05/03/2017

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:00:08. > :00:10.The Chancellor says there'll be no big spending in this week's Budget,

:00:11. > :00:13.as Britain prepares for its journey out of the EU.

:00:14. > :00:16.Labour's urging Philip Hammond to boost funding for public services.

:00:17. > :00:19.He says the economy's doing well, but there may be

:00:20. > :00:28.I regard my job as Chancellor as making sure the economy

:00:29. > :00:32.is resilient and there are reserves in the tank.

:00:33. > :00:36.We'll be looking at one area where the government

:00:37. > :00:38.WILL be spending more - on technical education in England.

:00:39. > :00:43.Explosive allegations from President Trump.

:00:44. > :00:46.The White House demands that Congress investigates

:00:47. > :00:49.claims that Donald Trump's phones were tapped but offers no evidence.

:00:50. > :00:52.Francois Fillon tells a rally of his supporters that he'll stay

:00:53. > :00:55.in the French presidential race but he faces a crucial day tomorrow.

:00:56. > :01:00.And identifying Britain's pollution hotspots -

:01:01. > :01:21.the first of a series of reports on the air we breathe.

:01:22. > :01:33.The Chancellor - Phillip Hammond - has played down expectations of big

:01:34. > :01:36.spending announcements in the Budget on Wednesday, saying that Britain

:01:37. > :01:38.needs "fuel in the tank" as it prepares to leave

:01:39. > :01:44.With Labour calling for increased spending on public services

:01:45. > :01:47.including health and social care, the Chancellor says that

:01:48. > :01:49.although the economy is performing well, spending sprees

:01:50. > :01:55.He's also warned the EU that Britain will fight back if Brexit

:01:56. > :01:59.Here's our political correspondent Eleanor Garnier.

:02:00. > :02:02.These days, a long shadow cast itself over

:02:03. > :02:07.Brexit is dominating politics, and as the Chancellor

:02:08. > :02:09.makes his spending plans, it dominates his calculations, too.

:02:10. > :02:14.I regard my job as Chancellor as making sure that our economy

:02:15. > :02:18.is resilient, that we've got reserves in the tanks,

:02:19. > :02:21.so as we embark on the journey that we'll be taking over the next couple

:02:22. > :02:24.of years, we are confident that we've got enough gas

:02:25. > :02:27.in the tank to see us through the journey.

:02:28. > :02:33.But domestic pressures are building up, too.

:02:34. > :02:36.There are repeated calls for more money for the NHS,

:02:37. > :02:40.plus claims social care is in crisis and desperately needs extra funding.

:02:41. > :02:43.The Chancellor says this is no time for a spending spree,

:02:44. > :02:48.but Labour is warning more needs to be done.

:02:49. > :02:51.Not at all, what we're saying is we'll have a fair taxation

:02:52. > :02:55.system, we'll tackle tax evasion, tax avoidance, we'll make sure

:02:56. > :02:56.there's no longer giveaways to corporations and the rich,

:02:57. > :02:59.we'll invest in our economy and grow the economy,

:03:00. > :03:01.and on that basis we'll be able to afford the public

:03:02. > :03:04.services that we need, and we'll also be able

:03:05. > :03:09.The Chancellor might have abandoned the target

:03:10. > :03:11.and timetable of his predecessor, George Osborne, but he hasn't

:03:12. > :03:14.abandoned the commitment to dealing with the deficit.

:03:15. > :03:16.Economic forecasts might be looking up, but don't expect any fireworks

:03:17. > :03:26.And the Government won't want any surprises when EU leaders formally

:03:27. > :03:28.start Brexit negotiations later this month.

:03:29. > :03:30.The Chancellor expects to get a trade agreement,

:03:31. > :03:38.Anybody in the European Union who thinks that if we don't do

:03:39. > :03:42.a deal with the European Union, if we don't continue

:03:43. > :03:45.to work closely together, Britain will simply,

:03:46. > :03:48.you know, slink off as a wounded animal, that is not going to happen.

:03:49. > :03:53.British people have a great fighting spirit, and we will fight back.

:03:54. > :03:57.The Chancellor has called those who want higher borrowing

:03:58. > :04:02.He's sticking to his cautious approach, until the view of life

:04:03. > :04:09.Eleanor Garnier, BBC News, Westminster.

