is the army said the target was an anti ms. also. live now to our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. more strikes number. at least 15 people have been killed in gaza through the course of the day. that air strike a few hours ago was in the south of the gaza strip. two men were killed in their car and you can see in pictures, that car was on fire. the is really military says that they were transporting anti tank missiles but it s a confusing picture because don t militant group in gaza has said they were members of their organisation. there are some local sources saying that perhaps these two men were just relatives who were farmers in that area. at the same time, we ve had the israeli prime minister coming out in the past two hours, speaking about israel s operation in the gaza strip, saying that he had ordered that cherry action as early as last week in response to the rocket fire that took place just over a week ago. he said the idea was that this cuts off the top of
the chairman of the bbc, richard sharp, is facing questions in parliament this morning. he s appearing in front of the digital, media, culture & sport committee he s likely to be asked about his involvement in securing a loan for former prime minister boris johnson. let s listen in. establish the facts about the loan arrangement with the then prime minister, which was being set up at the same time as he was making the appointment of the bbc chair. essentially, from what i ve read, there were three people involved, sam blythe, borisjohnson and you. who started the whole procedure, who approached herfirst? weill. who started the whole procedure, who approached her first? approached her first? well, first of all, thank approached her first? well, first of all. thank you approached her first? well, first of all, thank you very approached her first? well, first of all, thank you very much approached her first? well, first of all, thank you very much for - approached her f
and back on the prowl how come wolves have returned to belgium after a century. hello and welcome to the programme. it isa it is a very big day for the chancellor today, jeremy hunt. it is the budget of course. free childcare for working parents in england is expected to be expand to cover one and two year olds, in jeremy hunt s first budget as chancellor. currently, only working parents with three and four year olds are eligible for 30 hours of free childcare per week. the plans are part of a uk government drive to encourage more people back to work, to boost economic growth. ben king reports. for lauren from south london, being a working mum is a constantjuggle. forthree being a working mum is a constantjuggle. for three days constant juggle. for three days a constantjuggle. for three days a week, she looks after eight year olds zane while she works from home. on the other two days, she spends an hour or more travelling to nursery. the nursery near more travelling to nur
as thousands of teachers and junior doctors walk out in disputes over pay. oscars glory for the short film an irish goodbye. james martin talks to us about hobnobbing with the stars on the day he turned 31. manchester city in seventh heaven as star man erling haaland scores five. pep guardiola s side thrash rb leipzig and ease into the champions league quarterfinals. good morning. under clear skies last night, the northern lights once again when clearview, but under those same clear skies it is a cold start with a widespread frost, the risk of ice and some sunshine, but rain piling in from the west preceded by snow, but also milder air. i will have more later. good morning. it s wednesday 15th march. our main story. chancellorjeremy hunt will today announce his spring budget, with an expansion of free childcare for working parents in england expected to be top of the list. getting thousands of people into work, including those with disabilities and people on universal credit,