the chancellor, philip hammond.ement any longer than necessary, i am laying a wms that has additional announcements and provides further details of those that i will make. last night's boat leaves a cloud of uncertainty hanging over our economy —— last night's vote. the most urgent task in the house is to lift that uncertainty. but the economy itself is remarkably robust. it has grown for nine consecutive years with the longest unbroken quarterly growth run ofany longest unbroken quarterly growth run of any g7 economy. and it is forecast to continue growing in each of the next five years. an economy that has created over 3.5 million new net jobs under a that has created over 3.5 million new netjobs under a conservative government and has almost halved labour's shocking legacy of youth unemployment. that has seen female participation in the workforce increase to record levels. and is now delivering the fastest rate of wage growth in over a decade. an economy that has defied expectations and will provide a solid found

the financial times as saying that philip hammond is set to gaina as saying that philip hammond is setl dividends. does that sound like bribery to you? encouragement. philip hammond has admitted before a treasury select committee under questioning, this deal dividend isjust committee under questioning, this deal dividend is just borrowing which we have already set out we would borrow and we will use it to prepare for a no—deal brexit. if we get a deal he thinks he can release some of this money. the higher tax receipts have come from people doing their self—assessment returns in january. he had paid slightly more than they thought. there might be a bit more money around for this. handy timing. is going to be a fascinating day in parliament. the treasury are trying to scale down important things like the spring statements, it's going to look very important now. if there is no deal still on the table, where does this leave the dividend? the second paragraph in this says, mr hammond has promised to increase public spending if mps back to reason as withdrawal treaty and pave the way for a

the chancellor, philip hammond, says a significant number of conservative mps have changed their minds and are prepared to back theresa may's brexit deal if it went back to the commons for another vote. also this hour, ethiopia's transport minister says there are "clear similarities" between black box data from last week's crash, and that of an indonesian lion air plane that crashed last october. dagmawit moges also said an initial report into last sunday's crash will be released in 30 days. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with entertainment journalist and broadcaster caroline frost and parliamentary journalist tony grew. stay with us for that. new zealand's cabinet will meet in the coming hours to discuss changing the country's gun laws, after the attacks on two mosques in christchurch, which killed 50 people. as the country tries to come to terms with the massacre, schools are due to reopen and thousands of people have been attending vigils. clive myrie is in christchurch, and sent us this report. thousands of people have been attending visuals across the

philip hammond, warned brexiteers in his own party that voting against it would land them in highly uncertain territory and would jeopardise their preferred option of leaving the eu on time. here's our political correspondent nick eardley. three weeks tomorrow, the uk is due to leave the european union, but 22 days before brexit day, things are not clear. negotiations are stock and getting a reworked deal through parliament still looks like a huge ask. the government's top lawyer is trying to get changes on the irish border, but talks this week have not gone well. he says they will start again soon. it is government policy to achieve the necessary change in the backstop, which will cause me to review and change my advice. but there was time for a joke about changes not amounting to much. there was time for a joke about changes not amounting to muchm has come to be called cox's codpiece. i want to make sure what's

it says philip hammond will stem tech giants's power and announce £50 million to tackle knife crime.th europe grounding the boeing 737 max aircraft, while the us refuses to follow suit. that is another story that has been dominating certainly in business. so let's bring in a guest. with me is rebecca harding, the ceo of coriolis tech. ian henderson is also back, as promised, to give us their take on this coverage. the daily mail, house of fool ‘s, the daily mail saying that politicians that the country down. —— house of fools. just explain that position for our international viewers. so the explain that position for our internationalviewers. so the daily mail completely backed brexit, the former editor was a big,

the chancellor, philip hammond, says a significant number of conservative mps have changed their mindsnd are prepared to back theresa may's brexit deal if it went back to the commons for another vote. ethiopia's transport minister says there are "clear similarities" between black box data from last week's crash, and that of an indonesian lion air plane that crashed last october. good evening and welcome to bbc news. new zealand's cabinet will meet in the coming hours to discuss changing the country's gun laws, after the attacks on two mosques in christchurch, which killed 50 people. as the country tries to come to terms with the massacre, schools are due to reopen and thousands of people have been attending vigils. let's now go to our colleague clive myrie in christchurch. hello from christchurch in new zealand, where thousands of people have been attending memorials and vigils to remember the 50 people killed in those two attacks on two mosques in the city. investigations are continuing into exactly what happened and the prime minister herself has been paying respects at some of those