:04:10. > :04:11.The Chancellor did announce some new spending today -

:04:12. > :04:14.up to ?500 million a year by 2022 to improve skills and technical

:04:15. > :04:22.Our Education Editor Branwen Jeffreys is here with the details.

:04:23. > :04:24.It's highly symbolic putting technical education at the centre

:04:25. > :04:29.Businesses are worried about the economic uncertainty ahead.

:04:30. > :04:32.So from the Chancellor a promise of investment to close

:04:33. > :04:41.Employers say they need more highly-killed people.

:04:42. > :04:48.For decades the UK has lagged behind other big economies.

:04:49. > :04:50.Countries like Germany train more young people

:04:51. > :04:56.Some companies fear it will be harder to plug skills' gaps

:04:57. > :05:01.The money promised in the Budget will support big changes in England.

:05:02. > :05:03.Under these plans, technical education will get ?500 million

:05:04. > :05:11.Now that's to support 15 vocational training routes

:05:12. > :05:16.Each one targeted to a different industry or type of work.

:05:17. > :05:20.But all of this is against a background of a decade

:05:21. > :05:26.Roughly a 13% cut per student in further education

:05:27. > :05:33.So, in terms of public spending, this new money isn't a lot.

:05:34. > :05:39.But it's being welcomed by further educationing

:05:40. > :05:42.But it's being welcomed by further education colleges and here's why.

:05:43. > :05:45.Funding for 16-19-year-olds in education has been hit very hard

:05:46. > :05:49.It's not been a priority for Conservative or Labour Governments,

:05:50. > :05:52.despite whatever rhetoric they may have used.

:05:53. > :05:54.It's done far worse than funding for schools or other bits

:05:55. > :05:58.?500 million in that context is welcome but it's

:05:59. > :06:02.still not going to reverse that relative decline.

:06:03. > :06:08.Vocational training has long felt like the poor relation, something

:06:09. > :06:11.the UK may no longer be able to afford.

:06:12. > :06:15.when this money starts kicking in, the need for homegrown skills

:06:16. > :06:24.The former US Director of National Intelligence has denied

:06:25. > :06:28.there was any wire-tapping of Donald Trump's phones during last

:06:29. > :06:31.year's election campaign - after explosive allegations made

:06:32. > :06:37.The White House has now asked Congress to investigate if phones

:06:38. > :06:39.in Trump Tower were tapped but offered no evidence

:06:40. > :06:44.A spokesman for Barack Obama said the allegations were simply false.

:06:45. > :06:48.Our North America Correspondent Nick Bryant reports from New York.

:06:49. > :06:53.President Trump's shocking and evidence-free claim.

:06:54. > :06:55.On the Sunday political talk shows this morning,

:06:56. > :07:00.Claiming the Trump campaign was wire-tapped by President Obama.

:07:01. > :07:04.In his extraordinary Twitter tirade, Donald Trump accused his predecessor

:07:05. > :07:08.Barack Obama of being a sick and bad guy who ordered wire

:07:09. > :07:13.taps at trump Tower in a Watergate-style conspiracy.

:07:14. > :07:17.And this morning the White House issued a statement asking that

:07:18. > :07:20.as part of their investigation into Russian activity,

:07:21. > :07:23.the Congressional Intelligence Committee exercise their oversight

:07:24. > :07:26.authority to determine whether executive branch

:07:27. > :07:30.investigative powers were abused in 2016.

:07:31. > :07:35.But the White House has produced no evidence to back-up the

:07:36. > :07:37.president's claims and seems to be hoping these

:07:38. > :07:39.Congressional committees will come up with some.

:07:40. > :07:48.I think the bigger story isn't who reported it, but is it true?

:07:49. > :07:52.And I think the American people have a right to know if this

:07:53. > :07:54.happened because if it did, again, this is the largest

:07:55. > :08:06.abuse of power that I think we have ever seen.

:08:07. > :08:08.Senior Democrats have labelled Donald Trump

:08:09. > :08:10.the "deflector-in-chief", deliberately distracting attention

:08:11. > :08:12.from the Trump team's interactions with the Russians.

:08:13. > :08:17.You make up something and then you have the press write

:08:18. > :08:20.about it and then you say - everybody is writing

:08:21. > :08:22.about this charge, it's a tool of an authoritarian.

:08:23. > :08:24.America's former director of national intelligence

:08:25. > :08:26.is adamant there were no wire taps, he says.

