and the uk s opposition labour party vows to reverse the government s cut to the top rate of income tax, its leader saying there s confidence his party can win the next election. the hope of a labour government has turned into a belief in a labour government, and that change, that switch, is worth its weight in gold. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. its newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it isa it is a six in the morning here in singapore, and midnight in italy. exit polls there suggest far right leader giorgia meloni has won italy s election, and is on course to become the country s first female prime minister. she is predicted to win between 22 26% of the vote, if they are confirmed, ms meloni will aim to form italy s most right wing government since world war ii. for the latest, we can cross live to rome and our correspondent there, mark lowen. you have been across this story from the very start, and wh
of this country since mussolini. with that, it s back to you. mark lowen, thank you so much for your excellent reporting tonight. plenty on the bbc website, particularly a piece mark has written, so do watch out for that. let s take a look at some of the stories in the uk. the leader of the opposition labour party, sir keir starmer, says if he wins the next election, he will reinstate the 45p top rate of tax which the conserved government is to scrap. as the labour party conference got under way, he said the labour party would take a very different approach to economic growth, partly by promoting green energy. police in the northern city of huddersfield say two teenage boys have been charged over the death of a 15 year old boy. khayri mclean died after he was stabbed last week, close to north huddersfield trust school, which he attended. our news correspondent simonjones told us more about what happened: