:00:00. > :00:00.tomorrow. And identifying Britain's pollution hotspots, the first in a
:00:00. > :00:21.series of reports on the air we breathe.
:00:22. > :00:23.The Chancellor, Phillip Hammond, has played down expectations of big
:00:24. > :00:25.spending announcements in the budget on Wednesday, saying that Britain
:00:26. > :00:28.needs 'fuel in the tank' as it prepares to leave
:00:29. > :00:33.With Labour calling for increased spending on public services
:00:34. > :00:38.including health and social care, the Chancellor says that
:00:39. > :00:40.although the economy is performing well, spending sprees
:00:41. > :00:45.He's also warned the EU that Britain will fight back if Brexit
:00:46. > :00:57.Here's our political correspondent, Eleanor Garnier.
:00:58. > :01:04.These days a long shadow casts itself over Westminster and
:01:05. > :01:08.Whitehall. Brexit is dominating politics and, as the Chancellor
:01:09. > :01:14.makes spending plans, it dominates his calculations. I regard my job as
:01:15. > :01:18.Chancellor is making sure that our economy is resilient, that we have
:01:19. > :01:22.reserves in the tank so, as we embark on the journey will take over
:01:23. > :01:30.the next couple of years, we are confident we have enough gas in the
:01:31. > :01:35.tank to see us through the journey. But domestic pressures are building
:01:36. > :01:40.up to. The repeated calls for more money for the NHS. Plus, claims
:01:41. > :01:44.social care is in crisis and desperately needs extra funding. The
:01:45. > :01:49.Chancellor says this is no time for a spending spree, but never worn
:01:50. > :01:52.more needs to be done. We are saying we will have a fairer taxation
:01:53. > :01:56.system, we will tackle tax avoidance, with the nature and there
:01:57. > :01:59.are no longer give voice to corporations and the rich, we will
:02:00. > :02:05.grow our economy and on that basis we will be able to afford the public
:02:06. > :02:08.services we need and we will pay their wages. The Chancellor might
:02:09. > :02:12.have abandoned the target and timetable of his predecessor, George
:02:13. > :02:16.Osborne, but he hasn't abandoned the commitment to dealing with the
:02:17. > :02:22.deficit. Economic forecasts might be looking up, but don't expect any
:02:23. > :02:26.fireworks in the budget. And the government will not want any
:02:27. > :02:31.surprises when EU leaders formally start Brexit negotiations later this
:02:32. > :02:36.month. The Chancellor expects to get a trade agreement, but has a
:02:37. > :02:41.warning. Anybody in the European Union who thinks that if we do not
:02:42. > :02:45.do a deal with the European Union, if we do not continue to work
:02:46. > :02:50.closely together, Britain will simply slink off as a wounded
:02:51. > :02:54.animal, that is not going to happen. British people have a great fighting
:02:55. > :02:57.spirit and we will fight back. The Chancellor has called those who want
:02:58. > :03:01.higher borrowing confused and reckless, he is sticking to his
:03:02. > :03:05.cautious approach until the view of life outside the EU becomes clearer.
:03:06. > :03:07.The Chancellor did announce some new spending today,
:03:08. > :03:10.up to ?500 million a year by 2022, to improve skills and technical
:03:11. > :03:13.Our education editor, Branwen Jeffreys, is
:03:14. > :03:19.It's highly symbolic putting technical education
:03:20. > :03:23.Businesses are worried about the economic uncertainty ahead.
:03:24. > :03:25.So, from the chancellor a promise of investment
:03:26. > :03:45.Employers say they need more highly skilled people. For decades the UK
:03:46. > :03:49.has lagged behind other big economies, countries like Germany
:03:50. > :03:53.technical skills. Some companies technical skills. Some companies
:03:54. > :03:57.fear it will be harder to plug skills gaps once we leave the EU.
:03:58. > :04:02.The money promised in the budget will support big changes in England.