:08:27. > :08:30.There was no such wire tap activity mounted

:08:31. > :08:33.against the President-elect at the time, or as a candidate

:08:34. > :08:43.If there was fight for court order on something like this?

:08:44. > :08:48.And at this point in time you can't confirm or deny

:08:49. > :08:55.This weekend has seen pro-Trump rallies around the country,

:08:56. > :08:57.celebrating his successful speech to Congress and a stock market

:08:58. > :09:02.But a week that began with a presidential recess has

:09:03. > :09:13.It's a scandal that just won't go away. As we have gone on air

:09:14. > :09:20.tonight. A #2kr578 attic new development. It's been reported that

:09:21. > :09:23.the FBI jector has asked the Justice Department to come out, publicly and

:09:24. > :09:26.to say that President Trump was wrong. -- a dramatic new

:09:27. > :09:31.development. That this is a false accusation and that it needs to be

:09:32. > :09:33.corrected. That is a big slapdown from the FBI director.

:09:34. > :09:39.Thank you Nick in New York. Francois Fillon has told a rally

:09:40. > :09:42.of his supporters that he'll stay in the French presidential race,

:09:43. > :09:50.while admitting that it was Mr Fillon is under investigation

:09:51. > :09:56.for paying his wife a large public salary for work she is alleged not

:09:57. > :09:58.to have done. He says he won't walk

:09:59. > :10:01.away from his campaign but faces a key test tomorrow

:10:02. > :10:03.with a statement due from his former rival, Alain Juppe,

:10:04. > :10:05.and a meeting of party officials. Our Paris correspondent

:10:06. > :10:05.Lucy Williamson reports. Despite the temporary

:10:06. > :10:10.comfort of a crowd, His party no longer united behind

:10:11. > :10:15.him, his campaign director gone, his candidacy dismissed by some

:10:16. > :10:20.as a collective suicide mission. After weeks of pressure to step

:10:21. > :10:22.aside, Mr Fillon today turned the fire back on his party

:10:23. > :10:25.colleagues, telling them it was time TRANSLATION: I have

:10:26. > :10:41.examined my conscience, and to the men and women of my camp,

:10:42. > :10:44.I say - it's your turn Will you let the interests

:10:45. > :10:50.of factions and careers prevail over the greatness and coherence

:10:51. > :10:52.of a project that has He's lost political allies

:10:53. > :10:56.and campaign staff, but Francois Fillon has stayed

:10:57. > :10:59.defiant through it all. Now, with party figures

:11:00. > :11:01.closing ranks against him, he's gathered his supporters

:11:02. > :11:15.for a last, desperate show of force. TRANSLATION: I'm convinced by Fillon

:11:16. > :11:18.even more when I see people giving up and leaving the ship

:11:19. > :11:20.when we actually need But his supporters are now mainly

:11:21. > :11:26.voters from the hard Polls suggest that 70%

:11:27. > :11:31.of the country at large want him to go, and that his party rival,

:11:32. > :11:34.Alain Juppe, has a much better chance of making it

:11:35. > :11:36.to the presidential palace. So why is Mr Fillon

:11:37. > :11:44.so determined to hold on? He has truly inside his hard disk

:11:45. > :11:47.the cult of the chief, He was elected in the primaries,

:11:48. > :11:59.he was elected by the people, On the other side of Paris today,

:12:00. > :12:07.a protest by those who say In a television interview tonight,

:12:08. > :12:12.Francois Fillon made it clear No one can stop me being

:12:13. > :12:17.a candidate, he said. As party colleagues continue

:12:18. > :12:19.to abandon him, he still insists Cleveland Police are looking for two

:12:20. > :12:29.men who raped a woman after abducting her in broad

:12:30. > :12:37.daylight with her toddler. The woman, who was in her 30s, was

:12:38. > :12:40.forced into a car near Redcar She was released

:12:41. > :12:45.several hours later. The suspects are white men

:12:46. > :12:49.in their 20s or 30s. Iraqi troops are said to be close

:12:50. > :12:52.to recapturing the main government building in western Mosul

:12:53. > :12:54.amid intense clashes Aid agencies say more

:12:55. > :12:59.than 200,000 people have now fled the city,

:13:00. > :13:01.many seeking shelter in a camp at Hamam Al Alil -

:13:02. > :13:04.20 miles south of Mosul. Our correspondent Rami Ruhayem

:13:05. > :13:10.reports from there. The people of Mosul endure yet

:13:11. > :13:15.another round of fighting between Iraqi government forces

:13:16. > :13:17.and so-called Islamic State. Exhausted and hungry,

:13:18. > :13:27.they arrive in droves, in just two hours we saw more

:13:28. > :13:33.than five bus-loads of people arriving here at the camp

:13:34. > :13:36.for the permanently displaced. Children bewildered and scared, many

