a reservoir in connection with the disappearance of british girl madeleine mccann. it s 8am in singapore, and 3am in the russian region belgorod, where russia says it s hunting ukrainian saboteurs who crossed the border and injured eight people. the local governor said one village had been shelled and several people had suffered shrapnel wounds. ukraine has denied having anything to do with the attack but suggested russian paramilitaries were involved. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. smoke in the distance. the first hint of the drama ahead. russia said saboteurs had forced their way from ukraine into russian territory. the bbc has located this video to a border checkpoint south of belgorod. it appears to show military vehicles having crossed over. ukraine denied responsibility. it said russian citizens from two paramilitary groups were behind the attack. the russian army sent in reinforcements. local residents couldn t believe what was happening. the local govern
better than any other time we ve had discussions. hello and welcome to the programme i m samantha simmomds. let s start with some breaking news coming in from washington. authorities say they have detained the driver of a truck after crashing into security barriers adjacent to the white house grounds, according to a us secret service spokesperson. this is the scene, as you can see a police cordon has been set up. we are hearing there were no reports of any injuries to any secret service or white house personnel and the cause, and the man in the crash will remain under investigation, according to the chief of communications from the secret service. he said on twitter, some pedestrian walkways have been closed and the nearby hotel has been evacuated. we have got these live pictures coming in. we know that law enforcement officers have approached a vehicle, a remote controlled robot opened the truck s door, revealing a dolly, but no other obvious cargo. after crashing the driv
we start tonight in washington, where talks to avoid a us debt default have been described as productive, but there s still no deal. presidentjoe biden and speaker of the house kevin mccarthy led negotiations on raising the debt ceiling to ensure the us can continue to pay its bills. biden and republican congressional leaders now have just ten days to avoid a default. president biden said: kevin mccarthy spoke outside the white house, and the bbc s nomia iqbal was watching. he said the meeting was productive. he said the tone was good. he appeared in an upbeat mood and he said there was still a way to go before they make a compromise. he did say that he believed the president does want to make a deal. bear in mind, we are fast approaching the deadline, and if a deal is passed, it would take more than a week, or about a week, to get through congress. the speaker appeared confident that would happen. i never wanted to be here. i do not like the idea that you govern by chaos, yo
a recent poll shows that of the 15 most successful democracies, nine are monarchies. the founding fathers rejected a king, but many europeans feel a royal family is an asset. i m leaving washington on a royal mission, as the uk has a new king charles iii. i want to find out how other royal families, many of them king charles relations, manage to stay relevant in the 21st century. i ll be mixing in royal circles. how was it? c etait bien? and visiting palaces. you can t walk past that line. then you will shoot me? yeah. talking to insiders. that is more my style. do i look like a princess? i can curtsy and talk at the same time. and consulting princes and princesses about life with a crown. your highness. tell me how you would like me to address you. your highness or princess, orjust martha, i don t mind. or life without a crown. i grew up in exile, i couldn t go in my country. are there lessons for good king charles in the modern game of thrones? so far i have been discuss
we re going to start with football, and newcastle united will play champions league football next season. eddie howe s side claimed the point they needed to secure a top four premier league finish with a goalless draw against relegation threatened leicester whose top flight fate is no longer in their own hands. katies gornall was at st james park. well, a little over a year and a half ago, newcastle united were relegation fodder. but the saudi led takeover of this club has turbo charged them and they are now back among europe s elite for the first time in 20 years. in truth there was a party atmosphere from the start here at st james s park. inside there was a sea of flags and banners. and you can understand why newcastle fans felt confident. they knew they needed just a point against second bottom leicester to be sure of champions league qualification. but in truth, they made really hard work of it. they dominated possession against the side, they had multiple chances, they