uk chancellorjeremy hunt has said he wants to find a way to bring down the tax burden , ahead of the spring budget this week. jeremy hunt will set out the government's tax and spending plans on wednesday and it's a record—breaking night at the brit awards as singer—songwriter raye picks up six prizes, including best artist and best album. she is also the first woman to win songwriter of the year. now on bbc new — inside museums. as an art critic and a journalist, i feel like a very lucky man indeed, because i get to spend tonnes of time inside museums, places i've loved ever since i was a boy. and during my working life, i've witnessed something astonishing how radically they've changed. the days of museums as grand, intimidating treasuries for dusty objects, they're long gone. they're becoming much more dynamic and inclusive places, less solemn, less elitist, and less west—centric, too. museums, i believe, are really having a moment, and that's what i want to explore. what i am looking for is something weird, something different. i feel you've succeeded, inci... she's one of the gre

uk chancellorjeremy hunt has said he wants to "find a way to bring down the tax burden". he was speaking ahead of the spring budget that takes place later this week. and it was a record—breaking night at the brit awards as singer—songwriter raye picked up six prizes, including best artist and best album. she is the first woman to have won songwriter of the year. now on bbc news — political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking. my guest this week is a man it seems almost every other politician can't stop talking about, despite the fact he's not a party leader. he's not even a member of parliament. he is nigel farage. and this week the labour leader keir starmer raised him in prime minister's questions, demanding to know whether he would rejoin the conservative party whilst behind the scenes worried tory mps discuss whether he might return to the front line leading the reform party. nigel farage, welcome back to political thinking. thank you. you are back where you like being, aren't you? the centre of attention. well, i've always been a bit

uk chancellorjeremy hunt has said he wants to "find a way to bring down the tax burden". he was speaking ahead of the spring budget that takes place later this week. pakistan has re—elected shehbaz sharif as its new prime minister after weeks of uncertainty following last month's election, which was marred by vote—rigging allegations. he beat his rival, omar ayub khan, who was backed by the jailed former prime minister, imran khan. now on bbc news, newscast with paddy o'connell and laura kuenssberg. paddy, where have you been this week? well, i was out of the bubble and i was on the lizard in cornwall. you were out of the bubble and on the lizard... that's right. it's a song. but it allowed me to see the signalling upgrade, the once—in—a—generation signalling upgrade in cornwall and devon. ooh! and so we commissioned a sea shanty on the subject of the rail replacement bus. i love that. can you sing it for me? luckily, no, because i can give you, from the clams, the the first one is called maids can't travel round on tractors. it's an all—female group called the clams and

uk chancellorjeremy hunt has said he wants to "find a way to bring down the tax burden".. pakistan has re—elected shehbaz sharif as its new prime minister after weeks of uncertainty following last month's election, which was marred by vote—rigging allegations. he beat his rival, omar ayub khan, who was backed by the jailed former prime minister, imran khan. mourn on all of those stories in a moment. sport — and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre from chetan. hello from the bbc sport centre. manchester city are back to within a point of liverpool at the top of the english premier league, after coming from behind to win the manchester derby. pep guardiola, the happier of both managers. but not at the start when marcus rashford put manchester united in front with the opening goal. 18 goals for phil foden this season — he scored twice, turning the game around after marcus rashford had given united the lead. erling haaland wrapped up a 3—1 win in stoppage time. manchester united are sixth, 11 points off the top four. the result means if city beat liverpool when both

uk chancellorjeremy hunt has said he wants to "find a way to bring down the tax burden", ahead of theat carrying migrants heading to the uk capsized in northern france. 12 people are now known to have been killed in the russian drone attack on odesa on saturday. rescue work is still continuing. and parliament in pakistan has elected shehbaz sharif as prime ministerfor a second term. and as the counting continues in iran's election, local media suggests the hardliners could have won the most seats. we begin with the conflict in gaza — there are reports of a hold—up in negotiations for a temporary ceasefire in gaza. israel is reported not to be sending a delegation to the talks taking place in cairo. that's despite us officials saying a ceasefire deal was already "on the table" and israel had approved it. the sticking point appears to be hamas not supplying a list of the hostages who would be released. washington had been hoping for a deal by monday, taking effect before ramadan in a week's time. our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, reports from tel aviv.

