:00:00. > :00:10.The Government drops plans to cut tax relief on pension contributions.
:00:11. > :00:12.It follows warnings that the Chancellor's proposals
:00:13. > :00:18.Violence in Turkey after a crackdown on the press.
:00:19. > :00:22.The authorities take over the country's biggest newspaper.
:00:23. > :00:25.And met the newlyweds - Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall
:00:26. > :00:50.The Chancellor, George Osborne, has dropped plans to cut tax relief
:00:51. > :00:56.He had been expected to announce the move in the Budget in less
:00:57. > :00:59.than two weeks' time, but he was warned the changes
:01:00. > :01:05.Some campaigners say he's missed a huge opportunity to tackle pension
:01:06. > :01:07.inequality and to help the lower paid.
:01:08. > :01:10.Our political correspondent, Ross Hawkins, has more.
:01:11. > :01:14.It would have been a radical Budget Day change to the way
:01:15. > :01:19.At the moment, you're not taxed on the money you pay
:01:20. > :01:24.Instead, you pay your tax when the pension pays out.
:01:25. > :01:27.One idea was that this could be reversed, so the Government
:01:28. > :01:30.would tax money on the way in and not on the way out,
:01:31. > :01:35.which would have raised extra cash for the Treasury in the short term.
:01:36. > :01:37.The Chancellor seemed to like the idea.
:01:38. > :01:42.Pensions could be treated like Isas, you pay in from taxed income
:01:43. > :01:46.and it is tax free when you take it out.
:01:47. > :01:52.Treasury sources say that won't happen at the coming Budget,
:01:53. > :01:55.a move welcomed by a former Lib Dem Pensions Minister.
:01:56. > :01:58.It's very good news the Chancellor has dropped his pension's Isa idea,
:01:59. > :02:01.where you tax people's money as they go into a pension,
:02:02. > :02:03.because I simply don't think people would have trusted politicians
:02:04. > :02:07.of future generations not to tax them for a second time.
:02:08. > :02:09.Very bad news, though, to those who think an existing
:02:10. > :02:12.pension system that gives the biggest tax breaks to some
:02:13. > :02:18.It's a missed opportunity to try and make the pension system work
:02:19. > :02:21.better for people like the self-employed and people on zero
:02:22. > :02:26.hours contracts and others facing economic uncertainty.
:02:27. > :02:32.Well, Conservatives want to clear the decks
:02:33. > :02:40.And some of his MPs weren't keen on the pension idea.
:02:41. > :02:43.I think that had there been significant changes in the pensions
:02:44. > :02:46.schemes that would have disadvantaged some people,
:02:47. > :02:49.it's inevitable as MPs across the whole House we would have
:02:50. > :02:58.There is the important point that what we don't want to do is having
:02:59. > :03:01.two very large, complicated arguments at the same time
:03:02. > :03:03.when we have this very important referendum coming up in June.
:03:04. > :03:06.Which means with just a week-and-a-half to go before
:03:07. > :03:09.he does this again, he will need a different big idea to take
:03:10. > :03:32.The Director-General of the British Chamber of Commerce has been
:03:33. > :03:35.suspended. The organisation which represents thousands of businesses
:03:36. > :03:40.had said it would not campaign for either side.
:03:41. > :03:45.Ross Hawkins joins us live now. There's breaking news on this
:03:46. > :03:48.tonight. What's the latest. Within the last few minutes, the Mayor of
:03:49. > :03:53.London has said this news is scandalous. He suggested that John
:03:54. > :04:00.Longworth had to stand aside because he was crushed by the agents in the
:04:01. > :04:04.mayor's word of project fear. Earlier in the deer, Bernard --
:04:05. > :04:09.earlier in the day, Bernard Genkin asked if Downing Street had any role
:04:10. > :04:13.to play in this. Downing Street absolutely rejects any suggestion
:04:14. > :04:16.that they put pressure on him to resign or step aside, as I
:04:17. > :04:19.understand, they'll be saying they were surprised as anyone that this
:04:20. > :04:23.has happened. But this matters not, because this man is fantastically
:04:24. > :04:26.well known. He's in no sense a household name. He's not even a
:04:27. > :04:31.politician. But it matters because it plays into one of the central
:04:32. > :04:37.claims of the leave campaign, which is, in effect, they are fighting the
:04:38. > :04:40.establishment. That any dissent will be squeezed out by more powerful
:04:41. > :04:43.forces and for that reason, I think you'll hear a lot more about this
:04:44. > :04:45.man and his position in the coming 24 hours.
