hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the chancellor has unveiled his final budget before brexit next march — with a promise that the era of austerity is coming to an end. philip hammond said there would be a rise in tax—free personal allowances from next april — and more money for defence, schools and the flagship welfare reform, universal credit. now we have reached a defining moment on this long, hard journey, opening a new chapter in our country's economic history where we can look confidently to the future. mr deputy speaker, the reality is that whatever the chancellor claims today, austerity is not over. in other news — the wife and son of leicester city's owner have laid a wreath at the club's stadium after he was killed alongside four others in a helicopter crash. the club's first team and youth squad have also been paying their respects at the king power stadium. rescue teams have been recovering bodies and wreckage off the coast of indonesia after a passenger plane came down

with 189 people on board. the lion air boeing 737 crashed into the sea thirteen minutes after taking off from jakarta. seven men have been convicted of sexually exploiting vulnerable teenage girls in rotherham in south yorkshire. one girl told the court that she had had sex with at least 100 men by the time she was 16. more on our top story — and the chancellor, philip hammond, has unveiled his final budget before brexit next march — with a promise that the era of austerity is coming to an end. he said there would be a rise in tax—free personal allowances from next april — and more money for defence, schools and the flagship welfare reform, universal credit. he stressed that the government has been making economic progress. we have turned an important corner,

and now we must pull together to build the bright, prosperous future thatis build the bright, prosperous future that is within britain's grasp if we choose to seize it. embracing change, not hiding from it. building on the inherent strength of the british economy and the indomitable spirit of the british people. mr deputy speaker, under this conservative government, austerity is coming to an end. but discipline will remain. we can cross to westminster and speak the conservative mp nicky morgan, who is the chair of the treasury select committe and a former treasury minister. good evening. good evening. let's pick up that last comment made by the chancellor that austerity is coming to an end but discipline remains. what is your understanding of that? exactly what he said, which is that there will be more spending and we had that 20 million thousand

-- £20 and we had that 20 million thousand —— £20 million announced for the nhs and also for things like social care and also for things like social care and education, but i think it is fairto and education, but i think it is fair to say that with this chancellor we will see the full extent of that public spending until something called the spending review next year when the government sets out how much he department is going to have to spend over the next four 01’ to have to spend over the next four or five years, so to have to spend over the next four orfive years, so i think to have to spend over the next four or five years, so i think the cutback is or reductions in departmental spending over the last few years we aren't going to see, but equally we are not going to see lots more cash around because ultimately there is still a huge amount of national debt to pay off. which means that people won't notice a great deal of difference, well i? well, i think what people will notice... my constituents, for example, who are relying on public services will actually begin to see... what they will say is the reason is often given, we can't afford that any more, are spending has been cut. the chancellor also

said in the budget that he would be looking at police funding, for example, so those sorts of things. there will be an easing, if you like. but there will not be lots of money and there will be a demand our national and local government to think very hard about how they spend that money, taxpayer's money, before they just write blank that money, taxpayer's money, before theyjust write blank cheques. some people who feel they have borne the brunt of austerity over the last eight years and whose lives have been dramatically affected by that, all they will see is things standing still. maybe they won't get any worse, but they are not going to get appreciably better, are they?” think we will seek more money for particular services, so the chancellor made a big thing today about more money for mental health services, which is a big part of my postbag is a constituency mp, but also more money for defence capability, for example, cyber. we talked about more money for policing. so there will be more to be spent but it will not be spent in

a ill disciplined way ofjust spraying money around without asking how it is going to be spent, so the money for the nhs. he talked about there being a ten year plan for how it will be spent and also how any waste can be eliminated. i think thatis waste can be eliminated. i think that is the right approach, which is being responsible. many people have contributed enormously to the effo rts contributed enormously to the efforts to get our spending back into balance over the last eight yea rs. into balance over the last eight years. are you convinced that this budget can hold whatever happens in the coming months? well, i think that was the other unknown, if you like, of today, which is that the office for budget responsibility for testing at the moment a benign brexit, if you like, with a transition period and actually the economy does carry on growing. adding the chancellor was keen to say that if that doesn't turn out to be the case then he's going to have to be visited and talks about potentially having another spring budget after we have left the european union does to look at the

picture then of what is happening in the economy, and so if we want to see more spending and an end to the difficulties of the past eight years in terms of being very strict with departmental budgets, we are going to have to make sure that we have a brexit that does protectjobs and also does the right thing by our economy, that mitigates damage as much as possible so that we are then able to move forward and talk about and spend money on things that i think the country want is to spend money on, like the nhs. 0k, we must leave it there. thank you very much. coming up on bbc news... what will the budget mean for you? this evening, we'll be joined by financial journalists jasmine birtles and claer barrett, to answer your questions about the chancellor's plans. to get involved — you can text your questions to 611211, email, or on twitter using the hashtag bbcaskthis. that's this evening at 8.30 on bbc news. now on bbc news, it's

time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. a sea of flowers — tributes to the leicester city owner who died on saturday in a plane crash. the players honour his memory. what next for lewis hamilton? can he go on to be the best formula one driver there's ever been? and no team medalfor great britain's men at the world gymnastics championships, they now go for individual glory. hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening.

