both men said talks were productive and repeated their stance that a default is off the table. to avoid that, though, they ll have to work out an agreement within the next ten days. my college michelle fleury explains. even before president biden met with house speaker kevin mccarthy, negotiators were once again around the table, trying to strike a deal to avoid a default. now, sources say the white house is now offering to keep spending flat from this year to next, while republicans they say they want to increase defence spending while cutting everything else by up to 22%. treasury secretary janet yellen confirmed over the weekend that june 1st is the hard deadline, when the government can no longer pay its bills. and the deadline for a deal may actually be sooner in order for it to pass the house and senate in time. and there s another worry even if they do get a deal done in time, will rank and file members of both parties go for it? the impact of defaulting would
good morning. with the price of food and raw ingredients getting more in spreads of this easter, we are in a bakery in bolton expected this easter, we are looking at what it means that the sweet treats you might be buying this year. in sport this morning. racism in rugby union. former england rugby star luther burrell says he s proud for speaking out after an rfu investigation found his claims of racism in the sport were true. good morning. i ll start to the day to day for most of us to yesterday, away from the south east where it is called it is a milder start. cloud and rain pushing from the west to east but it should brighten up much later across northern ireland and western scotland. it s wednesday, the 5th of april. donald trump has spoken publicly for the first time since his arrest and appearance in court to face criminal charges. the former us president told a packed hall of supporters in florida last night that legal action against him was an insult to ameri
against the new ban by the taliban on women and girls attending universities. tuesday s late night announcement has triggered international outrage. george cohen, who was part of england s 1966 world cup winning team, has died aged 83. three people have been shot dead by a man who opened fire on a street in central paris. it happened outside a kurdish community centre. police are looking into the possibility that it was a racist attack and have arrested a 69 year old man. these are the latest pictures coming to us live from paris, an area with a diverse population, quite the garden know, one man witnessed the aftermath of the shooting. translation: we aftermath of the shooting. translation: aftermath of the shooting. translation: ~ ., ~ translation: we were walking in the street and we translation: we were walking in the street and we had translation: we were walking in the street and we had gunshot, translation: we were walking in the street and we had gunshot, we - t
police in pakistan say at least two people, including a police officer, have been killed in a suicide blast in the capital islamabad. protestors in afghanistan are arrested after making a stand against the taliban s latest prohibition on women and girls attending universities. tuesday s late night announcement has triggered international outrage. george cohen, who was part of england s 1966 world cup winning team, has died aged 83. a prosecutor in paris says a 69 year old gunman who opened fire at a kurdish community centre had previously been charged with racist violence. three people were killed in today s shooting in the tenth arrondissement, where witnesses say the gunman initially targeted the cultural centre before entering a nearby hairdressers, where he was arrested by police. this is what the paris prosecutor had to say at the scene a short while ago. translation: according to the latest casualty reports. translation: according to the latest casualty reports. i