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also on todays programme: nationwide puts up its mortgage rates by 0.45% — and other lenders also increase the cost of new deals. the kent hospital where the maternity unit was almost shut down by inspectors as basic hygiene was not observed. a medicalfacility in ukraine is destroyed by a russian missile strike, killing two people and injuring over 20. and british cycling says itll ban transgender women from elite female competition. and coming up on bbc news... three teams, two rele...

hello im sumi somaskanda. we begin right here in washington dc where democrats and republicans are scrambling to close a deal on raising the federal debt limit. there is still no deal in place but as many lawmakers leave for a holiday weekend, president biden has hinted a deal might be not be too far away. with regards to the debt limit, things are looking good, im very optimistic. i hope we will have some clearer evidence tonight, before the clock strikes 12, that we have a deal. but ...

hello. we begin right here in washington d.c. where democrats and republicans are scrambling to close a deal on raising the federal debt limit. there is still no deal in place but as many lawmakers leave for a holiday weekend — president biden hints a deal might be not be too far away. with regard to the debt limit, things are looking good. we are very optimistic and i hope we will have some clear evidence tonight. before the clock strikes i2 tonight. before the clock strikes 12 t...

# im dreaming ofa # im dreaming of a white christmas... we meet the members of the choir for people with dementia to find out how its bringing relief — and joy — at the festive season. good morning. iam in i am in covent garden, where we will see a white christmas later on this morning. for most of us the forecast is a cloudy one with rain around, especially wales and central england, some brightness in the north, but even here later, some showery rain. details later in the program...

has the new national lottery many of you. the transport secretary mark harper says his decision to bring services under government control will not be a silver bullet, but he hopes it will improve customer experience. this means that for rail operators will effectively be nationalised. trans— pennine, northern, south—eastern and n and er. around one in six trans— pen i and services were cancelled in march. this is the right direction of travel? is the uk train network coming off ...

minister imran khan is freed from custody, a day after it was ruled his arrest on corruption charges was illegal. the fan of the royal family who came to see the coronation and ended up in handcuffs. and were live in liverpool — as the city prepares to host the eurovision song contest on behalf of ukraine. we now know which countries will be performing tomorrow. last nights semifinal saw australia and austria among those to go through. and the city does feel like its embraced eurovis...

in the last hour, a ceasefire between israel and palestinians in the gaza strip has begun. these are live pictures from gaza. the agreement — brokered by egypt — follows five days of violent exchanges which have killed at least 35 people — all but one of them palestinians. there has been no comment from the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, or other officials since news of the truce emerged. a palestinian source told the bbc that the new agreement included a commitment ...

hours. a convicted child abuser has been found guilty of murdering a seven—year—old girl in sunderland in the north east of england — more than 30 years after the killing took place. nikki allen was beaten and stabbed before her body was dumped in a derelict building. this afternoon a jury convicted david boyd of her murder. danny savage reports. a little seven—year—old girl brutally murdered more than 30 years ago. last seen skipping after a man she was being lured to her de...

will not get the support they need. so for us we are striking because we can ensure the best education possible. at the moment with the funding we are getting, its just not possible. lets turn to the rails now and those fresh strikes announced by train drivers in their long—running dispute over pay. one of the strike days will include the day of the fa cup final on the 3rd ofjune according to their union aslef. im joined now by our business correspondent theo leggett. tell us what th...

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