lowers the price cap for gas and electricity but bills are still expected to rise because of less government support. i think it is time that members of this house grew up. betty boothroyd the first woman to be elected speaker of the house of commons has died at the age of 93. and a former love island star takes on a youtuber in boxing s most anticipated contest between two novices. and coming up on the bbc news channel. a moment to remember for 16 year old mia brookes, becoming britain s first snowboard slopestyle world champion in georgia. good afternoon. a deal could finally be agreed today on post brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland, after more than a year of negotiations between the uk and european union. talks will begin shortly in windsor between the prime minister rishi sunak and the european commission president ursula von der leyen it s thought the two leaders could sign off a deal in the next few hours. ursula von der leyen says she is looking
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
are falling, but is what you are paying at the pump following fairly? i take a look at the numbers and what might be ask mike watt began in the and ask what might be done in the and ask what might be done in the budget. in the sport, brilliant brentford s remarkable season continues as they beat west london rivals fulham and take another step towards qualifying for europe next season. eurovision isjust all things wonderful in life. and we speak to some excited eurovision superfans across the continent as tickets go on sale. we have got a band of mostly rain but some sleet and snow in it as well, sinking south, clearing southern england and for most of us it will be dry with sunshine but still some wintry showers, especially in the north. thursday into friday we could see some heavy and disruptive snow across vast swathes of the country away from the south. it s tuesday the 7th of march. our main story. the home secretary, suella braverman, says the government is pushing
accused of persuading women not to have abortions. crisis pregnancy centres are not upfront about who they are and what they re there to do. no one else should be made to feel how i felt that day. so how many women like me has there been? i m on my way to meet a woman who contacted me about her experience with a crisis pregnancy advice service. she was 25 when she became pregnant last year. it was absolutely unplanned, unexpected. and i think i was unprepared for having to deal with that. i googled pregnancy crisis line or pregnancy helpline , just to talk to somebody for impartial advice. and ifound pregnancy crisis helpline. the pregnancy crisis helpline says it s supported more than 2,000 women in the last year. but melanie was unhappy with the advice she got. there were things that were with an aim to make me question why i wanted to have an abortion, whether i should. she definitely did some fear mongering around the process of a medical abortion, you can heavily ble
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