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
as the king and the queen consort attend their firstjoint engagement since the end of formal mourning. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. the uk chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, has told the conservative party conference in birmingham that he s still determined to deliver his economic plan hours after performing a major u turn on a flagship policy. he s abandoned a proposal to scrap the top income tax band, following widespread criticism, turmoil on the financial markets and a dramatic drop in the value of the pound. the chancellor acknowledged his plans caused, what he called, a little turbulence in the economy. he s now also expected to bring forward his next financial statement from the 23rd of november to this month. here s our political editor, chris mason. 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
attend theirfirstjoint engagement since the end of formal mourning. live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. britain s finance minister kwasi kwarteng, has told the conservative party conference in birmingham that he s still determined to deliver his economic plan hours after performing a major u turn on a flagship policy. he s abandoned a proposal to lower taxes for high earners, following widespread criticism, turmoil in the financial markets and a dramatic drop in the value of the pound. the chancellor acknowledged his plans caused, what he called, a little turbulence in the economy. he s now also expected to bring forward his next financial statement from the 23rd of november to this month. here s our political editor, chris mason. 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
been injured in a series of incidents involving a firearm on the isle of skye and the kyle of lochalsh, in scotland. all children in london aged between one and nine will be offered a polio booster vaccine after more traces of the virus are found in the capital s waste water. four days of extreme weather is forecast in england and wales. # we re walking in the air. the author and illustrator raymond briggs, best known for the 1978 classic, the snowman, has died, aged 88. hello, good evening. with fresh warnings about soaring energy bills over the next few months, the chancellor nadhim zahawi says the treasury is preparing options for the next prime minister. but there are concerns that households could fall further behind in paying for their gas and electricity. at the moment, annual energy bills for an average household are £1,971. but those bills are predicted to soar to around over £3,500 in october. and forecasters say they could rise to more than £4,200 injanuary wh
the first time trump says why he was in the indictment and identified as individual one but not charged. kara scannell, a lot in here. thanks so much for being with us. new day s special coverage continues right now. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m don lemon live in edinburgh, scotland. a day of sad nsz and reflection in the nng as the people say farewell to their queen and begin to open their arms to the new king. the royal couple arriving in edinburgh moments ago. king charles and his queen concert camilla. they d lead the procession behind elizabeth s coffin. this afternoon, there will be a service of reflection at st. giles cathedral. earlier king charles iii addressed parliament for the first time as monarch acknowledging he feels the weight of history. as i stand before you today, i cannot help but feel the weight of history which surrounds us and which reminds us of the vital parliamentary traditions to which member