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courted controversy. good morning. a fairly cloudy and breezy day. spots of drizzle here and there. also remain living in from the north and west of scotland, where it will be windy. wherever you are, it will be very mild for the time of year. all the details later in the programme. it s wednesday, the 22nd of november. the chancellor is expected to cut national insurance for millions of workers as part of his autumn statement later today. jeremy hunt will also set out measures to boost business investment but labour said nothing that s announced will change the conservatives appalling economic record. let s find out more from ben, who s in hull this morning. it is now a waiting game, i guess. it is now a waiting game, i guess. it is now a waiting game, i guess. it is a waiting game. we have had days of speculation about what the chancellor will announce in the autumn statement. at lunchtime today we finally find out. i am at this community centre in hull which helps people ....
hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. the hollywood actors union has called off its strike, which has caused major disruption to film and tv productions. to film and tv productions. the union says it s reached a tentative agreement with studios. welcome back. president biden has warned the united states will target any groups linked to iran s revolutionary guard corps after a strike on an arms depot in eastern syria wednesday which had been linked to earlier attacks on us bases. the pentagon says there have been a0 such attacks since the war in gaza began. what s more, we have video from the iran backed houthi forces in yemen. they claim to be of an american m09 drone being shot out of the sky. it further underlines the tensions in the wider region, where iran s proxies are threatening to expand the conflict. this is whatjohn kirby, the spokesman for the us s national security council, had to say in an interview with the bbc. we believe t ....
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in whatever capacity to stand for her seat, surrounded by many of her supporters. she has been seen by many as a trailblazer, the first black female mp. we are joined by our political correspondent. this news has dominated the headlines in many ways over recent days but it is now confirmed diane abbott is free to go forward as a labour candidate. sir keir starmer in the last few minutes saying in his view diane abbott is free to go forward as a labour candidate, he says the final decision will be made by the nec which he sets on. the labour leader clearly expressing his view. he has a majority on that committee, that diane abbott should be free to stand as a labour candidate if she wants to. we have not heard from diane abbott yet although she spoke at that rally saying she wanted to carry on as a labour mp. i think we can expect that to be the case. a row which has dominated headlines for days. we heard from keir starmer earlier today where he said, he stuck to his line no d ....
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