louisa pilbeam, bbc news.t has said it will not abandon its plan for big tax cuts, despite the turmoil it has triggered in financial markets. on wednesday, the bank of england said it would buy government bonds to protect the uk's financial stability. the value of the pound has plunged since the cuts were announced on friday. here's the treasury minister andrew griffith. we think they're the right plans because those plans make our economy competitive. at the end of the day that's ultimately what we've got to do — what we politicians are responsible for is making the economic decisions that will drive continued growth. and you know that one of the things that's bedevilled our economy is our inability to reach that top 2.5% rate of growth. it's happened in the past — it happened before the 2008 financial crisis. we can get back to that, but we're only going to do so with the programme of supply—side reform that was embedded in the growth plan. and we will unpick all the elements to this story in the business ne

louisa pilbeam, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.ill ramp up security around oil and gas installations, after the suspected sabotage of two major pipelines. the eu, us and nato have suggested damage to the pipelines between russia and germany was deliberate, but have not blamed russia directly. russia has said it was not involved, and asked if the us was instead. a study has found that over the past decade, on average, an environmental activist was killed every two days. the global witness report says more than 1,700 people died while trying to prevent fossil fuel extraction and mining on their lands. it attributes the rise to the growing global demand for commodities, combined with the rise of authoritarian governments. most of the killings took place in latin america. danish football officials have announced that the national team will wear a "toned down" monochrome kit, for november's world cup in qatar. it's to protest against the host nation's human rights record, and the alleged mistreatment of thousands of migrant workers buil

louisa pilbeam, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. aground in turkey's bosporus strait. it's halted shipping through istanbul. turkish officials say lady zehma suffered rudderfailure, but was safely anchored. the ship is one of six that left black sea ports in ukraine under a un—brokered export deal. rosmah mansor, the wife of ex malaysian prime minister najib razak, has been sentenced to ten years in prison. she was found guilty on three charges of soliciting and receiving bribes to help a company win a $280 million project. just days earlier, her husband started serving a i2—yearjail sentence for corruption charges related to the state—owned fund i—mdb. chengdu has become the latest chinese city to be locked down after a fresh outbreak of covid—i9 as beijing continues to pursue its controversial "zero—covid" policy. around 21 million people have been ordered to stay indoors, with just one person per household allowed to go out for essential shopping. divers have managed to stop fuel leaking from a ship that's beached off the coast o

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with me is our bbc reporter louisa pilbeam. tell us what happened.t we know is that video has emerged, and absolutely terrifying video if you are watching this, terrifying for anyone in public office for any politicians, and what happens in this video is that a gun is literally put to cristina fernandez de kirchner�*s face, her head, and it clicks as if somebody is pulling the trigger. so she then puts her hands to her head and it looks like she is completely bewildered and in shock and doesn't realise the magnitude of the situation, and then it hits her that this is being called an assassination attempt. the president of argentina has spoken this evening, he addressed the nation, and he has called this an assassination attempt, and he has said that christina remains alive, and for some reason the weapon that had five bullets in it did not fire despite having been triggered. so this weapon was loaded and pointed at her head? it clicked, as you say. remind us of the tech — the contents of this. of the tech - the contents of this. �* , ,., , ., this. a

louisa pilbeam, bbc news.rterjenny kumah has been to the zoo as visitors take a last look around. for decades, bristol zoo has welcomed new generations of species, including rhinos and tiger cubs. and generations of families have been coming here to meet them, families like diana's. she has been coming here for 85 years and remembers riding wendy the elephant. llsed here for 85 years and remembers riding wendy the elephant. used to climb on, riding wendy the elephant. used to climb on. go _ riding wendy the elephant. used to climb on. go on — riding wendy the elephant. used to climb on, go on a _ riding wendy the elephant. used to climb on, go on a ladder, - riding wendy the elephant. used to climb on, go on a ladder, and - riding wendy the elephant. used to climb on, go on a ladder, and she i climb on, go on a ladder, and she used to sway. climb on, go on a ladder, and she used to sway-— climb on, go on a ladder, and she used to sway. why was it important for ou to used to sway. why was it important for you t

louisa pilbeam reports.h the water, do not wash your face with the water. me, as a parent, i'm going to do whatever it takes for us to survive in this water crisis. they are surviving at home on bottled water and boiling what comes out of the tap, and the children are learning at home in a state of emergency injackson, mississippi, where schools are closed, as are restaurants and businesses. james clipper went two days without water at his apartment. now the water's running but it's not looking good. it's kind of dirty, the water is kind of dirty. i don't know if there's some rust, whatever the case might be. it's frustrating, everybody is frustrated, you know. thank you for everything, man. in particular, the country. in the majority black southern state, the national guard is giving out water, keeping people alive. some 180,000 residents of the state capital are without it. there are some good workers, doing all this. problems at the ob curtis water plant that supplies the city began after heavy rains caus

louisa pilbeam, bbc news.o possible grade inflation at three unnamed higher education institutions. the office for students say there's been a sharp increase in the awarding of first and upper second—class degrees. in the 2020—2021 academic year, around 38% of students were awarded a first—class degree, that's up from nearly i6% between 2010 and 2011. the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has welcomed the arrival of un experts at the russian—held zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, but urged for the area around plant to be demilitarised. the head of the international atomic energy agency raphael grossi said his team will maintain a permanent presence at europe's biggest nuclear power station. earlier i spoke to our correspondent in kyiv hugo bachega and asked him what the un team has been able to do so far. lots of questions remain about what kind of access these inspectors have been given. we understand some of these inspectors remain at the zaporizhzhia nuclear power complex, i think today the plan for