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a very warm welcome to the programme. we begin here in the uk. it is the morning after that budget. the chancellor has insisted his first budget is transformational and will get people back into work. jeremy hunt set out major changes to pensions and benefits, as well as an expansion of free childcare in england, all designed to boost economic growth. the new pension tax rules will allow higher earners to save more into their pensions, tax free. the opposition labour party has said it s the wrong priority for the wrong people. emma simpson reports. at this nursery in south east london working parents like charlie love the idea of 30 hours of free childcare for those nine months and over in england. her daughter, dorothy, will hopefully qualify. will hopefully qualify. other to - line, will hopefully qualify. other topline, ecstatic, will hopefully qualify. other topline, ecstatic, i ve - will hopefully qualify. other topline, ecstatic, i vejust i topline, ecstati ....
will be finding out what people make of the chancellor s announcement. there s big changes to pensions to encourage people like doctors to stay in work butjeremy hunt s plans prompt accusations his budget favours the rich. check before you travel. rail workers in the rmt union take part in another strike in their discpute over pay, jobs and working conditions. no miracle in madrid for liverpool as they lose their second leg against real and are knocked out of the champions league humbled 6 2 on aggregate. and we hear from kate middleton s childhood piano teacher, who s written a song for the nation to sing on king charles s coronation day. good morning. a much milder day for most of us today, compared to yesterday, but it is going to be cloudy with some showers, and longer spells of rain at times. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, insists his budget will get people back to work and won t just benefit the rich saving for retirement. his comments come after labour criticised his pla ....
economic direction, the biggest tax cuts and a half a century in a bid to kickstart growth. and the first woman to win back the booker prize twice, the celebrated author dame hilary mantell dies at the age of 70. welcome to bbc news. the g7, the group of seven wealthiest nations, have condemned the referendums being held in parts of ukraine to decide whether they want to join russia. it added the votes, which are being organised by moscow backed officials, are a breach of the united nations charter. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east, and zaporizhzhia and kherson, in the south, and cover around 15 per cent of ukraine s territory. voting is expected to run until tuesday, and the result seems almost certain to go in moscow s favour. these pictures, filmed in russian occupied donetsk, show representatives taking polling cards to people in their own homes. here, at least, it is not a secret bal ....
more than seventy migrants die after their boat sinks off the coast of syria our correspondent is with the rescue operation. and the first woman to win the booker prize twice the celebrated author dame hilary mantel has died at the age of 70 officials in four russian occupied regions of ukraine have been holding self declared referenda on whether to become part of the russian federation. the kremlin supports the votes just as it did after the annexation of crimea the ukrainian territory which was invaded in 2014. but the government in kyiv and western countries have condemned the referenda saying they are just a sham, and that they will never be recognised. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east, and zaporizhzhia and kherson, in the south and cover around fifteen percent of ukraine s territory. votes are are expected to run until tuesday, and the result seems almost certain to g ....
Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The chancellor, Philip Hammond, has presented his first budget, promising to build a brighter future, as the government prepares to start the formal process of leaving the european union. Among the menus was in issue £2 billion be spent on social care in england over the three years. The chancellor was accused of breaking a conservative Manifesto Promise by increasing National Insurers for millions of Self Employed people. And he offered some help for firms in england facing higher business rates. Well have details of the speech and we start with our Political Editor laura kuenssberg. Number 11 fears rainy days. So there was no chance that the chancellor would emerg ....