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we start here in the uk — and the fourth day of campaigning ahead of the general election on the 4th ofjuly. labour says it wont raise income tax or national insurance, if it wins power. the pledge was made by the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, speaking to the bbc, but she didnt rule out some spending cuts, saying there would be "difficult decisions" to make. leila nathoo has more. thank you very much. she wants to decide how taxpayers money is spent. rachel reeves making her pitc...

to bring back mandatory national service if it wins on polling day onjuly 4th. the party said 18—year—olds would have a choice of eitherjoining the military full—time for 12 months, or volunteering one weekend every month, taking part in community service, with organisations like the fire brigade, police or the national health service. home secretary james cleverly said the plan would address social fragmentation and get young people "out of their bubble". labour has described th...

hello. we start here in the uk, and the fourth day of campaigning ahead of the general election on the 4th ofjuly. labour says it wont raise income tax or national insurance, if it wins power. the pledge was made by the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, speaking to the bbc, but she didnt rule out some spending cuts, saying there would be "difficult decisions" to make. leila nathoo has more. thank you very much. she wants to decide how taxpayers�* money is spent. rachel reeves making ...

majority in parliament. —— im catherine byaruhanga in gauteng. hello. im lewis vaughan jones. im lewis vaughanjones. welcome to the programme. we will start with the programme. we will start with the latest on the general election campaign. the home secretary james cleverly says the conservatives plan to bring back a form of compulsory national service if it wins the general election is about pushing young people out of their "comfort zone". the party says it would cost £2.5 billi...

the conservatives have promised to bring back a form of national service if they win the general election. the party said 18 year—olds would have a choice of either joining the military full—time for 12 months or volunteering one weekend every month carrying out a community service, with organisations like the fire brigade, police or the nhs. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. an eye—catching policy from the conservatives early on in this campaign, one thats grabbe...

in papua new guinea. bangladesh braces for a tropical cyclone. lets return to the general election. the conservatives have announced they will introduce mandatory national service for 18 year olds if they win. its a plan labour have called desparate and unfunded. earlier this morning, the home secretary, james cleverly, spoke on sunday with laura kuenssberg. what were putting forward is a mandatory national service, a small element of which will be with the military, and anyone taking ...

hello, im lauren taylor. some breaking news to bring you. the hamas—run government media office says israeli air strikes on rafah have killed at least 30 people. this comes after hamas launched rocket attacks towards tel aviv for the first time in months. a spokesperson with the palestinian red crescent society said the death toll was likely to increase as search and rescue efforts continued in rafah�*s tal al sultan neighbourhood west of the city centre. there was no immediate com...

labours rachel reeves, who wants to take charge of your cash, and the home secretary, conservative, james cleverly, are here to start. is it a relief its finally been called? i love elections, im a bit funny like that. �* i love elections, im a bit funny like that-— i love elections, im a bit funny like that. �* ., ., ., like that. im looking forward to tourin: like that. im looking forward to touring the _ like that. im looking forward to touring the country _ like that. im look...

and rapper nicki minaj cancels a gig in manchester after being arrested at amsterdam airport on suspicion of drug offences. lets return to the general election. the conservatives have announced they will introduce mandatory national service for 18 year olds if they win, in a bid to "get young people out of their bubble". its a plan labour have called desparate and unfunded. earlier this morning, the home secretary, james cleverly, spoke on sunday with laura kuenssberg. what we are putt...

The action as "reckless", saying it would weaken the companys finances and jeopardise workers job security. ahead of the party conference in birmingham this weekend... liz truss has admitted that there has been "disruption" in the uk economy following the announcement of significant tax cuts in a mini budget eight days ago. her comments came at the end of a tumultuous week which saw the pound slump to an all—time low against the us dollar, and the bank of england forced to spend billions buyin...