Economy and help families with permanent tax breaks. Labour will argue that any reductions will still leave people worse off because of the freezing of Tax Thresholds. Ben king reports. The background to todays budget has been gloomy, with the economy in recession. But it looks like the chancellor will still find room to cut taxes. The conservatives are trailing labour in the polls, and looking Forjeremy Hunt to give them some cheer in places like this, winchester, a seat the Lib Dems Hope to win. So what do people here think about tax cuts . I think it would be a good idea because it gives people more money to spend on what they want to buy. Realistically, people arent going to save that much money from a tax cut, whereas more money in Public Services means Better Health care services. Itsjust much more important. I would prefer not to have a tax cut, but to see more money invested in the community. If the Public Services were properly organised, theres more than enough money to do it
The story of mali who fought through bullets, explosives and his own injuries to save british troops. Coming up on sportsday on bbc news. Chris colemans left his job with wales to take over as manager of the championship side sunderland. The deal should be confirmed by sunday. Good evening. The brexit secretary david davis says the uk has made compromises in the brexit negotiations and hasnt seen the same level of compromise back. Hes urged the other eu countries to be more flexible. But at a summit of eu leaders in sweden, the president of the eu council, donald tusk, has insisted the uk has much more work to do if talks on trade are to start next month. And the irish Prime Minister leo varadkar says without a guarantee therell be no physical border with Northern Ireland, discussions on trade cannot begin. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports from berlin. Siren. Here in berlin, where the decisions matter so much. There in dublin, this morning. Thank you very much, thank you v
Welcome to bbc news. Police have confirmed that four people have died in a mid air collision between a light aircraft and a helicopter in buckinghamshire. The accident happened close to the village of waddesdon. From there, our correspondent ben ando has the latest. Working into the night, the police and air investigators tried to find out why this crash happened, and who was killed. Police say a total of four people were in a helicopter and a light aircraft, two in each, and no one survived. Our priorities today remain with investigating the next of kin, finding out who they are, informing them and supporting them with specialist officers as we progress the investigation here on site. The collision happened just after midday in the skies over historic Waddesdon Manor in buckinghamshire. The tailplane of a light aircraft blease dss and could be seen lying in woodland, coolly detached from the rest of the plane. Nearby a win. In a small clearing further away the burned remains of what i
Progress can be declared. In zimbabwe, president mugabe is seen in public for the First Time Since the military takeover. Nineteen year old gaia pope Police Release the man they were questioning about her disappearance ten days ago. Also in the next hour as the budget approaches, the government is urged to spend seven billion pounds on homes, rail and a brand new town in southern england. Over a million new homes between oxford and cambridge could help bring hundreds of billions of pounds of investment, says the author. Well hearfrom him before half past seven. And a dog so brave, hes been given a medal the story of mali, who fought through bullets, explosives and his own injuries to save british troops. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. A number of people are feared dead following a mid air collision between a light aircraft and a helicopter. Emergency services are attending the scene near the village of waddesdon in buckinghamshire close to aylesbury. Our correspondent ben ando i
Collision between a light aircraft and a helicopter in buckinghamshire. The accident happened close to the village of waddesdon. From there, our correspondent ben ando has the latest. Working into the night, the police and air investigators tried to find out why this crash happened, and who was killed. Police say a total of four people were in a helicopter and a light aircraft, two in each, and no one survived. Our priorities today remain with investigating the next of kin, finding out who they are, informing them and supporting them with specialist officers as we progress the investigation here on site. The collision happened just after midday in the skies over historic Waddesdon Manor in buckinghamshire. The tailplane of a light aircraft believed to be a cessna could be seen lying in woodland, clearly detached from the rest of the plane. Nearby a wing. In a small clearing further away the burned remains of what is thought to have been the helicopter. Both aircraft had taken from wick