s: we vet under the labour government. we vet the under the labour government. spokesman said fundraising is a legitimate part of the democratic process and government policy is in no way influenced by donations. still to come of bit later in the programme a rather different story for what we've just been listening to or watching brother. i'll be discussing concerns about children in the philippines now been out of school for the past 18 months because of the covid pandemic. first the first major sign of how the us president biden will tackle trade tensions with china is trade representative has outlined us strategy for working with beijing. the us and china the world to biggest economy and for years now have been tariffs on more than half of what they sell to each other. catherine highs that she would employ all choose to dry and change the dynamic between the us and china on trade. she said she would allow some us companies to apply for an exemption from punitive us tariffs. but refused to rule out further terrorist being imposed if there were further disagreem

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, - needing to make sure that the labour partyl is focussing on getting a labour governmentj because that is how you change lives as he put it. _ i think it was a very confident performance from someone i who is setting out a pitch - to be a labour prime minister and to be a proper, serious. person who could do the job, who would be standing up- for people, for working people, for care, he talked i about a caring society and about his family— and i think it would be so much better for the country - than the chaotic conservative prime minister we have. it was a bumpy week. it wasn't just a few hecklers in the hall, a lot of unions, big powerful voices unhappy about how he handled the rule changes and they had the resignation of one of his shadow team in the middle of the conference and there was people who were cross that he wouldn't back a £15 minimum wage. can you dismiss this as a few hecklers? well, some of what i think- was happening was the labour party turning a corner, | or keir turning a corner to lead us far closer- to getting back to a labour government as opposed

i just wonder where all of this leaves labour in the big picture, when you've got a big spending, high taxing conservative governmentboth of these things. i wonder how you as shadow chancellorjudge the broader mood of the electorate — is this a big spending, big taxing era? could labour go into an election promising to tax more and spend more? is there political territory, fertile political territory there, or not? my principles are that you should tax fairly, spend wisely and grow the economy. anyone would say that, i just wonder if you would do more of it? well, i would tax differently. i would ask those with the broadest shoulder to pay more. there were two taxes that announced at conference. one is private equity managers, their bonuses should be taxed as income, not as capital gains. that'd raise several hundred million pounds every year. but also private schools that enjoy tax privileges, because they are counted as charities, those tax privileges, whereby they don't pay vat or business rates, those privileges should be ended and that would bring in {1.7 billion. so there are tax increases that i would support

under the european scheme, it was the welsh labour government.street, and the uk government is keen for people here in wales to know that. a headline for northern ireland is the cut in air passenger duty, something businesses here have been calling for for a while — the idea being that lower prices could improve northern ireland's flight connections with the rest of the uk. now, there's also money coming from the government's levelling up fund, which is going to pay for a range of projects in northern ireland, things like extending cycle lanes across belfast. now, stormont�*s department of finance is still trying to assess exactly what the impact will be of the extra £1.6 billion a year that the chancellor has said northern ireland will be able to spend on local services, but such is the concern here at the moment about the state of northern ireland's health service, stormont�*s finance minister is currently trying to persuade the executive that any extra funds should all go to health, even if it means other departments missing out. emma vardy th

are different decisions about spending as well as different decisions about taxation that a labour governmenting that happens the day after the budget is the shadow chancellor going around the tv studios doing the same interview a million times, so i've heard rachel talk about the so—called vanity yacht several times today! i wondered when it was going to come up. have they got a little bingo card, you can cross it off? full house! and then the news presenter goes, but that is just a drop in the ocean, if you pardon the pun. so you get the same gag every time as well. now... exactly, i love a good pun myself. right at the start you mentioned that thing about air passenger duty, and that was the opening line of your response to rishi sunak. this is the idea that you don't pay air passenger duty, the tax on plane tickets, for domestic flights. we should probably give the chancellor a chance to answer back at that. here he is in bury on bbc breakfast this morning, talking about why actually thinks it's an ok thing to do. aviation in general only accounts for about 8% i of our overall emissions.

