Notice, blaming the stand off over the debt ceiling which was ultimately lifted any last minute bipartisan deal. The feud was cited by fitch is one of the reasons for the downgrade. Make no mistake, this is a major black eye for america. The us treasury, essentially government ious are seen as the bedrock of the Global Financial system. Fitch is essentially pointing out there is an erosion of trust in american leadership. Given the death and perceived safety of us treasuries, this downgrade is not likely to change its role in the financial system. Likely to change its role in the financialsystem. It likely to change its role in the financial system. It could, likely to change its role in the financialsystem. It could, however, make it potentially harder and more expensive for the government to borrow in the future. Right now the Us Government owes 30 trillion in debt. Fitch is highlighting that the Us Government has too much debt doesnt have a way to bring it down. And at washington at
Home from a night out in Oxford Injuly 2021. Well, our correspondent Duncan Kennedy is at Oxford Crown Court for us this afternoon. Now, scarlet blake thought she got away with it. It was only two years later that her former partner living in the United States called British Police to say that scarlet blake had confessed to the killing, and she was arrested. The trial revealed some horrific details about this fatal attack and about the murderer which well spare you. But what upset and angered some viewers were references like those weve just heard to she and her. Scarlett blake is a transgender woman a fact that didnt feature in that 1pm news bulletin, or in several of the articles on the bbc s website during the trial. Marianne mcnulty was among those who got in touch with us after watching the programme. I was really shocked at the way this story was framed, and the language that was used, given that self id is not law, and therefore, you know, such inaccurate and misleading reportin
Before we move on, i want to take you back to the scene in derby at the crown court because we just had that verdict a little earlier and the police approaching the microphones and statements after the end of that trial. I will put the microphones up and lets hear the reaction to what we heard in court. I am a Detective Inspector with major crime and im about to make a statement in regard to the merger of jacob crouch. Jacob crouch is born into a culture of cruelty where both of the people he should have been able to trust above any other allowed him to be subjected to assault after assault. Heartbreakingly during his short life he would have been insignificant pain. It is clearfrom the evidence found on gemma barton and craig crouch s phones, through text messages, videos and Audio Recordings they were equally responsible for the culture of cruelty inflicted on baby jacob. Responsible for the culture of cruelty inflicted on babyjacob. As a father i cannot comprehend what happened Behi