this is bbc news. the headlines at 5pm: the chancellor, phillip hammond, rejects calls for "huge spending sprees" in his first budget on wednesday. as we embark on the journey that we will be taking over the next couple of years, we are confident that we have enough gas in the tank to see us through thatjourney. barack obama's former director of national intelligence denies there were any wire—taps on president trump or his election campaign team before last year's election. there was no such wiretap activity mounted against the president elect at the time, either as a candidate or against his campaign. also in the next hour: francois fillon attempts to rescue his presidential bid. the centre—right french presidential candidate tells supporters at a rally in paris that he made mistakes over corruption allegations. in sport, great britain's laura muir wins the 3,000 metres to claim her second gold

at the european athletics indoor championships in belgrade. and tottenham close the gap on chelsea's lead at the top of the premier league to seven points after beating everton. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor, phillip hammond, has said the government will not spend heavily in his budget on wednesday, because it needs "reserves in the tank" as it prepares to leave the eu. mr hammond said hisjob was to ensure the economy was resilient. he's also warned the eu that britain will not slink off like a "wounded animal" if it does not secure the brexit deal it wants. 0ur political correspondent, susana mendonca, reports. don't expect bundles of cash to pop out of his red box on wednesday.

the chancellor is not planning to go on a spending spree. he is under pressure to put more money into the nhs, to plug the growing funding gap in social care for the elderly, and to help small firms deal with rising business rates. but he is batting off suggestions that there is a brexit war chest that he can dip into. 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 immediately. it depends on your temperament. i regard myjob as chancellor as making sure that our economy is resilient, that we have reserves in the tank so as we embark on the journey that we will be taking over the next couple of years. we are confident we have enough gas in the tank to see us through that journey. labour says the government does not understand the pressures facing those on low income. people need a pay rise. we believe that there is a squeeze on living standards and we believe there should be a real living wage,

that is £10 an hour. we can tackle tax evasion, tax avoidance, which is on an industrial scale in this country. end the tax cuts to the rich, as we have seen under the conservatives, and to the corporations and invest and grow oui’ economy. this is not rocket science. one area that will receive some funding is technical training for 16 to 19—year—olds come because the government wants to gear up britain for the skills the country will need in a post—brexit world. but what if that world does not include the kind of eu trade deal the chancellor is expecting britain to get? if there is anybody in the european union who thinks that if we don't do a deal with the european union, if we don't continue to work closely together britain will simply slink off as a wounded animal, that is not going to happen. we have a great fighting spirit and will fight back. this is a budget that will be under scrutiny seen through the prism of brexit negotiations that lie ahead.

susana mendonca, bbc news. at a rally in paris, the centre—right presidential candidate, francois fillon, has admitted to his supporters that he should not have asked his wife to work for him. mr fillon has repeatedly denied paying taxpayers‘ money to family members for little or no work. senior politicians in his party are due to discuss his continued candidacy tomorrow. i've been speaking to our paris correspondent, hugh schofield. it was very dramatic staff, delivered in the teeth of a howling gale, a hailstorm at one point. for a sea of supporters, it was quite exciting stuff. he was fighting stuff as well. the impression you got from what he was saying was that he has no intention of standing aside. he was appealing to the

faithful, i made a mistake. he said that before, that it was ethically wrong, but not in law. but i am the person you voted for because mine is the one... there is no compromise possible with the rest of his party. if you look at the text, i have been rereading it after he finished speaking. he never says, rereading it after he finished speaking. he neversays, i rereading it after he finished speaking. he never says, iwill rereading it after he finished speaking. he never says, i will be the candidate, come what may. instead what you get is that at the end of the speech, he is throwing down the gauntlet to the rest of the party. what this rally was about was saying to the rest of the party, i have examined my conscience, now you examine yours. will you be swayed by the feelings of a moment, this whole campaign against me, or will you

stand by your programme, my programme, which has got legitimacy of formally invites behind it at the primary? look at all these people who are here to support me. he recognises we are in a period in which it is a real battle of strength in the party between him and his opponents. he is saying, this is my gambit, these are my supporters, this is what i stand for. do you have the strength of mind to overturn that, knowing my opponent may not be as popular as me in the right—wing electorate. the white house has asked congress to examine whether the 0bama administration abused its powers during last year's presidential election campaign. the news follows claims by president trump that his offices were wire—tapped before he took office. the president has so far supplied no details to support his claim. a spokesman for barack 0bama said he had never ordered surveillance on any us citizen. the director of national

