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chancellor, what are you going to do about the turmoil in the markets this morning, sir? a tax—cutting mini budget caused chaos. i wont make any comment now. the governments budget watchdog worried about inflation. it warned of a big drop in living standards over the next two years, the sharpest since records began. last month the chancellor said it wasnt time for tax cuts. we must grow the economy, be more efficient in how we spend money, then we can start to bring down taxes. now, ...

glastonbury headline set with a few suprise guests. now on bbc news... talk of the train: election express. no way britains always join up the country. bbc news has been travelling on these carol main line and speaking to people about the issues that matter to them in the uk general election. who issues that matter to them in the uk general election.— general election. who are you thinkin: general election. who are you thinking of — general election. who are you thinking of voting ...

the programme. hamas, regarded as a terrorist organisation by the uk, says more than 30 people have been killed in an israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in gaza. israel says its investigating whether its forces were operating in the area at the time. heavy fighting is continuing in the north of the territory, with the united nations warning nearly 1.5 million gazans have now been displaced. our middle east correspondent mark lowen reports. night brings no peace to the purgatory of gaz...

by hamas are returned. the gaza health authorities say more than 45 people were killed in an israeli air strike on a refugee camp. the israeli military says its investigating whether it was operating in the area at the time. the israeli bombardment of gaza continues. military insists it prioritised efforts to evacuate palestinians from the north of the gaza strip away from its operations. german police say a hostage incident which closed hamburg airport for 18 hours has been brought to...

this is bbc news. the headlines: the us secretary of state, antony blinken, holds talks with the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas in the occupied west bank city of ramallah. his visit comes as fighting continues in gaza. the hamas—run health authorities have accused israel of killing more than 30 people in a deadly airstrike on a refugee camp. they are still looking under the rubble of about three or four buildings which were destroyed overnight. this is al—maghazi ref...

against south africa in kolkata — a meeting of the tournaments best two sides. it is very much going the way of the hosts. india chose to bat and had a fast start. captain rohit sharma and then shreyas iyer with 77 were the building blocks for an innings that was then set up for kohli, who on his 35th birthday didnt disappoint the thousands of adoring fans at eden gardens. he ended 101 not out, matching sachin tendulkar�*s record, with india finishing their 50 overs on 326 for 5. s...

hello from the bbc sport centre. it could not have been a better day at the cricket world cup for india. taking on the team closest to them in the table, they thrashed south africa bowling a team out for under 100 for the second match in a row. on his 35th birthday, virat kohli equalled the record for most one day international centuries. kohli hit his 49th, matching the great sachin tendulkar, finishing 101 not out in their score of 326 for 5 off 50 overs. in the end, his individual s...

as a terrorist organisation by the several western governments. these are some of the latest images weve received overnight. you can see massive explosions over northern gaza as seen from the israeli city of sderot. the united nations says there are now 1.5 million people displaced in gaza. more than 700,000 are reported to be sheltering in un facilities. it warns its sites in the south of the territory are now over capacity, and thats causing "severe health and protection risks" for t...

hello, im lyse doucet. reporting from jerusalem. we start with the latest from the israel—gaza conflict, day 30 of the war. let us take a look at this live shot towards the gaza skyline from southern israel. just after 11am local time now. the israeli military has said it will open a four hour window for people still living in northern gaza under extremely dangerous circumstances to move towards the south. the route for the evacuation will be on the salah al—din road. it is the mai...

african national congress — the oldest liberation movement on the african continent — has lost its outright majority for the first time in 30 years, since the end of apartheid. many voters blame the anc for high levels of crime and corruption — and failures in the supply of basic necessities, such as water and electricity. the bbc�*s africa correspondent, barbara plett usher, reports. had been a slow steady day, and then this. jacob zuma has created quite a stir here, he has ma...