is this is bbc news. the headlines at nine. chancellor phillip hammond tears into ‘huge spending sprees‘ before delivering the first post—brexit budget on wednesday. president trump is urged to provide evidence supporting his claim that barack obama ordered to tap his phones during the election campaign. china decides to cut its growth target for this year — after its economy expands at its slowest pace in 26 years. remembering those who died on d—day a memorial is to be built in honour of the thousands of british soldiers and sailors killed on the normandy beaches. and in boxing, tony bellew, upsets the odds by beating david haye, in a thrilling heavyweight contest in london. good morning and

welcome to bbc news. the chancellor, phillip hammond, has rounded on what he's described as "voices calling for massive borrowing to fund huge spending sprees". writing in the sunday times — before delivering the budget on wednesday — he has argued that although the economy has proven to be robust, there's still a need for fiscal discipline as the country prepares for brexit. with me now is our news correspondent susana mendonca. what is heard —— what is he actually saying? people who say he should be spending more and not careful enough. we know he is aware of what the potential impact of brexit may be. in his autumn statement last week he talked about having a pot of

money aside in preparation for that. what is said in this article is that britain has been remarkably resilient thus far but we can't be complacent and we should not be reckless and should basically be planning for the future and should not spend beyond their means. people will remember that his predecessor george osborne wanted to eradicate the deficit by 2020. philip hammond does not take the same view but is somebody who still wants to be able to balance the books. this will not bea to balance the books. this will not be a spending spree. we expect that to be some spending around education and he talked about spending more money and technical training which beaten to the whole idea about creating a more productive britain and focusing on productivity. there's a lot of pressure around things like calling for more money for social care and more money to help small businesses that will be affected by business rates. unlikely

we will see a lot of spending but will the chancellor look at those areas? that remains to be seen. what areas? that remains to be seen. what are his parameters? i assume he does not have much room for manoeuvre. he does have some money set aside which is money supposed to be focusing on brexit and the outcome of that. unlikely that he will be stretching into that at this stage. but we understand that as well as talking about things like for example the education funding to help improve productivity and technical training. he will look at spending cuts across departments. there are unlikely to be any more spending cuts in welfare but a number of departments have been told to find between 3% and 6% savings for the future. what are the big hot points? you mention social ca re big hot points? you mention social care and we can go right into the nhs. with social care people have

heard time and again recently about that pressures on adult social care and local authorities this year, most of them will be raising council tax specifically to pay for social care. people will see that in the council tax bills which they will receive the next few weeks. people will see that impact. aside from that the local government association has said that is not enough. there will be this huge spending gap. the figure is something in the region of 2.6 by 2020, a spending gap and social care funding. they call the government to do something about that. we understand behind—the—scenes government departments have been looking at ways they can deal the shortfall in funding for social care. so we expect there to be something on that in the budget. that is a big issue for concern. in terms of business rates that is something particularly affect small businesses. a lot of small

businesses. a lot of small businesses could be put out of businesses could be put out of business by the hike in business rates. the reason are going up is that properties are being revalued. that has meant that the cost has gone up for them. a lot of pressure on the chancellor to do something about that. we will see what happens on that issue. any swede knows that we know of? —— sweeteners? on that issue. any swede knows that we know of? -- sweeteners? there is a5 we know of? -- sweeteners? there is a 5 million funding for technical training for i6—year—olds to i9—year—olds. no clarity on the other elements that will be in there. he is setting the scene for us there. he is setting the scene for us to not expect too much. let's talk exiting the eu. that is a report out today from the committee for exiting the eu which is a backbench committee, a cross—party committee which contains mps from

labour and the conservatives. interestingly quite a lot of mps on the conservative mps who supported leaving the european union and they too are lending their voices to the support which basically says that eu citizens that have lived here in britain and a resident in britain should be given clarity by the government and should not be left in limbo waiting to find out whether or not they will be able to stay and they are saying, the wording is pretty robust, how it is unconscionable that these people should be left in limbo for two yea rs. should be left in limbo for two years. remind us where we are political of that section. the government ‘s point of view is that does not want to commit to guarantee the points of eu citizens here until it has a reciprocal deal with the 1.2 british living in the eu and there are three million eu citizens

