A royal marine who shot dead a wounded taliban fighter in afghanistan has his Murder Conviction reduced to manslaughter, a decision welcomed by his wife. This is a crucial decision and one that much better reflects the circumstances that my husband found himself in during that terrible tour of afghanistan. A major fundraising effort is launched to help 16 Million People facing Starvation In East Two russian intelligence agents are among four people charged over the hacking of half a billion yahoo accounts. Hold a News Conference on how they became overnight internet sensations. Our main story at 5pm. The chancellor has scrapped his plans, announced in last weeks budget, to raise National Insurance the tax rise was due to come into effect next year. But in a dramatic u turn, Phillip Hammond admitted that the move would have broken the spirit of an election manifesto pledge. In a statement to the commons this afternoon, mr hammond said he still wanted to address the unfairness in the tax
russian speaking areas that russia is particularly to take and to call its own. the fighting is still continuing in the south, in places like mariupol and continuing in the south, in places like mariupoland in continuing in the south, in places like mariupol and in the east and there is a feeling that russia will take anything it can get, and focus its firepower on the east of the country to really try and take that country to really try and take that country that it s that territory that it s really wants. country that it s that territory that it s really wants. that it s really wants. thank you forjoining that it s really wants. thank you forjoining us that it s really wants. thank you forjoining us there that it s really wants. thank you forjoining us there from - that it s really wants. thank you forjoining us there from just . forjoining us there from just north west of lviv. going to the rest of today s news. from today, millions of people in the uk will begin to pay m
the headlines on bbc news. a new round of sanctions, the uk freezes the assets of the kremlin s largest bank and announces plans to ban imports of russian coal by the end of 2022. it comes as united states also imposes new sanctions on the two biggest banks along with the families of president putin sergei lavrov who was also targeted. they managed to get some people out of the besieged city of mariupol. from today, millions of people will begin to pay more tax as the controversial rise in national insurance contributions takes effect. it s predicted to raise an extra £11 billion this financial year. not everyone will pay more lower earners will actually pay less national insurance. the government promised to spend the money on social care and easing pressure on the nhs. the move breaks a consevative election manifesto pledge, but borisjohnson said the rise was necessary, fair
we won t have enough to address both that and the backlog. covid will continue and the question is how much and for how long. hospital admissions are rising week on week, and the prime minister struck a downbeat note. the numbers of infections remain high or high ish, and i am certainly concerned. what i m particularly concerned about is that in great hospitals like this, 75% of the people who are succumbing to covid still are not vaccinated. he denied claims that the proceeds of a new levy would be entirely consumed by the nhs, and said social care would get a fair allocation. that s for the longer term. he knows for now, the virus is the main priority. hugh pym, bbc news. in the 2a hours since borisjohnson announced the tax rises for health and social care he s been repeatedly accused of breaking a conservative election manifesto pledge.
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