intelligence at that time said that while he was in office, there was no way that activity against mr trump. i can't speak officially any more, but i will say that for the part of the apparatus i oversaw, there was no such wiretap activity mounted against the president—elect at the time, either as a candidate or against his campaign. 0ur correspondent, laura bicker, has the latest from washington. we were hearing there from the director of national intelligence at that time, saying both or didn't order any kind of wiretap activity. what are the claims looking like at the moment? his claims seem to be based in part at least on a breadboard news article, and a conservative radio show host who issued these claims that there was wiretapping during

the presidential election. that article came and out on thursday this week. democrats are accusing president trump of trying to deflect from the main issue. already this week, we have seen the continuing drip feed of this russia controversy thatis drip feed of this russia controversy that is hanging over the white house, and whether or not donald trump's campaign aides had any contact with russian officials during the presidential election. remember, there is an ongoing investigation into russian meddling during the selection. that is why both of these claims are so sirius. when it comes to that investigation, democrats say that president trump is conducting or asking for this investigation because he wants to deflect from the real issue. already this week, jeff sessions, his attorney general, had to step aside from his role during any investigation into the trump campaign because he met with the

russian ambassador during the presidential campaign and failed to disclose it to the senate under oath. donald trump is said to have been very angry about that. there are several reasons why perhaps his critics and his supporters say this as they could be have come out. his supporters say there is evidence that in these articles, and is —— his critics say it is deflection. the language he used is very strong. he compares it to watergate and nixon, even mccarthy. when it comes to his tweets, i'm asked about this a lot. his supporters shrugged their shoulders and say, they don't care. they don't care about the controversy, they don't care about his tweets, and they don't care about the language he uses. most of thatis about the language he uses. most of that is because the reason they voted for him is because he was unorthodox, because he spoke the language they speak and because they

say he understands them. they say we have been the forgotten people over the last eight years, and this is the last eight years, and this is the champion. that is one of the reasons why they came out onto the streets across the united states yesterday. democrats and some republicans will be worried by this language because this is not language because this is not language that they are used to, and many will feel it is not presidential. it comes after a week when he issued a speech, he stayed on message, he stuck to the teller proctor throughout his speech. these tweets called his predecessor bad or sick. it is difficult for these politicians to try and make head or tail of what they say to the press and how they die just as information. -- how they digests this information. thank you. government forces in iraq

have renewed their assault on the city of mosul, where fighters from the islamic state group are surrounded. they are reported to be within a few hundred metres of the old city. tens of thousands of people have fled the fighting — many to temporary shelter at hammam al aleel. from there, rami ruhayem sent this report. the people of mosul endure yet another round of fighting between iraqi government forces and so—called islamic state. many remain trapped within the city. 0thers decided to flee. they arrive in droves from western mosul, one bus—load after another of battered civilians. in just over two hours we saw more than five buses arriving here. translation: isis were firing at us. most of the women died. we were alljust running and running, the mortars raining on our heads, till we got to the army. some were gratefulfor the army's help,

but these men said their homes were hit by army shelling. almost everyone had to walk through the battlefield before reaching safety and getting on one of these buses. after a long and dangerous journey on foot and underfire from all sides, the refugees from western mosul arrive here at this camp in hamam al—alil. they have escaped with their lives but their misery is not yet over. with such an unrelenting flow, the authorities can hardly keep up. as this camp reaches full capacity, the new arrivals get on the bus again, headed to the next stop along anotherjourney of displacement. rami ruhayem, bbc news, hamam al—alil, south of mosul. police in yorkshire are investigating after a woman was abducted in redcar and raped by two men. detectives say the woman was with her toddler when she and the child were forced

into the back of a car by the men. she was raped in yearby off the a174. later, they were dumped on kirkleatham lane. the police are appealing for information. 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. the energy company sse has apologised after some customers were quoted tens of thousands of pounds for a day's gas and electricity. the error was caused by malfunctioning smart meters hugely overestimating the amount of energy usage. the company has said an investigation is underway, but that no customers will be overcharged. two of scotland's biggest investment companies,