:13:37. > :13:43.far too young to even understand. We were all just running

:13:44. > :13:53.and running, the mortars raining on our heads,

:13:54. > :13:57.until we got to the army. Some were grateful for the army's

:13:58. > :14:01.help, but these men say their homes Almost everyone had to walk

:14:02. > :14:08.through the battlefield, risking their lives,

:14:09. > :14:10.before finally reaching safety After a long and dangerous

:14:11. > :14:17.journey on foot, and under fire from all sides,

:14:18. > :14:20.the refugees from Western Mosul They have escaped with their lives,

:14:21. > :14:28.but their misery is not yet over. And they keep coming,

:14:29. > :14:30.thousands each day, too many Close by in the temporary camps,

:14:31. > :14:37.more people are seeking refuge. With such an unrelenting flow,

:14:38. > :14:41.the authorities can hardly keep up. Soon some are back on the bus

:14:42. > :14:45.again, headed to other They have little idea

:14:46. > :14:50.when they will go back to Mosul, and what they will find

:14:51. > :15:00.there when the battle is over. Ahead of this week's

:15:01. > :15:03.Budget, the Government is considering a range of measures

:15:04. > :15:07.designed to clean up the air With toxic pollution linked

:15:08. > :15:13.to thousands of deaths each year, the High Court has ordered ministers

:15:14. > :15:16.to come up with urgent solutions. In the first of a series

:15:17. > :15:19.of reports this week, looking at ways to improve the air

:15:20. > :15:21.we breathe, here's our science The congested streets of Leicester,

:15:22. > :15:26.a city with typical If the traffic is stuck and engines

:15:27. > :15:33.are idling, the air rapidly So, like in many places,

:15:34. > :15:51.local radio warns of jams. Instruments on key streets monitor

:15:52. > :15:58.where there is potentially harmful air and knowing this,

:15:59. > :16:01.helps to programme the traffic This information we are now getting

:16:02. > :16:06.is really highlighting where the real pollution,

:16:07. > :16:08.the potentially harmful health One of the things we could do,

:16:09. > :16:13.for example, is to improve our transport systems

:16:14. > :16:15.so that our congested traffic is not queued up outside of primary schools

:16:16. > :16:18.and old people's homes but instead it's queued in different parts

:16:19. > :16:20.of the city where there Another approach is to clean up

:16:21. > :16:25.the vehicles causing the pollution. Here at Bath University,

:16:26. > :16:27.engineers test a diesel car. Diesels are good for fuel

:16:28. > :16:30.efficiency, so people were encouraged to buy them,

:16:31. > :16:33.but they are bad for air quality and Volkswagen was caught

:16:34. > :16:36.cheating in the tests. The car is made to

:16:37. > :16:40.simulate real driving. Modern vehicles are fitted

:16:41. > :16:43.with devices to control pollution. Here they believe they can

:16:44. > :16:46.make cars much cleaner. This diesel meets the latest

:16:47. > :16:49.European emissions standards, There is a string of devices

:16:50. > :16:56.for reducing pollution. This, introduced a couple of years

:16:57. > :16:58.ago, cuts the amount of nitrogen dioxide and this one is to track

:16:59. > :17:04.for pollution particles, -- is a trap for pollution

:17:05. > :17:09.particles. The problem is the sheer number

:17:10. > :17:14.of diesels out there on the roads One idea is a scheme to scrap older

:17:15. > :17:19.diesels and the Transport Secretary has warned people to think hard

:17:20. > :17:21.before There are greener alternatives

:17:22. > :17:25.but they are more expensive. Whichever way you approach it,

:17:26. > :17:30.you are asking people to spend more in taxation or more to buy

:17:31. > :17:33.new vehicles and we need to decide whether that's something

:17:34. > :17:35.we are comfortable with, Back in Leicester, a new portable

:17:36. > :17:40.pollution monitor is carried The device in the backpack

:17:41. > :17:44.measures the air. And on this display,

:17:45. > :17:47.the lines show how much He and his friends are

:17:48. > :17:54.suddenly more aware. The people who have found out have

:17:55. > :17:57.stopped waiting right near the buses after school for their friends,

