economic direction, the biggest tax cuts and a half a century in a bid to kickstart growth. and the first woman to win back the booker prize twice, the celebrated author dame hilary mantell dies at the age of 70. welcome to bbc news. the g7, the group of seven wealthiest nations, have condemned the referendums being held in parts of ukraine to decide whether they want to join russia. it added the votes, which are being organised by moscow backed officials, are a breach of the united nations charter. 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 15 per cent of ukraine s territory. voting is expected to run until tuesday, and the result seems almost certain to go in moscow s favour. these pictures, filmed in russian occupied donetsk, show representatives taking polling cards to people in their own homes. here, at least, it is not a secret ballot. m
markets around the world take dive as warnings of a recession are all but inevitable. and, a tearful farewell for one tennis s greats. roger federer plays his final competitive match. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. officials in four russian occupied regions of ukraine have been holding self declared referendums 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 referendums, 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 15% of ukraine s territory. votes are are expected to run until tuesday, and the result seems almost certain to go in moscow s favour.
competitive match. she competitive match. could have stopped me a long, she could have stopped me a long, long time ago, but she didn t. she kept going and allowed me to play. it s amazing. thank you. cheering and applause. hello, welcome to the programme. officials in four russian occupied regions of ukraine have been holding self declared referendums 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 referendums, 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 15% of ukraine s territory. votes are are expected to run until tuesday, and the result seems almost certain to go in moscow
subtly international divert its path and save every life on earth. there s been international condemnation of the self styled referendums being held in parts of ukraine onjoining russia. the g7 the group of seven wealthiest nations have called the votes a sham, as reports emerged of russian forces intimidating people into voting. 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 15 percent of ukraine s territory. voting is expected to run until tuesday, and the results seem almost certain to go in moscow s favour. these pictures, filmed in russian occupied donetsk, show representatives taking polling cards to people in their own homes. our correspondent hugo bachega is following developments from kyiv. ukraine has dismissed this so called referendum as a farce and says it has no legitimacy and western countries have dismissed the vote as a propa
the economy with the biggest tax cuts in four decades. at spitalfields market in east london, they are taking stock of a mini budget that s ignored a massive shift in political direction. what do you make of moves like reversing the national insurance rise? will that help, do you think? i think it probably will help. to a degree. but it depends what bracket you are in in terms of income. yeah, i think it will help. i mean, it does not even touch the sides. i don t know. we will see. there is a lot to take in. the treasury is cutting the basic rate of income tax from 20p to 19p from april next year. it is abolishing the 45p top tax rate for people who earn over £150,000, as well as reversing the national insurance rise from november, and cancelling a corporation tax rise planned for next year. stamp duty will be scrapped below £250,000. the government will borrow to fund it. £231; billion this year. there is criticism from opposition politicians that those with the most are