emmerson mnangagwa, has urged the country to unite. he's due to be inaugurated tomorrow good heading a football lead to dementia? new good heading a football lead to dementia 7 new research dementia? new research has commissioned on the brain. and england work hard on day one of the ashes. england enter the day on 196-4. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the chancellor has insisted yesterday's budget will address britain's problems with productivity, amid gloomy forecasts for economic growth. the office for budget responsibility said it expects the uk economy to expand by less than 2% for the next four years, partly because of persistently low productivity growth. a separate report by the think tank the resolution foundation has warned of the longest fall in people's living standards since records began more than 60 years ago. labour said philip hammond was "cut off from the real lives of people". let's get more from our assistant political editor norman smith. the day after the budget, much more analysis and argument. argument in particular over the gloomy projections by the office for budget responsibility about our future growth prospects and the protracted slowdown we seem to be facing which feeds through into wages, taxes, money for public services. the chancellor this morning i thought was seeking to dispel some of that gloom and suggesting it was part of a revision of figures stretching back over the previous eight years and saying it was up to the british public to prove the forecasters run and saying maybe it was only a temporary hit and once brexit uncertainty dies down then business and consumer confidence will kick in. we have had a report from the resolution foundation painting a much darker picture, suggesting families are facing the longest squeeze on living standards since the 1950s, and it is poorerfamilies in standards since the 1950s, and it is poorer families in particular which will be hardest hit, estimates that the poorest families potentially losing £700 per year. this morning the chancellor insisted he had put in measures to try to kick—start productivity, which seems to be the basis for this fall in growth. the average first—time buyer price is below £300,000. that's absolutely right. and if somebody buys a property for less than £300,000, they will pay no stamp duty on it and i think that is a very helpful additional incentive to people who are saving up to buy a property. when you buy your first home, you need to accumulate quite a bit of cash to pay for the deposit, the stamp duty, the legal fees, and hopefully by abolishing stamp duty, which will save the average first—time buyer about £1,700, that will be a help and incentive to focus on getting the deposits together, getting the money together to get on the housing ladder, and we hope more young people will be able to get on the housing ladder. labour argued this morning that the squeeze on living standards demonstrates it is a nothing has changed budget and there is no new money to ease the pay cap for public sector workers, many people aren't reliant on working age benefits, they are still frozen, still real pressure on people's incomes. the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell said a reason productivity was still floundering was because the government had failed over many years to government had failed over many yea rs to invest government had failed over many years to invest in industry and jobs. i can't see where he has helped families at all. if he's referring to universal credit, what he did yesterday is gave people £1 and took £10 off them. if he's referring to families concerned about the education of their children, there was virtually nothing there to tackle the budget cuts going through our schools. if he's talking about health, the chief executive of the health service asked for four million and has got just over half of that, nowhere near the amount he needs, so we are facing another winter crisis in the nhs. ijust think, it just demonstrates to me how cut off from the real lives of people the chancellor is. let's law for some of that with the director of the resolution foundation. they are a think tank which focuses on issues around inequality. is it really that bleak? the economy may be slowing down but it is still growing. it is a good thing that it is growing. the news in the budget was foxing language around productivity and what that meant for gdp and the size of the economy but when you look beneath the figures, what do they mean for family finances? it is a grim picture. pay is expected to be £1000 per year less than the office for budget responsibility previously thought and family incomes are thought and family incomes are thought to have a prolonged stagnation for the next few years, longer than that immediately after the financial crisis. not as deep but longer. you suggest poorer families will be hit hardest. this economic picture is affecting all families, leading to lower income and earnings across the spectrum. it is the tax and benefit policies of the government which are disproportionally taking away from poorer families. which are disproportionally taking away from poorerfamilies. benefits are cut, taking £700 on average from the bottom third of households, taxes cut, giving much less money but some money to the top households. we know the chancellor will be borrowing more to ease some of the pain, so does that mean he has compromised his chance of balancing the book is by the middle of the next decade? he is meeting his fiscal rules within the current parliament, not to get rid of borrowing but reduce it slightly, but the overall objective of getting rid of all borrowing by the next parliament is dead in the water. years on course to get there sometime in 2030. if you wanted to get there in the next decade he would have to do double the pace of deficit reduction in the three years up deficit reduction in the three years up to 2025. but that feels very hard to do. how unprecedented is this? if we are not going to balance the books by 2030 is a blade means an even more prolonged period of austerity. have we ever been here before? we have never seen spending per person held at the level it is 110w per person held at the level it is now as it was in the last decade, no growth at all in spending per person. we haven't seen that in living memory. a lot of spending cuts have already happened, slightly slower one is happening in the next few years and a big cut pencilled in right at the end of the forecast period. the big cuts in the next few yea rs period. the big cuts in the next few years a re period. the big cuts in the next few years are to family benefits, over £10 billion, and that is pushing down on family finances at the poorer end of the spectrum. are we not just now a poorer end of the spectrum. are we notjust now a poorer country? it might be deindustrialisation or being an ageing society? what the office for budget responsibility said yesterday was the pace at which oui’ said yesterday was the pace at which our economy can grow, the speed limit, is slower than previously thought and that means the economy, not that it will not growth but it will grow less than previously expected. thanks very much. a lot of arguments the day after the budget. we will get more of the nitty—gritty detailfrom the we will get more of the nitty—gritty detail from the institute for fiscal studies and go through all the details line by line but this morning their director was also striking a fairly pessimistic note about the pressure on wages and how we might not be better off in 2022 in terms of wages than we were at the time of the banking crash. it's been confirmed that jon venables, one of the killers of the toddlerjames bulger, was recalled to prison last week. police are investigating allegations that illegal images of child abuse were found on a computer linked to him, although no charges have been brought. the 35—year—old served seven years injailforjames' killing, and was released on licence in 2001 under a new identity. our correspondent daniel sandford is here and can tell us more. bring us up—to—date with these allegations. because jon venables is on licence he is effectively serving a life sentence but is allowed to come out by the parole board. he is regularly visited i shouldn't officers and last week during a written visit, what appeared to be child abuse images seem to have been found on a computer linked to