:00:00. > :00:07.A big rise in council tax bills across England,
:00:08. > :00:11.as local authorities try to tackle the social care crisis.
:00:12. > :00:15.Most households could be charged 5% more from April,
:00:16. > :00:18.amid warnings it still won't be enough to fund the cost
:00:19. > :00:25.Despite the rise in council tax, local authorities also say deep cuts
:00:26. > :00:37.Big overspend for the NHS in England, latest figures show it is
:00:38. > :00:40.hundreds of millions of pounds over budget.
:00:41. > :00:42.Footage emerges of the moment the North Korean leader's
:00:43. > :00:44.half-brother is fatally attacked at Malaysia's Kuala Lumpa airport.
:00:45. > :00:47.Trouble for the new leader of Ukip - two senior party officials
:00:48. > :00:48.in Liverpool quit citing "crass insensitivity" over
:00:49. > :00:52.in Liverpool quit, citing "crass insensitivity" over
:00:53. > :00:57.Reassuring words for the EU from the US Vice President,
:00:58. > :00:59.Mike Pence, who describes America's commitment as steadfast
:01:00. > :01:02.And what a night ahead for Sutton United, as they host
:01:03. > :01:04.a mighty FA Cup match tonight against Arsenal
:01:05. > :01:08.And in sport later in the hour on BBC News,
:01:09. > :01:12.wheelchair rugby has had its appeal against a total funding cut
:01:13. > :01:35.They received ?3 million for the last Paralympic cycle.
:01:36. > :01:38.Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
:01:39. > :01:47.Nearly every local authority in England is planning to raise
:01:48. > :01:49.council taxes in the coming year, most of them by 5%,
:01:50. > :01:52.to help meet the rising cost of social care.
:01:53. > :01:54.But the Local Government Association, which represents
:01:55. > :01:56.councils, has warned that deep cuts to other services will
:01:57. > :01:59.still have to be made because of the huge cost of looking
:02:00. > :02:02.after growing numbers of elderly and disabled people.
:02:03. > :02:08.Here's our social affairs correspondent Alison Holt.
:02:09. > :02:16.After several falls, 80 year old Maureen Edwards
:02:17. > :02:19.is being given support that will mean she regains
:02:20. > :02:25.some independence and rebuilds her confidence.
:02:26. > :02:28.It means she and her husband can cope at home.
:02:29. > :02:30.According to today's survey, the sheer demand for this sort
:02:31. > :02:33.of care is the reason why most local authorities in England plan
:02:34. > :02:46.We've got the carers, they come in, get her up, wash her, dresser.
:02:47. > :02:54.I'm grateful for all that they've done for me, I really am.
:02:55. > :03:01.Without them, I don't know what I would have done.
:03:02. > :03:03.The Edwards live in Surrey and it's the Council's social workers
:03:04. > :03:09.The authority had discussed increasing its council tax by 15%
:03:10. > :03:13.Now, like most local authorities, it's likely
:03:14. > :03:20.Staff here describe the demand as unrelenting.
:03:21. > :03:23.I've worked in adult social care for 20 years and I've never known
:03:24. > :03:31.And there's no simple solution to it.
:03:32. > :03:34.People are getting older, people are living longer and their needs
:03:35. > :03:49.Councils pay for most social care and the Local Government
:03:50. > :03:51.Survey shows nearly all are struggling with the costs.
:03:52. > :03:54.There are 151 local authorities in England, 147 plan to raise
:03:55. > :03:56.council tax specifically to help pay for social care.
:03:57. > :03:59.But councils warn that won't plug the funding gap and that could mean
:04:00. > :04:03.There has been a united voice of local government to say
:04:04. > :04:06.that they need to have more funding into social care and that the crisis
:04:07. > :04:10.The funding for local government needs to be resolved immediately.
:04:11. > :04:18.The government says extra funding is being put into social care
:04:19. > :04:21.and that authorities will soon be able to keep all of the money
:04:22. > :04:25.they raise from council tax and business rates.
