Yea rs take off in next hour. And it is 100 years since women first got the right to vote but only if they were over 30 and owners of property. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Former executives at the failed construction and services giant carillion have apologised for the compa nys collapse. But they denied claims by mps that they were asleep at the wheel. The firm which employed 20,000 people in the uk went into liquidation last month. Today the companys former directors faced a committee of mps to explain what theyd known about its financial position. Our Business Editor simonjack reports. Summoned to westminster carillions top brass. Philip green was chairman of the board when the company collapsed, and he started with an apology. I would say i am deeply sorry for the impact that the collapse of the company had on employees, pensioners, customers, suppliers and all stakeholders. So what went wrong . Xhaka khan was finance director and said that hundreds of millions was owed b
The documents suggest that the n. S. A. Spied on the phone calls of three french president s. Jacques chirac, nicolas sarkozy, and current president francois hollande. It also suggests that the n. S. A. Was able to spy on phone calls by many other officials in the french government. Wikileaks says the documents prove the n. S. A. Gained access to sensitive french negotiations on issues including the European Unions future. The french government summoned the u. S. Ambassador to paris for an explanation but u. S. Officials arent unduly concerned. They believe that france wont really be outraged about these revelations. Why . First because france engages in similar espionage against u. S. Leaders. Second because france relies on n. S. A. Intelligence sharing to safeguard french lives. Is this a tempest in a tea pot . Well, we really dont know, do we . Because, after all, we dont know what they were listening in for and what they heard so apparently it coincided with some sensitive moments
And the National Weather service has put up a heat warning that kicks in at noon and goes until 6 oclock this afternoon in all of the central counties, urban centers in particular are of big concern. Heat index will make it feel like 100 degrees and this will be a day when you want to keep all those heat tips in mind. Theres also a code orange ozone action day declared. This actually should say today and this is for sensitive groups across most of the region. Same thing as yesterday in new jersey its seniors young kids and people who suffer from heart or respiratory ailments. Limit your outdoor exposure again especially between those hours of noon and 6 00 when the ground level ozone is at its worst. The rest can help out by not filling up the car during those hours. Lot of clear skies out there right now. Some patchy clouds filtering in once again today, much the way they did its also a warm start. 79 degrees, almost at 80 degrees in philadelphia right now. 71 in millville, 70 in alle
A very dark london this morning. Coming up later, the brexit show. We will be joined by the former Prime Minister of ireland. Lets quickly check your market s. Eurodollar. No, its euroyen. This is what the pros look at. Its the end of the quarter so were seeing a little bit of caution when you look at the stoxx 600. The price of oil. The Spanish Government is continuing efforts to stop an independence referendum in catalonia. The Regions Administration is pressing ahead with a vote even deployed thousands of police and arrested eight dozen local officials. Catalonia includes barcelona and theunts for a fifth of economy. In the u. K. , most members of theresa mays party think she should quit before the next election. Ina poll, 13 said she should leave now or in the next year. And the same proportion said she should go just before the next elections in 2022. Meanwhile, 38 think she should quit after britain has left the European Union, march 2019. Steven mnuchin says the republican tax p
Office. Mr. Langevin its difficult to express in words how difficult their work is. They take care of the least among us. They provide shelter for the working poor and they assist those not working because of age, infirmity or disability. They help keep lives together. They help keep families together. Mr. Speaker, we must continue to provide strong funding for these programs in our appropriations bills. We still have not fully emerged, as you know from the financial crisis and people are still trying to make ends meet. Foster youth are particularly vulnerable with as many as 40 who age out of the system becoming homeless. Social Services Organizations and nonprofits can only do so much on their own. They need support to keep our vulnerable brothers and sisters from falling off a cliff. We can do better and we deserve to support them. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition . Without objection,