with a a0 to 2a win over england good evening. the funeral of the record—breaking charity fundraiser, captain sir tom moore, has been held in bedford. the 100—year—old came to prominence after raising almost 33 million pounds for nhs charities by walking laps of his garden during the first lockdown. he died earlier this month, days after testing positive for coronavirus. our correspondentjohn maguire has the story. they were there by his side when he made his most famous journey, and today they were with him once more as he made his finaljourney. soldiers from the yorkshire regiment, the modern equivalent of captain sir tom moore's wartime unit, paid tribute with full military honours. on the coffin, his medals, including his knighthood, and a specially commissioned officer's sword. on one side, the regimental motto, "fortune favours the brave", and the other, his motto, "tomorrow will be a good day". and in clear blue skies above bedford cemetery, the silence was broken by a fly—past from a wartime dakota. to us, he was a veteran and a record—breaking fundraiser who walked 100 laps of his back garden to mark his 100th birthday, raising almost £40 million for nhs charities in the process. but for his daughters, lucy and hannah, he was first and foremost a father. daddy, you would always tell us, "best foot forward." and, true to your word, that's just what you did last year — raising a fortune for the nhs and walking your way into the nation's hearts. in the last days and hours we had together, you talked with pride . about the lasting legacy of hope |you had created, brought to lifei with a foundation in your name. you declared to me and the nursing | staff that you had more fundraising| in you and would be back as soon as you felt better. _ we are all so proud of everything you have achieved, and promisel to keep your legacy alive. thank you for all the special times we've shared. - 0ur relationship cannot be broken by death. i you will be with me always. and for his grandchildren, benji and georgia, who have grown up living with their grandad, it was a time to remember cherished moments. if there is a lesson i've learned from living with you these past 13 years, it's the power of positivity and kindness. i truly do not believe i'd be the person i am today without your sound guidance. and he became a favourite for millions of people around the world who were inspired by his words and deeds to walk, to be kind and to support good causes. # walk on through the wind... reassuring us that we would never walk alone. the chancellor, rishi sunak, has warned that the uk has been left "exposed" to increases in the cost of borrowing as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and says he must level with people about the enormous strain on public finances when he announces his second budget this week. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, has more details on what to expect on wednesday. some actual words in black—and—white from the chancellor this morning, which is rare in a run up to a budget, but it comes with a pretty heavy hint, i think, that rishi sunak is trying to deliver in his interview with the financial times that he will use the budget on wednesday to at least start to prepare people for how he plans to redress the balance in the public finances. and possibly take steps towards doing that. of course, the context here is he as borrowed billions upon billions during the pandemic to fund the support scheme, and he's been able to do that relatively cheaply because interest rates are so low. but when he talks about the economy being exposed, what he means is if interest rates were to go up in the near or medium—term future, then suddenly, that debt would become far more expensive and potentially unsustainable for the government to maintain. so he wants to find ways of bringing the burden of debt down and how does he do that? well, there is pressure from all sides in his own party, never mind anywhere else. you have conservative backbenchers lining up to say, "now is not "the time to raise taxes, the economy is still fragile. "we need to keep on investing." and then you have kenneth clark, the former conservative chancellor, on the radio this morning saying that he needs to look at income tax, vat, national insurance. now, those are things which the tories said in their manifesto they wouldn't touch. so i don't expect him to go there, necessarily. more likely, perhaps, and it's all speculation at this stage, things like corporation tax and taxes which would perhaps affect businesses a little bit, and what you might call tinkering around the edges rather than big tax bombshells. but a warning nevertheless from rishi sunak. jonathan blake. ministers in england have launched a campaign to reassure parents it's safe for children to return to the classroom. the back—to—school adverts will highlight extra measures, such as coronavirus testing and masks, being introduced ahead of schools reopening fully on march the 8th in england. 0ur correspondent, jon donnison, has the details. these are some of the reasons the government in england think it's important to get young people back to school. teachers unions, though, are urging caution. our view is that it is the right time to go back into school. we would have had a phased return because that is what we see in wales, in northern ireland and in scotland. we haven't really seen the evidence for why it is so different in england. 