suspected of being used for spying which was brought down by an american fighter jet yesterday. the former president of pakistan, general pervez musharraf, has died at the age of 79 following a long illness. hello, welcome to bbc news. iran s supreme leader is pardoning a large number of prisoners, including some of those arrested during the past months of protests. the pardon by ayatollah khamenei comes on the eve of the anniversary of the islamic revolution in 1979 a date on which he regularly offers an amnesty to some prisoners. but the iranian state media says it excludes those facing charges of spying for foreign agencies, murder and bodily harm, as well as the destruction or arson of state property. taraneh stone, from the bbc s persian service, has been giving us more details. the supreme leader has agreed to pardon and commute sentences of tens of people who are imprisoned or who are waiting for sentences. the letter from the judiciary said that a considerable n
make of that? we found out today that sadly the chancellor - make of that? we found out today that sadly the chancellor was - make of that? we found out today i that sadly the chancellor was warned in early september, two weeks before the many budgets, he was given a briefing, his officials and the treasury were given a briefing about the risks associated with ldi, and if that didn t then, you know, transfer itself from the treasury from the chancellor to the prime minister, that is a failure of communication, does not mean that treasury were not given the warning, just means that the prime minister, albeit a prime minister who was trying to move very quickly had a lot on her plate, a lot of geopolitical events, notjust economic events to deal with, overlooked debts, but the idea that there was no briefing given, i don t think has stood the test ofjust the last few hours where we have understood that the briefing took place in the treasury in early september. place in the treasury in e
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