listened. indonesia sacks a police chief after one of the world s worst football stadium disasters. at least 32 children were among 125 people who died in the crush. donald trump sues cnn for defamation and damages, claiming the network carried out a campaign of libel and slander against him. cheering and a welcome in scotland as the king and the queen consort attend theirfirstjoint it s newsday. breaking news, south korea breakin- news, south korea says breaking news, south korea says that north korea has fired a suspected ballistic missile from its east coast. in suspected ballistic missile from its east coast.- suspected ballistic missile from its east coast. in a rare move the from its east coast. in a rare move the japanese - from its east coast. in a rare i move the japanese government move the japanese government warned that residents in the northern ireland to take cover. this launch was the fifth carried out by north korea in one week. military testing has been s
independently, orwith independently, or with families. pressure is growing on the british prime minister, liz truss, to ditch her plans for removing the top rate of income tax after several senior conservatives say parliament won t vote it through. u nfortu nately, unfortunately, and really this is the base, i don t think the houseis is the base, i don t think the house is in a place where it is likely to support that. there is a way through that it isn t just pushing on. and the skin tight fit of the spray on dress that s the talk of the catwalk at this year s paris fashion shows. hello and welcome to the programme. brazil s presidential election is heading for a second round run off after no candidate won 50% of the vote. the socialist former president luiz inacio lula da silva, has 48%, the right wing incumbentjair bolsonaro won 44% of the vote. lula was tipped to win this first round outright, and when he didn t, he acknowledged he and his supporters have a lot of work to
critical tory mps and the public? also tonight. the energy regulator ofgem warns of a significant risk of gas shortages this winter. the man accused of murdering nine year old olivia pratt korbel appears in court in liverpool. cheers for the king and queen consort on their first public engagement since the end of the period of royal mourning. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: there s always pride at stake in the east midlands derby, but there could be jobs on the line as well, as leicester face nottingham forest. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. 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. but now kwasi kwarteng says criticism of
iran s supreme leader accuses the united states of orchestrating widespread public protests over the death of a young woman in police custody. we re going to start here in the uk and politics. the row over giving a tax cut to some of the richest people in the country. to some of the richest for ten days the conservative government said it was the right thing to do. now they say they re not going to do it. here s the chancellor kwasi kwarteng saying that particular tax cut is not now going ahead. the 45p rate was simply a distraction from what was a very very strong set of measures and with the prime minister i decided not to proceed with the abolition of the rate. to be clear, what we re talking about is a huge u turn on one of the government s flagship economic policies, scrapping the top rate of income tax. let s take a closer look. currently, the highest earners pay 45% tax on their income over £150,000. some 660,000 people are thought to pay the highest tax rate. so if t
insisting the policy would stay, despite the widespread criticism. and tonight, another shift by the government, forced by events to make it, they are bringing forward their plan for dealing with debt to later this month, to try to reassure the markets. we will have the latest from birmingham on what the chancellor admitted had been a tough day. also tonight. raising the flag. ukrainian forces retake a village in one of the region is annexed by russia last week. a warning that the uk is facing a serious risk of gas shortages this winter, which could affect electricity supplies, too. cheering. and a warm welcome in fife, as the king and queen consort attend their firstjoint engagement since the end of formal mourning. and leicester strike early as they look to move off the bottom of the table with victory against nottingham forest at the king power. good evening. at the conservative conference in birmingham, party members have of modern times. abrupt policy u turns the chancel