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tonight at ten: the chancellor says he'll announce tax rises for everyone in this week's autumn statement, but he will protect the most vulnerable. it's thoughtjeremy hunt will aim to raise £20 billion through tax — and £35 billion by cutting public spending. we are going to see everyone pay more tax. we are going to see spending cuts. but i think it's very important to say we are a resilient country. and the other main stories on tonight's programme... the ukrainian city of kherson celebrates its freedom from russia — but there are still challenges ahead. there's food for sale in the market, though not everybody has got money.
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but there's very little running water, electricity, there's no mobile network. an explosion in istanbul kills six people and injures more than 80 — turkey's president says it has "the smell of terror". at the stroke of "am, a two—minute silence led by the king to mark remembrance sunday. and jubilation as england's t20 team win the world cup in melbourne, beating pakistan by five wickets. good evening. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has insisted that no—one will be exempt from tax rises in his autumn statement on thursday.
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he told the bbc he'd been "explicit" that taxes were going up, and acknowledged his plans to fix the public finances would "disappoint people". the bbc understands he will announce a freeze on income tax thresholds until 2028, as part of efforts to raise another £20 billion in tax — as well as spending cuts of around £35 billion. here's our political correspondent, ben wright. he's in charge of the economy at the toughest of times. on thursday, jeremy hunt will explain how the government plans to tackle rampant inflation, a cost of living crisis and an economy sliding into recession and grisly government finances. today, his tone was sombre, his words stark. we are going to see everyone paying more tax. we're going to see spending cuts. but i think it's very important to say we are a resilient country. the details will be revealed in parliament, but income tax thresholds are likely to be frozen for the next six years, raising billions for the treasury.
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with public spending set to be squeezed too, mr hunt said his plans would disappoint people but promised to protect the most vulnerable. i will be honest, i will be fair and it will be a balanced approach that recognises that the economy is struggling at the moment, businesses are struggling, families are struggling and we need to help people through a difficult time whilst putting in place the long plan that gets us through to the other side and allows our economy to take off, as i really believe it can. an energy crisis, the covid pandemic and meagre economic growth have all added to the chancellor's problems. today he was asked whether brexit had added the difficulties facing the economy. i don't deny that to a decision like brexit, but there are also opportunities but you have to see it in the round. there will be a new, scaled back a plan for helping with energy bills
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beyond april. one of the reasons for the instability that followed the mini budget was that people were worried we were exposing british public finances to the volatility of the international gas markets. so there has to be some constraints to it. but yes, we will continue to support families. politically the chancellor has a toughjob on his hands. after the fiasco of september's mini budget, he wants to try and rebuild the government's reputation for economic credibility while keeping the fractious tory party on board. and the backdrop of higher taxes, low growth and cash—strapped public services will shape the battle lines of the next election. raising tough questions for opposition parties about what they would do. it is so important that we have a serious plan for growing our economy and improving living standards of ordinary people. that would give us the money to invest in public services, butjust because you have to make difficult decisions, doesn't mean you have to make the same decisions. and the decisions and the choices that labour would be making would be to make our tax system fairer and would grow the economy so that
