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and in sport a magic night for potter, as chelsea survive the pressure of a retaken penalty to reach the champions league quaretr finals. hello. the doctor. and a month after the devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria, we reunite a survivor with those who rescued him from the rubble. good morning. we havejust had the coldest night of this year so far. temperatures across the north highlands had fallen to 14. they could fall more. we have some rain, sleet and snow on the cards across parts of the south, but as we go through the next couple of days we will see some significant snow falling a bit further north which could be disrupted. i will have all of the details later in the programme. it s wednesday 8th march. our main story. the un refugee agency has said it is concerned over the government s plan to stop people coming to the uk in small boats across the english channel. the organisation said proposals to prevent people from claiming asylum violated the refugees c ....
In sport more pressure on Arsene Wenger, as arsenal are humiliated in the Champions League. They are thrashed 5 1 by Bayern Munich in the last 16, 10 2 on aggregate. The last of the dambusters. We return to germany with the only surviving member of the air crews that carried out one of the Second World Wars most daring raids. And carol has the weather. Thank you, good morning. The weather has a 3 way split across the country. Windy conditions and showers in the north, dry and bright in the central swathes of the uk and in the central swathes of the uk and in the south, mild, cloudy and damp. I will have more details about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story an upbeat assessment of the economy, but a warning that more austerity lies ahead they are expec ....
Financial markets as they open in europe. Investors look ahead to the uk budget. Whats the secret behind the worlds most successful brands . Is it simply a case of advertising spend or is there more to the story . Well speak to one of the industrys leading experts later in the programme. Its International Womens day so let us know whos your most inspirational woman in business . Perhaps its the head of the worlds most powerful central bank . Or maybe its mary barra, the boss of General Motors . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. In a few hours time, the uks Finance Minister or chancellor as we call him here, phillip hammond, will deliver the countrys final budget before the government triggers article 50, and britain begins its negotiations to leave the european union. Despite the ongoing ....
We reunite a survivor with those who rescued him from the rubble. could the big banks be offering savers better rates? that s the question mps will be asking later i ll be taking a look. and in sport,a turning point in chelsea s season? put through the pressure of a retaken penalty, relief on a magic night for graham potter. and parts of the uk wake up to snow after the coldest night of the year so far. good morning. temperatures fell to -15 good morning. temperatures fell to 15 in parts of the highlands last night. we have a mixture of rain, sleet and snow across southern england and south wales. a lot of that will peter out but we will see more snow across other parts of wales and also the midlands and later, east anglia. i will have all the detail throughout this morning s programme. it s wednesday 8th march. our main story. ....
It s wednesday 8th march. our main story. the un refugee agency has said it is concerned over the government s plan to stop people coming to the uk in small boats across the english channel. the organisation said proposals to prevent people from claiming asylum violated the refugees convention. the prime minister said they are necessary, and fair . here s our political correspondent, iain watson. as the boats keep coming, so the political problems keep growing. rishi sunak is attempting to turn the tide and a new law aimed at deterring people coming to the uk by illegal routes. but if this doesn t stop the boats, by the time of the next election, will he have failed? if we get this right, it will make a difference. now we re in the early stages of it, but we ve given it a long, hard thought and i said at the beginning of the year that, you know, i only promise what i believe i can deliver and i will absolutely deliver on what i promise. so if passed by parliament, what would the gove ....