so how much of the government spent? if labourut you spent to support these companies?— billions but you spent to support these companies? first of all, we would listen _ these companies? first of all, we would listen to _ these companies? first of all, we would listen to business, - these companies? first of all, we would listen to business, unlike l would listen to business, unlike this government has spent the last week going around blaming businesses are not taking responsibility. i�*m aware proposals are being put forward by others, and the government should look at all available options to support businesses. but this is always the wider support... businesses. but this is always the widersupport... but businesses. but this is always the wider support. . ._ wider support... but they are lookin: wider support. .. but they are looking for— wider support... but they are looking for money. _ wider support... but they are looking for money. they - wider support... but they are looking for money. they are l wider support... but the

a up undera labour government, so.t of rape, an offence thatis with one count of rape, an offence that is alleged to have taken place in st albans in hertfordshire in september of last year. he said through his lawyer that he emphatically denied that charge, and then there was a very lengthy discussion about whether he should be given bail or held in custody. in the end, the magistrate said that he will be remanded in custody. mr carrick is a 46—year—old metropolitan police constable who has worked in the houses of parliament in the parliamentary and it at a command unit, and he is currently suspended from duty. the met police commissioner dame cressida dick has said she is concerned that an officer would be charged with such an offence, and she recognised that the public would also be concerned, and as i say, 46—year—old mr carrick has been remanded in custody and will appear in court again next month. thank ou. you. the brexit minister, lord ross, has renewed his threat to suspend part of the brexit deal affecting no

under the european scheme, it was the welsh labour government.in wales to know that. a headline for northern ireland is the cut in air passenger duty, something businesses who have been calling for a while, the idea being that lower prices could improve northern ireland's flight connections with the rest of the uk. now, there is also money coming from the government's levelling up fund, which is going to pay for a range of projects in northern ireland, things like extending cycle lanes across belfast. now, stormont�*s department of finance is still trying to reassess exactly what the impact will be of the extra £1.6 billion a year that the chancellor has said northern ireland will be able to spend on local services, but such is the concern here at the moment about the state of northern ireland's health service, stormont�*s finance minister is currently trying to persuade the executive that any extra funds should all go to health, even if it means other departments missing out. some of the main measures in today's budget had been announced earlier

transparently declared, and compliance checks are made in line with legislation enacted by the last labour governmentnment policy is in no way influenced by donations. and the party is motivated by the priorities of the british public, acting in the national interest. the main political parties, including labour and the liberal democrats, have all faced calls to hand donations back. the question is, if you are a political party in government, why aren't you recognising the risk that there's a connection between the money you are receiving and the person who is giving that money? why do you think they are not? it's in their interests not to look too hard and it's lucrative to not look hard if you're good at raising the money. the pandora papers have helped expose the murky world of political donations. britain is living through a moment of acute political crisis at the moment. democracy is threatened in all kinds of different ways and fair dealing in government. but i think the gravest threat at the moment is the purchase of our political system by the super—rich. trust and transparency are vital in o

labour says the government _ vat and green levies on fuel. l. labour. says the government should have seen this crisis coming. this says the government should have seen this crisis coming.— this crisis coming. this problem has been a long — this crisis coming. this problem has been a long time _ this crisis coming. this problem has been a long time coming. _ this crisis coming. this problem has been a long time coming. for- this crisis coming. this problem has| been a long time coming. for years, the government has been warned about this energy crisis. they have a plan, they have not got a plan now to respond. gm; plan, they have not got a plan now to respond-— to respond. any relief will be welcome _ to respond. any relief will be welcome for _ to respond. any relief will be welcome for businesses - to respond. any relief will be welcome for businesses in i to respond. any relief will be i welcome for businesses in this to respond. any relief will be - welcome for businesses in this acute phase of the crisis. but if energy costs don't come do

