malawi with more than 200 people now confirmed dead after storm freddy hit southern africa for the second time any man. and a small number of wolves have started to settle in belgium in more than 100 years as numbers increase across europe. hello and welcome to bbc news. let s begin today with the latest from pakistan, where the police appear to have stopped the operation to arrest the former prime minister imran khan. it appears to be due to a cricket match taking place. they say they will resume trying to arrest him afterwards. unrest continued through the night as imran khan s supporters clashed with security forces after police made another attempt to arrest him on a court order. he has accused the authorities there of acting outside the law and trying to arrest him. pakistan s information minister said the government had nothing to do with the arrest order. joining me now from islamabad is our correspondent. what is the latest from in and around the compound where imran
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,
government describes as completely unnecessary. and getting around london will be difficult today, transport for london warning there will be little or no service on the underground today as rmt and aslef union member strike overjob cuts, pensions and working conditions. the us and russia are giving conflicting accounts about how an american surveillance drone plunged into the black sea. washington says two russian jets try to intercept the drone before striking a propeller. russia s ambassador to the us has denied any collision took place and claim the aircraft s presence was a provocation. here s our north american correspondence. an american m k nine drone and two russian fighterjets. their russian fighter jets. their encounter, russian fighterjets. their encounter, according to the pentagon, lasted a0 minutes in international airspace. they were over the black sea, where tensions have risen ever since russia s annexation of crimea in 201a. and where us surveillance aircraft have
teachers are buying their own pencils. and teachers shouldn t be working 60 hour weeks. if they are, then they should be being paid for it. ..fired penguin into outer space. olive and ernie will look forward to spending time with their friends this week. but we will have to wait and see if and when they will need to spend any more days out of the classroom. hazel shearing, bbc news, stoke on trent. some other strike news for you this morning. transport for london is warning that there will be little or no service on the tube today, as rmt and aslef union members strike overjob cuts, pensions and working conditions. passengers have been advised to allow more time for theirjourneys, and to check the latest information before they travel. the department for transport said funding was the mayor s decision. russia has denied being responsible for the crash of a us surveillance drone into the black sea, as washington says the unmanned aircraft collided with a russian fighterjet, but moscow i