:04:26. > :04:38.Alison is with me now. This would be a huge rise in council tax bills for
:04:39. > :04:43.councils across England. Why are they struggling so much? In the end
:04:44. > :04:46.it's down to the sheer demand, we've got an ageing population, people are
:04:47. > :04:52.living longer with more complex needs. So they do need support in
:04:53. > :04:57.life. As I said in my report, much of that is provided by local
:04:58. > :05:00.authorities. I think what's interesting about today's report
:05:01. > :05:08.from the local authority association is that you've got 147 across the
:05:09. > :05:12.political spectrum, you've got local authorities saying we can't make
:05:13. > :05:16.ends meet therefore we will take this opportunity to raise council
:05:17. > :05:20.tax by that extra amount so that we can try and meet that growing
:05:21. > :05:23.demand. That is going to increase pressure on the government. This has
:05:24. > :05:26.already raised up the political agenda in the last six months
:05:27. > :05:30.because of the delays we've seen in hospitals. The government will say
:05:31. > :05:35.that it is putting extra money into social care, that it is also giving
:05:36. > :05:38.councils the ability to plan ahead, plan for the long-term. But there
:05:39. > :05:43.will be that growing need for sort of Longo acrobatic space longer care
:05:44. > :05:50.solution -- longer-term solution to this care problem. The language used
:05:51. > :05:53.by the LGA is interesting, it talks about councils being pushed
:05:54. > :05:57.perilously close to the financial edge by the pressures of social
:05:58. > :06:01.care. This is one report today. We've got the Budget coming up but
:06:02. > :06:08.it's very clear from this that the pressure by social care is not going
:06:09. > :06:10.to go away. NHS trusts in England are overspending by hundreds of
:06:11. > :06:16.millions of pounds more than expected, according to figures out
:06:17. > :06:20.this lunchtime. Trusts reported a deficit of ?886 million in the last
:06:21. > :06:26.quarter, more than one and a half times the government target. Doctor
:06:27. > :06:30.Cathy McLean from the regulator NHS Improvement at this explanation. It
:06:31. > :06:33.is higher than our original anticipation but the number of
:06:34. > :06:39.patients coming at a hospital, obviously we needed treat them as a
:06:40. > :06:43.priority. Because of that, the hospitals are working really hard to
:06:44. > :06:49.keep the costs down. And indeed, can bet it last year, there are 44 you
:06:50. > :07:03.are hospitals posting a deficit this year compared with last year. Our
:07:04. > :07:08.health editor Hugh Pym is here. Why is the NHS so much in debt? The
:07:09. > :07:12.providers, the trusts, are basically spending more money than comes in.
:07:13. > :07:15.That's happened for the last few years and these deficits have got
:07:16. > :07:18.larger and larger. The government and regulators have stepped in to
:07:19. > :07:23.try to curb this overspending, they've introduced measures to reply
:07:24. > :07:26.to reduce overspending and agency staff, that has succeeded up to a
:07:27. > :07:31.point. What we can't -- what they can't control is patients time. As
:07:32. > :07:35.we heard from Cathy McLean there, the growth in patient numbers has
:07:36. > :07:39.been more than expected. They were forecasting a deficit of about ?580
:07:40. > :07:43.million for the full financial year in March and now they are saying it
:07:44. > :07:47.could be as much as ?850 million because of actors beyond their
:07:48. > :07:57.control. It has to be balanced out somehow. They make cuts elsewhere to
:07:58. > :08:01.come in on budget. There has to be a question of whether the whole budget
:08:02. > :08:04.can come in as predicted. There was a real scramble this time last year
:08:05. > :08:08.to try to make the sums add up. I suspect on the back of these numbers
:08:09. > :08:11.there will be a similar scramble going on with the Department of
:08:12. > :08:16.Health. One reason is they say they have not been able to carry out as
:08:17. > :08:19.much routine surgery -- as much surgery on patients. Routine surgery
:08:20. > :08:27.has been postponed and that is bad for patients. Thank you.
:08:28. > :08:29.Footage has emerged of the moment the North Korean leader's
:08:30. > :08:31.half-brother was attacked at Kuala Lumpa airport in Malaysia.
:08:32. > :08:34.A woman appears to cover his head with a cloth for a few seconds
:08:35. > :08:38.Kim Jong-nam is then seen telling police what has happened.
:08:39. > :08:42.But North Korea has questioned the identification of the man
:08:43. > :08:52.CCTV footage at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
:08:53. > :08:55.A figure in a light suit with a bag slung over his shoulder
:08:56. > :08:58.It's believed this man is Kim Jong-nam.
:08:59. > :09:07.But the man is grabbed from behind by a woman in a white top.
