a new chancellor tomorrow. hundreds pay tribute to murdered primary school teacher sabina nessa at a candle lit vigil. the uk government is set to formally announce a visa scheme on sunday that will make it easier for foreign drivers to work in the uk. it s expected the scheme will be temporary and will issue visas for about 5,000 drivers to tackle the hgv driver shortage. the road haulage association estimates the uk is short of about 100,000 hgv drivers, with existing shortages made worse by the pandemic and brexit. the bbc understands the government will also announce a raft of longer term measures, including training up more drivers and addressing the backlog of driving tests. it is thought around 40,000 are still waiting for their test. it is thought around 40,000 are still waiting for their test. 0ur transport correspondent, caroline davies, reports. chicken, milkshakes, now petrol. a shortage of lorry drivers continues to bite across the uk, and as the problem grows, t
welcome to our programme live here from baltimore. you can just see you canjust see behind my right shoulder, those images on the bridge that were impacted by the massive cargo ship, causing it to collapse into the water. the people who were on the bridge to plunge into the water, it is cold at the hour. presidentjoe biden speaking in the last 20 minutes or so saying the following, that he will help rebuild the port together with local officials. all federal help will be made available and he said the people of baltimore can count on us to stick with them. this francis scott key bridge is critical to the city, to the port infrastructure and the people here. ask people who are believed to be construction workers who were fixing potholes on the bridge at the time are still missing. the two people who have been rescued, one was taken to hospital in critical condition. the mayor of baltimore calling it an unthinkable tragedy. all living at this hour has been shipping until furthe
tomorrow will be the last time the chancellor brandishes the budget red box outside number 11 before the election. will there be any surprises inside? it is the eve of what is probably the government s last set piece before a general election, and speculation over tax cuts surroundsjeremy hunt s budget. i asked rishi sunak ally, the former minister liam fox, whther it was time to unfreeze tax thresholds. well, if i had my choice and if i were the chancellor, tomorrow that is what i would be doing. we ll be asking labour s shadow minister for industry and decarbonisation whether a labour government would change the fiscal rules in order to cut taxes? also tonight. it looks like it s going to be a pretty super tuesday for donald trump, so can anyone or anything stop him in his tracks on the way to the republican nomination? music the latest production at the birmingham rep. after birmingham council cuts its culture budget to zero, is austerity for the arts coming to a town near
but what about the permanent role? look, let s hope that takes care of itself. ultimately for me, i am focusing on these two games and then we ll see what happens then. at the minute, i have been given the chance to lead the team for the two games against belgium and switzerland. going forward, who knows? i ve spoken about this in the past about when management changes, everyone has their own ideas, head coaches have their own ideas. as always, i would be up for a conversation, but that is for further down the line. great britain s katie boulter has broken into the top 30 in the world for the first time after winning the second tour title of her career. she came from a set down in the san diego open final to beat the 21 year old ukrainian marta kostyuk. boulter won on grass last summer in nottingham, but this was a wta 500 event, a much bigger tournament. boulter is one half of tennis golden couple, and australian alex de minaur was in the stands 2a hours after winning on th
use the euro currency. next week, it s the turn of the bank of england with another rise widely expected. but with inflation starting to ease, are we finally seeing the peak in the cost of borrowing? and when can we expect rates to start coming down again? let s hear first from michelle fleury in new york. the federal reserve has moved with unprecedented speed to get inflation under control. since march of last year, it has raised its benchmark rate by 5.25 percentage points. its latest move is likely to push up the cost of borrowing for american businesses and consumers even further. with inflation showing prices rising more slowly than a year ago, the key question at the press conference was whether this rate increase was the last or would it hike again later this year? fed chairjerome powell wouldn t be drawn. i would say it is certainly possible that we would raise funds again at the september meeting if the data warranted it. and i would also say it is possible that we w