Now on bbc news, dateline london. Hello and welcome to dateline london. Im ben brown. Were looking at two of the weeks big stories whats happening in russia as men flee the country after president putins call up of reservists to fight in ukraine and his threat to use Nuclear Weapons, and also the british governments announcement of sweeping tax cuts the most far reaching for half a century. Well, im joined to discuss all this with polly toynbee, columnist from the guardian, Stephanie Baker of bloomberg news, and Latika Bourke of the sydney morning herald. So, cuts to income tax, corporation tax, National Insurance and stamp duty and removing the cap on bankers bonuses. It will cost tens of billions of pounds. The government says it will boost growth, the labour party say it will reward the rich. Stephanie, lets start off with you. This is being called a gamble for growth. Is it a gamble thats going to pay off, do you think . Well, its certainly a gamble. I have real doubts about whethe
rescue workers in the ukrainian city of dnipro search for survivors of a russian missile attack on an apartment building. at least 21 people were killed. is there light at the end on the tunnel on train strikes in the uk? the transport secretary is optimistic a deal can be reached with the unions. i think both the companies signed the rail unions are keen to reach an agreement but we have got to see if they can hammer out the detail but, thatis they can hammer out the detail but, that is for them to do. some breaking news this hour dozens of people have died in a plane crash in nepal. let s run through what we know so far. the plane was flying from the capital kathmandu to the town of pokhara a popular tourist town. the crash happened as it was coming in to land. it was a yeti airlines plane with 72 people on board. this is the footage we have of the aftermath. thought to be around two kilometres from the airport. rescue workers searching for survivors. around 200 nepales
mourn together. president biden declares a state of emergency in california after it has been hit by a succession of severe winter storms leaving 25 million residents under a flood watch. rescue workers in the ukrainian city of dnipro search for survivors of a russian missile attack on an apartment building. at least 21 people were killed. is there light at the end on the tunnel on train strikes in the uk? the transport secretary is optimisitc a deal can be reached with the unions. i think both the companies signed the rail unions are keen to reach an agreement but we have got to see if they can hammer out the detail but, that is for them to do. some breaking news this hour a plane carrying more than 70 people has crashed in nepal, killing nearly everyone on board. the plane was flying from the capital kathmandu to the town of pokhara a popular tourist town. the crash happened as it was coming in to land. it was a yeti airlines plane with 72 people on board. this is foota
the pound has stabilised today after hitting a record low yesterday. we ll be explaining the impact of what s going on in the markets. also this lunchtime. sir keir starmer will promise a fresh start for the uk in his keynote speech to the labour party conference today. the prince and princess of wales make their first visit to the nation since they were given the titles. and nasa smashes a spacecraft into an asteroid to test whether they can be deflected away from earth. and coming up on the bbc news channel: scotland are in poland seeking nations league promotion. avoid defeat tonight against ukraine and they ll also be assured of a play off spot for euro 202a. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. many banks and building societies are reviewing their mortage deals because of forecasts of a sharp rise in interest rates. the bank of ireland has withdrawn all mortgages. virgin money and skipton building society have closed offers for new customers, but will consi