:09:08. > :09:09.She appears to push a cloth into his face.
:09:10. > :09:15.The footage then shows them separating.
:09:16. > :09:18.The man is seen talking to airport staff, apparently
:09:19. > :09:25.He seems to be led to police where he again explains and gesticulates,
:09:26. > :09:27.before he is accompanied to the airport's medical clinic.
:09:28. > :09:30.Police believe Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of North Korea's
:09:31. > :09:32.leader, Kim Jong-un, was poisoned at the airport a week ago.
:09:33. > :09:35.The mysterious circumstances, the investigation and speculation
:09:36. > :09:39.that North Korea was behind the killing, has led to growing
:09:40. > :09:47.Malaysia has recalled its envoy to North Korea, while Pyongyang's
:09:48. > :09:50.ambassador in Kuala Lumpur said at a news conference the
:09:51. > :09:55.It's been seven days since the incident,
:09:56. > :10:02.but there is no clear evidence on the cause of the death
:10:03. > :10:05.and at the moment we cannot trust the investigation by the Malaysian
:10:06. > :10:07.police, even though its result would be obtained.
:10:08. > :10:09.But Malaysia's Prime Minister has defended the investigation
:10:10. > :10:22.We have no reason why we want to do something that would paint
:10:23. > :10:27.We will be objective and we expect them to understand
:10:28. > :10:36.Malaysia authorities have said that autopsy results could be ready
:10:37. > :10:39.by the middle of the week and that they will release Kim
:10:40. > :10:45.His son is reported to be travelling to Kuala Lumpur.
:10:46. > :10:49.Two senior Ukip officials have resigned in protest
:10:50. > :10:52.at their leader's handling of the Hillsborough controversy.
:10:53. > :10:54.Paul Nuttall has been embroiled in a row after his website
:10:55. > :11:00.incorrectly claimed he'd lost close friends in the tragedy.
:11:01. > :11:02.In a statement, the chair of Ukip's Merseyside branch
:11:03. > :11:05.condemned Mr Nuttall's "unprofessional approach
:11:06. > :11:07.and crass insensitivity" and suggested there could be more
:11:08. > :11:14.Our Assistant Political Editor Norman Smith is in Westminster.
:11:15. > :11:20.How much of a blow is this going to beat the new duke it leader?
:11:21. > :11:26.Certainly the timing could hardly be worse, just days before the crunch
:11:27. > :11:32.by-election where Mr Nuttall is Ukip's candidate. It is a
:11:33. > :11:40.by-election that you could see as make or break. Nigel Farage
:11:41. > :11:46.described it as a must win. Those in Ukip have played this incident down,
:11:47. > :11:49.suggesting they were under huge pressure because of a public
:11:50. > :11:54.backlash in Liverpool following those claims on Mr Nuttall's
:11:55. > :11:59.website, false claims, saying that he had known people who had died in
:12:00. > :12:05.the Hillsborough tragedy. These do not seem two men going meekly more
:12:06. > :12:09.in sorrow than anger, they have gone out all guns blazing, accusing Mr
:12:10. > :12:13.Nuttall of being crass and insensitive, calling his approach in
:12:14. > :12:17.tolerable and questioning whether he is fit to lead. Bear in mind that
:12:18. > :12:21.these are two people who know Mr Nuttall, they are the chairman of
:12:22. > :12:25.his local party, the Liverpool party and the Merseyside regional party,
:12:26. > :12:28.which raises questions not just of how far this will dent Mr Nuttal's
:12:29. > :12:34.chances in the by-election but it may actually dent his leadership,
:12:35. > :12:38.given that Ukip scene, really since Nigel Farage stepped aside, to
:12:39. > :12:40.struggle to find a leader who brings them stability and in whom they can
:12:41. > :12:49.have confidence. Norman, thank you. As Norman said, in three days' time,
:12:50. > :12:51.voters in Stoke-on-Trent Central will go to the polls
:12:52. > :12:54.to choose their new MP. The by-election was called
:12:55. > :12:56.after Labour's Tristram Hunt quit politics to take up a position
:12:57. > :12:58.running London's Victoria The poll is being seen as a key
