: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