record high, and the office for budget responsibility says it would represent the largest fall in living standards since the 19505. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. these reforms will save around two million self employed people an average of £350 a yearfrom april. better than nothing. tuning into the autumn statement at walthamstow market. a good place to test the mood. pensioners seemed happy. him increasing pension, that s good for me. and young workers like the rise in the minimum wage too. 10% more i m going to win i m going to earn. yeah. who wouldn t like it? but other workers said the cut to national insurance isn t enough. not with the way things are at the moment. the cost of living is too expensive. £450, divide that by 12, divide it by the family that you ve got. is it enough? i don t think so. here are the key details. first, that national insurance cut. it s going from 12% to ten for all employees from january. the self employed will see a
hello, welcome to bbc news, i m lyse doucet. we start with the latest from the israel gaza conflict. the us secretary of state, antony blinken has met the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas in the occupied west bank city of ramallah for talks on the gaza conflict. the spokesman for the palestinian president has said mr abbas told mr blinken there must be an immediate ceasefire and an allowing of humanitarian aid to the gaza strip. according to us spokesperson matthew miller the secretary reaffirmed the united states commitment to the delivery of life saving humanitarian assistance and resumption of essential services in gaza and made clear that palestinians must not be forcibly displaced. a key demand of the palestinians and their arab allies. secretary blinken and president abbas discussed efforts to restore calm and stability in the west bank, including the need to stop extremist violence against palestinians and hold those accountable responsible. secretary bli
folks, people who built the country, a fighting chance. the white house says the $1,400 checks if many americans are stand landing in bank accounts as soon as this weekend. the law includes a boost to federal unemployment benefits and more funding for coronavirus vaccine and testing programs. later tonight, biden will deliver his first prime time address to the nation as president of the united states to chart a course out of this def devastating pandemic. almost 33 million fully vaccinated, which is the gad news, but not to mention, the nation is still down almost 10 million jobs. and as cnn phil mattingly reports, the white house plans to try to sell this new legislation to every corner of the country. i m going to have a lot more to say about that tonight and the next couple of days. reporter: for president joe biden, a day of major moments. this historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country. reporter: with major challenges still ahead. bi
place as the first son faces up to 25 years behind bars. we ll watch how it goes. good morning. feels like we were here a week ago. ainsley: court tv. this is america s newsroom, i m dana perino. great to be here no matter what the news is. the jury is seated and opening statements have gun. first lady jill biden is there as well the show of support coming ahead of it could be a rough two weeks for her son. bill: prosecutors expected to call three of hunter s exs. ex wife, ex girlfriend and the widow of his late brother beau. prosecutors try to prove he lied on an application for a gun. dana: let s go to rich edson in wilmington, delaware to get us underway. another strong showing from the first family here as the first lady has arrived. hunter biden arriving as well for the first day of opening statements in this federal gun case. hunter arrived a half hour ago with his attorney abbe lowell. shortly after that jill biden. another s.u.v. showing up with hunter s s
Of the nativity in bethlehem where thousands have gathered to celebrate Midnight Mass. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Security forces in tunisia say theyve arrested three members of a terrorist cell linked to anis amri, the tunisian who killed 12 people by driving a lorry into a Christmas Market in berlin this week. The interior Ministry Said one of those detained was amris nephew. 24 year old anis amri was shot dead by police in milan in the early hours of yesterday morning. Bethany bell reports. This is anis amri, the man who is suspected of being behind the attack ona suspected of being behind the attack on a burly and Christmas Market. In the name of so called islamic state. And now authorities across europe and the middle east are trying to piece together his extremist connections. The 24 year old tunisian made this video shortly before driving a lorry along the crowded street, killing 12 people. Now, a clearer picture of his network is emerging. Officials in june this say