Sport on bbc news how a run in with eddiejones dog has apparently put owen farrell at risk of missing the six nations clash with scotland on saturday good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at 6. The chancellor has been forced to defend his budget and the controversial changes to increase National Insurance for Self Employed workers. Thats despite a tory Manifesto Pledge not to raise National Insurance. Its angered a number of conservative backbenchers and been roundly criticised by labour. There has been partial backing for the increase from the influential think tank the institute for fiscal studies, but overall it described the chancellors plans as a sticking plaster rather than a fundamental review. Our chief Political Correspondent vicki young has been following the days events. He says hes backing business, but visiting the West Midlands today the chancellor had to fend off accusations that hes bashing the workers who keep the wheels of the economy turning. Putting up taxes is
The epas Mission Statement lists its primary goal as protecting human health and the environment. Bear that in mind when i tell you that mr pruitt says that he doesnt believe that Carbon Dioxide is a primary contributor to Global Warming. Heres the clip from a cnbc interview. I think that measuring with Precision Human Activity on the climate is very challenging to do it was tremendous disability one disagreement about the degree of impact. I would disagreement about the degree of impact. Iwould not disagreement about the degree of impact. I would not agree it is a primary contributor into the Global Warming that we see. He might say theres tremendous disagreement. Maybe if you talk to some conservatives in the us. Not so much if you listen to scientists. If you go to his own agencys website you come across this. Human activities are contributing to Climate Change, primarily by releasing billions of tons of Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere every year. The un has looked at this in det
The epas Mission Statement lists its primary goal as protecting human health and the environment. Bear that in mind when i tell you that mr pruitt says that he doesnt believe that Carbon Dioxide is a primary contributor to Global Warming. Heres the clip from a cnbc interview. I think that measuring with Precision Human Activity on the climate is very challenging to do it was tremendous disability one disagreement about the degree of impact. I would disagreement about the degree of impact. Iwould not disagreement about the degree of impact. I would not agree it is a primary contributor into the Global Warming that we see. He might say theres tremendous disagreement. Maybe if you talk to some conservatives in the us. Not so much if you listen to scientists. If you go to his own agencys website you come across this. Human activities are contributing to Climate Change, primarily by releasing billions of tons of Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere every year. The un has looked at this in det
Trade in baby chimps. One of the great artists of his Generation Tributes are paid to the british painter sir Howard Hodgkin, whos died at the age of 8a. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news theres an away goal for Manchester United in their Europa League last 16 tie. But theyre held to a draw by russians fc rostov. Good evening. The Prime Minister has insisted that the controversial change announced in the budget to increase National Insurance for Self Employed workers is simpler, fairer and more progressive. Theresa may refused to accept that the government had broken a Manifesto Pledge, saying the promise had only extended to one kind of National Insurance. But the move has angered a number of conservative backbenchers and been roundly criticised by labour. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. Brussels is rarely a place where british Prime Ministers can find a retreat, but theresa may entered discreetly into the summit, in a hurry for the talks. Not for her the grand arr
Its 9 00am in singapore. 1 00am in london and 10 00 in the morning in seoul, where south koreas impeached president , park geun hye, is due to find out if shell be permanently removed from office. An announcement by the Constitutional Court will be made in around an hours time. Ms park is embroiled in a corruption scandal, accused of allowing a close friend to profit from her connections with the presidency. If shes dismissed, a president ial election will be held within 60 days. However, the court could decide to reinstate her. 0ur correspondent Stephen Evans is in seoul with the latest. Stephen, remind us again about the accusations that got us to this point . A whole raft of accusations, 13 allegations in total. They range from the large, corruption, that she instigated corruption by trying to get a bribe, basically, from samsun, to her best friend, in return for influencing samsuns affairs. Down to the relatively minor, like where was she for eight hours when the say while ferry we