it's the worst of all options. it could damage our economy, undermine jobs, and we'll do everything we can in parliament to make sure we get a deal that will protectjobs and the economy. philip hammond is a naturally cautious chancellor and he already had this to live up to. a decade after the financial crash people need to know that the austerity it led to is over and that their hard work has paid off. labour willjudge the budget against that bar, so where might the chancellor flash the cash? higher than expected tax receipts give him some wriggle room. there'll be a bit of extra spending on roads, both on major routes and fixing potholes on local streets. some conservatives think money is needed to help fix universal credit too. and this morning a hint the chancellor is listening. it's absolutely right we pursue this structural reform. notjust because it's a better welfare system but because it's also a key element of creating an economy that works for the future and gets people into work.

of course there have been teething issues along the way. the pressure‘s on the chancellor to signal a change in direction. peter saull, bbc news. just to tell you that tomorrow on bbc news we'll be joined by financial journalists jasmine birtles and clare barrett to answer your questions about the chancellor's plans. to get involved, you can text your questions to 61124, email to askthis@bbc.co.uk or on twitter using the hashtag bbcaskthis. that's tomorrow evening at 8.30 on bbc news. now time for a look at the weather. hello, it has been a chilly weekend with a north—easterly wind, which has brought a mixture of sunshine and showers. where you have avoided the showers it has been glorpious. this was —— glorious. this is the picture in highland scotland.

tonight much of the country looking clear. still a few rogue showers around eastern england and the channel islands and some mist and freezing fog first thing monday morning. the coldest night of the season so morning. the coldest night of the season so far. watch out for the patches of freezing fog. monday is looking decent, some icy stretches possible where we have had showers on sunday in the east. but for many a dry day. sunny spells and temperatures around seven to ten degrees on monday. stays chilly through into tuesday and things turn milder but more unsettled towards the middle part of week. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: leicester city fans are laying flowers at king power stadium this morning, close to where a helicopter belonging to the club's owner crashed last night. it's believed vichai srivaddhanaprabha was on board. police in the american city

of pittsburgh have released the names of the 11 people who were murdered at a synagogue yesterday. officials say the gunman, robert bowers, shouted anti—semitic abuse and spoke of genocide during what they called a 20—minute rampage. glenn hoddle is "responding well" to treatment after suffering a heart attack on saturday. a spokesman for the former england manager said he remains in a serious condition in hospital. more at the top of the hour. now it is time for witness. hello and welcome to witness with me, razia iqbal. i'm here at the british library

to guide you through five extraordinary moments in recent history told to us by people who were there. we'll hear about a mother who had corporal punishment outlawed in scottish schools. how a racially motivated murder of a bengali man changed london in the 1970s. the first female gazan athlete to lead the palestinian delegation at the olympic games. and the story behind a revolution in childbirth. but we start with an individual who helped create a fashion industry in the soviet union. under communism, clothes and designs were regulated by the state. but this designer had the urge to break away and create new designs. he became the first soviet designer to start his own haute couture fashion label. translation: what is the point of a fashion designer?

it's to give people joy. the joy of connecting with beauty, you see. this has been the most important thing in my life. for the ordinary russian in the streets, such styles are a long ways off. fabrics runs are altered only once in three years. to get a design from drawing to mass production takes two years. translation: soviet factories produced a very basic goals, poorly cut and badly stitched. soviet fashion houses worked for clothes factories and every design had to be approved or rejected by a commission of representatives from ministries and other organisations. they had nothing to do with the art of fashion. yet they told artists what to do. myjob was boring and uninspiring. so i left the state fashion industry.

ideas were pouring out of me. i got together a group of young people and we began to create our own collection. at the time, the problem was getting hold of enough cloth. there was a shortage of fabric. we used fabric from a state warehouse. the fabric belonged to the state and we got state funding. the tickets are as hard to get and just as expensive as the bolshoi ballet. it's the fashion show, moscow's latest entertainment and one that can be assured of a full house as long as russia's top designer can be persuaded to put his models through their paces. translation: working with black only is boring. but we didn't have any other colours. so i kept buying black fabric. for the moment, the fashion world regards his work as rather old—fashioned.

but then, that's hardly surprising for a man who until a few years ago had to rely on friends to give him old copies of fashion magazines. translation: in 1989, i went to america and got hold of new italian fabrics. these were beautiful fabrics. and i used them for a high—fashion collection. in the past few months, he's taken his models to new york and paris, and the changes are already beginning to show. see, high fashion is high art. it is the art of creating a costume, a style which reflects its time. high fashion is still well above the heads of most of his audience. translation: high fashion reflects the most striking features of its era. 1980s was all about shoulder pads. creating the image of a woman who's more refined, more confident. she's in touch with herself. she's free of male influence. but although his customers

are part of the elite, it's hard to imagine the kremlin wives in some of his numbers. translation: in 1989, i showed my collection injapan. i was recognised as one of the top five designers in the world. that was an amazing moment. i'm a working man. i push myself hard. and fashion is what gives me great joy. our next film takes us to scotland in 1983. corporal punishment in schools was still legal across the uk. but grace campbell objected to the possibility of her children being beaten and campaigned to get the law changed. a recent survey of scottish teenagers showed that a third of the boys and 1 in 12 of the girls