leicester players have been to their home stadium to see for themselves the tributes left in memory of the club's owner veechai sriwathana prabha. he and four others were killed when their helicopter crashed in the stadium car park. earlier today, mr veechai's family went to the king power stadium too — his wife and son had met players inside before laying a wreath among the tributes, taking time to read messages left by fans after the crash on saturday. former england goalkeeper peter shilton was leaving the stadium on saturday night — and witnessed the tragedy. well, we were coming out the ground just to get into our car and we saw the chairman's helicopter above us and all ofa the chairman's helicopter above us and all of a sudden it seemed to be making a funny noise and started to spin and it was surreal at the time. we weren't sure what was happening. and then it started to spiral and obviously, looking back, we realised

it was out of control and all of a sudden it started coming towards us, and my wife started panicking, saying, it is coming towards us, and it was like shock, fear, and all of a sudden it seemed to drop a little bit and then obviously a crash. and it all happened so quickly. and then there was sort of sparks coming out there was sort of sparks coming out the back and then some small flames, and then larger flames. the back and then some small flames, and then largerflames. i mean, this all happened very quickly. and then suddenly itjust all happened very quickly. and then suddenly it just blew all happened very quickly. and then suddenly itjust blew up. my wife became hysterical. i was in shock. i think i still am. and ijust grabbed hold of her. she wanted to do something, which obviously we couldn't. but quite quickly, the police arrived. very quickly. and quite quickly the fire engines came and we were just so helpless. but at the time, just thinking it was the chairman and possibly his family in it, you know, it isjust incredible

and it's something we'll look with us and it's something we'll look with us forever, really. it was one of the most horrendous things that i think anybody could ever see. the club's first team squad — many of whom have written heartfelt tributes on social media — also visited the stadium and the sea of flowers and scarves left outside today. current players have described mr veechai as a legend, with the biggest heart, a truly great, kind and loving man — while gary lineker is among former players to reflect on mr veechai's legacy. this guy seemingly was one of those people who gave so much to the football club, who also gave so much to the city. invested huge amounts of money into hospitals. he treated fa ns of money into hospitals. he treated fans like he cared, whether it be a free beer in the game, whether it be a number of season tickets given away to supporters, he invested in

the club massively. he turned leicester from a kind the club massively. he turned leicesterfrom a kind of run the club massively. he turned leicester from a kind of run of the mill club toa leicester from a kind of run of the mill club to a club that's an all around the world. winning the title, the miraculous title that they won, which for me is the most unlikely sporting achievement of any team in any sport anywhere. it certainly would take some beating anyway. and he was obviously hugely pivotal in that. and for all those reasons, he was hugely loved by the fans and the people of leicester. i think his legacy and what he will be known for, certainly in his football life, set aside from his business, where obviously he's been hugely successful, has to be his time, those couple of years, first the miraculous escape in the season before, but the triumph of winning the premier league. it was impossible. and for me, people often

ask me what is the greatest sporting moment of your life. it was when leicester won the league. i've played lots of sport all my life and loads of football in world cups and stuff but nothing match that. it made me cry. and i still cry when i see documentaries about it now. in obviously that wouldn't have been possible without mr veechai. players will wear black armbands at wembley tonight, when tottenham host manchester city. there'll also be a minutes silence before kick off. a win for city would see them top of the table again, lose, and tottenham will leapfrog them into third, but there are worries about the state of the pitch. yesterday wembley hosted the nfl match between the philadelphia eagles and jacksonville jaguars and you can see the effect on the surface. of course spurs were hoping to play this game at their new ground but it's been delayed until next year. maybe it is good for us because we are going to face one of the best teams in europe or in the world,

play manchester city and maybe they will help us. i think what's in the plan for us to play in that period on wembley, that is a problem and now we cannot complain. it is what it is soi now we cannot complain. it is what it is so i think the premier league doesn't like too much and it is what it is so hopefully tottenham can finish the stadium as quickly as possible but it is what it is so it is not necessary to complain about that though we have to adapt quickly and try to figure out the pitch will not be in perfect conditions and adapt. well, the 5 live commentary team chris sutton and john murray are alerady in position at wembley. with one eye on the condition of the pitch after the nfl teams have done their worst over the weekend. wembley stadium, chilly night, we are looking forward to tottenham

against manchester city, but what about this pitch? well, it is not pitch perfect. the look of it is not pitch perfect. the look of it is not pitch perfect. the look of it is not pitch perfect. i just pitch perfect. the look of it is not pitch perfect. ijust wonder how it plays. both teams will want to get the ball down and play football but that may have an impact. as for the match, are we going to see an exhibition tonight? obviously the pitch plays a part in that. well, manchester city won last season very co mforta bly. manchester city won last season very comfortably. manchester city have got into their going this season but a victory would really help spurs andi a victory would really help spurs and i think from their point of view this is a chance to really kick their ossetian. a match that will have so much individual talent out there on the pitch. absolutely anything manchester city have a stronger squad. it will be interesting to see you start by them. but they were brilliant in the ukraine last week. the best performance of the season according to pep and i expect them just to carry on in the same vein of form.