standard life and aberdeen asset management, are in talks about a possible merger. they would become one of europe's largest fund managers if the deal goes ahead. our business and economy editor, douglas fraser, says the proposed company would manage £660 billion worth of assets. between aberdeen asset management arm based in the north—east city, and edinburgh, where standard life has been based on a 200 years, these are significant financial firms. they sell pensions and other investment products and they manage a lot of money. woodwind, they would manage around £660 billion entrusted to them by the clients. that gives a lot of clout in shaping the companies, which they invest in shaping the economy as a whole. the merger, confirmed as the result of elite yesterday the plans involved putting the two of them together. it

probably would mean the loss of some jobs, because they are looking to cut costs, to look for areas of duplication. that will be of concern in aberdeen, edinburgh and london. they also have offices around the world, with specialism in emerging markets. the result could be not just a player of european significance but real global clout. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's will. good afternoon. laura muir has become only the second briton to win two individual events at a european indoor championships after adding gold in the 3,000 metres to the 1,500 metres title she took yesterday. she stormed to victory in belgrade in a championship record time ahead of turkey's yasemin can and compatriot eilish mccolgan. muir's achievements matched those of colin jackson set in paris 23 years ago, before she was even born. england are playing the west indies

in the second one—day international in antigua. a win would seal the three—match series for eoin morgan's side. west indies won the toss and opted to bat. stephen finn took two early wickets to give him a 100th wicket in his 65th 0di. tottenham have closed the gap at the top of the premier league with a 3—2 win over everton. that's now a club record nine consecutive home wins for spurs. two goals from in—form striker harry kane set them on their way. romalu lukaku pulled one back for ronald koeman's side. before delle alli got on the end of this free kick to make it 3—1. enner valencia scored a late goal for everton but it wasn't enough.

spurs now seven points behind chelsea at the top. manchester city could move to a point behind spurs if they beat sunderland. this one kicked off at apm. jermain defoe had the chance to put the home side ahead when he hit the post. that was before sergio aguero scored his 23rd goal of the season. leroy sahni has grabbed another. celtic survived a scare in their scottish cup tie against st mirren before booking a semi—final place with a 4—1win at parkhead. harry davis left the home fans stunned as he put the championship‘s bottom club ahead injust the 13th minute. it took almost an hour for the runaway premiership leaders to hit back through mikael lustig. scott sinclair put them in front just 73 seconds later. that's all sport for now.

we'll have much more in sportsday at 6:30pm. china's economy is predicted to slow again this year, according to the country's premier li kechang. speaking at the annual national people's congress in beijing, mr li attributed the slowdown to increasing global protectionism. he also promised to tackle the country's serious air pollution problems. john sudworth reports from beijing. chairman mao would still recognise china's parliament — rigid, authoritarian and unapologetically communist. but every year the delegates turn up to hear their leaders warn of the increasingly complex challenges faced by a modern capitalist economy. potential risks cannot be overlooked, li keqiang 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 overcapacity

and to reform 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's sky is blue again, outlining further targets for emissions cuts. once again these promises have been made before. 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. premier 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 risks at home, china is facing challenges on the international stage too. john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.

the prime minister of somalia says that thousands of people have starved to death as a result of drought. it is one area identified as being at risk of extreme hunger and famine. this is what a national disaster looks like. mile after mile of arid, barren land. the worst drought in somalia in decades. part of the country have not seen rainfall two yea rs. country have not seen rainfall two years. four successive crop harvests have been hit, making the scale of the looming crisis almost unprecedented. translation: i suppose this is a worse drought than i have ever witnessed before, because only a few regions used to be affected, not the whole country at once. this has

brought people from across the country to this region. this is a worse truck than i remember. —— drought. this region faces some of the biggest challenges. workers at the biggest challenges. workers at the health clinics report an increase in the number of severe malnutrition cases. the united nations warns over a 250,000 children will be at risk. 0ver nations warns over a 250,000 children will be at risk. over half of somalia faces food insecurity. the new president already has the threat from islamic extremist groups to ta ke threat from islamic extremist groups to take on, but hunger is is pressing priority. translation: i want to call on all people to help families affected by the current drought. it is imperative for all of us to help each other as the magnitude of this drought is alarming. somalia's