him. that caused concern and he was recalled to prison. there is a police investigation to see whether it is in fact the case that he was using a computer and was responsible for child abuse images. the police force has not been named because that would identify where he is living under a second new identity. right now he is back in prison and a police investigation is underway. right now he is back in prison and a police investigation is underwaym was back in 1993 that he and robert thompson were arrested for the horrific killing of james thompson were arrested for the horrific killing ofjames bulger.m was one of the most shocking crimes of the 1990s. these two ten—year—old boys had tortured and killed a two—year—old boy. and massively high profile trial. they were jailed for life in 1993. they were allowed out with a new identity in 2001, immensely controversial at the time, and there was a long court battle leading up to it. but then in 2010 jon venables was found with child abuse images on a computer and keep lead —— pleaded guilty. he was released on licence and it is under those rules he was recalled last week. when he was released in 2013, the parents of james mcavoy two said they were filled with terror and thought he would always be a danger to —— parents ofjames bulger. a lot of disquiet in the family. the argentine navy is investigating reports of a sound heard a few hours after it lost contact with one of its submarines a week ago in the south atlantic. there are concerns that the 44 crew on board the sanjuan submarine could be running low on oxygen. an raf aircraft has landed in argentina to help with the search. for a seventh day in mar del plata, argentina, people gather at the naval base to pray for 44 sailors lost at sea on a missing submarine. the argentine navy says the mission to find the sanjuan has reached a critical phase. the crew on board could be using up the last of the seven—day oxygen supply. more than a dozen countries are looking for it now, including brazil. the commander says they cannot know for certain what conditions are like on the submarine. translation: we can also think that in order to preserve oxygen they have reduced the crew's work rhythm, which could increase autonomy up to two weeks. it's not possible right now to confirm that the submarine's oxygen has run out. he says the focus now is still on trying to re—establish communication, something and internationalfleet has been trying to do for a week. if support vessels do locate the submarine, getting the crew to safety will be a delicate operation. the search boat will send an underwater robot to search for the submarine. the robots use sonar to create images of the sea floor. then once the sub is found, a submarine rescue chamber will be deployed from the search vessel. the rescue chamber will attach to the top of the sub, which will allow crew members to evacuate to safety. that is the best case scenario. rescuers are also preparing for the possibility that the missing sailors may have to leave the submarine in specialised suits like this. translation: it is a resource that will only be used if the submarine's commander decides conditions have worsened to the point the crew cannot stay inside and there is no hope the crew members can be rescued in time by other means, for example, in a mini submarine or rescue tube. an argentine navy spokesperson also says they are investigating reports of a loud sound heard before losing contact with submarine but he wouldn't say if that sound was an explosion. heavy rain has caused flooding across parts of lancashire and north wales. 70 people had to be rescued from their homes over night and more than 150 properties were left without power. two lanes on the m6 motorway are closed. rail lines were shut between preston and lancaster but have since reopened, though with trains running at reduced speeds. we spoke to some residents in lancashire about what happened. i went to work today, thought little of it, came home and thought, right, it's pretty high, it's still going to keep on raining all night, let's start moving some stuff out of the way. and itjust came in faster and faster and faster and there came a point where we were bucketing it out, bailing it out. we had pumps going. it came a point where it was bucket versus river and the river won. and it is now like this. i have lifted as much as i can from the ground—floor but there are bikes down there, my cooker‘s gone, my boiler, washing machine, dishwasher, everything. the water has gone over the top, it is over the window as well, and it isjust flooding round the side of the door. we had this huge floodwater coming in and through into the kitchen. so i was wading around in the kitchen up to my waist trying to get all the electrical things and what have you, but all my academic... i am a student at the university and all my academic work has been ruined in the floods. i've lost the car keys so i've had to push the car of the way. the new leader of zimbabwe, emmerson mnangagwa, has urged the country to unite. in a speech to a cheering crowd he praised the army for removing president robert mugabe peacefully. mr mnangagwa, who will be sworn in as president tomorrow, said zimbabwe was experiencing a new democracy and his priority was to rebuild its economy. bangladesh has signed a deal with myanmar to send back hundreds of thousands of refugees who have fled there to escape an army crackdown. myanmar says it is ready to take back the rohingya muslims once their paperwork is complete. it's not yet known where they will go after videos in recent weeks have shown entire villages burnt to the ground allegedly by myanmar‘s security forces. nearly two million adults experienced domestic abuse in england and wales according to a major new report from the office for national statistics. the figures, from the crime survey for england and wales for the year ending march 2017, reveal that 1.2 million women and 713,000 men reported being the victims of some form of domestic abuse in the previous year. 1.1 million reports of abuse were recorded by police. the headlines on bbc newsroom live... conservative mps back the chancellor, calling his budget "solid" and "common—sense", despite gloomy forecasts for economic growth. philip hammond says his measures will make a difference. flood warnings remain in place across parts of north—west england. 70 people were rescued from their homes in lancashire last night. jon venables, one of the killers of toddlerjames bulger, is back in prison after allegations images of child abuse were found on his computer. and england ended the opening day of the first test of the ashes 190 — four. a composed 83 from james vince helped england make a steady start to the ashes. england rugby union captain to the ashes. england rugby union ca pta i n dyla n to the ashes. england rugby union captain dylan hartley will not start a match for the first time under eddiejones this weekend. views on the bench further meeting with some more at twickenham. and the former england rugby league international rangi chase was suspended for the clu b after rangi chase was suspended for the club after testing positive for cocaine injuly. a review of existing studies suggests that drinking moderate amounts of coffee is more likely to benefit health than cause harm, except in pregnant women. the findings, published in the british medicaljournal, found that drinking three or four cups a day, compared with drinking none, was linked to a lower likelihood of developing heart problems. a morning caffeine fix. for many of us, the only way to start the day. but it has long been debated whether that cup of coffee is good or bad for you. i think any more than two cups of coffee kind of accelerates the stress a bit more so i draw the line at two. i feel like most things are good in moderation and if you drink good coffee, then it should be good for your health. i can sometimes drink about six cups and then i can't sleep at night. so it's learning what that balance is. to try to find the answer, doctors at the university of southampton sifted through 200 studies, looking at how coffee affects the body. they say the benefits of drinking 3—4 cups a day outweigh the risks for most people and could lead to a lower likelihood of developing heart disease, diabetes and some cancers. although pregnant women and those at risk of fractures are still advised to steer clear. researchers say further studies are