:12:59. > :13:02.electoral test for the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn,
:13:03. > :13:04.whose party faces a strong challenge Our political correspondent
:13:05. > :13:10.Adam Fleming reports from Stoke. Voters in Stoke-on-Trent need a new
:13:11. > :13:13.MP, after their previous Member of Parliament resigned,
:13:14. > :13:16.to run a museum. A decision the very senior Labour
:13:17. > :13:19.figure I just met on the train up here described as very selfish,
:13:20. > :13:22.because it has pitched Labour into a battle
:13:23. > :13:24.with Ukip to hold on here. It's the city where Wedgewood
:13:25. > :13:31.founded his pottery empire. ARCHIVE: The thriller
:13:32. > :13:34.coaxes shape and beauty Since the industry's heyday,
:13:35. > :13:37.many manufacturing jobs have gone and a once rock-solid Labour seat
:13:38. > :13:42.looks more fragile. Ukip's leader and candidate also
:13:43. > :13:45.feels he's in with a fighting chance because a big majority of people
:13:46. > :13:49.here voted to leave the EU. Unfortunately I think many feel that
:13:50. > :13:56.they've been left behind I think what they need
:13:57. > :14:00.is a national voice, someone who can stand up
:14:01. > :14:02.in the House of Commons And I believe I'm that man to put
:14:03. > :14:12.Stoke-on-Trent on the political map. Since we spoke a few days ago, he's
:14:13. > :14:19.found himself on the ropes with his party over claims he made about the
:14:20. > :14:21.Hillsborough disaster and whether he lived here when he entered the
:14:22. > :14:23.contest. Labour's man is trying to paint his
:14:24. > :14:26.rival as an opportunist. I live just outside the city
:14:27. > :14:28.in a pit village called Silverdale. It's where my family are and it's
:14:29. > :14:33.where my daughter was born. And I consider myself
:14:34. > :14:35.to be very local. Although he's faced trouble, too,
:14:36. > :14:37.saying sorry for old tweets deemed to be sexist and insulting to people
:14:38. > :14:45.who supported Brexit. On a visit to the constituency
:14:46. > :14:52.today, the Prime Minister did what the other Westminster parties are
:14:53. > :14:54.doing, trying to stop this becoming a two horse race.
:14:55. > :15:00.One of our key priorities is to create more opportunities
:15:01. > :15:01.The Green party's campaign is about securing employment
:15:02. > :15:04.for people who want better jobs in the area and also
:15:05. > :15:11.Health is a priority for the Lib Dems too,
:15:12. > :15:12.not least because their candidate is sometimes absent
:15:13. > :15:15.from the campaign trail because he's performing heart surgery.
:15:16. > :15:18.The NHS has been in crisis, particularly over the winter,
:15:19. > :15:22.and we just feel that Labour are not providing
:15:23. > :15:25.the opposition they need to be providing to this government now.
:15:26. > :15:28.But the focus is on whether Ukip can finally land a knockout
:15:29. > :15:41.Adam Fleming, BBC News, Stoke-on-Trent.
:15:42. > :15:46.This is a complete list of the candidates taking part which is also
:15:47. > :15:51.available on the BBC News website. The bill giving Theresa May
:15:52. > :15:53.the authority to trigger Brexit talks goes before the House
:15:54. > :15:55.of Lords this afternoon. The legislation passed the Commons
:15:56. > :15:57.with no amendments - but the government doesn't
:15:58. > :16:00.have a majority in the Lords. Let's cross to the Houses
:16:01. > :16:11.of Parliament and our Political How smooth is the path expected to
:16:12. > :16:14.be? People will turn up in the next couple of hours and we can brace
:16:15. > :16:19.ourselves for a record-breaking session. 190 of them have said they
:16:20. > :16:23.want to speak in this debate, more than in any other Lords debate, that
:16:24. > :16:29.gives you a sense of the appetite that many of them have, especially
:16:30. > :16:32.opposition peers in the Lords. To try and influence this process, but
:16:33. > :16:37.I think that the body of discussion has little resemblance to the
:16:38. > :16:42.political authority that the Lords has when it comes to this bill.
