Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. Several major Trade Unions have appealed directly to Sir Keir Starmer to reverse the decision to take away the Winter Fuel Payment for millions of pensioners. The plan to make it means tested was announced shortly after the election, with both the prime Minister And Chancellor insisting its necessary, and the money needs to be spent elsewhere. But tomorrow some of the governments own mps plan to abstain from a Commons Vote on the change, rather than backing it. Our Employment Correspondent Zoe Conway has the latest. Trade unions are celebrating that the Labour Party is back. For Trade Unions are celebrating that the Labour Party is back. The Labour Party is back. For the first time in the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 years the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 years under the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 years under a first time in 15 y
Photos in the early hours of the morning. That was near Downing Street. Also energised and with me throughout the day is our political correspondent. And in our bbc new newsroom i am joined by Economics Correspondent andy verity. We will be looking at what this budget will mean for you and will be looking at the challenges of the government and what will happen in the years ahead and whoever takes power after General Election. He shouted there as a General Election and we know there will be one before next january is so there is politics that comes with this. This is the last budget before that General Election. The chancellor has promised that his plans will simulate stimulate the flagging economy. Labour will argue that any reductions will still leave people worse off because of the freezing of Tax Thresholds. So what could be expected in todays Budget Ben King takes a look. The background to the budget has been gloomy but it looks like the Chancellor Will find room to cut taxes. The
as the difficult post covid recovery continues to weigh on demand. so that s the picture on the factory floor when it comes to what consumers are facing when buying goods and services the consumer price index was unchanged year on year, compared with a slight gain in may, the slowest pace since february 2021. the us treasury secretary janet yellen has just left beijing following a four day visit in an attempt to bridge us china trade relations. she told reporters just before leaving china that despite significant disagreements, the relationship between both countries was moving towards a surer footing. my my purpose is to make sure that we do not engage in a series of unintended escalatory actions. that will be harmful to our overall economic relationship. with one another. and we have had very little contact, both senior officials and also just the american people and the chinese people, have had very little contact with one another over the last several years. in part
the health secretary steve barclay is here too. and we ll hear from the first female astronaut heading to the moon. morning. with you and me for the next 60 minutes science presenter michael mosley, who trained as a doctor. former health minister james bethell. and campaigner for kids safety, beeban kidron. both of you members of the house of lords. if we look at the front pages, they are all over the place. the sunday telegraph has a story about electiry pylons. but that picture of the prime minister, the future king, and the other future king stuffing his face with pizza at the cricket is in the papers. the mirror leads on the sixth supect in the stephen lawrence murder case, a story that the bbc broke last week. stephen s friend duwayne brooks says the suspect was there. the sun newspaper talks about zac goldsmith and his friendship with p0p goldsmith and his friendship with pop star ellie goulding. he made the news quitting the government with a blast at rishi sunak on
welcome to bbc news. our top story today: the us defense secretary says he had a rare phone call with his russian counterpart in the aftermath of a collision between a russian fighterjet and a us drone. the race is now on to recover the wreckage of the drone which is thought to be twelve hundred metres deep in the black sea. russia has also said it will try to find the wreckage. meanwhile, america s top general said the whole incident was a result of russia s increasingly aggressive behaviour in the area. us defense secretary lloyd austin gave this update earlier. as i ve said repeatedly, it s important that great powers be models of transparency and communication. and the united states will continue to fly into operate where ever international law allows. and it is incumbent upon russia to operate its military aircraft in a safe and professional manner. ukraine s foreign told the bbc that incidents such as this are inevitable until russia leaves crimea. our diplomatic corr