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Ministers questions. It is always a little different, the pmqs ahead of the budget. He has vacated the chair for the Deputy Speaker. She will be going through some of the notices ahead ofjeremy hunt, the chancellor, delivering his Budget Statement. He will take to his feet shortly and will probably speak for about an hour shortly and will probably speak for Aboutan Hourand shortly and will probably speak for about an hour and then it will be the turn of the leader of the opposition, keir starmer to respond. We will take both of those live and uninterrupted and we will then have reaction from t...

spine tingling stuff, jim. spine tingling stuff, jim. its haunting. — spine tingling stuff, jim. its haunting, farewell to stromness, written by peter maxwell davies originally as a piano piece. that string arrangement is very unusual. but it always makes me think of the elemental quality of life in orkney, those rough seas and the cliffs, and the kind of sometimes unforgiving climate. it is a piece that takes you there, and here, nicola benedetti, who is now so embedded in the life of scotland, director of the life of scotland, director of the edinburgh international festival as...

the health secretary steve barclay is here too. and we'll hear from the first female astronaut heading to the moon. morning. with you and me for the next 60 minutes — science presenter michael mosley, who trained as a doctor. former health minister james bethell. and campaigner for kids' safety, beeban kidron. both of you members of the house of lords. if we look at the front pages, they are all over the place. the sunday telegraph has a story about electiry pylons. but that picture of the prime minister, the future king, and the other future king stuffing his face with pizza at th...

shouting. saturday night in the port city of marseille, as france's summer of strife continues. police and protesters clashed, officers fired tear gas to disperse the crowds. unrest in france over the police killing of a 17—year—old continues. sirens wail. in paris, a beefed up security presence. they had been called on social media for protesters together in the city centre, but it seems they had been outnumbered by the police. it is lights out here in the french capital. the mood quickly changed. and for the last few days, it has been a familiar cycle of frustration, anger and ...

hello and welcome to bbc world news. kevin mccarthy has been elected speaker of the us house of representatives after heated exchanges which almost saw fellow republicans come to blows. it took four days, 15 votes, and numerous concessions, but the 20 or so rebels within his own party were eventually persuaded. sancha berg reports. after more than four days, it was over... ..of which the honourable i kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 216. cheering and applause ..to cheers from republicans in the house. chanting: usa! usa! usa! the democrat leader, hakeem jeffries...