Up, its england whove made the best start of the two teams in brisbane. And carol has the weather. With hats and snowfall across parts of scotla nd with hats and snowfall across parts of scotland overnight. We have had. And many of us, dry day with sunny spells but some ship showers around. Still quite windy. I will have more in 15 minutes. First, our main story. Conservative mps have rallied around the chancellor after his budget was overshadowed by a gloomier than expected forecast for economic growth. Philip hammond had been under pressure from some sections of his party ahead of his speech but he announced extra money for the nhs, housebuilding and brexit. Well get the latest analysis from our Political Correspondent Eleanor Garnier in westminster but first, we can hearfrom steph whos just around the corner in salford quays. Steph what were the headlines from this budget . Good morning to you. I think the first thing that came out of the speech from Philip Hammond is that its gone
Shock defeat for novak djokovic. Pressure continues to mount on ukip leader henry bolton this lunchtime after four senior members resigned, including the partys deputy leader, its assistant deputy leader, its immigration spokesman, its trade spokesman. Deputy leader margot parker, resigned last night. Theyve all stood down in protest at henry boltons refusal to quit as leader, following a string of revelations about his private life even though the Party Executive backed a vote of no confidence in him. Our Political Correspondent alex forysth, is at westminster. Over the course of the weekend and over the course of the morning, one after another, senior figures in ukip have walked away from their positions on the front bench in protest at the decision by henry bolton to stay on, they say his personal life has become too much of a distraction and he has to go. The question now is how long he can hang on in his post and only this morning henry bolton told me he has no plans to resign im
Open more details at half past. Alina has all the weather. Is that the last of the snow . Maybe the last day for a while that i talk about snow, things turning milder but also wetter and windier. All the details later. Thank you very much. Also coming up. What could be better than one Royal Wedding in one year, well, two, of course. Buckingham palace announces prince andrews daughter Princess Eugenie is getting married. Hello everyone, this is afternoon live. Pressure is continuing to mount on the ukip leader henry bolton after a string of resignations of senior members this morning. The partys assistant deputy leader, and its immigration, trade, education, and local government spokesmen have all quit, joining the deputy leader margot parker, who resigned last night. Theyve all stood down in protest at henry boltons refusal to quit as leader following a string of revelations about his private life even though the Party Executive backed a vote of no confidence in him. Our Political Corr
Cope as winter keeps piling on the pressure. One in three young women in the uk is avoiding smear tests for Cervical Cancer, because of issues with body image. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Henry bolton has insisted he will not quit as leader of ukip, despite a string of resignations of senior members. The local government, education, trade and immigration spokesmen have all resigned, along with the deputy leader and assistant deputy leader. The 12 resignations come after the National Executive committee backed a vote of no confidence in mr bolton. Mr bolton has been under pressure since it emerged his ex girlfriend had sent offensive texts. Our Political Correspondent alex forsyth has this report. Despite the clamour of voices calling for him to go, henry bolton emerged today with a defiant message. I will not be resigning as party leader. Instead, during the next four weeks, i shall be calling for the Co Ordination and mobilisation of all leave campaigns, to ensure that the g
Hydrogen bomb showed kimjong un was begging for war. Today america and south korea agreed to scrap a warhead limit on south koreas arsenal enabling it to strike north korea with greater force in the event of a military conflict. As if to emphasise the scaling up, south korea earlier carried out a simulated attack on north Koreas Nuclear test site. The us defence secretary james mattis warned pyongyang of a massive military response. Amid the deafening din of international diplomacy, what do we know about the 33 year old whom some believe has pushed the world the closest it has come in years to Nuclear Conflict . Heres our diplomatic editor mark urban on what we know about kim jong un. Kim jong un, ringmaster of the north korean circus, but a man who apparently has ordered generals who did not applaud enthusiastically enough to be executed, killed his own brother and now forges ahead with Nuclear Weapons, even if it threatens to impoverish his nation. Yet, and man also, who those who me