let s start in the us, where there is growing footsteps. 0k. let s get started, shall we? the cameras do not want to play ball but i can walk back to this position. let s start in the us, where there is growing nervousness in financial markets over the possibility the us could default on its debt. a stand off in congress over plans to lift the federal debt ceiling which is currently at an eye watering $31.4 trillion has led to the cost of buying insurance against a us government default has moved to its highest level in more than a decade this month. so, later today, the republican speaker of the house kevin mccarthy will give a speech at the new york stock exchange, where he s expected to lay out the conditions republicans want democrats to agree to in exchange for movement on the debt ceiling. it sounds like a stand off. scott anderson is chief economist at bank of the west in san francisco. welcome to the programme. what will kevin mccarthy say? what is he going to p
a russian court has sentenced one of president putin s most prominent critics to 25 years in prison for treason. vladimir kara murza has also been convicted of spreading false information about the russian armed forces and co operation with an undesirable organisation . he played a key role in persuading western governments to sanction russian officials for human rights abuses and corruption. the russian british former journalist and politician is the latest of a number of putin opponents to have been arrested or forced to flee russia. he had denied the charges and been vocally critical of his trial. let s get more on this story now with sergei goryashko from the bbc russian sevice. could you start by telling us what happened, what we know about what happened, what we know about what happened in court today? todd? happened, what we know about what happened in court today? happened in court today? today in court, in happened in court today? today in court. in a happened in
by dominion voting systems against fox news and its parent company would start on tuesday. the lawsuit alleges the broadcaster damaged the reputation of dominion by repeatedly airing lies about its vote counting machines and election fraud in the 2020 us presidential election. laurie laird is a us business journalist. why is this happening? i why is this happening? i think the fact that these why is this happening? i think the fact that these claims why is this happening? i think the fact that these claims of - why is this happening? i think the fact that these claims of a - fact that these claims of a potential settlement that were reported in the well streetjournal, a murdoch owned operation, i think that gives us some sense of the nature of these reports. whether the two sides can come to the settlement is a very open question. i m surprised that this thing it came this close to getting into a courtroom. dominion a comedy voting system, is trying to prove deformation.
million. hello and welcome a long, this is world business report, i m ben thompson. starting in the us where one of the most closely watched media trials in decades has been delayed. ajudge in delaware announced late on sunday that the $1.6 billion defamation trial by dominion voting systems against fox news and its parent company would start on tuesday instead. that has now been confirmed. the lawsuit alleges that the broadcast of the reputation of dominion by repeatedly airing lies about its vote counting machines and election fraud in the 2020 us presidential election. let s cross live to wilmington where michelle fleury is in delaware where the trial was due to start. we say was due to start, lots of people keeping a very close eye on this but they will have to wait possibly a bit longer. this is very high stakes media trial, people are calling this one of the biggest media trials in decades. judge erick davis just convened the court right now to explain the delay. he sai
kara murza. we will have more on all of those stories here in a moment. let s round up to the sports news. thank you, good afternoon. we start with football and the premier league where liverpool can keep their hopes of playing european football next season alive, with a win at leeds this evening. it won t be easy though forjurgen klopp s side against a leeds team fighting for premier league survival just two points above the drop zone. we have nothing to lose, really, and we are in a position that we don t want to be in the table. that means we have to act a little bit like this, we have to try new things, we have to fight for things, that s how it is. the things we have tried so far this season didn t work out properly, especially not consistently, and that s what we have to do. all the things are on the table, everything is clear, our home record isn t as bad as the away record but we play away. anyway, i m looking forward to the game. it is important to be strong in thi