hello and welcome. luiz inacio lula da silva, has been sworn in as brazil s new president, 20 years after first becoming the country s leader. almost five years ago he was sent to jail for corruption, on charges that have since been annulled. he ll now lead a deeply divided country. at his inauguration in the capital brasilia he told the crowds he d rebuild brazilfrom what he called the terrible ruins he had inherited from jair bolsonaro. our south america correspondent, katy watson now reports. a return to powerfor the man barack obama once called the most popular politician in the world. security was tight amid threats of violence by supporters of his far right predecessor, jair bolsonaro. mr bolsanoro didn t even hand over the presidential sash, instead abandoning his final official duty and flying to florida. lula is the same man but he inherits a very different country to the one he left before. in his speech, he promised unity and reconstruction, starting in the
talking to people about how they are coping with rising prices. join they are coping with rising prices. us at 9.30 at the we join us at 9.30 at the fire station. we have an audience full of fascinating people from all walks of life who will be talking about the cost of living crisis and how it is affecting people who work and live in the city. join us at 9.30. and i m annita mcveigh at westminster where at 12 o clock, liz truss will face questions from mps in the house of commons for the first time since the almost complete reversal of her economic plan. and as inflation hits double figures, downing street refuses to commit to increasing state pensions in line with prices, which would be breaking a manifesto pledge. obviously we take manifesto commitments incredibly seriously. the chancellor will be making a statement in just over a week s time, where he will set out all the plans for taxation and expenditure and government budgets. hello and welcome to bbc news, with mejo
ireland into tomorrow morning. pretty mild with the strengthening breeze because top pressure in the south and east but a dry and bright start for much of england and wales will stop in east anglia, south east england and the channel islands should stay dry and bright through the day and the early rain in the west of scotland and northern ireland should ease with brighter conditions in the north. good stay cloudy in scotland and northern ireland. a blustery day across the board but it s the wind coming in from the south west that means it should be a mild one. tomorrow evening and overnight, the rain returns northwards and more persistent rain with this developing system that looks like it will develop more when it gets to the east, where the strongest wind will be. but a day of gail s four summers we had through wednesday. cloud and persistent rain for most in the morning, quickly sweeping eastwards. clearing east anglia and the southeast last of all in the afternoon. sunshi
good evening and welcome to bbc news. it s been a tough day that s how the chancellor began his speech to the party faithful at the conservative party conference this afternoon. it follows a dramatic u turn this morning when the government suddenly dropped its plan to scrap the 45p top rate of income tax. only yesterday, the prime minister had insisted the tax cut would stay except in scotland. but now kwasi kwarteng says criticism of the measure had become a huge distraction that had drowned out other measures announced in the government s so called mini budgetjust 10 days ago. his change of heart followed mounting opposition among tory mps to the tax cut. our political editor, chris mason, reports. first thing this morning, things are moving. and fast. the planned tax cut for the highest paid is being junked. the government has blinked. it was an ambitious plan, and we talked to lots of people up and down the country. i saw the reaction. we considered what to do w
should not be taken emotionally. and a royal welcome in scotland, as the king and the queen consort attend their firstjoint engagement since the end of formal mourning. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are dame ros altmann, who s a former pensions minister, and the features writer for the independent, james rampton. welcome to you both. a stark message from the daily mail, which says senior tories are attacking the government s u turn on plans to remove the top rate of income tax. the chancellor s admission to conservative party conference of a tough day after that u turn leads the metro. the mirror calls it a calamity conference , and claims despite the change of plans, the damage to the economy is already done. the i says conservative mps could now threaten liz truss s plans on benefits and public spending cuts. the telegraph also reporting what it calls a new battle with tory mps over reducing benefits in re