the metro accuses the chancellor, philip hammond, of playing politics over brexit as yet another teenagerto death. the i reports that theresa may will make a last—ditch eu plea to try and save her brexit deal. the times says cabinet ministers have warned the prime minister that she will lose control of brexit next week unless she holds a series of humiliating votes on alternatives to her deal. the telegraph pictures jacob rees—mogg urging conservative mps to hold their nerve to deliver brexit and warns activists against a "purge" of tory mps who want to keep the uk tied closely to the eu. "corbyn‘s final humiliation" is the mail's take on an equalities watchdog investigation into allegations that labour is anti—semitica and may have broken the law. let's begin with brexit and the guardian's story, many pleads with eu leaders after a day of government chaos. theresa may is giving a speech tomorrow in lincolnshire and she is going to say it is up to you, to the eu, as to whether this deal passes or not on monday. whether that works, it is unlikely that he will. she will then go to brussels

also in that interview it was pretty clearfrom philip hammond there will be some vote next week if theapproved that would look at alternatives to the plan and allow mps to give their views on what might be a better strategy. in that interview significantly, he suggested there is very little prospect of the prime minister's plan passing and that creates a whole bunch of uncertainty at cabinet level of what happens next. you wonder what is new in any of these proposed in decorative votes there will be given it seems that any ideas have been rejected by a significant number is for them not to be viable. if we get to the 12th of april in that case, we have to come up to something new. of april in that case, we have to come up to something newm of april in that case, we have to come up to something new. it is clear that indicative votes were not command a majority in parliament. one of the ideas being discussed is a knockout system when you get with the least popular thing until you end up with the one thing left which would be pa rliament‘s end up with the one thing left which would be par

also still to resume a loyalist who had hoped that the deal would go through let's is know what philip hammond the chancellor had to say about this in just over two weeks' time we run the risk of facing a very stark choice between leaving me you with no deal or not leaving me a tall it is essential but we get a deal done well and this deal most likely to be presented to parliament for if that time two defeats already that a vote on this deal that she has hammered out with the european union is likely to happen next week. bergen it seems for months now people have been reading tea leaves you know looking in a crystal balls pick your metaphor i'm going to ask you to do it now what's likely going to happen here well my bet is on the deal going to go in front of parliament and least it doesn't seem very likely that it will get voted on it doesn't seem like she does have the support this time around and that obviously begs the question what happens than palm and is working hard and he said trying to come to some sort of old town a diff solution to hide dia but we also know that it's you know it's s

that is the other responsibility of philip hammond talking this morning. are posting videos in the first place. this is more grist to that mill. let's stay with new zealand. and end with a couple of images. on the front of the metro, there is an image of jacinda ardern, the new zealand prime minister, comforting somebody outside the mosque in christchurch. i know she has been in wellington as well. but it was a very poignant image. being the country's leader at the time of adversity is really testing. it is when people find out their metal and who they are. the whole world has been impressed by the way in which she has opened her heart but also spoken really quite frankly and decisively about the fa ct frankly and decisively about the fact that their gun laws are going to need to change. unspoken quite defiantly to president trump who called her with condolences. —— and she spoke. in a horrifying situation, she has really stood out as someone who knows how to lead. has that strike you as well? oh, yes. horrifying news because i think we've all treated new

the spring statement is next week and philip hammond has said before that this will not be a full physicalvent. it is not a budget. but he is promising to release loads of cash and rememberthat promising to release loads of cash and remember that income tax receipts injanuary and remember that income tax receipts in january reached a and remember that income tax receipts injanuary reached a record level. a huge amount of money came in from the self—assessment tax syste m in from the self—assessment tax system was up he has it that money to play with and he is promising that if wavelets get behind the prime minister in the meaningful vote, it hurts me because i'm not sure quite sure what meaningful is, he will pump money into communities that need it. rememberwe he will pump money into communities that need it. remember we have had this promise of this fund for communities that need help, these towns and cities where better infrastructure is needed, but he is saying i hold the purse strings and i will release them. but i think it is also very interesting that he is saying get real. do not i

