election has been delayed, after concerns were raised that hackers could influence the outcome. a stark warning that the number of households with no savings is set to double to 5.3 million by 2024 due to the rising cost of living. and it s 50 years since nearly 30,000 ugandan asians began to arrive in the uk after being forced to flee their homes by uganda s then military ruler. we ve been hearing some of their stories. the speaker of the us house of representatives nancy pelosi has met the taiwanese president during a visit that s been strongly condemned by the chinese government. taiwan is self ruled, but beijng sees it as a breakaway province that will eventually unite with it. it s an island roughly 100 miles from the coast of south east china. china took the island from japan in 1945 after world war two, but after a civil war in china, defeated nationalist forces fled to taiwan. today it sees itself as an independent country, with its own constitution and democratical
katherine, i m rishi. ..as rishi sunak prepares to set out his party s plans for another five years in government. on the eve of his manifesto launch last night, the prime minister hinted at tax cuts to come. we will have a manifesto that builds on all the things that you ve just gone through that we ve already announced in this campaign that, yes, does continue to cut people s taxes, because i believe in a country where people s hard work is rewarded. after cutting national insurance last autumn and in the spring the manifesto will promise to cut it by a further two pence for employees. it will also pledge that the state pension will not be taxed, and make permanent an existing cut to stamp duty for first time buyers, as well as promising that parents will only have to start paying back child benefit when their household income reaches £120,000. the manifesto will also contain pledges to raise defence spending, reform the welfare system, and double down on plans to se
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ii year old tobias who received the british empire medal is thought to be the youngest ever recipient of the honour. lizo mzimba, bbc news. julie west was awarded a british empire medal for her voluntary work for veterans spanning 65 years. my colleague lewis vaughanjones spoke to her a little earlier and she told him about the moment she found out about the honour. i m very honoured and i was very excited about it. did i m very honoured and i was very excited about it. i m very honoured and i was very excited about it. did you manage to kee it a excited about it. did you manage to keep it a secret? excited about it. did you manage to keep it a secret? yes, excited about it. did you manage to keep it a secret? yes, i excited about it. did you manage to keep it a secret? yes, i did. - excited about it. did you manage to keep it a secret? yes, i did. very i keep it a secret? yes, i did. very nood, keep it a secret? yes, i did. very good. very keep it a secret? yes, i did. very g