had been belted in one fortnight period. people say that if you don't have kids, you're spoiling them. i say they have to take a long, cold, hard look in the mirror. because when you strip it away, what you're really talking about is hitting another individual. most of scottish secondary school teachers possess one of these thick, leather straps with a double tongue. the largest teachers union in scotland maintains that it's an unpleasant necessity in today's unruly classrooms. corporal punishment in scotland was institutionalised. it was very strange that in a country like britain, in the ‘70s and ‘80s, corporal punishment will still around. because, actually, it wasn't in many european countries. the local authorities, local education authorities had set down guidance for teachers on what impliments to use. what was known as a belt was used to hit you on the hand. it's difficult to describe

why the belt was such a terrifying thing to look at. but i think it's just because, from a very early age, you know, you hear from the other kids, the older kids at school, about the belt. it's a single—use thing. it doesn't have any other legitimate use. it's just for hitting people. that's all it's for. and so when you see it, ok, that is something to be wary of. my mum had been subjected to corporal punishment when she was in school, and she was absolutely clear she didn't want it for her children. so, she tried to seek assurances from the local school. "could you make sure my kids won't be belted?" she went to the local authority, regional counsel at the time, there were absolutely clear about guidance is that he gets used. she was in touch with the local mp, the councillors, trying basically

to get something done. and eventually, it was clear that under scots law at the time, there was no point in trying to go through the courts in scotland. so, my mum had no choice. she ended up having to go the european court of human rights in strausburg. it didn't do me any harm. i think it should be kept. why's that? because there'll be more vandalism and fighting and bullying. in society at the time, they were definitely perceived to be troublemaking. the majority in society wanted to keep corporal punishment. the court did rule that beating children against their parents' wishes violated the human rights convention. i'm very pleased with the outcome of the case and feel that a speedy implementing of the findings will improve the educational environment for both teachers and pupils. when mama got the news of the judgement, there was a lot of spontaneous dancing

and hugging my dad, which in a west scotland family, just isn't a normal thing. and they were absolutely cock—a—hoop, really, really pleased. after the law was changed, it was changed i thinkjust before the start of the school term. and after that, it just disappeared overnight. it was like it never existed. andrew campbell remembering his mother, grace. in 1978, a bengali textile worker was murdered in london's east end. the killing of the 25—year—old was racially motivated and mobilised the bengali community to act. rafik ulla recalls what life was like in the east end and the events around the murder.

chanting. in 1970, life in east london wasn't very pleasant due to racial abuse. a recent up report on racial violence in this area described the asians as an isolated and terrorised community. the victims of an appalling catalogue of violent crime. we had fire put through our letter box. urinating in our letter box. people are frightened to leave their house. spitting, pushing, it was common. it was really frightening. i was in fear all the time. national front is a group of people who always hates people. chanting. most of them were skinheads. all the message was against immigration. it was thursday 4 may,

it was election day. altab after work, he was walking through this district, through here to go home, approximately 6pm. and when he got there, i don't know the actual spot, but he was attacked and knifed in his neck. all of a sudden, we heard sirens from every angle. as we heard sirens... siren. you can hear sirens now. similar sirens from every angle. after about half an hour to 45 minutes, we had a bengali man had been stabbed to death. we're very angry, we don't know what to do. everyone was shouting, crying. the community finally united.

the national front is the nazi front! the national nazi front! he was killed on fourth may, we organised a march on the 14th to hyde park corner. to 10 downing street to the prime minister. it was the biggest bengali—led march in the uk. and our message is no more killing. in brick lane, a favourite sunday morning gathering spot for national front supporters, the group of some 200 bengalis sat down in the road to listen to a succession of speakers... after the big march, the national front continued with their activities, so we had to march every sunday after that. and our slogan was "black and white, unite and fight."

eventually, the national front lost that grip. because they know our community is no longer frightened. we stood firmly. where i am sitting now, this has been named after altah ali. he will always be remembered and we have a memorial there at the back. we come and we lay flowers in his memory. so he is not forgotten. here in altah ali park. remember you can watch witness every month on the bbc news channel. or you can catch up on all ourfilms

along with more than 1000 radio programmes in our online archive. just go to bbc.co.uk/ witness. at the 2004 athens olympics a young 100 metre runnerfrom the gaza strip became the first woman to lead the palestinian delegation as an opening ceremony. her name: sanaa abu bkheet. translation: it was my greatest moment. my name went down in history as the first palestinian woman to carry the palestinian flag at the olympics. running was a hobby for me. i started as an amateur in school. at school were confined to inside the grounds. when ijoined the national team and started running on the streets,

a conservative society did not look favorability on a palestinian girl running in public. but when i persisted, people accepted me and began to encourage and support me. when i run, ifeel happy, free and relaxed. all my worries disappear. i prepared for the athens olympics in a stadium in gaza. it had a sandy track. i was then sponsored by a palestinian businessman to go on a training camp for a month on a greek island. a month was not enough for to take

part in the olympics and get good results. my participation was symbolic. because the situation in gaza does not allow us to prepare properly for medals. it was such a beautiful scene. because as soon as everyone saw the palestinian flag, they began clapping. but i also felt overwhelmed to find myself on the starting line. you have this feeling inside. but as soon as you get going, you forget about everything. whoever comes last still gets cheers, just like the winner. athens was a start for me. in 2009, i took part in the athletics world championship in berlin.