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we've got that money for those essential public services. the chancellor's plan needs to be credible to financial markets, palatable to his party and voters. a very difficultjuggling act that will have an impact on all of us. ben wright, bbc news. as we mentioned earlier, it's thought thatjeremy hunt plans to freeze income tax thresholds until 2028 in order to raise more money through tax. this is what those tax thresholds look like at the moment — and remember, you don't pay any tax on earnings up to £12,500. so what more do we know about the chancellor's plans? 0ur economics editor faisal islam is here. what do we know? the big picture from the chancellor's _ what do we know? the big picture from the chancellor's words - what do we know? the big picture from the chancellor's words today| what do we know? the big picture i from the chancellor's words today as tax rises for all, but a more targeted, potentially much more targeted, potentially much more targeted, form of energy support. that is what we are going to get on thursday. you mentioned those
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thresholds, ordinarily they go up inflation, so they are adjusted in line with inflation. when they are kept frozen, in cash terms, that means much more of people's salaries in the tax system and in higher rates of tax, so a greater proportion goes to the exchequer. that raises lots of money, without being a formal rise in the tax rate. the flip side is that you will get many millions more paying higher rate tax, perhaps 7 million in total. it was 2,000,019 97. i think the bigger picture in terms of the strategy, though, is the government seesit strategy, though, is the government sees it as a rescue budget, a rescue from the energy crisis, one fact floating around the treasury is this extraordinary fact, that the national energy bill now, the increase from 2019 to this year, is what we spend on the nhs every year. and that has got to be funded somewhere. a lot of it is coming from the taxpayer and from borrowed money. so you have a situation where taxes are going up, spending is
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going down, and yet we know we are in a recession, we don't know how long it's going to last. it's a very unusual circumstance, and they will have to come up with some sort of balancing act by thursday.- have to come up with some sort of balancing act by thursday. thank you very much- — residents in the ukrainian city of kherson have continued to celebrate the departure of russian troops, but the authorities there are warning that supplies of bread and medicine have run out. this evening, president zelenksky said that investigators have uncovered evidence of war crimes in the region, which was occupied for over eight months. the security situation remains tense, and an overnight curfew has been imposed — amid fears that russian troops, who are now digging in on the opposite eastern bank of the dnipro river, may resume shelling. 0ur international editor, jeremy bowen, has reached the centre of kherson, and sent this report. sunday morning shopping at the
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central market in kherson, a town that wants desperately to be normal again, to relax into old rituals. a family outing, without fear. glory to ukraine. untila family outing, without fear. glory to ukraine. until a few days ago, words that could land you in jail or worse. words that could land you in “ail or worse. ~' . words that could land you in “ail or worse. ~ . ., words that could land you in jail or worse-_ you - words that could land you in jail or worse._ you are l worse. ukraine for ever! you are ha - ? worse. ukraine for ever! you are happy? yes. _ worse. ukraine for ever! you are happy? yes. i'm _ worse. ukraine for ever! you are happy? yes, i'm happy. - worse. ukraine for ever! you are happy? yes, i'm happy. it's - worse. ukraine for ever! you are happy? yes, i'm happy. it's ok. | worse. ukraine for ever! you are - happy? yes, i'm happy. it's ok. owed no reference? — happy? yes, i'm happy. it's ok. owed no reference? no _ happy? yes, i'm happy. it's ok. owed no reference? no russians, _ happy? yes, i'm happy. it's ok. owed no reference? no russians, i- happy? yes, i'm happy. it's ok. owed no reference? no russians, i don't- no reference? no russians, i don't love russians. _ no reference? no russians, i don't love russians, only— no reference? no russians, i don't love russians, only ukraine. - no reference? no russians, i don't love russians, only ukraine. it- no reference? no russians, i don't love russians, only ukraine. it is. love russians, only ukraine. it is the best, love russians, only ukraine. it is the best. she — love russians, only ukraine. it is the best, she said, _ love russians, only ukraine. it is the best, she said, a _ love russians, only ukraine. it is the best, she said, a sunday without russians. even the air, i can breathe. why did they beat him? then she showed what her son, a former soldier, looked like after the russians beat him for ten days. after that, russians beat him for ten days. afterthat, he russians beat him for ten days. after that, he escaped abroad. like