the chancellor, philip hammond, says a significant number of conservative mps have changed their minds are prepared to back theresa may's brexit deal if it went back to the commons for another vote. also this hour — ethiopia's transport minister says there are "clear similarities" between black box data from last week's crash, and that of an indonesian lion air plane that crashed last october. the minister also said an initial report into last sunday's crash will be released in 30 days. police response times to the most urgent calls at two of england's biggest forces have become significantly slower in the past five years, according to figures obtained by the bbc. warming airand sea temperatures are causing arctic glaciers to melt and triggering rainfall that creates problems for animals like reindeer. it is cooper to save millwall. they are out! and in sportday... brighton win a dramatic penalty shootout against millwall to secure their place in the fa cup semi—finals. good evening. new zealand's prime minister says her office received an email containing the far—right views of bra nt

chancellor philip hammond we re doing.lip hammond were saying this morning that if the deal is voted down on tuesday, it creates a real uncertainty. the chances are that parliament will vote to extend the brexit process, and will say to mps, look, you have got a lot more control over this now. saying to the erg and others, be very careful about what you wish for, and at the same timejeremy corbyn is now flirting with the idea of the common market two which would meana of the common market two which would mean a much closer relationship with the european union, staying in the single market, staying in a customs union going forward. all this points towards a crucial few days ahead but very little positive for the government. jeremy corbyn had a meeting with conservative ministers and because of that vote in the house of lords on the trade bill, there are hints that are possibly of a move towards a softer brexit. yes, i think that is a fair analysis. what the trade bill vote means is that it will go back to mps. the governmen

senior cabinet ministers — including the chancellor philip hammond — have said theresa may's brexit dealhe vote again in the commons this week if she can't pursuade enough mps to change their minds. he said attempts to win over critics — including the democratic unionists — were still work in progress. 0ur political correspondent ben wright reports. the noes to the left, 391. so the noes have it. the noes have it. a second crushing defeat for the prime minister's brexit deal last tuesday. 75 tory mps rebelled against it. now, with days to go until the uk is meant to leave the eu, the government will try again. probably. we will only bring the deal back if we are confident that enough of our colleagues and the dup are prepared to support it. so that we can get it through parliament. we are notjust going to keep presenting it if we haven't moved the dial. the government needs to persuade dozens of tories and the dup to back the deal. some conservative mps have changed their mind. the rest are being warned of the consequences if they don't. clearly, if we don't get this deal through, we are

philip hammond where he showed trade growth is slipping a bit but jobs crip being created at record numbers the economy the economic fundamentals are good and strong and we've got a good story to work you know even preliminary deals with japan turkey india career these are the countries on what was the fair alive and i don't mean there is a very wide as you go she wrote this very important ok what about we should have done better we should have done better but i know for a fact liam fox the international development sector has been flying all around the world with these t. it's trying to drum up support and i think some of these trade deals will be fall into place much quicker than people think trump loves great britain just finally what what stories could be buried during all this wall to wall coverage of the bricks of debate because philip hammond the chancellor said again that welfare was going to be frozen rountree trussing five hundred sixty pounds a year worse off for poor families and also a knife grave seemed to be saying it's nothing to do with the more complex issues it's just the

but first, on wednesday the chancellor, philip hammond, will give his spring statement.t a budget, but will update mps on the state of the uk's finances. and while the chancellor isn't expected to set out any tax and spending measures, that won't stop the opposition telling him where he should be directing funding. health and education are always near the top of that list, but he's also likely to face continued demands to spend more on policing to help tackle knife crime which has been on the rise with lethal consequences. after the fatal stabbings of two i7—year—olds, the home secretary came to the commons to make a statement — his message, this cannot go on. serious violence is on the rise. communities are being torn apart. and families are losing their children. we all wish that there was one thing we could do to stop this violence, but there are no short cuts, there is no one single solution. and he addressed concerns about police resources. we must ensure that the police have the resources to combat serious crimes. i am raising police funding to record levels next y

