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the very latest from capitol hill all things hitchhikers guide to washington, d.c., in the swamp chad whats going on we expect this to past only? >> we think theyre gonna start this vote in the next two have been 3 minutes they started this debate at 717 eastern time. we think the actual roll call vote is income any minute so its pending. we do expect a bipartisan coalition of democrats and g.o.p. members to vote yes. house speaker kevin mccarthy made the closing argument he said dont ...

so were gonna move right to it. >> have a great show. >> thanks, alex. the breaking news of the night is that the colorado supreme court made 43 decision ruled that donald trump, quote, is disqualified from holding the office of president under section three of the 14th amendment of united states constitution because he is disqualified it would be a wrongful act under the election code for the colorado secretary of state to list him as a candidate on the presidential primary ballot. ne...

well have the headlines and all the news for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. hello from the french riviera. im tom brook and welcome to talking movies. in todays programme, highlights from one of the worlds great movie events, the cannes film festival. coming up in the programme — the excitement of cannes. the strong lineup of films and the wealth of famous names from international cinema on the red carpet. top movie stars on being in cannes. harrison ford ...

in spending and no new taxes. the british government is discussing plans for supermarkets to introduce a cap on the price of basic food items to help tackle the rising cost of living. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to this special edition of talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. lets go and take a look at whats on the show. im here in rabat — its the capital of morocco — to look at this countrys potential to solve europes energ...

american energy ban federal regulations. that last point is what you may hear people describing as congress cannot pass regulations or legislation that adds to the deficit without making equivalent cuts elsewhere. to help us understand if this deal is any good we are joined now by someone who definitely understands how to read a budget, former entrepreneur and now of course 202024 presidential candidate. your reaction to this deal. >> i think it is a positive step forward. i think it i...

here is the news from karishma patel. the government says its taking action to tackle teenage vaping in england. the prime minister has pledged to close a loophole which allows retailers to give children free samples even though it is illegal to sell to them. russia has accused ukraine of launching drone attacks on moscow. the defence ministry says eight drones reach the capital. officials report minor damage to buildings on the strong swallow overnight attack on kyiv in which one pers...

abroad for safety. evans friends collect and translate letters of support for him from all over the world, helping keep his spirits up and their own. evan is not a spy. evan is a journalist. and my greatest hope is that evan is released as soon as possible and can go home, can go back to work and go back to his family, can come and spend time with all of us again, as he should be doing right now. thats the greatest hope. the conditions in the camp have declined seriously. the barracks ...

despite those who say, "go back to your own country," puerto rico is part of the u.s. its not a state. but its inhabitants are 100% american. and this right here is el viejo, san juan, the oldest part of a heavily fortified colonial city established in 1521 by none other than ponce de leon. and the spaniards named it puerto rico, aka rich port, so you can get an idea of what their intentions were for this island. sugar, spices, gold, just a few of the perks the spanish enjoyed for over...

its wednesday 31st may. rail passengers are facing disruption this morning, as more than 12,000 train drivers walk out in a row over pay and working conditions. its the start of several days of industrial action on the rail network, which will affect people travelling to this weekends epsom derby and the fa cup final. heres our transport correspondent, katy austin. once again, train services have come to a stop in many parts of the country. this music bar in london thinks punters stayi...

going to be discussing all of that with these three experts. there they are. the big boss of one of africas largest renewable energy companies, an energy expert from the world bank, and a leading moroccan environmental campaigner. also on the show, im going to sit down with the moroccan government minister tasked with the mighty challenge of making sure everything is in place for this country to enjoy the abundant wind and sunshine whilst transforming its economy. wherever yourejoining...