will look at the balancing act between tax and spending cuts and long—term economic growth. and the royal national lifeboat institution celebrates 200 years of rescues. after being founded in a tavern in london in 182a, the charity has calculated that it has saved almost 150,000 lives. as we mentioned, george galloway has arrived in westminster where he will be sworn in as rochdale�*s mp. the controversial politician is representing the workers party of britain. his by—election campaign tapped into public anger over the war in gaza and lobbied against israeli military action. the prime minister called his victory beyond alarming. how are you feeling? this is an early shift. how are you feeling, mr galloway? nice to see you again. _ i'm feeling good, thank you. the sun is shining. what's it like to be back? well, i'll tell you once i've been inside. i always loved the building.

the people in it not quite so much. thank you — let's speak to our political correspondent, iain watson. thank you forjoining us. we heard george galloway there saying he always loved the building, but what kind of reception are we expecting for him in parliament?— kind of reception are we expecting for him in parliament? when he said he didn't quite _ for him in parliament? when he said he didn't quite love _ for him in parliament? when he said he didn't quite love the _ for him in parliament? when he said he didn't quite love the people - for him in parliament? when he said he didn't quite love the people in - he didn't quite love the people in it quite so much, that feeling, believe me, is mutual. george galloway goes in there as the only workers party mp, he will have no natural allies in the commons and there will be some people, perhaps suspended by the mainstream parties, that he might wish to work with. he will hope to work with a wider group of mps on one specific issue on the conflict in the middle east. i think it will be quite difficult for him to build working relationships with many people in the other parties, not least because he spent the whole campaign denouncing them. for example, he's talked about the closeness of rishi sunak to keir starmer, he has said he despises the

prime minister. the prime minister, as you were saying, said it was beyond alarming that george galloway had been elected. george galloway is also said keir starmer, the leader of the labour party's job 100 times more difficult. you can see already what the atmosphere will be like in the house of commons. in terms of getting legislation through on any of the topics he favours, he has virtually no chance. but in terms of making a political argument on the causes and the issues that he cares about, well, he is a very powerful orator, obviously a very good campaigner. he can use the comments as a platform for those views. i think of the record it fills some mps with trepidation, speaking especially to labour mps, they were worried that his rhetoric may be divisive, that more communities may feel an enhanced feeling of tension and that he may well be able to

successfully pick at any kind of divisions within the labour's ranks and highlight them for his own ends. that was the view. many of them not talking publicly about this or going on the record about it, but they are concerned about the presence he could have. he is only one mp but he is a very experienced mp, is a labour mp and an mp for the respect party subsequently when he was chucked out of labour, now under his new vehicle the workers party. he knows parliament inside out, he knows parliament inside out, he knows how to use its procedures and i think you will make an impact. iain watson, thank you for that update. and of course we will bring you more on george galloway�*s first day being sworn in to parliament. there is more on our bbc website and app. staying with uk politics now. the chancellor, jeremy hunt is under growing pressure to introduce tax cuts in wednesday's budget — which is likely to be the last before the next general election. some backbench conservative mps want to see taxes lowered.

mr hunt has hinted he will do that — but only in a responsible way. but how possible is this, at a time when budgets are tight? 0ur political correspondent, hannah miller, reports. it can seem like everyone is crying out for cash. we have got roads full of potholes. are you confident that the chancellor will be persuaded to give you more money to spend on housing in the budget in a few weeks' time? well, i'm doing everything that i can. i mean, short of laying siege to his own home. well, i want us to be, you know, l cutting taxes in a responsible way. under pressure from backbenchers — and with less money to play with than he'd hoped for — the chancellor's scrabbling around for ways to pay for a tax cut on a scale that voters will notice. today, mr speaker, i'm going to cut the main 12% rate of employee national insurance. last year, he chose to cut national insurance contributions — and it's thought he may do that again.

