Fuel duty. Lots of speculation and as ever we should fuel duty. Lots of speculation and as ever we should also fuel duty. Lots of speculation and as ever we should also say fuel duty. Lots of speculation and as ever we should also say we fuel duty. Lots of speculation and as ever we should also say we do| fuel duty. Lots of speculation and as ever we should also say we do not know what is in the budget until the chancellor announces it tomorrow, but there are a lot of guesses being made. The idea here will freeze fuel duty, continue to freeze fuel duty i think is one of the least surprising bits of speculation. No chancellor has raised that the levy since 2011 but i think that one is possibly a pretty firm bed of speculation. Lets talk about cuts to personal taxes because i think what we cant divorce ourselves from is that this is an election year. Presumably thats the undercurrent running through all of what to expect to hear from jeremy through all of what to expect to Hearfrom Jerem
So much ice has melted in antarctica since the mid nineties, it could fill the grand canyon. Hello. We start with breaking news from washington President Trump has just reuturned to the press room at the white house after he was suddenly told to leave mid way through a press conference. This is what happened. President trump has just confirmed that there was a shooting outside the white house. Heres what the president had to sayjust moments ago. It looks like were going to be topping records hopefully soon. Excuse me. He was out for a few minutes with the security detail and minutes with the security detailand an minutes with the security detail and an armed officer worked on to the stage there. Within a few minutes later, President Trump returned to the podium to confirm that there had been a shooting outside the white house. Thank you very much. Sorry for that. There was a shooting outside of the white house and it seems to be very well under control. I like to thank the secret servi
And, 75 years since the end of World War Two in the pacific, we look at japans journey from bitter enemy to close ally of western countries. In whats being seen as an historic agreement, israel and the United Arab Emirates have reached a deal to normalise relations. Donald trump made the announcement at the white house, saying israel would now suspend plans to further annex parts of the occupied west bank. The uae is first arab gulf state to agree to formal diplomatic ties with israel. Our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports from jerusalem. The face of a man whos made an historic deal. Israels leader talking to the crown prince of abu dhabi and president trump. Already, there were signs of warming ties with arab gulf states who share fears over iran. The delegation singing in the sabbath. Now such scenes could become normal. We announced the establishment of a full and formal peace between israel and the uae. It includes the mutual opening of embassies, direct flights and
Have re ignited the conversation over opening schools. Hello and welcome. If you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Tens of thousands of people across belarus have been on the streets once again, showing their opposition to the countrys president. Alexander lu kashenko was declared the winner of last sundays election, having ruled the country for the past 26 years, but critics believe the vote was rigged. The European Union now says it doesnt recognise the result, and is preparing sanctions against belarus, where this evening thousands have been marching on independence square, in the capital minsk, from where abdu jalil abdurasulov now reports. Chanting. The Opposition Movement against president lukashenko is growing. Protesters have gathered in the main square of minsk. They are chanting, freedom, freedom. They have brought flowers and balloons to show that their movement is peaceful. This is u
Well have the latest from events in the uk and around the world as we remember the day world war ii ended. The exams regulator sets out the criteria for appeals against downgraded a levels in england after nearly 40 were marked lower than predictions. Minimum i needed a a, b, b. I only actually needed three cs to get into the Foundation Course for the veterinary foundation, which was my back up, but on thursday i discovered that i had just been awarded three ds. Also, thousands of holidaymakers have arrived back in the uk after a last minute dash to avoid a mandatory two week quarantine. And the World Snooker championship final is under way in sheffield its being played in front of spectators as part of the easing of lockdown restrictions. That and the rest of the days sport coming up in sports day later. At 7 45pm. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Iam martin i am martin cox. The prince of wales has led commemorations for the 75th anniversary of vj day, whenjapan surrendered to th