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Chief political correspondent henry zeffman. Can we start with that leaked letter from Simon Case which you have seen, what does it say . Well the last time we saw Rachel Reeves and Jeremy Hunt facing off, was when Rachel Reeves declared that shed got into office, looked at the bot books and discover there was a 22 billion Black Hole in public spending this year. Simon cayce says he would note. Let me translate the civil service speak. Hes basically that the previous Governments Decision not to ...

Fastest female swim across lake geneva. Hello. The israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, has criticised the uks decision to suspend some Arms Sales to his country, as shameful and Misguided. in a series of posts on x, Mr Netanyahu said, days earlier, Mr Netanyahu had asked earlier, Mr Netanyahu had asked israelis for forgiveness, israelis for forgiveness, following the deaths following the deaths of those six hostages. Of those six hostages. That had triggered that had triggered protests...

Will be equivalent to wage growth, inflation or two and a Half Percent, whichever is higher . Half percent, whichever is hiuher .. higher . This government has committed higher . This government has committed to higher . This government has committed to the higher . This government has committed to the Triple Higher . This government has committed to the Triple Lock, j committed to the Triple Lock, notjust committed to the Triple Lock, not just for this year committed to the Triple Lock, notjust...

Whether it should match elsewhere in the uk or whether it is set at the right level are likely to continue. Our correspondent are likely to continue. Our correspondent lorna are likely to continue. Our correspondent Lorna Gordon in holyrood. As if by magic we can speak to the general secretary of the scottish trades union congress. Can you explain, what did you mean when you say the Scottish Government could have raised more revenue by taxing any different way . We more revenue by taxing any dif...

Welcome back to bbc news. Lets go straight to that breaking news that the russian attack in the east of ukraine, let me show you the first pictures from the area that was hit in the Devil Missile Strike today from the russians, these are some of the Apartment Blocks. Double missile strike. We are hearing from the Prosecutor General, and you can see the damage of that central building, and the buildings surrounding it, this is where i suspect the cadets were taught, the Communication Experts that...

The number of mobiles snatched on the street. And the former Childrens Laureate Michael Rosen laments the loss of britains Libraries. Im sangry, thats what i am, sad and angry about this, that this wonderful facility that weve had, and perhaps taken for granted, has been eroded just bit by bit, taking it away from us. And coming up on Bbc News, Jack Draper is being hailed as the new king of british tennis after reaching the quarterfinals of the Us Open. He will play Alex De Minaur next. Good aft...

And making stolen phones harder to sell on the Uk Government, asks Tech Companies how they can tackle phone theft. And libraries are facing mass closures across the uk. A former childrens laureate tells us why he feels that is a decimation. Hello and welcome to the programme. We start this i were in ukraine. Where russia has carried out one of the deadliest strikes in months. Ukraines Defence Ministry says 51 people have been killed, and more than 200 injured. It happened in poltava a city in t...

Is named after him. And coming up on sportsday later in the hour on Bbc News, from next Year Brendon Mccullum will be Head Coach across all forms of england Mens Cricket taking on the Test And Whiteball sides. Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. Five children three of them just 12 years old have been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 80 year Old Man died after being attacked in leicester while he was walking his dog. Bhim kohli was in a Park Close to his home at around 6. 30 ...

For Western Scotland and Northern Ireland. Southern britain will be wet. Thundery rain could give rise to localised flooding in places. We are picking up a strong easterly wind as well which will be noticeable across North Sea coast. Temperatures around 20 in the south, may be higher for Western Scotland. That theme continues friday and into the weekend. In the north, best of the weekend. In the north, best of the sunshine here, and in Northern Ireland, Heavy Rain across the south and particular...

But a report from the Scottish Fiscal Commission says while Uk Government policies have contributed to the pressure, much of it comes from the Scottish Governments own decisions. Heres our scotland editorjames cook. This is the reality of life less than four miles from the scottish parliament. A Community Centre handing out free bread to help the residents of muirhouse make ends meet. And yet, now, here and across scotland, the tough times could be about to get worse. Prolonged westminster auste...