a tax cut for workers that brings no benefit to pensioners. the number crunching going on inside number 11 is not just about the state of the nation's finances — it's a political calculation, as well. under the rules the government has set for itself, there's a limited amount of money for the chancellor to spend. do people want to see more going into public services, or more cash in their own back pocket? while the government is today announcing £360 million for manufacturing, investing in medicines research and zero—carbon aircraft, labour say they would have a focus on getting young people into work — with careers advisers, mental—health support and new technical excellence colleges to cut youth unemployment. businesses say those are welcome, but there's more that could be done to encourage growth. we'd like to see the rising tide lift all boats, and measures in the budget such as changing vat on international visitors, changes to the vat

threshold, and changes to business rates that can actually help all businesses grow and prosper. whatever the chancellor chooses to do on wednesday, the tax burden is historically high. it's pretty much impossible to imagine that he can do anything to prevent households from paying more tax than in 2019, and that may come with a political price. hannah miller, bbc news. the church of england has accepted a £1 billion target to address historical financial links to the slave trade as recommended by an oversight group led by descendants of enslaved africans which said the initial £100 million was too low. let's speak to our correspondent ellie price. thank you so much for your time. what do we know about the report's recommendations? figs your time. what do we know about the report's recommendations?— your time. what do we know about the report's recommendations? as you say it is based on — report's recommendations? as you say it is based on this _ report's recommendations? as you say it is based on this £100 _ report's recommendations? as you say it is based on this £100 million - it is based on this £100 million figure, a figure that was come up

with injanuary last year figure, a figure that was come up with in january last year and figure, a figure that was come up with injanuary last year and its report looked into whether that was enough and exactly how money might be spent. now, it maintained basically that that £100 million fund wouldn't necessarily be enough, that the target should be up to £1 billion. but what we are hearing todayis billion. but what we are hearing today is a bit more details of exactly how it might work in practice. what it looks like is the church of england here will essentially stump up that cash of £100 million to start with, with the ambition being that it will sort of start, the investments that it makes will start to generate more money and other investors would come on tap, if you like, to make that further investment up to about £1 billion over the next nine years. they also want, originally the report had said that money should be spent over the next nine years, they want to make that quicker, to happen within five years. that was the kind of headline figure today. what was already so interesting coming out of that report was this idea that the church of england wanted to be seen as something of a catalyst, ie, apologising for its role in the

past, but also stumping up the cash, the inference being that other major institutions here in england should basically take responsibility for their role in the past, that the research has been done and many organisations, institutions and companies that still exist, that was started may be 300 years ago, benefited from the slave trade and they, too, should follow suit and stump up the cash. white mekelle, thank you for the update. let's speak to the author of searching for my speak to the author of searching for my slave roots who is also a candidate in mercantile hegemony in university of cambridge. we are talking about your degrees but i know this is far more personal to you than just a matter of degrees. i'd like to go into that personal story shortly. but first, i'd love to know more about your personal reaction when you hear that the church is trying to come as it said,

he'll. . ~' church is trying to come as it said, he'll. . ~ , ., church is trying to come as it said, he'll. ., ~ , ., ., church is trying to come as it said, he'll. . ~ , ., ., ., ., he'll. thank you for having the on this shove _ he'll. thank you for having the on this show. i'm _ he'll. thank you for having the on this show. i'm really _ he'll. thank you for having the on this show. i'm really glad - he'll. thank you for having the on this show. i'm really glad to - he'll. thank you for having the on this show. i'm really glad to hear| this show. i'm really glad to hear that the — this show. i'm really glad to hear that the church of england has taken what i _ that the church of england has taken what i would say is the first steps towards _ what i would say is the first steps towards preparatoryjustice. 0f towards preparatory justice. of course, — towards preparatoryjustice. of course, the initial announcement of £100 _ course, the initial announcement of £100 million was based upon the investments that the church received, bequeathed to them by queen— received, bequeathed to them by queen and who started a fund in 1704 call the _ queen and who started a fund in 1704 call the queen anne's bounty which was for— call the queen anne's bounty which was for the — call the queen anne's bounty which was for the development of poor anglican— was for the development of poor anglican clergy. the queen anne's bounty— anglican clergy. the queen anne's bounty invested in slave trading enterprises such as the southsea companx — enterprises such as the southsea company. when this was left and bequeathed it to the church, a £100 million _ bequeathed it to the church, a £100 million figure was based on that. that is— million figure was based on that. that is one — million figure was based on that. that is one single bequeathed entity that the _ that is one single bequeathed entity that the church received. the church

