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,
in london as predicted harry styles is one of the night s big winners with four awards, including the much coveted album of the year. hello to you in the uk and around the world. let s bring you some breaking news here in the uk first and a committee of mps has been highly critical of the chairman of the bbc, richard sharp. it has, in effect, urged him to consider his position. the digital, culture, media and sport select committee accuses mr sharp of a significant error ofjudgement for getting involved in facilitating a loan to the then prime minister, borisjohnson, at the same time as applying for the chairmanship of the bbc a job ultimately in the gift of the prime minister. mr sharp has insisted he was appointed bbc chairman on merit. he said that while he hadn t told the committee about the loan offer, he had informed a senior government official. and we ll have more on this a little later. the world health organization says that almost 26 million people have bee
borisjohnson, whilstapplying for the chairmanship of the bbc. now on bbc news. bbc 100 women in conversation: priyanka chopra jonas. priyanka chopra jonas wears many hats. she s an actress, a producer and a businesswoman. she came into the spotlight after winning the miss world pageant in the year 2000, went on to to become a successful bollywood star. now, she s perhaps the only person from india to have made a real space for themselves in the entertainment industry in the west. she s one of the bbc s 100 women this year. hi! and we re going to talk to her about her career and activism. priyanka chopra jonas, thanks very much for speaking to the bbc. you re obviously a successful star in two countries on two continents, but when you were growing up, that was a very different world. when people asked you what you want to be, what did you say? and at what point did you feel that the canvas could be as big as this? no, i never thought the canvas could be as big as this. this wa
in london, as predicted, harry styles is one of the night s big winners, with four awards, including the much coveted album of the year. hello and welcome to bbc news. the world health organisation says that almost 26 million people have been affected by the earthquakes that struck turkey and syria. the number confirmed dead has passed 28,000. on a visit to southern turkey, the un aid chief, martin griffiths, said there was an urgent need for medical assistance, as well as food and shelter for survivors. now rescue efforts are being hampered by a worsening security situation in southern turkey, including reports of looting and clashes between unnamed groups. more than 100 people have been detained across the 10 provinces affected by the quakes, with thejustice ministry ordering officials to set up so called earthquake crimes investigations units. 0ur correspondent, nick beake, is in gazientep. minor miracles are still happening, even after all this time. a five year old girl
the chairmanship of the bbc. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show. this is no ordinary cellar door. no. ..i m in switzerland going bonkers for bunkers. oh, wow, look at this. it s right in the middle of this massive complex, isn t it? and you d never know if you re just driving through. sightseeing non stop. absolutely spectacular mountain views. ..ona train breaking new ground. this is where the magic happens. and up high in the alps. up here, it s peaceful. the views, you don t get this out of a aeroplane window. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from switzerland, or more specifically, the international balloon festival in the swiss alps. we ll be taking a bird s eye perspective on that later on. but in the meantime, let s head to zurich for something a little more underground. i m on a journey from switzerland s capital, beginning with a drive two hours south west, because i ve heard that all around this country is a vast netw