look at levelling up, which of course is borisjohnson�*s big phrase, he argued that the last labour governmentlot of levelling up. so overall, i think it was a b+, competent, good, could have been a lot worse, hasn't changed the game, hasn't answered a lot of contradictions facing the labour party of how to web together the various elements within the labour party. but keir starmer reasserted his own authority and stamped a little bit of his character. underlying the fact that he sees himself as a serious player up against what he calls a trivial prime minister. thank you for that. thomas, do you think it's changed the game? i think it has. for one thing, i agree with ian that he is a totally different beast, starmer. he is against theatricality, the hallmark of a lot of british policy production and performance. he is serious, down to earth and he means business. and this is not the time where you want actors on the stage parading themselves as johnson has successfully done over the last few months in his term in office. you want a sober guy like keir starmer who is not charismatic or anythin

the welsh labour government insist passes have been introduced successfully over the summer at festivalss i'm not a passport so you can get one even if you only have a negative lateral flow result. but with less than a week before this is it introduced at venues up and down wales there is still some practical problems to overcome, not least if you download a pass to your phone at the moment in wales, the words that come up on screen are valid in england.— let's take a look at the uk's latest coronavirus figures. the government data shows there were 33,869 new infections recorded in the latest 2a hour period, so just over 3a,000 new cases were reported on average per day, in the last week. 6,747 people were in hospital with coronavirus across the uk yesterday. there were 166 deaths, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. that means on average, 111 deaths were announced every day in the past week. the latest figures on people who've been vaccinated haven't yet been made available. the number of pupils absent from state schools in england for covid related rea

under the european scheme, it was the welsh labour government.uty, something businesses who have been calling for for a while, the idea being that lower prices could improve northern ireland's flight connections with the rest of the uk. now, there is also money coming from the government's levelling up fund, which is going to pay for a range of projects in northern ireland, things like extending cycle lanes across belfast. now, stormont�*s department of finance is still trying to reassess exactly what the impact will be of the extra £1.6 billion a year that the chancellor has said northern ireland will be able to spend on local services, but such is the concern here at the moment about the state of northern ireland's health service, stormont�*s finance minister is currently trying to persuade the executive that any extra funds should all go to health, even if it means other departments missing out. some of the most eye catching measures affecting business were aimed at retail, hospitality and leisure — among the sectors hit hardest by the pandemi

donations are vetted in the normal way in accordance with the rules that were set up under the labour governmentsing is a legitimate part of the democratic process and government policy is in no way influenced by donations. richard bilton, bbc news. there's much more detail about the pandora papers and what they reveal on the bbc news website, and on the iplayer. the government's latest coronavirus figures show there were 35,077 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, meaning an average of 34,160 new cases were reported per day, in the last week. there were 33 deaths, that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test, although some data has been delayed. that means on average, 111 deaths were announced every day in the past week. the latest figures on those being treated in hospital, and percentage of people who've been vaccinated, haven't been made available. london's top police officer, dame cressida dick, has announced an independent review, into the metropolitan police's culture and standards. the move follows the conviction of wayne couzens, who was a serving o

donations are vetted in the normal way, in accordance with rules that were actually set up under the labour governmentvative party spokesman says fundraising is a legitimate part of the democratic process and government policy is in no way influenced by donations. richard bilton, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a real—life star trek. william shatner, who played captain kirk, is to travel into space at the age of 90. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on. they think their country will be respected in the world once more, as it used to be before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade was reaching its climax, two grenades i exploded and a group of- soldiersjumped from a military truck taking part in the paradel and ran towards the president, firing from kalashnikov automatic rifles. - after 437 years, the skeletal ribs of henry viii�*s tragic warship emerged. but even as divers worked to buoy her up,