required before drinking coffee to fight disease can be recommended, not least because it is often accompanied by cream, sugar or kate. let's discuss this further with now tim spector. he's professor of genetic epidemiology at king's college london and author of the diet myth. you have done a similar study. did you come to a similar conclusion that drinking a moderate amount of coughing is generally good for people? there have been a lot of studies over the last 20—30 years and it all is now pointing in that direction as we have more data that these observational studies point towards a sweet spot somewhere between 2—4 or five cups a day which seems to be overall beneficial to the vast majority of people. but not conclusive proof that covey is what lowers the risk of certain conditions? it is an association so it is linked with it. unless you did a trial of 5000 people were you forced them to have coffee and another group who were forbidden, and followed them for years, it is ha rd to and followed them for years, it is hard to get that proof. but about 200 studies together suggest this is the case. it is about as convincing as you can get without doing a full trial. that is going against the old advice. yes, because it was once thought that drinking coffee was not beneficial. a few bias studies suggested the other way and they tend to get headlines. i wrote one of those papers myself 25 yea rs wrote one of those papers myself 25 years ago. it is only when you put all the studies together you get a better picture. i think we had a rather naive view of food, caffeine is bad, fats are bad, sugar is bad therefore chocolate is bad. but we are changing our opinions now. therefore chocolate is bad. but we are changing our opinions nowm therefore chocolate is bad. but we are changing our opinions now. it is the old everything in moderation advice. what is it specifically in coffee that research is think is the fa ct coffee that research is think is the fact that leads towards a lower risk of certain cancers and heart attack and stroke? most researchers have not been clear on this. it is beasley not to the caffeine. decaffeinated coffee gives you similar results. i believe it is wholly polyphenols, they're good for the gut. it is not recommended to drink moderate amounts for pregnant women or people who are at risk from fractures. certainly, pregnancy, be careful, and there is some weak evidence that if you're prone to fractures it could make it worse. would you recommend that people start drinking coffee if they do not already? we shouldn't be frightened of drinking copy but there is evidence that green tea is almost as good anyway. polyphenols are not unique to coughing. —— coffee. theresa may and philip hammond have been visiting a building college in leeds. theresa may said they were interested in building houses for the next generation. anyone buying a new home for the first time is come to have a saving from the abolition of stamp duty. it will vary according to the price of the first home they are buying but it will be a saving, it will be a saving for people. what we are saying through this is that we want to ensure that the young generation that today perhaps worries about never getting their foot perhaps worries about never getting theirfoot on perhaps worries about never getting their foot on the housing ladder will have helped to do that but we also can build the housing the country needs and we want 300,000 additional homes to be built every year, the highest rate of additional home—building since 1970. the chancellor did a very good job yesterday. what the chancellor was doing was setting out how we will ensure we have and economy fit for the future. both the chancellor and i agree was the budget was about jobs for people up and down the country. ensuring people are in work with income for their family, building the homes they need and that we seize the opportunities for the future. that clipjust coming in in the last few minutes. the fa and the professional footballers' association have commissioned new research into whether former players develop conditions such as dementia because of repeatedly heading a football. there's been growing concern about the long—term impact that contact sports can have on the brain. let's get more from our sports correspondentjoe wilson who's here now. this is really interesting. in the news release that the fa and pfa have sent out about this, they talk about research undertaken so far been inconclusive. they want to pin this town. some people would say this town. some people would say this is long overdue. there was a famous english footballer in the 60s and 70s who died comparatively young in his 50s 15 years ago and the coroner put a direct link between his death and heading a folk all. —— football. his family had been leading the campaigns for more information and research ever since. the fa and pfa have commissioned a doctor at glasgow university, willie stewart, who has been at the front line this, to—do exhorts us —— exhaustive analysis. they're talking about 15,000 professional footballers and they want to look at those ex—players and normal people to see the differences and whether they can categorically establish a link between heading a ball and early—onset degenerative brain injury. there is a difference in approach between the usa and here. professional players and thousands of pa rents professional players and thousands of parents watching their children playing football every weekend probably will want clarity. football isa probably will want clarity. football is a huge recreational sport in the uk. i help run a boys' football team at the weekend and in recent weeks with the publicity around alan shearer, the questions about whether it is safe to head a ball are paramount. there is a moral dilemma, when you see someone head ball well you think well played and then wonder whether they should be doing that. in the united states, heading is not allowed up to a certain level. there is a huge need for clarity and definite conclusions if we can. but we all was have to balance this with the advantages and benefits of playing sport as a child and the issues of doing nothing, obesity and other issues. clarity is needed. two or three years until it is going to report back. doctor willie stewart says a lot of hard work needs to be done. 15,000 case studies is a lot. now let's get the weather. we have got a much colder feel to the weather today and the next few days we will all have colder conditions. for the majority of the uk, lovely sunshine at the moment. this is lovely sunshine and relocated across england and wales. turning a little wintry over the higher ground. the rain not as heavy as it was in cumbria and lancashire. wintry showers continuing in the north and west of scotland. these are the temperatures this afternoon but one thing we have to be aware of is ice through this evening and into the early hours of tomorrow, across scotla nd the early hours of tomorrow, across scotland into north england as well. a few more showers to come throughout friday but for much of england and wales on friday it is a dry and sunny day, but noticeably colder towards the south—east in particular. temperatures dropping here. at the weekend, some frosty nights, abbot of ice around. a chilly wind but sunshine formerly of us. this is bbc news, our latest headlines: the chancellor has said he hopes to prove the bleak economic forecasts released in his budget wrong. the prime minister and chancellors have been defending the governments budget today whilst at the leeds college of building. conservative mps have backed philip hammond, calling his budget "solid" and common—sense". heavy flooding has forced the rescue of more than 70 people and 20 horses in lancashire, with almost two inches of rain in 2a hours. in what the met office has called unprecedented levels of rain, roads have been shut and some rail services suspended. jon venables, one of the killers of toddlerjames bulger, is back in prison after allegations that images of child abuse were found on his computer. the fa and professional footballers' association have commissioned new research examining the link between dementia and heading footballs. let us go to sport now. good morning. hello, good morning. england have made a solid start to the ashes series, ending day one of the first test on 196 for 4 in the first innings. they're taking on australia side that haven't lost a