A schoolteacher comes face to face with the driver responsible for her boyfriends death. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing in elections to the Northern Ireland assembly. They have won 27 seats, just one behind the democratic irish unionists. Sinn feins president , gerry adams, said it was a Watershed Election and the end to a permanent unionist majority in Northern Ireland. The two parties now have three weeks to try to agree a new Power Sharing coalition. From belfast, Chris Buckler reports. Sinn fein believe they have changed the political picture in Northern Ireland. If this election was a battle in the long fight between unionism and nationalism, they are claiming victory. Clearly, the unionist majority in the assembly has been ended and the notion of a permanent or perpetual unionist majority has been demolished. The dup are still stormonts biggest party, but they can only watch as republicans ate into their sizeable lead from
After we revealed potential flaws in their Moderation System. Hello, welcome to the programme, were live until 11am. Throughout the morning well bring you the latest Breaking News and developing stories and a little later in the programme well hear from an army widow who says she had 5 miscarriages after her husband unknowingly attacked her in his sleep as a result of his post Traumatic Stress disorder. Shes now suing the ministry of defence. Well talk to her after 10am. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today, the labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn has accused theresa mays government of having an issue with people with disabilities. Corbyn has previously claimed that the Prime Minister is turning the conservatives back into the nasty party by quietly announcing a change to rules on Disability Benefits. Lets get more on this from our political guru norman
Of frost around, mild in the west, cloud and outbreaks of rain and hail fog around. Quite a contrast is friday begins, the cloud and drizzly rain will win out. On friday things look very different, with plenty of cloud around, but it will feel very similar because it will still be mild. More unsettled at the weekend, we will bring these Weather Fronts across the uk but there are gaps in between and if you find yourself in a gap it will be drier and brighter for a time. The weekend starts mild but we will change the direction of bit. From the west of the uk, it will bring temperatures down by a couple of degrees by sunday. Not by much. Occasional sunshine, degrees by sunday. Not by much. Occasionalsunshine, occasional rain, feeling cooler by sunday. The top stories the Philip Hammond has increased National Insurance for Self Employed people in his first budget, leading to accusations he has broken a Manifesto Pledge not to raise taxes. The budget also included an extra £2 billion for t
Were at westminster in our Budget Studio on the day chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first budget. As the government prepares to start the process of leaving the eu within weeks the chancellor said the budget prepared britain for a brighter future. Borrowing forecasts have been revised downwards for the next few years. Theres more money for social care in england and a controversial move to raise National Insurance contributions for Self Employed workers. Labour accused the chancellor of producing a Budget Of Utter Complacency which ignored a crisis in Public Services. Well have details and reaction from westminster and beyond. But first lets take a look at those key announcements made by the chancellor earlier this afternoon. The chancellor announced a 1 increase in National Insurance bills for many Self Employed people plans that would raise £145 million a year by 2021 22 a pledge which appears to contradict a conservative manifesto pledge not to raise National Insurance. He
And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News a five match ban. Bournemouth defender tyrone mings is given his punishment for stamping on zlatan ibrahimovic. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The chancellor has delivered his last Spring Budget and announced a few surprises, if no eye catching giveaways. The Overall Economic picture is little changed, giving him limited room to manoeuvre. But Philip Hammond told a packed House Of Commons he had managed to find an extra £2 billion for social care in england to be spent over the next three years. A more controversial pledge was his decision to increase National Insurance contributions for almost 2. 5 Million People despite a conservative manifesto promise that National Insurance wouldnt go up. Mr hammond also tackled criticism of the governments plans to increase Business Rates in england and wales by promising an Emergency Relief Fund for those businesses hit hardest and by capping the increase for most pubs. The labour Leaderje