what has philip hammond been saying?ing an insight into the ongoing negotiations which he has been involved with as the chancellor. negotiations with the dup, the group of northern irish mps who prop up the government of theresa may in westminster. support for her brexit deal is crucial. if they come on board, it is likely lots of conservative mps would follow suit and bank the prime minister ‘s deal. there has been a suggestion from some that this is an attempt by the dup or the government too, in exchange for their support for the prime minister's deal, offer them funding for northern ireland which we know is a big condition of their support for the confidence and supply arrangement they have with the government after the last election. the chancellor was asked about this this morning on the andrew marr show. well, the dup as i think you would have heard nigel dodds saying on friday, is primarily concerned about the threat of divergence between the regime in northern ireland and the regime in great britain. the dup are

the ft weekend says philip hammond has urged eurosceptic conservatives to back theresa may's brexit deal its approval would allow him to release billions of pounds for stretched public services. one direction star liam payne is backing a daily mirror campaign tackling knife crime. he says he was robbed at knifepoint when he was 12. and the guardian takes a look at school funding. it says teachers are doing the work of canteen staff and cleaners, while essential funds are raised by parent donations in what it calls a "funding crisis. " so lots of different stories in the morning papers but inevitably, the exit once again and phillip hammond, billions on offerfor exit once again and phillip hammond, billions on offer for backing theresa may. they have tried everything else to try and get the vote through. the prime minister seems to have called on the chancellor now to try and buy at. yes, if people, the waverers and maybe some labour mps backed the deal on tuesday in the meaningful vote. phillip hammond is using some quite interesting rhetoric here, he is talking about the irish backstop

philip hammond and stephen barclay have also been backing the prime minister this morning.big question of, if there is no prospect oi’ question of, if there is no prospect or very little prospect of the prime minister's deal passing next week. what happens? we expect there to be indicative votes where parliament will try to seize control of the process and look at other options, a series of votes on potential other plans. have a listen to this from the brexit secretary stephen barclay about what would happen if parliament votes for something government will not implement. there isa government will not implement. there is a constitutional collision if parliament is instructing the government to do something which is fundamentally against what it has been elected to do. the legal position is indicative votes, not in themselves binding. the question is whether parliament would seek to legislate to use the order book to give it force. they could do that if they were taking control? potentially. parliament in essence would have been saying we are legislating to take no deal of t

the uk's chancellor of the exchequer, philip hammond, has been explaining why he thinks parliament has some kind of exit deal. if you reject no—deal, how are you going to deliver that? because there are only two ways to avoid no—deal. one is to vote for a deal. and the other is to withdraw the article 50 letter and have no brexit. there is clearly no appetite in the house of commons to do that, to withdraw the article 50 letter. so the house of commons has to support a deal. so that is the view of the chancellor, or the finance minister, if you prefer. our economics correspondent, andrew walker, is here with me. the chancellor saying we have to agree a deal now, and it is interesting, the queue —— the view from goldman sachs among others as it might be theresa may's withdrawal deal. goldman sachs put out a know saying 60% probability theresa may's will indeed ultimately be ratified. you might find that somewhat surprising as that deal was comprehensively rejected the day before yesterday by a margin of 150 votes. but i think as exit day gets closer, i think what goldman sachs are think

the chancellor, philip hammond, says a significant number of conservative mps have changed their mindsnd are prepared to back theresa may's brexit deal if it went back to the commons for another vote. ethiopia's transport minister says there are "clear similarities" between black box data from last week's crash, and that of an indonesian lion air plane that crashed last october. new zealand's cabinet will meet in the coming hours to discuss changing the country's gun laws, after the attacks on two mosques in christchurch, which killed 50 people. as the country tries to come to terms with the massacre, schools are due to reopen and thousands of people have been attending vigils. let's now go to our colleague sharanjit lyel in christchurch. grief has so many forms. but it's the one raw emotion that unites this country. among those mourning, a sports team whose goalie, atta elayyan, was cut down by the bullets. his coach today had this message for the man suspected of carrying out the terror attack. we're all one race, we're all human beings. we love each other, we have to love each other