uk chancellorjeremy hunt has said he wants to "find a way to bring down the tax burden", ahead of theas prime minister for a second term. and it's a record—breaking night at the brit awards, as raye picks up six prizes hello. our breaking news this hour, there are reports of a hold—up in negotiations for a temporary ceasefire in gaza. israel is reported not to be sending a delegation to talks taking place in cairo. that's despite us officials saying a ceasefire deal was already "on the table" and israel had approved it. the sticking point appears to be hamas not supplying a list of the hostages who would be released. washington had been hoping for a deal by monday, taking effect before ramadan in a week's time. live now to our correspondent wyre davies injerusalem. wyre, some doubt over whether an israeli delegation will attend these talks? i think those earlier rumours from washington had sent pulses racing amongst some people hoping that there may be an imminent

uk chancellorjeremy hunt has said he wants to "find a way to bring down the tax burden", ahead of thed in northern france. and as the counting continues in iran's election, local media suggests the hardliners could have won the most seats. our main story this hour — there are reports of a hold—up in negotiations for a temporary ceasefire in gaza. israel is reported mpt to be sending a delegation to the talks taking place in cairo. that's despite us officials saying a ceasefire deal was already "on the table" and israel had approved it. the sticking point appears to be hamas not supplying a list of the hostages who would be released. washington had been hoping for a deal by monday, taking effect before ramadan in a week's time. our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, reports from tel aviv. a truce can't come soon enough. in rafah, one more day of harrowing loss. palestinians mourn for 14 members of the abu ansa family, most women and children.

the uk's chancellorjeremy hunt tells the bbc he wants to move towards lower taxes, but only in a responsiblection, unofficial reports suggest the lowest turnout since the islamic revolution. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in gaza, where a new ceasefire appears to be in question, after israel demanded more reassurances on which hostages are still alive. pressure for a deal intensified after an incident on thursday where at least 112 people were killed as crowds rushed towards an aid convoy. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin reports from tel aviv , and a warning her report

uk chancellorjeremy hunt has said he wants to "find a way to bring down the tax burden".lace later this week. pakistan had a re—elected shehbaz sharif as its new panellist after uncertainty over last month's election which was marred by vote rigging accusations. his opposite opponent was backed by the jailed imran khan. and it was a record—breaking night at the brit awards as singer—songwriter raye picked up six prizes, including best artist and best album let's get more on the study ijust mentioned. a seven—year—old has drowned after a small boat carrying 16 migrants heading to the uk capsized, according to the authorities in northern france. the girl's parents and three siblings were taken to hospital in dunkirk. live to our reporter nickjohnson in the newsroom. what more can you tell us? we know this

uk chancellorjeremy hunt has said he wants to "find a way to bring down the tax burden". record—breaking night at the brit awards as singer—songwriter raye picked up six prizes, including best artist and best album. she is the first woman to have won songwriter of the year. now on bbc news — political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking. my guest this week is a man it seems almost every other politician can't stop talking about, despite the fact he's not a party leader. he's not even a member of parliament. he is nigel farage.

uk chancellorjeremy hunt has said he wants to find a way to bring down the tax burden, ahead of the springpsized in northern france. parliament in pakistan has elected shehbaz sharif as prime minister for a second term. and a massive blizzard has been sweeping across parts of california and nevada in the western united states. our main story this hour, there are reports of a hold—up in negotiations for a temporary ceasefire in gaza. israel is reported not to be sending a delegation to the talks taking place in cairo. that's despite us officials saying a ceasefire deal was already "on the table" and israel had approved it. the sticking point appears to be hamas not supplying a list of the hostages who would be released. washington had been hoping for a deal by monday, taking effect before ramadan in a week's time. i asked our correspondent wyre davies, injerusalem, about the doubts regarding whether the israeli delegation will participate in the cairo talks. those earlier rumours from washington had sent pulses

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uk chancellorjeremy hunt has said he wants to "find a way to bring down the tax burden".ted shehbaz sharif as its new prime minister after weeks of uncertainty following last month's election, which was marred by vote—rigging allegations. he beat his rival, 0mar ayub khan, who was backed by the jailed former prime minister, imran khan. now on bbc news, it is sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. foden's on fire — as man city come from behind to punish rivals united in the manchester derby. frustration for celtic — the defending champions miss the chance to regain top spot in scotland, with defeat today. and arsenal stay in touch at the top in the wsl — with victory in the north london derby at the emirates. also coming up on sportsday...

