and in boxing, tony bellew, upsets the odds by beating david haye, in a thrilling heavyweight contest in london. and click is at europe's largest tech conference, in barcelona. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. hello and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor, philip hammond, has said he wants to maintain fiscal discipline and reduce borrowing in his budget on wednesday. speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr show he argued that "there needs to be reserves in the tank". but the shadow chancellor said that if the economy grew at a faster rate, more money should be invested in public services. our political correspondent said that the chancellor is being cautious ahead of the process of leaving the eu. he has made it clear he doesn't want to go on any spending spree. wants to make sure there is enough money to give him the flexibility in dealing with any

uncertainty with brexit. when people ask him to spend more on social care, there was no movement on that when he spoke to andrew marr earlier. he was keeping his cards close to his chest, but we don't expect him to be spending a great deal of money on wednesday. we are spending over £50 billion a yearjust paying interest on our debt. that is more than we spend on overseas aid and defence together. this isn't money in a pot. what is being speculated on is whether we might not have borrowed quite as much as we were forecast to borrow and we will see the actual numbers on wednesday. andrew, if your bank increases your credit card limit, you don't feel obliged to spend every last penny of it immediately. it depends on your temperament. myjob is to ensure our economy is resilience, we have reserves

in the tank so when we embark on the journey we take over the next couple of years, we are confident we have enough gas in the tank to see us through the journey. we heard how he doesn't want to spend every penny. but labour'sjohn mcdonnell wants to more spending, on the issue of pay rises he said public sector workers should receive a pay rise. their pay has been frozen for many years and that should no longer be the case. philip hammond, when he was asked about pay rises, made the point the government has brought in the national living wage, which has helped people at the lowest end. thejohn mcdonnell‘s view is people should have pay rises and there should be agender pay parity. in terms of how he would pay for these things, he has talked about tackling tax evasion and tax avoidance, another area labour want to see more spending on is the nhs. they don't accept the government's point of view, that they have put enough money into the nhs.

we are the only economy in europe that is growing while wages are falling. it is clear what we have to do. people need a pay rise. there is a squeeze on living standards and there should be a real living wage, £10 an hour. we need to help with costs, bringing the rail into public ownership, and we need to address the difference between men and women. we still have a gender pay gap in this country which is scandalous. all those things can come about if we have a fair taxation system. we can tackle tax evasion and tax avoidance, which is on an industrial scale in this country. and tax cuts to the rich and corporations, invest and grow the economy. it is not rocket science, it is basic economics.

so that wasjohn mcdonnell‘s take. on wednesday we will get a clear idea of what the chancellor is planning, but no big giveaways. notjust in not just in manufacturing, notjust in manufacturing, but gci’oss notjust in manufacturing, but across the world of work. in the budget this week, they have a promise of support, extra money to back upa promise of support, extra money to back up 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. 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 only this morning, donald trump launched the kind of public an attack on a predecessor that in modern times is completely without precedent. "terrible", he wrote, in a twitter tirade: a pro trump 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 leaks 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. thousands of women are planning to march through central london shortly, ahead of international women's day. march for women which will begin at city hall with sadiq khan and will end at the tower of london.

it's part of calls for gender equality in the uk and beyond. this is a very lively event with headline acts. but also a very serious message, the inequality and injustice many women face. i have with me, the human rights campaigner, bianca jagger. with me, the human rights campaigner, bianca jagger. why is it important to you? it is important because in the 215t century it is time women had gender equality. in the uk last year we had 37,000 rapes. that is more than we had since records began in 2002. we had an enormous amount of sexual assaults. so, it is time we call today for an end to women against ——

violence against women and girls. it is important that the fact is, there is important that the fact is, there is an incredible pay gap. in the workforce , is an incredible pay gap. in the workforce, in this country, women are paid 18% less than men. in the us, it is 20% less than men. what they said in the report, it will probably take 170 years so that we can close that gap. is it really acceptable ? can close that gap. is it really acceptable? isn't it preposterous that we women cannot have equal pay? solam that we women cannot have equal pay? so i am calling today for equal pay, gender equality, for an end of violence against women and girls and lam violence against women and girls and i am calling as well, for us to think about what we are facing with the president in the us who wants to be little women, who wants to reduce our rights, who wants to diminish us

and we should stand up. i was really inspired by the march of women, millions of women throughout the world marched against trump. i hope one day we will have millions of women marching to call for an end of violence against women and girls and for gender equality and equal pay. thank you very much, that was a heartfelt plea. after the concert and the speeches, one given by annie lennox, supporters will cross tower bridge. organisers say it is to symbolise that more bridges should be built, not walls. many thanks. 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 parliaments, rigid, authoritarian and unapologetically communist. but every year, the delegates turned up to hear their leaders warn of the increasingly complex challenges faced by a modern capitalist economy. the chinese premier set the growth forecast for this yearataround 6.5%, a slight softening of last year's target. potential risks cannot be overlooked, he said, warning reforming china's economy is a process filled with promise, but also accompanied by great pain. he spoke of the need to combat industrial overcapacity and to reform what he called zombie enterprises, the bloated state—owned sector, producing more coal

and steel than the market needs. similar pledges in the past have proved hard to fulfil. he pledged to make china's skies blue again, outlining further targets for 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 issues of state, the big political and economic decisions that are being made weeks in advance by the communist party leaders behind closed doors. it is telling that the biggest applause in the hall today was reserved for a small policy detail that mayjust save everyone of the 3000 assembled delegates a bit of money off their phone bill. the scrapping of the national mobile roaming rates. premier li also warned

against growing protectionism, a thinly veiled policies to the new us president perhaps, and a reminder that as well as the economic risks at home, china is facing challenges on the international stage also. earlier i spoke to the bbc‘s china editor carrie gracie. so, those economic figures and the reduction in emissions of toxic gases into the air, the pledged to keep the sky the pledged to keep the skies blue, those things mentioned in john's peace. mentioned in john's piece. but between the lines, it is important to remember there is a lot of uncertainty over the international environment and the elephant in the room in the congress today was donald trump. he wasn't mentioned.