test match the gabba in almost 30 years, as they begin their defence of the urn. our correspndent andy swiss, was watching in brisbane. an intriguing first day of the ashes we have had here and it has ended with honours, relatively even. england on june 96—4 with honours, relatively even. england onjune 96—4 at the close. they won the toss, they chose to bat, got off to a terrible start. alistair cooke outfit to. at that point, we wondered if there would be one of those old—fashioned england colla pses one of those old—fashioned england collapses but they rebuilt, thanks toa collapses but they rebuilt, thanks to a century partnership between james vince and mark stoneman. supplies selection on this tour, testifies the faith that the selectors. stoneman eventually went 453 . selectors. stoneman eventually went 453. vince went 483. brilliantly ran out by nathan lion. a superb piece of fielding from him, backing up his trash talk earlier in the week. england lost their fourth wicket before the close, captainjoe root to pat cummings. he was initially given not out but that this is was overturned on review. england fought an abbey close, a day of fluctuation fortu nes an abbey close, a day of fluctuation fortunes but no doubting england's star of the day, james vince. i felt calm ifelt calm considering i felt calm considering the occasion. like i said, try to enjoy it as much as anything but maintain figures out there, try and enjoy the occasion of playing in an ashes test match at the gabba, without letting it get on top of me. i thought i got the balance quite right today. evenly poised. i think it kind of depends what happens the next morning. they batted the whole day, did not really get away from us. i think they batted quite well and fall down at the end of the day i think is a pretty even result. —— four down. i think it is about staying discipline tomorrow i'm trying to roll good bowls. it's feels like there's enough in there, a bit of swing, couple of early ones. the former england rugby league international rangi chase has been banned from all sport for two years after testing positive for cocaine. the 31—year—old was suspended by his club, widnes vikings, in august after he failed a drugs test following a defeat by wakefield. the 2011 super league ‘man of steel‘ will not be eligible to return untiljuly of 2019. captain dylan hartley has been left out of england's starting xv for the first time under eddiejones, for saturday's match against samoa at twickenham. hartley drops to the bench as hooker jamie george gets his first start, while chris robshaw and george ford are named co—captains. exeter number eight sam simmonds makes a starting debut. england are through to the the semi—finals of the women's hockey world league final in new zealand. they beat the usa 2—1 in auckland, it's their second win of the tournament. eight of the england squad won olympic gold with team gb last summer, and it was one of them, sophie bray, who scored both the goals. they'll now play the hosts, new zealand, for a place in the final — that's tomorrow morning. that's all the sport for now. you can find all the reaction to the cricket on the website, bbc sport. i'll have more for you in the next hour. welcome to bbc ask this, where we're taking your questions on the budget. joining me to answer them, is business presenter, jamie robertson and personalfinance journalist, sarah pennells. welcome to you both. before we start, let's get a reminder of what the chancellor said this budget was all about. in this budget, i've set out the vision for britain's future and a plan for delivering it. but by getting our debt down, by supporting british families and businesses, by investing in the technologies and the skills of the future, by creating the homes and the infrastructure our country needs, we are at a turning point in our history and we resolve to look forwards, not backwards. so the chancellor says the budget "supports british families and businesses" and that the government resolves to look "forwards, not backwards." but what do people make of his measures? you've been sending in your questions. thank you for those. let us start with this first one from david. sarah, iwill with this first one from david. sarah, i will begin with you. david's question is what do pensioners get from the budget? not a huge amount, i have to say. the main thing with an aunt was that the state will rise in with the pension lock. this was mentioned in the ma nifesto. lock. this was mentioned in the manifesto. an extra 365 a week if you're retired under the old state pension system, bringing up £226 a week. if you're tying under the new system, you an extra £4 80 pence a week. the only other thing was the people right at the other end of the scale, if you have a huge pension and you are in danger of coming up against these limits, you need another million pounds in your pension pot to do that, that the limit will rise by inflation from next year. it has been frozen coming down for a few years so it is going to start going up slightly. that really will not affect that many people. from pensioners to students. this question from paul, wales. he asked was there nothing in the budget on student loans? there was a little bit again, not a huge amount. most of it we expected. by the threshold at which you are going to be paying back your student loan, it is going up to 20 5000. but it's quite a large increase. the point of which they have to stop paying it off in their pay packet. there has been some details on the way in which the companies, the actual student loan companies claim back, pay back money which has been overpaid. you have been doing some background work on this. a real gripe the graduates when they are paying back their loans because of the moment the system is quite clu nky the moment the system is quite clunky and once you pay off your loan, the message does not go through to the duke loans company because the money comes from your pay packet and people pay off their loan, they close their debt, money is still taken. from april 2019, there was apparently be better comedic between the student loans company and hm revenue and customs. —— better communication. company and hm revenue and customs. -- better communication. it is ridiculous. it is, graduates are angry about. the fact that this going to change from april 2019 or should be changing is welcomed. stamp duty, a headline grabber after the budget yesterday. a few questions on that. first one from and in sheffield. my son is in the process of buying his first house, he inherited a property when his father died which he lets out, does he need to pay stamp duty? presumably when he buys his next house. yes, he does. what it is is that if the person has got an interest in our house or in a property, then they are no longer a first—time buyer. property, then they are no longer a first-time buyer. so even if they inherited property and then they are in effect purchasing their first property, as a buyer, based on the based on duty? yes. this is meant to help first—time buyers and it is up to £300,000 in england and at the moment in wales. but also in northern ireland but not in scotland, if you can follow all those variations. up to £300,000 you pay, no stamp duty on your first property if you're a first—time buyer. beyond that, up to 500. if you're spending 500,000 pub on a first property, that first 300,000 of that 500,000, you pay no stamp duty on but then you pay some stamp duty on but then you pay some stamp duty on but then you pay some stamp duty on a 200,000 above that amount. it is quite complicated. basically 300,000 you do not pay stamp duty on. a good question from laura, if you've just completed on a house that would've met the criteria first—time buyer, has under 300,000, can you get your stamp duty back? she's not going to like my answer. the answer is no. this rule change came in with immediate effect and what actually meant that anyone who completed, the bit where you get the keys yesterday or after yesterday under these new rules. but if you completed the day before earlier, but there is nothing you can do. there's no way you can reclaim that money. it is interesting how you define yesterday. at what point yesterday? it was before the budget. if you completed before the budget speech... sometimes these changes come in at six o'clock at night. this actually came in yesterday at any point. as long as you completed. early in the