you can explain why darlington this morning. nina is in darlington with more.u in particular will like. what is it, alex, what is the darlo special 40? a mixture of white pork seasoning with pork sausage meat, onions, sauteed, and then mixed with salt and pepper and serve hot in a bread bun. hot on a lovely white bun, can't wait, we will have that later —— served. a huge challenge for the new chancellor, he is 39 and less tha n for the new chancellor, he is 39 and less than a month into the job and he's only been an mp for less than five years so it is massive to take on not only the budget but the budget under a cloud of coronavirus. he represents a constituency next door to darlington that have a lot to prove in this part of the world, bases like darlington, redcar, bishop auckland fell to the conservatives for the first time in decades in december and they've got to impress here but it's not going to impress here but it's not going to be easy. a fallen break in labour's red wall of the north, in december darlington dared to turn tory for the first time in ne

engine from darlington where she has resided for over 160 years? >> well, mr. speaker, i congratulate my honorable friend and the people of darlington, the story role they played in railway history and heritage. tularienhe p theisto herand i wo support his campaign to prevent darlington from being of spoiled of the iconic locomotive number one. >> thank you, mr. the wspeaker. the week before christmas, a a food bank issued 339 food parcels which 124 went specifically to children. sham to aurty has risen a shameful 46%. so while women's unemployment rate may be going to more people are ineme low-paid insece jobs with the prime minister agree that it is wholly unacceptable k that families are children are growing up in poverty? willie commit to anything poverty pay? >> not only are we cutting national insurance tune contributions but everybody what ever the pay, but, of course, we are also lifting up the national living wage by these ever increasing infants. people across this country to the tune of 4000 pounds a year. antry.n is a a one nationdsds g

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people in darlington have been telling me at the train station that what they wa nt the train stationn transport and better infrastructure but obviously, coronavirus is dominating conversation for small and medium—size businesses. if they have to pay workers to self—isolate, where does that leave them? they are hoping later in the budget they will perhaps be a vat holiday and rebate for salaries given to staff who have to ta ke for salaries given to staff who have to take time off work or may be a quick grant that could be offered to them. the budget will come after the announcement this morning. interest rates have been cut to 0.25%, the lowest they have ever been. will it make a difference when it comes to halting the economic global slowdown? sarah is a personal finance expert. what is the evidence this will make us spend more unstimulated the economy? this will make us spend more unstimulated the economy7m this will make us spend more unstimulated the economy? it is part ofa unstimulated the economy? it is part of a package. unstimulated the economy? it is part ofa package. one un

to re vent the people in darlington to re vent the removal of locomotive no 1. the people in darlingtonan to support his campaign to prevent darlington to be despoiled of that iconic locomotive no 1. before christmas, luton food bank issued 339 food parcels. child poverty in luton has risen to a shameful 46%. so while luton's unemployment rate may be going down, more people are in low paid, insecure jobs. would the prime minister agree it is u na cce pta ble the prime minister agree it is unacceptable that families are in work, but children are growing up in poverty and will he commit to ending poverty and will he commit to ending poverty pay? well not only are we cutting national insurance contributions for everybody, whatever their pay, but of course we are also lifting up the national living wage by the biggest ever increase, which will benefit people across the country to the tune of £4,000 a year. this is a one nation government looking at the needs of the poorest families in this country. my right honourable friend makes the case for birmingham, but in the west midlands over 31,00

let's get straight to shasta darlington who has this breaking news. shasta, what are you learning?reporter: that's right, kate, according to two sources that we've talked to, the press secretary at favi orkfavio wein fell ill after returning from the united states where he met with donald trump. he got tested for the coronavirus and he just got back the results today showing, indeed, that he's positive. that, of course, means he's been isolated, but they're also monitoring the health of those who have had contact with him, and that includes bolsonata. we don't have information if the president himself is being tested, but we do know that all of those who had contact with the press secretary are being monitored. and in brazil, the coronavirus is really just getting a foothold. the first cases were brought in from tourists who had been to italy and were returning from their vacation, so there are now over 70 confirmed cases here, but it really hasn't exploded in t the cases we've seen in europe and the united states, so this would be a big development, kate. >> shas tarta, thank you,

bright start but a cold one with frost around, —2 at the moment in cockermouth in cumbria and in darlingtonr watchers pictures just yet from further south, ploughed around and patchy light rain and also light drizzle and this is the line of demarcation between the mild air in the south and cold air in the north. cold air in northern ireland, northern england, wales, and mostly dry barone or northern england, wales, and mostly dry bar one or two showers and some showers. further south, all this cloud extending from the wash to aberystwyth south and that is producing drizzle and light and patchy rain. temperatures today ranging from six to around 13 and i've picked out the six deliberately in cardiff, way below—average. the average in cardiff and london at this stage in march is 11, so fairly nippy if you're stuck this stage in march is 11, so fairly dippy if you're stuck under this stage in march is 11, so fairly nippy if you're stuck under the cloud and rain and drizzle. this evening and overnight we have it, a weather front weakening all the time, so there bit of cloud first in southern en