i'm still training, but because of the siege i can't go outside of the gaza strip. i cannot compete in international races. i manage with things, thank god, because of my husband's support. he is now my coach. for the past four years, no athlete from gaza has been able to take part in any event outside. a short while ago, there was an invitation to go tojerusalem and ramallah for events. but they were all denied travel permits. allahu akhbar. translation: my advice to other palestinian women is hold on to your dreams, do not give up, do not allow any pressures to defeat you. go for what you love most.

for our final story, we head to france in the late 1970s where doctor michel odent started a childbirth revolution with his new invention the birthing pool. he tells us how it came about. there is something special about human beings and water. as soon as it is lifted into the air, its lungs start to work normally. crying. the doctor, in his maternity use in... the police about women in childbirth. the right place to give birth would

be the right place to make love. in 1962, the way women were giving birth was in the same, in a hospital, on a table with plates and stirrups. but gradually, we reconsider everything. we had introduced the concept of home—like birthing room. a small room with no physical medical equipment to help me feel more at home in hospital. at the time they still have the vision of hospital as a place when you come when you're sick or told to die.

1am and a young couple have driven 150 miles to have their first baby here, in an ordinary state hospital in northern france. by changing the environment we have attracted more women. women coming from far away. and that is why i became an obstetrician. from 200 births, to 1,000 births a year. a pool to help others ease the pain of labour. babies are usually born underwater. we have bent the rules. many women could not wait. they wanted to enter the birthing pool before it is full, not wait. the main objective was to break

a vicious cycle, and by replacing drugs with old medication, all drugs have a side effect. after being in the womb and more fluid for nine months, the baby emerges happily into the warm water with its life—support system from the mother still intact. singing. i remember the visit we had with this british obstetrician. what do you think of the pool? well, i don't think you for it in our hospital. i find his views about it a wonderful mixture of mysticism and science. i don't think the word mysticism is appropriate. it showed that i try to consider in a scientific language some emotional state. translation: i like the family atmosphere.

very reassuring. it gave you confidence in yourself and that what i needed. i'm pleased when i heard women talk in a positive way about the birth of their babies. we have to learn from positive experiences, that is the way forward. doctor michel odent on the water birth revolution. that is all from witness this month at the british library. we will be back next month with more first—hand accounts of extraordinary moments in history. but now from me and the rest of the witness team, goodbye. hello there, it has been a chilly

weekend with a mixture of sunshine and showers. some of the showers have been heavy, particularly in the east. this picture was sent in from essex. some showers off the coast. and some blue skies and clear spells. we have cold air driving in from the north—east. yesterday, the winds were straight from the north so, today has not been so cold. the winds have blown in plenty of showers across eastern scotland and england and the channel islands where they have been heavy and some snow on the mountains in scotland. most snow on the mountains in scotland. m ost pla ces snow on the mountains in scotland. most places dry and clear tonight with some mist and freezing fog patches. the lowest temperatures could be minus five in rural areas.

scenes like this will greet you on your return to work. watch out for the mist and fog patches. they should clear by the middle of the morning. monday is looking like a decent day with sunshine and cloud increasing from the west. but this front never making inroads. temperatures still on the cool side, so seven to ten degrees at best. one or two isolated showers in the east. but the majority of places should stay dry. heading into tuesday we look at this area of low pressure that has been causing disruption in europe. it will move north. some uncertainty about the positions, but we could have some rain in the south. a lot of dry weather elsewhere. some showers in northern ireland and wales. temperatures around seven to 11 degrees. still cool for tuesday. but things turn milder on the middle of week. on

wednesday the wind changes to a southerly direction. plenty of showers on an area of low pressure. so an unsettled picture. milder but some showers. temperatures 13 in the south—east. only nine in the north. u nsettled south—east. only nine in the north. unsettled through into thursday. and particularly wet and windy weather asa particularly wet and windy weather as a deep area of low pressure moves in on friday. bye for now. this is bbc news i'm shaun ley. the headlines at five. leicester city fans are laying flowers at king power stadium this lunchtime, close to where a helicopter belonging to the club's owner crashed last night. ijust can't believe it. he has done a lot for the club and they are nice people. us officials say the man accused of murdering 11 people in a synagogue in pittsburgh made statements about genocide during the assault. the city's mayor called for unity. we will be here to help you through

this horrific episode. we will get through this darkest day of pittsburgh's history i working together. chancellor philip hammond — who will present his budget tomorrow — says an end to austerity depends on what kind of brexit deal the country gets. glenn hoddle is "responding well" to treatment after suffering