Also this morning rage boils over in court. A father of three girls abused by the doctor of the American Gymnastics Team apologises for his actions and says hes no hero. Talk is cheap. The boss of the fbi hits back at donald trump in a row over a memo that accuses the bureau of bias. In sport, scottish hopes soar as they start the six nations in wales today, and theyre both hoping to snuff out englands hopes of becoming the first side to complete a hatrick of titles in 130 years. Ireland kick off in france. Theyre back, the spice girls say the time is right to explore new opportunities, but what will those those opportunities be . Well try and find out. And ben has the weather. Good morning. Your saturday looks great, damp and cold in most places. There will be snow in some high ground in the north and then the weather looks set to stay cold through the rest of the weekend and into next week. All the details on the way. Looks great. Thanks, ben, see you in a bit. Small businesses affec
Delighted that this is kind of ten minutes down the road from us. We just feel, i suppose, let down, and why wasnt anything in place to prevent this situation happening . There will now be no new spending save on services to safeguard the vulnerable until the next financial year. Weve been in what you might call a perfect storm of huge increases in demand for our services, at the same time, significant reductions in funding coming from Central Government. But is this a one off . English councils say by the end of the decade they will have seen £16 billion cut from their core Central Government funding. They say by 2020 there will bea funding. They say by 2020 there will be a £5. 8 billion annual shortfall. Whats more, they say they need an additional £1. 3 billion now for social care. Ministers will point to much needed efficiency savings made in the same period, but labour says its time for change. After nearly eight years of conservative government, councils have lost 50 of theirf
Is being looked at by the airlines regulator. Its after complaints passengers are being split up deliberately. And ireland pull off a dramatic victory with the last kick of the game in the Six Nations Rugby as they beat france by fifteen points to thirteen in paris. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. A local council has taken the highly unusual step of imposing emergency spending controls, after saying its facing severe financial challenges. The move by Northamptonshire County Council means a ban on all new spending, apart from whats used to protect Vulnerable People. The councils conservative leader, heather smith, says the move is a result of rising demand for services and cuts in government funding. It follows warnings that other authorities are also struggling to remain solvent. Im joined now by nick golding editor of the local government chronicle. Thank you forjoining us this evening. First of all, if we start with northamptonshire, whats gone on there . It must be really desp
Like a russian fighterjet. Red star is clearly visible on the wing. This footage posted on line appears to show the plane being hit and bursting into flames in a rebel had dashed rebel held area of north west syria. Agger had a jihad is to group formally linked to alqaeda said it had shot the plane down with a surface to air missile. Moscow said the pilot ejected and survived the crash but was killed by rebels on the ground. The fighter was shot down near the city of saraqeb close toa down near the city of saraqeb close to a major highway in idlib province. It was back in december when the Syrian Government backed by russian air power launched a major offensive against rebel groups in idlib, the last province under rebel control. But civilians are paying a heavy price. Thousands have fled. On friday rescuers said they pulled the bodies of at least seven civilians from cars hit by airstrikes south of aleppo. This incident is a rare loss for the russian air force. Opposition groups have
In idlib province. It was back in december when the syrian government, backed by russian air power, launched a major offensive against rebel groups in idlib, the last province under rebel control. But civilians are paying a heavy price. Thousands have fled. On friday, rescuers said they pulled the bodies of at least seven civilians from cars hit by airstrikes south of aleppo. This incident is a rare loss for the russian air force. Opposition groups have in the past shot down syrian planes but rarely those of the russian army and there are reports that moscow has responded by firing cruise missiles from navy vessels in the mediterranean. Sarah corker, bbc news. Italys Prime Minister has called for politicians to act responsibly after a mass shooting in the city of macerata. Six migrants from africa were injured when an italian man fired at them from his car. James reynolds reports from rome. One man, a 28 year old man, young Italian Armed with a pistol, turned the italian city of macera