:04:03. > :04:10.Under these plans, technical education will get ?500 million
:04:11. > :04:13.extra a year by 2022. That is to support 15 vocational training
:04:14. > :04:17.routes for students from the age of 16. Each one is targeted to a
:04:18. > :04:23.different industry or type of work. All of this is against a background
:04:24. > :04:27.of a decade of falling spending, roughly a 13% cut per student in
:04:28. > :04:34.further education between 4010 and 2020. In terms of public spending,
:04:35. > :04:40.this new money is not a lot, but it has been welcomed by further
:04:41. > :04:44.education colleges and here is why. Funding for 16 to 19-year-olds in
:04:45. > :04:48.education has been hit hard for a long period. It has not been a
:04:49. > :04:52.priority for Conservative or Labour governments, despite the rhetoric
:04:53. > :04:57.they might have used. They have done worse than funding for other bits of
:04:58. > :05:00.the education system. ?500 million in that context is welcome but not
:05:01. > :05:07.going to reverse the relative decline. Vocational training has
:05:08. > :05:12.long felt like the relation. Something the UK might no longer be
:05:13. > :05:15.able to afford. In a couple of years, when this money start kicking
:05:16. > :05:19.in, the need for Hong Kong skills will be even greater.
:05:20. > :05:21.The former US Director of National Intelligence has denied
:05:22. > :05:23.there was any wire-tapping of Donald Trump's phones during last
:05:24. > :05:25.year's election campaign, after explosive allegations made
:05:26. > :05:29.The White House has now asked Congress to investigate if phones
:05:30. > :05:31.in Trump Tower were tapped, but offered no evidence
:05:32. > :05:36.A spokesman for Barack Obama said the allegations were simply false.
:05:37. > :05:50.Our North America correspondent, Nick Bryant, reports from New York.
:05:51. > :05:56.Bombshell, President Trump's shocking evidence free claim. On the
:05:57. > :06:02.Sunday talk shows this morning, one main topic of discussion. Claiming
:06:03. > :06:06.the trump campaign was wiretapped by President Obama. In his
:06:07. > :06:10.extraordinary period, President Trump accused his predecessor being
:06:11. > :06:16.a sick and the bad guy who ordered wire traps Trump Tower in the
:06:17. > :06:18.Watergate style conspiracy. The White House issued a statement
:06:19. > :06:22.asking the spread of the investigation into Russian activity,
:06:23. > :06:25.the congressional intelligence committee exercise their oversight
:06:26. > :06:32.authority to determine whether the executive branch investigative
:06:33. > :06:37.powers were used in 2016. The White House has produced no evidence to
:06:38. > :06:40.back up the claims and seems to be hoping these congressional
:06:41. > :06:45.committees will come up with some. Let's get the truth, let's find out.
:06:46. > :06:50.The bigger story is and who reported it, but is it true? The American
:06:51. > :06:54.people have a right to know if this happened because if it did, again,
:06:55. > :07:00.this is the largest abuse of power that we have ever seen. Senior
:07:01. > :07:03.Democrats have levelled Donald Trump the deflector in chief, distracting
:07:04. > :07:11.attention from the Trump team interactions with Russians. You'd
:07:12. > :07:15.make up something, you have the press write about it and then you
:07:16. > :07:21.say everyone is writing about this charge. It is a tool of an
:07:22. > :07:26.authoritarian. The former director of National intelligence is adamant,
:07:27. > :07:31.there were no wiretaps, he says. There was no such wiretap activity
:07:32. > :07:35.voted against the president, President elect at the time, as a
:07:36. > :07:43.candidate against his campaign. You would be told this? I would know
:07:44. > :07:50.this. At this point, you cannot confirm or deny that? I can deny it.
