Some of that infrastructure investment, and if they didnt, because of the knock on effects, further tough decisions would be required. You heard some of the responses from the Opposition Parties in the chamber behind me, the conservatives said this reflected 17 years of Snp Government and a reckless waste latest. If you missed any of what Lorna Outside I Snp 1t reflected 17 years of Snp Government and a reckless waste of taxpayer money. Labour said of taxpayer money. Labour said this was a threadbare attempt this was a threadbare attempt to pass the buck. Big cuts of taxpayer money. Labour said this wa the 1readbare Attempt of taxpayer money. Labour said this wa the buck. Lare attempt of taxpayer money. Labour said this wa the buck. Big attempt of taxpayer money. Labour said this wa the buck. Big cuts npt to pass the buck. Big cuts detailed, warnings of more cuts detailed, warnings of more cuts on the way. This is just cuts on the way. Just cuts to this Years Budget in order on the way. This is just cuts to this Years Budget in order to this Years Budget in order to balance the books but to this Years Budget in order to balance the books but warnings that more cuts might warnings that more cuts might be on the way. And a Blame Game be on the way. And a Blame Game starting in terms of who is starting in terms of who is responsible for those cuts. Responsible for those cuts. That is right. Shona robison that is right. Shona robison same further significant action same further significant action will be needed. I scotland will be needed. Bring us the correspondent, thank you for updating us and bring us the latest. If you missed any of updating us and bring us the latest. If you missed any of what Lorna Outside or want what Lorna Outside or want to get more detail, there is a lot more on the Bbc News Website on a life page. Lets get my reaction. Lets speak to graham roy. I knew you were listening to everything being said in holyrood a little while ago. How much do the savings announced go towards tackling the severity of the economic situation . Situation . There are quite Certificate Situation . There are quite certificate savings, situation . There are quite certificate savings, so situation . There are quite certificate savings, so we| situation . There are quite certificate savings, so we know overall the Scottish Budget is going up this year, but commitments, particularly in things like Social Security and public Sector Pay are eating into that budget increase, so what the government are trying to do is find some in to do is find some headroom in order to meet these commitments, and they are looking for around about £1 billion worth of movement, about half of that coming through Spending Reprioritise nation, so cuts in some areas and using the money to fund additional expenditure elsewhere, and around half £1 billion coming through, using a technical thing called scott when, which is a one off payment to the Scottish Government has got through the selling of offshore renewable licences. , selling of offshore renewable licences. ,. ,. ,. , licences. There was a lot of talk of balancing licences. There was a lot of talk of balancing a licences. There was a lot of talk of balancing a budget, | licences. There was a lot of. Talk of balancing a budget, but it is important to emphasise that it it is important to emphasise thatitis it is important to emphasise that it is not like a household budget. A lot of this is political decisions, so do you think, does it seem that the decisions that were announced Todayis Decisions that were announced today is the only option for itss finances . Today is the only option for itss finances . Unlike the Uk Government itss finances . Unlike the Uk Government which itss finances . Unlike the Uk Government which can itss finances . Unlike the uk| government which can borrow year on year, the scottish Budget Government has to balance its budget. The choices being made are not about reducing the totality of this vendor, it is about moving money around the overall plot that the Scottish Government has, in order to deliver on objectives. Particularly around things like pressures on public Sector Pay, commitments already made on Social Security, they start to eat into your overall Spending Pot and youve got to find the money from somewhere else, you cannot borrow from that, and that is essentially what the Cabinet Secretary is outlining today, where ceilings are going to be made in some areas, particularly in areas such as Winter Fuel payments, health, in tightening the belt across the administration within the Public Sector in scotland, and also using one off revenue as a backstop to potentially draw upon, to Help Fund the stated commitments. Help fund the stated commitments. ~ ,. , commitments. We spoke to the aeneral commitments. We spoke to the general secretary commitments. We spoke to the general secretary of commitments. We spoke to the general secretary of the general secretary of the scottish Trades Union Congress earlier who said that actually there are other ways of doing this, there are ways of taxing people differently, changing the taxation system. Is that not an option that the Scottish Government could have used. It is not an option this year. The Scottish Government has to set its Tax Policies for the next financial year. Its Tax Policies for the next financialyear. In its Tax Policies for the next financial year. In the future, yes, it could change its Tax Policies if it wanted to to raise revenues, but for this year, the statement was about balancing the budget in this financial year, for that it is constrained. It has to rely on repair ties and spending within the year. I repair