than doubled in the past week. 0ur correspondent in tblisi, reyhan demytrie, has more. 0nline maps of a russian internet company show that the queue on the russian side of the border is about eight kilometres long, but there are reports that congestion, traffic congestion stretches back all the way to the nearest russian town, which is 30 kilometres away from the russia georgia border crossing. people have been queueing for more than 24 hours. i ve been in touch with one man who told me that he has spent more than 26 hours in the queue, he described the situation as chaotic, he said there were no food or toilet facilities. but the vast majority are desperate to escape being drafted. many of the travellers are of fighting age, and they want to leave the country because they don t want to be part
the headlines on bbc news: britain s chancellor defends his tax cuts aimed at boosting economic growth saying they re fair for all, but his measures are receiving mixed reactions from the public. world powers condemn the self styled referendums being held in parts of ukraine on whether tojoin russia. he s the most successful british gymnast of all time with six 0lympic medals and multiple world championship titles to his name but max whitlock has revealed that a fear of failure almost forced him out of the sport after last year s tokyo games. in an exclusive interview with the bbc s graham satchell, he s opened up about his mental struggles, and how his daughter helped him refocus on the challenge ahead. can you get the it ff?
this is bbc news. i m annita mcveigh, and these are the latest headlines: the chancellor defends his tax cuts aimed at boosting economic growth, saying they re fair for all but kwasi kwarteng s mini budget is receiving a mixed reaction from the public. i think it probably will help, yes, to a degree, but depends what bracket you re in of course in terms of income. i mean, does that even touch the sides? i don t know. world powers condemn the self styled referendums being held in parts of ukraine on whether tojoin russia. britain s most successful gymnast of all time, max whitlock, speaks exclusively to the bbc about how his fear of failure almost forced him out of the sport after last year s tokyo games. and, meet the parky blinders
thanks so much. violent anti government protests continue in iran. police have arrested more than 700 people. at least 35 people have been killed. world powers condemn the self styled referendums being held in parts of ukraine on whether tojoin russia. hello and welcome to bbc news. a leading think tank the resolution foundation has said that middle income earners stand to lose the most money from the tax policies announced yesterday by the government with the very richest benefitting most. but the government insists the tax
i don t want to spread alarm, but certainly it s a dangerous moment, because the russian army has been pushed into a corner, and knowing putin, his reaction, threatening using nuclear arms. yes, it s very much worrisome. yesterday president biden said any annexation of territory would be a flagrant violation of international law, and he said russia would pay a severe cost. meanwhile, russians are continuing to leave the country in their thousands following president putin s announcement of mobilisation of at least 300,000 extra troops. there s a queue more than six miles long at the border between georgia and russia, as men attempt to avoid being called up. officials in finland say the number of russians arriving there has more