:07:51. > :07:54.This week and has seen prove Trump rallies around the country,
:07:55. > :07:59.celebrating his successful speech to Congress and a stock market scoring
:08:00. > :08:00.to record levels. A week that began with the presidential reset has
:08:01. > :08:13.ended once again with Russia. It is a scandal that will not go
:08:14. > :08:18.away and as we have gone on terror, a dramatic new development. It has
:08:19. > :08:22.been reported that the FBI director, James Comey, has asked the Justice
:08:23. > :08:26.Department to come out publicly and say that President Trump was wrong
:08:27. > :08:29.that this is a false accusation and it needs to be corrected. That is a
:08:30. > :08:32.big slap down from the FBI director. Francois Fillon has told a rally
:08:33. > :08:35.of his supporters that he'll stay in the French presidential race,
:08:36. > :08:38.while admitting that he misjudged how to deal with questions about
:08:39. > :08:40.employing his wife and children. He says he won't walk
:08:41. > :08:43.away from his campaign, but faces a key test tomorrow
:08:44. > :08:45.with a statement due from his former rival Alain Juppe
:08:46. > :08:48.and a meeting of party officials. Our Paris correspondent,
:08:49. > :09:08.Lucy Williamson, reports. Despite the temporary comfort of the
:09:09. > :09:13.crowd, Francois Fillon is an isolated man. His party no longer
:09:14. > :09:17.united behind him, his campaign director gone, his candidacy
:09:18. > :09:22.dismissed by some as a collective suicide mission. After weeks of
:09:23. > :09:26.pressure to step aside, Mr Fillon turned the fire back on his party
:09:27. > :09:35.colleagues, telling them it was time to make up their mind. I have
:09:36. > :09:39.examined by conscience and, to the men and women of my camp, I say it
:09:40. > :09:43.is your turn to examine your conscience. Will you let the
:09:44. > :09:46.interests of factions and careers prevail over at the greatness of a
:09:47. > :09:52.project that has the support of millions? He has lost the political
:09:53. > :09:56.allies and camping stuff but Francois Fillon has stayed to
:09:57. > :10:00.through it all. Now with party figures are closing ranks against
:10:01. > :10:06.him, he has gathered his supporters for a last, desperate show of force.
:10:07. > :10:09.On stage beside him, his wife Penelope, paint her as his assistant
:10:10. > :10:15.was a mistake he said, but not illegal. I am convinced by the long,
:10:16. > :10:21.even more when I see people giving up and leaving the ship when we need
:10:22. > :10:26.someone like him. But his supporters are mainly photos from the hard
:10:27. > :10:33.right of the party, polling suggests 70% of the country at large want to
:10:34. > :10:37.go. And that his party rival, Alain Juppe, has a much better chance of
:10:38. > :10:42.making it to the presidential palace. So, why is Mr Fillon so
:10:43. > :10:49.determined to hold on? He has, in his hard disc, the cult of the
:10:50. > :10:57.chief. The chief and the people. He was elected in the primaries that
:10:58. > :11:03.the people. So, he wants to remember only this sequence, he does not want
:11:04. > :11:08.to realise the rest. On the other side of Paris, a protest by those
:11:09. > :11:12.who say they want him gone. In a television interview, Francois
:11:13. > :11:16.Fillon made it clear that would be no political suicide, no one can
:11:17. > :11:19.stop me being a candidate, he said, as party colleagues continue to
:11:20. > :11:23.abandon him he insists allegiance is their only choice.
:11:24. > :11:25.Cleveland Police are looking for two men who raped a woman
:11:26. > :11:27.after abducting her in broad daylight with her toddler.
:11:28. > :11:30.The woman, who was in her thirties, was forced into a car
:11:31. > :11:33.She was released several hours later.
:11:34. > :11:44.The suspects are white men in their twenties or thirties.
:11:45. > :11:46.Iraqi troops are said to be close to recapturing the main government
:11:47. > :11:48.building in western Mosul amid intense clashes
:11:49. > :11:52.Aid agencies say more than 200,000 people have now fled the city,
:11:53. > :11:56.many seeking shelter in a camp at Hamam Al Alil, 20
:11:57. > :12:10.Our correspondent, Rami Ruhayem, reports from there.
