hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. we ll be taking a look at tomorrow morning s papers in a moment withjo phillips and nigel nelson. first, the headlines: the chancellor plans new measures to help people buy their own homes as he prepares his budget for next week. anas sarwar has been announced as the new scottish labour leader. he takes charge of the party ahead of the scottish parliament election on the sixth of may. tributes are paid to captain sir tom moore at his funeral family members say his spirit will live on. ministers in england launch a campaign to reassure parents it s safe for children to return to the classroom. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political commentatorjo phillips and the political editor at the sunday mirror and the sunday people, nigel nelson. what are you drinking? nothing at the moment! many of the papers are looking ahead to wednesday s budget. the observer
service comes under severe strain. physically and verbally abuse we very. good morning welcome to the program my name is kevin irwin here at the r.t. international world you center with the latest 30 minute live update for this 20th of march as it is now and unfortunately we re starting with the latest figures on the coronavirus pandemic there are now more than 240000 confirmed cases worldwide and the death toll is approaching 10000. italy has now become the country worst hit by the covert 1000 pandemic fatalities there of surge beyond 3400 that s greater than the loss of life in china and prime minister just epic contest says the nation wide lockdown may need to be extended after april of. this is the grim scene from the northern city of bergen mo the army that has been called in to help move coffins of the victims out of the area this video posted on social media shows military trucks arriving the city cemeteries become overwhelmed by the sheer number of dead bergen moez in
they would set a terrible precedent the aim is to prevent whistleblowers from telling the truth and journalists from giving them a platform. so what this burst round of extradition hearing is coming to a close and more on the way i think it s time to get the who the what the where and the why why we still can as we start watching the hawks if you want to know what s going on a city street you want to see. him so you d like to see see the grass is always state i ll see you roll slice mass graves see displays systemic deception is the late show which i will be bringing up the field as. well call it on the watching dogs. and i want. to bring us on the ground insights into the assads extradition hearings we were joined earlier by journalist 3 cut deed in london who had been inside the courtroom following the case as it went on we started by asking him what he feels after witnessing the hearings firsthand what is the biggest story coming out of the courtroom. i think the big. pers
and sally you take. while we get lost in all of the pomp and circumstance of u.s. presidential elections and fears of a virus pandemic i want to solve remember that one of the most important aspects of these 2 major stories is the reporting that has brought them to our doorsteps and newsfeeds. it s journalism the 4th the state that gives us the ability to question candidates seeking public office and hold officials accountable for their actions in times of crisis and that for the state has been under attack for quite some time not only from its own internal greedy thirst for higher readerships and the advertising dollars but also externally by governments individuals and corporations seeking to control the narrative and this external threat was on full display recently in southeast london england at the war it s crown court where the extradition hearings of wiki leaks founder and publisher julian assange have been under way accused of conspiring with former us army intelligen
i have suggested and in fact not just what i ve suggested what the educated people who know what they re talking about and they ve studied this going back for decades that really the abstinence and waiting and respecting yourself these are these are the programs which work best out of the most healthy which lead to the best and most prosperous society and what ultimately what s in the best interest of every child jones will leave it there thank you for your time michael phillips from christian conservatives the group and eating human rights campaigner peter tatchell thank you both make of the time to be on the program talking of this will follow closely what happens in spain and how it develops with folks there have a good night gentlemen thank you thank you at home for watching as well it s coming up 32 minutes past the hour i ll be back with more in about 29 minutes time then 28 minutes or so between then and now i can tell you the watching the hawks team here i do believe