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beginning of september. 0n the same road, people queued at a hose connected to a well at a butter factory. russia's legacy includes a crippled water system. that is why they are filling bottles from the dnipro river, which is also the first line of defence for russians who have retreated to the other side. the water collector is barely noticed firing from ukrainian artillery, which hit a target on the russian —controlled bank. the roads running out into kherson�*s coastal hinterland tell a story of change in fortunes in the war. in march, the russians, still advancing to the black sea, won the battle here. they steam—rollered through a school dedicated to lennon, when ukraine was part of the soviet union. ukraine's president says war crimes happened here. we saw, as yet,
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unidentified bodies on the road until this morning, when victorious ukrainian engineers moved back in. you can't live together as neighbours again easily? well... i don't want — neighbours again easily? well... i don't want to _ neighbours again easily? well... i don't want to see _ neighbours again easily? well... i don't want to see them _ neighbours again easily? well... i don't want to see them nearby, . neighbours again easily? well... i don't want to see them nearby, if| don't want to see them nearby, if they withdrawal, and eventually they will come into their own orders, let them live there. wejust will come into their own orders, let them live there. we just want them out of our land. in several years, if i meet any guy from russia, i won't kill him on sight, because it's not a smart thing to do. but i will say to him that he is a dick. people are glad the russians are gone, celebrating survival and defiance. slowly, then more loudly, theyjoin in with the ukrainian national anthem. theyjoin in with the ukrainian nationalanthem. emotions theyjoin in with the ukrainian national anthem. emotions poured out of them. 0ccupations leave deep
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scars. forall the of them. 0ccupations leave deep scars. for all the significance of ukraine's victory in kherson, it would be easier if it meant the people here could plan for peace. but they cannot, because this town's war is not over. a deal to increase patrols on beaches in france to prevent migrants from crossing the channel in small boats is to be signed tomorrow in paris by the home secretary suella braverman and her french counterpart. the uk's contribution to the patrols will rise from about £55 million a year to around £63 million. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is at the home office. is it clear how much of a difference this money will make? well, that is the key question, this is essentially the renewal of an existing deal, but with more cash.
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that means more patrols on the beaches, about 40% more patrols, and that increases the chances of stopping people boarding these boats and making the dangerous journey across the channel. the french patrol stopped 29,000 people crossing the channel this year, but 40,000 people successfully made the journey, many of them the same people who just came back the next day and tried again. so, clearly, patrols alone won't solve the problem. also as part of this deal is more use of drones, more use of night vision equipment. british observers in the french control rooms, to increase police information flow. but officials and ministers he out the home office have been stressing for some time that there won't be a single solution to this issue of people making these very dangerous crossings. yes, more patrols will deter people smugglers, but more investigations, arresting the people smugglers are taking them out of business, would be better. and more needs to be done to try to persuade people not to make these journeys in the first place. it is worth reflecting that the number of people
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crossing the channel in small boats has gone from zero, to 40,000 per yearin has gone from zero, to 40,000 per year injust five has gone from zero, to 40,000 per year in just five years, and reversing that trend will be very, very difficult. reversing that trend will be very, very difficult-— very difficult. thank you. daniel sandford. _ very difficult. thank you. daniel sandford, reporting. _ six people have died in an explosion in the city of istanbul in turkey. the blast happened in the centre of the city, on a street packed with shoppers. dozens more have been injured. turkey's president erdogan has said it appears to have been an act of terrorism, and that "a woman played a part". 0ur senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, has sent this report. explosion sunday afternoon shoppers running for their lives. this was istiklal street, right after the blast. it's the very heart of istanbul. sirens. as the casualties were rushed away, turkey's president was offering his condolences, and saying it appeared to be a terrorist attack.
