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coming out of washington, dc, at about ten minutes past the hour. well be monitoring that as well and we also know that republican leaders and republican leaders and republican lawmakers will be holding a call around 9:30pm eastern time, so it about 20 minutes, and there will be briefing republican lawmakers on the deal that has been agreed in principle. i believe we also have a tweet from the republican speaker of the house kevin mccarthy. he might be giving some more information on w...

hello and welcome to the programme. we start with a big story in the uk. more thani million national health service staff in england will get a 5% pay rise after health unions here backed the deal. ambulance workers, nurses and physios will also get a one—off sum of at least £1655. but the pay deal was signed up at a meeting between the government and 1a health unions, representing all nhs staff above doctors and dentists. one minister said it was time to bring the strikes to an end...

with a strike by nurses. the family of yousef makki when the fight to have a fresh inquest into his death. a surprise fall in the amount spent by shoppers in december, as people cut back on their christmas spending. # it would be so nice. # and tickets have gone on sale for madonnas good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. the ukrainian president volodomyr zelensky has appeared via videolink to make a direct appeal for tanks, at a meeting of western defence chiefs in germany...

punk movement of the 1970s, has died in london. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin with the news of the death of pele, widely regarded as the greatest person ever to play what he himself described as �*the beautiful game. he passed away in hospital in sao paulo, surrounded by his family at the age of 82, having suffered from cancer. during his career he became the first — and so far only — player to win three world cups, and he scored more tha...

The Refugee Crisis is one of the worlds most intractable problems. 60 Million People have fled their homes, a third of them also fleeing their own country. But my guest today says the problem is fixable and we can do it easily. Hes The Economist professor sir paul collier. The solution, he argues, is to give refugeesjobs and in doing so, he suggests everyone will benefit. But if the answer is so simple, why hasnt it been done before . Paul collier, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks for inviting me on....

The Refugee Crisis is one of the worlds most intractable problems. 60 Million People have fled their homes, a third of them also fleeing their own country. But my guest today says the problem is fixable and we can do it easily. Hes The Economist professor sir paul collier. The solution, he argues, is to give refugeesjobs and in doing so, he suggests everyone will benefit. But if the answer is so simple, why hasnt it been done before . Paul collier, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks for inviting me on....

Meaningful presence in the country, and what assessment has been made of aid programmes? does he acknowledge the impact made of cuts by his government to the bilateral aid sudan receives, even before the current crisis began? 15 million in sudan were reliant on humanitarian assistance. sadly these figures are only going to increase. what conversations is he having with partners to secure the safety of humanitarian workers, their premises and assets, so life—saving aid can continue? as the un s...

Thats all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. there is one match continuing until the very, very end, although it is only 130 over there. thank you, see you in a while. in afghanistan, the death toll of an unprecedented cold wave has risen to 78 as temperatures in many parts of the country drop to —30 degrees centigrade. snowstorms have forced the closure of many key highways and roads, hampering the delivery of aid. it comes as a un delegation l...

Rights. the united nations says it is sending a top official to afghanistan to try to convince the taliban to reverse its ban on women working for aid agencies. the un says that its locally—based officials have begun meeting with ministries in afghanistan to discuss the impact on aid programmes. the un humanitarian coordinator for afghanistan says the talibans decision is already harming urgent aid programmes and that the countrys humanitarian needs were probably the worst hed seen in 30 years...

This is bbc news, im monika plaha. our top stories... a desparate search for survivors after a deadly mudslide on the italian holiday island of ischia. the worry, of course, is that as more mud is cleared, what or who will be found beneath? pakistans former prime minister, imran khan, addresses supporters to call for an end to corruption. bring back the billions — venezulan politicians from all parties demand money frozen abroad be spent on aid programmes. # im going live forever. and tributes...