the grand slam in dublin against england on st patrick s day weekend. good morning, this weekend is shaping up to be a tale of two halves, today a case of sunny spells and scattered sharp showers but mild for all, tomorrow will be a little bit quieterforjust that for all, tomorrow will be a little bit quieter forjust that little bit cooler, all the details coming up shortly. it s saturday march 18th. our top story president biden has said vladimir putin has clearly committed war crimes after the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for the russian president. the icc alleges he is responsible for criminal acts, and failing to use his presidential powers to stop children being deported from ukraine to russia. our correspondent helena wilkinson reports. it helena wilkinson reports. is a war that he ordered that it is a war that he ordered, a war that brought death and devastation, a war that sent millions fleeing for their lives. but it s one that has now le
meanwhile, the us house select committee on china is preparing for a potential conflict between china and taiwan. axios reported that bipartisan members from conducted a war game scenario on wednesday in which china invaded taiwan. axios reported that bipartisan members conducted a war game scenario on wednesday in which china invaded taiwan. it came just over a week after china s military conducted live fire drills around taiwan in response to taiwanese president tsai ing wen s transit through the us this month. we can discuss that now with congressman jake auchincloss from massachusetts. he is part of that house select committee on china. congressman, good evening to you. thank you forjoining us. let s start with what we heard from the treasury secretary janet yellen there, saying the us and china need a constructive and fair relationship. is she right? yes. there s1.4 billion people in china. they are a huge trading partner notjust to the united states but to our alli
good evening and welcome to bbc news. it s been a tough day that s how the chancellor began his speech to the party faithful at the conservative party conference this afternoon. it follows a dramatic u turn this morning when the government suddenly dropped its plan to scrap the 45p top rate of income tax. only yesterday, the prime minister had insisted the tax cut would stay except in scotland. but now kwasi kwarteng says criticism of the measure had become a huge distraction that had drowned out other measures announced in the government s so called mini budgetjust 10 days ago. his change of heart followed mounting opposition among tory mps to the tax cut. our political editor, chris mason, reports. first thing this morning, things are moving. and fast. the planned tax cut for the highest paid is being junked. the government has blinked. it was an ambitious plan, and we talked to lots of people up and down the country. i saw the reaction. we considered what to do w
Not having them around, but i think this week of all weeks, its going to hit home with them that theyre not here, and i think they are going to miss being here more than we are missing them. I think this week is a realisation that the decision that they made has led to not being part of this week, and thats tough and the landscape in golf is ever changing and more dynamic, and we will see whats happening and whether they will be a part of it in the future. I always thought leading up to this week is when its going to hit home that they are not going to be here. Theres also been an all Star Celebrity Match Taking Place over seven holes on the ryder cup course. Novak djokovic traded in his Tennis Racket to take his opening tee shot, not a bad effort from the 2a time grand slam winner while gareth bale, wales all time record goalscorer, and a five Time Champions League winner was also taking part and they were both on the winning side playing for colin montgomerie, the american corey pavi
before he gets together with rishi sunak and keir starmer. music: doctor who theme and we ll take a journey through space and time with doctor who s companion, and legendary comic, catherine tate. whatever! 100%, it will always be, i m sure, the bestjob i ve ever had. really? 100%. i think david and i both feel that. it s 100% the bestjob. with me at the desk richard tice leader of reform uk the party, who fancies gobbling up the tories vote. with a public sector squeeze on the cards, christina mcanea head of the mega union unison and with energy bills on the rise again, alistair philips davies, boss of the energy firm sse. let s see what is making the news this morning. on the front pages. the sunday times leads with the israeli hostage releases we ll talk to clive myrie on the ground in israel in a second. but notice an intriguing story there claiming reform uk offered a prominent tory cash to defect. the sunday mirror has a picture of 9 year old emily hand who was r