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For Public Services or pensions. So that was the chancellor on National Insurance and interestingly when asked about another tax increase we have seen, the freezing of thresholds, its quite complicated but as peoples salaries go complicated but as peoples salaries 9 up, complicated but as peoples salaries go up, and you pay certain levels of tax and it is frozen, when salaries go tax and it is frozen, when salaries 9 up tax and it is frozen, when salaries go up people are paying more tax and tha...

President. Im alex wagner here with my colleague, chris hayes, who was in the courtroom today, as former Trump Attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen took the stand for a second day in a row. Today the defense began its crossexamination, which did not start off that well. Here is Trump Attorney todd blanche. Mr. Cohen, my name is todd blanche. You and i have never spoken or met before have we . Michael cohen, we have not. Mr. Blanche, but you know who i am, dont you . Cohen, i do. Mr. Blanche, as a m...

Politics can be a high wire act, and scotlands First Minister lost his footing today. If msps cant agree a successor to humza yousaf, scotland is heading for Scottish Parliament elections. And have smartphones and social media really led to a rise in teenage Mental Illness . Well be joined by the Snp Deputy Leader and ask his former Coalition Partner from the Scottish Greens, can they make up . And the leader of the scottish tories, and asking have his actions paved the way for labour gains and ...

Winter level on record, according to satellite data. Hello. Lets get more now on the italian island of lampedusa. The European Commission president has laid out an Emergency Plan of action following the arrival of thousands of migrants. The italian Prime Minister says europes future is at stake. Earlier i spoke to giorgia linardi, from the migrant charity, sea watch. She described the Current Situation in lampedusa. The situation is peculiar because according to people on the island, this is the...

Possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of, or addicted to, a controlled substance. This all follows an announcement from republicans that theyre opening an Impeachment Inquiry of President Biden. It bears remembering that republican congressional investigators have not found any concrete evidence of misconduct by him. This all follows an announcement from republicans that theyre opening an Impeachment Inquiry of President Biden. It bears remembering that republican congressi...

Heavy Lifting Equipment has begun to arrive in remote regions of the Atlas Mountains, which have been the hardest hit. Nick beake joined the first aid convoys to reach some of the most remote villages in the taroudant region. Finally, help is on its way to the most remote victims of this disaster. Werejoining a team of spanish firefighters, the first rescuers to negotiate in treacherous Mountain Road now that the path has been cleared. We reach the village of algou. In the hours after the quake,...

be important in terms of the president strengthening bilateral ties further. in vietnam has become increasingly important in its own right as an export market and is not the fifth largest export market for china and growing tremendously over the last 25 years as it is become more important as a manufacturing hub for other countries and a enhancing economic ties is going to be very much the centre for prison xijinpings visit —— xi jinpings visit —— president. xi jinpings visit -...

the two largest, al shifa and al-quds, have said they are suspending operations. staff claim israeli bombardment plus lack of fuel and medicine, mean patients including babies could die. israels military said it has offered to evacuate newborn babies, and claims hamas has command centres close to the hospitals. our first report is from lucy williamson. the new map of gaza cant be trusted. safe places becoming empty spaces overnight. this was bani suhella near khan younis this morning i...

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 ...

sir keir starmer says labour will put growth and wealth creation at the heart of its plans for government. he was launching the partys election manifesto in manchester and ruled out increases to the rates of income tax, national insurance and vat. he also made a pitch for business, saying that a "plan for growth" would be at at the heart of his government, leading to a "decade of national renewal". our political correspondent iain watson has the details. lets start with a spoiler alert...