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president zelensky�*s visit to the uk in the last couple of hours, he is at chequers with the uk prime minister, rishi sunak. chequers is the countryside rural retreat of the sitting uk prime minister, and they were there to discuss, of course, ukraines war with russia and the continuing support that the uk and other countries will provide. we got a little nudge about what their priorities were, because now we know, this phrase i am sure we are going to be hearing a lot more of, jets...

be that difficult to get to a deal by the end of the week. the president is canceling part of his upcoming overseas trip. returning to the u.s. sunday after the g-7 economic meeting in japan. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich has our top story live tonight from the north lawn. >> kevin mccarthy says there is a gap between the two sides in moving forward but, as the president leaves for japan tomorrow, the white house is appointing senior adviser stevery chety, louise taylor and...

4.5%. risen by a quarter of a percent, that is from our economics editor, faisal islam, who has tweeted that. just getting that information in that, as expected, interest rates in the uk are now at 4.5%, up from 4.25%, a quarter rate rise. 0ur cost of living correspondent is watching these developments for us, kevin, news that will impact on so many peoples lives for their mortgages and make life just that bit more difficult as they have seen those rate rises so many times, for the 13t...

like lifetime experience, but its exceeded my expectations. also on the programme: a man has been found guilty of the murder of seven—year—old nikki allan in sunderland, following a police inquiry lasting 30 years. yet more misery for rail passengers, as train drivers begin a fresh round of strikes over pay. and, why the legend of zelda: tears of the kingdom is tipped to become one of the best—selling titles on the nintendo switch. and coming up on bbc news. we look ahead to the ...

are on, so lets get started. time now to focus on the top business stories. im sally bundock and we begin in turkey — where, as youve been hearing, most ballots are counted in this crucial general election and there does not appear to be a clear winner. official figures indicate that president recep tayyip erdogan has fallen short of of the crucial 50% of the vote. his secular opposition rival, kemal kilicdaroglu, is on around 45%, with a run—off contest in two weeks time looking l...

the country has been battling soaring inflation and the fellow from the recent earthquakes. standing against him is kemal kilicdaroglu, who is backed by a broad opposition alliance. heres what one of the supporters of the opposition had to say. translation: i am so excited. i cant feel my heartbeat. i still believe we will win. we have to get rid of this system already. especially as a woman, i want this change. the situation of the country is obvious. im extremely excited. we wait wit...

mass shooting in buffalo, new york where a teenager killed ten people at a tops grocery store just because of their color of their skin. today, residents are commemorating the horrific attack. this mothers day, we are talking to a mom whose son was shot and survived, also we have the head of the naacp here, and hes going to weigh in on white supremacy in america, gun violence, and more. plus, america at risk of defaulting on its debt. sending the u.s. economy off a cliff. the white hou...

planned ahead. >> i have never discussed. >> never discussed. >> i have never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings. >> that was a lie and he continues to lie. the biden administration have received millions of dollars from china. >> randi weingarten pushing a social media scrubber to save herself from embarrassment. >> catch forgotten posts that may not reflect how are today. >> worry about the kids that you abandoned. >> today the back the blue bike tour. >> driving f...

jen psaki said they would approach without labeling, so psaki and other others rushed to say there was no crisis, but some journalists kept pressing the point. >> 22,000 unaccompanied children in our country right now. thats a record. that sounds to most folks like a crisis. >> well, look, its way down now. weve now gotten control. howard: and now with the president sending another 1500 troops to the border and pan pandemic era restrictions being lifted this thursday, the expected surg...

carroll had accused trump of raping her in the changing room of a luxury department store in 1996. she also claimed that trump defamed her when he called her "a complete con job" after she went public with the allegation in 2019. after three hours of deliberation, the jurors said trump did not rape carroll, though they did uphold her other complaints. the ex—president has been ordered to pay carroll $5 million in damages. his legal team has already said they will appeal the ruling. c...