received _ that the church received. the church received thousands of such bounties. this does— received thousands of such bounties. this does not look at the churches that were — this does not look at the churches that were built by individual slave traders _ that were built by individual slave traders. my own ancestors were enslaved _ traders. my own ancestors were enslaved by a company in liverpool. they built _ enslaved by a company in liverpool. they built churches in the hague. there _ they built churches in the hague. there is, — they built churches in the hague. there is, slave trade is in the hague — there is, slave trade is in the hague iri— there is, slave trade is in the hague. in there is in aigburth. there — hague. in there is in aigburth. there are _ hague. in there is in aigburth. there are so many churches that they built _ there are so many churches that they built they— there are so many churches that they built. they have clergy in all branches _ built. they have clergy in all branches of their family and they are just — branches of their family and they are just one slave trading family. so there — are just one slave trading family. so there are individual churches that have — so there are individual churches that have been built and endowed i’ilht that have been built and endowed right across the country, and of course — right across the country, and of course the _ right across the country, and of course the british empire. and when you aggregate the income that they received _ you aggregate the income that they received from chattel slavery, you are talking — received from chattel slavery, you are talking well in excess of what was proposed. my principal concern with what _ was proposed. my principal concern with what is happening here in the

field of— with what is happening here in the field of reparations is that there is no _ field of reparations is that there is no arbiter of reparations at the moment— is no arbiter of reparations at the moment and i've been to parliament and nret— moment and i've been to parliament and met with the all— party parliamentary group on african reparations chaired by belle riviera a day— reparations chaired by belle riviera a day and _ reparations chaired by belle riviera a day and i've called for the establishment of a preparatory justice — establishment of a preparatory justice council, a quasi judicial body— justice council, a quasi judicial body that— justice council, a quasi judicial body that could demand dated by the united _ body that could demand dated by the united nations to hear cases for reparations. what we have at the moment— reparations. what we have at the moment as — reparations. what we have at the moment as we have these institutions like the _ moment as we have these institutions like the church, like the crown, king _ like the church, like the crown, king charles has now said he will do something. — king charles has now said he will do something, and other institutions, who are _ something, and other institutions, who are making arbitrary donations. imagine _ who are making arbitrary donations. imagine if_ who are making arbitrary donations. imagine if you were hit in a road traffic— imagine if you were hit in a road traffic accident and you were a victim — traffic accident and you were a victim and _ traffic accident and you were a victim and the person who hits you would _ victim and the person who hits you would have — victim and the person who hits you would have the choice to say whether you have _ would have the choice to say whether you have a _ would have the choice to say whether you have a claim, and if so what that _ you have a claim, and if so what that claim — you have a claim, and if so what that claim would be worth. to that oint, that claim would be worth. to that point. when _ that claim would be worth. to that point. when you — that claim would be worth. to that point, when you are _ that claim would be worth. to that point, when you are talking - that claim would be worth. to that point, when you are talking about| point, when you are talking about some sort of oversight of reparations, in your view, some sort of oversight of reparations, in yourview, i know you have looked into this a lot, what should reparations look like? what should the money be used for? i