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. - uk chancellor jeremy uk chancellorjeremy hunt is under growing pressure to introduce tax cuts in conservative mps want to see taxes lowered from current levels. mr hunt hinted he would do that but only in a responsible way. our political correspondent hannah miller reports. in homes across the country, and public services on the ground, 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

uk chancellorjeremy hunt gives a small tax boost for working people, with hints of more to come, buthigh other services, we will continue to cut national insurance as we have done today so we duly make work pay. there we have it, the last desperate act of a party that is failed _ desperate act of a party that is failed. road turn in recession, the national credit card _ recession, the national credit card maxed out, and despite the notion— card maxed out, and despite the notion today, the highest tax burden— notion today, the highest tax burden for 70 years. also coming up — europe's wait for lower rates. as the economy struggles — pressure grows on the european central bank to bring down the cost of borrowng from its record high. plus — turning over a new leaf. fewer than half of uk kids say they enjoy reading. can world book day help them start a fresh chapter? hello and welcome. any parents watching, you haven't got an outfit ready, you have a few hours for world book day. we start here in the uk where business leaders — bankers — households are weighing up what is likely to be th

uk chancellorjeremy hunt has said he wants to "find a way to bring down the tax burden".ehbaz sharif as its new prime minister after weeks of uncertainty following last month's election, which was marred by vote—rigging allegations. he beat his rival, omar ayub khan, who was backed by the jailed former prime minister, imran khan. now on bbc news, newscast with paddy o'connell and laura kuenssberg. paddy, where have you been this week? well, i was out of the bubble and i was on the lizard in cornwall. you were out of the bubble and on the lizard... that's right. it's a song. but it allowed me to see the signalling upgrade, the once—in—a—generation signalling upgrade in cornwall and devon. ooh! and so we commissioned a sea shanty on the subject of the rail replacement bus.

uk chancellorjeremy hunt has said he wants to find a way to bring down the tax burden , ahead of theds as singer—songwriter raye picks up six prizes, including best artist and best album. she is also the first woman to win songwriter of the year. now on bbc new — inside museums. as an art critic and a journalist, i feel like a very lucky man indeed, because i get to spend tonnes of time inside museums, places i've loved ever since i was a boy. and during my working life, i've witnessed something astonishing how radically they've changed. the days of museums as grand, intimidating treasuries for dusty objects, they're long gone. they're becoming much more dynamic and inclusive places,

the uk's chancellorjeremy hunt tells the bbc he wants to move towards lower taxes, but only in a responsibleevolution. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in gaza, where a new ceasefire appears to be in question, after israel demanded more reassurances on which hostages are still alive. pressure for a deal intensified after an incident on thursday where at least 112 people were killed as crowds rushed towards an aid convoy. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports from tel aviv, and a warning her report

uk chancellorjeremy hunt has said he wants to "find a way to bring down the tax burden," ahead of the are just hearing that israel is reported not to be sending a delegation to talks in cairo at the hamas reportedly failed to supply talks in cairo at the hamas reportedly failed to supply a talks in cairo at the hamas reportedly failed to supply a list of hostages it would release under any truce agreement. there were reports that hamas said a gaza truce was possible within 24—48 hours if israel accepted its demands. a top us official says israel had basically agreed to a framework for a six—week ceasefire. the official says it could begin immediately if hamas is ready to release the most vulnerable

uk chancellorjeremy hunt has said he wants to "find a way to bring down the tax burden," ahead of theations for a temporary ceasefire in gaza. israel is reported not to be sending a delegation to the talks taking place in cairo. that's despite us officials saying a ceasefire deal was already "on the table" and israel had approved it. the sticking point appears to be hamas not supplying a list of the hostages who would be released. washington had been hoping for a deal by monday — taking effect before ramadan in a week's time. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin reports from tel aviv. a truce can't come soon enough. in rafah, one more day of harrowing loss. palestinians mourn for ia members of the abu ansa family,

