and celine dion on the illness that s kept her away from the stage and how she s determined to sing again. i ll be on stage. i don t know when exactly, but trust me, i will. and the fans start preparing early before scotland kick off tomorrow against germany at the start of the euros. and coming up on bbc news scotland fans are ready on the eve of the opening game of euro 2024 against hosts germany. we ll have the latest from the camp. good evening. sir keir starmer has unveiled labour s plan for government if they win the election. their manifesto promises that wealth creation will be the party s number one priority. there were no policy surprises with previously announced details including 40,000 more nhs appointments each week in england, and the recruitment of 6,500 new teachers as well as the launch of a new border security command to tackle gangs organising small boat channel crossings. sir keir promised not to raise personal taxation or vat, except on private sch
the nation hope, a pledge to boost the economy and build a brighter future for our children, the words of keir starmer. the guardian. i will fix britain, over doubts over how starmer will pay for it, reflecting our conversation this evening. the ft, a tax kit tax hit unveiled by starmer to end the tory chaos. is there an issue about the conspiracy of silence over possible cuts and possible tax hikes? pauljohnson said on newsnight injanuary, whoever wins newsnight in january, whoever wins probably newsnight injanuary, whoever wins probably has to put up taxes. i think there is a definite concern about what is coming down the line. we are talking about austerity, those departments that are not protected cannot suffer any further cuts. i think you look at lots of papers and they are focused on the tax, i will be more concerned about public spending cuts and what that does to areas in the best areas in which i operate and that cannot happen. we which i operate and that cannot
hello and thank you forjoining us. england needed a big win over oman to stay in the t20 world cup and they certainly got it. in fact it was a record breaking day forjos buttler s team with the largest win in the competition s history in terms of balls remaining. adil rashid took four wickets as they bowled out oman for 47 the fourth lowest total in the t20 world cup. mark wood and joffa archer contributing with three wickets apiece. england set about their target with gusto and they made it injust 19 balls however, they do need another big win over namibia on saturday and even then it may not be enough to take them through, with scotland also in contention for second spot in the table. but they can celebrate for now. the netherlands may have lost their match against bangladesh but there was a stunning catch by sybrand engelbrecht the dutchman diving to grab it. shakib al hasan made an unbeaten 64 from 46 balls to guide bangladesh to 159, before rishad hossain too
but it can be managed. celine says she made this documentary to show fans why she s had to take time away from the stage. i miss it so much. the people. if i can t run, i ll walk. if i can t walk, i ll crawl. what are your hopes for performing again? i will have to be rehabilitated vocally. but you ll be back on stage again doing shows? absolutely. celine dion is synonymous with las vegas. her residencies here lasted 16 years and were the best selling series of vegas concerts of all time. and it s here where she says she s determined to make her return. i ll be on stage. i don t know when exactly. but trust me, i will. i will scream it out loud. the timing is unclear, but she s determined that audiences will hear her distinctive and much loved voice again. emma vardy, bbc news, las vegas. celine dion s extended interview with emma vardy can be seen on bbc iplayerfrom midnight. this is bbc news, the headlines. labour launch their manifesto as sir keir starmer says economic
welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in italy, where president biden and ukraine s leader volodymyr zelensky have signed a ten year security agreement following the g7 s approval of a plan to use profits from seized russia assets to fund kyiv s war effort. joe biden said it would include intelligence sharing, troop training, adhering to nato standards and investment in ukraine s industrial base to make more weapons. mr zelensky described it as a bridge towards nato membership. the g7 deal sees a loan of $50 billion sent to ukraine. the group leaders agreed it showed moscow that ukraine s allies weren t backing down and president putin couldn t simply sit the war out. back in 2022, two days after russia s invasion, members of the g7 european union worked together to freeze $280 billion in russian central bank funds outside of russia. i m very pleased to share that this week, this week, the g7 signed a plan to finalise, unlock,