think you should have a principle underlying reparations which is exactly— underlying reparations which is exactly the same as you would for something — exactly the same as you would for something like insurance where anyone — something like insurance where anyone who has a claim can bring that claim, — anyone who has a claim can bring that claim, have it heard, and they would _ that claim, have it heard, and they would he _ that claim, have it heard, and they would he an— that claim, have it heard, and they would be an enforcement mechanism and a _ would be an enforcement mechanism and a mechanism to determine the amount— and a mechanism to determine the amount and value of the claim. we do this with _ amount and value of the claim. we do this with car _ amount and value of the claim. we do this with car accidents. why can't we do _ this with car accidents. why can't we do this— this with car accidents. why can't we do this with reparations? because at the _ we do this with reparations? because at the moment, barclays bank were identified _ at the moment, barclays bank were identified for instance having derived — identified for instance having derived a substantial amount of their— derived a substantial amount of their wealth from enslavement from their wealth from enslavement from their past— their wealth from enslavement from their past portfolio and they said try their past portfolio and they said by way— their past portfolio and they said by way of— their past portfolio and they said by way of reparations we are going to do— by way of reparations we are going to do more — by way of reparations we are going to do more in the way of diversity. so they— to do more in the way of diversity. so they are — to do more in the way of diversity. so they are going to go and get black— so they are going to go and get black people to come and work for them _ black people to come and work for them and — black people to come and work for them and that isn't done that is reparations in their eyes. reparations is more than that. what this report _ reparations is more than that. what this report has been looking at, it has been — this report has been looking at, it has been asking people like myself and others who participated in the questionnaire what should this kind of money— questionnaire what should this kind of money be spent on. things like education. — of money be spent on. things like

education, criminaljustice, dismantling structural racism, equality. _ dismantling structural racism, equality, diversity and inclusion, economic— equality, diversity and inclusion, economic development. there is a whole _ economic development. there is a whole range of different things and if you _ whole range of different things and if you go— whole range of different things and if you go to each place that was impacted — if you go to each place that was impacted by enslavement you will find a _ impacted by enslavement you will find a different dynamic. in the caribbean— find a different dynamic. in the caribbean there is a ten point plan for reparations based upon the needs of the _ for reparations based upon the needs of the caribbean. if you talk to people — of the caribbean. if you talk to people like someone at the forefront of african _ people like someone at the forefront of african reparations and pan— african — of african reparations and pan— african reparations, they are looking — african reparations, they are looking more at the african point of view _ looking more at the african point of view and _ looking more at the african point of view. and where black people in the die spirit— view. and where black people in the die spirit have different experiences and suffer different things. — experiences and suffer different things, whether from george floyd, breonna _ things, whether from george floyd, breonna taylor, the kinds of things we are _ breonna taylor, the kinds of things we are suffering here with institutional racism within universities, within the criminal justice — universities, within the criminal justice system and many sectors of society, _ justice system and many sectors of society, all— justice system and many sectors of society, all of these things need to be dismantled. to understand how got to this _ be dismantled. to understand how got to this point _ be dismantled. to understand how got to this point you have to understand the historical backdrop to slavery and colonialism. that is a story that— and colonialism. that is a story that has— and colonialism. that is a story that has not been told. people do not look— that has not been told. people do not look at — that has not been told. people do not look at it, it is very ugly, it

