now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. hello and welcome to wednesday in parliament, where the chancellor sets out his budget to repair the nation s finances after coronavirus. rishi sunak announces an extension to furlough and higher universal credit, but a freeze on tax thresholds and a tax increase for big business. i recognise they might not be popular, but they are honest. but labour reckons the plans fall short of what s needed. what we got was a budget that papered over the cracks rather than rebuilding the foundations. and in holyrood, nicola sturgeon responds to alex salmond s accusations about her handling of sexual assault complaints against him. many of us, including me, feel very let down by him, and that s a matter of deep, personal pain and regret. i but first, the chancellor rishi sunak has promised to protect the jobs and livelihoods of the british people as the uk emerges from the coronavirus crisis. he was unveiling the contents of his budget, much of
now on bbc news, the sporting l word. clare balding looks at what it means to be a gay woman in sport. hi there, my name is clare balding, i m a television and radio broadcaster, mainly in sport for the bbc and for other channels as well. it s really interesting looking at lgbt rights and indeed attitudes to lgbt people through the lens of sport. i will particularly focus on women s sport, because since the early 20th century with the record goal scorer and iconic footballer lily par to the 21st century boxer nicola adams and superstar megan rapinoe, women s sport has been a place where it is important to be yourself. billiejean king and martina navratilova have both been vocal advocates for equal rights and for the lgbt community to be respected and valued. visibility is a really important thing. for as long as people stay hidden from view or deny who they are and who they love, there will be a stigma or shame, and that shame passes on from generation to generation. on the f
we start with a shocking escalation in violence in myanmar, where the united nations says 38 people have been killed on wednesday alone, marking the worst day of bloodshed since the military coup. security forces opened fire on large crowds in a number of cities and at least two of the victims are believed to be teenagers. mass demonstrations have been taking place across myanmar since the military seized control on one february. a warning that this report from our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, contains some disturbing scenes. the conflict in myanmar is now a battle for control of individual neighbourhoods. residents and protesters barricading themselves in. police and soldiers sweeping through to get people off the streets. and sometimes shooting at those brave enough to film from their apartments. gunshot. here, the protest organisers use fire extinguishers to obscure the view, to try to avoid being shot. because that is what the military government is prepa
the international criminal court has opened a formal investigation into allegations of war crimes in the palestinian territories. it will look into events in the israeli occupied west bank, eastjerusalem and gaza strip sincejune 2014. paul hawkins reports. is this a war crime? palestinian homes in the occupied west bank demolished by israel to make way for israeli homes, homes which the un says are illegal. israel disagrees. the icc will now formally investigate if this is a war crime. so too israel s military occupation in gaza. this was 2015 with the clashes on the border with israel. the icc will also look into alleged palestinian war crimes, like hamas firing rockets into israel during the 2014 war. the icc s announcement comes after a five year preliminary investigation. it says it has the jurisdiction to investigate because the palestinians signed up to the court in 2015, so it will now investigate events in the israeli occupied west bank, eastjerusalem and gaza strip s
now on bbc news, click. this week it s a fashion special in which we find that pixels are the new black. leather is reinvented, no cows required. and finishing the look, the big spectacle in al beauty. hey, welcome to click! this week, we re both trying to look our best because it s been london fashion week which, as you may expect, was a bit different this year and which probably explains why lara is currently wearing cardboard. oh, sorry! i ll take these off. i was looking at a collection in virtual reality! put them back on and tell us what it s like. well, it s certainly immersive, of course. this is designer jenn lee s show. it was shot in live action so that viewers can experience it in a vr headset or google cardboard. it s a great 360 view around, although i feel like i m at a circus, but i guess that s just high fashion for you! and what s really struck me is that this goes so much further than just putting clothes online. four years ago, a mysterious model stirred