0n the other hand, this is all about managing risks. and the risks of children not being in school are very significant as well. so, yes, it is the right time. but let's be realistic and recognise that it must be done with a real sense of honesty and of caution. and the unions are unhappy that the government has rejected the idea of prioritising teachers for vaccinations. instead, age will continue to be the main factor driving the vaccination timetable. the government has pledged to offer the vaccine to everyone over 50, as well as those in specific at risk groups, by mid april. it will then work down through the age groups, starting with those aged 40—49, then 30—39, and finally 18—29 — aiming that all adults should have been offered at least a firstjab by the end ofjuly. but despite the rapid progress on jabs, at the latest downing street briefing — a warning not to become complacent. it's a bit like being 3—0 up in a game and thinking, "well, "we can't possibly lose this now." but how many times have you seen the other side take it 4—3? do not wreck this now. it is too early to relax. and as we head towards spring, although cases are continuing to fall on a national level, in one in five local council areas infections have actually started to slightly rise again. jon donnison, bbc news. in a few moments, viewers on bbc one willjoin us for a round up of the news with kate silverton. but before that — anas sarwar has been announced as the new scottish labour leader. glasgow msp mr sarwar defeated monica lennon, the only other candidate in the race. mr sarwar takes charge of the party ahead of the scottish parliament election, which is scheduled to be held on may 6th. he is the first minority ethnic leader of a major political party in the uk. earlier he spoke to my colleague shaun ley about the challenges he faces i've said today, directly to the people of scotland, that i know we have a lot of work to do to rebuild your trust in us as a political party. that's what i've said today directly to the _ that's what i've said today directly to the people of scotland, but i know _ to the people of scotland, but i know we've got a lot to do to rebuild — know we've got a lot to do to rebuild your trust in us as a political— rebuild your trust in us as a political party. i recognise that over recent times, you haven't had the scottish labour party you deserve, and i'm going to work day and night to give the scottish labour party, i believe it needs and deserves, so we can rebuild our country. you have mentioned the election not faraway, and i think going into that election, the focus for us is got to be and what unites us as a country rather than what divides us. and that is what my politics are all about. i want to bring our diverse communities together so we can rebuild the country we love. i think if we focus on what unites us rather than what divides us, we can build a better scotland. it's a very concrete example, bringing committees together, of how long—established and how well integrated the first second, now third—generation of immigrants into scotland has been. obviously not immigrants from other parts of the uk but from right around the world, like previous generations from your father's generation and so on. what message, though, do you think you can deliver to those many scots who seemed to have been won over by the argument for independence, at least if the broad opinion polls are to be believed. certainly the numbers have grown. there appears to be something of a trend there, not just isolated polls, how do you address that? well, firstly, i would say on your first point, someone that looks like me, sounds like me, from my background, my heritage being elected as a leader of a political party in the uk, it doesn't actually say something about me, it says something great about scotland and the scottish people. i want work with all of them to build a fair country. 0n the point you make around the independence question, to be honest, i think true leadership right now, it would seek to unite our country and to heal the wounds in our country and i don't think nicola sturgeon herself would be advocating a referendum right now if she didn't have to worry about the wounds in her own political party rather than healing the wounds of our country post up a people are really worried the wounds of our country. what people are really worried about now is keeping safe number when they are going to get the vaccine, their child education and their mental health. that cancelled operation or cancer diagnosis or cancer screening they are waiting for, the planet they are going to leave their children or the grandchildren due to climate change, whether they have a job to go back to after we come through covid, these are all the things that i think people are worried about right now. i want our politicians to work together to address those problems with the people, and advocates a covid recovery over the next five years. would a labour administration under you than in a highly rude, for example, be prepared to use the parliament's tax varying powers that do allow you a modest increase in incomes tax which hasn't been used to actually help with that process of rebuilding scotland and reuniting and improving services? i of rebuilding scotland and reuniting and improving services?