Meanwhile at headingley, jofra archer dazzles for england, taking six australian wickets to give his side the edge, heading into day two of the third ashes test. After of the third ashes test. A mixed august, sunshine with after a mixed august, sunshine along with the heat going up. Join me with the full weekend forecast. Its friday 23rd august. Our top story Global Leaders have expressed alarm at the Record Number of wildfires in brazils amazon rainforest. French president Emmanuel Macron tweeted our house is burning and described the situation as an International Crisis that will be discussed at the g7 summit. The brazilian president , Jair Bolsonaro, says he is investigating the fires, but claims he does not have the resources to fight them. Ramzan kamarli has more. The fires in brazils rainforest rage on. This year there have been a Record Number. Satellites have identified over 75,000, most of them located in the amazon basin. The situation has become increasingly worse over the p
With me are the bbc s deputy Political Editor, vicki young, and shadow business secretary jonathan reynolds, Transport Secretary mark harper, and Liberal Democrat olly grender. Yes, we had that big, important result for the conservatives, ben houchen has held onto the Tees Valley Mayoralty for a third term. You will know if you have been following all the Election Results that labour have won with a pretty historic swing the Blackpool South by election. There are a lot of people, of course, still coming in, we are yet to hear from counts right across the country, in terms of those local councils. Lets just get a thought, first of all, from our panel. So far, how disappointed are you . fin panel. So far, how disappointed are ou . Panel. So far, how disappointed are ou . , panel. So far, how disappointed are ou . ,. ,y you . On the cancer losses, clearly it is disappointing you . On the cancer losses, clearly it is disappointing to you . On the cancer losses, clearly it is disappointing
Congress narrowly averts a disruptive shutdown, keeping the government running until midnovember. Buying bonds. The boj announces another bond buying operation this week. Plus, taxing time for rishi sunak. U. K. Prime minister plans to untie his party despite senior colleagues calling for senior tax cuts calling for tax cuts. We have a host of big interviews today including chancellor jeremy hunt and the jp morgan ceo, jamie dimon. First to the markets, it is a relief after the worst quarter for equities since 2022. The relief this morning is thanks to the fact that we have averted a Government Shutdown, but how long can that last . 45 days into we will have this shutdown debate again. Most of the relief from large cap tech. Nasdaq futures up 7 10 of 1 . This is not unusual. The bad news for equities is yields continue to march higher. The bond market selloff continues. Maybe now that we dont have a selloff, may be the impetus isnt to buy treasuries. Lets show you what 10 year yields a
This was taken from the helmet camera of a firefighter interlock. Crews arrived overnight and found a major leak in the stairwell. They had to shut off several valves to stop the flow. No one was hurt but residents on the ground floor had to be evacuated. 20 people are confirmed dead in the mudslides. Crews still expect to find more victims as they continue to sift through mud and debris. They are using backhoes, jackhammers and chainsaws. Tuesdays slide destroyed at least 65 homes in montecito. Normal activity has ground to a halt. My mom was telling me the stories. Think about this, its now not functional. So the longer the recovery takes, the harder its going to be for them to bounce back. The hillside gave way as rains sent floodwaters down slopes. Now crews are trying to keep clear basins before another storm hits. Check out this satellite image of montecito before the mudslide. Lots of green and this is the same area after. Covered in a brown layer of mud. Back in the bay area su
To know for the trading week ahead. Investing in the future. Later in the programme well speak to the boss of a company hoping to develop the next generation of coding geniuses. And also today, do you hate mondays . Ido the green party in the uk want to introduce a three day weekend. Would you want one, and would you work longer hours to get one . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. How about if you still work longer hours but you still have to do a five day week . That sounds like what we do here welcome to the programme. We start in italy where the Foreign Ministers of the worlds biggest economies are meeting in the historic city of lucca. This year italy holds the presidency of the g7 group and rome has already made it clear that one of its priorities is fighting all forms of protectionism. But why does it matter . Well, its important because the g7 accounts for just over 46 of the worlds wealth. And this meeting is important because it comes before next months leaders summit. Last mon