ties and spending within the ear. ,. ,. , the year. I want to ask you about one the year. I want to ask you about one of the year. I want to ask you about one of the the year. I want to ask you about one of the things the year. I want to ask you | about one of the things that were said after the report by the commission, which was about the commission, which was about the more Transparency And Planning be needed around pay awards. Why was that lacking . One of the challenges the government faces is around that half of its budget is public Sector Pay and if it doesnt set out a clear Pay Policy at the time of the budget and doesnt have a clear plans for that pay, then essentially if the pay awards run ahead of the growth and the budget they are make savings, and that is where we have come today, where the commitment of the government in trying to sort pay deals, coming in above the overall growth in the budget is meaning they essentially have to make savings elsewhere. And that is outside of the usual budget process, this is an Emergency Statement at the start of a new parliamentary term. The ability of parliament to scrutinise all these choices is much more constrained than what would be the case in normal times. figs constrained than what would be the case in normal times. As we heard from the case in normal times. As we heard from our the case in normal times. As we heard from our scotland heard from our Scotland Correspondence there is a bit of a Blame Game being played here. The snp blaming the Uk Government, Scottish Labour blaming the snp, Uk Labour government blaming its tory predecessors. Where is the blame proportion. Who has the responsibility for the situation that the finances find themselves in . Ultimately, we say this find themselves in . Ultimately, we say this is find themselves in . Ultimately, we say this is about find themselves in . Ultimately, we say this is about policy we say this is about Policy Choices at a uk level, to determine overall spending across the uk, which determine the Barnett Consequential for the Barnett Consequential for the Scottish Budget, there is Policy Choices by the Scottish Government in the devolved taxes they have got to decide, how much they raise, the balance between supporting the economy and increasing tax rates, and the choices that the Scottish Government has got to make in what it prioritises in spending. In scotland, the introduced new Social Security payments that do not have equivalent payments and the rest of the uk. They are you, there time. Just to remind you, there is more on the Bbc Website on the life page. All the details of that announcement of Savings Worth £500 million in the current Venture Year announced by the Finance Secretary for scotland. Lets return to one of our other top stories. Frances Interior Minister said at least 12 people have died after a Boat Carrying migrants capsized in the english channel, to other people are missing and a large Rescue Operation is under way. A spokesperson for the french coastguard said more than 50 people have been rescued and need medical treatment. Several people are understood to be in a critical condition, it is believed to have happened near a stretch of coastline, one of the shortest distances from the english coast. Emergency services have been responding since around half past 11 in the morning local time. Our correspondent in paris has the latest on the Death Toll. It is a confirmation latest on the Death Toll. It is a confirmation of latest on the Death Toll. It is a confirmation of the latest on the Death Toll. It 3 a confirmation of the Death Toll settling around that figure of 12, 13. The Interior Minister is on his way there, it is a sign of the gravity of the event and said it was 12 dead with two missing. And that seems to be where we are settling on, with may be others in hospital who are in a critical condition who may be in life threatening situations, it is a big event. Over the last weeks there have been regular deaths, but they tend to be one or two and not get much coverage. Now we have again a big tool, the biggest this year and a sign discussing is ever more popular and dangerous, as the traffickers use more unscrupulous ways of getting people across, crowding more people onto these dodgy boats. I cannot say for certain but i know this happened, its height was four hours ago, five hours ago now. A Boat Heading towards the english coast, not far from the french coast it would seem, was seen in great difficulty, coming apart and breaking up, all the people on board ended up in the water and this is different from other situations where the boat is gradually sinking and people have some time to cling to the boat while the Rescue Services arrive, this seems this time everyone was in the water is the boat came apart. There was 50, maybe 60 or even 70 people aboard this boat. 50 people have been rescued at least and then there is this Death Toll. I imagine it is a question of people cheating treating people cheating treating people on shore any be looking for the last bodies that may not be out at sea. Everything is in the framework of the last big event in this saga which was the Rishi SunakEmmanuel Macron meeting a year ago, in which it was promised there would be a lot of new money put into the effort and it looked more Police Work and cooperation applied to try and bring the numbers down and to invest in new technology and more criminal investigations into the networks. Some of which has worked, there has been a certain degree of success in prosecuting and stopping migrants crossing over, but the flood goes On And on. Whatever is applied is never enough. On. Whatever is applied is never