on payments during the pandemic. and if you are behind on your rent because of everything that s been going on in the last year, do let me know what your situation is. we will be talking about this after 9:30am. and coming up this hour, a congregation in hertfordshire are shocked to discover an ordinary looking paiting of the last supper is actually a long lost masterpiece. the chancellor is set to announce millions of pounds worth of extra support to the badly hit culture sector in his budget tomorrow. £408 million will help museums, theatres and galleries in england to reopen once restrictions start to ease. rishi sunak will also announce a £150 million fund to help communities to take over local pubs. treasury officials said a significant chunk will be given to cricket, as fans prepare to return to stadiums this summer. and an extra £77 million will be given to the devolved administrations in scotland, wales and northern ireland to provide their culture groups with si
cloud will stick most of the day. it s tuesday, the 2nd of march. our top story. communities could be given up to a quarter of a million pounds to take over struggling pubs in their area under plans expected to be announced in the budget tomorrow. the chancellor will unveil a community ownership fund, which is also expected to cover sports clubs, theatres and other venues at risk of closure. our political correspondent, chris mason, has the details. how do you save your local pub? many were already closing permanently before the pandemic. how many more might follow now we are out of the habit of propping up the bar? in the budget tomorrow, the chancellor will announce that community groups across the uk could be given up to a quarter of a million pounds to help take over struggling pubs. they will be helped, too, to buy into theatres and sports clubs. rishi sunak will also say he will spend £300 million of taxpayers money to help summer sports such as tennis, horse racing a
i would urge care homes to do everything they can to allow as many visitors as they can. face coverings are no longer mandatory in england but some big retailers ask customers to continue wearing them. a second man admits his involvement in an assault on england s chief medical officer professor sir chris whitty, in a london park last year. it s holocaust memorial day marking 77 years since the liberation of auschwitz birkenau. seven holocaust survivors have had portraits painted in a project commissioned by prince charles. and tributes to the comedian and writer barry cryer who s died at the age of 86. borisjohnson has described as total rhubarb claims that he personally intervened so a british man could airlift animals from afghanistan last summer when the taliban took control of the country. yesterday, an email released by a parliamentary committee stated that he d authorised the evacuation of pen farthing, his staff and more than 150 cats and dogs under the care
Northwest with the please pick up here. temperatures around 4 degrees but down to freezing in norwich and a touch colder in the countryside said a cold start to your friday morning with the frost and a bit of fog around. clearing away from parts of england and wales with the cool air here around eight and 10 degrees but we could see highs up to 11 or 12 towards the northwest with wet weather continuing across scotland. into the weekend it is mild and breezy on saturday and cold her on sunday with rain in the northwest. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. face coverings are no longer mandatory in england, but some big retailers ask customers to continue wearing them. campaign groups welcome the easing of care home restrictions in england, allowing