drought is alarming. somalia's drought is alarming. somalia's drought is partly caused by the el nino weather phenomenon from last year, which impacted east and southern africa. as appeals for aid go out to the international community, one sign of good news is that maize stocks are on their way to recovery. people have been marching through central london, ahead of international women's day. the event began at city hall earlier, to demand gender equality in the uk and beyond. the bbc‘s jane frances—kelly spoke to the activist bianca jagger, who was involved in the march. it's important because i feel that in the 21st—century, it's about time that women have gender equality. in the uk, last year, we had 37,000 rapes. that is more than we have had since records began in 2002. we have

an enormous number of sexual assaults. so it is time that we say, or we call today for an end to violence against women and girls. the other thing i think is really important is that women and the rest of the world should care about there is an incredible pay gap. women are paid 18% less than men. in the us, they pay 20% less than men. in the eu, 16%. what they said in the reporter was it would probably take 170 years to close the gap. is it really accepted bulk? isn't it preposterous that we women cannot have equal pay? i'm calling today for equal pay, for gender equality, for equal pay, for gender equality, foran for equal pay, for gender equality, for an end to violence against women and girls, and i'm calling for us to think about what we are facing with

a president if the us wants to belittle women, who wants to reduce our rights, who wants to diminish us. we should stand up. i was inspired by the march of women away millions of women throughout the world marched against trump. i hope one day we will have millions of women on international women's day marching to call for an end to violence against women and girls, and to call for gender equality and equal pay. it's one of the world's most celebrated footballing countries, but all matches in argentina's top three divisions have been postponed this weekend as players go on strike over unpaid wages. the country's troubled football association says negotiations have progressed and the season will resume next friday, but the players say they won't go on the field until they get the money they're owed. sarah corker reports. argentina is a football crazy

nation, a two—time world cup winner that has produced some of the greatest players of all time. its stadiums are silent, deprived of any football. players are now on strike. unions say something all as have not been paid forfour unions say something all as have not been paid for four months, unions say something all as have not been paid forfour months, and clubs face heavy debts. the crisis began last year, face heavy debts. the crisis began last yea r, after face heavy debts. the crisis began last year, after senior football officials were implicated in a corruption scandal involving television broadcasting rights. there has been no legal action since mid—december and when the championships when into recess. they should've started again on february three. last week, to avoid the strike, the government made a payment to the argentinian fa, aimed to condensate the clubs for the termination of the tv contract which was held by the government. but unions say the amount is not enough,

and dismissed reports of a proposed return to the field. translation: we don't have any proposals. there has been no meeting. the only thing that has happened is pressure to play without payment. we are going to frame from our tasks. soccer players will not be providing their services. so loyal fans may have to wait patiently for any football celebrations this year. clubs that refuse to play being threatened with sanctions. with players from war than 200 clubs and strike, that may be hard to enforce. a memorial is to be built in northern france to honour british soldiers and sailors who died during the d—day landings in the second world war. the government is to contribute £21 million towards the monument, which will be near the beaches on which the normandy landings took place, as robert hall reports. 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. now veterans had 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. on each beach, there was roughly 1,200 on each beach that were killed, plus god knows how many wounded, and seriously. so you can imagine the sights on those beaches. it was horrific. it was frightening. but, at the same time, all we young lads of 18, we virtually grew up overnight. but, thank goodness,

at last, there will be an incredible memorial for them. 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. robert hall, bbc news. in a south african township 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 raise awareness of the problem. young kids, as young as eight, nine, they grow up seeing terrible stuff, whether it someone being mugged, someone being shot,

or someone being stabbed, even violence taking place in their own households. this is my mobile consultation room. this van brings services to that kid in the townshhip that comes from a family that cannot afford services of a psychologist 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 the service, so it's more attractive to them, than having to go and sit in my office and talk to me, from that clinical environment. i've got this young guy that just jumped in. he would like to talk,

but because of confidentiality, you can't come in. dance music. my fears for these young people growing up in khayelitsha, or in any culture, 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 the dreams that they would love to achieve for the betterment of the community. what keeps me going in providing this service for free is that i'd love to see a young person from the township succeed, and going against all odds and become a role model for the next coming generation. no matter what happens,