and: philip hammond comes underfire for saying police resources could be redeployed to help tackle knifeme. the chancellor goes on the radio this morning, it's not a question of additional resources, it's a question of re—prioritization by the police. pathetic. absolutely pathetic. but first: the attorney general says he's had careful and detailed talks with the eu to try to find a way to ensure the irish backstop is not indefinite. the backstop is the insurance plan to make sure a physical border does not return to the island of ireland. geoffrey cox has been holding talks with officials to try to find a legally binding way to put in place some kind of end date to the backstop if it ever came into force. and he expressed surprise at eu claims that the uk had not put forward a clear plan. we have been engaging, mr speaker and focused detailed and careful discussions with the union. and we continue to seek legally binding changes to the backstop, which ensured that it cannot be indefinite. these discussions will be resumed shortly. on the 29th ofjanuary, the prime minister told the house

philip hammond was keen to stress that his statement was not a fiscal event, like a budget or a spending tackle the knife crime epidemic. 17—year—old jodie chesney was a recent victim — stabbed to death in an east london park. philip hammond announced extra cash for the police forces — six in england, one in wales — where serious violence is a particular problem. he told the commons action was needed now to stamp out the menace of knife crime. so the prime minister and i have decided — exceptionally — to make available immediately to police forces in england an additional £100 million over the course of the next year. ring—fenced to pay for additional overtime, targeted specifically on knife crime and for new violent crime reduction units, to deliver a wider cross—agency response to this epidemic. hear, hear! there were some other announcements — on housing, technology, tackling climate change, and period poverty. in response to rising concern by head teachers, that some girls are missing school attendance due to inability to afford sanitary products, i have decided to fund the provision

philip hammond announced extra cash for the police forces, six in england, one in wales, where seriouswas needed "now" to stamp out the "menace" of knife crime. so the prime minister and i have decided exceptionally, to make available immediately to police forces in england an additional £100 million over the course of the next year. ringfenced to pay for additional overtime, targeted specifically on knife crime and for a new violent crime reduction units, to deliver a wider cross agency response to this epidemic. hear, hear! there were some other announcements, on housing, technology, tackling climate change, and period poverty. in response to rising concern by head teachers, that some girls are missing school attendance due to inability to afford sanitary products, i have decided to fund the provision of free sanitary products in secondary schools and colleges in england, from the next school year. the most striking part of his statement was an appeal for consensus on brexit. higher unemployment, lower wages, higher prices in the shops. that is not what the british people voted for i

the chancellor of the exchequer, philip hammond, is due to deliver his spring statement on wednesday.e money for public services if a brexit deal is agreed. but the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, says mr hammond should be using his influence in the cabinet to ensure a no—deal brexit is taken off the table. no doubt the chancellor will celebrate a falling government borrowing on wednesday. but ijust want him to ask and consider, at what cost? because the chancellor hasn't eliminated the deficit, he hasjust shifted it onto the shoulders of others. the deficits have been passed down to nhs managers, council leaders, head teachers, and police commissioners. local government is on its knees. child poverty is rising. children are being stabbed to death on our streets. 87 people a day, on the latest figures, are dying whilst waiting for social care. universal credit, sold to us as ‘making work pay‘, and rolled out in a way that is driving people to food banks and into poverty. we have had enough, i have had enough, and i believe so many others have as well. and it is time to call out tho

philip hammond is saying that he's not going to announce any increase in spending so i think it dependsat happens on the 12th. that's true. there could be a deal dividend. let's watch this space. the financial times says a blow for tampines tariff policy fails to halt trade deficit, hitting a 10— year high. this is the number of goods going into the united states, much higher than the number of goods going out to the rest of the world and despite all his efforts with trade policy of which he has been extremely busy, he's been very busy, this is not what he wanted. when this is not what he wanted. when this big promises was reducing the trade deficit. he had this big trade war. he also renegotiated nafta with his allies, canada and mexico. absolutely. it's backfired. what's really interesting is economists are saying because of the strong us economy, it means that us consumers are buying foreign goods. they are buying more foreign goods. therefore there is a drop. there is always a balance between imports and exports. we've touched a little bit on facebook, with the business insider here

the chancellor philip hammond has warned conservative brexiteers to think very, very carefully about's brexit deal next week. meanwhile, in separate developments, the equality watchdog says it's considering using enforcement powers against the labour party in relation to anti—semitism complaints. our chief political correspondent vicki young is at westminster. brexit first. there is still this jayden and no update on the backstop. there are two things leading to this announcement. the government has been in brussels trying to get some kind of change, trying to get some kind of change, trying to get dozens of mps to change their mind about theresa may's deal, but the talks have not been going well. both sides say they we re been going well. both sides say they were difficult. that is diplomatic language for a massive row. probably. they will say they have had a robust exchange but when they say that things are difficult, you know things are not going well. there is the possibility that when theresa may hold another vote on her deal on tuesday, nothing will have changed on all of that

