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on their side, of course. at one level, you might worry that the words will run out, and missiles will take their place. but you might ask why it s just words, and not weapons yet? could it be that both sides know their own limitations in any form of military conflict? our diplomatic editor mark urban has been working through the logic. american carriers exercising off korea. but these pictures were taken in may, and none of them are there now. the president seems out of sync with his military and his top diplomats. today, he emphasised the defensive nature of us precautions. i think what the president was reaffirming his that the united states has the capability to fully defend itself from any attack and defend our allies. and we will do so. the american people should sleep well at night. tillerson is in tune with generations of american statesman who stuck to teddy roosevelt s maxim, speak softly and carry a big stick. but one reason he can be sanguine is because amer ....
of china? the aspiring photographer whose pictures went undiscovered for decades, but have now become the cover art for a new album from the jam. and louise lear has the weather. good morning. it is a cold and frosty start to the day, but it is a quieter story in comparison to of late. there will be some coastal showers around, but further inland there will be some sun. good morning. the prime minister has said gps in england should keep their surgeries open for longer to ease pressure on accident and emergency departments. downing street says too many family doctors are closing early and failing to open at weekends, forcing patients to seek treatment in hospitals. our political correspondent chris mason reports. for days, the government has faced a blizzard of criticism about its management of the nhs in england. targets missed, major alerts declared. seniorfigures in the health service are sounding doom laden about the future. now the prime minister is turning her att ....
bank of england upgrades its economic forecast again. meanwhile, the government publishes its plan for brexit. new rules on immigration are a key measure. the former head of a christian holiday camp is accused of abusing boys. the church admits it failed terribly. light at the end of the tunnel a deal with drivers in the southern rail dispute, but one union is still holding out. and coming up in the sport on bbc news: after 21 years, frank lampard has announced his retirement from football. he won three premier league titles and four fa cups with chelsea. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. numerous cases involving claims of abuse by british soldiers have been called into question after the lawyer behind them was struck off today. phil shiner made his name as a human rights lawyer, bringing claims of murder and torture against iraq war veterans. today, he s been struck off by a tribunal which found he d acted dishonestly. it heard how mr shiner had spent ....
will move to the autumn. and it s the last budget before the government triggers article 50 and starts the formal process of leaving the eu, possibly as early as next week. a few minutes ago the chancellor emerged, red box in hand, from his official residence, number 11 downing street, alongside him the treasury ministerial team, including his number 2, david gauke, who we ll be speaking to a little later on. the red box was made for david osborne in 2011. the chancellor posing for the traditional photo for the ranks of the photographs in downing street on budget day and later he will be making to the house of commons and he is expected to get to the despatch box in around an hour s time because we have a little bit of talking to do and then we ll have prime minister s questions, as usual on a wednesday and then the chancellor will get to his feet. stay with us as we ll have all the budget detail and reaction. i m outside parliament where the focus recently has been on ....
facing our public services and complacent about the reality of daily life for millions of people in this country. i m simon mccoy. the other headlines this hour: the mother of missing raf airman corrie mckeague says it s only a matter of time before his body is found as police search a landfill outside cambridge. one woman and a second is critically ill after being stabbed by a man who later turned his knife on himself. hello. good afternoon again from westminster where just a few hours ago philip hammond unveiled his first budget and announced extra money for social care in england over the next three years to help councils and ease the pressure on the nhs. in his first full budget mr hammond increased national insurance bills for millions of self employed people, but promised to help firms in england and wales hit by business rate rises. unveiling revised growth figures, the chancellor said the budget provided a strong, stable platform for brexit . the labour leaderjerem ....