of their plans will be fully all of their plans will be fully funded and costed. but it's all about trying to get on the front foot when it comes to the economic debate ahead of the general election. so what specifically was jeremy hunt saying and offering to people? none really. he was asked about national insurance that the conservatives have brought down a couple of times in the last year or so and was asked if he was going to do it again and he did say that if the space was there than the conservatives would like to bring another national insurance got before the election. if we can afford to go further, responsibly, to reduce the double tax on work this autumn, that is what i will do because over time we make no apology for wanting to keep cutting the double tax on work until it is gone. but only when we can do so without increasing borrowing and without cutting funding

for public services or pensions. so that was the chancellor on national insurance and interestingly when asked about another tax increase we have seen, the freezing of thresholds, it's quite complicated but as people's salaries go complicated but as people's salaries 9° up, complicated but as people's salaries go up, and you pay certain levels of tax and it is frozen, when salaries go tax and it is frozen, when salaries 9° up tax and it is frozen, when salaries go up people are paying more tax and that looks to what has been leading to fiscal drag. he did not commit the chancellor to unfreezing those thresholds any earlier than 2028 which is the current projected plan. that will lead some to suggest that the tax—cutting is a bit selective when it comes to the conservative but the key thing the chancellor was trying to do was set eight a dividing line for the election and he produced this document claiming labour would have to increase tax because of a spending commitment.

we've been through it and we think some of the calculations are pretty uncertain and in fact the document says they are pretty uncertain and it was put together by political appointees as they are called rather than impartial civil servants so there are some serious caveats to it but the documents and idea that taxes could be put up by labour were put to the party earlier. we've already set out the specific tax measures with making office to fund public services, so closing the non-dom _ fund public services, so closing the non—dom leupolz, going after tax avoiders _ non—dom leupolz, going after tax avoiders and introducing vat on private — avoiders and introducing vat on private school fees and we set out specifically what we do in terms of tax to _ specifically what we do in terms of tax to make sure we have immediate injection— tax to make sure we have immediate injection of— tax to make sure we have immediate injection of cash into public services _ injection of cash into public services and in the long run we know the way— services and in the long run we know the way to— services and in the long run we know the way to fund public services and make _ the way to fund public services and make people across britain better off is _ make people across britain better off is to _ make people across britain better off is to get the economy growing and that's— off is to get the economy growing and that's why it is front and centre — and that's why it is front and centre in— and that's why it is front and centre in the plans for government. we have _ centre in the plans for government. we have no— centre in the plans for government. we have no plans for tax changes beyond _ we have no plans for tax changes beyond what we set out in those ones

about _ beyond what we set out in those ones about closing them to non—dom is, those _ about closing them to non—dom is, those are _ about closing them to non—dom is, those are the things we want to get money for from our public services. so what _ money for from our public services. so what happens? the money for from our public services. 50 what happens?— money for from our public services. so what happens? the answer is these debates are going _ so what happens? the answer is these debates are going to _ so what happens? the answer is these debates are going to continue. - so what happens? the answer is these debates are going to continue. there l debates are going to continue. there might be six months or so to go until the general election but the parties are going to continue to hammer us all and voters with claims and counter claims are what the other spending plans would mean and what the potential division lines are. the truth is at the moment because the manifestos are not out, we cannot be completely certain about what does and does not add up but what we can be sure about is its claims and counter claims on one of the interesting things at the general election is analysing all the figures in figuring out who has been transparent about their own numbers. h0 been transparent about their own numbers. ., ., , , , numbers. no doubt she will be there to talk us through _ numbers. no doubt she will be there to talk us through it _ numbers. no doubt she will be there to talk us through it all. _ numbers. no doubt she will be there to talk us through it all. thank - to talk us through it all. thank you, nick. the post office horizon inquiry has heard that former chief

executive paula vennells has found an extra 50 documents which she is handing over to the inquiry before giving evidence next week. she will be defending and explaining her own involvement in the prosecution of more than 700 subpostmasters handed criminal convictions between 1999 and 2015 as fujitsu's faulty horizon system made it appear as though money was missing at their branches. our correspondent azadeh moshiri is there. what can you tell us about the documents that have just been found? well, we don't know much and the inquiry has told me they will be reviewing them earn elite —— as soon as they are delivered later today. as you say, paul of animals is appearing over the course of three days next week and they've received these documents just days before she is appearing and they did get one of those documents a letter that related to alistair cameron, the chief financial officer appearing today and the inquiry counsel who made a point of saying he received

it as late as 1117 pm last night. disclosure has been an issue and it's something that the inquiry counsel is as well as the chair have complained about and i spoke to one of the lawyers and the dozens of sub—postmasters who are victim of the scandal and i got his reaction to this latest disclosure by paul of annals and he said the post office and miss panels had been on notice that she would be called to give evidence since 2021 and in his words he says it is outrageous that this incredibly outrageous late stage for important happens to be disclosed. is appearing next week and there are dozens of chairs that have been lined up in several rooms in anticipation of the victims, the sub—postmasters as was the general public and media who were attending a week that so many people have been waiting for, some postmasters have been waiting for four decades in

some ways to see the moment where paul of annals is questioned about all of this with all of the evidence that has been gathered. as for paul of annals, the last we heard from her, she said she is truly sorry for the devastation caused by some postmasters and their families and that she is cooperating with the inquiry and won't be making any further comment until it is complete. liverpool managerjurgen klopp says he wouldn't have done anything differently and that he's had a great time over the past 9 years, as he prepares to step down as manager of the club this weekend. he told reporters this morning that this past few days has been the most intense week of his life, and that saying goodbye is never nice. beyond the silverware, the charismatic german has become more than just a football manager to many in his adopted city.