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initial developments and initial intelligence from the governor are that it smells like terrorism, said recep tayyip erdogan, adding the culprits would be punished. turkey's justice ministry now says the bomber was a woman who had sat on a bench in the area for 40 minutes before the blast. it was the first major bomb attack in istanbul in years. well, istiklal remains sealed off now. there is a heavy police presence. but this is normally one of the busiest places in istanbul, an area that is crammed with visitors and with shoppers. now police are carrying out their investigations, and there is a real sense among people here of anxiety. for istanbul, this has come as a shock. hayat told us she was in an intranet cafe on istiklal and rushed out
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to see dead and injured. what i saw was a pram, she said. i saw wounded people running around. there was a woman running, carrying her dog. it was a frenzy. as night fell, the shadow of an old fear. this city has been bombed in the past, by both kurdish separatists and islamist militants. people here are wondering, are we back to that? 0rla guerin, bbc news, istanbul. in the united states, the democrats have retained control of the senate in the mid—term elections, after winning a pivotal race in the state of nevada. let's take a look at what that means. around a third of the senate seats were up for election, and the democrats needed 50 seats to hold on — which they secured with nevada. president biden said he was incredibly pleased by the results, which are a blow to donald trump's hopes of running
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again for the white house. 0ur north america editor sarah smith is in washington. these results are not what many were expecting? no, it appears that'll have the opinion polls did not get it quite right, and also, historically, the party in power in washington usually loses a significant number of seats in the midterm elections. the sitting president has actually come his party, has now delivered the best result for the party in power in 20 years. the democrats actually increased a senate seat. we will not know the final tally in the senate until a run—off election has been held in georgia next month. we also don't know who is in control of the house of representatives yet, because there are still 20 seats to declare there, and it is just possible that the democrats might be able to triumph there, too. either way, whichever party ends up in control with health and incredibly
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—— will have an incredibly slim majority in the house. the midterm elections are often seen as a test of the president's popularity, and joe biden has come out of this looking significantly strengthened. it is probably more likely now he will try to run for a second term as president. it was also a test of donald trump's electoral appeal. he was out across the country, campaigning for candidates to whom he had given his personal backing. a lot of those candidates lost in races that they have been expected to win. so he looks as if he is in a much weaker position now. donald trump had told us to expect what he called a very big announcement on tuesday evening. that was widely assumed that he was going to be announcing his third run at the white house. is he still going to do that? is he going to look at these results and change his mind, or bow to the pressure he is underfrom a lot of other senior republican figures? we will have to wait a couple of days to find out. sarah, thank ou couple of days to find out. sarah, thank you very — couple of days to find out. sarah, thank you very much. _ people across the uk have paid
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their respects to those who have lost their lives during war. at the cenotaph in london, king charles led his first remembrance sunday ceremony since acceding to the throne. the service was followed by a march—past of 10,000 veterans. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. a solemn ceremony of national remembrance in its familiarform, amid the colours of autumn, but with one notable absence. at one minute to 11, king charles took his place at the cenotaph for the first time as britain's monarch. for so many decades, the nation's remembrance had been led by his late mother, queen elizabeth. now she, too, is remembered for her service. at 11 o'clock, big ben signalled the start of the national two—minute silence. big ben chimes the hour.
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the commonwealth who lost their lives in the world wars and more recent conflicts. wreaths were laid by political leaders, headed by britain's prime minister, rishi sunak. and then after the commonwealth representatives and the military chiefs, it was the turn of the veterans. 10,000 men and women who served on many different battlefields. 0n parade today, 40 years after the falklands war, 500 veterans of that conflict, so many with their own memories of comrades who never came home. recalled with gratitude, in acts of remembrance which continued this evening with the projection of falling poppies and an image of the late queen in her wartime ats uniform onto the elizabeth tower at westminster. nicholas witchell, bbc news. england's cricketers have won the men's t20 world cup. they beat pakistan by five wickets
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in a thrilling final in melbourne. it means england are the first team to become double world champions — holding both this title and the 50—over one. joe wilson reports. a world cup final staged where 100,000 could come. melbourne's cricket ground. but if pakistan play anywhere on earth, theirfans follow. all they need is a flick of the wrist like this from mohammad harris, and some celebrations begin. this is what england were taking on. but control matters. harris hit and hoped, and waiting beneath it, ben stokes. and you know what? there were england supporters around, too. england bowled and caught, and pakistan stumbled. babar azam gone for 32. the total, 137. enough? well, now pakistan bowled. and they can bowl. shaheen shah afridi a star. jos buttler caught and gone for 26. the game was alive. but when afridi got injured, ben stokes attacked the other bowlers decisively.
