[inaudible conversations] come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a re cess for the committee at anytime. Entitled bureaucratic overreach for Consumer Protection. Examining the cfpbs latest action to restrict composition in the payments. Without objection all members have five legislative days to submit extraneous materials for inclusion in the record. I want to recognize myself for five minutes to give a opening statement. Todays hearing, bureaucratic overreach or Consumer Protection examining the cfpbs latest action to restrict competition in payments in my view is critical because its going to talk about this large participants in of Digital Consumer payment applications market. This is the sixth lpr that the cfpb has initiated. And putting aside the egregiously short Comment Period which frustrates both members of this committee, the deeply flawed cost benefit analysis which are both have become hallmarks of this administration i find the substance of pr
Its wednesday the 25th of october. A United Nations agency which looks after Palestinian Refugees has warned it could stop its work in gaza tonight if it doesnt receive urgent deliveries of fuel. Last night, eight trucks carrying food, water and medicine crossed the rafah border between egypt and gaza, but israel has banned fuel from entering the territory, saying hamas would use it for military purposes. Hamas is designated as a Terrorist Organisation by many western governments, including the uk. There are now growing International Calls for a humanitarian pause in the fighting, to allow aid to reach gazas residents. 0ur middle east correspondent Yolande Knell has the latest. The slow trickle of aid. Just eight lorries carrying water, food and medicine made their way into gaza last night. But whats not getting in is fuel. Hospitals are struggling. Here, medics use their phones to light the way as a patient arrives, as theres no fuel for generators and theyre overwhelmed by casualties
Of some showers. Ill have all the details coming up. Well, good morning. Leading the program this morning. The infected blood scandal in independent inquirys final report is set to be published later on today. Yes. So the scandal has been subject of the biggest ever pubuc subject of the biggest ever Public Inquiry in the uk. After tens of thousands of people were infected with contaminated blood, while Political Correspondent Katherine Forster has more. Some of my friends have said to me, are you sure . Are you sure this is the nhs . Are you sure this is the nhs . Are you sure this is the nhs . Are you sure this is the infected blood . Sure this is the infected blood . Scandal . Is a story so shocking it almost beggars belief. In the 1970s and 80, the nhs gave contaminated blood to over 30,000 people. To haemophiliacs whose blood doesnt clot properly and to people needing blood transfusions infected with hiv or hepatitis c, over 3000 have died. Sue wathen was infected died. Sue wathen
Hitting targets. Our Balance Sheet is solid. Our cost base is supreme. We are bringing in pay increases and paying down the debt. The ftse 100 hovering around record levels despite concerns over the health of the uks financial market. Well be discussing with bim afolami this hour. And taiwan inauguration is drawing the eye of beijing. The new leader is calling for both sides of the Taiwan Straits to pursue peace. I hope that china will face the reality of the republic of chinas existence and respect the choices of the people of taiwan and in good faith choose dialogue over confrontation and exchange over containment. Irans president and foreign minister have been killed in the Helicopter Crash in bad weather. State media says all passengers died. It battled blizzard conditions and dogs and drones to find the accident site on sunday. State tv paused programming to show prayers. The helicopter hit the Mountain Peak in the ynorthwestern part f the country here azerbaijan. We have more wit