:16:43. > :16:47.Because Lords will not try and stop Brexit, they might try to change the
:16:48. > :16:51.bill and there are areas where Labour and the Lib Dems peers will
:16:52. > :16:54.try and do that, trying to get a legal guarantee from the government
:16:55. > :16:58.in the way the House of Commons was not able to do, saying that
:16:59. > :17:04.parliamentarians should have a vote on the final deal before Theresa May
:17:05. > :17:08.signs it off in Brussels. And that the rights of EU citizens in the UK
:17:09. > :17:12.should be guaranteed. We heard those argument is a new House of Commons,
:17:13. > :17:16.they did not get to change the bill, but they got some concessions,
:17:17. > :17:20.verbally, from the government, and we can expect something similar from
:17:21. > :17:24.the Lords. If they do amend the bill it could go back to the Commons, who
:17:25. > :17:29.could wipe out those amendments, and in the end, one minister has said
:17:30. > :17:32.about this, it is their duty to do their patriotic duty and respect the
:17:33. > :17:36.will of the people and Theresa May saying today that she wants peers to
:17:37. > :17:40.observe what happens in the House of Commons and she will hope and she
:17:41. > :17:43.remains confident that she can get that authority from parliament to
:17:44. > :17:50.trigger Article 50 during the course of March. Thanks for joining us.
:17:51. > :17:55.Local councils in England warn that they will still struggle
:17:56. > :17:57.to fund care for the elderly - despite big increases
:17:58. > :18:13.am at Sutton United as they prepare to face the Premier League giants
:18:14. > :18:15.Arsenal in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
:18:16. > :18:18.Coming up in sport at 130 on BBC News,
:18:19. > :18:20.the England all rounder Ben Stokes has become the most expensive
:18:21. > :18:33.foreign player in the history of the Indian Premier League.
:18:34. > :18:35.The US vice president Mike Pence has described America's
:18:36. > :18:41.commitment to the European Union as steadfast and enduring,
:18:42. > :18:43.after his first official meeting with the president
:18:44. > :18:46.Meanwhile, President Trump is facing calls to further
:18:47. > :18:48.clarify his comments over the weekend, in which he appeared
:18:49. > :18:51.to suggest that there had been a terror attack in Sweden.
:18:52. > :18:57.Presidential visits to Brussels rarely stirred much interest
:18:58. > :19:01.in the past, but these are different times.
:19:02. > :19:04.Donald Trump has lauded Brexit and belittled the EU,
:19:05. > :19:14.The greetings, at times, seemed strained.
:19:15. > :19:17.But the White House has billed this as a reassurance tour
:19:18. > :19:19.and after his initial talks, that is exactly what
:19:20. > :19:23.Today is my privilege on behalf of President Trump to express
:19:24. > :19:25.the strong commitment of the United States to continued
:19:26. > :19:29.cooperation and partnership with the European Union.
:19:30. > :19:31.Whatever our differences, our two continents share the same
:19:32. > :19:39.Alongside him a man who described Trump's America
:19:40. > :19:47.After such a positive declaration, both Europeans and Americans must
:19:48. > :19:56.But it's the president who calls the shots and he uses Europe
:19:57. > :19:59.as a model for all that is wrong in the world.
:20:00. > :20:04.Even if he has to make up his own facts to fit the argument.
:20:05. > :20:06.You look at what's happening last night in Sweden - Sweden!
:20:07. > :20:13.They took in large numbers and they are having problems
:20:14. > :20:20.There was no such incident in Sweden.
:20:21. > :20:22.The country has taken in large numbers of refugees and hasn't
:20:23. > :20:24.suffered any terrorist attacks as a result.
:20:25. > :20:27.But the policy's not without its Swedish critics.
:20:28. > :20:34.The president said later he was referring to this Fox News
:20:35. > :20:36.report, claiming that violence has risen in Sweden along
:20:37. > :20:45.But Mr Trump's backers insist his points are valid.
:20:46. > :20:47.People seize upon it and you see these articles,
:20:48. > :20:50.and when I pulled it up on Google, it's like, well, Donald
:20:51. > :20:53.There was the neo-Nazis going to the refugee camps
:20:54. > :20:58.and there's been a lot of corruption and rape going on.
:20:59. > :21:00.That's not the message Mr Pence is pushing,
:21:01. > :21:03.but President Trump's voice is louder and Europe is unsettled.
:21:04. > :21:06.On the streets outside his meetings, these protesters are sending
:21:07. > :21:08.a message of their own, that the values of the Trump
:21:09. > :21:11.administration are not welcome in Europe.
:21:12. > :21:14.That's a debate which is getting even more personal in London
:21:15. > :21:17.as members of Parliament consider an online petition signed by almost
:21:18. > :21:20.2 million people suggesting that Donald Trump's state visit to the UK
:21:21. > :21:21.would cause embarrassment to the Queen.
