this is bbc news. i'm maxine mawhinney. the headlines at ten. chancellor phillip hammond rejects calls for ‘huge spending sprees‘ ahead of his first post—brexit budget on wednesday. we're confident we have enough gas in the tank to see us through the journey. 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. also in the next hour: remembering those who died on d—day. a memorial will 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 .he . he wants to increase fiscal discipline. increase fiscal discipline. speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr show 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 political correspondent susana mendonca... he put great emphasis on skills training and one submitted on the same basis as academic training. we

know that the government is very focused upon improving productivity and making sure we have the workforce needed after we brexit from the european union to be able to do thejobs. from the european union to be able to do the jobs. that is one of issues he talks about. you mention about the reserves in the tank. he has made it quite clearly does not wa nt to has made it quite clearly does not want to go and any kind of spending spree. he was to make sure that is enough money they are given the flexibility to be able to deal with any uncertainty following brexit and in terms of some areas where people are asking him to spend more, certainly social care. there was no movement from him on that when he spoke to andrew marr earlier. he was keeping his cards close to his chest on that. we don't expect to be spending a lot of money. we're spending a lot of money. we're spending over £50 billion a year just than paying the interest on our debt. that is more than we spend on defence in overseas aid together.

this is not money and a pot. what is being speculated on is whether we might not have borrowed quite as much as we were forecast to borrow. we will see the actual numbers on wednesday. andrew, if your bank increases your credit card limit, i don't think you feel obliged to go out and spend every last penny of it originally. i regard myjob as chancellor is making sure our economy is resilient, that we have reserves in the tag so that as we embark on the journey we will be taking over the next few years we can be confident we have enough gas in the tank to see through that journey. we had philip hammond talking about how he does not want to spend every penny. labour'sjohn mcdonell says that public workers should not have up to a freeze. it's

important to note that when hammond was asked about pay rises he said that the government had brought in the national living wage but the point of view of mcdonell is that people should have a pay parity. he has taught about tackling tax evasion and tax avoidance. another area that the labour party really wa nts to area that the labour party really wants to see more spending on as the nhs and don't really except the point of the government which is that they have put enough money into the nhs. we are the only economy in europe that is growing while wages are following. it is clear what we need to do. our people need a pay rise. we believe this should be a real living wage of £10 per hour. later capped energy costs and bring real back into public ownership which would help is on reducing

fears. we need to address the difference between men and women. we still have a gender pay gap in this country which is scandalous. little things can come about every fair taxation system. —— all these things. we can tackle tax avoidance which is on an industrial skill in this country and then the tax cuts to the rich as you seen under the conservatives and to the corporations and invest and grow our economy. this is not rocket science, this is basic economics. that was john mcdonnell. we will get a better idea for the chancellor is planning on monday but no big giveaways. barack obama has dismissed 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. 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. china's premier has predicted the county's economic growth

will slow this year. speaking at the annual national people's congress in beijing, mr li attributed the slow down to global free—trade reforms and also promised to tackle pollution — saying ‘we'll make the skies blue again'. john sudworth reports from beijing. chairman mao would still recognise china's parliament as rigid authoritarian and unapologetically commoners. but every year the delegates to not to hear the leaders warn of the increasingly complex challenges faced by modern capitalist economy. the chinese premier set the growth forecast this year at around six and are present, a slight softening of last year ‘s target. potential risks cannot be overlooked, mr li said. warning that reforming china's economy is a

process filled with promise but also accompanied by great pain. he spoke of the need to combat industrial overca pacity of the need to combat industrial overcapacity and to the what he called zombie enterprises, the bloated state—owned sector producing far more coal and steel than the market needs. similar pledges in the past have proved hard to fulfil. and he pledged to make china sky is blue again, and blending emissions cuts, once again these promises have been made before. in theory the people's congress is china's supreme decision—making body. in practice, it is little more than a rubber—stamp parliament. china's parliament has very little control over the weighty issues of state, the big political and economic decisions that have been made weeks in advance by the communist party leaders behind closed doors. it is

telling that the biggest applause in the hole today was reserved very small policy detail that mayjust save every one small policy detail that mayjust save every one of small policy detail that mayjust save every one of the 3000 assembled delegates a bit of money off their phone bill. the scrapping of the national mobile roaming rates. mr li also warned against growing protectionism, a thinly veiled reference to the policies of the new us president perhaps and a reminder that as well as the economic risk at home china faces challenges on the international stage as well. earlier i spoke to the bbc‘s china editor carrie gracie. those economic figures and the reduction in emissions of toxic gases into the air and a pledge to keep sky is blue, the things mentioned injohn keep sky is blue, the things mentioned in john ‘s keep sky is blue, the things mentioned injohn ‘s piece they are, as link between the lines it is important to remember that there is

