the british finance minister plans new measures to help people buy their own homes, as he prepares for next week s budget. trumpet plays: the last post tributes are paid to the record breaking british charity fundraiser captain sir tom moore at his funeral. family members say his spirit will live on. and we find out how top hollywood make up artists have been adapting their skills during a socially distanced pandemic. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we re covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first, though, us presidentjoe biden has urged the us senate to approve his $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill after it was passed by the house of representatives. the republicans said the plan was too expensive and voted against it. but the democrats slim majority pushed the bill through. it s the third major us spending package during the pandemic, slightly smaller than the $2 trillion package introduced last marc
hello, and welcome to our talking movies awards season lookahead. i m tom brook. new york s rainbow room here in rockefeller center and california s beverly hilton will be co hosting the golden globes, the first major film awards event of the year. in today s programme, we ll be looking at awards season right up to the oscars, at the actors and films emerging as strong contenders. but before we begin, a note on the globes themselves. the voting is done by the hollywood foreign press association, some 87 internationaljournalists based in the los angeles area. over the years, there have been numerous allegations attacking the integrity of the organisation, often that it is too much in the sway of the big hollywood studios. and very recently the group was put on the defensive when it was revealed that within its ranks was not a single black member. but having said all that, the globes do give some indication of the likely contenders in the oscars race. the frontrunner at the gol
this is a budget that didn t even attempt to rebuild the foundations of our economy, or to secure the country s long term prosperity. we ll be looking at the measures in detail, and the tax implications for individuals and for business. also tonight. scotland s first minister defends her handling of allegations of harrassment against her predecessor and former friend alex salmond. i must rebut the absurd suggestion that anyone acted with malice or as part of a plot against alex salmond. and, buckingham palace say they ll investigate claims, that the duchess of sussex bullied some members of her staff. and coming up in sport, on bbc news, rangers move within four points of the scottish premiership title as alfredo morelos leaves it late to beat livingston. good evening. the enormous cost of shoring up the economy because of the pandemic has been spelled out by the chancellor in today s budget. mr sunak revealed a series of measures that will take the uk s overall tax burden to
invasion threat to ukraine we will discuss this further with our guests. hello and a very warm welcome. could this be one party too many? tonight borisjohnson is facing further questions this evening about a surprise birthday party that s alleged to have been held at number 10 during the first lockdown in 2020, despite government rules in place that banned any social gatherings indoors. itv news says the prime minister s wife, carriejohnson, helped organise the surprise get together onjune 19th just after the prime minister returned from this school visit in hertfordshire. # happy birthday to you # happy birthday to you # happy birthday dear prime minister. up to 30 people are said to have attended the party in the cabinet room, including interior designer, lulu lytle who was not a member of number 10 staff but was there in downing street helping renovating boris johnson s flat. the organisers are understood to have laid on a cake and some m&s nibbles, with the gathering la