is a _ not look at it, it is very ugly, it is a dark— not look at it, it is very ugly, it is a dark period in britain's history— is a dark period in britain's history and brands are concerned, particularly — history and brands are concerned, particularly brands that have old roots _ particularly brands that have old roots that it will affect their share — roots that it will affect their share prices, and families individual families are concerned that people may say they want reparations from them. charles gladstone hasjust gone and made a formal— gladstone hasjust gone and made a formal apology to the people of demerara and guyana for what they did. ., ~ demerara and guyana for what they did. . ~ , ., demerara and guyana for what they did. . ~ i. ,., demerara and guyana for what they did. . ~ i. . demerara and guyana for what they did. . ~ . ., did. thank you so much for your time. did. thank you so much for your time- and _ did. thank you so much for your time- and of — did. thank you so much for your time. and of course _ did. thank you so much for your time. and of course there - did. thank you so much for your time. and of course there is - did. thank you so much for your time. and of course there is sol did. thank you so much for your - time. and of course there is so much more we could discuss but we really do appreciate your time and your perspective on this.— do appreciate your time and your perspective on this. thank you so much. perspective on this. thank you so much- my — perspective on this. thank you so much- my book — perspective on this. thank you so much. my book searching - perspective on this. thank you so much. my book searching for- perspective on this. thank you so much. my book searching for my| perspective on this. thank you so - much. my book searching for my slave roots _ much. my book searching for my slave roots will _ much. my book searching for my slave roots will be out later this year. thank _ roots will be out later this year. thank you _ in the last few months, there have been growing reports of shoplifting across the uk — with many retailers complaining that the police are often either too slow to respond — or simply don't show up. efforts are being made to change that perception — and our reporter ben godfrey went to nuneaton to follow a group of officers on patrol. so these are all from blades. i have two now. i don't believe in people stealing, especially from such

an honest family business. when it comes to confronting shoplifters, mitchell ward bears the scars. nuneaton toolbox, he says, has been repeatedly targeted — by young and old, brazenly filling bags, and by gangs stealing tools for use as weapons. the scale of it is unprecedented. by the time you've fought off one shoplifter, you had another one because there was no response from the police. it was constant. the whole town's experiencing it, it's notjust us. we were just brave enough and small enough to be able to put a barrier across the door — the big chains can't do that. warwickshire police categorically refute any suggestion they're not taking shoplifting seriously, and our camerasjoin them on patrol. police, can you open the door, please? pc tom shorthouse is a newly appointed town—centre beat officer, covering both nuneaton and bedworth. his role is about building trust with retailers, arresting shoplifters, and chasing up outstanding warrants.

just in two months i've had roughly about 20 arrests, i a large number of detections, positively detecting crime, i investigating offences. we are dedicating proper resources to this now. i nuneaton safer neighbourhoods policing team say their strike rate is high — putting twice the usual number of thieves before the courts over the past year. community orders are also being served, alongsidejail time. what we are seeing now is that shoplifting reports are on the rise. so are our detections around that, as well. there are, it seems, some businesses that have lost faith in the police. how are you going to restore that faith? we are here to support business in that respect, and that is giving them confidence to report to us. and if you report to us, i give you my word that my officers will do absolutely everything they can to ensure we get a positive detection — not only for them, but also for everyone else. shoplifting offences

are up across the country, but the cause is nuanced — not purely driven by an escalating cost—of—living crisis. we're being told about organised crime gangs carrying out large—scale thefts, but also an increase in homelessness, people being plunged into drug and alcohol use, and feeding their addictions. charities warn of a perfect storm. at the centre, vulnerable people needing wide—ranging support. it's late afternoon, and some local school pupils are suspected of stealing from a newsagent�*s here in nuneaton. they're soon found and spoken to, and their school will be informed. it's not a victimless crime — we all have to pay for it — and hopefully we can get some positive results that way and not needlessly criminalise young people. children as young as ten are being caught shoplifting. sharing cctv and radio communications is enabling many shops to work closely with the police to identify prolific offenders. what's it work on? that? _ so that's the butane, that is.

back at nuneaton toolbox, this is a business behind a barrier. harsher sentencing. that's what needs doing. a deterrent of some sort. you can count police on the street with one hand that you see in a week, notjust a day anymore. you don't see police on the street. that was ben godfrey reporting. campaigners say the closure of a government safety net to funding food banks, warm spaces and providing direct cash for those in needin providing direct cash for those in need in england will be catastrophic. the scheme is due to end in four weeks' time unless an extension is announced in the budget. 0ur cost of living correspondent, colletta smith, reports. everyone knows babies don't come cheap. hello, rhea. it means money has to stretch a bit further than planned. hello, jaydeen. but in this house, life's delivered even more surprises. hey, giovanni!

