At one of the nations top takeaways , fish and chips today , takeaways, fish and chips today, we will be having some looks at some of the best shops in the country competing at the National Fish and chip awards, which are taking place in london tonight. Tonight. Its probably the biggest sports story, but otherwise in sports story, but otherwise in sport in the fa cup. Erling haaland scores five of Manchester City, six against luton. Newcastle beat blackburn on penalties and more ice skating doping controversy. Skating doping controversy. Well have to watch out for some thick fog this morning before rain pushes in from the west, and thats likely to be heavy at times. Ill have all the details in the full forecast. Top story today is dominated by royal matters. Yesterday was a day of drama and tragedy in the Royal Household. Household. Queen camilla was front and centre as she led the royal family at a service of thanksgiving for the late king consort , antony of greece, at consort, anton
Semifinal. Naomi osaka is attempting to claim another scalp at the italian open, where on wednesday the four time grand slam champion beat a top 50 player on clay for the First Time Since 2019. Shes taking on ukrainian Marta Kostyuk in the second rounds and its currently 4 1 to osaka. Meanwhile, rome provides the next stop on what is expected to be rafael nadal s final year on tour before retiring. Hes on court in the first round against zizou berys in a tournament hes won ten times before. He lost the first set, won the second and is a break up in the third, leading that by 3 1. The former interpreter for baseballs biggest name Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to fraud after prosecutors alleged he stole 16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player to pay off betting debts. The scandal engulfed the sport in march when news broke that Ippei Mizuhara had been accused of exploiting his relationship with ohtani to take millions from the players account. The Us Department ofjustic
Were live until am this morning. What does the budget mean for you . In half an hour, well be answering your questions, so please do get in touch with anything you want to know about your family or business finances. Use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. The chancellor is facing accusations of breaking an Election Pledge by increasing National Insurance contributions for many Self Employed workers. After his budget announcement, Philip Hammond is facing growing pressure to reconsider his plan from some conservative mps. The treasury has rejected calls for a re think, insisting the increase will make the National Insurance system fairer. Lets get more on this from our political guru, norman smith. How much pressure is he under . Huge pressure. It is notjust mr hammond has broken the conservative Party Election manifesto, many tories oppose on principle a tax rise on peoples income, but more than that, they belie
Who were murdered. And also prince harry. Failure to expel Ken Livingstone from the party over his hitler remarks shames us all, says labours Deputy Leader tom watson. Also this hour, tackling the environmental damage caused by some diesel engines. Diesel car owners could get compensation from the government if cities adopt new charges to tackle pollution. That was hinted by theresa may. Members of the public are being given an opportunity to test a d riverless given an opportunity to test a driverless shuttle bus for the first time. The Un Security Council is to hold emergency talks following a suspected Chemical Attack in syria which has left at least 72 people dead, including children. The assad regime denies using Chemical Weapons. Syrias ally russia has blamed the rebels accusing them of storing toxic agents in a factory which was hit by a syrian air strike. Sarah corker reports. It includes some distressing images. Hundreds of innocent syrians, including many children, struggling
Stories this morning the governments Emergency Cobra Committee gets under way to discuss plans to delay the spread of coronavirus, after a third person dies in the uk. At this stage, we are still in the contain phase, which means there is no need to cancel events, no need for people not to go to sporting events, museums and so on. Market concern the ftse falls 9 percent after opening this morning overnight Oil Prices Crash by nearly a third. Italys Prime Minister says it is his countrys darkest hour, as one region is in lockdown with 60 Million People quarantine. At 11 30am, we will answer your questions on the spread and containment of coronavirus with an associate professor of Infectious Diseases at the university of warwick. The trial of the former first minister of scotland, alex salmond, on charges of Sexual Assault and attempted rape begins in edinburgh. A final farewell to royal duties. The duke and duchess of sussex prepare to carry out their last Public Engagement as senior me