:04:46. > :04:48.Ross, thanks very much indeed. In Turkey, the government
:04:49. > :04:50.has seized control of There've been protests
:04:51. > :04:54.against the move, and police have fired plastic bullets, tear gas
:04:55. > :04:57.and water cannon at demonstrators. Editors of Zaman newspaper say
:04:58. > :05:00.the government's move to take it over is a dark day for Turkish
:05:01. > :05:02.democracy. From Turkey, our correspondent
:05:03. > :05:15.Mark Lowen reports. This is what happens in Turkey, if
:05:16. > :05:22.you want a newspaper to stay open. The full force of the state sent in
:05:23. > :05:25.to crush protests. They had tried to stop Zaman, Turkey's biggest
:05:26. > :05:34.newspaper, from being taken over, but in vain. Rubber bullets were
:05:35. > :05:38.fired. The tear gas overwhelming. They tried last night to resist
:05:39. > :05:50.police, forcing their way into the building. That too was futile. There
:05:51. > :05:53.was no room for debate. As Zaman editors arrived, defiant, supporters
:05:54. > :05:57.rallied. But shortly after, a government team came by, fired the
:05:58. > :06:05.management, cut the internet signal and deleted the archive. Our last
:06:06. > :06:12.three, four years, that anyone who is speaking against the government
:06:13. > :06:18.policies is facing either court cases or prison or such control by
:06:19. > :06:23.the government. I think this is a dark period for our country, for our
:06:24. > :06:30.democracy. Zaman was targeted because of links to an ally turned
:06:31. > :06:33.arch foe of President Erdogan accused of leaking phone calls which
:06:34. > :06:39.apparently implicated Mr Erdogan in corruption. The government called it
:06:40. > :06:45.a coup and laboured his followers terrorists. Zaman is the latest and
:06:46. > :06:52.largest opposition media to be muzzled. Turkey's sliding ever
:06:53. > :06:56.further into censorship. Statements of concern about press freedom from
:06:57. > :07:02.the EU. Critics say it's turning a blind eye because it needs Turkey's
:07:03. > :07:07.help with the refugee crisis. So free screpgs is further --
:07:08. > :07:09.expression is further eroded. The final front page of Zaman simply
:07:10. > :07:14.read - constitution suspended. A week after hostilities
:07:15. > :07:16.were suspended across parts of Syria, fighting has continued,
:07:17. > :07:19.but at the lowest level for years, The Syrian Observatory for Human
:07:20. > :07:24.rights believes that 135 people have died in areas where
:07:25. > :07:28.the truce was observed. Peace talks are due to take place
:07:29. > :07:31.this week in Geneva aimed at ending In Iraq, British military advisers
:07:32. > :07:46.are training the Iraqi Army for a battle against so-called
:07:47. > :07:48.Islamic State in the city of Mosul. In recent days, Iraq's security
:07:49. > :07:51.forces say they've taken more ground from IS, but the group
:07:52. > :07:53.still controls key Iraqi towns Our defence correspondent,
:07:54. > :08:03.Jonathan Beale, reports from Iraq. Just training, this time,
:08:04. > :08:08.the new Iraqi Army to deal with the biggest threat they'll face
:08:09. > :08:11.- the improvised explosive device. If you start getting
:08:12. > :08:16.aggressive, you'll explode. These, the men being prepared
:08:17. > :08:19.for the next big battle, the long-awaited offensive on Mosul,
:08:20. > :08:22.so-called Islamic State's IS or Daesh murdered his father,
:08:23. > :08:33.a policeman there. TRANSLATION: I want to
:08:34. > :08:42.fight Daesh right now. I don't worry about my own life
:08:43. > :08:47.because they murdered my father, and they are still killing
