are the biggest tax cutting budget in half a century. we ll find out what the changes mean for households. also this lunchtime: four russian occupied areas of ukraine are voting on whether to become part of russia in what the west sees as a move by moscow to annex the regions. a court has been shown distressing video footage about suicide and self harm that the schoolgirl molly russell viewed before she took her own life. and the multi award winning novelist dame hilary mantel, best known for her wolf hall trilogy, has died aged 70. coming up on the bbc news channel, can england rediscover theirform again? italy awaits tonight before germany on monday, with gareth southgate hoping to avoid the disappointment of relegation in the nations league. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. 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 independ
in the past, she was still at the height of her powers and had still many great stories within her. thank ou. dame hilary mantel, who has died aged 70. time for a look at the weather. here s ben rich. good afternoon. for most of us, we have quite a lot of sunshine around this afternoon. with that, quite a cool this afternoon. with that, quite a cool, fresh feel, and one or two showers. as we can see from the earlier satellite and radar pictures, showers have been pushing in from the north west, most plentiful across scotland and northern ireland. the exception to the sunshine and showers rule is across the south east corner, where we have a stripe of cloud and outbreaks of rain, very slow moving. the ray will be a feature in the south east of england perhaps for the next 2a hours. temperatures between 13 and 20 celsius. the rain keeps falling across south east england this evening and overnight. elsewhere, clear spells, one or two showers, especially some drifting across part
we ll bring you analysis throughout the day on bbc news and if you want to send in your questions or thoughts on the mini budget get in touch i m @bbcjoannag on twitter or use the hashtag bbc your questions. and i m lukwesa burak the other stories on bbc news. the victims commissioner for england and wales dame vera baird resigns, describing the criminaljustice system as being in chaos. a 15 year old boy has become the second person to be arrested in connection with the murder of a 15 year old boy who was stabbed outside his school in huddersfield. and author dame hilary mantel, best known for her wolf hall trilogy, has died aged 70. hello, i mjoanna gosling in westminster, 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 government says its policies will help boost economic growth. but critics say funding the tax cuts will lead to unsustai
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
Been cancelled , though, due to been cancelled, though, due to storm kathleen, with gusts of up to 70mph in Northern Ireland and the west of britain , over 140 the west of britain, over 140 flights have been called off so far. A yellow weather warning far. A yellow weather warning for wind is in effect until 10 00 tonight and covers cornwall, much of wales, parts of lancashire and cumbria and up into central scotland. Into central scotland. Meanwhile, two planes on the runway at Heathrow Airport have collided , causing damage to collided, causing damage to their wings. Footage shows the Virgin Atlantic planes wing touching a British Airways aircraft surrounded by emergency services. The virgin boeing 787 nine plane had completed a flight and was being towed to a different part of the airfield. Its understood, though, that there were no passengers on board at the time of the incident. Rail passengers have been facing fresh travel disruption today as train drivers continue their walkouts