:21:22. > :21:34.Our Europe Correspondent Gavin Lee is in Brussels.
:21:35. > :21:41.Reassurance, says the White House, but will the be reassured? If you
:21:42. > :21:43.listen to Mike Pence you would be thickly given that thinking that
:21:44. > :21:50.everything was the same, -- you would be forgiven for thinking. But
:21:51. > :21:53.the elephant in the room, the rhetoric of Donald Trump, who said
:21:54. > :21:59.the EU is a vehicle for Germany, basically. He said three weeks ago
:22:00. > :22:05.that Brexit was a great super thing. Donald Tusk at the head of European
:22:06. > :22:08.Council, he said he was surprised at the voices coming from the White
:22:09. > :22:11.House, that actually you can forget that things are the same, but he was
:22:12. > :22:17.reassured, he said, to listen to Mike Pence. Similar, perhaps come
:22:18. > :22:21.when he goes elsewhere in Brussels, to the Nato headquarters, to meet
:22:22. > :22:24.the Nato leaders where they will be a civil message to say that we are
:22:25. > :22:28.onside and when it comes to the Ukraine we will urge them to stick
:22:29. > :22:33.to the Minsk agreement when it comes to Russia, so the words are there,
:22:34. > :22:39.but I think when you listen to those on the size, the former ambassador
:22:40. > :22:42.the United States to the EU, he said he congratulated the vice president
:22:43. > :22:45.but he said there has been such hostility from the American
:22:46. > :22:48.president that he wanted to see actions as well as deeds. Thanks for
:22:49. > :22:51.joining us. Iraqi forces are continuing
:22:52. > :22:53.their advance into Mosul - Iraq's second biggest city -
:22:54. > :22:56.after launching a major attack yesterday to remove Islamic State
:22:57. > :22:58.fighters from their last major The progress of the operation has
:22:59. > :23:02.been slowed because of huge improvised explosive devices
:23:03. > :23:04.that the IS militants have Our Middle East Correspondent
:23:05. > :23:08.Quentin Sommerville and cameraman Nick Millard -
:23:09. > :23:11.are the only television journalists They're now on the outskirts
:23:12. > :23:15.of western Mosul - the only part of the city still held
:23:16. > :23:23.by so called Islamic state. In record time, Iraq's
:23:24. > :23:25.Federal Police have made it That's the south east
:23:26. > :23:29.of the city you can see there. And the River Tigris
:23:30. > :23:34.just in the foreground. It really was a very fast
:23:35. > :23:40.assault to get here. And now, behind me, perhaps
:23:41. > :23:43.if we move the camera over there, you might just be able to pick out
:23:44. > :23:47.the helicopter, the gunship which is launching an attack
:23:48. > :23:53.against the town of Abu Saif. That's a very important town,
:23:54. > :23:55.because all that lies between the federal police and Mosul
:23:56. > :24:00.is that town, and it's All morning we've watched these
:24:01. > :24:04.helicopters attacking the town. The Iraqi police have
:24:05. > :24:08.fired their own home-made rockets We can hear the helicopters
:24:09. > :24:18.firing again, Just beyond that town,
:24:19. > :24:31.two miles or so, is Mosul's airport. That airport is mostly of symbolic
:24:32. > :24:35.value because the Islamic State long ago destroyed the runways
:24:36. > :24:38.and terminal buildings. But taking that would be very
:24:39. > :24:40.important because it And after that, they
:24:41. > :24:49.would be in Mosul. Police and protesters have clashed
:24:50. > :24:52.in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, ahead of a ceasefire
:24:53. > :24:54.between Russian-backed rebels and government forces that
:24:55. > :24:59.comes into effect today. At least seven
:25:00. > :25:00.protestors were detained after ultra-nationalists gathered
:25:01. > :25:05.to support a blockade between the separatist east
:25:06. > :25:09.and the rest of Ukraine. Archery, badminton,
:25:10. > :25:12.and wheelchair rugby - they're just some of the seven
:25:13. > :25:16.sports that have been told they will receive no government
:25:17. > :25:18.funding to prepare for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic
:25:19. > :25:24.Games in Tokyo. They have appealed that decision at
:25:25. > :25:26.this lunchtime they learned of the decision.
