and celine dion on the illness that s kept her away from the stage and how she s determined to sing again. i ll be on stage. i don t know when exactly, but trust me, i will. and the fans start preparing early before scotland kick off tomorrow against germany at the start of the euros. and coming up on bbc news scotland fans are ready on the eve of the opening game of euro 2024 against hosts germany. we ll have the latest from the camp. good evening. sir keir starmer has unveiled labour s plan for government if they win the election. their manifesto promises that wealth creation will be the party s number one priority. there were no policy surprises with previously announced details including 40,000 more nhs appointments each week in england, and the recruitment of 6,500 new teachers as well as the launch of a new border security command to tackle gangs organising small boat channel crossings. sir keir promised not to raise personal taxation or vat, except on private sch
the nation hope, a pledge to boost the economy and build a brighter future for our children, the words of keir starmer. the guardian. i will fix britain, over doubts over how starmer will pay for it, reflecting our conversation this evening. the ft, a tax kit tax hit unveiled by starmer to end the tory chaos. is there an issue about the conspiracy of silence over possible cuts and possible tax hikes? pauljohnson said on newsnight injanuary, whoever wins newsnight in january, whoever wins probably newsnight injanuary, whoever wins probably has to put up taxes. i think there is a definite concern about what is coming down the line. we are talking about austerity, those departments that are not protected cannot suffer any further cuts. i think you look at lots of papers and they are focused on the tax, i will be more concerned about public spending cuts and what that does to areas in the best areas in which i operate and that cannot happen. we which i operate and that cannot
And well be looking at formica which you might think is retro but the laminate is still being actively used around the world. With hacking in the headlines, we wa nt to with hacking in the headlines, we want to know have you been a victim of hacking . How did it affect you . Let us know. Use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. If you watch us regularly you will know it is action packed. Lets get cracking with what the European Commission is likely to announce today. Later today the European Commission is expected to announce the result of its probe into Member States tax deals with Multi National companies. Who will it name and shame today . Its going to be luxembourg. It has been accused of offering illegal tax breaks to amazon. The decision is not against the retail giant itself, but against luxembourg, which can be forced to present amazon with a bill for the alleged back taxes. The case echoes a similar ruling against ireland, not long ago, forcing it to cla
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