this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm sally bundock. britain's chancellor delivers his budget today and promises to do �*whatever it takes�* to keep businesses afloat as the covid challenge continues. the ousted president of myanmar, win myint, faces two new charges, as protests against last month's coup continue. germany's chancellor angela merkel under pressure to re—open the country but many still fear the advent of a third wave of infections. and reggae legend bunny wailer has died, aged 73.

hello and welcome. we begin with the big event thatis we begin with the big event that is happening in the uk later today, that is when the chancellor, rishi sunak will deliver his budget stop with a promise to continue helping business through what he describes as the challenging month ahead. it is expected he will outline his 3—point plan aiming to support people through the coming months. build the economy and fix public finances in the wake of the pandemic. our political correspondent reports. this is the budget. it will certainly be a budget like no other. so much has changed beyond recognition since this time last year. even if the redbook looks the same. high. i

am david. _ redbook looks the same. high. i am david. the — redbook looks the same. high. i am david, the head _ redbook looks the same. high. i am david, the head chef. - redbook looks the same. high. i am david, the head chef. the - am david, the head chef. the pandemic— am david, the head chef. the pandemic forced _ am david, the head chef. the pandemic forced david to swap the restaurant kitchen in nottinghamshire for his own from where he has been teaching families to cook tea cheaply. he is one of millions who has been furloughed. it he is one of millions who has been furloughed.— been furloughed. it has been tou~h been furloughed. it has been tough and — been furloughed. it has been tough and without _ been furloughed. it has been tough and without it - been furloughed. it has been tough and without it i - tough and without it i definitely would not have paid my bills and then there is potential for losing your house and mentally as well it has been tough. in and mentally as well it has been tough-— been tough. in the budget toda , been tough. in the budget today. the _ been tough. in the budget today, the fellow - been tough. in the budget today, the fellow scheme | been tough. in the budget. today, the fellow scheme will be extended until the end of september. grounds for the self—employed will be extended and 600,000 more people may be eligible to claim them. it is expected the £20 increasing universal credit stay for six months. double all add many more billions to the almost 300 billion the government authority spent on the pandemic and as this video suggests it will not stop there. with many entertainment venues set to stay shut until may the budget

will allocate £408 million for museums, theatres and galleries and 300 million to help sport recover. there will be £25 million for grassroots football and nearly 3 million for a bid to host the 2030 world cup. there will also be a £150 million fund to help communities take over struggling local pubs. to fund the scheme to keep the economy afloat and pay for the pandemic, the government has borrowed a lot more than ever outside more time to rishi sunak has promised he will be honest about plans to fix the public finances and the chancellor is also been considering increasing the tax the company pay on their profit and levying a 1—off windfall tax on firms like supermarkets would have done particularly well. for now, the focus is on recovery but they will eventually be a bill to be paid. laterwe eventually be a bill to be paid. later we will find out how far this budget will go towards telling us how. and we'll have more on the budget in the business news later this hour.

0usted myanmar president win myint is facing two new charges, as protests against last month's coup continue. the pressure on the country from outside is also increasing — there's expected to be a security council meeting at the un by friday with the general assembly possibly having to decide whether to continue to rcognise the country's ambassador kyaw moe tun who the military leaders say has been sacked. protesters wearing ha rd protesters wearing hard hats and clutching home—made shields, emblazoned with crossed out photos of the senior military leader. they chant slogans before the police move in. gunshots. three people were critically injured. but

the shootings have not stopped the shootings have not stopped the protest. here in mandalay, anti—2 protesters in a march through the city. sunday was the bloodiest day since the military takeover. but the united nations saying that at least 18 protesters were killed across the country. now of the association of southeast and asian nations has called on the its door to dialogue and end violence against civilians. the us has threatened sanctions and now britain is asking for a discussion at the un.- and now britain is asking for a discussion at the un. when the military took— discussion at the un. when the military took over _ discussion at the un. when the military took over power - discussion at the un. when the military took over power on - military took over power on february one, they did not fathom the extent of the opposition. the use of social media and i think the determination of the democratic forces of myanmar, not to accept the military rule anymore. i think they have had