morning yesterday. some people will be relieved that their completion was delayed, others will not be so happy. another question on stamp duty who asked what if a married couple, one is a first—time buyer and the other is not, they are buying a property that otherwise meet the rules, the couple liable to pay the full stamp duty on the full amount? this depends on the relationship. if you bite together, both names on the deeds, no, you cannot get that relief. however, if one of you guys and buy that house, an individual on the deeds when you are first—time buyer, the answer is yes. all interesting, very interesting. the devil is in the detail. if you are planning to buy it yourself withjoint detail. if you are planning to buy it yourself with joint funds, which is the partner was to give you the money and you bought it yourself, and then... i am sure mortgage lenders would not like that one. and then... i am sure mortgage lenders would not like that onem was very but the most amount of problems. basically is the answer. another aspect of the budget, why isn't the emac is it acceptable to promise pay rises the nurses alone? what about all other public sector workers? the notes in the budget referred to nurses and allied staff but it doesn't specifically say doctors. it says these plants the potential pay rises do come with some quite hefty strings attached. they are linked to productivity so basically if there is not improving the nhs or not the right amount of improvement, there may actually be no further pay rises for the nurses anyway. a question on government borrowing. ron has asked where or who does the government borrowing money from? is it a paper debt against future income? do they print money which would devalue the pound? all government borrowed using what are called treasuries. they issued these gilts, people, come out and buy them and the government will then pay interest on these gilts. gilts are fixed, most of them are fixed interest. the government is used them, say each one is worth £100, the person pays £100, the government of £100, you will pay a fixed interest on that 1%. whatever the percentage happens to be that the percentage happens to be that the cheese. there are things called interest inflation linked gilts, these are interesting because they go these are interesting because they 9° up these are interesting because they go up in interest, big it pays, it goes up and down according to inflation. that is set by the rpi index, a slightly old—fashioned indexed by the rpi over the last year has risen very sharply, it has gone from 2% to 4% now. which means that the commenters had to pay a great deal more to borrow on those index linked gilts. —— the government. but as one of the reasons why the government is having more problems in terms of its servicing its debt and it is paying more out in terms of paying the interest on those index linked gilts. it is issue for the government when it is servicing its debt at the moment. sarah, another question, why always the tax on the bar code asks margaret. —— tobacco. the health risk from smoking. but they will try to discourage it through tax. people who are smokers will say that is not how it works but it is something that government of various issues have decided to do, it is going up by inflation by rpi, plus 2%. that is the duty rates increasing. it is quite a hefty rise. from the government's point of view, it is a pretty good win win situation. generally speaking, the public is on the side of people smoking less. that is what they generally like to do. it is an easy hit for the government. it is generally accepted, a lot of surveys on this, it is a very good way of bringing down the amount of people smoking. it stops people relapsing from giving up smoking. from a company by defeat, they say it encourages smuggling. generally the public health argument at the moment is the strongest. on a broadly similar theme, jerry asked why is this levy on diesel vehicles only applying the cars? i think because of the last budget, philip hammond's says budget where he was going to increase national insurance the self—employed people any came under a lot of critters the targeting self—employed. i think this time he did not want to be seen to be targeting white van man, he referred to that in his speech, a lot of people are saying he has missed a trick. i think you could say he has, they are all sort of vehicles on the road and if they are polluting them, they are polluting the same way. diesel car owners, unless they are these ultraclean once that perform in real life really test properly, they will be paying more car tax from next year. it is the new cars. if you're ready got to do so, you're not going to be paying any more extra tax. that is right. diesel car drivers who do fall under this will be saying why not htv ‘s? drivers who do fall under this will be saying why not htv 's? it is also pa rt of be saying why not htv 's? it is also part of the government to try to get people moving towards the idea of electric cars. this is a long—term thing which are heading for but i think this is the beginning broke and they are beginning to bear more money into things like setting up charge points and things like that. a final question from chris who asks why not make it mandatory to use biodegradable substitutes the plastic instead of introducing more taxes? that is a really interesting question. generally speaking, if you bring in laws and rules about tax, about the way you make plastic or whatever, it costs money to enforce. if you bring in taxes, europe she brings money in and hopefully if you put the taxes in the right place, you push the people to was the behaviour you want to push them towards. your thoughts? caroline lucas was saying technology has moved so far about all these terms of materials that were not around a few years ago and the time has come to tackle the problem from the other end. taxes help but actually encouraging companies to use alternatives is a better way and i must alternatives is a better way and i m ust co nfess alternatives is a better way and i must confess i think she has a point. eventually i guess the taxes would have been collected by this method, the gamut of the day has to find the income from somewhere else. —— the government of the day. find the income from somewhere else. -- the government of the day. an interesting thing he bidding, the chancellor is putting money into tackling waste crime. this could become quite a big issue in the new year, the chinese, which is where we stand about 60 or 70% of our domestic household waste, the chinese have but a ban on that imports are a lot of that waste is going to begin to back up. notjust in the uk but around the world. the fear is that instead of sending it to recycling centres, about sending it toa to recycling centres, about sending it to a continent for incineration or whatever, instead of people wore shape it into a legal landfills and so that is one of the reasons that he is that some £30 million into tackling waste crime. ok, jamie, thank you very much. or so sarah, thank you very much. or so sarah, thank you very much. or so sarah, thank you both very much for answering all of these questions and thank you to you for sending them you can get the latest reaction and analysis on the budget announcement at bbc.co.uk/news/politics, where you can can also try the budget calculator to see whether you will be worse or better off. but first, the headlines on bbc newsroom live: the prime minister has praised her chancellor's budget saying it gives hope to young people. flood warnings remain in place across parts of north—west england after 70 people were rescued from their homes overnight jon venables, one of the killers of toddlerjames bulger, is back in prison after allegations that images of child abuse were found on his computer. breaking news, in relation to the british arabian national who you will know is in prison in iraq, nazanin. boris johnson suggested that she had been teaching journalists that then corrected that and said she had been on a holiday in orion so that her daughter could see her and parents. it has now been 600 days since she was separated from her daughter and imprisoned whilst in around. —— tarmac. a husband has just told the bbc that she has got a court date for december tenth. this is for a second charge of spreading propaganda. there was concern about what boris johnson had said would end up with her receiving