shares in the swiss banking giant credit suisse fall to a record low as investors remain worried after the collapse of silicon valley bank. a high court in pakistan orders police to halt their operation to arrest former prime minister imran khan until thursday, following clashes between police and his supporters. conflicting accounts from washington and moscow as a us drone crashes into the black sea after an encounter with russian fighter jets. and a small number of wolves settle in belgium for the first time in more than 100 years as numbers rise across europe. hello. we start here in the uk where the chancellorjeremy hunt has been setting out his budget, pledging to build for the future . the uk economy is set to shrink this year, but it is no longer expected to enter a recession. mr hunt also says the inflation forecast is to fall from above 10%, to just under 3% by the end of 2023. but the labour leader, sir keir starmer, accuses the government of dressing up stagnat
we can t afford to be able to put her in nursery for some days a week so i can go back to work. so it s quite difficult really, but announcing this sounds really promising. big changes to pensions too to encourage people to stay in employment, but the chancellor s plans prompt accusations that his budget favours the rich. also on the programme tonight. markets fall in europe and the us amid concerns about the troubled banking giant credit suisse. it s a lovely ball through to benzema. break s here for vinicius. then benzema. and there s no miracle in madrid as liverpool are knocked out of the champions league. and coming up in the sport, but you left the best of the action from snakes champions league clashes, it is mission improbable liberal pool and nurture it, find out how they fare against the defending champions. liverpool. good evening. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has pledged to build for the future in his first budget, promising it will deliver growth. he told mp
fall in living standards since the 19505 and predicted house prices will drop by 10%. tonight we ll look at the key measures unveiled by the chancellor. as he tries to get more people into work 30 hours of free childcare is one of them. it s being expanded in england to cover one and two year olds. we can t afford to be able to put her in nursery for several days a week, so i can go back to work. so it is quite difficult really. this announcement sounds promising. there ll be changes to the benefit system with tougher sanctions for claimants who won t get a job. promoting nuclear energy it s being reclassified as environmentally sustainable to drive more investment in the sector. and stay with us on bbc news for continuing coverage and and coming up on the bbc news channel: he admits that chances are
at six, the chancellor unveils his first budget with big changes to childcare, pensions and benefits. jeremy hunt says the economy is on the right track and the plan is working but labour said the uk was on a path of managed decline. today we build for the future. with inflation down, debt falling and growth up, the declinists are wrong and the optimists are right. like millions across our country this budget leaves us stuck in the waiting room with only a sticking plaster to hand, a country set on a path of managed decline, falling behind our competitors, the sick man of europe once again. the government s independent forecaster warned of the sharpest fall in living standards