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0ver his head for six! england have built a squad to succeed anywhere. but it was stokes, who else, to end this final. i'm just immensely proud of everyone here. absolutely. there's been a long journey, a few changes over how we've played over the last few years, and we're reaping the rewards of that. this trophy to go with the 50—over world cup. england are true world champions. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. it hasn't felt much like november recently. it's going to feel a bit more like november through the coming week. but today, in the north—west of wales, look at this temperature. 21.2 celsius. this temperature. 21.2 celsius. this temperature needs to be confirmed, but if it is, it is a new record temperature for the uk this late in the year. it wasn't that warm
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everywhere, part of west yorkshire languished atjust 9 degrees this afternoon because of all of this low cloud, mist and fog that affected many eastern parts of the uk, and is now reforming and thickening. turning really murky again across eastern scotland, central and eastern scotland, central and eastern parts of england, even into parts of east wales. could be some quite dense fog patches here and there. 0ut quite dense fog patches here and there. out west, signs of a change, this band of rain making very, very slow progress eastwards by the start of tomorrow morning. so, if you are out on the roads in the eastern side of scotland, central and eastern parts of england, bear in mind dense fog could cause you some travel problems first thing tomorrow. further west, problems first thing tomorrow. furtherwest, here problems first thing tomorrow. further west, here is the band of rain, making very slow, very erotic progress eastwards. it should brighten up a little bit in northern ireland by the afternoon. some of this mist and fog will break and left, some of it may well linger in eastern parts for a good portion of the day. temperature is already lower than they have been. we are looking at highs between 11 and 15
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degrees. now, as we go deeper into the week coming to tuesday, here comes another frontal system. this one is going to have a bit more life about it. we are expecting some really quite heavy rain is this where front works its way north eastwards through the day, particularly intense rainfall for the south west of england, wales, weaving into northern england, parts of scotland. very windy around some southern and western parts. also, really windy across the northern isles. we could see gusts of 60 mph here through the day. in fact, the far north—east of scotland is probably the windiest place a walk—through the week ahead. more wind and rain in the forecast. look at the temperature is dropping away. that might look cold by the end of the week, nine or 12 degrees. in actualfact, we are the week, nine or 12 degrees. in actual fact, we are only going back to where we should be. feeling more like november. that's all from us at bbc news at ten. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it's time to join our colleagues across the nations
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focusing on the number of people crossing the channel reaching more than 40,000 — they say britain and france will announce a multi—million—pound security pact tomorrow. the metro leads on the warning from the chancellorjeremy hunt that "we'll all pay more tax" — he's due to make a budget announcement on thursday. the is front page is about the autumn statement and how there'll be "tax rises for all". the guardian reports that up to a third of hospital beds in parts of england are occupied by patients well enough to be discharged. the daily mail also focuses on the nhs — they report that a top a&e doctor believes "hospitals harm the elderly" and that he is "desperate to keep his elderly parents from going in to hospitals this winter". the daily star's front page claims that more than £250,000 has been spent on champagne and beer in parliament. ok, let's begin. as i say, john and
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john, thank you so much forjoining us. i'm going to start with you, john stapleton. it is a bit childish, but it is nice when you have a broadcast interview making headlines in the newspapers at the start. "we will all pay more tax," pretty clear from jeremy hunt. yes. pretty clear from jeremy hunt. yes, talk to laura — pretty clear from jeremy hunt. yes, talk to laura kuenssberg _ pretty clear from jeremy hunt. ye: talk to laura kuenssberg on the bbc this morning. not exactly surprising news for any of us. let's face it. we are expecting 25 million of tax races and 35 billion of cuts, we will come to the cuts later. he did not go into any detail with laura today, but the speculation is 45p on income tax. that will affect people on earnings of 100 rev thousand. the tax there shall generally be raised so thousands of people are going to a higher tax band as their wages go
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