Dog, pom. Pictures here of him out with his dog, poppy, in the early hours near Downing Street. Some nice pictures. The chancellor has promised his plans will stimulate the flagging economy and help family with permanent tax breaks. Labour will argue that any reductions will still leave people worse off because of the freezing of Tax Thresholds. So what could be expected in todays budget . Ben king takes a look. The background to todays budget has been gloomy, with the economy in recession. But it looks like the chancellor will still find room to cut taxes. The conservatives are trailing labour in the polls, and looking Forjeremy Hunt to give them some cheer in places like this, winchester, a seat the Lib Dems Hope to win. So what do people here think about tax cuts . I think it would be a good idea because it gives people more money to spend on what they want to buy. Realistically, people arent going to save that much money from a tax cut, whereas more money in Public Services means B
torrential rain brings major flooding. and the flying scotsman the first steam engine to hit 100 miles an hour celebrates a century on the tracks. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng has cut short his visit to the us to hold urgent talks with the prime minister, as pressure mounts on the government over its mini budget. the chancellor had been in washington for a meeting of global finance ministers. he d originally been expected to return back to london on saturday. speaking to the bbc yesterday before the change of plans, mr kwarteng said he believes 100% that he will still be a chancellor and liz truss will still be prime minister in a month s time. later today, the chancellor and prime minister are expected to hold talks with conservative mps. some think the government s tax cutting plans should be reversed, while others believe the help with energy bills should be more targeted. there s even talk of whether both the chancellor and
president of the united states. the we think about concession but now apparently everybody on the floor is putting on their mats beings getting ready for a brief. they re putting on their tear gas masks. that is just some of the footage unveiled. we re breaking down the biggest moments from yesterday s hearing. plus, the supreme court deals a blow to former president trump, rejecting his request to intervene in the mar-a-lago documents case. and also this morning, things get heated during a debate between wisconsin s two senate candidates. we ll show you how they repeatedly went after each other. good morning. welcome to way too early on this friday, october 14th. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin with the new evidence and video laid out by the house select committee investigating january 6. among the highlights of yesterday s hearing, the last for the panel, before the mid terms, was the stunning vote to subpoena the former president himself. we also
there is worse to come. and more bad news for travellers as the rmt union announces three days of national strike action on the railways later this month. i m at king s cross and i ll be looking at what that s going to mean. is she coming in today? could you give her a call and see if she s on her way? trying to track down the children still missing from schools after the pandemic a bbc investigation reveals more and more parents are being fined. minimum pricing was meant to help reduce alcohol consumption in scotland, but a new report says the heaviest drinkers are cutting back on other essentials instead. a dog trainer, a tech worker and a farmer when they re at home, but now these three british volunteers are in ukraine helping to rescue the helpless. and coming up on the bbc news channel: two time major winner dustinjohnson resigns from the pga tour in order to play in the new saudi backed liv invitational series. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a day a
a dog trainer, a tech worker and a farmer when they re at home, but now these three british volunteers are in ukraine helping to rescue the helpless. tens of thousands of rail workers will stage three days of national rail strikes later this month, the rmt union has announced. it ll be the largest outbreak of industrial action in the industry in a generation and will shut down the entire rail network in england. with all the details i m joined by our correspondent, jon donnison. talk to us first of all about when this is going to happen. we know there are three days. this is going to happen. we know there are three days. promises to be hu:el there are three days. promises to be hugely disruptive. there are three days. promises to be hugely disruptive. 50,000 there are three days. promises to be hugely disruptive. 50,000 workers l there are three days. promises to be| hugely disruptive. 50,000 workers in total across 13 different train operating countries and the london u