economic direction, the biggest tax cuts and a half a century in a bid to kickstart growth. and the first woman to win back the booker prize twice, the celebrated author dame hilary mantell dies at the age of 70. welcome to bbc news. the g7, the group of seven wealthiest nations, have condemned the referendums being held in parts of ukraine to decide whether they want to join russia. it added the votes, which are being organised by moscow backed officials, are a breach of the united nations charter. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east, and zaporizhzhia and kherson, in the south, and cover around 15 per cent of ukraine s territory. voting is expected to run until tuesday, and the result seems almost certain to go in moscow s favour. these pictures, filmed in russian occupied donetsk, show representatives taking polling cards to people in their own homes. here, at least, it is not a secret ballot. m
here on the uk, a dramatic change in economic direction the biggest tax cuts in half a century in a bid to kick start growth. more than 70 migrants die after their boat sinks off the coast of syria our correspondent is with the rescue operation. we are now at the syrian lebanese border, where some of the bodies just arrived. and a new type of cancer therapy which is showing promising results in early human trials. we speak to the study leader. hello and welcome. officials in four russian occupied regions of ukraine have been holding self declared referenda on whether to become part of the russian federation. the kremlin supports the votes just as it did after the annexation of crimea, the ukrainian territory which was invaded in 2014. but the government in kyiv and western countries have condemned the referenda, saying they are just a sham and that they will never be recognised. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhan
good to be back. it s great to you have here. do you remember the name brandan van grek? as i have memorable name. if not, the circumstance of which you first heard it? but if you are like me and the first time you heard the name brandon van grabbing is the first time you heard the word he is spee naj formerly associated with the presidency of donald trump. espionage as in the espionage act, not just spy movie stuff, as in u.s. law. we were only about four months in to the trump administration when the new york times was first to report that the then brand new trump administration had made a very unusual hiring decision that ultimately implicated the work of a veteran espionage prosecutor at the u.s. department of justice. it was very early on. may 2017. you think about that for a second, trump was inaugurated at the end of january. this was less than four months later in may of that year, less than four months into his presidency, we learned of the new york times
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Maine on edge tonight as Law Enforcement work round the clock trying to catch robert carr. Hes a suspect in the Mass Shootings that killed at least 18 people. He should be considered armed and dangerous. Based on our investigation, we believe this is someone that should not be approached. We will work day and night alongside our Law Enforcement partners to get the answers to the questions this community deserves. No rest. Law enforcement in maine as the manhunt continues. Welcome back, everybody. Im kevin cork. Hey, kevin. And im Griff Jenkins on this early, busy friday morning. Were keep an eye also on the middle east where u. S. Fighter jets have struck iran linked sites in syria. A short while ago in retaliation for attacks on american troops in the middle east. Now the strikes following 19 attacks on u. S. Bases in iraq and syria, thats injured at least 21 u. S. Personnel. Just hours ago, President Biden ordering two f16 fighter jets, Strike Weapons and ammunitions, facilities asso