here on the uk, a dramatic change in economic direction the biggest tax cuts in half a century in a bid to kick start growth. more than 70 migrants die after their boat sinks off the coast of syria our correspondent is with the rescue operation. we are now at the syrian lebanese border, where some of the bodies just arrived. and a new type of cancer therapy which is showing promising results in early human trials. we speak to the study leader. hello and welcome. officials in four russian occupied regions of ukraine have been holding self declared referenda 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 referenda, 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 luhan
the biggest tax cuts in half a century in a bid to kickstart growth. more than seventy people die after a migrant boat sinks off the coast of syria. a new type of cancer therapy shows promising results in early human trials. we hear from the study leader. and the first woman to win the booker prize twice the celebrated author dame hilary mantel dies at the age of seventy. 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 cov
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