one hand you had democrats and president biden s singh raise the debt ceiling without adding any caveats, without any spending cuts, just do a clean raise, but republicans were pushing for some spending cuts, and needed to find some sort of middle ground here and it seems as though they d got to that point where it would raise the debt limit to 2025 which gets us to the next election cycle in exchange for cuts to things like tighter restrictions on some social safety net programmes like food stamps, allowing for more energy permitting which is something we ve seen republicans really being pushed for here. 50 republicans really being pushed for here. , ., here. so president biden and kevin mccarth , here. so president biden and kevin mccarthy. the here. so president biden and kevin mccarthy, the speaker here. so president biden and kevin mccarthy, the speaker of here. so president biden and kevin mccarthy, the speaker of the - here. so president biden and kevin i mccar
to get a resolution and remain in this for the long haul . but ministers and train operators say the latest pay offer, of 4% for two years in a row, is fair and reasonable. we can to talk to our transport correspondent, katy austin who s at paddington station in central london. if paddington usually a bustling, busy station? if paddington usually a bustling, busy station? that s right, as you can probably busy station? that s right, as you can probably see busy station? that s right, as you can probably see behind - busy station? that s right, as you can probably see behind me, - busy station? that s right, as you | can probably see behind me, there are some passengers here today, but very few when you compare it to a normal weekday. and there are very few days damage trains running. some operators affected by the strike are running absolutely nothing at all, others of those 15 operators, which are affected, others have a very limited service, including great wester
that s 825 times a day on average. are you a surfer, bather, fisherman, fisherman s friend? scorching days are coming. it is free and fun, head to the coast, have a debt. a dip in what? the companies have now pledged £10 billion to put things right. but they say it could mean higher bills. it is it all their fault? it is it all theirfault? sewage systems designed by victorian gentlemen in top hats? are we our own worst enemies? are you sick of the sewage? get in touch. it is going to be a good voyage of discovery. now for the news, read by bethan holmes. water companies in england have apologised for not doing enough to stop sewage from flowing into rivers and seas. they say they ll spend £10 billion this decade on modernising sewers 3 times more than under current plans. but that investment will lead to higher bills. bt is cutting up to 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade as it seeks to cut costs. the chief exec philipjansen says by the end of the 2020s bt will have a
And nine fire trucks, had been called to the incident. Thousands of Roman Catholics have begun paying their respects to the Pope Emeritus Benedict xvi, whose body is lying in state at the vatican. Youre watching bbc news. Now, whats killing our rivers . You see herons and dragonflies. You see lots of little fish in the shallow parts, and then, sometimes, youll see a Salmonjumping Out of the water. You start to realise how many people dont have stuff like this, particularly in lockdown, when we were very grateful to have it. These School Friends have made the most of a record breaking summer, like thousands of others. But theres something wrong with our rivers. What a sad sight to see. Its absolutely devastating, what were finding up here today. Look at the water, look at this. Just look at it. This is algae. Its taking over our rivers and waterways. And when human and animal waste gets into a river, not only is it bad for our health, it is also full of nutrients like phosphate which ac
was killed and many injured. north korean state media says the country s leader kimjong un has ordered the development of new intercontinental ballistic missiles. the report also said that there would be increased production of tactical nuclear weapons to counter what pyongyang calls threats from the united states and south korea. now on bbc news: what s killing our rivers? you see herons and dragonflies. you see lots of little shellfish in the shallow parts. sometimes you will see a salmon jumping out of the water. you start to realise that how many people don t have stuff like this, particularly in lockdown, when we were very grateful to have it. these school friends have made the most of a record breaking summer. like thousands of others. but there is something wrong with our rivers. what a sad sight to see. it s absolutely devastating what we re finding out here today. in the water, look at this. just look at it. this is algae. it s taking over our rivers and waterways. a