we area we are a couple of hours away from that speech being delivered but already the political parties are trying to shake the narrative. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming joins me. what are they saying? sorry i can t “oin ou in what are they saying? sorry i can t join you in the what are they saying? sorry i can t join you in the fresh what are they saying? sorry i can t join you in the fresh air. what are they saying? sorry i can t join you in the fresh air. the - join you in the fresh air. the framing from the government is they are trying to help with the cost of living, which suggests there might be measures to directly help people with bills in this list of legislations today. there is not. the government will make the case that you do that over the medium and long term by reforming the economy, in the words of one very close adviser to borisjohnson, the country has had enough pain relief, it is time for the surgery the economy needs. in other words there h
what actions stares across to moscow in terms of what actions may accompany the words of vladimir what actions may accompany the words of vladimir putin. the ukrainians are continuing to defend themselves against are continuing to defend themselves against this russian invasion, which is very against this russian invasion, which is very ntuch against this russian invasion, which is very much continuing in the south and east is very much continuing in the south and east. and they will continue to do so and east. and they will continue to do so with and east. and they will continue to do so with the help of the west. we are seeing do so with the help of the west. we are seeing more signs of commitment from nato are seeing more signs of commitment from nato members. but for them to fully repel from nato members. but for them to fully repel the russians, for the ukrainians to take back the land which ukrainians to take back the land which has ukrainians to take back th
you had negotiate amendments over the past you had not made much progress. it is not you had not made much progress. it is not even you had not made much progress. it is not even fully operating at. there is not even fully operating at. there are is not even fully operating at. there are clauses yet to come into action there are clauses yet to come into action that there are clauses yet to come into action. that is a difficult issue. sinn action. that is a difficult issue. sinn fein action. that is a difficult issue. sinn fein can t take up the position of first sinn fein can t take up the position of first minister without the dup support~ of first minister without the dup support. we could be looking at a period support. we could be looking at a period of support. we could be looking at a period of political paralysis, which might period of political paralysis, which might last period of political paralysis, which might last as long as six months, then migh
it? i think they wanted that. they were rolling everyone out. trying to get the american market to embrace formula 1. it is all round the miami dolphins stadium, i think. thank you. the rise of online influencers could leave children at risk of exploitation, according to a new report from mps. the digital, culture, media and sport committee has called on the government to strengthen employment and advertising laws to protect children. 0ur correspondent, tim muffett, has been to meet a group of young people to find out what they think. just one shot. that s the name of this training and mentoring programme for young footballers in north london. it s a sport i got into when i was younger, and it s my favourite sport. just the passion about the game, the atmosphere. and if you like football, inspiration and influence is all around.
to be saving so much money. i but i physically cannot. because, like, everything is just so expensive. in scotland, every local authority, 32 in total is up for election this year, and in wales, all 22 local authorities are being contested and these will be the first local elections in which 16 and 17 year olds can vote. so across the uk, there s a lot at stake. if you really want to understand what s happened, the real evidence will lie in comparing the votes that the parties get tomorrow with the votes they got in the same councils last year. in many, many places, that comparison will be possible. to find out what s happening in your area, or who you might be able to vote for, visit bbc.co.uk/news for all the information you need. alex forsyth, bbc news. 0ur chief political correspondent joins us now from westminster. adam, how are things looking this morning as we head