announced by his predecessor, kwasi kwarteng, in last month s mini budgetjust three weeks ago. in an emergency statement this morning, he abandoned indefinitely the planned ip cut in the basic income tax that was due to come next year. help with energy bills will now only last until next april. instead of for two years, and then that will be reviewed. today, jeremy hunt claimed all of those announcements will save £32 billion a year, but he also warned that there are going to be more difficult decisions ahead on tax and spending to cut government debt. he will be addressing mps in the commons later this afternoon, some time after lipm. before then, there will be an urgent question in there will be an urgent question in the commons asked by sir keir starmer. it will not be liz truss responding to that, it will instead be penny mordaunt. so plenty ahead in the commons. in terms of the market reaction, jeremy hunt said that he had sought to reassure the markets this morning and
we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched missile strikes across the country, hitting residential areas as well as energy infrastructure, plunging much of ukraine into an emergency blackout. this is the scene in the city of dnipro, where at least five people were killed and dozens injured when an apartment building was struck on saturday. according to the regional governor, several children were among those hurt. rescue workers are still combing the rubble for survivors. ukraine s president zelensky spoke earlier. translation: in the city of dnipro, | a residential building was destroyed i as a result of this russian strike. dozens of injured and traumatised people were rescued and are being treated. clearing operations are ongoing and will continue throughout the night. how many people are under the rubble is still unknown. unfortunately the list of the dead is growing every hour. our correspondent, paul adams, is in dnipro with the latest. this was one of the worst att
here on breakfast. it is sunday 15 january. our top story: a seven year old girl remains in a life threatening condition this morning following a suspected drive by shooting in central london. the incident happened yesterday afternoon as a funeral was taking place at a roman catholic church near euston station, as laura trant reports. during what should have been a peaceful memorial service, six people were injured after gunshots were fired outside a church near euston station. a seven year old girl is said to be in a life threatening condition in hospital. a 12 year old girl was hurt, along with four women aged 21, 41, 48 and 54. the 48 year old may have life changing injuries. the condition of the 21 year old is not known. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, described the shooting as deeply distressing. the labour leader, keir starmer, who is the mp for holborn and st pancras, has condemned
a 12 year old girl was hurt, along with four women aged 21, 41, 48 and 54. the 48 year old may have life changing injuries. the condition of the 21 year old is not known. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, described the shooting as deeply distressing. the labour leader, keir starmer, who is the mp for holborn and st pancras, has condemned the attack and says his thoughts are with the victims. it happened here just before 1:30pm yesterday afternoon. police responded to reports that shots had been fired from a moving vehicle, which was then driven away. london ambulance service and the air ambulance were also called to the scene. there is a significant police presence here. an investigation is underway and police are appealing for any witnesses. laura trant, bbc news. our reporter louisa pilbeam is at the scene for us. louisa, what s going