Live Breaking News & Updates on Honourable Edith Dumont
Stay updated with breaking news from Honourable edith dumont. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore, and 6pm in washington where the first day of the new us congress has been full of drama. after the swearing in of new members, the house of representatives is stuck at the very first hurdle for the first time in 100 years the house failed to elect a speaker. the house has now adjourned until wednesday after three rounds of votes. the latest saw the republican kevin mccarthy fall 16 votes short of the 218 majority required. it s important because nothing can go ahead until a new speaker is elected, so this could potentially go on for days until someone is chosen. here is the moment when the latest result was announced. honourable kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 203. has received 212. honourable kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 202. no persons have received a majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not bee ....
and i m chris rogers the other stories on bbc news. several regions of ukraine occupied by russia begin voting in so called referendums on whether to become part of russia. protests continue across iran after the death of a young woman detained by the morality police . her father says they lied about how she died. and some promising news. scientists say a new type of cancer therapy is looking hopeful. hello, i mjoanna gosling, in westminster ahead of the government s mini budget annoncement this morning. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng is expected to unveil tax cuts and increases in public spending as part of plans to boost economic growth. it s not a full budget that s due later this year but it still has some pretty sizeable changes.let s have a look at what could be announced. the chancellor will confirm it will let people keep more of their earnings by cutting national insurance contributions & go through with the plan to cut corporation tax. the government cou ....
the chancellor has confirmed that the costs of the energy price cap will be funded by borrowing. leaving the eye watering windfall profits of the eye watering windfall profits of the energy giants untaxed. the oil and gas producers will be toasting the chancellor in the boardrooms as we speak while working people are left to pick up the bill. borrowing higher than it needs to be, just as interest rates rise. and yet the chancellor refuses to allow independent economic forecast to be published which will show the impact of this borrowing on our public finances, on growth and on inflation. it is a budget without figures, and menu without prices, speaker, what has the chance i got to hide? this statement is an admission of 12 years of economic failure. and now here we are, one last throw of the dice. one last claim that these ministers will be different. forall the claim that these ministers will be different. for all the chopping and changing, all the chaos and confusion, there ....
and rafa nadal to come. good morning. a chilly start at wimbledon this morning but sonny, a small risk of a shower today, the focus for us all in the north and west is going to be wet and windy, in the south and east, joy and brighter. and have you swapped your smartphone for a dumb one? we ll find out why more of us are tackling our screen addiction by reverting to a basic brick . it s tuesday the 28th ofjune. our main story. at least 46 people have been found dead in an abandoned lorry on the outskirts of san antonio, texas. a fire official said a further 16 people including four children were taken to hospital suffering heat stroke and exhaustion. san antonio is around 150 miles from the us mexico border and a major transit route for people traffickers. azadeh moshiri reports. emergency responders crowd together after dozens of bodies were found in an abandoned lorry. more than a dozen survivors, including children, were rushed to hospital. a worker who works in the build ....
The community gave a Standing Ovation to Brian Langstaff yesterday and thats something i will never forget. Robert francis is an excellent appointment and can the minister confirm that he will be able to meet others in this house and can he also, and he knows i have raised this with him. Can he guarantee that, looking at the composition of the authority Going Forward that that will include representatives of the infected and affected, and that they will have the rightful representation on that board . Can i welcome the comments in relation to hepatitis b. This has always been one of the issues of contention, so can i ask the minister to consider some people with hepatitis b have been missing out on the existing schemes, and can he have a look for me to find a way that those with hepatitis b get access to the existing s ....