53 years of military rule in the past ten years it was part civilian part military rule. i think the bma's people have had enough. think the bma's people have had enou:h. think the bma's people have had enouh, ., think the bma's people have had enou:h. ., enough. some are saying the ressure enough. some are saying the pressure from _ enough. some are saying the pressure from within - enough. some are saying the l pressure from within myanmar and growing international calls make this a whole new landscape for this troubled country. we have just been receiving this news. australia's attorney general christian porter has named himself as the senior cabinet minister at the centre of a historic rape allegation. mr porter has given a news conference where he has denied the claims an anonymous letter sent to several members of parliament last week alleged a 16—year—old girl was raped in 19 88 by mr porter. he, at the time, was 17. the woman, who has not been identified, took her own life last year. we will bring you more details on this story as it develops. having a

look now at other news. president biden has been forced to withdraw his nominee for a senior position in the us government. neera tanden had been put forward to head the office of management and budget — but she had faced opposition from members of mr biden's own party. in a statement — the president said she would serve in his administration in some capacity. the brazilian health ministry says it's registered more than 1600 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours — the highest daily number since the pandemic began. in total nearly 260,000 brazilians have died. several states have run out of intensive care beds and most report almost full hospital capacity as the situation deteriorates. germany's lockdown appears to have worked — case numbers have fallen and angela merkel�*s under pressure to reopen society. but new variants are spreading

and many experts warn a third wave of infection has already begun. today mrs merkel will meet regional leaders to decide how and when restrictions can be lifted. jenny hill reports. after a winter in lockdown, this country has had enough. the dortmund philharmonic has thrown itself into rehearsals for opening night. but it is germany's politicians who will set a date to if you ask me what would i open first, i would take theatres, opera houses, places where you really control the compliance and the adherence to the working effective control measures such as distance and wearing a mask, hand disinfection. for some, there is a fragile optimism in there is a fragile optimism in

the air. lockdown reduced infections. schools and hairdressers have reopened. angela merkel is under pressure to let the rest of society get going. like so many other countries, germany is trying to balance the health of its citizens with other concerns. the economy, society, georgians education. this country, most agree, went into lockdown too late in the autumn and its vaccination programme has gotten off to a slow start. so the pressure is on. authorities do not want to get it wrong again. and many warn that germany is already at the beginning of a third wave. case numbers are now rising again and this lab, which processes tests, they can see new variants having effect. the problem — variants having effect. the problem that _ variants having effect. the problem that comes - variants having effect. the problem that comes is - variants having effect. tie: problem that comes is that there are more opportunities for contact when you open and we know it is very hard to control, even if people stick to generally wearing masks and trying to keep their distance. 0nce

trying to keep their distance. once there are more contact opportunities, the virus doesn't care, it looks for opportunities.— doesn't care, it looks for opportunities. and 'ust 596 of the population _ opportunities. and just 596 of the population have - opportunities. and just 596 of the population have had - opportunities. and just 596 of| the population have had their first vaccines. germans may be rushing back to the salon but thatis rushing back to the salon but that is less enthusiasm for the astrazeneca jab. the government is only giving it to under 65's and take a bit slow. so for now, ministers want to rely on these, free fast tests for everyone. tit these, free fast tests for everyone-— these, free fast tests for eve one. ., ., everyone. if you do regular testin: everyone. if you do regular testing like _ everyone. if you do regular testing like they _ everyone. if you do regular testing like they do - everyone. if you do regular testing like they do in - testing like they do in schools, each second day, then you really catch the dangerous people and give security and, of course, the handling and testing time is an advantage. so if it is used the right way it is a very good and effective tool. , ., , ., . ., ., tool. germany, once admired for its calm handling _ tool. germany, once admired for its calm handling of _ tool. germany, once admired for its calm handling of the - its calm handling of the pandemic, is hesitant now. its response characterised by indecision, its politicians at odds over how to protect the

lives and well—being of its citizens. country music singer songwriter dolly parton has taken to social media saying "dolly gets a dose of her own medicine". she was given the moderna vaccine — after she donated money towards its research. she's also encouraged others to get theirjab. the bbc�*s david willis reports. well, hey. it is me and i am finally going to get my vaccine i am so excited. i have been waiting a while. i am old enough and smart enough to get it. ., ' ., , ., enough and smart enough to get it. for the 9-to-5 star it was literally a — it. for the 9-to-5 star it was literally a dose _ it. for the 9-to-5 star it was literally a dose of— it. for the 9-to-5 star it was literally a dose of her- it. for the 9-to-5 star it was literally a dose of her own i literally a dose of her own medicine. a shot of the vaccine whose development she helped fund by the way of a million—dollar donation to a research centre in her native tennessee. ti} research centre in her native tennessee-— research centre in her native tennessee. to the tune of 'jolene' tennessee. to the tune of 'jolene' # _ tennessee. to the tune of 'jolene' # vaccine, - tennessee. to the tune orj 'jolene' # vaccine, vaccine, �*jolene�* # vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine. # i'm begging of you please don't hesitate. #

vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine # because once you are dead then that's a bit too late. i know i'm trying to be funny now but i am dead serious about the vaccine. has funny now but i am dead serious about the vaccine.— about the vaccine. as well as the moderna _ about the vaccine. as well as the moderna and _ about the vaccine. as well as the moderna and pfizer - the moderna and pfizer vaccines, regulators here have also approved the use of one made byjohnson &johnson, a singleshot vaccine that is easier to handle and which the president says will advance the timetable for getting things back to normal.— timetable for getting things back to normal. this country will have _ back to normal. this country will have enough _ back to normal. this country will have enough vaccine - will have enough vaccine simply, will have enough vaccine supply, i will say that again, for every adult in america by the end of may. by the end of may. that is progress. important progress. that is two months earlier _ important progress. that is two months earlier than _ important progress. that is two months earlier than previously l months earlier than previously expected. president biden said that priority would be given to teachers in an attempt to get schools reopened as quickly as possible. despite a steady decline in new cases of the virus, he is urging people to continue wearing a mask and

social distancing but that call has been ignored by officials in one of the country's largest states, texas who have announced plans to reopen everything next week and left a mandate on mask wearing. dolly parton got her shot from the doctor she met eight years ago following a car crash and it was their friendship that led to her decision to donate to vaccine research. addressing the country's covid deniers she said she hoped her actions would inspire anyone eligible to get a job. did would inspire anyone eligible to get a job-— would inspire anyone eligible to get a job. did you get it? i not it. to get a job. did you get it? i got it- that — to get a job. did you get it? i got it. that didn't _ to get a job. did you get it? i got it. that didn't hurt. - to get a job. did you get it? i got it. that didn't hurt. i- got it. that didn't hurt. i think the _ got it. that didn't hurt. i think the alcohol - got it. that didn't hurt. i think the alcohol pad - got it. that didn't hurt. i. think the alcohol pad stung more. it think the alcohol pad stung more. �* y more. it didn't hurt dolly. there you _ more. it didn't hurt dolly. there you are. _ stay with us on bbc news, still to come: tributes are paid to bunny wailer — reggae legend who found fame with bob marley — after his death at the age of 73.

first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly, the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards, and it was just a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. on a remote pacific atoll, the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier, and so my heart went bang, bang, bang! the constitutional rights of - these marchers are their rights as citizens of the united i states, and they should be protected even in the right. to test them out, so that they don't get their heads broken and are sent to hospital. - this religious controversy — i know you don't want to say too much about it — but does it worry you that it's going to boil up when you get to the states?

well, it worries me, yes, but i hope everything will be all right in the end, as they say. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: britain's chancellor, rishi sunak, delivers his budget today and promises to do whatever it takes to keep businesses afloat as the covid challenge continues. the ousted president of myanmar, win myint, faces two new charges, as protests against last month's coup continue. the russian government has vowed reprisals and denounced new sanctions introduced by the biden administration. it's over what washington described as moscow's attempt to kill opposition leader alexei navalny. the us targeted seven russian officials and more than a dozen businesses. the move was coordinated with the european union, which also sanctioned four russian officials. mr navalny�*s supporters say the sanctions don't go far enough.

what really could create leverage against putin would be sanctioning of his close circle of his oligarchs, and his closest circle, people benefiting from that relationship. evelyn farkas is a former pentagon official responsible for russia during the 0bama administration. welcome to the programme. what do you think of the sanctions and do you think they go far enough? i and do you think they go far enou~h? ~ , ., and do you think they go far enou~h? ~' , ., ., , enough? i think they are a very aood enough? i think they are a very good start- _ enough? i think they are a very good start. clearly, _ enough? i think they are a very good start. clearly, the - enough? i think they are a very good start. clearly, the trump| good start. clearly, the trump administration had more than stayed its hand, it was frozen in inaction and so what the us government did, what the biden administration did today was count up to the allies and european union and then we added some additional entities, all in connection with the attempted murder of alexei