and harry kane at one end and aguero at the other. i think harry kane will play. i think he has had unfair criticism this season. scored plenty of goals. hasn't been at his best but certainly knows where the back of the net is. and after the weekend, we could do with something to warm the cockles of the heart and clearly glenn hoddle will be very much in everyone's thoughts here. also coming up in the programme: china pip russia to win team gold at the gymnastics world championships — great britain's men settle for 5th. and simone biles is back, in world—beating form. with the full piece of apparatus, the individual and the team, i think she could go home with six medals. lewis hamilton woke up this morning as formula one world champion for a fifth time. he came fourth at the mexico grand prix yesterday — which was enough to see

him crowned champion. red bull's max verstappen won the race. hamilton is now joint second in the all time rankings — with juan manuel fangio, behind michael schumacher, who has seven world titles. his focus is now winning the constructors championship for mercedes, with 2 races left of the season. 0k, ok, guys. i'm out. it has been an incredible journey. ok, guys. i'm out. it has been an incrediblejourney. this ok, guys. i'm out. it has been an incredible journey. this year has been the toughest year so far but i know there are more great things to come and more big tough challenges ahead. we still have a title to win for the team, so that is my sole focus now, but i'm heading to los angeles. i'm going to hopefully see my angeles. i'm going to hopefully see s angeles. i'm going to hopefully see my dogs tomorrow and then back to the uk where i am going to see the team. iwant the uk where i am going to see the team. i want to say a big thank you to everyone who has come out and supported me throughout the year and travelled around the world. it means the world to me. thank you so much to the team. those involved in f1 have been reflecting

on hamilton's achievement today — and asking whether he could go on to beat michael schumacher‘s record of seven world titles. joe lynskey‘s been taking a look at what they had to say. well, this is the man lewis hamilton now ranks alongside in the formula one records. juan manuel fangio, the argentinian who won his fifth world title at the age of 46 in the late 50s. his contemporary sir stirling moss called him the maestro, hamilton himself calls him the godfather. fangio's record stood for four decades before michael schumacher matched it in 2002, before going onto win a sixth and seventh world title. now lewis hamilton becomes the third man in this sport to get to number five. the briton won his first as a 23 year old back in 2008 in just his second full season, at the time he was the youngest driver in history to be champion. but hamilton then had to wait six years before his next title,

a period where his rival this season sebastian vettel won four titles in a row. it was a move from mclaren to mercedes in 2013 that saw hamilton start and sustain a period of dominance. he's now reached that five title mark at the age of 33, which you can see now is the same age schumacher was when he won his fifth title. in his career, the german got 91 race wins, that's still 20 more than hamilton's managed so far. so does hamilton have the staying power to try and match him? i believe lewis can go all the way. and equal michael's record, no problem. i'm excited that a british driver, lewis hamilton, has had the opportunity with mercedes and i think what's even more exciting for me is that five world championships was the easy part for lewis. the

next pa rt was the easy part for lewis. the next part now is to do it next year, which i believe can be a six and then hopefully a seventh. well, hamilton may have the talent, but the other question is whether f1 is still his priority. sirjackie stewart told the bbc last week he can see the briton getting burnt out and focussing more on his interests in the music and fashion industry. the other issue that may face hamilton going forward is the opposition coming through. max verstappen won the mexican grand prix this weekend, and even at 21 years old, he's already been on the f1 circuit for four years. he's one of a number of new drivers who could start to challenge. next year is going to be hard. ferrari have got a new driver coming

in and another new one coming into red bull and also max verstappen, who won the race yesterday, he is phenomenally quick as well, so the rivals to keep coming for lewis hamilton. he is 33 and will be 3a in january. he can stay on for more than two years if he has the desire to, so in my opinion seven world titles are definitely within his grasp. so it all looks to be sinking in now for hamilton in a season where he's won nine of the 19 races. there's still the brazilian and abu dhabi grand prix to come this campaign before hamilton can perhaps start to assess just how much more sporting history he wants to make. now let's check on some of the other stories making the headlines today. kyle edmund has called an early end to his tennis season — he's withdrawn from the paris masters following a scan on his knee. its not a serious injury — but he's been told to rest. its been the best year of edmund's career so far. the boston red sox have won baseball's world series.