:17:58. > :18:01.that I know of. They have been waiting nearer

:18:02. > :18:03.to the leisure centre and further It's obviously had

:18:04. > :18:11.an impact on them. The Government is under legal

:18:12. > :18:13.pressure to unveil a new clean In the meantime, the best advice

:18:14. > :18:18.is to minimise the time we spend in the busiest

:18:19. > :18:22.and most-polluted streets. With all the sport, here's

:18:23. > :18:26.Lizzie Greenwood Hughes England's cricketers have

:18:27. > :18:36.wrapped-up the one day series against West Indies early,

:18:37. > :18:43.winning the second match Tips for tourists in Antigua. Stay

:18:44. > :18:46.in the shade, dress appropriately, take early wickets. England got two.

:18:47. > :18:49.Both for Steven Finn, moving him to 100 in One Day Internationals. The

:18:50. > :18:53.ball was is swinging, the ball wasn't. Still batting was

:18:54. > :18:57.achallenge, only Jason Mohammed of the West Indies' batsmen managed

:18:58. > :19:00.with any conviction. He made 50 but his team-mates found England had a

:19:01. > :19:04.plan for everything this. Catch a two-man job. Another step it could

:19:05. > :19:09.have been six. England made the impressive look simple. When he is

:19:10. > :19:14.on form that's how Jason Roy bats. Chasing 225 seemed a stroll. What

:19:15. > :19:22.happens when that reassuring smile disappears, though. England's world,

:19:23. > :19:29.whirled. A familiar sign against spin bowling. Joe Root was still in.

:19:30. > :19:32.The Test captain merely a lieutenant in one day cricket but alongside

:19:33. > :19:36.Chris Woakes he led England to the win and to the Series.

:19:37. > :19:38.Today's football results coming-up now.

:19:39. > :19:41.Match of the Day 2 follows the news, except in Scotland where it's

:19:42. > :19:49.Sportscene first, so if you don't want to know, you know what to do.

:19:50. > :19:52.Harry Kane is the Premier League's top scorer after a brace of goals

:19:53. > :19:57.Manchester City moved behind them into third

:19:58. > :20:04.Meanwhile, Celtic will face old firm rivals Rangers in the semi-finals

:20:05. > :20:07.of the Scottish Cup after thumping St Mirren and Aberdeen,

:20:08. > :20:10.who beat Partick, will face holders Hibernian.

:20:11. > :20:13.Great Britain's Laura Muir has won an historic double at the European

:20:14. > :20:18.She added the 3000m title to her 1500m gold from yesterday.

:20:19. > :20:20.Winning by more than 8 seconds for another Championship record.

:20:21. > :20:23.Muir's team mate Asha Phillip then went on to win the 60m

:20:24. > :20:31.Tony Bellew has revealed he broke his hand during his surprise victory

:20:32. > :20:36.The much-hyped British heavyweight boxing showdown ended

:20:37. > :20:38.with both fighters injured and considering their futures.

:20:39. > :20:43.Our Correspondent Andy Swiss reports.

:20:44. > :20:46.For the man who was once in a Rocky movie, it really

:20:47. > :20:53.Few had tipped Tony Bellew and soon it was the heavier

:20:54. > :21:01.In the sixth round, Haye stumbled, injuring his ankle.

:21:02. > :21:04.Suddenly he could barely move and Bellew sensed his chance.

:21:05. > :21:08.COMMENTATOR: Can David Haye even get up?

:21:09. > :21:11.Somehow he could but come the 11th his fading hopes

:21:12. > :21:19.With the cameras snapped around him, Haye tried desperately to scramble

:21:20. > :21:26.back to his feet but his team decided enough was enough.

:21:27. > :21:28.Bellew had done it and after a build-up dominated

:21:29. > :21:30.by threats and insults, the warmest of embraces.

:21:31. > :21:41.Haye left for treatment on his Achilles, while Bellew later

:21:42. > :21:43.revealed he'd broken his hand but the toxic trash talking

:21:44. > :21:49.I told him, "Thank you, you've helped me secure my kids' future."

:21:50. > :21:51.He said, "No, thank you for making such a great fight",

:21:52. > :21:53.he said "I can't believe you are still standing."

:21:54. > :21:57.A fight with no title at stake, perhaps, but with no