 71-year-old William 'Billy' Jackson, who died after going into cardiac arrest.

Burglar jailed for killing 71-year-old man who died of heart attack

Paul Pelosi, husband of the US House of Representatives Speaker, was attacked by an assailant with a hammer who broke into their San Francisco home.

Man shouted 'where is Nancy' before attacking Pelosi's husband with hammer

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service attended the fire and evacuated the petrol station as a precaution.

Motorbike bursts into flames on petrol station forecourt

We have witnessed a Washington political drama for the ages - and it had all the ingredients of a thriller, writes ITV News US correspondent Robert Moore.

Trump ordered to appear before January 6th Committee - what next?

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Gregg Lewis McGuire, 13, was riding his bike when it collided with a car in Washington on Sunday.

Family of teen cyclist pay tribute to 'cheeky boy who lived life to the fullest'

Northumbria Police said the 13-year-old boy suffered potentially life-threatening injuries in the collision in Washington on Sunday.

Boy, 13, in critical condition after colliding with car while riding bike

Donald Trump hasn’t visited Washington since he left the White House in January 2021, however he’s been the talk of this place ever since.

January 6 riot casts a long shadow as Donald Trump returns to Washington

A breed of A duck on the verge of becoming critically endangered has successfully bred at a Wearside wetland reserve.  

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