in sport, they re calling it one of the greatest european ties ever. barcelona make history by coming from 4 0 down against paris st germain to win with the last kick of the game. and two years after historic clandon park house was gutted by fire, we report on the start of the huge restoration task. and carol has the weather. good morning. for many this morning it s a fairly cloudy start, also a damp one with showers or some rain but by mid morning, for most we ll have some lovely springlike weather with a fair bit of sunshine except across the channel islands and the south west, where it will be cloudy and damp, and it will be quite a windy day for some of us. more in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the chancellor phillip hammond is facing accusations of breaking an election pledge by increasing national insurance contributions for many self employed workers in yesterday s budget. he s facing growing pressure to reconsider his plan from some backbench conser
we re live until ”am this morning. what does the budget mean for you? in half an hour, we ll be answering your questions, so please do get in touch with anything you want to know about your family or business finances. use the hashtag #victorialive. if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today. the chancellor is facing accusations of breaking an election pledge by increasing national insurance contributions for many self employed workers. after his budget announcement, philip hammond is facing growing pressure to reconsider his plan from some conservative mps. the treasury has rejected calls for a re think, insisting the increase will make the national insurance system fairer. let s get more on this from our political guru, norman smith. how much pressure is he under? huge pressure. it is notjust mr hammond has broken the conservative party election manifesto, many tories oppose on principle a tax rise on people s income, but more than
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
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the queen unveiled a memorial dedicated to both soldiers and civilians at a special service in central london. and what happened to the baby chimp rescued by a bbc investigation after being captured by traffickers? good evening and welcome to bbc news. 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 w