Its frustrating to see our colleagues across the aisle undermine what could have been a very productive discussion about our nations spending habits, about deficits and debt and what our priorities should be. And instead chose to move forward with these bills which fall short in any number of places. I must say that the majority leader, the senator from kentucky was committed to a process of getting these appropriations back on track so we could give a voice to all members in these negotiations and taking them up in an orderly fashion so that amendments could be offered, they could be debated and voted on, all of which is now been swept to the side. Im also grateful for the tireless work of the chairman of the Appropriations Committee in the senate, the senator from alabama, senator shelby as well as the other members of the committee who have been negotiating an agreement to support our National Defense and avoid book ending the 2019 year with a second shutdown. But as we move closer
Amount of time children spend on phones as hes visited a youth club today. The prince asked some of the children how long they spend on their phones, with one girl saying she spends up to 15 hours a day. The future king said grown ups were also guilty of excessive time and of excessive screen time and said weve all got to get better at managing it. He also poked fun at his apparent lack of artistic skills as took part artistic skills as he took part in decorating biscuits, in decorating some biscuits, saying wife is the arty saying that his wife is the arty one. And for the latest story, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. Com slash alerts. Now its back to. Patrick. The reality of what a car crash, a Labour Government would be is now unfolding before our eyes. They are getting away with things in opposition that will rip them apart in government. Labour put a muzzle on deputy leader Angela Rayner for around 42 days while she was fending of
Friday night, so a bridge could be demolished and national highways say the planned gantry was installed overnight and work is on schedule to reopen for monday. Rush hour at 6 am. Steve harley best known as the front man of the british rock band Cockney Rebel, has died at the age of 73. Come up and see me to make me smile. The age of 73. Come up and see me to make me smile. Well, that me to make me smile. Well, that was their big hit back in 1975. A number one hit, make me smile, steve harley had continued touring until recently, but had touring until recently, but had to cancel dates to have treatment for cancer. His daughter greta says he died peacefully with his family by his side. And revellers have his side. And revellers have been gathering in cities around the world to celebrate Saint Patricks day in belfast. Thousands turned out in the city centre to watch a noisy and colourful procession. No shortage of shamrocks, music and leprechauns in dublin, where locals usually vie with
Has Angela Rayner just has Angela Raynerjust lit has Angela Rayner just lit a fuse that will blow the labour party to pieces. Next . Party to pieces. Next . Good evening from the gb newsroom at 9 00. Your top story this hour. The Prime Minister has ruled out holding a general election on the 2nd of may, amid speculation he could choose to go to the polls early. In an interview with itv, rishi sunak was asked if there would be an election on the same day as the local elections, which takes place on the 2nd of may. He replied there wont be a general election on that day. Michael election on that day. Michael gove has named some of the groups to be investigated under a new definition of extremism, which he says will mean the government can express more clearly than ever who poses a risk to britain. Some of the groups included are alleged to have islamist views, with others described as neo nazi. Todays described as neo nazi. Todays new extremism definition will be used to assess whether s
And a large part of that has been driven by growth in the manufacturing and the construction space. Some of the numbers do offer a lot of question marks because if you look at agriculture, if you look at industries, you know, our core sector data is from steel, cement, all of them have actually shrunk. Consumption, in fact, has also been weak too, almost for the nine months it grew by only 5 . And thats why there was there has been a lot of question mark, but a large bit of this has been pushed by the Government Spending in the construction space. You know, Building Infrastructure around the country and some bit of private capital and private investments also seem to be flowing in to the economy right now. And that has pushed the growth to this level right before the national elections, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third term in power. Narendra modi. And this is the premise, the high growth rate where india has become somewhere an alternative to china for most compan