way as novak djokovitch takes to centre court. after a aftera rain after a rain delay, the son is now out, after a rain delay, the son is now out, play after a rain delay, the son is now out, play is after a rain delay, the son is now out, play is back under way, novak diokovic out, play is back under way, novak djokovic looking good to make it through djokovic looking good to make it through round two of the opening day of these through round two of the opening day of these championships. hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in the occupied west bank, where intense gun battles are continuing. at least eight palestinians have been killed and dozens injured after israel launched one of its biggest military operations in the area for many years. it started with multiple drone strikes on thejenin refugee camp, and israeli army vehicles, were seen moving in. israel c
for eight days after his arrest on corruption charges. his detention has sparked protests across the country and at least eight people have died in clashes during the ongoing violence. this has happened in different cities across pakistan, and the conviction would disqualify imran khanfrom and the conviction would disqualify imran khan from standing for election. our correspondence sent this report from islamabad. burning into the night. protests from lahore, karachi, peshawar. this was the singed aftermath, the reaction to imran khan s arrest yesterday. but the unrest is far from over. morning in islamabad. police blocked roads into the compound where imran khan was due to appear in front of a judge. some party officials were stopped at the gates. have you spoken to him since yesterday? no, we have no access. that is why i m demanding access. we are being denied access. beyond the boundaries of the compound, imran khan s supporters began to gather. this is the path through t
or paying for our utility hills which which have doubled. how scotland bounced back after the disappointment of missing out on a world cup play off spot with eyes on euro qualification. and will it be glasgow or liverpool receiving douze points as they become the final two cities in the running to host eurovision 2023? good morning. another day of sunshine and showers but the less frequent and widespread than yesterday. the other thing is the wind will not be as strong so it won t feel as cool as it did yesterday. all the details later in the programme. it s wednesday the 28th september. our main story. the international monetary fund which is responsible for stabilising the global economy has criticised the government s plans for tax cuts, warning the measures will increase inequality . it follows the chancellor s mini budget last week, which saw the value of the pound slump to an all time low. now, some of the country s biggest lenders have suspended mortgage deals a
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