since the second world war. the iranian president threatens decisive action to stop the wave of anti government protests sweeping the country. and two months ahead of the men s football world cup in qatar, concerns there may not be enough affordable accommodation for fans. good afternoon. sir keir starmer has said a future labour government would reinstate the 45% top rate of tax which the government has announced it is cutting but that they would keep the one pence cut in basic rate tax also announced by the chancellor. as the labour party conference got underway, sir keir said the party would take a very different approach to economic growth, partly by promoting green energy. he dismissed the government s strategy announced on friday of cutting taxes to make the uk more attractive to business and investors. here s our political correspondent, ben wright. for the first time in years, labour gathers for its conference believing power might be in sight. the party now
touch with me. blackpool s jake daniels becomes the first current male professional footballer in more than 30 years to come out as gay. now ijust do feel like i m ready to be myself, be free and just be confident with it all. lying all the time is not what i wanted to do, and it has been a struggle. football manager wayne rooney is due to give evidence in his wife s libel trial, dubbed wagatha christie , as the multimillion pound case enters its final days at the high court. hello and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary liz truss is expected make a statement to parliament today, paving the way for making changes to the post brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland, known as the protocol. one of the main parties, the democratic unionists is refusing to enter power sharing at stormont unless the existing protocol is changed or scrapped. devolution in northern ireland mean nationalists and unionists have to agree to share power for a governemnt to be formerd. ir
ended their mission, after hundreds of soldiers leave the azovstal steel plant. after being trapped there for more than two months. i want to underline, ukraine needs its ukrainian heroes alive. this is our principle. wayne rooney has given evidence in his wife s libel trial as the multi million pound case enters its final day at the high court. tributes are paid to kay mellor, the actress and writer best known for the series girlfriends. the foreign secretary liz truss has confirmed the government will introduce legislation that would change parts of the post brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. known as the northern ireland. known as the northern ireland protocol. she told parliament that the uk would prefer a negotiated settlement with the eu but failing that would pass a law to change the protocol to make trade easier in an attempt to encourage pro unionist politicians back into power sharing government in belfast. the eu has responded warning that unilateral