labour says the government should have _ fuels. ur says the government should have seen this crisis - fuels. labour says the government. should have seen this crisis coming. this problem has been a long time coming _ this problem has been a long time coming for— this problem has been a long time coming for that for years the government has been warned about this energy crisis and they haven't planned. — this energy crisis and they haven't planned, they have a got a plan now to respond — planned, they have a got a plan now to respond. 35mg planned, they have a got a plan now to respond-— to respond. any relief will be welcome _ to respond. any relief will be welcome for _ to respond. any relief will be welcome for businesses - to respond. any relief will be welcome for businesses at i to respond. any relief will be i welcome for businesses at this to respond. any relief will be - welcome for businesses at this acute phase of the crisis. but if energy because don�*t come down soon there only one way they will be able to live with them

because we conservatives the neighbor left behind every labour government with unemployment high in every single one since the party was invented. today were going to fix the economy and build back better than ever before. these brexit freedom to do things differently. we have seen off the european super league the drop we are doing at least. [applause] at least eight super fertilized and which business will be able to have new jobs across the uk. were going to go further we do not need anymore but using new freedoms to improve the way we regulate the growth areas of the 21st century. we fulfill our ambition to our assigned superpower. we are going to be ever more global. we've done already at 68 pretrade including the great trade deal with a friend in the eu they said was impossible. after decades of will during refusal we have had the americans inform prime british of beef. a market already worth 66 million pounds build back a burger i say. how have the americans been able to survive with the british and beef? want a supreme of global daring and brilliant that simply would not have happ

labour says there is action the government - disappear. ur says there is action the government could i disappear. labour says there is . action the government could take. when we pay our gas and electricity bills, _ when we pay our gas and electricity bills, 5%_ when we pay our gas and electricity bills, 5% of— when we pay our gas and electricity bills, 5% of that money goes automatically to the taxman. there is something very simple the government could do, it would be immediate — government could do, it would be immediate and it would be felt automatically on people's bills next month, _ automatically on people's bills next month, and that is to cut that rate of vat— month, and that is to cut that rate of vat from — month, and that is to cut that rate of vat from 5% to 0%. month, and that is to cut that rate of vat from 596 to 0%.— month, and that is to cut that rate of vat from 596 to 0%. with one week to of vat from 596 to 096. with one week to no until of vat from 596 to 096. with one week to go until the — of vat from 596 to 096. with

these donations are vetted in the normal way in accordance with rules that were set up under the labour government in no way influenced by the donations the party receives. they are entirely separate. "we are motivated by the priorities of the british public acting in the national interest." richard bilton, bbc news. richard is here with me now. we have had major document leaks like this before. has anything ever changed as a result? ~ ., , before. has anything ever changed as a result? ~ ., , ., , a result? well, it has a bit. i think there _ a result? well, it has a bit. i think there have _ a result? well, it has a bit. i think there have been - a result? well, it has a bit. i think there have been a - a result? well, it has a bit. i think there have been a lot i think there have been a lot of leaks, panama, paradise, may be the viewers remember, at panorama we have been involved in quite a lot of those. i think this is a different league. it is significant for several reasons, 12 million files is an awful lot of files, the status of people involved. 35 current or past state leaders, 300 state

tickly for the welsh labour government who holds half of the seats, tackling the long and growing nhshe senate without the duke of edinburgh at the side and for not the first time this week, she was seen in public using a walking stick, something likely we will see more on future royal visits. the british band coldplay have announced they are to go on a world tour next year but are going to try to offset their carbon emissions as they go. they're working to develop a kinetic floor which would convert the audience's dancing in to electricity. the band's singer chris martin also said they would plant a tree for every ticket sold. but — they have still opted to use private planes. here's our entertainment correspondent colin paterson. coldplay, back on stage in london this week, and today, they have announced a 2022 world tour. but one with a difference. two years ago, their lead singer chris martin told me they would not tour again until they could do so in a carbon neutral way. we are taking time over the next year or two to work out how can a return not only be sustainable, but active

