Altogether after a promise labelled as for the birds by the head of the institute for fiscal studies. Even so, rishi sunak has reiterated that ambition in a subsequent interview. Income a subsequent interview. Income tax thresholds remain frozen, dragging ever more people into the tax and into its higher tax brackets. Is there anyone to vote for. 7 if you believe in lower taxes or an enterprise economy, i will ask my excellent political panel. While pensioners may fume, are being penalised in a budget that favoured workers , some may favoured workers, some may welcome the chancellors help for the arts. Andrew lloyd for the arts. Andrew lloyd webber says that the governments decision to fix theatre tax relief at two generous rates of 40 and 45 could drive transformation change in the sector. Chief opera critic at the telegraph, sir Nicholas Kenyon, will discuss that with me. That lover discuss that with me. That lover of the stage, Stefan Kyriazis, has been looking at how the theatre is
The first leg finished in a 1 1 draw. The barcelona manager has told his players that courage is of the essence. Translation i will tell my players not to be afraid, they must not be l afraid because fear wont be good for them. We have the chance to reach the quarterfinals, to be among the best eight teams in europe. Now we are among the best 16 and have a chance to go a step forward and be among the best, but we must play without that fear. It has been four years since we reached the quarterfinals. We must try and get there again. Rough Rafael Benitez has been sacked by celtic ego who have thanked him for his professionalism and hard work. Celtic vigo. Cristiano ronaldo won the Uefa Champions League five times, but his chances of winning the asian afc Champions League with al nassr this year are over. Ronaldo s team came from behind to draw 4 1; after extra time in their quarterfinal with al ain, but not before ronaldo had missed an open goal. He did Score A Penalty at the end of extr
The headlines the bbc sees evidence that staff at Nasser Hospital in gaza were mistreated by israeli forces. A ship loaded with 200 tonnes of humanitarian aid finally leaves cyprus for gaza where people are dying of starvation. Haitis Prime Minister resigns and calls for calm after Gang Violence plunged the country into chaos. Social Media Influencer andrew tate and his Brother Triston are arrested by Romanian Police over alleged sex offences committed in britain. And surf s up on the river severn,. We start this half hour in haiti where the Prime Minister, ariel henry, has agreed to resign and make way for a transitional authority. It comes as heavily armed gangs take control of the capital and dead bodies pile up on its streets. It has a complicated past. Since breaking free from French Colonial rule over two centuries ago, the caribbean state has weathered multiple foreign interventions. Well start in 1915, when the us invaded and occupied haiti following local unrest. It maintained
Anywhere thats seen a cloudier and gloomier start the and gloomier start to the day, well start slowly but well start to get slowly but surely brighter. This occluded front coast, front across eastern coast, though, that cloud though, has brought that cloud some rain as well to some drizzly rain as well to some drizzly rain as well to some eastern coasts, as well as some eastern coasts, as well as some through the next some early fog through the next few hours. That should slowly continue and clear, continue to lift and clear, though it will probably stay quite across eastern quite gloomy across eastern coasts of scotland through much of day. But some sunny of the day. But some sunny spells particularly spells to come, particularly across through across Western Areas through the rest day its been rest of the day where its been a very sunny start to the day and in the sunshine it will feel fairly highs at fairly pleasant. Highs of at 1112, possibly 13 degrees, but in where weve got an i
Last week. The revolution fits a pattern repeated in several of the sub saharan or sahel states and has russian fingerprints all over it. This time, neighbouring countries sound prepared to intervene. A think tank expert intervene. A think tank expert will explain it all to me as culture wars engulf all human activity, a new border might be opening up in gardening. The key opening up in gardening. The key fault line is over weeds. Should they be identified as disruptive interlopers or as indigenous british plants whose diversity should be celebrated . We speak to an r. S gold medal winner who seeks balance. Nicholas kenyon seeks balance. Nicholas kenyon will shortly join us in the studio , the former director of studio, the former director of the bbc proms and the Barbican Centre will opine that the arts council got it very wrong with its attempt to push the English National opera out of london. And of course, Stefan Kyriazis will be here and hell update us on the latest from the west