carried out air raids in the gaza strip, striking targets belonging to the islamichhad militant group. palestinian sources told the bbc that at least nine palestinians were killed in the air strikes which targeted the homes of three of the top commanders of the al quds brigade, the armed wing of islamichhad. civilians are reportedly among the dead. a bbc correspondent in gaza said explosions were heard throughout gaza city and rafah in the south of the gaza strip, causing panic among residents. we ll have more next hour. we ll be speaking to our correpondent in gaza city. to the us state of texas, where the driver of a car that struck a group of people at a bus stop killing eight, has been charged with manslaughter. it happned in the city of brownsville, texas, it happened in the city of brownsville, texas, which is right near the mexico border. police have identified the driver as george alvarez, a 34 year old brownsville resident with a lengthy criminal history. investigato
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
month ago. but of course, we need to keep on explaining to the public what is at stake, why it is so important. it is important because if vladimir putin wins in the ukraine, he will turn to georgia, moldova, he will challenge the nato countries and it could be a world war, right? so there is a lot at stake. lot at stake. evelyn, great to net our lot at stake. evelyn, great to get your analysis. lot at stake. evelyn, great to get your analysis. thank - lot at stake. evelyn, great to | get your analysis. thank you. let s get the latest on the conflict in sudan. representatives of the rival military factions have been meeting in the saudi arabian capital, jeddah. the talks are aimed at reaching a ceasefire. but the humanitaian situation continues to deteriorate, and thousands have already fled the country. the united nations says around a hundred thousand refugees have escaped to neighbouring states. our correspondent barbara plett usher is in nairobi. the saudis are calling these pre
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