all of these donations are vetted in the normal way in accordance with rules setup under the labour governmentrnment policy is in no way influenced by the donations the party receive5. they are entirely separate. "we are motivated by the priorities of the "british public, acting on the national interest." richard bilton, bbc news. there's much more detail about the pandora papers and what they reveal on the bbc news website, and you can watch panorama — pandora papers: political donors exposed tonight on bbc1 at 7.35 and on iplayer. whatsapp, instagram and facebook are all down in a major global blackout. u5ers have reported being unable to access all three app5 owned by facebook since 5pm. what's happening? irate facebook since 5pm. what's happening?— facebook since 5pm. what's hauuenin2. .,�* 4' ., , facebook since 5pm. what's haueninu? .,�* ~ ., , ~ ., happening? we don't know but we know the services have _ happening? we don't know but we know the services have been _ happening? we don't know but we know the services have been down _ happening? we don't know but we know the services have b

in the hour or so before yesterday's vote, plaid cymru pulled out of supporting the welsh labour government'sunable to log onto zoom to take part. we still have a member who's desperately fighting to get into zoom. and that meant, to some astonishment, the measure passed. from next week in wales, vaccine passes will be required for those attending an indoor non—seating event of more than 500, an outdoor event with no seating with more than 4,000, any event with more than 10,000, and those going to a nightclub. so how will this work in practice? well, despite the first minister suggesting that there would be an app available, like in england, there won't be here in wales. nightclub—goers and event—goers here will have to register through a web—based operating system, one that's been operating for the past three months. they'll begin the process by using their nhs login number and then they'll input whether they've had a double vaccine or a recent negative covid test. the government say event organisers should take reasonable measures to check people are eligible to enter, but anticipate night

labour says the government needs to act. �* , , , , ., labour says the government needs to act.nesses are tremendously worried. as _ act. businesses are tremendously worried. as our — act. businesses are tremendously worried, as our families, - act. businesses are tremendously l worried, as our families, everything worried, as ourfamilies, everything is getting more expensive, fuel, energy cost, the weekly shop and while that is going on, we have a government in chaos, not getting a grip on what is needed and is not taking action to protect businesses and support families. here taking action to protect businesses and support families.— taking action to protect businesses and support families. here it is not the political _ and support families. here it is not the political ping-pong _ and support families. here it is not the political ping-pong that - the political ping—pong that matters, ratherwhat the political ping—pong that matters, rather what the cost of energy might do to the price of a cup of tea. katie prescott, bbc news. and we'll find out how this story and many other

labour has accused the government of lacking a coherent plan and said other projects, like delivering levelling up agenda. katy austin, bbc news, in birmingham. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley is in downing street. nope, eardley is in downing street. just shy of 7 billion fo transport, nope, just shy of 7 billion for transport, 500 million to support families in england, probably more pledges as we get to the budget on wednesday. where is all this money coming from?— coming from? well, clive, despite the treasury's _ coming from? well, clive, despite the treasury's intention _ coming from? well, clive, despite the treasury's intention to - coming from? well, clive, despite the treasury's intention to bring . the treasury's intention to bring spending under control after the pandemic, the message from number 11 is there is still money to be spent, particularly when it comes to the government's a big political priorities. the announcement today on transport out outside london was intended to put some meat on the bones of the levelling up agenda. critics have said it was a sound

labour says the government needs to act. �* i i i i ii labour says the government needs to act.i act.mendously worried. as our — act. businesses are tremendously worried, as our families. - act. businesses are tremendously l worried, as our families. everything worried, as ourfamilies. everything is getting more expensive. and while thatis is getting more expensive. and while that is going on, we have a government that is in chaos and is not getting a grip on what is needed and is not taking action to protect businesses and support families at this time. ii i i, this time. year it is not the political — this time. year it is not the political ping-pong - this time. year it is not the political ping-pong that. this time. year it is not the - political ping-pong that matters, political ping—pong that matters, rather what the cost of energy may do to the cost of a price of a cup of tea. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come. australia begins to ease its lockdown after more than 3 months of covid restrictions. we will be live in sydney with the latest. parts of san francisco