a longer prison term. he has promised amount of time to her case to try to secure her release. we do not know she will get the diplomatic protection that a husband is hoping she will be given and he also wants to go on any visit that boris johnson might and he also wants to go on any visit that borisjohnson might make to iran to try to secure her release. this latest news from nazanin's husband richard is that she has got a court date for december the tent ona a court date for december the tent on a charge of spreading propaganda. the serbian president has called on his country to start looking to the future rather "than suffocating in tears of the past" — after the conviction of the former bosnian serb army commander, ratko mladic, for genocide. mladic led forces during the massacre of bosnian muslims in srebrenica in 1995. he was convicted at a un tribunal in the hague on ten of 11 charges. aaron safir reports. as commander of the bosnian serb armed forces, ratko mladic‘s border —— order led to the murder of a thousand men and in srebrenica in 1995. it was the worst atrocity in europe since the second world war. he also led forces in the brutal siege at sarajevo were more than10,000 died. atrocities took place in a series of ethnic conflicts claiming more than 100,000 lives. translation: i only want to say to citizens of serbia but also to many in the region that today is not a day either forjoy or for sorrow. today is a day where we reflect on what kind of a future we want. it is an appeal echoed by the muslim member of bosnia's joint presidency. but look into the future will be difficult when the wounds are so raw. this is a region still traumatised and polarised. near to srebrenica, families of the victims watched the ratko mladic verdict come through. others watched at home. translation: i don't know how he can feel our pain. there is nothing. but still, it does mean some justice is done. there is nothing that can take away our pain or compensate for it. but pain can still be felt. and so can the rivalries. these bosnian serbs in the capital, belgrade, came out to support the general. the sign says hero, not criminal. translation: we came out to say thank you in possibly his most difficult time so he knows the serbian people have not forgotten him. serbia remembers its heroes. whatever the verdict of the un court, he is a hero for them. a war hero who defended them from the threat of genocide. in the years since the genocide that ratko mladic ordered, memorials have been built and maps redrawn and new nations have been created. but the age—old rivalries live on. light pollution from lamp posts, buildings and cars is getting worse and scientists are warning it's having a negative impact on our health and the environment. satellite images of the earth by night have revealed the planet's artificially lit area has grown by more than 2% each year since 2012. our science reporter victoria gill reports. as the sun goes down on towns and cities, the lights go on. and those lights are getting brighter all the time. these images, gathered by a sensor on a nasa satellite, show that more and more of our planet is now artificially lit. in developing nations, including india, the increase was dramatic. from this in 2012 to this in 2016. the researchers expected that most developed nations would actually darken as they changed the type of street lighting they used from older orange glaring lamps to more energy—efficient led bulbs. but that hasn't happened. urban bright spots in the uk and other nations in europe continue to glow even more intensely as towns and cities increased their outdoor lighting. that orangey glow in the sky above the city is all too familiar to so many of us. it stops many of us from seeing a natural night sky. but it also has an impact on our health. night—time light can interrupt our sleep patterns. in the environment, it can disrupt cues that nocturnal animals like bats rely on. it's even been found to shift some fundamental seasonal clockwork, influencing the timing of plant flowering and bird migration. scientists say that images like these are evidence that we're losing our natural night—time. victoria gill, bbc news. the headlines are coming up on the bbc news channel. in a moment we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. first we leave you with for a look at the weather. many of us noticed how much colder it was this morning can bear to the last few mornings. camp just have fallen away. northern parts of scotland, some snow this morning. a few centimetres, a bit more over the higher ground bust up the club cleaning, some sunshine and indeed across many parts of england and wales, some sunshine at the moment as well. a few showers are affecting northern and western areas. not as torrential as they were yesterday in cumbria. the flooding should ease off through the afternoon. across southern areas, containing with the sunshine. temperatures in double figures, just about, it will turn colder as the afternoon goes on. elsewhere across england and wales, we are in that cold air so you will notice the difference. a few showers across northern parts of england, northern ireland and across scotland. here there are some wintry showers still continuing in the far north—west. through the night, a bit more clout than some rain spreading into southern areas, keeping temperatures up about five or six celsius. elsewhere, temperatures will fall away, fairly sharp pain. there will be a frost. wintry showers, the risk of some ice, not only through this evening that into friday morning as well. they could cause a few problems any money across scotland, northern ireland, one to icy patches on the rate in the northern parts of england. someone truly showers across scotla nd someone truly showers across scotland and northern ireland throughout friday, much of the snow will be falling on the higher ground, some may be on lower levels. a sunny day, a dry day, a few showers in the south but noticeably colder. as we go through into the weekend, as you can see from this chart, not a lot of changes. the blue is fixed in place firmly over the weekend with this colder than most of us will stop this saturday, lots of dry weather, lots of sunshine. we will see a few showers around the north and the west, around the north and the west, around coastal paths. temperatures about five to seven celsius. not a great deal of changes we go into sunday. the north—westerly wind still with us really. during sunday, one or two showers, bit of a frosty start. perhaps even icy the dry with plenty of sunshine. that is all from me. goodbye. this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at midday. the prime minister theresa may has praised her chancellor's budget, promising that his job is safe. —— saying he did a good job. she says yesterday's budget gives young people hope. we want to ensure that the young generation that today worries about not getting on the housing ladder, will have that extra bit of help to do so. but the thinktank the resolution foundation warns poorer families are likely to be hardest hit by a squeeze on living standards. flood warnings remain in place across parts of north—west england. 70 people were rescued from their homes in lancashire last night. jon venables, one of the killers of toddlerjames bulger, is back in prison after allegations that images of child abuse were found on his computer. the new leader of zimbabwe, emmerson mnangagwa, urges the country to unite. he's due to be inaugurated tomorrow. also... could heading a football lead to dementia? footballing bodies commission new research examining the link between dementia and heading footballs. and australia make england work hard on day one of the ashes. england ended the day on 196—4. good afternoon. