Government shutdown. Take a look at this, a deal is approved in the senate after being approved in the lower house as well. It means Government Workers will be paid, and will keep the government running for the next 45 days, and in 45 days they will have to come to another day. The other thing about this particular deal is that it excludes any more aid or money for ukraine, which was a condition of some of the republicans, that they demanded. Lets take a listen to the Senate Majority leader, the democrat, chuck schumer. It has been a day full of twists and turns, but the American People can breathe a sigh of relief. There will be no Government Shutdown. Democrats have said from the start that the only solution for avoiding a shutdown is bipartisanship. And were glad that Speaker Mccarthy has finally heeded our message. In the end, more democrats supported this bill in the house than republicans, proving bipartisanship was the best answer all along. I want to thank my colleagues here in
The city of murcia. The mayor said the fire began at around six in the morning, and it was under control by around seven, however of course by that time it had caused tremendous damage, and at least seven people have been killed by it. To those extraordinary pictures. Thank you very much for that, at these pictures are released by the fire service there. We will come back to spain a little later. The uk Prime Minister, rishi sunak, is in manchester for what could be his last Party Conference before the next election as he aims to put on a show of unity. A row over tax cuts, criticism of Environmental Policies and the uncertainty around the second phase of the hs2 rail link from london to manchester continues as the conservative Party Conference opens later. Bbc Political Correspondent nick eardley is at the conference and joins me now. So weve heard from the Prime Minister this morning. We have indeed. Good minister this morning. We have indeed. Good morning, minister this morning. We
And the Union Representing writers have reached a tentative deal. Writers have been on strike since early may. The 15,000 plus members will still have to vote to ratify the deal. In a statement, the Writers Guild of america said we can say, with great pride, that this deal is exceptional with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership. Actors are Still Holding industrial action, though. They have been on strike sincejuly. Both strikes have hit the Entertainment Industry hard. Jeanie wolf is an Entertainment Reporter in the us she gave us her reaction to the deal. This is the most positive news weve heard out of any meeting in all these months. What the writers are asking for reflects the changes in the entertainment business. For instance, residuals, replay of programmes and programmes that are successful, especially in streaming, which is where the Television Industry is aiming. And the streaming services dont like to report these statistics of thei
The british army has been stood down from supporting the metropolitan police after hundreds of officers stepped back from firearms duties. The Prime Minister has said armed officers need clarity about their legal powers. Rishi sunak was backing a home office review, after a metropolitan Police Officer was charged with murdering a 24 year old man, chris kaba, in south london last year. Earlier, the bbc was told up to 300 officers had turned in permits allowing them to carry weapons. Lord macdonald, the former director of Public Prosecutions in england and wales, told the bbc that the met police chief needs to provide more information, if he believes his officers are being unfairly dealt with. A lot of respect for mark, hes an excellent commissioner. But i think he needs to identify what there is a Glaring Unfairness is our. Evidence has been assembled by the police about police conduct. It has been referred to the cps, the evidence has been considered and the cps have made their decisio
Attacks with explosive weapons. We will go to that shortly. Ill i ll correspond is a close eye. Just take us through the evidence that they are laying out. This take us through the evidence that they are laying out. They are laying out. This is evidence they are laying out. This is evidence that they are laying out. This is evidence that they they are laying out. This is evidence that they have i they are laying out. This is evidence that they have gathered from march of this year until now. What is interesting about this is that we had the Previous Report delivered in march which already contained evidence of war crimes, possible crimes against humanity. This reinforces that the un investigators could go to parts of ukraine that had been in russian hands, kherson, zaporizhzhia. Ukraine have taken some of these regions back. What we see deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure, thatis attacks on civilian infrastructure, that is a un term, but basically, that is a un term, but basi