the labour leader keir starmer said today that the labour government will be taking emergency actionor foreign drivers through faster. —— that the government needs to take action. the government of course have had their tank is out on the roads for the last few days, we have been told to expect the army in the next few days. they have promised these 5000 additional visas. those drivers will not arrive until at the earliest later this month. quite a lot of the measures they have introduced will take time to work through. it still hasn't reassured people. at the big question is, what will? the headlines on bbc news... the prime minister urges the public to trust in the police but admits there are issues in the force that need addressing after the death of sir everard. get set for a hike in energy bills, whites 15 million households in britain will have to pay more for gas and electricity from today. cut off from the world since the start of a pandemic, next month australia reopens its borders but only for fully vaccinated australians. the new, higher energy price cap coincides with the

labour has accused the government of lacking a coherent plan and said other projects like deliveringdernising the transport network is central to its levelling up agenda. let's speak now with labour councillor liam robinson, the transport portfolio holder for livepool city region combined authority. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. i would like to get your reaction to this expected announcement on wednesday. i think the reaction — announcement on wednesday. i think the reaction is — announcement on wednesday. i think the reaction is that _ announcement on wednesday. i think the reaction is that this _ announcement on wednesday. i think the reaction is that this is _ announcement on wednesday. i think the reaction is that this is a _ the reaction is that this is a really good first step in this type of significant move for infrastructure has been so successful in london and sell these for many decades and absolutely right that the big areas outside of london get a similar slice of the pie. but it is very much a first step and it does not need to be a one—off event, needs to b

labour has accused the government of lacking a coherent plan and said other projects, like deliveringthe transport network is central to its levelling up agenda. katy austin, bbc news, in birmingham. the chancellor is also expected to announce funding for a new network, of so—called family hubs in next week's budget. the plans are part of a £500 million package of support, for children and parents across england — with devolved administrations set to receive an equivalent funding settlement. labour have described it as a "sticking plaster." vicky nevin from the nspcc welcomed the investment — but said much greater funding was needed for health visitors. it's a very important announcement, an acknowledgement that parents and babies need more support, especially regarding perinatal mental health. but we need to make sure all parents can access these family hubs. so it's important that on wednesday the government also invests in core services, universal services like health visiting which can reach out to families and make sure that every family has a fair start. we are calling for much

but labour says the government should be cutting vat on energy bills now to help struggling families.o tonight: senior doctors warn rising covid infections are putting intense pressure on a&e departments in england and join calls for tougher coronavirus rules. the flat owners facing winter with their homes wrapped in plastic, as the government tackles the cladding crisis after grenfell. and the facebook whistleblower frances haugen meets ian russell, whose daughter molly took her own life after viewing disturbing content online. good evening. as he prepares to deliver his budget on wednesday, the chancellor, rishi sunak, says there'll be billions of pounds of investment in infrastructure, innovation and skills to grow the british economy as it recovers from the covid pandemic. he told the bbc there'd be a boost for the nhs and schools, as well as money for services for children, policing and fighting crime. he acknowledged the rising cost of living but says this is due to global factors and he didn't have a magic wand to make them disappear. here's our political correspondent nick ear

checks in line with the referendum on political parties legislation that was put in place by the labour governmentcompliance checks that the party carries out. of the conservative saying they are operating under the regulations introduced by labour. these papers contain a huge amount of information. what would you pick out as being the headlines from that information?— as being the headlines from that information? w . , , information? taking a step back, i think it is the — information? taking a step back, i think it is the scale _ information? taking a step back, i think it is the scale and _ information? taking a step back, i think it is the scale and content, l think it is the scale and content, 12 million files is an enormous amount. that means 600 journalists around the world, bbc panorama, the guardian in the uk, looking at the stories. i've done a few of the sort of leaks now, and what marks this one out is the big names that are in there. 35 current or past leaders, 300 senior state officials. if you look at andre babich, the prime minister of the czech republic, he is standing for electio