:08:48. > :08:50.the Iraqi people. Coalition support seems to have
:08:51. > :08:55.given the Iraqi Army new confidence that it won't flee, as happened
:08:56. > :09:02.when IS first attacked. They believe they're now
:09:03. > :09:05.ready for the fight, as does the most senior British
:09:06. > :09:08.officer in the country. Mosul, I agree, is
:09:09. > :09:12.where we want to go. It's the capital, self-proclaimed
:09:13. > :09:15.capital of the caliphate. Are you confident that Mosul will be
:09:16. > :09:21.taken in 2016, this year? I'm confident that we will support
:09:22. > :09:23.the Iraqi security forces getting Getting there is
:09:24. > :09:30.different from winning. We visited one of the many
:09:31. > :09:32.frontlines, a few hours from A steady stream of civilians
:09:33. > :09:38.fleeing the fighting. This, a defensive minefield,
:09:39. > :09:44.now littered with the carcasses Further on, the mangled remains
:09:45. > :09:51.of a suicide truck bomb hit The Iraqi Army say they took this
:09:52. > :09:58.ground from Islamic State just over You can see, they're setting up
:09:59. > :10:03.in defensive positions. The challenge for the Iraqi Army
:10:04. > :10:06.is clearing and then holding As you can see, vast
:10:07. > :10:11.swathes of desert. As for Islamic State,
:10:12. > :10:14.they may have lost ground, but there are still pockets
:10:15. > :10:17.of resistance just over there. The Iraqi Army's taking back ground,
:10:18. > :10:20.but far from disappearing, IS is reinforcing in urban areas,
:10:21. > :10:24.and recapturing towns and cities, like Mosul, will be
:10:25. > :10:36.a much harder fight. The media mogul Rupert Murdoch
:10:37. > :10:39.and his new wife, model Jerry Hall, have had their marriage
:10:40. > :10:42.blessed in central London. The couple wed in a civil ceremony
:10:43. > :10:45.yesterday, and today, celebrities joined the couple's ten
:10:46. > :10:48.children from previous relationships at the service at St Bride's
:10:49. > :10:51.Church in Fleet Street. His report contains
:10:52. > :10:59.flash photography. A year ago, Rupert Murdoch
:11:00. > :11:04.hadn't even met his bride. Today, flanked by his two sons,
:11:05. > :11:07.there was perhaps just a trace of nerves, as he prepared
:11:08. > :11:10.for the service. So too did former
:11:11. > :11:16.Rolling Stone, Bill Wyman. Dame Edna Everage's alter ego said
:11:17. > :11:21.the newlyweds were a good match. I got them David Beckham
:11:22. > :11:31.and a pair of jump leads. All ten children from the couple's
:11:32. > :11:33.previous relationships Jerry Hall, in a pale blue
:11:34. > :11:41.Vivienne Westwood dress, had slipped quietly
:11:42. > :11:43.through a side door. They know, of course,
:11:44. > :11:46.how to manage the media. From October's surprise
:11:47. > :11:48.revelation of their courtship, to the announcement
:11:49. > :11:51.of their engagement in The Times. He's 84, and, he said on Twitter,
:11:52. > :11:56."the happiest man alive". The service is now under way
:11:57. > :11:58.in St Bride's Church, and if you listen very carefully,
:11:59. > :12:01.you can almost hear the sound Publishing and power,
:12:02. > :12:06.fusing with celebrity and glamour. Then Mr and Mrs Murdoch faced
:12:07. > :12:09.the cameras and declined the pleas The media mogul perhaps trying
:12:10. > :12:16.to ensure he doesn't Richard Lister, BBC News,
:12:17. > :12:29.St Bride's Church, Fleet Street. With all the sport, here's
:12:30. > :12:33.Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes at the BBC It's been a potentially pivotal day
:12:34. > :12:41.in the Premier League. Match of the Day follows the news,