we are going to keep this mobile unit going through the streets of cape town in south africa. in a few minutes, we'll be joining bbc one viewers for a full round—up of the day's news with mishal hussain. but first here's the weather with phil avery. i want to highlight a couple of things as we get into the evening. this low pressure close to the heart of the british isles, right in the heart of it, the rain could be intense and could turn to snow across parts of the midlands and then further south, the wind is quite noticeable but for a time some of the gusts could be up to 70 miles an hour across the south—west. but as we get into the small hours of

monday, so that system fades away. could be a touch of frost in 12 spots. a new era of cloud and rain comes into the south—west with a fast—moving system which will cause problems during the course of the day across parts of france. if you are heading that way, check the forecast. it will pull away from the far south—west leaving a mixture of sunny spells and showers. some of the more persistent showers are likely to be found across northern parts of scotland. across the pennines as well. quite a bit of cloud in the first part of the day. right through north—west scotland, northern ireland and the western side of the midlands and down into parts of wales. it will take time before this area of cloud and rain with a hint of winter across the moors of the south—west, but it

pulls away by lunchtime and breaks up pulls away by lunchtime and breaks up into something more showery. here we are into the afternoon with just the chance of showers coming in on the chance of showers coming in on the breeze to the eastern side of scotla nd the breeze to the eastern side of scotland and the eastern side of england. some brightness around, perhaps things clouding over with more persistent rain to finish off the afternoon, getting into northern ireland. many of the showers will die away under this ridge of high pressure, so take it out of monday and into tuesday, clearing skies may lead to a touch of frost on tuesday. a dry start for money. but don't be fooled by that we have this area of cloud, wind and rain moving into the western side of the british isles and creeping further eastwards during the course of the day. the chancellor dismisses calls for big budget handouts saying the uk needs to control spending ahead of brexit. but philip hammond has a warning if

britain fails to make a deal with the eu, britain will not slink off like a wounded animal. we will fight back we will forge new trade deals around the world, we will build our business globally, we will go on from strength to strength. we'll be looking at one budget spending measure — an expansion of technical education. bombshell! donald trump's shocking and evidence free claim. a new storm engulfs washington — the white house wants an investigation into whether donald trump's phones were tapped — his critics ask for the evidence. the ‘smart‘ meters that turned out to be anything but — customers receive an apology after being billed thousands of pounds for a single day's electricity. and boxer tony bellew beats david haye in a brutal heavyweight contest. good evening.

the chancellor, phillip hammond has played down expectations of big spending announcements in the budget on wednesday, because britain needs "fuel in the tank" as it prepares to leave the european union. but he's also warned the eu that britain will not "slink off like a wounded animal" if it doesn't secure a good deal. labour is calling for increased spending on public services including health and social care. here's our political correspondent eleanor garnier. these days, a long shadow cast itself over shadow casts itself over westminster and whitehall. brexit is dominating politics and as the chancellor makes his spending plans, it dominates his calculations to. it dominates his calculations too. i regard myjob as chancellor as making sure our economy is resilient, that we've got reserves in the tank so as we embark on the journey we'll be taking over

the next couple of years, we are confident we've got enough gas in the tank to see us through that journey. but domestic pressures are building up too. there are repeated calls for more money for the nhs, plus claims social care is in crisis and desperately need extra funding. and desperately needs extra funding. the chancellor says this is no time for a spending spree, but labour's warning more needs to be done. what we are saying is we'll have a fair taxation system, we'll tackle tax evasion, tax avoidance, we'll make sure there is no longer giveaways to corporations and the rich. we will invest in our economy and grow the economy and on that basis will be able to afford the public services we need and will also be able to afford fair wages. the chancellor might have abandoned the target and timetable of his predecessor george osborne, but he hasn't abandoned the commitment to dealing with the deficit. economic forecasts might be looking up, but don't expect any fireworks in this wednesday's budget.

