simon jack. — one out. thank you very much, simon. simon jack. our _ one out. business editor. - let's speak to our political correspondent rajdeep sandhu. what is the latest? will this draw a line under things? that is exactly what the hope will be from — that is exactly what the hope will be from number 11 downing st, whether— be from number 11 downing st, whether -- _ be from number 11 downing st, whether —— where the chancellor lives _ whether —— where the chancellor lives we — whether —— where the chancellor lives. we will have to see where that is — lives. we will have to see where that is i— lives. we will have to see where that is. i suspect the opposition parties — that is. i suspect the opposition parties are _ that is. i suspect the opposition parties are not going to want to let this one _ parties are not going to want to let this one goal. as simon was outlining _ this one goal. as simon was outlining there, there are still these — outlining there, there are still these benefits that the chancellor's wife will _ these benefits that the chancellor's

what simonjack was some, tried to help with what simon jack was describing earlier with simonjack was cut in terms of the huge rise we have seen in inflation. in benefits only being set at 3.1% increase in september, last september's inflation rate. that is about half the current level of inflation we are seeing at the moment. some people are built up savings during the pandemic but this is not the people that we are seeing having to use food banks now so we're going to see a lot of pressure on public sector wages and on private sector wages. so, you know, there is that other concern that does it then become embedded that rising wages then cause even further information on the future. it is a really tricky economic time.— future. it is a really tricky economic time. most people watchin: economic time. most people watching this _ economic time. most people watching this will _ economic time. most people watching this will not - economic time. most people watching this will not think l watching this will not think that their wages have gone up at all. therefore they are looking at costs

simon jack, our business editor. let's speak to our political correspondent, rog deep sandhu.a line under thing, this latest political announcement? >> that is the hope for number downing street, where the chancellor lives, but i think the opposition parties are not going to want to let this one go. as simon was outlining there, there are still these benefits, the chancellor's wife will receive around inheritance tax. there are already questions from labor, given she's said she will now start paying tax in the u.k. on her worldwide assets, does that mean she is also going to pay any tax from previous years? that benefit she received? there is also a question about how big a benefit that was. i think those questions will still be swirling around. there is also the issue of the green card. the chancellor has admitted he had a green card while he was in office. he gave it up about six months ago, october 2021, and in order to have a gen card for the u.s., it means your permanent home is there and you also have to pay taxes on your worldwide assets. we do understand he paid some t

that update from simon jack. with the british sense of fairness. that update from simonjack. today wasn't quite as cold as yesterday because the wind wasn't as strong but we have still ended the week with temperatures below par for the time of year. we take that chilly arctic air with us into the start of the weekend, but as we move into next week a shift in the pattern. southerly winds delivering some warmer conditions across the uk. forthis some warmer conditions across the uk. for this weekend, some warmer conditions across the uk. forthis weekend, it some warmer conditions across the uk. for this weekend, it will be chilly, particularly at first, some cold and frosty nights. 0ften dry with just a few showers. next week it will feel warm where we get sunshine but not sunny all the time. also some outbreaks of rain. talking of rain, we saw some heavy downpours across southern england and the channel islands during this morning. that clearing away, then sunny spells. as you can see from the raider, lots of showers and thunderstorms and wintry showers, especially across north

simon jack, thank you. let's catch up with all _ you. simon jack, thank you.on their way to anfield tonight. but the liverpool boss is relishing the opportunity tonight presents. this is absolutely special to be part of the semifinal. it's crazy, it's crazy, really. it's a massive game. so many coaches, so many players out there try and work their socks off their whole life and have no chance to be close to a semifinal. we are there, so we have to cherish it, we have to appreciate it, of course, but we have to enjoy it as well. and yes, we face a very difficult opponent, that is true. they are made for this competition. the way they set it up, it is really good. england's women will finish their preparation for their home european championships with a match against switzerland in zurich. the game will take place on the 30th june as part of a five—day overseas training camp. the lionesses will also play belgium and the netherlands before opening the tournament at a sold—out old trafford on the sixth ofjuly against austria. the quarterfinals continue at the worl

simon jack, bbc news. ended with a pledge to reduce the use of coal and to cut greenhouse gases faster. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt looks at what impact the government's energy strategy will have on environmental targets. the uk has a good record on cutting carbon emissions. in 1990 we emitted around 800 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. but look at this. emissions were down 40% by 2019 — that's the largest reduction among the g20 countries, and that is despite — look at this — the economy growing by nearly 80% over the same period. this is a big part of how we do it... closing down polluting coal—fired power stations. here is how much electricity the country has generated since 1990. that yellow line at the bottom, that is nuclear power and electricity from abroad. the grey area is coal and, look at that, 80% of our power back in 1990, now a teeny 2%. gas, the blue area there, played the biggest part in filling the gap left by coal but look at renewables. mostly wind and solar, that's the green area,

simon jack and many thanks. price increase and the rising cost of living on our website, including money saving tips. that's at bbc.co.uk/news, or go the bbc news app. new figures suggest covid—i9 infections in the uk have hit a record high. the office for national statistics says it estimates nearly five million people had the virus in the week ending the 26th of march, compared with 11.3 million the week before. the new data comes as free covid testing ends for most people in england. our health editor hugh pym reports. the roll—out of fourth jabs for the most vulnerable is being stepped up, including for residents of this care home in surrey. they have got some long—term conditions that make it difficult for them to move around the community, so us coming into the care home means they are less exposed to the outside world. christine is one resident who feels the latestjab provides more confidence about life with the virus. i think we should all settle down and get on with our lives now. it's definitely time.