philip hammond who was on bbc today talking to andrew marr, that is when he said in fact that supportgoing for maize deal. deal.ould hold -- may's they could hold a vote. it is a work in progress, this vote, after it was defeated for a second time last week. >> what has happened since last tuesday is the significant number of colleagues including those will gone public have changed their view on this and discernment -- determined that on reflection they think the prime minister's deal is the best to deliver brexit. kathleen: she conceded the deadline has to be delayed. she wrote an article warning about this long delay and the fact that you continues to demand a purpose for extension. to square one, that would mean a longer extension. the idea of the british people going to the polls to elect members of the european parliament, three years after voting to leave, there could be no more potent symbol of parliament's collective political failure. this brexit secretary said there is no point in having a vote if there is no chance of winning. that is what is at stake. haidi: is there a sen

to her and who are hoping that her deal will get through at the eleventh hour let's hear what philip hammond the chancellor had to say to all this in just over two weeks' time we run the risk of facing a very stark choice between leaving me with no deal or not leaving the you are tall it is essential that we get a deal done that's the problem that series i'm a has that whole government has that really time is running out it's now the eleventh of april where the e.u. has said you have to get your act together or you are out and you're out without a deal and that's for many parliamentarians for businesses as well and absolute horror scenario because it would have severe implications for for mainly for business for medical supplies so a lot of people are incredibly scared of that situation based on what you're hearing burger what is likely to happen here. this issue ation is really evolving by the hour so hard to give any predictions but i think that next week parliamentarians in the house of commons will try and have find somehow a common ground which is incredibly difficult because people are

it says philip hammond will stem tech giants's power and announce £50 million to tackle knife crime.and finally, der tagespiegel in germany leads with europe grounding the boeing 737 max aircraft, while the us refuses to follow suit. that is another story that has been dominating certainly in business. so let's bring in a guest. with me is rebecca harding, the ceo of coriolis tech. ian henderson is also back, as promised, to give us their take on this coverage. the daily mail, house of fool ‘s, the daily mail saying that politicians that the country down. —— house of fools. just explain that position for our international viewers. so the explain that position for our internationalviewers. so the daily mail completely backed brexit, the former editor was a big, mail completely backed brexit, the former editorwas a big, big cheerleader for the european research group, that is the far right of the conservative party that wa nts to right of the conservative party that wants to see, that projected theresa may's deal yesterday. the new editor that came in in the autumn is taking a complete

they're also still to resume a loyalist who had hoped that the deal will go through that says what philip hammond the child's laugh to say about this. in just over two weeks' time we run the risk of facing a very stark choice between leaving me you with no deal or not leaving the you at all it is essential that we get a deal done well in this deal most likely to be presented to parliament for if that time to defeats already is that a vote on this deal that she has hammered out with the european union is likely to happen next week thank you very good mass in london you're watching news from berlin coming up next doc film with a look at how blocking technology could up and back banking don't forget you can get.

metro, yet another stabbing in london, and people are playing politics on this, the chancellor, philip hammond with the no deal brexit could have been spent on things i tackling knife crime instead. the cuts to policing have been happening long before brexit. this is, you know, it is a shame that he is using this horrible situation of the escalation of knife crime throughout this country to bring brexit and money for no deal and all this stuff into it, because the cuts that we have seen throughout this country, you know, to schooling and the nhs and policing, it is not something that has happened overnight because of brexit. it is such a shame they are using that. this is a real issue and a real concern for people. if you cannot let your children out at all because of a fear that they will be knifed, and i have to young children, this is something that deserves more than the one day summit they have talked about. it is an action that needs happening, and this is more police on the street, real police, not just this is more police on the street, real police, notjust a visibility, the voluntary