here in the uk, the chancellorjeremy hunt says the conservative party is absolutely transparent aboutither confirmed nor denied reports it's been given another £5 million by the businessman frank hester, on top of the ten million he's already donated. mr hester has been widely accused of racism after allegedly saying the mp diane abbott makes him want to hate all black women. the tech boss apologised for making "rude" comments about the former—labour mp but said his remarks "had nothing to do with her gender nor colour of skin". here's our political correspondent hannah miller. learning to use a camera on a visit, the chancellor and the prime minister can't escape the glare of scrutiny over donations to their party. this week they said that one of the comments made by one of the biggest donors is racist, but now it emerges they may have received another £5 million from that same man. a claim the chancellor didn't deny. man. a claim the chancellor didn't den . ~ ., ., man. a claim the chancellor didn't den .~ ., ., ., deny. we follow all the right procedures _ deny. we follow all the r

the chancellorjeremy the chancellor jeremy hunt the chancellorjeremy hunt has promised to protect theervative election manifesto. mr hunt was speaking to the bbc �*s lorcan spoke. 0ur westminster correspondent — georgia roberts has more. the prime minister this week has been talking about this being a bounce back a year for the uk economy and jeremy hunt the chancellor today also keen to try and capitalise on some bright spots perhaps in the economic change in weather we have coming. this week we heard news of inflation falling to the lowest it has been in a couple of years, also a bank of england report saying interest rate cuts might come a bit sooner than expected. so this is good news, especially for a uk government that has been lagging behind consistently labour in the polls, they are keen to stress some economic good news. however, the question laura kuenssberg on the programme this morning wanted to ask is whether it is too soon for the uk government to be trumpeting news like this as a turning point, given that many people are still feeling the pinch in their pockets. let's l

here in the uk, speculation is growing about what measures chancellorjeremy hunt will set out in his spring budget tomorrow. the chancellor is responsible for setting out the government's tax and spending plans, and he previously hinted that he will cut taxes, but told the bbc it would be done in a "responsible" way. this is likely to be the last budget before the general election — which must be held by the end of january next year. some details are emerging, for example: it's expected councils in england will be told to reduce their spending on consultant and diversity schemes. the bbc understands the chancellor will extend the freeze to fuel duty again. and the government hasn't denied growing speculation that the chancellor intends to cut the national insurance rate by two pence in the pound. live to westminster, and our political correspondent damian grammaticas as the budget gets of a closer, what more are you hearing? just as the budget gets of a closer, what more are you hearing?— more are you hearing? just hours awa and more are you hearing? just hours away and lunchtime _ m

here in the uk, speculation is growing about what measures chancellorjeremy hunt will set out his springe bbc understands the chancellor will extend the freeze to fuel duty again. it's also been widely reported that jeremy hunt is considering a cut to national insurance — contributions paid on earnings, set at a different rate to income tax. our political correspondent helen catt has more details on the budget. it's the politics of this that's going to be so important because this is the last budget we expect this is the last budget we expect this government to set before it calls an election. the next general election has to be held byjanuary next year. this will be the last budget but if they went very late they could be another financial statement. this does mean that the politics behind the decisions made in this budget are going to be important. we've had a lot of speculation in the last few days and thatis speculation in the last few days and that is normal in the run—up a budget. that field duty—free frees you spoke about, we will never know whether these things are going to happe

here in the uk, the countdown is on until the chancellorjeremy hunt announces his budget on wednesdayhas been looking back at last year's budget pledges. here's nick eardley. let's start with the theme back in 2023 — a budget for growth. well, growth has been flat. as we can show you on the screen here, in the first two quarters of the year it was pretty flat, and in the final two quarters growth was negative, so we went into recession. so this hasn't been achieved so far. the other big economic priority was to cut inflation. that did happen — you can see on the screen here, it fell over time, it more than halved. so a tick on that one, but it's a mixed picture overall on those economic pledges. there was also a big promise in the budget to expand childcare in england. you can see on the screen here the pledges the government made. ministers say this is on track, particularly the part due to happen next month, but some in the sector aren't as confident — there are warnings over recruitment and fears some nurseries might go bust. so this one, we think, is still in the balance. another

here in the uk, speculation is growing about what measures chancellorjeremy hunt will set out in hisd that he will cut taxes, but told the bbc it would be done in a "responsible" way. this is likely to be the last budget before the general election — which must be held by the end of january next year. some details are emerging, for example: its expected councils in england will be told to reduce their spending on consultant and diversity schemes. the bbc understands the chancellor will extend the freeze to fuel duty again. and the government hasn't denied growing speculation that the chancellor intends to cut the national insurance rate by two pence in the pound.