a lot of uncertainty over the international environment, particularly the elephant in the room in the congress, donald trump. he wasn't mentioned but obviously the threat from the united states under the trump presidency to confront china over the trade imbalance between these two mighty trading nations, that could really throw all the best laid plans of the chinese commoners leaders off if there really is some very serious trade converse rotation between the two powers. —— confrontation. trade converse rotation between the two powers. -- confrontation. our people concerned over the just watching closely quiz mark as she got the sense injohn ‘s piece, the opening session is very theatrical and every body does exactly what they are told to do and they all filing in the various different ethnic minority costumes and smile for the cameras and page by page and turnit for the cameras and page by page and turn it over and vote when necessary. you don't get the sense

ofa necessary. you don't get the sense of a lot of concern behind the scenes of anything. but i think that over the coming days if they get a chance to sidle up to some delegates in corners which are perhaps less observed, we might get a little bit more of these kinds of conversations. i talked to a few of the public outsiders was waiting around to do live broadcast in tiananmen square earlier. i was asking them what they were concerned about and some people looked at me blankly. they pay no attention to the national people's congress whatsoever because it feels entirely divorced from their lives. others that say to me, one girl said i am really interested in whether they reduce the age of marriage to 18 and somebody said to me i am interested in what they do about rural taxation. the little bits and pieces where people are interested in areas that actually touched their lives. apart from at the public are just getting on with its life on the hole and is going about their day. what can be read into the fact that they actually said that the country is

facing grave challenges in transforming as economy? the recognition that difficulties brats ahead? i have to say that language is the language of the last three yea rs. every year is the language of the last three years. every year premier li comes with phrases that suggest that. this year he said that the chinese was a butterfly painfully emerging from a chrysalis. that sense are they trying to transform the economy from an old heavy industrial export and investment driven economy into something a lot 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, saying we're not just making expressing the same idea, saying we're notjust making little insertions, we are taking a knife to ourflesh. insertions, we are taking a knife to our flesh. that sense that this is a very difficult transformation for china. it is one that has been in

the language, i would say, for a few yea rs. the language, i would say, for a few years. i would we don't think too much into that. but i would say that that the distiller failing to really grapple with some of the fundamental economic challenges they face year. the reason for that is to get rid of those huge state giants, the steel pla nts those huge state giants, the steel plants and cement factories and so on which employ enormous numbers of people, that creates a problem over jobs. whether thejobs coming people, that creates a problem over jobs. whether the jobs coming from for these people? if they don't have jobs for them to 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. 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 has cut its growth target to 6.5%. the chinese premier told the opening session of parliament in beijing that the country was facing grave challenges in transforming its economy. nowhere after the sports centre. we will start with boxing. tony bellew has told the bbc he asked david haye and his corner

to stop the fight on his way to an 11th round stoppage at the 02 arena last night. haye damaged his achilles, and was knocked down in the 6th round, but carried on despite the injury. haye was the firm favourite coming into the fight, but after the injury he could only really throw a left. bellew punched haye through the ropes in the 11th, and his corner decided enough was enough. this morning bellew has said he broke his right hand in the third round, and is proud of what he achived... i've just done what wladimir klitschko couldn't do. i've just done what the biggest heavyweight that's ever lived, heavyweight champion that's ever lived, in nikolai valuev, couldn't do. tonight i claimed my glory. he was hurt, he was genuinely hurt. he was in a bad way. so i carried him and his weight... believe you me, i carried him. his weight was on me. he's a heavy man! i felt the weight of that 16 stone as i carried him. so, you know, he's tried to break me, but it's all water under the bridge. we shook hands. i'm happy i've come through tonight, i'm happy we both go home safe and i'm happy i've come

