i m martine croxall in the studio in london. also in the headlines this morning. more than 60 people are now confirmed dead including 12 children after a boat carrying migrants sank off the southern coast of italy. fresh calls for the uk government to stop energy bill rises in april as the energy regulator announces a new price cap. early results from the nigerian elections show support for the governing party is holding firm. observers say it s still too early to predict who ll win the presidency. and big wins ahead of the oscars for the fantasy adventure film everything everywhere all at once, at the screen actors guild awards in hollywood. hello and welcome to bbc news. we are in windsor, about an hour outside london, not in westminster, which has seen of course so much of the brexit drama, but we are here today because we are told that ursula von der leyen and rishi sunak will be here in a couple of hours time, also, in orderto will be here in a couple of hours time
The i proclaims its victory for parents, after sats tests for seven year olds were scrapped. The telegraph pictures scotlands first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, signing a letter requesting the right to hold a second independence referendum. The times claims the Armed Forces Face a £10 billion funding shortfall, amid escalating costs for new ships and jets. While the mirror says new plans for the nhs to deliver more for patients will happen without any extra funding. The sun reports the findings of its own investigation, saying Police Across the uk solve just one in ten burglaries. The paper puts the figure down to cuts to frontline officers. Thats a summary of the news. Now on bbc news, its time for newsnight. Were getting our independence from the eu, which means the eu gets its independence from us. And what are they up to . 457 if fl§,§ e ,;,§i 5,5 . . , w, hello. Its going to be a two year marathon, not a two week sprint, so its hard to know how much weight we should be putting o
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