on payments during the pandemic. and if you are behind on your rent because of everything that s been going on in the last year, do let me know what your situation is. we will be talking about this after 9:30am. and coming up this hour, a congregation in hertfordshire are shocked to discover an ordinary looking paiting of the last supper is actually a long lost masterpiece. the chancellor is set to announce millions of pounds worth of extra support to the badly hit culture sector in his budget tomorrow. £408 million will help museums, theatres and galleries in england to reopen once restrictions start to ease. rishi sunak will also announce a £150 million fund to help communities to take over local pubs. treasury officials said a significant chunk will be given to cricket, as fans prepare to return to stadiums this summer. and an extra £77 million will be given to the devolved administrations in scotland, wales and northern ireland to provide their culture groups with si
in 1973, a new career beckoned. theme music plays. he joined forces withjimmy greaves and the tv show saint and greavsie was a huge hit. well, hello and good afternoon. the programme ran for nearly a decade, stjohn winning millions of new fans with his warmth and wit. hello there. well, euro 92 is all over, jim and i are still here in stockholm. among the tributes, sir geoff hurst described him as a great footballer who d been fantastic on saint and greavsie. as the sport remembered both a player and a ground breaking broadcaster. he was the anchor but he was also the straight man but he also had the jokes as well. people said it wasjust a light hearted show, as you know, that s sometimes the hardest thing possible to do. he completely changed the way punditry was done in sport. a man, then, whose versatility was matched only by his popularity. both on and off the pitch, one of football s finest. andy swiss, bbc news. ian stjohn, who s died at the age of 82. time for a look a
holiday firm pontins makes charges after a whistle blower reveals it was routinely discriminating against some families. makes changes. makes changes. back on tv the bbc revives the channel behind normal people, killing eve and fleabag. tributes to ian stjohn, one of liverpool s most influential football players, who s died aged 82. and coming up this hour, a congregation in herefordshire shocked to discover an ordinary looking painting of the last supper is actually a long lost masterpiece. good afternoon. there s new evidence that the battle against covid 19 is being won. the number of weekly registered coronavirus deaths in england and wales has fallen by more than a quarter in a week, to the lowest level since the start of the year. the figures from the office for national statistics suggest that the latest national lockdown and the sucessful vaccination programme are working. there s good news too on hospital admissions, down by 80% for those aged over 80 who ve rec
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the chancellor is set to announce millions of pounds worth of extra support to the badly hit culture sector in his budget tomorrow. £408 million will help museums, theatres and galleries in england to reopen once restrictions start to ease. rishi sunak will also announce a £150 million fund to help communities to take over local pubs. treasury officials said a significant chunk will be given to cricket, as fans prepare to return to stadiums this summer. and an extra £77 million will be given to the devolved administrations in scotland, wales and northern ireland to provide their culture groups with similar backing. 0ur political correspondent, chris mason has this report. how do you save your local pub? many were already closing permanently before the pandemic. how many more might follow now we are out of the habit of propping up the bar? in the budget tomorrow, the chancellor will announce that communi
the streets to witness the historic procession. the boat race is on the move. tomorrow s battle between oxford and cambridge will take place on the great 0use in ely. and in half an hour, panorama goes undercover inside a lab analysing covid 19 tests. that s coming up, here on bbc news. good afternoon. care home residents in england will be allowed to have a second regular visitor indoors from the 12th of april, in a further relaxation of coronavirus restrictions. babies and young children won t be counted in the limit, meaning some residents will be allowed to see small groups of loved ones for the first time in months. daniela relph reports. locked down, kept apart from those they love. the anguish of care home residents and their families began to ease last month as restrictions were gradually lifted. hello, mum. how are you? now more family members will be reunited as residents will be allowed a second, regular, indoorvisitor from the 12th of april. they will include babi