emma simpson, bbc news.tax raising budget and plans for economic growth. the raising budget and plans for economic growth. the office for bud . et economic growth. the office for budget responsibility, - economic growth. the office for budget responsibility, who - economic growth. the office for budget responsibility, who are| budget responsibility, who are the independent forecaster, are saying that growth, increase in the next couple of years and then back to a more trend level. but the summit of my ambition for growing our economy is greater than that. we have been in government for less than four months, we are already putting forward plans and making changes to our planning system to get britain building again, to our pension system to unlock long—term patient capital to help small businesses grow. reforming our skills system and getting more young people on apprenticeships and helping older people that want to retrain. there is more we want to do. but we made a start yesterday, particularly with the ca

emma simpson, bbc news, melsonby. and closed burial grounds reopened to help manage a shortage in england and wales. currently, only some sites are allowed to reuse graves and it must be after at least 75 years, with permission from relatives of those buried. our correspondent graham satchell reports. highgate cemetery, north london. it's the final resting place of some of the most significant writers, artists and thinkers like karl marx. but there's a problem. they're running out of space. like a lot of cemeteries across the country, highgate is all but full. so, the law commission is now examining a set of proposals to see what can be done to free up space. one idea is to reuse graves. it's something they've been able to do here since 2022. it can only be done after 75 years and if the right permissions are obtained. if the owner objects to grave re—use, it doesn't happen. and if relatives of the people who are buried in the grave object to reuse, it doesn't happen either. if the permissions are in place, a solemn p

emma simpson, bbc news.professor geoffrey hinton shares the award with the american professor, john hopfield for their pioneering work on machines that can learn. here's our science correspondent, pallab ghosh. the biggest companies in the world are using ai the biggest companies in the world are using al to improve their services. better searches, summarising the mass of information on the web. 30 years ago it was all very new. b. on the web. 30 years ago it was all ve new. ~ ., on the web. 30 years ago it was all ve new. �* ., ., on the web. 30 years ago it was all ve new. ~ ., ., ., y on the web. 30 years ago it was all ve new. ., ., ., i, on the web. 30 years ago it was all ve new. .,., ., very new. a lot of money is being sent to very new. a lot of money is being spent to develop... _ very new. a lot of money is being spent to develop... face - very new. a lot of money is being i spent to develop... face recognition was one of— spent to develop... face recognition was one of the _ spent to develop... fa

emma simpson, bbc news, melsonby.ular smokers, seven times the number compared with 2021, according to research published in the lancet public health. the study claims young adults are behind much of the increase. alison freeman has the details. it's seen as the less harmful alternative to smoking. but a study published today has found there's been a sharp rise in those taking up vaping, despite not being regular smokers. according to the study by university college london, the number of adults who fall into that category has now reached 1 million. the researchers say that's a seven fold increase since 2021, and that increase is largely driven by young adults with more than half aged between 18 and 24. it's likely vaping is displacing some smoking, and that's a positive population health thing. that's a reduction in risk. 2021 was around the time when disposable vapes started to flood our market, and disposable vapes make vaping more accessible, more appealing. they can deliver a higher concentration of nicotine in a

our correspondent, emma simpson is at the inquiry. emma, what else have we heard this morning?most keenly anticipated witness in this final phase of the inquiry, which is all about the here and now, including whether the culture towards sub—postmasters has changed. and as you say, we started in 2019, the year that he joined. you say, we started in 2019, the year that hejoined. nick read you say, we started in 2019, the year that he joined. nick read told the inquiry that he was told by the post office's top lawyer that he didn't need to dig into the past. and he went on to say there was a degree of denial in the business, that the horizon scandal that had been through this epic legal action, that they had underestimated the implications of what losing this case would mean.— implications of what losing this case would mean. ., ., ~ . ~ ., case would mean. looking back, would ou auree case would mean. looking back, would you agree that — case would mean. looking back, would you agree that this _ case would mean. looking back, would you agree that this description - case would mea