and just manage to get some sleep wherever you can? yeah. — it can be really tough. yeah. it's still very hard for some of us to get a nap. oh, the world's biggest yawn. with 0saretin off work on maternity, three mouths to feed and three babies to hold, life and finances have been a juggle. he has reduced his hours to 20 hours a week. so the money's really not coming any more. so you've had to cut back your hours at work then, just to just to manage physically with looking after the babies? and it was really — it was something hard, but we had to do the sacrifice. but lauren's been able to help out by giving a £370 grant. m - are you 0k? it's gone straight on nappies, baby formula, and paying the energy bills. for lots of families . that we've supported it'sjust meant, you know, feeding their children, - heating their homes, you know, just those really important - butjust basic things that you really need to raise small children.

lauren's team have now given money to 82 families through the government's household support fund, but that's due to end in four weeks' time. and you've never needed that help before, you've both worked... ? yeah, we've both worked. we never needed it, but... right now... right now, i felt bad for those who cannot afford this, because it's one of the things that can help. # mary has a little lamb...# it's no surprise if you've never heard of the household support fund. in fact, lots of people who've received money may not even have realised it's come from that pot, because it's come via the council, maybe through an on the ground agency, before it arrives at their front door, maybe as food or vouchers or energy credit. but in a couple of weeks' time, hundreds of thousands of the most vulnerable households will notice when the money runs out. we know this has worked.

we know this is a scheme that's helped local authorities reach lots of families that really have no way of feeding and clothing their children. and that cost of living crisis is not over for those families. that's why barnardos, along with 120 other organisations and 160 local councils across england, are asking the government to change its mind. in every classroom there'll be somebody that's drawing down something that's connected to the household support fund. so its reach is massive. without it, thousands of children would be plunged even deeper into poverty. it will be catastrophic. in liverpool, tens of thousands of households are receiving help through this fund. here at the pakistani association it's free hot lunches on the menu to those who need it most. the difference it makes to someone's life, and just brightens up someone's day — they come in and have a conversation. a lot of people rely on this as well.

we'll drop it off to people's houses we know can't make it, or, you know, when it was snowing outside, and we know there's people who live alone, for example, and just stopping at the door, have that little brief conversation, and we won't be able to do that. good boy! the government say this fund will end as benefits and the local housing allowance rise in april. but those delivering the help are hoping the chancellor changes his mind in the coming days. colletta smith, bbc news. a spokesperson for the department of work said pensions said £2 billion had been invested in the household support fund over the last two years, with £800 million paid to families. an expansion of government—funded childcare in england is set to begin next month — but there are concerns about a shortage of staff and money to meet the extra demand at nurseries. one thing the government is trialling, to address the staffing shortages, is a bootcamp to fast—track recruits who want to work

with young children. stuart pollitt reports from liverpool — where the scheme is being piloted. first thing we're going to do is check the airway, going to see if there's anything blocking in the mouth... james has ambitions to run his own nursery one day. ioli wants to follow her nan into the childcare profession. rachel's autistic and is desperate to help children with additional needs. so, hi, you 0k? the trio are getting to grips with their opening week at britain's first early—years training boot camp. it feels very lovely that i am...kind of get to be the grown—up that maybe i didn't necessarily have when i was little and, like, in nursery. it's only been three days, - but it's really mapped out very clearly where i can go with this type of career if i want it. - it's not normally a men's profession, it's — you know, so, yeah, i've been... i'm trying to promote that myself. and also the reason for taking so many courses i'm doing — like this — is because i'm trying to build my own business. after the three—week bootcamp course, everybody

