of two new police shootings as republican-led states pass laws targeting protestors and drivers who run them over. we ll talk to the mother of heather higher when a white nationalist plowed his car into a crowd of counter protesters. breaking news overseas. hopes of rescuing 53 sailors off the indonesian island of bali now fading. officials announcing they have found pieces of the vessel. good morning, everybody. it is saturday, april 24th. i m lindsey reiser. i m in for kendis. the last time you were here it was march 14th, 2020. we were not sitting this far apart. no. cruise ships had been docked. flights from the u.k. and ireland had stopped. the presidential campaign had paused and nobody knew what we were getting ourselves into. we had to say 100, 150,000 people could die and that seemed unthinkable. here we are upwards of 500,000. good to be with you. we have a lot of news to cover. we have a team of reporters and analysts. we ll get to the breaking news
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against floods. how an army of expert engineers are employing the wood gnawing rodent to build flood defences for free. and at 12:30pm: a look at how social media can impact the general election. that s click, coming up in half an hour. good morning and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has insisted the party s position on income tax has not changed, despite the defence secretary claiming that the conservative party would not raise income taxes even for high earners. labour said low errors had had no guarantee over their tax. the prime minister is speaking at an event in dewsbury and west yorkshire, when the bbc asked her for clarification. our position hasn t changed from that set out the manifesto. what people will know when they go to vote on thursday is that it is the conservative party that has and always will be a low tax party and it is our intention to reduce taxes for ordinary working families. we will raise the personal allowance to 12,500 and raise the 40% threshold
Thank you to all of my gas for joining me here yet again invested in for another big programme here in westminster. goodbye. welcome back to westminster. jeremy hunt stood up at half past 11 as expected and he spoke for nearly an hour, delivering his much anticipated autumn statement and unveiling a host of measures, many of them widely expected. the chancellor confirmed the uk is in recession. he insisted his economic plan will rebuild the economy and will reduce public debt. let s take a look at some of the key points. there will be an income tax threshold freeze. and the point at which the highest tax earners start to pay the top rate in tax has been
Expected, the chancellor confirmed that the uk is in recession. but insisted his economic plan will rebuild the economy and reduce public debt. there ll be a freeze in income tax thresholds, meaning millions will pay more tax as their wages rises. and the point at whcih the highest tax earners start paying and the point at which the highest tax earners start paying the top rate of tax, has been lowered, to £125,000. households will pay more in energy bills from april, with typical bill rising from £2,500 to £3,000, as the government reduces the amount of support it gives. the state pension, benefits and tax credits will rise by over 10%, that s in line with inflation. health, education and defence budgets will be maintained, but other departments are likely to squeezed. capital spending will be frozen, but not for a couple of yet,