living here in the uk. the point of use until we have a reciprocal deal we will not guarantee the rights of those citizens here. they can't have a reciprocal deal until this are the process of negotiation. that cannot start until article 50 is triggered. the house of lords voted last week to include an amendment which would guarantee the rights of eu citizens. that could potentially slow things down. we expect when it goes back to the house of commons the government will overturn that but it has the potential to things down and theresa may would not be able to hit her march target for triggering article 50. that is where we are at the moment. for a lot of eu citizens living here that is that problem of not knowing what happens in terms of the future. in this report is what

this talk about the eu citizens who live here not knowing what will happen to them and how that is something that should be dealt with the otter talk about how they think that eu countries should also already be laying out the rights that british citizens they are enjoy and that these people should be told whether or not they will be able to get a ccess whether or not they will be able to get access to health care. it is like one waiting for the other. all playing chicken waiting to see what happens. barack obama has denied accusations by president trump that he ordered phones at trump tower in new york to be tapped during last year's us election. in a series of messages on social media, donald trump compared the alleged bugging to the watergate scandal, as our north america correspondent, nick byra nt reports. it was warm handshakes and friendly bon ami on inauguration day, as donald trump peacefully took power from barack obama. two men, fiercely hostile during the election campaign, coming together in a show of presidential and personal civility. but early this morning, donald trump launched the kind of public attack on a predecessor

that in modern times is completely without precedent. "terrible", he wrote, in a twitter tirade: a pro trump rally outside his tower in new york, a skyscraper that donald trump claims was a crime scene. but he made these explosive accusations without offering any proof or saying whether they came from intelligence briefings orfrom reading reports on the right—wing website breitbart news. a key former aide of barack obama has shot back at mr trump. "no president can order a wiretap", he says. "these restrictions were put in place to protect citizens from people like you." during last year's campaign, the fbi opened an investigation

that's still ongoing, looking into links between trump associates and the russians. this week the new attorney general jeff sessions faced calls for his resignation for not disclosing meetings he held with the russian ambassador. and donald trump's national security adviser michael flynn had to resign last month because of conversations about us sanctions against the kremlin with the same ambassador. donald trump began this week with a widely praised speech on capitol hill, which was supposed to reset his presidency, but this is a speedy return to the kind of angry attacks that many think are farfrom presidential. a service will be held today in belgium as part of events to mark the 30th anniversary of the zeebrugge disaster, in which almost 200 people lost their lives. the herald of free enterprise ferry was bound for dover when it capsized just 100 yards off shore, after water flooded in through an open door.

a memorial is to be built close to beaches of the d—day landings in northern france to honour the thousands of british soldiers and sailors who died during the operation in191m. the government has donated £20 million towards the cost of the monument, which will be unveiled on the 75th anniversary of d—day in 2019, as robert hall explains. newsreel: this is it. they are on the beach. it was the largest operation of its kind ever mounted. injune, 1944, an estimated 21,000 members of the british armed forces and merchant navy lost their lives as they fought alongside their allies to gain a foothold in occupied europe. in the 70 years since the landings, veterans have returned to the normandy beaches to remember the fallen, but there is no permanent memorial to the friends they lost. injune, 2014, the normandy veterans association gathered to watch their standard lowered for the first time on the seafront.

—— last. as their numbers dwindled, the decision has been taken to disband. but individuals continue to make the journey. george was 18 when he landed on gold beach. the secretary of the normandy veterans association george batt campaigned for a single monument all british casualties on d—day. now veterans have been told the government will contribute £20 million towards a new memorial. it will be erected in one of the french seaside towns that saw fierce fighting and it will bear the names of british soldiers, sailors and air crew come up but also allied troops who landed with them. the hope is that further funds can be raised towards an interpretation centre, telling the d—day story

to future generations. surviving veterans are delighted their campaign has been rewarded. they and the government want the memorial to be completed in time for the 75th anniversary of the landings, injune, 2019. the wife of the embattled french presidential candidate, francois fillon, says that the work she carried out for him was real and that she wants him to continue his campaign. these are penelope fillon‘s first public remarks since allegations surfaced that mr fillon had paid her for work she didn't do. mr fillion will try to bolster his campaign at a rally in paris later. the prime minister of somalia says more than 100 people have died from hunger in the past two days in a single region, because of drought. the full impact of the drought on the country is still unknown but humanitarian groups have warned of potential famine that could threaten millions of lives. let's get more on the budget now.