enough. More on the breaking never enough. More on the Breaking News never enough. More on the Breaking News that never enough. More on the Breaking News that five Breaking News that five children, including three aged 12 have been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 80 year Old Man died following a serious assault any park in leicestershire. The man was attacked in Franklin Park in braunstone on Sunday Evening when walking his dog. You sense died of his injuries. A reporter has more. It has been a miserable day for locals in braunstone town. They have received this awful news that an 80 year Old Man has died after walking here In The Park behind me. This is Franklin Park, an area which is usually tranquil and quiet, a place where people come to bring their children to play, a place where people walk their dogs. It was on Sunday Evening at around 631 a man, an 80 year Old Man was out walking his dog here. He had reached a point behind me, one of the entrances to The Park beyond that chording when he was attacked by five years. We know the five youths fled the scene very quickly. We were told at the time Emergency Services arrived, they had already gone, so the man having sustained serious injuries at that point was taken to a nearby hospital and sadly has died from those injuries that he sustained in that attack. What do we know about the people involved . Five children have been arrested, three confirmed to have been 12 years old, to others a boy and a girl confirmed to have been 14 a girl confirmed to have been 1a years old. A truly shocking incident for residents to come to terms here. Eight year Old Man has died and five children have been arrested. An 80 year Old Man. Have been arrested. An 80yearOld Man. Have been arrested. An 80yearOld Man. What has the olice 80yearOld Man. What has the police said 80yearOld Man. What has the police said about 80yearOld Man. What has the police said about this . 80yearOld Man. What has the police said about this . It 80yearOld Man. What has the police said about this . It is police said about this . It is an ongoing police said about this . It is an ongoing investigation. Leicestershire police have said they are working at speed to try and establish what has happened. They set this area behind the couple of officers out on patrol and say they are carrying out reassurance patrols in this part to try and calm the neighbourhood and let people know there is going to be a Police Presence so they can still come and walk The Park. Significantly Leicestershire Police have sent themselves to the police watchdog, the iopc. Because the man who died, the elderly man walking his dog was already in touch with Leicestershire Police before the incident happened, so that is Something Thatis happened, so that is something that is now going to be examined. They have referred themselves to the iopc, so we will wait and see what comes from that. In the meantime, this investigation is said to be moving at pace to try and establish exactly what happened. Abbott reported sam harrison. You are watching bbc news. I am going to hand due to my Colleague Matthew for some of the other news. You are watching bbc news. Pope francis is injakarta in indonesia for the start of a historic and ambitious trip to asia. Let me show you the pictures of the pontiff being greeted at the international airport at the capital. Indonesia is the worlds most populous muslim Majority Country and the pope is due to visit a mosque and a neighbouring church. The vatican said the focus of the trip is interfaith harmony. The pulp has reduced his travel in recent years due to health problems, but this 12 Day Trip is the longest trip he has done as pontiff. As well as visiting indonesia he will travel to Papua New Guinea and singapore. He is set to travel nearly 33,000 kilometres during the 12 Day Trip and he is scheduled to attend more than a0 different events. Lets speak to a lecturer at a university in indonesia. We really grateful to have you here on the programme. How excited are you by this trip . He is there are in indonesia. It is amazing. Indonesians are overjoyed by the arrival of Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church. His presence has captivated all divisions indonesians, not only the catholics. In the past months many institutions have organised seminars, webinar talks, prayerand organised seminars, webinar talks, prayer and activities to welcome him, and many books have been written, and social media, and we have provided extensive coverage about him. We are so excited about this event. ,. , event. You said all indonesians, event. You said all indonesians, it event. You said all indonesians, it is i event. You said all indonesians, it is interesting because there is only a small catholic community in indonesia, so the interest goes Way Beyond just catholics . Yes. Way beyond ust catholics . Yes, ou are Way Beyond just catholics . Yes, you are right Way Beyond just catholics . Yes, you are right that Way Beyond just catholics . Yes, you are right that the you are right that the Indonesian Catholic population is only 3 , and it makes around 8. 