the finance minister philip hammond saying over the weekend that the deal would only be —— only be putnt a third time if the government is sure it has the votes to get it through, to get it approved. on the other side of things, borisjohnson, approved. on the other side of things, boris johnson, the approved. on the other side of things, borisjohnson, the former foreign secretary, urging mps to reject it. boris johnson would be very happy to see the uk leave the european union without a deal at all, he does not like the prime minister's deal, he doesn't want to have to go back and renegotiate, and he is thinking that somehow the prime ministerjust goes to the eu summit on thursday and seeks to renegotiate the backstop again, that she will somehow get better terms. we have seen no indication of that, so now what we are looking for is to see whether or not the ten dup mps in northern ireland, if they come onside, that is what theresa may needs to get this deal through. if those ten mps come onside, the really right when people in her party, the hardcore brexiteers will likely follow and

dividend' after a windfall in tax receipts, that's according to the financial times, which says philip hammondmise to increase public spending in next week's spring statement if mps back the prime minister's deal. the guardian reports that the membership at ukip has nearly doubled in a year, with many being attracted to what the paper calls the party's ‘anti—islam agenda'. the metro has pictures ofjodie chesney and yousef makki, two seventeen—year—olds, who were stabbed in separate incidents in less than 2a hours. the mail has shocking figures that reveals the number of under sixteen‘s being treated in hospital for knife wounds has nearly doubled in the last five years. and, the express has an interview with the former london met police comissioner, lord hogan howe, who is calling on the government to reverse cuts to police numbers in a bid to tackle knife crime. let's start with the story of the stabbings which we have been reporting in the last couple of days. the daily mirror, new vic towns, anyone‘s street, anyone‘s child. some of it is gang related but a lot of it is not. a lot of it is b

the chancellor, philip hammond, says a significant number of conservative mps have changed their mindseal if it went back to the commons for another vote. ethiopia's transport minister says there are "clear similarities" between black box data from last week's crash, and that

philip hammond said the predictions depended on an orderly brexit and he highlighted what he called thever the economy'. our economics correspondent dharshini david reports. at this cookery class in manchester, cuts to some public services have been hard to swallow. they are keenly aware of the way budgets have sometimes failed to keep up with the cost of living over the last decade. we are not getting for what we are paying, really. the police and the fire, we are not getting the services enough. parents needing to provide papers and pens on things like that to help the schools to teach the kids, it'sjust not good. today, the chancellor revealed he has the funds to ease austerity. at the time of the autumn budget, this is how much the chancellor thought he would have to borrow to fund spending over the next few years, but look at the yellow bars. today, the government expects to borrow less thanks to higher tax receipts on wages and lower interest payments on government debt. so that means the chancellor has over £26 billion he could spend just over the next couple of years to restore

the chancellor, philip hammond, says a significant number of conservative mps have changed their minds are prepared to back theresa may's brexit deal if it went back to the commons for another vote. ethiopia's transport minister says there are "clear similarities" between black box data from last week's crash, and that of an indonesian lion air plane that crashed last october. police response times to the most urgent calls at two of england's biggest forces have become significantly slower in the past five years, according to figures obtained by the bbc. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm damian johnson. ahead from us. brighton knock millwall out of the fa cup in a penalty shoot out to set up their first semi final in 33 years against manchester city. a late penalty from james milner helps liverpool beat fulham and regain top spot in the premier league and f1 world champion lewis hamilton has to settle for second as his team mate wins the season—opening australian grand prix brighton are through to the fa cup semi finals for the first time in

the ft weekend says philip hammond has urged eurosceptic conservatives to back theresa may's brexit dealw him to release billions of pounds for stretched public services. 0ne direction star liam payne is backing a daily mirror campaign tackling knife crime. he says he was robbed at knife—point when he was 12. and the guardian takes a look at school funding, it says teachers are doing the work of canteen staff and cleaners, while essential funds are raised by parent donations in what it calls a "funding crisis". so, a variety of stories making the front pages. let's see what our reviewers make of it all. 0nce once again, brexit is the big votes looming next week. and the daily telegraph and met leaves theresa may facing brexit humiliation, reflecting the blunt response to his latest tweets. well, the point is that earlier today we had yet another speech of this prime minister. i think it was a double play, a double plea to the mps to really vote for her withdrawal agreement. struck with the eu, the only one actually on the table after that terrible shockingly huge defeat of 230 votes. and

