And england get ready for the clash in cardiff, in their crucial six nations game against wales. And coming up in sportsday in bbc news tom varndell becomes the premierships all time leading try scorer as he beats mark cuetos record with his 91st try. Good evening. A controversial investigation costing tens of millions of pounds, into claims of the abuse of iraqi civilians by british troops is to be shut down within months. It follows a scathing report by mps into the Iraq Historic Allegations Team, which it described as An Unmitigated Failure, Investigating Thousands of claims unsupported by credible evidence and that soldiers under investigation, had suffered u na cce pta ble stress. 90 of investigations into abuse allegations from afghanistan are also being dropped. Our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, has the story. Its almost 1a years since british troops invaded its almost 14 years since british troops invaded iraq and the legacy of the war is still causing controversy.
By a deal to plug the Bhs Pensions Back by coal. £360 million to be paid. It endsa by coal. £360 million to be paid. It ends a long running dispute with regulators. Newcastle take a big step into returning to the Premier League. They go to the top of the championship. And the not so bonny banks of loch lomond why wild campers are no longer welcome. It looks like they are. Cowell has the rest of the weather. Happy st davids day. It is a chilly start, the risk of ice. Already some rain coming into the south west. Behind it in the south, it will become very windy later on. I will have more in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Donald trump has promised a new chapter of american greatness in his first speech to congress. He also appealed for unity, saying the time for Trivial Fights had passed. In an hour long speech he promised extra spending on infrastructure, the military, and pledged to tackle illegal immigration and terrorism. Our correspondent laura bicker has t
Coming up in the sport on bbc news its understood leicester have held informal talks with roy hodgson over the vacant managers position, following Claudio Ranieris sacking last week. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. President trump has used his first Speech To Congress to declare A Renewal Of The American Spirit and a new chapter of american greatness. He adopted a more measured tone than in his inauguration address, condemning the recent vandalism ofjewish cemeteries and the Fatal Shooting of an indian man in kansas. Heres our washington correspondent laura bicker. Donald trumps trip to Congress Gave him a few last moments to practise his speech. The president of the United States. Yet again, the president delivered what few had expected the most president ial of speeches. What we are witnessing today is the renewal of the american spirit. Our allies will find that america is once again ready to lead. He softened his tone on immigration, talked of reform and a new me
In sport more pressure on Arsene Wenger, as arsenal are humiliated in the Champions League. They are thrashed 5 1 by Bayern Munich in the last 16, 10 2 on aggregate. The last of the dambusters. We return to germany with the only surviving member of the air crews that carried out one of the Second World Wars most daring raids. And carol has the weather. Thank you, good morning. The weather has a 3 way split across the country. Windy conditions and showers in the north, dry and bright in the central swathes of the uk and in the central swathes of the uk and in the south, mild, cloudy and damp. I will have more details about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story an upbeat assessment of the economy, but a warning that more austerity lies ahead they are expected to be the key messages when the chancellor, Philip Hammond, delivers first budget later today. He will stress that the government wont shirk difficult decisions to deal with the deficit. But he is expected to find extra mo
And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News a five match ban. Bournemouth defender tyrone mings is given his punishment for stamping on zlatan ibrahimovic. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The chancellor has delivered his last Spring Budget and announced a few surprises, if no eye catching giveaways. The Overall Economic picture is little changed, giving him limited room to manoeuvre. But Philip Hammond told a packed House Of Commons he had managed to find an extra £2 billion for social care in england to be spent over the next three years. A more controversial pledge was his decision to increase National Insurance contributions for almost 2. 5 Million People despite a conservative manifesto promise that National Insurance wouldnt go up. Mr hammond also tackled criticism of the governments plans to increase Business Rates in england and wales by promising an Emergency Relief Fund for those businesses hit hardest and by capping the increase for most pubs. The labour Leaderje