these donations are vetted in the normal way in accordance with rules that were set up under the labour governmentcy is in no way influenced by the donations the party receives. they are entirely separate. "we are motivated by the priorities of the british public acting in the national interest." richard bilton, bbc news. 0ur correspondent andy verity is with me. this afternoon we have heard about another businessmen link to conservative party donations called victor fed secretive russian whose businesses have backed 3a conservatives mps, he was involved in a russian corruption scandal. that is also included in the bbc investigation. his lawyers told the bbc there is no evidence whatsoever that viktor fedotov behaved improperly. the revelations come from those pandora papers, a leak of 12 million offshore documents. andy, what more do we know about this man? viktor fedotov has very close connections to the conservative party, he has donated more than £700,000 through his businesses, including donations to a dozen tory mps. now the link between him and the conservatives is controversial, because la

all of these donations are vetted in the normal way in accordance with rules set up under a labour government a long time. a conservative spokesman said that government policy is in no way influenced by the donations the party receives. they are entirely separate. "we are motivated by the priorities of the "british public, acting on the national interest." richard bilton, bbc news. there's much more detail about the pandora papers the us government has long been critical of these offshore things. but these papers reveal that some of these secret bank accounts are interest set up in the united states. 81 of them are in south dakota. 37 of them in florida. it is hard to ascertain what lies within these trusts or who owns some of the accounts because of the secrecy laws passed by state politicians. i'm joined by a passed by state politicians. i'm joined bya man passed by state politicians. i'm joined by a man who set up israel's financial intelligence unit, now a consultant on money—laundering risks. thank you very much for being with us. you have spent your entire career looking into this sort

labour has accused the government of lacking a coherent plan is saying other projects like deliveringitical correspondent is here with me. mention in the report, the pledge is not it is going to be coming for quick and fast stub below expectation of 850,000,000 for the cultural sector after the pandemic and billing for transport outside of london, we have just heard about it. the treasures emphasised distilled money to spend it with you more about the levelling up it with you more about the levelling up agenda on wednesday and the hi . her up agenda on wednesday and the higher wage. _ up agenda on wednesday and the higher wage, higher _ up agenda on wednesday and the higher wage, higher productivity l higher wage, higher productivity economy. and we are still having government that is nervous about the economic picture. the chancellor has promised to balance the books after the emergency spending of the pandemic and there those worried about an inflation and the cost of borrowing and remember that many people are at home and the country and really worried about the cost of living as w

but labour says the government should be cutting vat on energy bills now to help struggling families.re putting intense pressure on a&e departments in england and join calls for tougher coronavirus rules. the flat owners facing winter with their homes wrapped in plastic, as the government tackles the cladding crisis after grenfell. and the facebook whistleblower frances haugen meets ian russell,

when labour was last in government. _ on this? when labour was last in government, we _ on this? student doctors we need? but it takes a - decade to train a medical student up and get them... this government has beenin and get them... this government has been in powerfor over a decade, but that means labour also should have been training doctors at least once the end of your time in office. but beware. the end of your time in office. but beware- we _ the end of your time in office. iemi beware. we increased the end of your time in office. elf beware. we increased the numbers of doctors and nurses working in the nhs, but what this government did is actually cut training places, got rid of the training bursary for nurses, so when the crisis hit, after ten years of cutbacks across health care, we were short of nurses and beds, short of doctors. as i said, this is the fifth year i have been coming on programme such as yours to highlight problems in the nhs. if that long—term workers plan, thatis nhs. if that long—term workers plan, that is why we are now left in this desperate situat