6 million people, but all of indonesians are welcoming the coming of the pope. I myself am asking why the pope chose indonesia to be visited on his journey to asia. I found that even though the Indonesian Catholic minority here in indonesia, the Indonesian Catholic has a big call for universal Catholic Church. In the past indonesia is considered a missing land, but nowadays catholics in Indonesia Indonesia plays a crucial role in the universal Catholic Church. So many missionaries have been sent from indonesia to all of the world. Indonesia has been considered an exporter of missionaries to the world nowadays. I think for Pope Francis and for the general universal Catholic Church, catholics in indonesia should be considered. Moreover, as the biggest muslim country, the coming of the pub in indonesia has a significant the pope in indonesia is significant for brotherhood between religions, in particular the relations between catholics and the muslims, the Majority Religion in indonesia. Muslims, the Maority Religion in indonesia. In indonesia. You are right because in indonesia. You are right because the in indonesia. You are right because the vatican in indonesia. You are right because the vatican is in indonesia. You are right. Because the vatican is talking a lot about the importance of Interfaith Dialogue on this trip. I know the pope is going to visit that area where there is a mosque on one side of the road, the Catholic Church on the other added panel in between. That will be fascinating when we get to that visit. We are grateful to your time, thanks coming On And giving a sense of the excitement at the start of this trip. Excitement at the start of this tri. ~ excitement at the start of this tri. , ~ , excitement at the start of this tri. , ~ i. Excitement at the start of this tri. ~ ,. Excitement at the start of this| trip ihack trip. Thank you so much. Back ou in trip. Thank you so much. Back you in the trip. Thank you so much. Back you in the uk. Trip. Thank you so much. Back you in the uk, from trip. Thank you so much. Back you in the uk, from providing| trip. Thank you so much. Back| you in the uk, from providing a warm space for communities to hosting activities and offering free access to books, libraries have been a key part of many of our lives, but the busy analysis has found since 2016 one in 20 libraries in the uk have been lost and deprived communities are times more likely to have lost a publicly funded Library In that time. Four times more likely. Lets talk to a former childrens laureate, thank you for your time. When i read out the number of libraries closing, what is your reaction when you hear numbers of that scale . It distresses me. I feel angry about it and i feel sad, distresses me. I feel angry about it and ifeel sad, i am about it and i feel sad, i am angry about it and ifeel sad, i am angry because i see this as disadvantaging the disadvantaged, it makes people poorer who are already poor, in having access to books and literacy, so that makes me sad. And angry both. It also deprives them of what you just described there, safe public spaces, and libraries in britain and All Over The World provide to much more than books these days, they provide access to digital platforms of all kinds, and also they are places where events go on, so they become very social, and i do events in libraries myself, i do readings in little ones, performances, or two adults, these events are nearly always free and this encourages people to read and find out about the world beyond themselves, but libraries are places where you can find out more about yourself, you can regard them as mirrors as well as windows or doors that you go through. They are incredibly important places. They are incredibly important laces. , they are incredibly important laces. ,. , they are incredibly important laces,. , they are incredibly important laces. ,. ,. , places. They really are and it is so interesting places. They really are and it is so interesting talking places. They really are and it is so interesting talking to i is so interesting talking to someone like you and hearing you say that. I was listening at the start of the day to a Radio Interview done by Lee Child who has written the hugely popularjack reacher books, and he was describing libraries as a Food Bank for the mind, a palace of books, thatis the mind, a palace of books, that is how he remembers it as a child. What are your reflections and what do you remember about being younger and going to libraries and reading . Mr; and going to libraries and reading . And going to libraries and reading . And going to libraries and readinu . G ,. , reading . My parents took me to m local reading . My parents took me to my local Library Reading . My parents took me to my local Library In reading . My parents took me to my local Library InNorth Reading . My parents took me to my local Library InNorth West i my local Library InNorth West london, took me there every saturday, they sometimes took a turn,it saturday, they sometimes took a turn, it rotated, he was going to do the Vacuum Cleaning and he was going to take me to the library and i would go there with my brother or my friends. There was a main library and a Childrens Library to one side, and i remember going with my friends and poring over the Picture Books that went on to become Mary Poppins movies, and that reminds me that we live in what we now call an intermediate world, which means we are reading books, we read online, we watch tv, we watch streaming, and it has not these things are in competition with each other, but they bounce off each other, but they bounce off each other, but they bounce off each other, and the great advantage of reading and the print is it gives us access to the language of power, the language of power is written in a particular way, particularly structured any way, and we want children or adults to access that particular way of talking that particular way of talking that government use, administration, lawyers, doctors, teachers and schools use, and one way to do that is freely move amongst books, reading widely and often, browsing for books, discovering what you like and accessing that special way of writing and that special way of writing and