:25:27. > :25:29.Our sports news correspondent Richard Conway joins me.
:25:30. > :25:35.It is bad news for those seven sports, badminton, table tennis,
:25:36. > :25:40.weightlifting, archery, fencing and the Paralympic sports of gold ball
:25:41. > :25:44.and wheelchair rugby, all failing to convince UK sport that they should
:25:45. > :25:49.have money given to them in the run-up to the Tokyo Olympics in
:25:50. > :25:53.2020. UK sport is the funding body for the elite end of sport, they
:25:54. > :25:58.have ?330 million of budget and they say they allocate that to sports
:25:59. > :26:02.that have the most medal potential. The most controversial decision is
:26:03. > :26:05.Babington, they have lost under ?6 million in funding, despite winning
:26:06. > :26:12.a bronze medal at the BM Olympics last summer -- badminton. They were
:26:13. > :26:15.on target with another medal in Tokyo and they said they staggered
:26:16. > :26:19.at the decision and they are considering their next steps, but
:26:20. > :26:22.others like table tennis and archery, just under ?3 million,
:26:23. > :26:26.fencing, just under formerly in pounds, that will not be returned to
:26:27. > :26:31.them in the run-up to Tokyo. UK sport said they had got to focus in
:26:32. > :26:33.a meritocratic way and focus it on where they can make sure success.
:26:34. > :26:52.Thanks for joining us. The entertainment industry reached
:26:53. > :26:55.the agreement with the tech giants after talks brokered by the
:26:56. > :27:01.government will stop the initiative will run in parallel with insisting
:27:02. > :27:05.-- existing anti-piracy measures. They're more than 100
:27:06. > :27:08.league places below them - but tonight Sutton United will take
:27:09. > :27:10.on mighty Arsenal as they try to book their place in the quarter
:27:11. > :27:13.finals of the FA Cup. The non-league side are playing
:27:14. > :27:16.at home at their 5000 seat stadium with its artificial turf -
:27:17. > :27:19.it's a world away from the 60,000 Whoever wins will face Lincoln City,
:27:20. > :27:23.also a non-league side - who become the first non-leaguers
:27:24. > :27:25.to reach the quarterfinals in more Our Sports Correspondent John Watson
:27:26. > :27:40.is at Sutton's Gander Green Lane The FA Cup has faced criticism this
:27:41. > :27:43.season, with some teams choosing to field weakened teams and they have
:27:44. > :27:47.been accused of not showing the tournament the respect it deserves.
:27:48. > :27:51.Hip non-league sides, Lincoln City and at Sutton United, they have
:27:52. > :27:54.proved there is printed to be gained from a memorable cup run -- in two
:27:55. > :27:56.non-league sides. Once in awhile there comes a cup run
:27:57. > :28:00.to capture the imagination. To witness two in the same season
:28:01. > :28:03.is something quite unique. The achievements of lowly
:28:04. > :28:05.Lincoln City and Sutton United embody the magic of football's
:28:06. > :28:07.oldest cup competition. On Saturday the National League
:28:08. > :28:09.leaders upset the odds, beating Burnley, the first
:28:10. > :28:11.non-league side to reach And now this patch of South London
:28:12. > :28:22.is brought into focus. Gander Green Lane, the home
:28:23. > :28:25.of Sutton United, where Leeds fell We know it will be an uphill
:28:26. > :28:32.battle but no one thought that we could beat Wimbledon
:28:33. > :28:35.and obviously no one thought I think if we can nick
:28:36. > :28:40.a draw or get a win, it would be one of the biggest
:28:41. > :28:42.upsets in cup history. Arsenal should be wary
:28:43. > :28:44.of the unexpected. Sutton's victory over Coventry City,
:28:45. > :28:47.then of the old First Division, back in 1989, remains one
:28:48. > :28:52.of the great cup upsets. It might serve as motivation
:28:53. > :28:56.but matching Arsenal and all their millions is a task not
:28:57. > :28:59.lost on Sutton's manager. If we did beat them,
:29:00. > :29:01.I don't know what I'd do. I think I'd be up there
:29:02. > :29:04.for a long, long time. It's something I'd not even thought
:29:05. > :29:11.about, if I'm being honest. I dreamt about it, but if it
:29:12. > :29:15.happened, it would be one of those It would be where were
:29:16. > :29:18.you when Sutton beat Arsenal? Sutton's total weekly
:29:19. > :29:20.wage bill is ?10,000. Arsenal's World Cup winner
:29:21. > :29:25.Mesut Ozil earns 14 times that. But what they lack in wealth,
:29:26. > :29:28.they make up for with hunger, to rattle those accustomed
:29:29. > :29:30.to the 5-star treatment. Sutton will offer their
:29:31. > :29:33.opponents a warm reception. But what they can't offer
:29:34. > :29:36.them is a warm shower. Their 5,000 capacity
:29:37. > :29:38.ground is a world away from the comforts of Arsenal's
:29:39. > :29:43.60,000 all-seater stadium. Dare Sutton dream of making
:29:44. > :29:55.it there for a replay. The chances of Sutton United getting
:29:56. > :29:57.result might seem unlikely. Arsenal prepared for tonight's match by
:29:58. > :30:02.playing the five-time European champions Bayern Munich. Sutton
:30:03. > :30:07.warmed up for the contest by playing Guiseley of the National League. As
:30:08. > :30:12.Leicester and Lincoln City have proved, sometimes in football the
:30:13. > :30:16.impossible is just possible. Thanks for joining us.