chancellorjeremy chancellor jeremy hunt has chancellorjeremy hunt has said he wants to find a way toe picks up six prizes. best night of my life, hands down, without a shadow of a doubt. will it ever get better than this again? hello. we start this hour in the middle east. mediators have arrived in the egyptian capital cairo to try to reach an agreement on a temporary ceasefire between israel and hamas. there are reports that hamas says a gaza truce is possible "within 24 to 48 hours," if israel accepts demands. it comes as a top us official says israel has "basically agreed" to a framework for a six—week ceasefire.

we are watching the door closely because we are waiting to see the chancellorjeremy hunt appear.er's questions. it is a bit unusual, actually, but they have already confirmed one of the proposals, a bid proposal, which will be a 2p cut in national insurance. this follows another 2p cut that was announced in the autumn statement byjeremy hunt. that came into effect from january of this year. now, there were some in the conservative party who actually hoped that he would cut income tax which many conservative mps thought could be a vote winner ahead of the general election. but it is not likely that is going to happen now. there were some concerns that if he were to cut income tax, it could be an inflationary moved. there are other things that have been talked about as well. let's have a look in more detail. my colleague nina reports.- have a look in more detail. my colleague nina reports. good morning from the river — colleague nina reports. good morning from the river tyne, _ colleague nina reports. good morning from the river tyne, the _ colleague nina reports. good morning from

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chancellorjeremy hunt told mps his new policies would lead to "long—term growth" and "permanent tax cutss — a cut in national insurance, by 2p in the pound, for employees and the self—employed. full child benefits will be paid to households where the highest—earning parent is getting up to £60,000. the current limit is £50,000. and the non—dom tax regime for uk residents whose permanent home is overseas is to be replaced with new rules from april next year. 0ur political editor chris mason has more. budget day from every angle. is this an election—winning budget? tradition, choreography, and noisy musical protest out in whitehall. # we're on a road to nowhere #. jeremy hunt and his team in focus. mr chancellor of the exchequer. this is a budget during a recession, albeit a mild one, and interest rates remain high, the chancellor acknowledged, but he wanted to signal his instinct is to cut tax when he believes it's responsible. we can now help families not just with temporary cost of living support but with permanent cuts in taxation. and here was the headline measure on that — another cu

chancellorjeremy hunt told mps his new policies would lead to "long—term growth" and "permanent tax cutsome of the key announcements — a cut in national insurance, by 2p in the pound, for employees and the self—employed. full child benefits will be paid to households where the highest—earning parent is getting up to £60,000. the current limit is £50,000. and the non—dom tax regime for uk residents whose permanent home is overseas is to be replaced with new rules, from april next year. 0ur political editor chris mason has more. budget day from every angle. is this an election—winning budget? tradition, choreography, and noisy musical protest out in whitehall. # we're on a road to nowhere#. jeremy hunt and his team in focus. mr chancellor of the exchequer. this is a budget during a recession, albeit a mild one, and interest rates remain high, the chancellor acknowledged, but he wanted to signal his instinct is to cut tax when he believes it's responsible. we can now help families not just with temporary cost of living support but with permanent cuts in taxation. and here was the headline m

the chancellorjeremy hunt talked about this in the spring budget statement.ood to have you explain those - from its current levels. ros, good l to have you explain those numbers, thank you, ros atkins. you can watch more from ros in panorama's immigration, the uk's record rise' on bbc iplayer now and on bbc one at 8pm tonight. if you've been watching breakfast for the last couple of days you'll know the former footballers marcus stewart and stephen darby have been taking part in an epic challenge to find a cure for motor neurone disease, which they're both living with. the challenge is called "march of the day" and it's a 178—mile hike done with friends and supporters from bradford to liverpool, and yesterday marcus and stephen completed the final leg of the epic trek at anfield where stephen darby started his footballing career. we joined them both as they completed the final miles where they were joined by some of footballs famous faces. breakfast�*sjohn maguire has the story. cheering. crossing the finish line at anfield, liverpool's motto of you'll never