that special way of writing and that special language we find in books. That is the language of power. If we deprive people of power. If we deprive people of that, you are basically saying this line which of power is not for you. It is a powerful statement when we start closing libraries. It is interesting start closing libraries. It is interesting about start closing libraries. It is interesting about the start closing libraries. It is interesting about the language of power, more libraries have been lost in more deprived communities, so you get a sense of where so much power is being lost four people perhaps you do not have the voices in the first place. You talked about your Love And Memory of reading as a child and going to libraries. How much did that fashion the offer that you became . I fashion the offer that you became . Fashion the offer that you became . ,. ,. , fashion the offer that you became . ,. ,. ,. ,~ became . I tell people who ask me, it is writing became . I tell people who ask me, it is writing about me, it is writing about anything. You can write diaries, reminiscences, due also to things. If you want to write, the best way to write is to read. Because you get voices in your head from reading. They show you ways, possibilities of writing things down because it shapes it. If you like to write a book, storybooks have a certain shape. If you want to write a diary, there are long diaries, short diaries, minimal entry diaries, one of the most famous diaries of all times, the diary of anne frank. There was a genius writer, life tragically brought to an end by war and discover nation, and if you read things discrimination, and if you read things, youre go into that world, and take on the ship of different kinds of writing, and thatis different kinds of writing, and that is really a wonderful gift to be given, and you dont even know you are being given it, you just absorb it. You just absorb it. Great to talk to you you just absorb it. Great to talk to you and you just absorb it. Great to talk to you and thank you just absorb it. Great to talk to you and thank you | you just absorb it. Great to i talk to you and thank you for taking time to speak to us. Lets return to that Breaking News from ukraine, the latest update coming to us from the defence ministry, and in terms of the Death Toll, going up now to a9 confirmed dad with 200 and 19 injured confirmed dead. Search and Rescue Operations are continuing, they said after the alarm sounded, the missiles hit. There were explosions and several minutes where there was confusion. There was no parade or any other event at the time. We will have more on that Breaking Development here injust will have more on that Breaking Development here in just a moment. Good afternoon. Some differences in the feel of the Weather Today depending on where you are. That was certainly the case last night. Parts of Eastern England only got down to around 18 c. Compare that with three degrees in parts of Northern Ireland and the highlands of scotland. Now that cooler, fresher air is slowly but surely sinking its way southwards and eastwards for the middle part of the week. But it is unlikely to last long because for the end of the week we will pick up this feed of humid air once again from the near continent. With that, some of us will see some outbreaks of rain in the short term. High pressure trying to build from the west, but still the remains of a couple of Weather Fronts bringing some cloud and some showers. This band of showery rain pushing across Northern Ireland, the Western Side of scotland. Also some pretty sharp showers down towards the South East of england here. A warm afternoon 23, 2a, 25 degrees, but that cooler, fresher air in place further North And West and that will steadily push a little bit further southwards and eastwards overnight. Therell be some areas of low cloud, mistand murk, some showers, perhaps most especially across south West Scotland and into Northern Ireland. But temperatures in the highlands again could get down to around four degrees celsius. 1a in london, so not quite as warm or as muggy as it was last night. Into tomorrow, well, really it is a sunshine and showers day. Some of the showers will be on the heavy side. Little cluster here of heavy showers and thunderstorms likely to move across eastern, central and eventually southern parts of scotland. But it is going to be a fresher day across the Board 1a to 20c. Now this little frontal system here through Wednesday Night into thursday, its going to sink its way southwards and will then start to join forces with this broader area of low pressure developing over continental europe. For a time, that could bring some pretty wet weather across southern parts of england, the midlands, into wales. There could be enough rain to cause some localised disruption, but further north, something a little bit drier. The winds in the north, relatively light, but it will be blustery in the south and we will start to pick up a humid feel, which will take us towards the end of the week. Temperatures for some could get into the mid 20 celsius, but there will be some rain, especially in the south. Live from london. This is bbc news. Russian missile strikes on a ukrainian military Building And Hospital kill a9 people, in one of the deadliest attacks on the country in months. French authorities say 12 people have died, as a Migrant Boat Capsizes in the english channel. About 50 people have been rescued. Benjamin netanyahu condemns the uks decision to suspend some Arms Exports to israel, calling it shameful. Well be live injerusalem. And Queen Camilla says king charles is doing very well as he continues his cancer treatment