— and improving services? i think we've got _ and improving services? i think we've got to — and improving services? i think we've got to look _ and improving services? i think we've got to look at _ and improving services? i think we've got to look at a - and improving services? i think i we've got to look at a progressive tax system. there is no doubt that we want _ tax system. there is no doubt that we want to — tax system. there is no doubt that we want to spend more money on how we want to spend more money on how we fund _ we want to spend more money on how we fund our— we want to spend more money on how we fund our public services, how we bring _ we fund our public services, how we bring down — we fund our public services, how we bring down child poverty in scotland. child poverty is way too hi-h scotland. child poverty is way too high and — scotland. child poverty is way too high and scotland. 0ne scotland. child poverty is way too high and scotland. one child in poverty— high and scotland. one child in poverty is_ high and scotland. one child in poverty is one child too many, but the fact— poverty is one child too many, but the fact that we have 100,000 children— the fact that we have 100,000 children living in poverty is civilly _ children living in poverty is civilly not acceptable. i want us to eradicate — civilly not acceptable. i want us to eradicate child poverty within ten years— eradicate child poverty within ten years in— eradicate child poverty within ten years in scotland. that would require — years in scotland. that would require public spending, and we want to make _ require public spending, and we want to make sure those broad shoulders are paying _ to make sure those broad shoulders are paying more. at the same time, we've _ are paying more. at the same time, we've got— are paying more. at the same time, we've got to — are paying more. at the same time, we've got to recognise that we are coming _ we've got to recognise that we are coming through a pandemic. 0ur coming through a pandemic. our economy— coming through a pandemic. our economy has taken a massive hit, sharper— economy has taken a massive hit, sharper and — economy has taken a massive hit, sharper and deeper than the banking crisis which _ sharper and deeper than the banking crisis which took ten years to recover— crisis which took ten years to recover from. and that's why when we are looking _ recover from. and that's why when we are looking at the budget, we mehtiorr— are looking at the budget, we mention that earlier on, we want to see investment in our economy, making — see investment in our economy, making sure there's no cliff edge, secondly, — making sure there's no cliff edge, secondly, make sure we are supporting businesses to actually come _ supporting businesses to actually come through covid and funding people — come through covid and funding people so that they can get the skills— people so that they can get the skills they need to go back into the economy — skills they need to go back into the economy. obviously, alongside that, peoples _ economy. obviously, alongside that, peoples wealth is important on peoptes — peoples wealth is important on peoples health is important, there but actually how we get to catch up programmes for our children around their education and adequate mental health— their education and adequate mental health services in scotland coming through— health services in scotland coming through this pandemic is going to be realty. _ through this pandemic is going to be really, really important, and also catch _ really, really important, and also catch a _ really, really important, and also catch a programme for our nhs. there are some _ catch a programme for our nhs. there are some of— catch a programme for our nhs. there are some of the cancelled operations across— are some of the cancelled operations across the _ are some of the cancelled operations across the country because of our focus _ across the country because of our focus on — across the country because of our focus on covid. these are all the massive — focus on covid. these are all the massive issues that we've got to get to grips— massive issues that we've got to get to grips too— massive issues that we've got to get to grips too and scotland and to be frank. _ to grips too and scotland and to be frank. we _ to grips too and scotland and to be frank, we don't do that with politicians. we do that with politicians... for our country. good evening. the funeral of captain sir tom moore has taken place, with his family paying tribute to the veteran and charity fundraiser. sir tom captured the hearts of the nation after raising tens of millions of pounds for nhs charities by walking a hundred laps of his garden before his 100th birthday. he died earlier this month. our correspondentjohn maguire has the story. his was a story born out of lockdown, and as the hearse left his house this morning, pandemic restrictions meant people adhered to the family's wishes to stay at home. soldiers from the yorkshire regiment, the modern equivalent of captain sir tom moore's wartime unit, who were with him as he made his famousjourney, joined him once more as he made his finaljourney. he received full military honours. on the coffin, his medals, including his knighthood and a specially commissioned officer's sword. on one side the regimental motto, "fortune favours the brave", and on the other, his motto, "tomorrow will be a good day". and in clear blue skies above bedford cemetery, the silence was broken by a fly—past from a wartime dakota. to us he was a veteran and a record—breaking fundraiser who walked 100 laps of his back garden to mark his 100th birthday, raising almost £40 million for nhs charities in the process. but for his daughters, lucy and hannah, he was first and foremost a father. daddy, you would always tell us "best foot forward", and true to your word, that's just what you did last year, raising a fortune for the nhs and walking your way into the nation's hearts. we are all so proud of everything you have achieved and promise to keep your legacy alive. thank you for all the special times we shared. our relationship cannot be broken by death. you will be with me always. and for his grandchildren, benji and georgia, who've grown up living with their grandad, it was a time remember cherished moments. there is a lesson i have learned from living with you these past 13 years. it's the power of positivity and kindness. i truly do not believe i'd be the person i am today without your sound guidance. he tells stories of his loved ones, the people left behind. _ he doesn't cry or moan or shout. he just says, "best be kind." during the funeral service we learnt so much more about captain sir tom moore — the man, the grandfather and the father — about his humour, his honesty and his humility, qualities that have sent his name around the world and ensure that it lives on beyond today for generations to come. last post and he became a favourite for millions of people around the world who were inspired by his words and deeds to walk, to be kind and to support good causes. # walk on through the wind.# reassuring us all that we would never walk alone. john maguire, bbc news, bedfordshire. the chancellor says he will level with people about the enormous strain the response to the coronavirus pandemic has put on public finances when he unveils his budget next week. amongst the measures expected to be announced is a new mortgage guarantee scheme, as our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, reports. a year into this pandemic, is an end in sight? perhaps. and as the mood lifts, a question, when should the massive support given to the economy stop? a year ago, rishi sunak delivered his very first budget as chancellor. since then, he's had to borrow £270 billion, a record. we're setting up a new coronavirus job retention scheme. for now, this national debt is relatively cheap to pay back, but if interest rates rise, that will change. today, the chancellor said... adding... labour says the government's overseen the worst downturn of any major economy, despite all the cash it's spent. now is not the time to withdraw support for hard—hit firms and families. the chancellor is preparing new measures. so i'm supposed to pour this milk into the yogurt? for abby, who still lives at home with his family, could benefit from a new scheme in the budget to help home—buyers with small deposits get a mortgage. ajunior doctor in london, he hasn't been able to afford his own place. on an nhs salary, i'm on the higher end for a doctor, people who are carers, people who are nurses, physios, etc, if you don't help the rest of us on low incomes, then you are stuck in a sticky situation for the rest of your life. and the chancellor is facing pressure on all sides. there is some tory mps who won seats off the opposition at the last election who want more spending to level up more deprived areas. the labour party, along with businesses and unions, say any tax rises now could choke off any recovery. and others who say we should start paying down all that debt now. every sensible person knows that this spending we embarked on... to stop the economy collapsing is taxpayer spending and if we don't get it under control inflation comes back then interest rates go up, we'll face a financial crisis. all of this is a sign that as the immediate crisis recedes, its aftereffects will linger on people's health and jobs, the nation's well—being and wealth. damian grammaticas, bbc news. an update on the coronavirus figures now. there were 7,434 new confirmed infections in the latest 24—hour period. it means an average of 9,263 cases per day were recorded over the past week. the number of patients in hospital with coronavirus across the uk dropped below 15,000 for the first time since mid—november. in the last 24 hours, 290 deaths have been reported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid test. on average, 334 deaths were announced every day in the past week. it brings the total number of people who've died to 122,705. the vaccination statistics show 504,493 people had their first dose of a vaccine in the latest 24—hour period. almost 19.7 million people have now had theirfirstjab. our health correspondent katharine da costa is here. deaths and cases down again, quite significantly this weekend. yes. significantly this weekend. yes, covid cases _ significantly this weekend. yes, covid cases have _ significantly this weekend. yes, covid cases have been - significantly this weekend. ye: covid cases have been falling from significantly this weekend. 