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the prime minister has insisted that philip hammond'sjob is safe after what she described as a 'very good' budget. earlier the chancellor said his budget will address britain's problems with productivity, amid gloomy forecasts for economic growth. the office for budget responsibility said it expects the uk economy to expand by less than 2% for the next four years, partly because of persistently low productivity growth. a separate report by the think tank the resolution foundation has warned of the longest fall in people's living standards since records began more than 60 years ago. labour said philip hammond was "cut off from the real lives of people". let's get more from norman smith. theresa may and philip hammond out and about today trying to demonstrate they are not cut off from those real lives. we are seeing a rule pushback —— real pushback from the idea that families will see a protracted squeeze on finances after the budget. those findings from the office for budget responsibility downgrading growth forecasts for five years to less than 2%, which will have a knock in terms of wages, taxes and therefore in terms of public services. today mr hammond just suggesting that things might not be that bad, it might be part of a temporary hit because of brexit uncertainty and once we get through the negotiations, business and consumer confidence will bounce back. similarly, theresa may flagging up some elements of the budget she says will help ordinary families, such as the rise in the personal allowances, which she says amounts to a tax cut, and i rise in the national living wage, help for homeowners, all of which she said would help ordinary families and is some financial pressure. and when asked, going out of her way to praise the chancellor. the chancellor did a very good job yesterday. what the chancellor was doing was setting out how we will ensure we have an economy fit for the future. both the chancellor and i agree what the budget was about was jobs for people up and down the country, ensuring people are in work with that income for their family, it's about building the homes they need, and about ensuring that we seize the opportunities for the future. however, at the same time today, the resolution foundation, a think tank which will accept inequality issues, painted a pretty grim picture, suggesting we are now facing the longest squeeze on living standards since the 1950s and that it is poorerfamilies since the 1950s and that it is poorer families who will be hardest—hit. they calculate the poorest third of families will be something like £700 per year worse off each year for the next five yea rs. off each year for the next five years. they also questioned whether the chancellor was going to be able to meet his target of balancing the books by the middle of the next decade. the overall objective of removing all borrowing by the middle of the next parliament is basically dead in the water. he is now on course to get there sometime around 2030. if he wanted to get there in line with the conservative manifesto around the middle of the next decade, he would need to double the pace of deficit reduction in the three years running up to 2025. given how the politics feels today, that feels very hard to do. so how have conservative mps reacted ? even so how have conservative mps reacted? even those who have been critical of the chancellor in the run—up to the budget, robert half producing his own budget suggesting that should be a pay rise for public sector workers, they were rallying round this morning. if you are taking 3 million people out of income tax, i don't think that is just a sticking plaster. if people on the national living wage will benefit by over £2,000 a year when it is increased, i don't think that is a sticking plaster. if you are freezing fuel duty, not a one—off freeze, this has been frozen for over seven years, that is not a sticking plaster. you're saving drivers hundreds of pounds, and businesses. and what of labour? they have dubbed this as a nothing has changed budget because there has been normally comment on public sector pay, the cap on working age benefit stays in place, in other words they say austerity continues. as for productivity and the warnings from the office for a budget responsibility that it is beginning to fall away, the shadow chancellor john mcdonnell claimed that directly on the lack of investment by the government. i can't see where he has helped families at all. if he's referring to universal credit, what he did yesterday is gave people £1 and took £10 off them. if he's referring to families concerned about the education of their children, there was virtually nothing there to tackle the budget cuts going through our schools. if he's talking about health, the chief executive of the health service asked for four million and has got just over half of that, nowhere near the amount he needs, so we are facing another winter crisis in the nhs. ijust think, it just demonstrates to me how cut off from the real lives of people the chancellor is. let's just move away from the budget to talk about brexit, and a leaked irish government paper has criticised the uk's performance in the brexit negotiations. this was obtained by an irish broadcaster, an irish government document pulling together the views of the various eu politicians about the performance of the likes of borisjohnson the performance of the likes of boris johnson and david the performance of the likes of borisjohnson and david davis. let us just say it is not hugely complimentary. it paints a picture of incoherence and a lack of attention to detail. one czech republic minister said boris johnson did not sympathise with eu ministers. we now we have on friday theresa may is meeting donald tusk president of the eu council and then on december the force will meet jean—claude juncker. so things on december the force will meet jean—claudejuncker. so things are speeding towards the critical eu council meeting to decide whether we will move on to trade negotiations. you sense in the background, the mood music, certainly at this irish government papers to be believed, is not hugely encouraging. heavy rain has caused flooding across parts of lancashire and north wales. 70 people had to be rescued from their homes overnight and more than 150 properties were left without power. two lanes on the m6 motorway are closed. rail lines were shut between preston and lancaster but have since reopened, though with trains running at reduced speeds. we spoke to some residents in galgate lancashire about what happened. i went to work today, thought little of it, came home and thought, right, it's pretty high, it's still going to keep on raining all night, let's start moving some stuff out of the way. and itjust came in faster and faster and faster and there came a point where we were bucketing it out, bailing it out. we had pumps going. it came a point where it was bucket versus river and the river won. and it is now like this. i have lifted as much as i can from the ground—floor but there are bikes down there, my cooker‘s gone, my boiler, washing machine, dishwasher, everything. the water has gone over the top, it is over the window as well, and it isjust flooding round the side of the door. we had this huge flood of water coming in and through into the kitchen. so i was wading around in the kitchen up to my waist trying to get all the electrical things and what have you, but all my academic... i am a student at the university and all my academic work has been ruined in the floods. i've lost the car keys so i've had to push the car of the way. let's get the latest from our correspondent becky barr who's live in galgate in lancashire. tell us about the clear up operation and in terms of people having to leave their homes last night, what is the situation for them? the flood water came in and left very quickly around galgate in lancaster. just to give you an idea of the geography, we are a couple of miles south of lancaster, on the outskirts of lancaster university here in the village of galgate, and there was incredibly heavy rain yesterday saw the local river overtopped its banks at around 10pm. people report around midnight in some homes the water was up to waist level. by about 3am the water had started to recede but today many people are embarking on a major clean—up operation. people were rescued from their homes when the water rose so quickly. today they are ina water rose so quickly. today they are in a position of having to face the idea of more rain because there are still flood warnings in place. the emergency services had a tough night. there were 500 emergency calls in lancaster and galgate. they're still calls in lancaster and galgate. they‘ re still pumping calls in lancaster and galgate. they're still pumping out basements of homes here as well. there are as being disruption, the primary school here is closed, road and rail disruption as well. the environment agency are out in force trying to get a grip on making sure this doesn't happen again. we should point out that context is important