Now time for dateline london. Hello and welcome to dateline london. Im martine croxall. This week, our discussion is all about money. Here in the uk, the government has announced the biggest set of Tax Rises since the second world war. The imf, the World Bank and in fact banks everywhere are trying to decide whether they will release afghanistans frozen assets and thereby try to avoid a humanitarian disaster. Our guests this week. The Guardian Columnist polly toynbee, Mina Al Oraibi the editor in chief of the gulf based the national newspaper, and still suitably distanced here with me in the studio is the bbc S Business editor simonjack. Welcome to you all. So, to begin with, borisjohnson s government has announced the largest Tax Increases in the uk for decades to try to fix the nhs and the Social Care sector. Some say the £36 billion it will raise over three years wont solve the crisis. Other critics say that the Tax Rises are unfairly distributed. Lets begin this conversation with
We have looked at it properly, and while we should keep it in reserve as a potential option, lam pleased to say we will not be going ahead with plans for Vaccine Passports. A Day Of Remembrance draws to a close. America pays tribute to the victims of 9 11, 20 years on. The Anti Immigration Hungarian prime Minister Victor Orban meets Pope Francis in budapest. Britains18 year old Emma Raducanu has won the Us Open, in one of the most dramatic victories in modern tennis. She beat 19 year old Leylah Fernandez of canada in two sets, 6 4 6 3. Raducanu only made it into the tournament as a qualifier, but she won the title without dropping a single set. Shes the first british woman to win a grand Slam Singles Title in 44 years. Heres the bbc s sports correspondentjoe wilson. The borough of queens on a sunny day, and the extraordinary progress of one young woman. Shes been absolutely amazing this whole tournament. She has a lot of energy. Shes so composed and ruthless. Shes going to smash it. Yo
What i can say is we have looked at It Pmperlv and, while we should keep it in reserve as a potential option, lam pleased to say we will not be going ahead with plans for Vaccine Passports. The Anti Immigration Hungarian prime Minister Victor Orban meets Minister Viktor Orban meets Pope Francis in budapest. Britains18 year old Emma Raducanu has won the Us Open in one of the most dramatic victories in modern tennis. She beat 19 year old Leylah Fernandez of canada in two sets 6 4, 6 3. Raducanu only made it into the tournament as a qualifier, but she won the title without dropping a single set. Shes the first british woman to win a grand Slam Singles Title in 44 years. Heres our sports correspondent, joe wilson. The borough of queens on a sunny day, and the extraordinary progress of one young woman. Shes been absolutely amazing this whole tournament. Shes going to smash it. You know who theyre talking about. Well, there were two teenagers in the Us Open final canadian Leylah Fernandez at
The taliban has seen off the us, nato and their afghan allies. A stunning success for them and another superpower humbled in the streets and fields of afghanistan. But to understand these events and the origins of the taliban, we need to go back to the Cold War. The bloody aftermath of the soviet occupation set the ground for a new force to emerge. They were really seen as, you know, angels, these young angels whod arrived to save the country. On december 27th, 1979, soviet Special Forces stormed the president ial palace in kabul. The president , Hafizullah Amin was killed. This was the start of the soviet invasion of afghanistan. The soviets had invaded to shore up the communist government. Afghanistans communists had taken power in a coup in 1978, but opposition to the radical modernisation programme, together with internal Communist Party squabbling, had resulted in crisis. Moscow ran out of patience. After assassinating president amin, Soviet Forces poured into afghanistan and occu
Hello this is bbc news. The headlines. Emma raducanu makes history at the us open, beating Leylah Fernandez to become the first british woman to win a Grand Slam singles final in 44 years. The queen is among those congratulating the teenager following her stunning victory in new york, just months after finishing her a levels. The Uks Health Secretary says the Government Wont introduce Vaccine Passports in england, ahead of plans to protect the nhs from rising covid cases this winter. The Trade Union Congress warns that up to 660,000 jobs could be at risk, if the uk fails to reach net zero Carbon Emissions as quickly as other countries. The Anti Immigration Hungarian prime minister, viktor 0rban, meets Pope Francis in budapest. Now on bbc news. It s The Media Show, with ros atkins. Hello. Welcome to The Media Show. In a moment, were going to talk about Channel 4. Its new headquarters in Leeds Havejust opened, and the Governments Consultation on whether to privatise it is into the final