could the disabled children whose mums took the anti epilepsy drug valproate finally be set to receive compensation? a report out tomorrow will call on the government to make payments of £100,000 to those harmed by sodium valproate because some women were not told of the risks taking it could pose. we ll talk live to these two women mothers, between them, of seven children with physial and learning disabilities who have been fighting for compensation for 12 years. 12 years. also tonight. our own mark urban s despatch from ukraine. almost two years into the conflict soldiers are exhausted. will the government s new recruitment plan provide the numbers needed 7 we ll understand it would be a very long war. 0ur soldiers have been fighting for two years. they are tired and exhausted so we cannot win. also liz truss is back today launching a new tory group called popular conservatism what does she know about that? conservatives have not taken on the left wing extremists
In afghanistan, gunmen dressed as doctors killed at least 30 people at a hospital in kabul. In south sudan, the un warns of a genocide in the making and blames Government Forces and local militia. And, we talk to the former serviceman whos making history on the racecourse. Coming up in sportsday theres one match in the Premier League as Manchester City look to beat stoke at the etihad to go second in the table. Good evening. The chancellor, Philip Hammond, has presented his first budget, promising to build a brighterfuture as the government prepares to start the formal process of leaving the european union. Among the main news was an extra £2 billion to be spent on the Social Care System in england over the next three years. The chancellor was accused of breaking a conservative Manifesto Promise by increasing National Insurance contributions for millions of Self Employed people. And he offered some help forfirms in england facing higher business rates. Well have details of the speech
Live from our studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm at the United Nations in new york where, addressing north koreas recent Missile Tests, the Us Ambassador nikki haley delivered a blunt message to north korea. Flanked by representatives from both japan and south korea, Ambassador Haley warned that all options are on the table when it came to americas response. She also had this to say about the countrys leader kim jong un. We are not dealing with a rational person, if this was any other country we would be talking about that and this wouldnt be an issue, this is not a rational person who has not had rational axe and who is not thinking clearly. What i can tell you as the stance of the us is we are real value in how we can handle north korea Going Forward and we are making those decisions now and we will act accordingly. Malaysia is having its own problems with north korea. The two nations have banned each othe
Live from our studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm at the United Nations in new york where, addressing north koreas recent Missile Tests, the Us Ambassador nikki haley delivered a blunt message to north korea. Flanked by representatives from both japan and south korea, Ambassador Haley warned that all options are on the table when it came to americas response. She also had this to say about the countrys leader kim jong un. We are not dealing with a rational person, if this was any other country we would be talking about that and this wouldnt be an issue, this is not a rational person who has not had rational axe and who is not thinking clearly. What i can tell you as the stance of the us is we are real value in how we can handle north korea Going Forward and we are making those decisions now and we will act accordingly. Malaysia is having its own problems with north korea. The two nations have banned each othe