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macroeconomics this is bbc news. the headlines: prince harry wins his phone hacking case — and is awarded £140,000 in damages. he describes it — as �*a great day for truth�*. what now for ukraine — after hungarys prime minister blocks a $55 billion eu aid package — and threatens to pull the handbrake�* on future payments. a un report says the taliban is sending female abuse survivors to prison — because shelters have closed. lets turn now to the war in ukraine — beca...

a very warm welcome to the programme. im sally bundock. we start here in the uk. allies of the former uk prime minister, borisjohnson, have condemned the cabinet office for releasing details about possible covid lockdown breaches to scotland yard and thames valley police. lawyers preparing the governments case ahead of the public inquiry into the handling of the pandemic have sent the police information about meetings held at downing street and the prime ministers country retreat, cheq...

us treasury secretary janet has again sent a letter to congress warning the treasury would be unable to satisfy its obligations as early as 1june. presidentjoe biden will meet top lawmakers including republican house of representatives speaker kevin mccarthy at 3p able a good time on tuesday. of course that meeting was postponed from last friday. samira hussain has more from new york. in less than two weeks the united states could fail to meet its debt obligations. if lawmakers in wash...

im sally bundock. welcome to the programme. we begin with breaking news from ukraine. the capital, kyiv, has come under heavy fire with officials calling it "exceptional in its density." they say the vast majority of missiles were shot down by air defence systems. these are the latest pictures, and government messages warned people to keep away from windows as debris from intercepted missiles was falling from the sky. the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko, said some of the debris fell on...

right hand doesnt know what the far right hand doesnt know what the far right hand is doing. so the home secretary, i would ask her if she can confirm is she still committed to the 2019 conservative manifesto pledge of bringing net migration below 226,000? and if so, does she think the prime minister agrees with her? ~ ~ ,,, ., ~ think the prime minister agrees with her? . ~ ,,, ., ~ ~ think the prime minister agrees with her? . ~ her? well, mr speaker... mr speaker, lets be absolutel...

that no agreement has been reached. both men had met earlier this morning and before the talk said sounded a note of optimism. they have just ten days left to reach a deal to increase the government borrowing limit or trigger a default. from new york. even before president _ default. from new york. even before president biden - default. from new york. even before president biden with i before president biden with house speaker kevin mccarthy negotiations were once again around the tabl...

condemned internationally. now on bbc news, its time for the interview with sheikh hasina. bangladeshs prime minister sheikh hasina has been in powerfor last 1a years. hersupporters hasina has been in powerfor last 1a years. her supporters described her as a saviour, and her critic says she is a dictator. they accuse her of human rights abuses. in a rare and wide—ranging interview with the bbc, sheikh hasina sits down with yalda hakim to discuss some of the most important issues faci...

praised the antimissile defence systems which intercepted a berridge of russian rockets over kyiv overnight. let me show you the footage from the defence systems in action. ukraine says 18 missiles were shot down, including six of the hypersonic weapons that president putin had claimed are unstoppable. ukrainian officials have declined to comment on a claim moscow that one missile got through air defences to destroy a us—built the latest barrage came just hours after president zelens...

obligations. it has until the first ofjune to sign an agreement or the us could face an economic catastrophe. in just over two weeks the united states could run out of money to pay its debts. the consequences of breaching the debt limit would be catastrophic for the country. and there is pressure on democrats and republicans to make a deal before june first. us presidentjoe biden spoke about the debt ceiling negotiations before leaving for the g7 summit injapan, a trip he is cutting sh...

who were taken by hamas during its operations there. hello, im lewis vaughanjones. alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el—talalqa were shot by israeli troops in shejaiya, in the north of gaza. a spokesperson said they were misidentified as a threat. on friday night, in tel aviv, hundreds of people gathered to call on the israeli government to do more to secure the release of the remaining hostages. they were captured by hamas, which many countries consider to be a terrorist organisati...