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there are warnings of a potential threat to life and property as super typhoon noru hits the philippines, with forecasted winds of up to 200 kilometres an hour. good afternoon. sir keir starmer has said a future labour government would reinstate the 45% top rate of income tax which the tories are abolishing but keep the 1p cut in basic rate income tax also announced by ministers. as the labour party conference got underway, sir keir said the party would take a very different approach to economic growth. he dismissed the government s strategy, announced on friday, of cutting taxes to make the uk more attractive to business and investors. here s our political correspondent, ben wright. for the first time in years, labour gathers for its conference believing power might be in sight. the party now confronts a new prime minister borrowing billions to cut taxes, in a dash for economic growth a strategy labour s leader slammed this morning as wrong headed . i see a very ....
the former england footballer alex scott speaks out about the domestic abuse she and her mother experienced. i feel sorry right now that i ve not used my voice sooner to help my mum, or any other woman that is in this position. and the man who spent 16 years building his own spitfire from scratch with the help of his wife finally takes off. coming up on sportsday on bbc news. i m here at the inaugural bbc green sport awards, where we ll hear from some of the athletes using their sport to try and help raise climate awareness. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the predator is facing mounting pressure from within her party over a refusal to commit to increasing benefits in with inflation. the commons leader, penny mordaunt, said it made sense to do so, but ms truss is considering pegging the rise to the average wage increase a much lowerfigure. it comes as a hope secretary accused tory mps of undermining liz truss and staging a coup to force a u turn on th ....
the rise to the average wage increase instead, a much lowerfigure. it comes as the home secretary, suella braverman, accused tory mps of undermining liz truss and staging a coup to force the u turn on the top rate of tax for high earners. our political editor, chris mason, reports from the conservative party conference in birmingahm. how much does this cost if i break it? is the prime minister in control? does she know what she is doing? liz truss, on a visit to a building site in birmingham today. she and the chancellor kwazi kwarteng must be tempted to leave those hard hats on all the time at the moment. the latest row is about benefits and whether all benefits payments should rise in line with wages or the much more expensive option, keeping up with rising prices. i asked the prime minister, which of those was fair? well, we haven t made a decision yet on that specific issue. all of these things depend on the specific circumstances, but what i sought to do when i got ....
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and we ll be talking to andrew harding our africa correspondent about the conditions that have led to the crisis. also tonight. in birmingham, prime minister and chancellor are dealing with more division this time over increasing benefits in line with inflation. in ukraine, an extended report on the areas being abandoned by russian forces and the high price being paid. what happened here wasn tjust a defeat for president putin, it was a complete humiliation. two and a half years after covid 19 struck, a public inquiry opens into the uk s handling of the pandemic. and in tonight s champions league football liverpool take on rangers the first ever competitive match between the two sides. and on the bbc news channel, england captain leah williamson won t play against the usa as a training injury rules her out of friday s big friendly at wembley. good evening. we start with one of the most severe humanitarian crises anywhere in the world right now. we have an ....