12: covid cases have been falling from a peak of about 60,000 a day at the start of the year and are back to the level they were at the start of october and the seven day average for the number of deaths is back to the same level it wasn't the first week of november so things are heading in the right direction but infections are still high and that increases the risk of new variants emerging. last night the health secretary matt hancock said cases had only fallen by about 15% in the last week, in some areas they had flattened out and one in five areas had actually seen an increase in the last week. health officials and experts on the sage committee have warned people not to let their guard down, even those who've been vaccinated, because vaccines aren't 100% effective at stopping infections and large sections of the population have yet to have a jab and are still vulnerable to this virus. :, ~' , :, rugby, and wales beat defending champions england in the six nations this evening, while ireland defeated italy earlier to record their first win of the campaign. joe wilson reports. to be king of cardiff, two candidates, jones, eddie orjones, alan win, they are old adversaries. the referee is neutral, friends in fact. wales took this penalty brilliantly, glad were furious, said it was too quick.— brilliantly, glad were furious, said it was too quick. you've got to give us time. please, _ it was too quick. you've got to give us time. please, please, _ it was too quick. you've got to give us time. please, please, i- it was too quick. you've got to give us time. please, please, italk- us time. please, please, italk first, 0k. _ us time. please, please, italk first, 0k. the— us time. please, please, italk first, 0k. the referee - us time. please, please, italk| first, 0k. the referee regretted nothinu. first, 0k. the referee regretted nothing- next _ first, 0k. the referee regretted nothing. next decision, - first, 0k. the referee regretted nothing. next decision, leon i nothing. next decision, leon williams gathered up the loose ball to cross the line. try? had louis rees—zammit knocked it forwards onto his leg? no, said the officials, it's fine, and rees—zammit wasn't going to argue. well, england got a try of their own next, anthony watson inland at half time wales led by three. england levelled the scores in the second half, ben youngs, and hope, but wales never lost focus nor momentum, the fourth try to seal it. never mind drooling this occasion, wales are beating everyone. in rome it was always clear that ireland would win their first game of the tournament, just how and how many. two tries for will connors, six for ireland in all beating italy is always a good way to feel better about yourself as keith earls well knows. joe wilson, bbc news. that's it for now. we're back at ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello there. much of this weekend looks fine and settled and sunny, thanks to high—pressure. but there is still a weak weather front affecting northern parts of the country through today. that's bringing rather grey, leaden skies for parts of scotland and also northern ireland, with a bit of mist, also some drizzle. but a huge contrast further south — much of england and wales is bright with plenty of sunshine, and after the chilly start, that slightly stronger sunshine is getting to work, so it'll feel quite mild out there, but the next few days, pretty similar, largely dry with variable cloud, some sunshine and nights will continue to be chilly. there's that weather front across northern areas which will tend to fizzle away as we move through the latter part of the day. high pressure dominating the scene for those light winds as well across the board. a little bit of cloud across scotland and northern ireland, the remnants of that weather front further south for england and wales, largely clear skies, so it's going to turn cold. could see a bit of low cloud and mistjust rolling into eastern england and east anglia towards the end of the night, but where we have the clear skies, chillier with pockets of frost, mist and fog, a little less cold for scotland and northern ireland, because here we'll have a little bit more in the way of cloud. our area of high—pressure still with us then as we move into part two of the weekend. we've lost that weather front as well across northern areas. so i think after some early cloud starts to break up across scotland and northern ireland, it should be a sunnier day for you through sunday. england and wales, plenty of sunshine around after a chilly frosty start, bit more cloud, though, affecting eastern england and east anglia. so here, i think temperatures may be suppressed a bit, 6—7 celsius in norwich. elsewhere though, where we have that strong sunshine, 10—13 celsius will be the high, so very mild again. now, as we head through sunday evening and night, it looks like we could see some more substantial mist and cloud rolling in off the north sea across england and wales through the night, whereas further north, scotland and northern ireland should see clearer spells, so here it will be colder with a touch of frost than what it will be further south and east because there will be more in the way of cloud. but it could be that we start many places off on monday morning like this, rather grey with some mist and murk around, but at least mainly dry. now, if i run the pressure chart on through monday and into tuesday, you can see high pressure dominates the scene, but this weather front mayjust move northwards and affect southwestern parts of the country tuesday into wednesday to bring just a few showers. but i think for most, this upcoming week is looking dry with that area of high—pressure influencing the weather. could see variable amounts of cloud, a little bit of sunshine in northern and western areas, and then signs of it turning chilly for all by the end of the week. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the last post. tributes are paid to captain sir tom moore at his funeral. family members say his spirit will live on.