all of these donations are vetted in the normal way in accordance with rules set up under a labour governmentrate. "we are motivated by the priorities of the "british public, acting on the national interest." richard bilton, bbc news. there's much more detail about the pandora papers and what they reveal on the bbc news website, and you can watch �*panorama — pandora papers: political donors exposed' tonight on bbc one at 7:35pm and on iplayer. now time to look at the quarter past headlines at 80 minutes past eight. the chancellor announces half £1 billion to help get people back to work after the pandemic and says he will only consider cutting taxes when the economy is back on track. whatsapp, facebook and instagram have all been off—line for millions of re—users around the world. now for more than three hours. all details emerge about muhammad a mercy, a major conservative party donor who was involved in one of europe's biggest corruption scandals. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mark edwards. we start with some football. claudio ranieri has been appointed a

in the hour or so before yesterday's vote, plaid cymru pulled out of supporting the welsh labour government'sjust a single vote. but, come voting time, one conservative ms — who was due to vote against — was unable to log onto zoom to take part. to get into zoom. and that meant, to some astonishment, the measure passed. from next week in wales, vaccine passes will be required for those attending an indoor non—seating event of more than 500, an outdoor event with no seating with more than 4,000, any event with more than 10,000, and those going to a nightclub. so how will this work in practice? well, despite the first minister suggesting that there would be an app available, like in england, there won't be here in wales. nightclub—goers and event—goers here will have to register through a web—based operating system, one that's been operating for the past three months. they'll begin the process by using their nhs login number and then they'll input whether they've had a double vaccine or a recent negative covid test. the government say event organisers should take reasonable measures to check pe

these donations are vetted in the normal way in accordance with rules that were set up under the labour governmente whole time. a conservative spokesman said government policy is in no way influenced by the donations the party receives. they are entirely separate. "we are motivated by the priorities of the british public acting in the national interest." richard bilton, bbc news. this is one of many revelations coming from the pandora papers, which have expose the dealings of hundreds of world leaders, politicians and billionaires. more than 600 journalists and 117 countries have been finding stories that are being published this week. a bbc investigation discovered one.... let's speak to the bbc�*s and the verity. what more can you tell us? this the verity. what more can you tell us? �* , , ., ., the verity. what more can you tell us? as you mentioned, that's bought time with three _ us? as you mentioned, that's bought time with three tory _ us? as you mentioned, that's bought time with three tory prime _ us? as you mentioned, that's bought time with three tory prime minister l time with three to

the labour government when a tied vote by 28 votes 227.nced that £300,000,000 package of investment in the nhs and social care ahead of the winter ——of investment in the nhs and social care ahead of a winter described as likely to be the most challenging ever faced. the plan includes the hiring of extra support workers, cash for care at home services and a pay rise for care staff. 0pposition parties claimed the plans were a "sticking plaster" for a health service facing crisis. let's take a look at the uk's latest coronavirus figures. the government data shows there were 33,869 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, so just over 3a,000 new cases were reported on average per day, in the last week. 6,747 people were in hospital with coronavirus across the uk yesterday. there were 166 deaths — that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. that means on average, 111 deaths were announced every day in the past week. the latest figures on people who've been vaccinated haven't yet been made available. for mu

look at levelling up, which of course is borisjohnson�*s big phrase, he argued that the last labour governmentlly did a lot of levelling up. so overall, i think it was a b+, competent, good, good to get a lot worse, has it changed again, hasn't answered a lot of contradictions facing the labour party of how to web together the various elements within the labour party. but keir starmer reasserted his own authority and stamped a little bit of his character. underlying the fact that he sees himself as a serious player up against what he calls a trivial prime minister.— against what he calls a trivial prime minister. ., ,, , ., ., ., prime minister. thank you for that. thomas, prime minister. thank you for that. thomas. do — prime minister. thank you for that. thomas. do you — prime minister. thank you for that. thomas, do you think— prime minister. thank you for that. thomas, do you think it's _ prime minister. thank you for that. thomas, do you think it's changed l thomas, do you think it's changed the game? — thomas, do you think it's changed the game? i think it has. for one thing i_ the game?