Hello im sarah campbell. It has just been announced that It Macron has appointed a new Prime Minister. This of course, the European Unions former Brexit Negotiator. He the European Unions former Brexit Negotiator. The European Unions former Brexit Negotiator. He has been asked to form Brexit Negotiator. He has been asked to form a Brexit Negotiator. He has been asked to form a new Brexit Negotiator. He has been i asked to form a new government and it is hoped this will end weeks of deadlock. This is after Emmanuel Macron called that Snap Election that delivered a hung parliament recently, we are just looking at wires copy here, from reuters, talking about the fact that he will have quite a challenge in this new role pushing through reforms, the 2025 budget, and at this of course with france under pressure from the European Commission and the Bond Markets to reduce its deficit. So, once again, Breaking Newsjust in. The french president Emmanuel Macron has appointed Michel Barnier as his
Start your Monday Morning. A little bit of rain for some, even some Thunderstorms Mist and rain to start your Monday Morning. Good morning, its Monday 2nd september. One or two word 0fsted Inspection Grades for englands schools are being scrapped with immediate effect. Last year an inquest found an 0fsted Inspection had contributed to the suicide of primary headteacher Ruth Perry, leading to widespread calls for change. Headteacher Ruth Perry, leading the government said the overall grades werent fair or accurate, but the change was criticised by the conservatives for removing a vital indicator for parents. Heres our Education Editor Branwen jeffreys. After an inspection, Caversham Primary was but yes, its this. A relief, really, that no other Head Teacher will have to go through what ruth went through. So from today, overall Inspection Grades are scrapped, like good or inadequate. School inspection standards remain the same. And from september 2025, there will be a new Report Card for
debt ceiling deal in principle though. and now the race is on get the votes to pass it and get it signed in order to avoid a default. if you are planning to go to the beach this weekend, be cautious. officials are telling people to be on high alert after a string of recent shark sightings and some attacks. what you need to know to protect yourself and your family. a warning from the surgeon general. why he says social media presents a, quote, profound risk for children. we are going talk to an experts about what parents can do to protect their children. have you seen it? i mean, it was a huge night for boston and the celtics. this buzzer-beater really is a fraction of a second at the ind end. you ve got to look closely to see it. they forced a winner-take-all game seven. we will show you highlights ahead. all right. we begin this morning with the race in washington to craft legislation, the text of it all, to raise the nation s debt ceiling and avoid an historic defau
conclusion. it s going to be remarkable. have a great memorial day weekend. that does it for us this morning. yasmin vossoughian picks up the coverage right now. hey, everybody, it s 10:00 a.m. in the east, i m yasmin vossoughian in for ana cabrera this morning. urgency in washington with less than a week to avoid a catastrophic default. there s optimism that a deal is close, but can they get it done and before too much damage is done? we have a lot of hangups. do you think it s possible to get a deal by this weekend. look, we re not going to stop negotiating. this is a priority. plus, we ve got more questions about donald trump and classified documents at mar-a-lago. new exclusive reporting from the washington post, sources saying that two employees moved the boxes the day before a visit by fbi agents. what could that mean for the special counsel s investigation? growing outrage in mississippi, an attorney for an 11-year-old says the child was shot after he
minutes from taking the stage in new york where he ll try to leverage the power of his bully pulpit to shove republicans off the fence in the debt ceiling fight. will that help move friday s talks any closer to a deal? and the jaw dropping admission just a day before title 42 is set to expire. in the records of one dhs official, the system is breaking, and they haven t even hit the starting line yet as thousands of migrants cross the southern border, the white house is planning to let some of them in with no court date and no way to track them. so much going on today, but we start in long island, new york, where a freshman republican congressman george santos is expected to be arraigned in court on federal charges just four months into a congressional career that was built on lies about his background and wealth, and according to the government, krm criminal schemes. today the justice department hit him with 13 counts. among them charges of wire fraud, money laundering, t