and the government won't want any surprises when eu leaders formally start brexit negotiations later this month. the chancellor expects to get a trade agreement, but has a warning. anybody in the european union who thinks that if we don't do a deal with the european union, if we don't continue to work closely together britain will simply slink off as a wounded animal. that is not going to happen. what will you do instead? the british people have a great fighting spirit and we will fight back. the chancellor has called those who want higher borrowing confused and reckless. he's sticking to his cautious approach until the view of life outside the eu becomes clearer. there was some new spending announced by the chancellor today — up to £500 million a year to improve skills and technical training in england. it'll be used to support changes in technical education for 16—19 year—olds, with courses linked to qualifications in specific industries. with me is our education

editor bra nwen jeffreys. has significant change will this be? putting technical education at the centre of the budget is symbolic. businesses are worried about the uncertainty ahead. but the skills gap these changes are meant to address goes back decades. germany and the netherlands have been better at getting young people to high—grade technical qualifications. this money is going into backing some big changes in england. in a few years, some big changes in england. in a few yea rs, a some big changes in england. in a few years, a 16—year—old wanting to do vocational training will choose from one of 15 routes. they will all include english, maths and digital skills and then more training on top of that specific to different industries from catering, finance and engineering. this amount of money, £500 million, how far can

back go to plugging this skills gap? in the grand scheme of public spending, it is a modest amount of money, but it has received a warm welcome from further education colleges. for the last 20 years, further education has lagged behind schools in terms of investment. they haven't kept up in terms of money going in. so the independent economists for the institute of fiscal said is, say if you look at that up to a period up to 2020 it is less for every single person. the white house has asked the us congress to investigate allegations that the 0bama administraion tapped donald trump's telephones in the run up to last year's election. president trump made the claims in a series of tweets but they've been dismissed as false by a spokesman for barack 0bama. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant reports. bombshell! president trump's shocking and evidence—free claim. 0n the sunday talk shows this morning, one main topic of discussion.

trump, claiming the trump campaign was wiretapped by president 0bama. in his extraordinary twitter tirade, donald trump accused his predecessor barack 0bama of being sick and bad guy who ordered wiretaps at trump tower in a watergate style conspiracy. this morning, at the white house issued a statement asking that as part of their investigation into russian activity, the congressional intelligence committee has exercised their oversight authority to determine whether executive branch investigative powers were abused in 2016. but the white house has produced no evidence to back up the president's claims of criminality and seems to be hoping these congressional committees will come up with some. let's get the truth, let's find out. i think the bigger story isn't who reported it, but is it true? i think the american people have a right to know if this happened, because if it did, again, this is the largest abuse

of power i think we've ever seen. senior democrats have labelled donald trump the deflector in chief, trying to distract attention from the trump team's interactions with the russians. understand this, this is the deflector where we started, the deflector in chief. nojobs, no infrastructure bill, no nothing. and america's former director of national intelligence claimed there had been no wiretaps. at this point, you can't confirm or deny whether that exists? i can deny it. this weekend has seen pro—trump rallies around the country celebrating his successful speech to congress. but a week that began with a presidential reset has ended once again, with russia. it is the scandal that refuses to go away. donald trump has guaranteed it remains in the headlines by launching that twitter thai raid against president 0bama. he was trying a dust storm to distract his

interactions with the russians. but he has dug himself in deeper because he has dug himself in deeper because he has dug himself in deeper because he has made the startling accusations about any evidence to back them up. nick bryant, thank you. iraqi troops are said to be closing in on government buildings in the city of mosul, after intense clashes with so—called islamic state. amid the fighting, aid agencies say two hundred thousand people have left the city, with many now housed in a temporary shelter at hammam al aleel, 20 miles away. 0ur correspondent rami ruhayem reports from there. the people of mosul endure yet another round of fighting between iraqi government forces and so—called islamic state. many remain trapped within the city. 0thers decided to flee. exhausted and hungry, they arrive in droves from western mosul, one bus—load after another of battered civilians. in just over two hours we saw more than five buses arriving here.

children, bewildered and scared and many too young to understand. translation: isis were firing at us. most of the women died. we were alljust running and running, the mortars raining on our heads, till we got to the army. some were gratefulfor the army's help, but these men said their homes were hit by army shelling. 0n foot and under fire from both sides, the refugees arrived here at hammam al aleel. they have escaped with their lives, but their misery is not over. they keep coming, thousands each day. too many for the authorities to cope with. close by in another temporary camp, more people are seeking refuge. with such an unrelenting flow, the authorities can hardly keep up. the energy company sse has

apologised after some customers were quoted tens of thousands of pounds for a day's gas and electricity. the error was caused by malfunctioning smart meters overestimating energy usage. the company is investigating and says no—one will be overcharged. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. what is my time? just under three hours. 0rjust over. what is my time? just under three hours. orjust over. smart meters are meant to calculate our accurate bills so imagine the surprise of some customers whose smart meters said they ran up thousands of pounds in one day. andrew from chingford said his bill is £11,000 just from today. came down this morning and the smart meter said it is £7,000 on it. i have only put on the dishwasher and washing machine. i contacted sse from twitter and also