i'm margaret aspinall, former chair of the hillsborough family support group. i lost my sonjames at hillsborough. the first time i metjurgen klopp, i was quite surprised how much and the knowledge he had of hillsborough. the hillsborough families have been through so much. we've won a lot of things withjurgen. he's took all our pain away for them, for them 90 minutes. he really gets the people of merseyside. he really does. i feel he is a scouser. hi, my name is dan shields. i'm the head chef at home—baked co—operative bakery in anfield and this is our klopp pie named in honour ofjurgen klopp. it's based around a kind of mixture of steak and ale, and meat and potato, but it's packed with those kind of german, almost pickled ingredients. so even though obviouslyjurgen's

leaving the end of the season, which we are devastated about, particularly when we found out, we're going to keep on running the pie. the last couple years we found it's probably been a staple really of what we do. i'm neil pooler, i live in formby, less than half a mile away- from jurgen and ula. in february 2022, i had what'sj called a sudden cardiac arrest. in the period when i was in - hospital, somebody put something through our letterbox. it was a signed liverpool shirt - from themselves and the team squad. to me, it was a sign- of their kindness, if you like, l and their place within the local. community that they did something like that completely unprompted. it means a great deal. "dear steve, firstly, i hope you don't mind me writing to you. ijust want to get in touch to let you know that you're in my thoughts and in my prayers."

my name's colette halliday. my connection tojurgen klopp, sadly, is through some personally tragic circumstances with the loss of my partner. stephen was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis and deteriorated. a great friend of his, andyjohnson, approached the club and said, "could you possibly do anything?" a little while after, out of the blue came this absolutely beautiful letter. we just all burst into tears when we read it because it was just beautiful. and i was so pleased that he got to see it because he died about three weeks later. "the managers, players, owners, directors, staff and supporters of this club,"... excuse me. . . "are all supporting you. and the best thing about this, i know, is what difference it can make. steve, we're all with you. you'll never walk alone. jurgen klopp." i think that's a measure of the man. unusual for somebody to come from outside the city and really get a flavour of what he needs to be doing.

he will be missed massively. it's now two and a bit. years since my problem. if i see him, he's coming out i of his drive or he's driving past, he'll always stop and ask how i am. if you only meet him for five seconds, you feel as if you've known him for years. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas. hello. it was a bit of a misty, murky start for some of us, but for most places, the sunshine has broken through and there's a lot of dry weather on the cards for the rest of today. this was the picture in freshwater on the isle of wight a little bit earlier on. we can see that cumulus cloud that's bubbling up, and for some places, that willjust spark off one or two showers, but many of us are seeing some dry and sunny weather. now, to the south of the uk, we've got a couple of nondescript areas of low pressure here, so they are going to throw a little bit of rain our way at times through the course of the weekend. but for the rest of the afternoon,

a few showers, particularly so for the west of scotland, the odd thundery one here. one or two further south across parts of england and wales, but many of us avoiding them. temperatures for most of us between 20 to perhaps 23 celsius, warmest across the west of scotland, a little bit colder around this east coast where we've got a little bit of lingering low cloud and fog. through this evening tonight, we'll start seeing more of that sea fog rolling in, becoming more extensive for parts of northern, eastern england, down the east coast. further inland we've got some clearer spells, but there could be some patchy fog almost anywhere to start saturday morning. fairly mild first thing, we've got those light winds around. low pressure close to the near continent on saturday morning, though. we can just see this warm front moving through and that could very well bring some outbreaks of rain to parts of kent and sussex, essex, for instance, first thing in the morning. down towards the channel islands, some of that rain could be quite persistent. sea fog still lingering for parts of eastern scotland, perhaps northeast england, burning back during the day, but as those showers drift westwards, there could be the odd

thunderstorm, perhaps wales and southwest england for instance as well, but any of the showers are fairly hit and miss on saturday. a good deal of dry, settled weather if you've got outdoor plans. temperatures again a little above average, but always a few degrees cooler close to that northeast coast. similarly, on sunday, we've got low cloud again moving in from the north sea. scotland is a little bit cloudy. i think one or two showers, not quite as warm, but for the rest of the uk, any showers are fairly few and far between, so some good spells of blue sky and sunshine, light winds after early mist and fog clears, and top temperatures around 22 celsius, but cooler around that east coast where we keep that low cloud and murk. head on into monday and tuesday, we've got low pressure starting to dry and approach, so although the next few days relatively dry, it looks like things turn more unsettled from mid week onwards. a touch cooler, but perhaps drier again towards the end of this coming week. bye— bye.

live from london. this is bbc news. vas a's president says there are no plans for his troops to capture ukraine's second city kharkiv but

evacuations continue in the region. us officials say trucks carrying aid into gaza had become moving ashore amid concerns over humanitarian access. the head of the uk water company south west water apologises for the outbreak of a diarrhoea —type illness in south devon due to a parasite found in the supply. and a parasite found in the supply. and a pause in former president's trial in new york, we find out why. hello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in ukraine, as fighting continues around the city of kharkiv, after russia made its biggest territorial gains in 18 months. in the past few hours, russian president vladimir putin has said russia has no current plans

to capture the city of kharkiv, in the north east of the country.