and £500 million of additional funding will be made available to help streamline training for teenagers in england in industries such as engineering and manufacturing. philip hammond will announce the plan as part of the biggest shake up of further education in 70 years. here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys. making cars is a precision business. employers say more high—level, technical skills are needed, not just in manufacturing, but across the world of work. in the budget this week, they will get a promise of support, extra money to back a shake—up in technical education — the biggest seen in england in a generation. 15 new routes into work from training, all including maths, english and digital skills. employers say it is welcome and should help more young people into better paid jobs. it is really, really important that those providing these courses, like colleges, are working closely with businesses in every local area to make sure the courses put on match whatjobs are available in the local area because that is how young people will get the best

pathways into skilled work. the chancellor is expected to promise £500 million a year by 2022—23 — that is when 15 new technical training routes will be in place. but further education has seen a 7% real terms cut per student in the last five years. many colleges in england are facing tough financial times and spending on technical education has not grown as fast as in schools. the uk has fallen behind other countries. the hope is more young people with high—level skills. but there is a lot of catching up to do at a time when being competitive is more important than ever. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: the chancellor, phillip hammond, has set the tone for this week's budget by dismissing calls to increase government borrowing president trump has been urged to back up his allegation that his predecessor, barack obama, ordered his phones to be tapped during the election campaign. china's premier says his country's

growth target will be reduced to 6.5% and that policy makers will focus on reducing pollution. the president said he would make him the sky is blue again. chairman mao would still recognise china's parliament. but every summer delegates turn up to hear the

leaders warn of the challenges are regularly faced by our modern commonest economy. the chinese premier set the growth forecast this year at around six and a half percent, a slight softening of last year ‘s target. potential risks cannot be overlooked, he said. he warned that reforming china's economy was a process filled with promise that also accompanied by great pain. he spoke of the need to combat industrial overcapacity and reform body called zombie enterprises are state—owned sector producing far more coal and steel than the market needs. similar pledges in the past have proved hard to fulfil. he pledged to make china's sky is blue again outlining further targets for emissions cuts. the people's congress is the supreme

decision—making body in china. in practice it is little more than a rubber stamp department. china's parliament has very little control over the weighty issues of state, the big political and economic decisions made weeks in advance by the communist party leaders behind closed doors. it is telling that the biggest applause and the whole today was reserved for a small policy detail that may just was reserved for a small policy detail that mayjust save every one of the 3000 assembled delegates a bit of money off the phone bill. the scrapping of the national mobile roaming rates. the premier also warned against growing protectionism, and then revealed preference to the policies of the new american president perhaps a reminder that as well as the economic reciprocal china faces challenges on the international stage as well. our china editor, carrie

gracie, is in beijing. what is at the top to the announcements this year? those economic figures and the reduction of toxic gases into the ear and a pledge to keep the sky is blue. —— into the ear. —— air. the elephant in the room today was donald trump. he was not mentioned but the threat from the united states the trump presidency to confront china of the trading balance between these two meeting trading nations. that would really throw all the best laid plans of the chinese communist leaders off if there really is some serious

trade confrontation between those two powers. did you get the sense that people are concerned rugby watching closely? —— or are they watching closely? —— or are they watching closely? —— or are they watching closely? it is very theatrical. everybody does exactly what they are taught to do and file anywhere in the various ethnic minority costumes and smiled for the cameras and page by page turnover. you don't get the sense of a lot of concern behind—the—scenes. but of the coming days if we get a chance to some delegates in corners which are perhaps less observed we might get a little bit more of those types of conversation. as i was waiting around to do live broadcast i spoke to some members of the public in tiananmen square. some peoplejust looked at me blankly at the pay no

attention at the congress whatsoever because it feels entirely divorced from the lies. but one girl said to mei from the lies. but one girl said to me i am really interested if they reduced the marriage age to 18 and another person said i am interested in what they do about rural taxation so that our little bits and pieces with people interested in areas where it actually touches the light. but apart from that the public are just getting on with his life as a whole and going about their day. what can be read into the fact that they actually said the country is facing grave challenges in transforming its economy? that recognition that there are perhaps difficulties ahead? that language is the language of the last few years. every year premier li comes up with phrases that suggest that. this year his rhetorical flourish was to say that the chinese economy was a