but 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 communist leaders of. did you get that sense today, are people concerned or are they watching closely? as you got the sense from john, it is very theatrical, the opening session. everybody does exactly what they have been told to do. they will file in in their various ethnic minority costumes, smile for the cameras, page by page. turn it over, vote. you don't get the sense of a lot of concern behind the scenes, but over the coming days, if we get a chance to sidle up to delegates in corners which are less observed, we might get more of those conversations. i talked to a few of the public outside when i was waiting

in tiananmen square earlier, i was asking what they were concerned about and people looked at me blankly, they paid no attention to the national people's congress because it feels divorced from their lives. others did say, one girl said, i am interested in whether they reduced the marriage age to 18. someone else said, i am interested in what they will do about rural taxation. there are some pieces where people are interested in things where it touches their lives. but the public is getting on with its life and going about their day. can we read into the fact that the country is facing grave challenges in transforming its economy, the recognition that there are difficulties perhaps a head? perhaps ahead? i have to say, that language is the language of the last few years. every year, premier li comes up with phrases that suggest that.

this year, his rhetoricalflourish was to say the chinese economy was a butterfly, painfully emerging from a chrysalis. the sense they are trying to transform their economy from an old heavy, industrial, export and investment driven economy, into something more consumer driven, much more green. the last time i was listening to him, he was expressing the same idea saying, we are notjust making little incisions, we are taking a knife to our flesh. so the sense this is a difficult transformation for china has been in the language for a few years so i wouldn't read too much into that. but they are failing to grapple with some of the fundamental economic challenges they face here. the reason for that is to get rid of those huge state giants, the steel plants, the cement

factories and so on, which employ enormous numbers of people, it creates a problem overjobs. where are the jobs coming from for these people, if they don't find jobs, they become socially a problem and a political problem. it is one of the things holding back necessary reform here. 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. let's get the sport now.

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. bellew one on a technical knockout. david haye injured his achilles and could only throw a left. 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. well bellew will be watching his beloved everton today as they face tottenham at white hart lane. everton will have faint hopes of making the top four, while spurs are looking to keep the pressure up on leaders chelsea who play tomorrow. they are doing very well. they have a very good team, very good players. it will be a very competitive game for us, it is key to get the three points, keep our position in the table, keep fighting and try to reduce the gap with chelsea. but it will be tough, the game. tottenham is one of the best teams, they are really strong at home.

we know. but ok, it is a challenge. to play against a strong team at home. be ourselves and then get a good result. that's the first premier league game of the day. bottom side sunderland host manchester city later, city are looking to consolidate their place in the top four. and in the scottish cup, the remainding quarterfinals take place, starting with celtic against st mirren at lunchtime. that's followed by aberdeen—partick thistle. 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 shows how much we have developed in the last three years with mark. how well we can progress moving forward. we have beaten the number one in the world, that has to speak volumes. we are really proud of that but we don't want to stop there, we want to move forward keep progressing, keep performing well and move up those rankings. we are very proud of that and hopefully that can continue. laura muir will be looking to make it a double this afternoon at the european indoor championships in belgrade. she's competing in the 3000metres later, a day after she won 1500 metre gold. muir continued her fantastic season, taking gold and setting a new british record in the process. fantastic. it feels like a long time

coming. and to beat kelly holmes' record, was that the plan? no, i never envisaged to do that, 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. there were three golds on saturday for britain at the world para—cycling championships in los angeles. james ball and his pilot matt rotherham won the tandem kilometre time trial. jon gildea also took a world title in the c5 individual pursuit. and 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. we came here

wanting the pursuit. we came out here and not really knowing what we could do. for me, to come away with the k world title, i never dreamt of that as an endurance rider. it has beena that as an endurance rider. it has been a good day. that is all your sport for now. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news this afternoon. a service will be held today in belgium as part of events to mark the thirtieth 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. 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 fillon will try to bolster his campaign at a rally in paris later. 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. 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 batt 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, 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 energy company sse has apologised after some customers were quoted tens of thousands of pounds for a day's gas and electricity. this customer was quoted nearly £20,000 for 24 this customer was quoted nearly £20,000 for 2h hours usage. the company said malfunctioning smart meters were to blame and nobody will be charged for the erroneous and mounts. a local psychology graduate has been taking the fight against mental illness in a brightly coloured band. he said young people lack access to

counselling. he is trying to raise awareness of the problem. young kids, as young as eight, nine, they grow up seeing terrible stuff, whether it is someone being mugged, someone being shot or stabbed. violence taking place in their own households. this is my mobile consultation room. this brings services to that kid in the township that comes from a family who cannot afford the services of a psychologist or a registered counsellor like myself. the kids, when the vehicle passes by, they see this funky looking van and they realise it is actually a psychology clinic. it is an innovative way of providing a service, so it is more attractive to them than having to go and sit in my office and talk to me.

i have this young guy who just jumped in. he would like to talk, but because of confidentiality, you cannot come in. music my plans for this for any kids growing up in any township, the exposure to substances abuse, peer pressure and any traumas they experience, and see and observed each and every day, that might set them back from achieving some of the dreams they would love to achieve for the betterment of the community. what keeps me going and and

providing this service for free, i would love to see a young person from the townships succeed and go against all the odds and become a role model for the next generation. no matter what happens, we are going to keep this a mobile unit going through cape town and south africa.