navalny and then his imprisonment. that leaves a lot of reaction still to all of the other horrific things that russia has done to the united states and its allies in many cases. what i'm talking about of course are the bounties on american personnel, military personnel in afghanistan, and ongoing investigation, and into the solar wind cyberattack, we know is still ongoing and investigation into russia's ongoing attacks, political attacks specifically, into elections this year. in elections this year. in terms of the individuals selected, the businesses, will it be effective? some argue that president putin's in a circle have to be targeted. i understand the have to be targeted. t understand the argument in frustration there but when the united states government and the european union has a similar system, when we develop sanctions, we have to tie the

actors to the crime, so, in this case, unless you can tire all of those all the arcs more directly to the crime, in this instance, they were not get sanctioned —— oligarchs, and again i think that is a strong first step but there are many more things i agree that we can do to put more pain on the kremlin to exact a greater cost as well. the russian government should be, should not be allowed to take on more new sovereign debt, we should not service the debt. there are things we can do to make it more painfulfor the kremlin to continue their aggressive foreign policy and we should do that. do foreign policy and we should do that. , ., ~' foreign policy and we should do that. i. ~ ., foreign policy and we should do that. , ., ~ ., ., that. do you think though that any action _ that. do you think though that any action on _ that. do you think though that any action on the _ that. do you think though that any action on the part - that. do you think though that any action on the part of - that. do you think though that any action on the part of the l any action on the part of the united states are european union in terms of these types of sanctions that you just mentioned, will actually cause president putin to initiate

democracy in russia? i mean, is that not wishful thinking? great question but i think it's the wrong question because the point of the sanctions is, ok, ideally, to change their foreign policy, not even make them democratic, just stop attacking us, stop killing people in the united kingdom using weapons of mass destruction and all these other horrible things they are doing. we are likely not going to stop them from doing that but we need to make it more painful and will need to continue to ensure there is a taboo against other governments using these weapons of mass destruction to conduct assassinations and other governments attacking democratic election using cyber tools and putting bounties on military personnel, among many other things that the russians have done. it is about standing by the norms of international law. it is also an important signal. i spent a lot of time on skype chat like this,

although not media once, but think tank ones, with the russian opposition and in particular, names and associates of navalny who have said that look, this is important for them because it demonstrates they are on a roll outside. ., ., ., outside. ok, we have to leave it there but — outside. ok, we have to leave it there but we _ outside. ok, we have to leave it there but we appreciate - outside. ok, we have to leave it there but we appreciate you j it there but we appreciate you sharing your expertise today. thank you for talking to us about the situation in russia. let's bring you a sports briefing now, with tulsen tollett. hello, i'm tulsen tollett at the bbc sports centre, where we start with news that the women's rugby world cup is the latest major sporting event set to be rescheduled because of the coronavirus. the tournamentwas due to begin in september in new zealand, but it's been delayed by a year. auckland has been in lockdown after number of coronavirus cases. and teams would have had to quarantine before the tournament starts. we wa nt we want this tournament to be all it can be, and that's why we believe this recommendation is right, and we can assure all players and people in new

zealand to give it everything to deliver a spectacular and best ever world cup next year and awarded their patience and dedication. juventus are still fighting for a tenth consecutive italian league title. the champions beat spezia 3—0 with cristiano ronaldo's 20 goal of the serie a season rounding off the win with just a few minutes to go. juve are third, seven points off leaders inter milan. borussia dortmund are into the semifinals of the german cup after beating borussia moenchengladbach, 1—0. the only goal came midway through the second half, dortmund passing their way through the midfield to set up england's jadon sancho. it's 21 wins in a row for manchester city in all competitions after beating wolves at home. that run has moved pep guardiola's side 15 points clear at the top of the premier league. three goals in the last ten minutes, two from gabrieljesus either side of a riyadh mahrez strike, sealed a 4—1win.