:12:42. > :12:44.unless you're in Scotland, So if you don't want to know
:12:45. > :12:48.what happened in any of those games, Leicester's dreams of winning
:12:49. > :12:52.the title are still very much alive They are now five points clear
:12:53. > :12:58.at the top of the table. That's because the much-hyped
:12:59. > :13:03.North London derby - Arsenal showing spirit to come
:13:04. > :13:08.from behind despite having Elsewhere, it's also been
:13:09. > :13:12.an influential day at the bottom of the table with notable
:13:13. > :13:14.defeats for Aston Villa, Newcastle and Norwich, who all
:13:15. > :13:19.remain in the relegation zone. In the Scottish Cup,
:13:20. > :13:22.Rangers showed they're more than ready for promotion to the top
:13:23. > :13:25.flight, after thrashing the Premiership's Dundee 4-0 to go
:13:26. > :13:28.through to the semi-finals. Their opeing goal went
:13:29. > :13:31.in after 13 seconds! The Cup meant there were only two
:13:32. > :13:38.games in the Scottish Premiership Now, could we soon be seeing
:13:39. > :13:45.referees doing this in the Premier Well, the International
:13:46. > :13:50.Football Association Board, who control the rules of the game,
:13:51. > :13:53.have approved trials of video review technology similar to sports
:13:54. > :13:55.like rugby and cricket. It would only be for game-changing
:13:56. > :13:59.decisions, including They haven't said when or where
:14:00. > :14:04.the trials will take place, but it'll be no later
:14:05. > :14:07.than two season's time. Britain's Jason Kenny has
:14:08. > :14:09.won his second world sprint title, coming from behind to take Gold
:14:10. > :14:12.at the World Track Championships in But there was disappointment
:14:13. > :14:17.for Mark Cavendish in the omnium, who fell well-short of the result
:14:18. > :14:30.needed for Olympic selection. For all the miles in his wheels and
:14:31. > :14:34.victories to his name, Mark cab dish knows you don't win a ride at the
:14:35. > :14:38.Olympics on reputation. To reach Rio in the Omnium, he needed to impress
:14:39. > :14:42.in the last race, picking up points from a series of sprints. This
:14:43. > :14:46.complicated world rewards strategy as much as speed. You have to pick
:14:47. > :14:51.your moment. Others picked them more often. The podium was out of reach
:14:52. > :14:58.by the final dash. Cavedish is a showman. A speedy finish, but sixth
:14:59. > :15:02.place. He must wait on his plane ticket. Jason Kenny's task is
:15:03. > :15:04.simpler, cycle three laps faster than the other man. He lost the
:15:05. > :15:09.first race but won the second to set up this finale.
:15:10. > :15:14.COMMENTATOR: Jason Kenny is the champion of the world! We knew we'd
:15:15. > :15:18.found a bit of form in qualifying. We tweaked the bike and found a few
:15:19. > :15:24.tenths. We're always looking for the little bits. We tweaked something. I
:15:25. > :15:28.knew I could qualify. Kenny's engaged to another Olympic champion
:15:29. > :15:30.Laura Trott and the other half of British cycling's power couple goes
:15:31. > :15:33.for her second gold tomorrow. Great Britain are just one win away
:15:34. > :15:35.from victory in their first Davis Cup tie since winning
:15:36. > :15:38.the title last year. They're 2-1 up against Japan
:15:39. > :15:40.after Andy and Jamie Murray comfortably won the doubles
:15:41. > :15:45.in Birmingham in straight sets. with Andy Murray against
:15:46. > :15:47.the World Number Six, You can see more on all of today's
:15:48. > :16:15.stories on the BBC News Channel. Good evening. There's been a fairly
:16:16. > :16:16.wintry feel to the weather