simon jack, thank you- _ our climate editorjustin rowlatt is in cardiff.n up to the big climate conference in glasgow last year about britain reaching its carbon net zero targets, so does today's announcement help get us there? there certainly were. we are actually doing quite well in terms of cutting emissions compare to other countries. emissions are down 40% since 1990, the biggest reduction of any g20 country. how have we done it? mostly by getting coal out of the system. back in 1990, 80% of our power came from coal and now it is a small 2% were stopped renewables have increased massively, barely existing in 1990 and now they are 26% of electricity generation, more than a quarter. as simon was saying, this announcement today creates extra momentum for decarbonising the electricity sector. nuclear, offshore wind and some solar will definitely help decarbonise. looking at what the climate change committee, the government's advises on the climate say, we have to prepare for a massive increase in actual city supply, we switch to ecotricity for heating hom

simon jack, bbc news.united nation's climate change conference in glasgow — which ended with a pledge to reduce the use of coal and to cut greenhouse gases faster. but much has changed since the war in ukraine. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt looks at what impact the government's energy strategy will have on environmental targets. the uk has a good record on cutting carbon emissions. in 1990, we emitted around 800 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. but to look at this. emissions were down 40% by 2019, that's the largest reduction among the g20 countries and that is despite, look at this, the economy growing by nearly 80% over the same period. this is a big part of how we do it... closing down polluting coal—fired power stations. here is how much electricity the country has generated since 1990. that yellow line at the bottom, that is nuclear power and electricity from abroad. the grey area is coal and, look at that, 80% of our power back in 1990, now a teeny 2%. gas, the blue area there, played the biggest

simon, many thanks, simon jack. _ and you can find more information about today's energy price increasete, including money—saving tips. that's at bbc.co.uk/new5, or go the bbc news app. new figures suggest covid—19 infections in the uk, have hit a record high. the office for national statistics says it estimates nearly 5 million people had the virus, in the week ending the 26th of march, compared with 11.3 million the week before. the new data comes as free covid testing ends for most people in england. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, reports. the roll—out of the fourth jabs for the most vulnerable is being stepped up, including four residents of this care home in surrey. the? up, including four residents of this care home in surrey.— up, including four residents of this care home in surrey. they have got some long-term — care home in surrey. they have got some long-term conditions - care home in surrey. they have got some long-term conditions that. care home in surrey. they have got i some long-term conditions that make some long—term conditions that make it difficult for them to move aro

. >> as the images show and as jack reported, the indiscriminate attacks on civilian neighborhoods as we saw from simonhorrific attacks outside of kyiv and bucha this weekend, as you poi out, international law requires protecting civilians. is the were crimes accusation not a clear-cut one -- the war crimes accusation not a clear-cut one? >> we saw two sets of images. buildings come apartment blocks being targeted by someone. that is a violation of the laws of war. it is a war crime to target a nonmilitary objective. the other images were obviously appalling to look at. it looked like individuals who were tied up, bound,ands behind their backs, apparently shot. they appeared to be civilians. that looks to me like a war crime and one carried on systematically. there is no difficulty proving were crimes have happened. the question is, who committed them? was it a bunch of soldiers on the run going crazy or was it on instruction from on high? did the leadership know about it and turn a blind eye? the difficulty of proving what is called command responsibilitythe leadership for war crimes and crimes agains

. >> jack has a great piece about how difficult it is to hold someone like vladimir putin accountedible for war crimes playing to the eye. absolutely infur yating on a personal level that simon, a special correspondent for pbs news hour, saying quote it is not easy to do what we did and did looking at the dead bodies. people who suffered incredibly before they died and gaslighting the people and the world and laying at the feet of the victims. we save that for the high jinx of one of the two parties in this country and everything that happened led joe biden to do what he did to say that it's a genocide. it is the elimination of a people. >> look. there's lots of debates of joe biden and at times spoken about in this conflict, many people upset about things he said. we talked about this with the speech in poland and suggested that putin had to go and the reality that whether it was george w. bush looking at putin seeing his soul or barack obama or donald trump. there's not been an american president that spoke with moral clarity about what was going on and a refusal to call a spade a spade and say what was going on and people who are familiar with the region and previous russ