in wintertime, november, december, january and february, in england, is held. it is hell! everyone knows that! and we did something incredible. it is more than remarkable. i am so proud. they get all my compliments but at the same time, liverpool is the champion so they defend the ground and to win the premier league we still need points and we are going to do it. england will be looking to level their series against india when the fourth test gets underway in ahmedabad on thursday. they were beaten inside two days in the previous match, but opening batsman zak crawley says there's no reason why england can't end the series on a high. there is definitely a way back, we are only one game down and we are only one game down and we have won the first test match and it will require us to get a good effort and that

requires us batting well. the bowlers have been doing really well, 145 and if we can replicate that and get a nice lead in the first innings, that will put us on good footing. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollet, and the rest of the team, that's your sports news for now. one of reggae's most important voices, bunny wailer, has died at the age of 73. the jamacian musician was a founding member of the wailers alongside his childhood friend, bob marley. paul hawkins looks back at his life. he was the last surviving member of the wailers. born neville 0'riley livingston in 1947, he grew up injamaica with bob marley, making their music at this primary school. later in their teens, with peter tosh onboard, they formed the wailers in a kingston suburb, they released their first song simmer down in 1963. # why don't you simmer down?# it went straight to number one.

if we hadn't been going through a certain kind of a change, we would not be able to relate to other people of the world that were going through those changes just the same. but it was ten years before their international breakthrough came, with the album catch a fire, featuring tracks like stir it up. # stir it up, little darling... and concrete jungle. # it's a concretejungle... the hippies loved us. and all those hippies now are dreadlocked people here, ra sta. in 1973, livingston, now known as bunny wailer, left the band. why did you decide to leave the wailers? i was not satisfied with the way how the way chris blackwell was handling

the wailers and i'm still not satisfied. but i'm still here, playing this great music. after leaving, he began work on his solo album called blackheart man. rastafarians are known to be blackheart man. your appearance teaches you to stay away from little girlies and stay away from lonely areas, because of the blackheart man. in the 1990s, he won the grammy award for best reggae album three times, and was givenjamaica's 0rder of merit in 2017. many have been paying tribute, including the estate of bob marley, who said he will be missed but not forgotten. while jamaica's prime minister called his contribution to jamaican culture "priceless". dark clouds do bring rain, then comes the sun to shine again, so we should

walk and not look back. all the top business stories are coming up next. see you in are coming up next. see you in a moment. hello there. a week ago, we were seeing temperatures of 17, even 18 degrees in the sunshine. this wednesday, though, will be a lot cooler across the uk than it was last wednesday. mainly because there's a lot of cloud around. this was the scene in pennine areas of west yorkshire where temperatures were only two or three degrees on tuesday afternoon. it was a lot warmer in the sunshine out towards the west with more shelter, and the north—west of wales in particular. and the reason for those differences, really, is high pressure to the east of the uk, an easterly wind drawing in all of that moisture. and two things are happening overnight: that low cloud is becoming more extensive so there's more mist and fog, and towards the south—west this cloud is thickening

to bring some showers. now, with a lot of cloud by the end of the night, for most places it will be a few degrees above freezing. where we have some clearer skies, in parts of scotland, north—west england, there will be a frost. there could be some sunshine around, though, on wednesday morning. it's the fog, though, that's more of an issue. it will gradually tend to lift. many places, though, will stay dull and cloudy. it may well brighten up a bit in northern ireland, but the showers in the south—west will spill into wales, and then into the midlands, the south—east of england into the afternoon. ahead of the showers in the southeast, if it does brighten up a bit, those temperatures will get a boost, but across eastern scotland and the north—east of england with the low cloud, going to be four or five degrees. the showers that do develop will continue into the evening. some of them heavy and possibly with the odd rumble of thunder before becoming confined to the south—east and east anglia by the end of the night. and as we head into thursday we see another area of high pressure. this one is moving down from iceland, and bringing with it colder air and a north—easterly breeze. there will still be some showers towards the south—east early on thursday. those will move away. that we have got this line of mostly light rain or drizzle.

early snow over higher parts of scotland, and then next behind that, the colder north—easterly wind comes in. as you can see, a lot of cloud around on thursday, so it's going to be a cold day with temperatures typically five to eight degrees. let's look ahead to friday and saturday, and temperatures aren't going to change very much by day. could be a bit colder in the mornings with some clearer skies. the cloud tending to bubble up and develop more widely during the course of the day. but high pressure is going to be in charge on friday. perhaps into saturday as well, but there are signs of weather fronts coming in from the atlantic, and that signals a change as we head into next week.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. time now for the top business stories. budget day in the uk — chancellor rishi sunak starts early by announcing what workers want to hear an extension of the furlough scheme until the end of september. gamestop saga — the boss of reddit talks to the bbc about the online discussion groups that rocked wall street. and striking a false note. why women and minorities struggle to get to the top of the music industry.

budget day has arrived — chancellor rishi sunak will set