butterfly painfully emerging from a chrysalis. that sense that they are trying to transform the economy from an old heavy industrial exports and investment driven economy into something much more consumer driven and innovative and green. the last timei and innovative and green. the last time i was listening to him he was expressing the same idea and saying that we're notjust making little incisions, we taking a knife to our flesh. that sense that this is a very difficult transformation for china is one that has been in the language for the last two years. i would not read anything into that but i would say that they still are failing to really grapple with some of the fundamental economic challenges we face here. the reason is to get rid of some of those huge state giants such as the steel pla nts state giants such as the steel plants and cement factories which employ enormous numbers of people creates a problem overjobs. where thejobs coming from

creates a problem overjobs. where the jobs coming from from these people? if they don't have jobs for them they become potentially a social and political problem. that sense of not wanting the social and political instability that comes from large—scale political instability that comes from la rge—scale unemployment political instability that comes from large—scale unemployment is one of the things holding back necessary reform here. the energy company sse has apologised after some customers were quoted tens of thousands of pounds for a day's gas and electricity. malfunctioning smart meters hugely overestimating usage. the company has said no customers will be charged for the erroneous amounts. in the south african township of khayelitsha close to cape town, a local psychology graduate has started taking the fight against mental illness to the streets — in a brightly coloured van. andreas mphunga believes that too many young people have undiagnosed mental issues and lack access to counselling. he's trying to put that right and help to raise awareness of the problem. young kids, as young as eight, nine.

they grow up seeing terrible stuff, whether it's someone being mugged, someone being shot or someone being stabbed, even violence taking place in our own households. this is my mobile consultation room. this van brings services to that kid in the township that comes from a family that do not afford services of a psycologist or a registered counsellor like myself. the kids, when the vehicle passes by, they see this funky—looking van, then they realise it's actually a psychology clinic. it's an innovative way of providing a service so it's more attractive to them than having to go and sit in my office and talk to me from that typical environment.

i've got this young guy who just jumped in. he would like to talk but because of confidentiality you can't come in. my fear is for those young people growing up in khayelitsha or in any township, is exposure to substance abuse, peer pressure and other traumas that they experience and see and observe each and every day, that might set them back from achieving some of their dreams that they would love to achieve for the betterment of the community. what keeps me going and providing this service for free is that i would love to see a young person from the township succeed and go against all odds and become a role model

for the next coming generation. no matter what happens, we are going to keep this at mobile unit going through the dusty streets of cape town in south africa. and now for a look at the weather with sarah. we have a mix of rain and snow. this is the scene in highlands of scotland taken by a weather watcher. snow across parts of wales and the pennines. for most it is falling as rain. the band of rain crossing west to east. behind that a return to showers in the south—west of england and strong gusty winds, there could be gales here. elsewhere in a country low—pressure clearing

and an improving picture in scotland and northern ireland. most of the wintry showers clearing from scotland. a bit of sunshine. the northern ireland dry conditions too much of the afternoon. in northern england and midlands and east anglia, we have the weather front bringing outbreaks of rain and perhaps sleet and snow across higher ground. in the south—west, clearer but blustery showers. for the football, likely to see wet weather at white hart lane. at the stadium of light, more likely to see drier weather into the evening. through this evening the cloud two years. the conditions. —— leader conditions. misty patch is forming

in northern parts such as the bill on monday, rain moving into the south—west of england and perhaps south wales but it clears quickly. temperatures of around seven to 8 degrees. the next atlantic system will arrive through tuesday. making its way east across the country. much of the week ahead stays with the unsettled theme with spells of rain at times but some milder end to lose as well. —— interludes. hello, this is bbc news.

i am maxine mawhinney. the headlines. the chancellor, phillip hammond, has described as reckless calls for him to increase spending in his first budget on wednesday. barack obama has denied accusations by president trump that he ordered phones at trump tower in new york to be tapped during last year's us election. the chinese premier has warned that the country's vast economy is facing a number of threats and has announced a lower growth target of 6.5 per cent. a memorial is to be built close to the beaches of the d—day in northern france to honour the thousands of british soldiers and sailors who died during the operation in191m. coming up in a few minutes our sunday morning edition of the papers. this morning's reviewers are the political commentator james millar and associate director of the sunday times, eleanor mills.