and we ll be talking to andrew harding our africa correspondent about the conditions that have led to the crisis. also tonight. in birmingham, prime minister and chancellor are dealing with more division this time over increasing benefits in line with inflation. in ukraine, an extended report on the areas being abandoned by russian forces and the high price being paid. what happened here wasn tjust a defeat for president putin, it was a complete humiliation. two and a half years after covid 19 struck, a public inquiry opens into the uk s handling of the pandemic. and in tonight s champions league football liverpool take on rangers the first ever competitive match between the two sides. and on the bbc news channel, england captain leah williamson won t play against the usa as a training injury rules her out of friday s big friendly at wembley. good evening. we start with one of the most severe humanitarian crises anywhere in the world right now. we have an exten
with the murder of nine year old olivia pratt korbel, who was shot dead in her home. brazil s presidential election on a knife edge there ll be a run off between the far right incumbent jair bolsonaro and his left wing challenger. king charles and the queen consort visit dunfermline on their first official engagment since the period of royal mourning ended. and the 9,000 year old footprints giving us clues about the story of our coastline. and coming up on the bbc news channel. we ll bring you the outcome of the women s champions league draw as we find out who arsenal and chelsea will face in the group stage. good afternoon. it has been the sharpest of u turns the government is dropping its plans to abolish the 45p top rate of income tax for the highest earners. amid growing opposition to the policy, kwasi kwarteng, the chancellor, said it had become a distracton. we get it, he said, we have listened . but the plan is being ditched less than 2a hours after the prime mi
with the murder of nine year old olivia pratt korbel. she was shot in her home in liverpool in august. king charles and the queen consort camilla visited dunfermline on their first official engagment since the period of royal mourning came to an end. and coming up we meet mr doodle the man from kent who makes his living from doodling and has covered his whole house in drawings. hello, if you havejustjoined us welcome to bbc news. just to remind you we will have live coverage of the chancellor kwasi kwarteng s speech to the conservative party conference later. he has been forced into a dramatic u turn to scrap the 45p top rate of income tax. the decision to ditch the policy a decision which mr kwarteng confirmed this morning came less than 2a hours after the prime minister liz truss had publicly defended it. in a statement, mr kwarteng said the 45p tax plan had become a huge distraction and that the government had listened to people s concerns. yesterday on the bbc,
richard walker. former cabinet minister andrea leadsom. and the bbc s deputy political editor, vicki young. the chancellors day began like this. this 45p rate was simply a distraction in our mission to achieve higher growth. a u turn on the scrapping the 45p top rate of tax a policy he d announced in his mini budgetjust 10 days ago. now, in a little under 15 minnutes he ll be addressing the party faithful to persuade them that he is the man to be trusted with the economy through turbulent times. welcome to politics live in birmingham. andrea led some, after the market turmoil following the mini budget on the 23rd of september by kwasi kwarteng, and then the dramatic u turn overnight and this morning, on a central plank of that budget, and the economic perspectives of the government, how damaged is kwasi kwarteng s authority? i damaged is kwasi kwarteng s authori ? ~ ., , authority? i think it was really important authority? i think it was really important that author
insisting the policy would stay, despite the widespread criticism. and tonight, another shift by the government, forced by events to make it, they are bringing forward their plan for dealing with debt to later this month, to try to reassure the markets. we will have the latest from birmingham on what the chancellor admitted had been a tough day. also tonight. raising the flag. ukrainian forces retake a village in one of the region is annexed by russia last week. a warning that the uk is facing a serious risk of gas shortages this winter, which could affect electricity supplies, too. cheering. and a warm welcome in fife, as the king and queen consort attend their firstjoint engagement since the end of formal mourning. and leicester strike early as they look to move off the bottom of the table with victory against nottingham forest at the king power. good evening. at the conservative conference in birmingham, party members have of modern times. abrupt policy u turns the chancel