here. this is the area where two yea rs here. this is the area where two years ago there was a huge flood which at the time was said to be a once in a century flood. power was out in the hall of lancaster for a week —— all of lancaster and surrounding area. people here are facing the same disruption again. let's cross live to the house of commons because the work and pensions secretary is due to make a statement on universal credit. notjust not just the disincentives notjust the disincentives within it but the huge things caused by the roll—out in 2003 that were still reverberating when i entered into thousand five. i welcome the statement. he said there would be extra support in the private sector for tenants. with that include access for landlords to the portal available for social landlords? access for landlords to the portal available for social landlord57m terms of support in the private rented sector, since the reforms made in 2008, most tenants in the private sector get their housing benefit directly instead of to the landlords but around 30% have alternative payment arrangements so the money goes direct to the landlord. the position going forward once we change things will be that those people who already have an alternative payment arrangement, the presumption will be that will continue and the money will go to the landlord rather than the tenant but we are constantly looking at ways we can ensure there is support. let's not forget the housing benefit transitional payment which will provide two weeks of support, additional support to help people as they migrate onto universal credit. the additional resources are welcome to help tackle some of the glaring problems with universal credit but social landlords and others are still extremely worried about the impact of potential arrears. would he worked with his colleagues in dclg and ask landlords that they did not call for ground eight possession requirements which reduce the flexibility of chords in dealing with arrears? it is critical we do all we can to prevent eviction for tenants falling into arrears. can i welcome her warm words? i note that a constructive approach taken from a number of those on the backbenches of the party opposite. in terms of evictions, it is important that for example the pre—action protocols are respected. there have been reports, the leader of the opposition made some comments about what happened with gloucester city, which turned out to be wildly inaccurate and i think he should apologise for that. we are very keen to work constructively with landlords both in the social and private sectors and it is important we debate this ina and it is important we debate this in a reasonable way without causing unnecessary in a reasonable way without causing u nnecessa ry stress in a reasonable way without causing unnecessary stress by scaremongering which the leader of the opposition did. the work on page and secretary talking about universal credit, an urgent question in the commons prompted by the budget yesterday. it's been confirmed that jon venables, one of the killers of the toddlerjames bulger, was recalled to prison last week. police are investigating allegations that illegal images of child abuse were found on a computer linked to him, although no charges have been brought. the 35—year—old served seven years injailforjames' killing, and was released on licence in 2001, under a new identity. becausejon venables is on licence he is effectively serving a life sentence but is allowed to come out by the parole board. he is regularly visited by probation officers and last week during a routine visit, what appeared to be child abuse images seem to have been found on a computer linked to him. that caused concern and he was recalled to prison. there is a police investigation to see whether it is in fact the case that he was using the computer and was responsible for child abuse images. the police force has not been named because that would identify where he is living under a second new identity. right now he is back in prison and a police investigation is underway. it was back in 1993 that he and robert thompson were arrested for the horrific killing of james bulger. a little bit of history. it was one of the most shocking crimes of the 1990s. it caused immense dismay. these two ten—year—old boys had tortured and killed a two—year—old boy. and a massively high profile trial. they were jailed for life in 1993. it was under the rules around the jailing of children rather than adults. they were allowed out with a new identity in 2001, immensely controversial at the time, and there was a long court battle leading up to it. but then in 2010 jon venables was found with child abuse images on a computer and pleaded guilty. he was imprisoned and only released again in 2013. he was released on licence and he could be recalled if there was another breach. it is under those rules he was recalled last week. when he was released in 2013, the parents ofjames bulger said they were filled with terror and thought he would always be a danger to children. denise fergus posted on social media today. a lot of disquiet in the family. the headlines on bbc newsroom live. theresa may says she wants to "to re—ignite the dream of home ownership." the prime minister says measures in the budget are about helping people get their foot on the housing ladder. flood warnings remain in place across parts of north—west england. 70 people were rescued from their homes in lancashire last night. jon venables, one of the killers of toddlerjames bulger, is back in prison after allegations that images of child abuse were found on his computer. let's catch up with the cricket news and all the rest of the sport. england have made a solid start to the ashes series, ending day one of the first test on '196 for 4‘ in the first innings... they're taking on australia side that haven't lost at test match the gabba in almost 30 years, as they begin their defence of the urn... our correspndent andy swiss, was watching in brisbane... what an intriguing first day of the ashes we have had here. it has ended with honours relatively even. england 196—4 at the close. they won the toss and chose to bat and got off toa the toss and chose to bat and got off to a terrible start, alastair cook just out for two from mitchell sta rc. we cook just out for two from mitchell starc. we wondered if there would be an old—fashioned england collapse, but the rebuilt thanks to a century partnership that and mark stoneman. james vince was a surprise selection but he justified the faith of the selectors. mark stormont went for 53 and james vince for 83, run out by nathan lyon, superb fielding, backing up his trash talk earlier in the week with a piece of individual brilliance. england lost their fourth wicket, joe root . lbw. brilliance. england lost their four originally joe root . lbw. brilliance. england lost their four originally ecé: not. lbw. brilliance. england lost their four originally ezé: not out sw. brilliance. england lost their four originally ecé: not out but brilliance. england lost their four originally ezé: not out but the was originally given not out but the decision was overturned on review. a day of fluctuating fortunes but no doubting england's star of the day, james vince. at the minute it is reasonably even. the first hour will dictate how we look back on day one. it will be a good hour in the morning and the guys can come in and score quickly. getting to the new ball early in the morning and hopefully building up towards 300, 450, 400 if we play well. the former england rugby league international rangi chase has been banned from all sport for two years after testing positive for cocaine. the 31—year—old was suspended his club, widnes vikings, in august after he failed a drugs test following a defeat by wakefield. the 2011 super league 'man of steel‘ will not be eligible to return untiljuly of 2019. england's rugby union captain dylan hartley has been left out of starting xv for the first time under head coach eddiejones, for saturday's match against samoa at twickenham. hartley drops to the bench as hooker jamie george get his first start, while chris robshaw and george ford are named co—captains. exeter number eight sam simmonds makes a starting debut. wales have made three changes from the team beaten by australia for saturday's test against new zealand in cardiff. hallam amos comes in for the injured liam williams with scott williams at