on it is guaranteed at least a job interview at a nursery like this one, so they could very quickly be going from classroom to employment. we work with over 1,000 employers across england at realise, and they're all feeding back the same thing — that we're already kind of seeing those struggles in terms of attracting and retaining staff. we're already in quite a serious recruitment crisis in early years. this is going to attract new people to the sector that have maybe not worked in the sector before, or people who've maybe previously worked in it, who've left. as rachel, james and ioli really continue to work on their quickfire qualifications, the government will be hoping that it's just the first step on a long and successful career. finally before we go, i wanted to show you some amazing pictures out of the united states. take a look at this, imagine driving like that car is now, it is a tumbleweed swarm that has rolled into neighbourhoods in utah and nevada. roads and cars

were completely covered by thousands of invasive weeds after a strong storm hit the region. homes south of salt lake city like this one also got overtaken by the weeds and they formed piles up to three metres high in some places. the weed is called the russian thistle. it was introduced to the us in the 19th century if you want some history there. it is seen as a symbol of the american west. that's a lot of symbols for them! now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. some of us got off to a frosty and also a foggy start to the day. that's now lifting quite nicely and most of us will have a dry day, but there is some rain in the forecast. we've got a weather front draped across the northern isles that will bring rain on and off through the day. and also rain which has been coming in from the southwest that's moving northwards and eastwards. but in between we do have the sunshine. at times the rain in shetland will drift towards 0rkney and we also have the rain which has been coming into the southwest,

pushing northeastwards with cloud building ahead of it. and the wind picking up in the southwest and the english channel. temperatures, seven to about 11 degrees. through this evening and overnight this band of rain continues to push northwards and eastwards, fragmenting in doing so. follow the curl round, you can see the rain coming back into northern ireland by the end of the night. and we also have some heavy showers which could be thundery in the channel islands, drifting in the direction of hampshire. these are our overnight lows, but actually as the cloud and rain pushes northwards and eastwards, temperatures will rise by a degree or so. so, into tomorrow, we've got this weather front draped across us. we also have high pressure out towards the east and as the weather front bumps into the high pressure, it really is a fairly weak affair. so, we've got some showers across the far northeast of scotland, a lot of dry weather. and then we've got some showery rain moving out of northern ireland into western scotland, western parts of england and wales. the showers that came into hampshire overnight look likely to drift over towards the southeast.

they could be heavy and thundery. and these are our temperatures, 6 to 12 degrees, but windy through the north channel and western scotland. as we head into wednesday, high pressure is effectively blocking all these fronts coming in from the atlantic. there will be quite a bit of cloud at times across eastern scotland and eastern parts of england. push further west, this is where we'll see the lion's share of the sunshine. but having said that, there will be some showers and a bit more cloud at times across northern ireland and also south—west england. temperatures, six to about 13 degrees, and it will be breezy in northern ireland and also western areas too. towards the end of the working week there'll be a lot of dry weather around. will be one or two showers at times in the west. but what you find is after chilly starts, these temperatures are roughly where they should be at this stage in march.

live from london, this is bbc news. a state of emergency is declared in the capital of haiti after armed gangs carry out majorjailbreaks. us vice president kamala harris calls for an immediate ceasefire in gaza as israel says it will not attend truce talks in cairo. george attend truce talks in cairo. galloway, an outspoker rose george galloway, an outspoken mp, rose to be sworn in as mp for rochdale after rishi sunak accused him of dismissing the events of the 7th of october. france is set to

become the first country in the world to put the right to abortion in its constitution. and the raw national lifeboat institution celebrates 200 years of rescues. welcome to the programme. we begin in haiti. a 72—hour state of emergency has been declared in the capital port—au—prince after armed gangs staged jailbrea ks. the state of emergency covers the capital and surrounding areas. night curfews are in force until wednesday. now, this is what we know so far — the biggest incident happened at the national penitentiary, in the centre of port—au—prince, the biggest prison in the country. the bbc has been told the vast majority of inmates held there have escaped, that's around 4000 men. 0ne inmate spoke of people being massacred in their cells.

a gang leader had warned the haitian prime minister