:30:17. > :30:27.It is starting to feel quite pleasant, this time last week I said
:30:28. > :30:30.how miserable and cold it was on the east coast with a cold east wind,
:30:31. > :30:35.but look at it today. In Cambridgeshire, beautiful morning,
:30:36. > :30:41.and if you have some sunshine, you also have spring warmth. 17 degrees
:30:42. > :30:46.in parts of Norfolk as we speak. There is cloud elsewhere, filtering
:30:47. > :30:52.along the West Coast and the cloud is thick enough for a spot of
:30:53. > :30:59.drizzle, but still pretty mild. This is a classic picture across parts of
:31:00. > :31:02.Argyll. Some mist and drizzle. The weather front producing the cloud
:31:03. > :31:07.and showers is sinking slowly south and behind it brighter conditions
:31:08. > :31:14.into Scotland, but still, not bad for this time of year. 8-11 degrees
:31:15. > :31:17.and a scattering of showers. This is the weather front in the North West,
:31:18. > :31:21.coming out of the Isle of Man into North Wales, producing some
:31:22. > :31:26.outbreaks of rain and poor visibility and also hill fog and a
:31:27. > :31:32.bit in the way of cloud. But if you get the cloud to break up you will
:31:33. > :31:36.get warmth. 17 degrees, maybe 18 before we close the day. The weather
:31:37. > :31:41.front will continue to move steadily south. As it does it introduces more
:31:42. > :31:46.cloud and eventually it will bring rain, maybe not until after dark,
:31:47. > :31:50.through Wales and the Midlands and southern England. Its Dales mild
:31:51. > :31:59.overnight. Further north, a bit fresher -- it stays mild. 4-6 gem in
:32:00. > :32:05.the end the towns and cities, but you will start with sunshine.
:32:06. > :32:09.Further south it will meander its way to the M4 corridor by lunchtime
:32:10. > :32:12.and it will start to weaken. We pick up more wind and rain and some of
:32:13. > :32:15.the rain is quite heavy and persistent by the end of the day
:32:16. > :32:21.into the far north-west. Still a mild afternoon. We should only have
:32:22. > :32:26.7-9 as a maximum at this time of year. More of a significant area of
:32:27. > :32:31.low pressure begins to push in through Tuesday into Wednesday, the
:32:32. > :32:34.ice bars really squeezing together in this basically means we will see
:32:35. > :32:40.gale force may be severe gale force gusts of wind in the far North East.
:32:41. > :32:44.A windy day, fresher, with showers of snow on the high ground, but in
:32:45. > :32:48.the south it stays cloudy without breaks of rain. The mild air will
:32:49. > :32:53.not last, the rain eases away and the cold air is set to return by the
:32:54. > :32:58.end of the working week. We are not done with winter just yet.
:32:59. > :33:01.A reminder of our main story this lunchtime.
:33:02. > :33:03.Council leaders warn of deep cuts to services,
:33:04. > :33:05.despite plans by nearly every local authority in England
:33:06. > :33:11.to increase council tax this year to try to tackle
:33:12. > :33:14.So it's goodbye from me - and on BBC One we now join the BBC's