in a video call to encourage people to take the covid 19 vaccination. hello, and welcome. the chancellor rishi sunak says he s committed to supporting businesses and helping those on the lowest incomes, saying the public should feel assured ahead of wednesday s budget. labour has urged the government to keep the furlough scheme for as long as health restrictions remain in place. there are plans for a five billion pound grant scheme, to help pubs, restaurants, shops, and other businesses in england to re open safely. our business correspondent, katie prescott, reports. the first signs of spring and with them hope of new beginnings for businesses as lockdown eases but it has not been an easy ride. despite government support, salons like this one still have rents and overheads. we can t do takeaway haircuts, we can t go into people s homes. there is no way a hair salon or beauty salon can pivot or make any income during these lockdowns so when we are shut, we are losing money ev
of the military coup in myanmar the un says security forces have shot dead at least 18 protesters. and the coronation street actorjohnny briggs, who played mike baldwin in the itv soap, has died at the age of 85. good afternoon. the chancellor rishi sunak says people should be reassured by his plans in this week s budget. mr sunak said he would continue to support families and businesses hit by coronavirus, but wanted to level with people that more challenging times could lie ahead as we emerge from the pandemic. he also announced a £5 billion grant scheme, to help pubs, restaurants, shops, and other businesses in england to re open. here s our political correspondentjonathan blake. closed for business and struggling to survive, but some comfort for companies hit hard by the pandemic as the government offers £5 billion worth of grants part, the chancellor says, of his promise to do whatever it takes to keep the economy going. and ahead of the budget a signal that he ll ke
a woman whose husband and two children drowned, on christmas eve, in a swimming pool in spain, says all three could swim and blames a fault with the pool. more than 70 people are believed to have been killed in a car bomb attack in somalia many of the dead were students. campaigners call for a radical overhaul of britain s railways, including majorfare reforms and an end to nightmare journeys . and we ll be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers the broadcaster, lynn faulds wood and senior reporter for the sunday times, rosamund urwin do stay with us for that. a list of more than 1,000 home addresses of people receiving new years honours including police officers, politicians and celebrities was accidentally published by the government. the department responsible has apologised and said the information was removed as soon as the error was discovered. our correspondent katy austin reports. among more than a thousand people to receive an award in th
we are not going to help borisjohnson shut down parliament and drives us out of the eu over an election period, that s not going to happen. they don t trust the people, they don t want an election, ok, perhaps they don t think they can win, i ll go to brussels, i ll get a deal. peers have approved legislation aimed at blocking a possible no deal brexit. robert mugabe the man who delivered independence for zimbabwe but went on to become its dictator has died at the age of 95. in the wake of hurricane dorian, officials in the bahamas say the situation there is dire and warn the death toll may rise dramatically. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at 7:30pm we ll take a look back on a momentous week in british politics and look forward to what we can expect from the coming week at westminster. just ahead of that the secondary school in sussex, where more than 100 parents and pupils have been staging a pr