lives in service of all who took pa rt lives in service of all who took part in the operations in iraq and afghanistan. and the queen unveils a memorial dedicated to those who served in conflicts in iraq, afghanistan, and in the gulf war. and the queen unveils a memorial dedicated to those who served and coming up in the sport on bbc news. england and scotland name their teams for saturday s calcutta cup match in the six nations, with billy vunipola on the bench for eddiejone‘s side at twickenham. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the chancellor philip hammond has defended his plan to raise national insurance contributions for the self employed, saying the government faces new challenges. mr hammond is facing criticism of the budget announcement for apparently going against a 2015 manifesto pledge on tax rises. the change, due to come in next year, will mean 1.6 million self employed people paying on average £240 more every year. labour has accused the g
lives and service of all who took part in the operations in iraq and afghanistan. the queen unveils a memorial, dedicated to both soldiers and civilians, at a special service in central london. an australian man alleged to have posed as justin bieber online is charged with more than 900 child sex offences. jubilation in the catalan capital as barcelona produced one of the greatest comebacks in football history with a stunning victory over paris saint germain in the champions league. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor philip hammond has defended his plan to raise national insurance contributions for the self employed, saying the government faces new challenges. mr hammond is facing criticism of the budget announcement for apparently going against a 2015 manifesto pledge on tax rises. the change, due to come in next year, will mean 1.6 million self employed people paying on average £240 more every year. labour has accused the government of breaking its pr
dedicated to both soldiers and civilians, at a special service in central london. an australian man alleged to have posed as justin bieber online is charged with more than 900 child sex offences. jubilation in the catalan capital as barcelona produced one of the greatest comebacks in football history with a stunning victory over paris saint germain in the champions league. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor philip hammond has defended his plan to raise national insurance contributions for the self employed, saying the government faces new challenges. mr hammond is facing criticism of the budget announcement for apparently going against a 2015 manifesto pledge on tax rises. the change, due to come in next year, will mean 1.6 million self employed people paying on average £240 more every year. learning to solve technical problems at a college in dudley in the west midlands this morning. and after yesterday s budget the chancellor s the one looking for ans
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. that s despite a tory manifesto pledge not to raise national insurance. it s 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 chancellor s plans as a sticking plaster rather than a fundamental review. our chief political correspondent vicki young has been following the day s events. he says he s backing business, but visiting the west midlands today the chancellor had to fend off accusations that he s bashing the workers who keep the wheels of the economy turning.
in a moment it will be time for sportsday. first, a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we will be looking at the political row caused by an announcement of a national insurance hike for the self employed in yesterday s budget. we will be reflecting on the life and work of sir howard hodgkin, who has died at the age of 8a. and our political correspondent and the financial times will bejoining us correspondent and the financial times will be joining us for the papers. that s all i heard on bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. that is all ahead. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i m hugh woozencroft. the main stories this evening: arsene‘s listening . wenger says he will consider the thoughts of the arsenal fans before making a final decision on his future. how a run in with eddiejones s dog has supposedly put owen farrell at risk of missing the six nations clash with scotland on saturday. opener alex hales returns from injury to hit a century for en