to this arena again. you know what, tonight i've taken the glory like i said i would. it is a big win for the team. england's women snatched a dramatic victory over the world champions usa in their second match of the she believes cup in newjersey. the only goal of the game came in the 89th minute, lucy bronze's strike was almost enough — that came back off the bar — but substitute ellen white followed up to score, and keep alive the lionesses hopes in the tournament. it is a big win for the team. it is a result that has been coming — it is not a shock result for us. the team prides itself on their learning mindset, work ethic and mentality to win. it shows on the back of a tough defeat against france, the learning mindset becoming important, learning valuable lessons. they worked incredibly hard and we found a way to win tonight. i thought we were deserved winners. liverpool have moved up to third in the premier league after beating arsenal at anfield. in the premier league goals weren't the main talking point though yesterday, here's what happened

elsewhere yesterday. manchester united's draw with bournemouth was overshadowed by a stamp by tyrone mings and an elbow by zlatan ibrahimovic — both incidents went unpunished. and there were wins for leicester, stoke, swansea, southampton and crystal palace. rangers are through to the semi—finals of the scottish cup — they beat hamilton academical 6—0. in the other cup quarter final, hibs beat ayr 3—1, and in the premiership kilmarnock lost at home to motherwell 2—1. there was success for great britain's athletes at the european indoor championships in belgrade. laura muir continued her fantastic season, taking gold in the 1500 metres in a new british record. team—mate sarah mcdonald finished sixth... it feels like a term coming to get a medal. this is brilliant. the success continued in the men's

60 metres sprint with richard kilty defending his title. fellow briton theo etienne, making his senior debut, finished in fifth james ball has won gb‘s third gold medal of the day with victory in the tandem kilometre time trial. along with his pilot matt rotherham, ball pushed his team—mate neil fachie with craig mclean into the silver medal spot. earlier gb women tandems claimed a clean sweep of medals in the time trial with sophie thornhill winning gold with corrine hall. aileen mcglynn and alison patrick won silver and bronze respectively. la has been good to us. it has been great. we came here concentrating on the pursuit and to come where we did was unbelievable. really happy. we came here not really knowing what we could do. for me to come away with the kilo world title, i never dreamt

of that is an endurance rider so it has been a good day today. and jon gildea also took a world title in the c5 individual pursuit. it's gildea's first world title. i was a cyclist before but unfortunately, or fortunately, which ever way you look at it, i had a bad accident on my mountain bike broke my leg badly. 2013 i started riding again and started to racing got my aspirations set on being a paralympian, really. narrowly missed out on the oh so nice to come back and get a world champion'sjersey. that is the starting point on my way to tokyo. he can keep up all these stories on the bbc sport website and i will be back within the hour. 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 a hundred yards off shore, after water flooded in through an open door. 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. penelope fillon's remarks are her first public response 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, russian officials are looking into whether or not the new beauty and the beast film breaches the country's controversial "gay propaganda" law. the movie features disney's first ever gay character and love scene. russia's culture minister is facing mounting pressure to assess whether it violates the law. 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 in 19114. 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, 19114, 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 last time on the seafront. as their numbers dwindled,

the decision has been taken to disband. but individuals continue to make the journey. george batts was 18 when he landed on gold beach. the secretary of the normandy veterans association he 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. a service will be held today in belgium as part of events to mark no time for the weather. it is a

rather mixed forecast for the remainder of the day. the rain will be sitting towards parts of england and the south—west hello. this is bbc news with me, maxine mawhinney. the headlines. the chancellor, phillip hammond, has dismissed 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 economy is facing a number of threats and has announced a lower growth target of 6.5%. a memorial is to be built close to the beaches of the d—day landings in northern france to honour the thousands of british soldiers and sailors who died

during the operation in 19114. now on bbc news, it's time for britain's city of culture. hello and welcome to hull, the uk's city of culture for 2017. a 365—day celebration of all things arty and culture. we are at hull truck theatre where the royal shakespeare company have upped sticks from their home in stratford—upon—avon to come here and put on the world premiere of a brand—new play. called the hypocrite, a farce about the english civil war. we will take you behind the scenes with actors caroline quentin and mark addy. we will find out why this 75—metre long turbine blade has landed in hull city centre. and take a look at the tiny footprints making a giant artwork celebrating life, birth and memory. as you can see, there is already

quite a buzz at hull truck theatre. but then again it's not everyday that the rsc up sticks and moves to a new home temporarily. but then again it's not a usual year for hull, we are the uk city of culture for 2017. i'm anne—marie tasker, the arts and culture correspondent for the bbc in hull. and this is kofi smiles. i'm the face of hull, chosen by the bbc to tell the world about the city of culture, after i auditioned here. you can see the stage, it's just down there, round past the toilets. it's three months since kofi was over there