:12:11. > :12:14.The people of Mosul in here another round of fighting between Iraqi
:12:15. > :12:20.government forces and so-called Islamic State. Many women trapped
:12:21. > :12:27.within the city. Others decided to flee. Exhausted and hungry, they
:12:28. > :12:32.arrived in droves. Just two hours we sought more than five bus-loads of
:12:33. > :12:36.people arriving here at Hamam Al Alil, they can for the internally
:12:37. > :12:45.displaced. Children, bewildered and scared. Many far too young to even
:12:46. > :12:51.understand. Isis were firing at us, most of the women died. We were all
:12:52. > :12:58.just running and running. The mortars raining on our heads. Until
:12:59. > :13:01.we got to the Army. Some were grateful for the Army help, but
:13:02. > :13:09.these men said their homes were hit by army shelling. Almost everyone
:13:10. > :13:13.had to walk through the battlefield, risking their lives before finally
:13:14. > :13:19.reaching 70 and getting on one of these buses. After a long and
:13:20. > :13:23.dangerous journey on foot and under fire from all sides, the refugees
:13:24. > :13:26.from western Mosul arrived here at Hamam Al Alil. They have escaped
:13:27. > :13:33.with their lives but their misery is not yet over. And they keep coming,
:13:34. > :13:37.thousands each day, too many for authorities to cope with.", another
:13:38. > :13:44.temporary camp, more people seeking refugees -- refuge. The authorities
:13:45. > :13:48.can hardly keep up with such an unrelenting flow. Some are back on
:13:49. > :13:52.the bus again, heading to the camps across the region. They have little
:13:53. > :13:53.idea when they will go back to Mosul were what they will find there when
:13:54. > :14:00.the battle is over. Ahead of this week's
:14:01. > :14:02.Budget, the Government is considering a range of measures
:14:03. > :14:05.designed to clean up the air With toxic pollution linked
:14:06. > :14:08.to thousands of deaths each year the High Court has ordered ministers
:14:09. > :14:11.to come up with urgent solutions. In the first of a series
:14:12. > :14:13.of reports this week, looking at ways to improve the air
:14:14. > :14:28.we breathe, here's our science The congested streets of Leicester,
:14:29. > :14:32.a city with typical levels of pollution. If the traffic is stuck
:14:33. > :14:42.and engines are idling, the air becomes less healthy. Extra busy for
:14:43. > :14:47.you and Cambridge Road. So, like in many places, local radio ones of
:14:48. > :14:50.jams. A control centre keeps watch. Instruments on the streets monitor
:14:51. > :14:54.where there is potentially harmful air. Knowing this helps to programme
:14:55. > :15:00.traffic lights to keep the roads moving. This information we are
:15:01. > :15:04.getting is highlighting where the real pollution, the potentially
:15:05. > :15:08.harmful health effects might be in our cities. One thing we could do is
:15:09. > :15:12.improve our transport system is so are congested traffic is not queued
:15:13. > :15:16.up outside of primary schools and old peoples homes, but is queued up
:15:17. > :15:20.in different parts of the city where there will be less harm. Another
:15:21. > :15:24.approach is to clean up the vehicles causing pollution. Here at Bath
:15:25. > :15:29.University, engineers test the diesel car. Diesel is good for fuel
:15:30. > :15:33.efficiency, some people were encouraged to buy them, but they are
:15:34. > :15:38.bad for air quality and Volkswagen was caught cheating the tests. The
:15:39. > :15:42.car is made too similar real driving. Modern vehicles are fitted
:15:43. > :15:47.with the spices to control pollution. They believe they can
:15:48. > :15:51.make cars are much cleaner. This diesel meets the latest European
:15:52. > :15:58.Commission 's dates. Especially that means. This is string of devices for
:15:59. > :16:02.reducing pollution, this was introduced a couple of years ago cut
:16:03. > :16:06.nitrogen dioxide and this is a trap for pushing particles introduced
:16:07. > :16:11.about it years ago. The problem is the sheer number of diesel cars out
:16:12. > :16:16.there that do not have any of this. One idea is a scheme to scrap older
:16:17. > :16:20.diesels. Transport Secretary has warned people to think hard before
:16:21. > :16:23.buying a new diesel. There are greener alternatives, but they are
:16:24. > :16:28.more expensive, so who should pay for cleaner cars? Whichever way you
:16:29. > :16:34.approach it, you are asking people who spent more in taxation, more to
:16:35. > :16:39.buy new vehicles. We need to decide whether that is something we are
:16:40. > :16:42.comfortable with the Society. In Leicester, a new portable pollution
:16:43. > :16:47.monitor is carried by 14-year-old Logan Eddie. The device in the
:16:48. > :16:51.backpack measures the air. On this display, the lines shall have much
:16:52. > :16:56.experience because of pollution. He and his friends are more aware. The
:16:57. > :16:59.people who found out have stopped whipping bosses after schools for
:17:00. > :17:02.their friends. They have been waiting closer to the leisure
:17:03. > :17:10.centre. Further away from the bosses. It has had an impact on
:17:11. > :17:13.them. The government is under legal pressure to unveil a new clean the
:17:14. > :17:17.next month. In the meantime, the best advice is to minimise the time
:17:18. > :17:18.spent in the busiest and most streets.