emma simpson, bbc news, melsonby. tell me that _ lovely morning picture. where is that. tell me that is _ lovely morning picture. where is that. tell me that is today i that. tell me that is today somewhere. tt that. tell me that is today somewhere.— that. tell me that is today somewhere. , ., ., �*, ., somewhere. it is saint leonard's on sea and you — somewhere. it is saint leonard's on sea and you can _ somewhere. it is saint leonard's on sea and you can see _ somewhere. it is saint leonard's on sea and you can see a _ somewhere. it is saint leonard's on sea and you can see a beautiful- sea and you can see a beautiful sunrise but you can also see quite a bit of cloud around so it's not as cold as it is where we have the clear skies and for example temperatures last night in braemar fell to —3. good morning. overthe next few days will be mainly dry with some sunny spells and we do have a weather front coming in from the west that will throw in a bit more cloud but high pressure is firmly in charge of the weather and

our correspondent emma simpson went along to meet them. 12 remarkable women.to get my name cleared and get where i need to get. the fight for justice, though, is neverfarfrom their minds. people in power have tried to suppress us and they've been very wrong to do that. and we've taught them a lesson, i think. i think we gotjudged at the beginning. we all got judged as thieves, labelled as thieves. but we're out here now to prove that we're not. and how do you feel about getting your honour today? it hasn't sunk in yet. it hasn't sunk in. could you ever have imagined this time last year, you'd be at this hotel as a group, getting honoured in the women of the year awards? no! not at all, it's wonderful. just truly wonderful. and they made the most of it. on the red carpet for a photo to remember. the post office women were the real stars here and the celebrities wanted to meet them. plenty of selfies too, as well as a pose with a former pm. # representing all the women, salute, salute! please welcome to the stage our host, mel giedroyc. - time for the main event

and miss simpson, bbc news. —— emma. look at this morning's front pages. this one says things can only get better which was a song that was scooped by the labour party in 1997 when tony blair was elected to office for the first time. the financial times/ reeves unveils £40 billion budget tax rise. that is true for most of the headlines. if you look at the next one — reeves�* great £40 billion tax gamble. return of tax and spend, so says the county and, again a similar picture, which is looking at the emergency nhs cash injection. it says reeves has gambled on voters rewarding the government for patching up britain�*s crumbling services. the times stash a record tax burden. the chancellor signals a year surge burden. the chancellor signals a yearsurge in burden. the chancellor signals a year surge in public borrowing will stop economists say growth will stall as the ob r downgraded its forecast. the sun has a halloween front page, look at this. "at sun has a halloween front page, look at this. " at least she kept it down

emma simpson, bbc news. economic growth. the tax-raising budgets and plans for economic growth. the office for economic growth. the office for budget _ for economic growth. the office for budget responsibility - for economic growth. the office for budget responsibility who i for budget responsibility who are the independent forecaster are the independent forecaster are saying that growth increases in the next couple of years and then it falls back to the more trendy level, the summit of my ambition of throwing out the economy is much greater than that. we have beenin much greater than that. we have been in government for less than four months, we'll already putting forward plans and making changes to our planning system to get britain building again, to a pension system to unlock long—term patient capital, to help small businesses to grow, reforming our skill system to get more people on apprenticeships and also helping older people that want to retrain as well. there is more we want to do but we made a star

emma simpson, bbc news.ok at some of the key points from the first labour budget in nearly 15 years, which contained tax rises worth £40 billion to fund the nhs and other public services. £25 billion will come from a rise in employers' national insurance contributions. basic rate capital gains tax — from selling assets like shares — is to increase. the inheritance tax threshold freeze will be extended by a further two years to 2030. but unspent pension pots will be subject to the tax from 2027. and the chancellor is abolishing the non—dom tax status, which allows some uk residents to pay most of their tax in a different country if they nominate it as their permanent home. as for where the extra money will be spent — more than £22 billion will go to the nhs in england for day—to—day spending. money for the construction and maintenance of school buildings will increase to £6.7 billion in england next year, with an extra £1 billion earmarked for special educational needs. and almost £12 billion has been allocat