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good evening and welcome to bbc news. "its been a tough day" — thats how the chancellor began his speech to the party faithful at the conservative party conference this afternoon. it follows a dramatic u—turn this morning when the government suddenly dropped its plan to scrap the 45p top rate of income tax. only yesterday, the prime minister had insisted the tax cut would stay — except in scotland. but now kwasi kwarteng says criticism of the measure had become a "huge distractio...

killed. italys prime and, mario draghi has resigned. the doctors have effectively cured the rare bleeding disorder, haemophilia b. and no ordinary telescope. a first—time that scientists will be able to detect the smashing together of neutron stars. welcome to the programme. the foreign secretary, liz truss, says the treasurys economic economic policies have failed to deliver growth for two decades, including the past 12 years of conservative rule. shes rejected concerns that the tax...

The council, which was being run by an independent group, still has no single party with a majority.

Labour leader Dennis Jones has pledged to "usher in an era of ego-free politics" as his group became the biggest party at Peterborough City Council after

One in four elected councillors on the authority are women and it is led by an all-male cabinet.

Peterborough city centre's fountains are among the cutbacks as the council passes its budget.

Plans to treble a council tax precept to pay for bus service improvements are "fair", says a mayor.

IN THE wake of a severe referee shortage, a local call has been made for more people to take up the whistle.

In terms of the numbers of seats changing hands on May 2 it was a very disappointing night for the Conservatives locally, writes Conservative group leader Wayne Fitzgerald.