:17:19. > :17:20.With all the sport, here's Lizzie Greenwood Hughes
:17:21. > :17:33.Good evening. England cricketers have wrapped up the series against
:17:34. > :17:39.the West Indies early winning the second match in Antigua. Tips for
:17:40. > :17:43.tourists in Antigua, stay in the shade, dressed appropriately, take
:17:44. > :17:47.early wickets. England got to come up with the Steven Finn, leaving him
:17:48. > :17:54.to 101-day internationals. The ball was swaying. Still, batting for the
:17:55. > :17:58.challenge. Only Jason Mohammad managed it with any conviction. He
:17:59. > :18:03.hit 50, but his team-mates found in the plan for everything. This catch,
:18:04. > :18:07.a two-man job. Another step that would have been six. England made
:18:08. > :18:12.the impressive look simple. That is how Jason Roy bats, chasing 225
:18:13. > :18:18.seemed destroyed. What happens when the reassuring smile disappears? A
:18:19. > :18:22.familiar failure against spin bowling there for all to see.
:18:23. > :18:28.Suddenly, six men were out, but Joe Root was still in. The test captain
:18:29. > :18:36.merely a new tenant here, but he led Chris Woakes to the win and to the
:18:37. > :18:39.series. If the results come up now. Much of the day two follows the
:18:40. > :18:45.sports scene. If you want to wait, sports scene. If you want to wait,
:18:46. > :18:50.you know what to do. Harry Kane is the Premier League top scorer after
:18:51. > :18:55.a brace of goals in the 3-3 win over Everton. Manchester City move to
:18:56. > :18:59.third after beating Sunderland 2-0. Celtic will face old firm rivals
:19:00. > :19:02.Rangers in the semifinals of the Scottish cup after thumping Saint
:19:03. > :19:09.Mirren and Aberdeen beat Partick and will face Hibernian. Laura Meer has
:19:10. > :19:13.won an historic double at the European indoor Championships in
:19:14. > :19:16.Belgrade. She added the 3000 metres title to the 1500 gold from
:19:17. > :19:20.yesterday. Winning by more than eight seconds for another
:19:21. > :19:26.championship record. The team-mate, Asha Philip went on to win the 60
:19:27. > :19:30.metres in the British record time. The only value has revealed he broke
:19:31. > :19:34.his hand during his surprise victory over David Hague last night. The
:19:35. > :19:43.much hyped boxing showdown ended with both fighters injured and
:19:44. > :19:48.considering their futures. For the man who was once in a Rocky movie,
:19:49. > :19:52.it really was a Hollywood ending. Few had tipped to only value and
:19:53. > :19:57.soon it was the heavier, David Hague, packing a punch. Then a
:19:58. > :20:00.twist. In the sixth round, he stumbled injuring his ankle,
:20:01. > :20:09.suddenly he could barely move and Bellew sensed his chance. Somehow he
:20:10. > :20:15.could. Come the 11th, his fading hopes went through the ropes. The
:20:16. > :20:23.cameras snapped around him, he tried desperately to scramble back to his
:20:24. > :20:28.feet. His team decided enough was enough. Bellew had done it after a
:20:29. > :20:33.build-up dominated by threats and insults the warmest of embraces. The
:20:34. > :20:37.fight had taken its toll. He left for treatment on his Achilles and
:20:38. > :20:40.Bellew revealed he had broken his hand, but the toxic trash talking
:20:41. > :20:48.had turned to respect. I told him thank you. He has helped me secure
:20:49. > :20:53.my kid's future. He said thank you for such a great fight. They fight
:20:54. > :20:57.with no title at stake, but no shortage of pride. That is the
:20:58. > :21:06.sport. They look at The Papers is coming up
:21:07. > :21:07.on the news channel, on BBC One it is time for the news where you