a day after his crash at the giro d italia, britain s mark cavendish was hoping to be back in the hunt for victory on stage three. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. the final day of the championship season did not disappoint, with comebacks, and setbacks, and spectacular second half goals that made it an afternoon to remember. not all fans will be happy at the moment, but supporters of the two sides that snatched a playoff place will be delighted, as imran sidat reports. it was crunched as the battle for the last two it was crunched as the battle for the last two championship it was crunched as the battle for the last two championship play places was to be decided. bleat blackburn robbers and they would be there. and they got off to the perfect start. duncan putting them ahead inside ten minutes. west brom needed to win and hope for favours out where they were doing their bit as they went ahead at swansea. blocked by a raucous crowd at the den, only burke put them throu
as thousands of teachers and junior doctors walk out in disputes over pay. oscars glory for the short film an irish goodbye. james martin talks to us about hobnobbing with the stars on the day he turned 31. manchester city in seventh heaven as star man erling haaland scores five. pep guardiola s side thrash rb leipzig and ease into the champions league quarterfinals. good morning. under clear skies last night, the northern lights once again when clearview, but under those same clear skies it is a cold start with a widespread frost, the risk of ice and some sunshine, but rain piling in from the west preceded by snow, but also milder air. i will have more later. good morning. it s wednesday 15th march. our main story. chancellorjeremy hunt will today announce his spring budget, with an expansion of free childcare for working parents in england expected to be top of the list. getting thousands of people into work, including those with disabilities and people on universal credit,
the first hosepipe ban in wales for 30 years comes into effect, as drought is officially declared in parts of the country. apple has released an urgent security update for its iphones, ipads and macs after two serious vulnerabilities were found that could allow attackers to gain access to someone s device. good morning and welcome to bbc news. i m samantha simmonds. four out of ten young people in the uk signing up for new private tenancies, are spending an unaffordable amount of their income on rent, new figures suggest. housing experts say spending more than 30% of income on rent is unaffordable, and the proportion of young renters grappling with high housing costs is at a five year high. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. no one likes paying rent, but right now, people under 30 like mia are paying through the nose. my tenancy is ending soon and looking for new tenancies is just more and more expensive. it s disheartening because it feels like you
things that were £1 are now £1.10. it adds to the panic as well and you are just thinking, how am i going to get through this month? the average price of petrol reaches a record high amid new sanctions on russian oil. one week after the school shooting in texas, sir andy murray, who survived the dunblane massacre as a child, calls for changes to america s gun laws. surely at some stage you do something different, like, you can t keep approaching the problem, you know, by buying more guns and having more guns in the country. another senior conservative mp dame andrea leadsome blames the prime minister for lockdown parties in downing street. and customers from all over the world flock to a chippy in coventry that s become a social media sensation. and coming up on the bbc news channel. liverpool have demanded an apology from the french sports minister following comments suggesting fans were to blame for problems at the champions final on saturday. good afternoon, and
you can t keep approaching the problem, you know, by buying more guns and having more guns in the country. another conservative mp calls on the prime minister to resign over downing street lockdown parties. and former cabinet minister andrea leadsom criticises him for unacceptable failures of leadership. mega chippy. and the once humble chip shop in coventry, that s now at tiktok sensation. there are calls today to give more children in england free school meals to help tackle the cost of living crisis. teaching unions say all children from families on universal credit should be eligible forfree meals as part of an urgent expansion of the scheme. the cost of food, fuel and other goods has surged in recent months, pushing inflation to a ao year high. here s our education correspondent, elaine dunkley. more children than ever are coming through the doors. at capacity. we opened 11 minutes ago, we ve only got a small room, we are going to be busy. at this free half term