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,
troubles from every direction. absolutely shattered. i m constantlyjust lying in bed and just thinking about how am i going to pay this? how am i going to pay that? i m trying to make you a den. money is beyond tight. try that, brett. for little brett and his two older sisters, the outside world can feel scary. there s a monster out there. what monster? a huge one. a huge one? oh my goodness. for his mum, the monsters are getting real. i ve always managed with the money i get, me benefits and the money that i earn from work. i ve always just managed to manage, but ijust can t do it at the minute. it s the gas, the electricity, the bills, and then the cost of the food that went up. how are you supposed to live, man? bottom line, anita s working. she s got a family. she s got no money. do you want some to eat, sweetheart? this is the first time i ve actually had to say, can you help us? tough times. but as we ll see, there s also hope and help. there s a lot to go through today
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our other main news this lunchtime. intense security as the man convicted of murdering liverpool schoolgirl olivia pratt korbel arrives at court for sentencing. a 26 year old woman is detained after the killing of a military blogger who supported russia s war in ukraine. and remembering mobile phones the size of bricks it s 50 years today since the first call was made on one. coming up on the bbc news channel: sacking season in full flow. chesley and leicester s search for a new manager and way after saying goodbye to brendan rodgers and graham potter. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. schools in england are facing more strike action after members of britain s biggest teaching union overwhelmingly rejected a government pay offer. 98% of national education union members who voted turned down a one off thousand pound payment on top of a wage rise. the union s leaders described the offer as insulting , while the government called it fair and reasonable . the
committees in the us house of representatives. mr santos has faced calls to resign for repeatedly lying about his family background and work experience. he will however continue to participate in proceedings on the floor of the house. now on bbc news, new hope in hard times: fighting the cost of living crisis. you want a piggyback? are you going to be superman, are you? nobody can afford to keep up with anything. i don t know how i ll cope, i really don t. it s autumn 2022, and anita s got troubles. troubles from every direction. absolutely shattered. i m constantlyjust lying in bed and just thinking about how am i going to pay this? how am i going to pay that? i m trying to make you a den. money is beyond tight. try that, brett. for little brett and his two older sisters, the outside world can feel scary. there s a monster out there. what monster? a huge one. a huge one? oh my goodness. for his mum, the monsters are getting real. i ve always managed with the money i get, me