e—mailed them through my account and i don't have any response. my faith in smart meters is dwindling by the second. sse said a small number of customers were seeing in accurate information due to an issue with software. customers should rest assured their billing is completely u naffected. assured their billing is completely unaffected. andrei has one of the 5 million smart meters that have already been installed in british homes. by the end of the decade, every household should have won at a total cost of £11 billion. apart from giving you the exact bills, smart meters are designed to encourage the internet of things. when they were, they are supposed to enable quicker switching between suppliers. the smart meter roll—out has been beset with delays, but this weekend's inaccurate readings will probably push the embarrassment gauge well into the red. a memorial is to be built in northern france to honour british

soldiers and sailors who died during the d—day landings in the second world war. the government is to contribute 21 million pounds towards the monument, that will near the beaches on which the normandy landings took place. robert hall reports. injune 19114, an in june 19114, an estimated 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. among them was george, an 18—year—old royal engineer. there was roughly 1200 on each beach killed. plus god knows how many wounded and seriously. you can imagine the sites that it was on those beaches. in the 70 years since the landings, george and his fellow vetera ns the landings, george and his fellow veterans have returned to the normandy beaches to remember the falling, but there is no single memorial to the friends they lost.

injune memorial to the friends they lost. in june 2014, with just memorial to the friends they lost. injune 2014, with just 500 members left, the normandy veterans association was disbanded the george campaignfora association was disbanded the george campaign for a memorial and now the government have backed that call. it is early days, but one possible designer is liam 0'connor, the man behind this moving tribute to the cruiser bomber command. it will be in one of the seaside towns that saw heavy fighting and george is delighted. it means everything. we have come back and lived our lives, but our friends and colleagues who we re but our friends and colleagues who were left behind, have had nothing. the hope is, the memorial can be completed in time for the 75th anniversary of the landings injune 2019. with all the sport, here's lizzi greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre. tony bellew has revealed he broke his hand during a surprise victory

over david haye last night. the much hyped showdown ended with both fighters injured and considering their futures in the sport. for the man who was once in a rocky movie, it really was a hollywood ending. few had tipped tony bellew and soon it was the heavier david haye packing a punch. but then a twist. in the sixth round, haye stumbled, injuring his ankle. suddenly he could hardly move and bellew sensed his chance and then he was down. but not yet out. somehow he hobbled on, but in the 11th, his hopes went through the ropes. as the cameras snapped around him, haye tried to scramble back to his feet. the count is at nine. but his team decided enough was enough. bellew had done it and after a build—up

full of threats and insults, the warmest of embraces. the fight took its toll, haye liver surgery on his achilles while bellew revealed he had broken his hand. but the trash talking, turned to respect. had broken his hand. but the trash talking, turned to respectlj had broken his hand. but the trash talking, turned to respect. i said, thank you you have helped me secure my kids future. he said no, thank you, i can't believe you are still standing. he has my respect as an athlete. one with no title at stake, but no shortage of pride. totte n ha m tottenham have close the gap on chelsea to seven points after beating everton. harry kane scored twice in a 3—2 victory. the england striker is now the top goal—scorer of the league. celtic had to come from behind he reach the scottish cup semifinals thumping st mirren 4-1. cup semifinals thumping st mirren 4—1. aberdeen are also through. and

there was another gold and another championship record for laura muir in the european indoor athletics. she added the 3000 metre title to her 1500 goalfrom she added the 3000 metre title to her 1500 goal from yesterday to end an historic double in belgrade. in the last hour, asha philip has won gold in the 60 metres. that is the sport. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, we are back with the late news at ten. now on bbc1 its time for the news where you are. goodbye. this is bbc news. vocational and technical education in england is to get an extra £500m a year in a bid to train more skilled workers and boost the economy. the plans, which will be unveiled in the budget on wednesday, include replacing 13,000 existing qualifications with 15 "routes" linked to the needs of employers. a little while earlier david hughes, chief executive

