well, this lunchtime we'll >> well, this lunchtime we'll find out if sunak was right as the chancellor finally delivers labour's budget today , while labour's budget today, while britain is braced for a £35 billion tax raid and a minimum wage rise. and much to the speaken wage rise. and much to the speaker, lindsay hoyle dismay, there was another budget announcement last night, this time from the chief secretary to the treasury, darren jones . the treasury, darren jones. >> national living wage will increase by nearly 7%, which for a full time worker will mean an increase of over £1,400. a year . increase of over £1,400. a year. >> in other news, the suspect accused of murdering three girls in southport is in court today charged with a new terrorism offence. we'll have the latest . offence. we'll have the latest. and breaking overnight. two people have been taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a nuclear submarine base in cumbria. police confirmed there is no nuclear risk and fatal flash floods in valencia. at least 51 people, some of which are children, have died in spain

as rainfall batters valencia, derailing trains, damaging cars and buildings. derailing trains, damaging cars and buildings . with more bad and buildings. with more bad weather to come . weather to come. >> and a very good morning from lichfield cathedral school. i'm going to be talking this morning to a very worried headmistress and parents and teachers about what the budget might mean for children. most important, people in our community, of course. let's not forget that. first, though, the very latest news. >> very good morning to you. it is just after half past nine and the top story this morning. well, of course it is budget news and invest invest invest thatis news and invest invest invest that is how the chancellor, rachel reeves, is vowing to make her promise as she lays out labour's first budget in 14 years. later today, reeves is

promising no higher taxes on pay cheques while signalling potential rises in taxes like inheritance and stamp duty. she's also opening the door for an employer tax hike, leaving income tax and vat untouched, though reeves aims to bolster more pounds in people's pockets, she says, with a focus on fixing the nhs and boosting economic growth, the chancellor will shift fiscal rules to enable more government investing, echoing labour's past commitments to rebuild britain well ahead of that budget later this afternoon, the chancellor has confirmed this morning a boost in minimum wage is on the way, with hourly rates for over 21 seconds rising to £12.21 from april. rachel reeves says the 6.7% increase for over 21 seconds is a significant step towards labour's pledge of a genuine living wage. for 18 to 20 year olds, the minimum wage will rise to £10 and apprentices will rise to £10 and apprentices will get the biggest hike to

£7.55. a major fire has broken out at a nuclear submarine shipyard in cumbria, with two people now in hospital. police say there is no nuclear risk and residents near that site have been advised to stay indoors with windows closed , videos show been advised to stay indoors with windows closed , videos show with windows closed, videos show on social media thick smoke and with windows closed, videos show on social media thick smoke and flames rising from devonshire flames rising from devonshire dock hall as emergency crews dock hall as emergency crews respond to the incident, which respond to the incident, which began just after midnight, is, began just after midnight, is, they say, still ongoing with they say, still ongoing with evacuations in place, bae evacuations in place, bae systems , one of the world's top systems , one of the world's top systems, one of the world's top systems, one of the world's top defence contractors, builds defence contractors, builds nuclear submarines for the royal nuclear submarines for the royal navy at that site . sir keir navy at that site . sir keir navy at that site. sir keir starmer's rivals are raising navy at that site. sir keir starmer's rivals are raising concerns of a cover up over the concerns of a cover up over the southport attack investigation. southport attack investigation. axel rudakubana. the teenager axel rudakubana. the teenager accused of fatally stabbing accused of fatally stabbing three young girls at a dance three young girls at a dance class in southport, now faces class in southport, now faces additional charges, including additional charges, including for terrorism . conservative for terrorism . conservative for terrorism. conservative for terrorism. conservative leadership candidates robert leadership candidates robert jenrick and kemi badenoch are jenrick and kemi badenoch are calling for answers, questioning calling for answers, questioning the handling of information in the handling of information in

the handling of information in the case. meanwhile, the home the handling of information in the case. meanwhile, the home secretary, yvette cooper, is secretary, yvette cooper, is urging the public to avoid urging the public to avoid speculation to ensure justice speculation to ensure justice for the victims families. for the victims families. downing street, though, has downing street, though, has denied any involvement in the denied any involvement in the timing of the new charges, timing of the new charges, saying it was a decision for the saying it was a decision for the crown prosecution service . at crown prosecution service . at crown prosecution service. at least 51 people have died in crown prosecution service. at least 51 people have died in flash floods in southeastern spain after torrential rains swept through multiple regions. valencia's authorities are warning the death toll could continue to rise as emergency services use drones to search for the missing. footage on social media shows floodwaters dragging cars, downing bridges and sweeping people into trees. over 490mm of rain fell in just eight hours, causing major disruptions, with train services suspended and flights diverted. schools and public events in valencia are still closed and just days before the us election footage has surfaced of president biden appearing to biden appearing to president biden appearing to call donald trump's supporters call donald trump's supporters garbage. take a listen.

>> and just stay indoors garbage.

slash alerts. >> hello and welcome. this is britain's newsroom live across the uk on gb news with me, andrew pierce and bev turner. well it's the day you've been waiting for. budget day rachel reeves finally will deliver . reeves finally will deliver. bev, you're there in litchfield. what exactly are you doing there? >> morning, all. morning, andrew. i am at litchfield cathedral school here, just north of birmingham. this morning. i'm going to be talking to a headmistress and some parents and some teachers about the uncertainty now facing the education sector, particularly the independent sector. we're in this beautiful old building, actually, as you can see, there's a lot of building work going on. give us a wave, fellas. this morning, you see these private schools often. they're in very old properties and they need maintenance. they need investment. i'm going to be talking to sue about how hard thatis talking to sue about how hard that is and actually what the vat hike for the first time in history on private school fees might mean .

might mean. >> and bev, the of course, vat is the big key. that's going to be confirmed in the budget today. 20% on school fees that we think is going to kick in in january, that could could be hugely disruptive for schools and especially pupils. if parents have to take their children out of school in the middle of a school term, which would be pretty catastrophic, i'd have thought for a child's education, it really will be. >> and that's one of the details, because, as you say, andrew, we feel like we know a lot about this budget. there have been so many brush strokes, haven't there ? so much briefing, haven't there? so much briefing, so many leaks about what might be in this budget today. but it's that detail about the timing. and as we know, this labour government often isn't terribly good on the detail. and having thought through the implications of some of these decisions. so that's what gb news is going to be doing a lot of today. we're going to be talking we've got reporters and presenters all around the country today going to be looking at what it actually means for people. it's all very well for rachel reeves to stand

there and tell us how she's going to spend our taxpayers money, but what is it going to mean for you? the people at home are going to be doing rather a lot of that. i think i'm going to go and talk to the head now. right. | to go and talk to the head now. right. i want you to just turn around right now and have a look at that. that is the stunning cathedral here in lichfield. now, this school, which has about 500 pupils aged from between 2 to 18. i really don't want my cameraman to fall down the steps. do be careful there. but i do want to let you look around. this school provides the choristers for lichfield cathedral now. it is a beautiful old building, but as i said earlier, these buildings come with extreme costs. we're walking through. it's got that lovely school smell. it doesn't change, does it? wherever you are in the world, it seems. and the headmistress here, sue hanham , is waiting to talk to hanham, is waiting to talk to us. now. this is the library, sue. good morning. thank you so much for seeing us. obviously, it's half term. there are no pupils in school. but as we can 1507 00:08:55,112