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| |  | Iain McDowell 29 September 2023 | | | Good morning. First up we're talking tax as the UK heads for a revenue-raising record. There's the latest from striking train drivers and you'll hear from the siblings searching for their sperm-donor dad. Plus, scroll on for a look back at the career of the late, great Sir Michael Gambon, the tale of the TikTok superstar organist and to take our quiz of the week. | | | |
 Image: Reuters UK on track to hit record tax levels, says think tank After a series of revenue-generating measures in recent years, the government is on course to oversee the biggest tax-raising Parliament since records began, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. It says taxes will amount to about 37% of national income by the next general election, expected next year. The analysis is published two days before the Conservative Party conference begins in Manchester and at a time when some Tory MPs are piling pressure on PM Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to start reducing taxes. Last week Mr Hunt said tax cuts would be "virtually impossible" at present. So what next for the country's coffers? The IFS says: "It is likely that this Parliament will mark a decisive and permanent shift to a higher-tax economy." | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Time for tee? They've been swinging into action early this morning for the opening session of golf's Ryder Cup in Rome. The US dominated on home soil last time but Europe haven't lost as hosts for 30 years. Our live coverage is already rolling and here's your guide to the tournament , including details of how to listen live and watch highlights on the BBC. | | | |
| | Train drivers warn of Christmas strikes as latest action begins If you're planning to travel by rail over the next few days it's worth checking if your journey will be disrupted by the latest wave of industrial action by train drivers in their dispute over pay. An overtime ban today will lead to some cancellations before strikes tomorrow and on Wednesday leave most operators without any services. The train companies say a pay offer remains on the table but the drivers' union Aslef warns that this long and increasingly bitter standoff it won't end any time soon. | | | | | | | | | |
| Why part-time work at university risks worsening divide Trying to make ends meet at university can be hard at the best of times but amid the cost-of-living crisis more students are trying to balance their studies with part-time jobs to pay the bills. That could put them at a disadvantage to those who don't have to work, say researchers. We've spoken to one student who tells us of her experience. Here's our report. | | | |
Essential read | | | | | Matthew and Phoebe want to find out where they came from - now a law change will help. | | | | | | | |
|  Image: Alamy 'A magnificent trickster' - Sir Michael Gambon remembered From the stage to the screen to Hogwarts headmaster, Sir Michael Gambon was a masterly performer and the tributes paid to him after his death yesterday at the age of 82 reveal a depth of admiration felt only for the greatest in the business. We've been digging deep into the archives to find the images that tell the story of his legendary, six-decades-long career. | | | | | |
|  | | BBC Sounds The Pyton star, documentary maker and author discusses his new book Great-Uncle Harry. | | | | |  | | BBC iPlaYER Join camera operator Rob Taylor as he films the world's biggest news and events for the BBC. | | | | | | | |
| 'PM to block 20mph zones' and 'moronic act on majestic tree' Rishi Sunak has drawn up a series of new policies to appeal to drivers, according to the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph. They say there'll be fewer changes to speed limits and it'll become easier to challenge parking fines. Several front pages feature a picture of Elianne Andam, the 15-year-old girl killed in a stabbing in London. The Daily Mirror quotes her aunt saying: "She went to school and didn't come home." The felling of a 300-year-old sycamore next to Hadrian's Wall is the Daily Mail's focus, with the paper calling it "mindless vandalism". See what else makes the front pages. | | | |
| | Nicknamed "the Taylor Swift of classical music" and described as a "star on a mission", Anna Lapwood has taken TikTok by storm to become one of the world's most famous organists. Find out how her unlikely mash-ups - including Bach v Faithless - have 5,000 people screaming along to a 152-year-old pipe organ. And on that note, tune up for our quiz of the week . | | | |
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