to 29 and 27 years. you continued to abuse him, and you lied that he had covid, so that no one would see him and remove him from your care. and in doing so, you subjected your own baby son to unimaginable cruelty. as a vigil takes place in cardiff for the two teenagers killed in an accident which sparked rioting, we speak exclusively to one of their families. and they re the talk of the terraces can luton town win the championship play off and host the premier league s biggest stars at their humble home? and newsnight at 1030, we will go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today s big story. plus, a first look at tomorrow s front pages. good evening. the presenter phillip schofield has resigned from his remaining itv shows and has quit the network entirely, after acknowleging that he had an affair with a younger male colleague at this morning. in a statement, mr schofield said he had lied about the relationship to itv, as well as to his agents, lawy
hello i m sumi somaskanda. we begin right here in washington dc where democrats and republicans are scrambling to close a deal on raising the federal debt limit. there is still no deal in place but as many lawmakers leave for a holiday weekend, president biden has hinted a deal might be not be too far away. with regards to the debt limit, things are looking good, i m very optimistic. i hope we will have some clearer evidence tonight, before the clock strikes 12, that we have a deal. but it is very close and i am optimistic. so according to the president, we might get the news of a deal in less than an hour. a top republican negotiator, congressman patrick mchenry, was a bit more cautious with his assessment, saying: we are in the window by which we meet thejune five deadline. it s not over, we re not done. but we have to come to some tough terms in these closing hours. earlier on friday, congress got a bit more runway for its negotiations. us treasury secretary janet yell
hello. we begin right here in washington d.c. where democrats and republicans are scrambling to close a deal on raising the federal debt limit. there is still no deal in place but as many lawmakers leave for a holiday weekend president biden hints a deal might be not be too far away. with regard to the debt limit, things are looking good. we are very optimistic and i hope we will have some clear evidence tonight. before the clock strikes i2 tonight. before the clock strikes 12 that we have a deal. but we are very close and i am not optimistic. iam i am optimistic. meanwhile, republican negotiators have signaled a deal is within reach but not yet agreed upon. adding to the optimism, it appears congress has been given a bit more breathing room. in just the last few hours, us treasury secretary janet yellen sending this letter to congressional leaders, she now says the us has until june 5th to avoid a default. she had previously said june 1st. if republicans and the wh
a new climate report says temperatures in europe have been going up by more than twice the global average. with the us midterm elections fast approaching president biden says democracy itself is on the line. # when i wake up early in the morning. and still fab after all these years a long awaited report is released today into the response of the emergency services to the bomb attack at the manchester arena five years ago. the report is expected to make serious criticisms of the police, ambulance, and fire services. one of the firefighters has told the bbc the response had been embarassing and shameful . judith moritz has been talking to a man who tried repeatedly to save the life of 28 year old john atkinson whose family say he was badly let down by the emergency services. siren wails in the aftermath of the explosion at manchester arena, sirens screeched towards the scene. but the police were in disarray, paramedics mostly stayed out of the blast area, and the fire
interest rates are expected to rise sharply today, as the bank of england attempts to tackle soaring prices. the bank is expected to increase its base rate by three quarters of a percentage point from 2.25% to 3%. that would be its eighth consecutive increase since december, pushing the rate to its highest level for m years. it would also mark the biggest single increase since 1989, and could have a big impact on the cost of living and people s finances. our correspondent navtej johal has this report. omar is a veterinary surgeon based in derby. he came to the uk four years ago and had planned to buy a home and settle here long term. with interest rates here expected to rise further today, which is likely to make mortgages more expensive, omar says he s now considering whether he should even stay in the uk. have you lost trust in the uk? i trust my colleagues, i trust my friends, i trust a lot of people in the uk. it shook my trust in the system. and you may move, you may lea