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chancellor of the exchequerjeremy hunt has described his autumn budget statement. 27 million workers will see their main national insurance contributions cut from 12% to 10% from january. and a tax break for companies that invest in new equipment will be made permanent, which mr hunt claims is the "biggest business tax cut in modern history". also announced the news that from april, universal credit and disability benefits will go up by 6.7 percent. but those on welfare will have to take a work placement within 18 months or risk losing their benefits. the state pension will go up by ...

temporary halt of hostilities. hamas says some details have yet to be finalised. the fighting has continued — these pictures show a series of explosions in gaza overnight. it's also likely to resume at some point, even if it is paused — israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has said that his country will continue to fight against hamas, until absolute victory was achieved. aid agencies had already been voicing concerns about the situation in gaza. some trucks carrying humanitarian supplies have been able to cross into the territory this week. but pictures like these — show...

cuts that are coming. john swinney argues that the snp has taken a progressive approach to taxation in scotland and that has led to an additional £1.5 billion being available to spend on public services here. i think in effect his argument is that the snp has an unwavering conviction, he would say, that strong public services and a strong economy go hand—in—hand. he is trying to form a narrative for the voters in scotland who are making up their minds who to vote for injuly. as he would put it, labour and the conservatives are in effect, when it comes to public spending, cut fro...

team and said he was looking forward to getting back to his family and his work in the uk. it's a stunning reversal for mr lynch was been involved in legal battles over autonomy sale for more than a decade. he in the formerfinance sale for more than a decade. he in the former finance chief lost a civil trial in the uk two years ago, which also focused on allegations that they are slated revenue before they are slated revenue before the sale to hewlett—packard in 2011. for the first time in five years, the european central bank has cut interest rates. the move was widely expected â€...

Could a computer come up with the next big medical breakthrough . Well meet the man whos using Artificial Intelligence to try to bush back the boundaries of medical science. And as weetabix fails to take off in china, its chinese owner puts the company up for sale. So today, we want to know, what gets you going in a morning . Whats your breakfast wherever in the world youre watching us today . Welcome to the programme. Of course it has to be a full english send in your comments. In the last few hours, the us Vice President mike pence has touched down in tokyo where hes meeting with the japanes...