at the association of colleges, told me his take on the government's technical training plans. it is great news for young people and parents. it is good news for employers but it doesn't go far enough. we would like to see more investment in adults as well. the 500 million doesn't kick in for a few years. 500 million doesn't kick in for a few yea rs. lots 500 million doesn't kick in for a few years. lots of young people, who will benefit from this, won't benefit until maybe four or five yea rs. benefit until maybe four or five years. meanwhile, skills gaps are going to get bigger as eu migration gets lower. you think that is a real threat, the fact that there will be less immigration, if that is the case post brexit, once we are out of the single market, it will mean a skills shortage in this country? we already have skills gaps and shortages. any slowdown in

immigration will make it worse. it is unclear as to whether that will happen. we have got to train young people and adults for long careers, 50 yea rs people and adults for long careers, 50 years perhaps and maybe more. they need an education that allows them to adapt and learn new things throughout those careers. the education system we have got, particularly for young people doesn't do them justice. it is about 600 hours a year. in denmark and norway, it is about 1000 hours a year. not much work experience, the saturday job has disappeared year. not much work experience, the saturdayjob has disappeared and we know young people get motivated by work. what we want to do with the 500 million is transformed that experience for young people. but we also know adults will have to retrain, lots of people will need those new skills to help them in the labour market. we will be pushing the chancellor to get more investment perhaps in november, but certainly soon to make a proper investment as we approach the eu

exit. you are saying it is notjust about training people in their teens or their 20s, but 30s, 40s, about training people in their teens ortheir20s, but 30s, 40s, even sos? ortheir20s, but 30s, 40s, even 50s? the retirement age will probably go up to 67, 68 by the time people in their 20s retire it might be 70 or more. what will the jobs speak in 40 years' time, we don't know. but what we do know is people will need the basic digital skills, english and maths, broad—based education to be ready to learn to adapt to the changing technologies, to the changing workplace. those opportunities for adults, we have lost about a million opportunities for adults to learn over the last seven or ae is. this government needs to take seriously, notjust young people's chances, which i think this money helps, but young adults as well. david hughes from the association of colleges. we are going to look at the weather

prospects now. as was the case on saturday could happen at any spheres on here to highlight what was going on in the course of the day. this low pressure close by to the heart of the british isles, the rainfall could be intense anchored turn quite readily to snow across parts of the midlands and then further south, the wind is noticeable for a time. some of the gusts could be up to 70 miles an hourin gusts could be up to 70 miles an hour in exposed coasts and hills across the south—west. but as we get into the small hours of monday, that system into the small hours of monday, that syste m fa d es into the small hours of monday, that system fades away and the skies will be clear and there could be a touch of frost in some spots. showers across north—west scotland. the new area of rain comes in which will cause real problems and during the course of the day across parts of france, if you are heading that way, check on the forecast. but the system eventually will pull away

from the far south—west, leaving behind what? for many areas it is a mixture of sunny spells and showers. some of the more persistent showers will be found across northern and western parts of scotland. there will be showers to the eastern side of the pennines. quite a bit of cloud here in the first part of the day. slightly brighter through south—west scotland, northern ireland, the western side of the midlands and down into parts of wales. it will take time before this area of cloud, wind and rain, with a hint of wintering is to be had across the moors of the south—west. but it pulls away and buy about lunchtime the rain beginning to break up into something more showery. into the afternoon, just the chance of showers coming in on the chance of showers coming in on the easterly and south easterly breeze to the eastern side of scotla nd breeze to the eastern side of scotland and the eastern side of england. some brightness around elsewhere, but things clouding over with persistent rain to finish off the afternoon, getting into northern ireland. many of the showers will

die away under this ridge of high pressure, so pushing into tuesday, clearing skies will lead to a touch of frost first on tuesday. a dry start for many. but don't be fooled, we have this area of cloud, wind and rain working into the western side of the british isles and gradually creeping ever further eastwards during the course of the day. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 6pm: the chancellor phillip hammond rejects calls for ‘huge spending sprees' in his first budget on wednesday. as we embark on the journey that we will be taking over the next couple of years we are confident that we have enough gas in the tank to see us through thatjourney. the white house demands that congress investigate whether barack 0bama ordered wire—taps on president trump before last year's election. a former director of national intelligence denies the claims. there was no such wiretap activity

mounted against the president elect at the time, as a candidate or against his campaign. also in the next hour — francois fillon attempts