to pay stamp duty. i found that out this morning. that s good. it s a trickle down budget. sometime in the future, we may see a benefit, if all goes well. but the poor need help right now. in nother news, four russian occupied areas of ukraine are staging referendums on whether to become part of russia. western governments call them a sham. the first woman to win the booker prize twice, the celebrated author dame hilary mantel, has died at the age of 70. hello. in a massive shake up of the uk s finances, the chancellor kwasi kwarteng has outlined a series of tax cuts and spending commitments that will cost £45 billion by 2027. the independent institute for fiscal studies has described the announcements as the biggest tax cutting budget in 50 years. the government says its policies will help boost economic growth yesterday the bank of england warned the uk may already be in recession. but critics say funding the tax cuts will lead to unsustainable borrowing. the chancellor an
more than seventy migrants die after their boat sinks off the coast of syria our correspondent is with the rescue operation. and the first woman to win the booker prize twice the celebrated author dame hilary mantel has died at the age of 70 officials in four russian occupied regions of ukraine have been holding self declared referenda on whether to become part of the russian federation. the kremlin supports the votes just as it did after the annexation of crimea the ukrainian territory which was invaded in 2014. but the government in kyiv and western countries have condemned the referenda saying they are just a sham, and that they will never be recognised. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east, and zaporizhzhia and kherson, in the south and cover around fifteen percent of ukraine s territory. votes are are expected to run until tuesday, and the result seems almost certain to go in m
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