there are warnings of a potential threat to life and property as super typhoon noru hits the philippines, with forecasted winds of up to 200 kilometres an hour. good afternoon. sir keir starmer has said a future labour government would reinstate the 45% top rate of income tax which the tories are abolishing but keep the 1p cut in basic rate income tax also announced by ministers. as the labour party conference got underway, sir keir said the party would take a very different approach to economic growth. he dismissed the government s strategy, announced on friday, of cutting taxes to make the uk more attractive to business and investors. here s our political correspondent, ben wright. for the first time in years, labour gathers for its conference believing power might be in sight. the party now confronts a new prime minister borrowing billions to cut taxes, in a dash for economic growth a strategy labour s leader slammed this morning as wrong headed . i see a very big p
Shortly in london. A man has been arrested over the death of an ex Royal Navy Officer who was hit as his car was stolen from outside his home in manchester. This couldve happened to absolutely anybody. You hear a noise downstairs, you go to see what it is. Its incredibly tragic. Any bit of information, we really need to hear it. Four tram drivers admit to falling asleep on a line in croydon, where seven people died after derailment last year. And the cities vying to take over from hull as uks next city of culture. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Im Karin Giannone Live In Paris where the centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron and the far right National Front Leader Marine Le Pen have made it through to the second round of the french president ial election. Macron who has never held Political Office told his supporters they had changed the face of French Politics, and it was his job to reconcile the country. Marine le pen described her victory as historic and said a vote for her was ke
joining us. sun shining through above you. how do you explain giorgia meloni s rise from 4% in the last election to about 25% now, and possibly the next prime minister? fundamentally, giorgia meloni is the last woman standing. in the past term, last woman standing. in the past term, italy last woman standing. in the past term, italy has three governments with three term, italy has three governments with three different combinations of parties with three different combinations of parties. 0ur party is the only one that stayed out of power, so italians that stayed out of power, so italians are now saying, why not try her? italians are now saying, why not try her? she italians are now saying, why not try her? she isn t tested, but at the same her? she isn t tested, but at the same time, her? she isn t tested, but at the same time, all the parties have been in power same time, all the parties have been in power haven t done a good job, so it might in power haven t done