philip hammond will be outlining his spring statement and we can joinjoe cockburn in westminster. night's devastating defeat for theresa may we are live in westminster for a specially extended programme until 2:30pm this afternoon. we will bring you prime ministers questions at noon and then the chancellor's spring statement as mps prepare to vote again tonight on whether to rule out a no—deal brexit. joining me today, brexiteers can preservative steve baker, liz kendall from labour who to put

let's move to the ft and the promise from uk chancellor philip hammond that there will be an increase brexit. the bbc website now: the algerian president abdelaziz bouteflika has now formally registered as a candidate, despite days of nationwide protests against his decision to seek a fifth term. and the washington times reports on the safe landing of an american—built capsule designed to carry humans into space. the dragon capsule just had a test dummy aboard this time, but it paves the way for two nasa astronauts making the trip this summer. and finally the south china morning post — it explains how the danish toymaker lego is planning a massive expansion in china. more on that to come. it has had a massive expansion in my home, there is lego everywhere. with me in the studio is joseph sternberg — columnist with the wall streetjournal. a you are lego fan? not when i step on them. not when the hoover sucks up on them. not when the hoover sucks up all my labrador eats them. let's look at the front page of the metro. pictures of the two latest victims, oath of them 17 years old, jodie

and the chancellor phillip adams in about a0 minutes. —— and philip hammond.harity's calling for legal aid for the families of those who die in state custody. tanya el kyria was helped by the charity called inquest after initially being refused legal aid in the wake of her daughter amy's death. the 1a year—old was found hanged in a mental health clinic in roehampton. the government says for the vast majority of inquests, legal representation isn't necessary but the charity says it's essential. there is absolutely no doubt that without legal representation of the truth about how and why amy died would never have come to the forefront. no charges are likely to be brought in the criminal investigation into the grenfell tower fire for at least the next two years. the met police says it would be wrong not to wait for the final report of the grenfell tower inquiry, the second phase of which is unlikely to begin before the end of this year. in response, the grenfell united action group said they felt they were living in a limbo with no individuals or organisations be

been pushing the pressure he very ha rd been pushing the pressure he very hard for more money, philip hammond chipped in on the side of the perimeter in this debate asking if the police can do more with the resources that he gives them. one of the problems with knife crime is that it the problems with knife crime is thatitis the problems with knife crime is that it is such a political football, sorry to be cliche. particularly given the prime minister ran the home office for so long, she cannot say there is not a connection between police numbers and knife crime without making her own previous remarks untrue. she has to stick to the line that she wrote all those years in the home office. and it's true in some ways that there is not a direct cormorant —— correlation because it is much more complicated of an issue. but there are direct results of conservative policies that have led to more gang members. it is very complicated and people can be terribly simplistic in order to win a political point over the other the micro dispatch box. so she is stuck sticking to her own line, which cressida dic

use a lack of action, the government has just announced £100 million in philip hammond's statement tohelp deal specifically with knife crime. so thatis specifically with knife crime. so that is government action? some government action. i think most would regard as a sticking plaster rather than a strategy that will lead to any real solutions here. the numbers are staggering, 21,500 knife offences last year will stop a nine year high, and of course those individuals in instances like the terrible murder ofjodie chesney, i think it really brings home how out of hand that problem has become. and yet it is not really on the front page, it is on the mirror‘s front page, it is on the mirror‘s front page tomorrow, but not generally getting that much coverage because the papers are completely swarmed with coverage of brexit? absolutely, there are lots of things going on in this country that don't get the attention they deserve because of what's going on in westminster. let's end up on a slightly lighter note. the cheltenham festival, we have a bit of history that has been made? it is a great

been pushing the pressure he very ha rd been pushing the pressure he very hard for more money, philip hammondking if the police can do more with the resources that he gives them. one of the problems with knife crime is that it the problems with knife crime is thatitis the problems with knife crime is that it is such a political football, sorry to be cliche. particularly given the prime minister ran the home office for so long, she cannot say there is not a connection between police numbers and knife crime without making her own previous remarks untrue. she has to stick to the line that she wrote all those years in the home office. and it's true in some ways that there is not a direct cormorant —— correlation because it is much more complicated of an issue. but there are direct results of conservative policies that have led to more gang members. it is very complicated and people can be terribly simplistic in order to win a political point over the other the micro dispatch box. so she is stuck