since the second world war. the iranian president threatens decisive action to stop the wave of anti government protests sweeping the country. and two months ahead of the men s football world cup in qatar, concerns there may not be enough affordable accommodation for fans. good afternoon. sir keir starmer has said a future labour government would reinstate the 45% top rate of tax which the government has announced it is cutting but that they would keep the one pence cut in basic rate tax also announced by the chancellor. as the labour party conference got underway, sir keir said the party would take a very different approach to economic growth, partly by promoting green energy. he dismissed the government s strategy announced on friday of cutting taxes to make the uk more attractive to business and investors. here s our political correspondent, ben wright. for the first time in years, labour gathers for its conference believing power might be in sight. the party now
now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. our headlines this evening. fran kirby kick starters chelsea s season as the wsl champions get their first win. early wickets holt england s progress as they try to take a 3 1 lead in the t20 series against pakistan. and joe joyce announces himself as the latest heavyweight talent with a world title shot on the cards. hello again, welcome to sportsday. the wsl season is riding a wave of popularity as the women s game enjoys a post euro buzz, but so far it has been pretty unpredictable. to teams who surprisingly lost their opening match is at last weekend played this afternoon, with the champions chelsea beating manchester city to belatedly get their first victory of the campaign. having lost their opening game of the season, there was little room for error for there was little room for error for the champions against manchester city and they nearly had the perfect start. fran kirby could not take advant
there are warnings of a potential threat to life and property as super typhoon noru hits the philippines, with forecasted winds of up to 200 kilometres an hour. good afternoon. sir keir starmer has said a future labour government would reinstate the 45% top rate of income tax which the tories are abolishing but keep the 1p cut in basic rate income tax also announced by ministers. as the labour party conference got underway, sir keir said the party would take a very different approach to economic growth. he dismissed the government s strategy, announced on friday, of cutting taxes to make the uk more attractive to business and investors. here s our political correspondent, ben wright. for the first time in years, labour gathers for its conference believing power might be in sight. the party now confronts a new prime minister borrowing billions to cut taxes, in a dash for economic growth a strategy labour s leader slammed this morning as wrong headed . i see a very big p
facing a target of 230 herbert losing the early wickets suggested otherwise. the dismissal proved decisive, hitting 3a from just 16 balls. he was then caught out but forced to watch on as pakistan s harris ralph removed debbie tenant 0llie stone with his next ball and with a dramatic finish, topsy turvy game of cricket ended and the series tied at 2 2. meanwhile, cricket s lawmakers have reiterated the rule that charlie dean fell foul of yesterday in england s women s 0di defeat to india when she was run out at the non striker s end. the mcc have formalised the relevant law and it will come in officially next month but in the meantime have called for batters to remain in their crease until they say they have seen the ball leave the bowler s hand. the reaction has been widespread and pretty passionate on both sides, as stuart broad noted. very happy for others to feel differently. a pragmatic approach from him, perhaps not from liam livingstone who highlights the confusion t
hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: labour opens its annual conference as its leader, sir keir starmer, prepares to set out the dividing lines between his party and the new conservative government. he tells the bbc he would reverse the government s cut to the top income tax rate. the head of the rmt union describes talks with the new transport secretary as a good start the next strike is planned for the first of october. voting is under way in italy s general election, which polls suggest may result in the country s most right wing government since the second world war. the iranian president threatens decisive action to stop the wave of anti government protests sweeping the country. in a moment sportsday, but first it s click. it s big, brash, bright, bold really big! and it s back. did i mention it s big? set in the heart of berlin, ifa is europe s largest tech expo and for the first time in such a long time, i got to come back to the coolest city in the world to