Import taxes on marmalade, gherkins and more than 100 products are being removed ahead of the Budget by UK Chancellor John Healey in a move aimed at giving families “breathing space” with the cost of living.

The government is also bringing in measures to end the so-called cliff-edge for those receiving carer’s allowance payments and will also make higher tax-free mileage rates permanent.

The Conservatives said the offer of “cheaper gherkins” was “an insult to families hammered by Labour’s tax rises”.

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Fatimah Hossaini is a fashion photographer in Afghanistan. She takes pictures that push the boundaries on cultural norms in the country.

She says she wants to use her work to help women be seen.

Afghanistan is a conservative society and Fatimah has been threatened by the Taliban for what she does but says she wants to carry on living and working in her country.

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This week Chinese President Xi Jinping and his inner circle are meeting in Beijing for a series of closed-door meetings, known as plenums.

Once those meetings have concluded, we’re expecting to learn more about the senior figures who could shape the look of China’s ruling Communist Party in the years to come.

In this special episode we answer your questions about the next generation of Chinese leaders and how they might run this global superpower. We also look at the way Xi has shaped China’s policies across Asia and Africa and his relationships with Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

Presenter Celia Hatton is joined by the BBC’s China correspondent Stephen McDonell in Beijing and Shawn Yuan from the BBC’s Global China Unit.

The Global News Podcast brings you the best of the BBC’s news coverage and analysis from around the world. New audio episodes of the Global News Podcast are published twice a day. You can listen here: https://link.mgln.ai/GNP-YT

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The police force in the West Midlands of England are tackling area’s battle with gun crime.

Once a hotspot, it was an area suffering from high-profile shootings. Gun fights between rival gangs were happening regularly.

Now, figures show a significant decline in gun violence over the last six years. So how did it happen?

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18 -year-old Yusra Mardini left Syria for Europe on a boat packed with refugees. With land in sight, the vessel began to sink and she and her sister had to swim the last part of the journey to Greece. After several months in Germany, she has qualified to swim at the Rio Olympics as part of Team Refugee, which was set up by the International Olympic Committee in recognition of the worldwide refugee crisis.

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