Music plays and the next president of zimbabwe, emmerson mnangagwa, is back in the country and will be sworn in on friday. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news countdown to midnight the ashes series gets underway. England captainjoe root says theyre ready to go. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. A britain fit for the future thats what the chancellor has promised in todays budget. It had a few giveaways but was delivered against the backdrop of a faltering economy with lower than expected growth and falling productivity. Among Philip Hammonds announcements from now, First Time Buyers in england, wales and Northern Ireland will pay no stamp duty on homes up to £300,000, more in london. Scotland has a different system. For the nhs in england, the chancellor promised an extra £1. 6 billion over the next year, though thats still short of what the nhs says it needs. The wait for the welfare benefit universal credit which has attracted criticism from both sides of the house
Been hoping for and less than labour had been demanding. Economic growth has been revised down, productivity growth has been revised down, Business Investment revised down, peoples wages and Living Standards revised down. What sort of Strong Economy is that . Well have the detail, and reaction to the second budget delivered by Philip Hammond this year. Also tonight mr mladic, sit. In the hague, the former bosnian serb commander, ratko mladic, is convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity. Zimbawes former Vice President , emmerson mnangagwa, has returned home to succeed Robert Mugabe as head of state. And, were all set for the start of the first ashes test, in brisbane. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news chelsea are through to the last 16 of the Champions League with celtic and Manchester United also in european action. Good evening. The chancellor, Philip Hammond, has delivered his second budget this year, warning that the economy is expected to grow more slowly than previou
Would you like to ask me some questions about my life . And how a holocaust survivor is answering the questions yet to be asked by generations to come. And coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news well look ahead to all the festive fixtures that starts tonight with arsenal against liverpool at the emirates stadium. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The first visit by a British Foreign minister to moscow for five years has ended in public disagreement with russia accusing the uk of fabricating allegations against it. Boris johnsons visit was intended to try to repair what both sides acknowledge is a low point in relations between the two countries. Mrjohnson accused russia of meddling in the uk election and brexit referendum the Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said mrjohnson was making that up and criticised the uk for making what he called a series of aggressive and insulting public statements about russia. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins re
Sunday. Happy new years eve. This is good stuff this came on so quickly especially with the cold. I feel like thats what weve been talking about, forgetting that its new years well celebrate that. Im bill anderson, lauren is off one more day. It was a shock to the system. It is so cold that philadelphia officials have decided to open several warming stations around the city in the kensington fair hill neighborhood, the wreck center at 2600 aramingo avenue will be available for people in need of shelter thats now through yarn 2nd, the center will have hot drinks, blankets, toilet trees for those who need them. We got out of the car and almost like it smacks you in the face unfortunately it will get worse as we head through today and tonight, obviously, i gave people out the numbers were at a flethree, 1 degree is the windchill. Thats not the actual temperature but what it feels like to your skin with the added wind be its Single Digits in mount pocono, look at this. 17 degrees below zer
You. Four, three, two, one,. [cheers and applause] happy new year it is officially the first day of 2018. Confetti new and fireworks went off at midnight as the crystal ball dropped in times square ushering in the new year. Tens of thousand of merry makers braved the frigid temperatures i can talk. Tradition. It was the second coldest new years eve in times square on record. The temps only 10 degrees in new york city at midnight. Foxs Lauren Blanchard is in new york with more. Reporter temperatures in times square not keeping revelers away bitter cold and unprecedented blanket of security marking this new ye year. Reporter keeping all these people safe a major concern. The more than Million Party goers going through patow theres so much police around and they checked us pretty well when we came in here. So, i think i think it will its safe enough. Reporter following the terror attacks and concerns here in new york and octobers shooting in las vegas, cement barricades and trucks filled