iran s supreme leader accuses the united states of orchestrating widespread public protests over the death of a young woman in police custody. we re going to start here in the uk and politics. the row over giving a tax cut to some of the richest people in the country. to some of the richest for ten days the conservative government said it was the right thing to do. now they say they re not going to do it. here s the chancellor kwasi kwarteng saying that particular tax cut is not now going ahead. the 45p rate was simply a distraction from what was a very very strong set of measures and with the prime minister i decided not to proceed with the abolition of the rate. to be clear, what we re talking about is a huge u turn on one of the government s flagship economic policies, scrapping the top rate of income tax. let s take a closer look. currently, the highest earners pay 45% tax on their income over £150,000. some 660,000 people are thought to pay the highest tax rate. so if t
Rescue workers in lebanon are searching for a possible survivor from the port blast in beirut, that devastated the city a month ago. A sniffer dog alerted rescuers in the rubble of a collapsed building and the team then said their scanners had detected a pulse. Theyve been digging ever since and they say theyll keep going even if theres only a one percent chance of finding someone. Our International Correspondent orla guerin has been watching them work all day. Hands up for silence. Rescue workers and many in this battered city wait for a sign, daring to hope. And then, beeping that confirms breathing has been detected beneath the rubble. Could there really be a survivor 30 days on . Rescuers from chile have been carrying out painstaking work. Their key team member, a Border Collie called flash, who was the first to raise the alert when he detected a body at this location. Night falls and floodlights are brought in, s the search continues, hour by hour. Some rescue workers go back in.
And devon and cornwall blocked by falling trees. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Prime minister, Boris Johnson, is promising big changes are on the way for the uk following his brexit trade deal with the European Union. In an interview with the sunday telegraph newspaper, he says he wants to focus on leveling up the country and spreading opportunity across the uk. Mrjohnson said the brexit trade deal would provide new regulatory freedoms to deliver for people who felt left behind. But some fishing Industry Leaders have accused him of caving in to the eu and sacrificing their interests. Mps will vote on the deal in parliament on the 30th of december. Our Business Correspondent Vivienne Nunis has more. Glad tidings of greatjoy. 1,200 pages of detail spelling out britains new trading relationship with the eu. Mps and others are pouring over the fine print. This morning, the chancellor tried to dispel any fears the uk might be worse off under this new tra
Welcome to bbc news. Im rich preston. Our top stories one month after the blast that claimed so many lives, rescuers in beirut think somebody may still be alive under the rubble of this building. Joe biden visits kenosha where he spoke by phone to jacob blake, whose shooting by police triggered days of unrest. South korea imposes a near lock down on its capital. Why experts suspect some of the countrys churches may have worsened the latest coronaVirus Outbreak. Facebook announces new measures to try to protect the integrity of the us president ial election. Hello and welcome. Rescue workers in lebanon are searching for a possible survivor from the port blast in beirut, that devastated the city a month ago. A sniffer dog alerted rescuers in the rubble of a collapsed building and the team then said their scanners had detected a pulse. Theyve been digging ever since and they say theyll keep going even if theres only a 1 chance of finding someone. Our international correspondent, orla guer
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