i m ben brown in the studio our other top stories this hour... as the regulator ofgem lowers the price cap for gas and electricity, there are fresh calls for the government to stop a rise in energy bills in april. a new panorama investigation uncovers evidence that women are being misled and manipulated about abortion by some crisis pregnancy advice centres,in the uk. the first female speaker of the house of commons, betty boothroyd, dies at the age of 93. good afternoon from windsor, where rishi sunak and the eu have struck a new agreement to amend post brexit trading rules with the eu. the prime minister said the deal marked a decisive breakthrough after years of wrangling, allowing smooth, free flowing trade while preserving the belfast agreement, the setttlement which underpins devolved government in northern ireland. mr sunak said the agreement would remove any sense of a border in the irish sea, the chief complaint of unionists who have boycotted stormont in prote
greg: thank you emily, michael and the audience. i love you and good night. [applause] trace: good evening. i m trace gallagher and it s 8:00 and los angeles and this is america s fox news at night. [ indiscernable crosstalk ] trace: breaking tonight, brand-new video of anti- protester telling jews they wish hitler was still here. i am confident. trace: hunter biden guilty on all three gun challenges and the president sun facing nine counts of tax in california. if he is convicted in california , his alts were go way up with president biden s pledge to not pardon his son and we will read what you have to say in the nightcap . remember the california medical medical middle school student fallback and now he and his family kicked out of their school altogether. we begin with the very awkward video that has raised a very awkward question, does joe biden have the mental capacity and physical stamina to do the job? live in dc with more on the question everyone is as
difficulties, as the dup see it, with the protocol. he has said that the negotiations and the outcome of them have made it clear that it has been recognised that the protocol did not work and have upset the delicate political balance in northern ireland. he said when others said there would be a renegotiation and no change in the dup determination had proved what could be achieved. the key matter, will the dup go back into government in northern ireland and allow the stormont institutions executive and assembly to operate again? the are adopting a wait and see attitude, the dup statements as we want to study in detail about what was published today. examining the detail of any and all underpinning legal and said if needed they will engage with the government to look for further clarifications or
up go. there were fears they could go up to 6%. the markets were assuming they would go up to 5.25% next year. they also want to send the message that rates won t go as high as that, although they will continue to go up. they could peak at around a.5% next year. but then there is the grim tale of how the economy will be in recession for at least a year and a half, maybe two years, as they predict, with unemployment going up too and household incomes are squeezed as well. they are painting a pretty grim picture of what will have been five years of economic stagnation. what will have been five years of economic stagnation. faisal islam, thank yon and if you are a homeowner and want to get an idea of how much your mortgage could go up by, there s a handy calculator on our website at bbc.co.uk/news. the former prime minister of pakistan, imran khan, has been shot while leading a protest march in the east of the country, near lahore.
up go. instead, the treasury is drawing up some ready to go options for whoever the next prime minister is. that lack of immediate action infuriates some. labour have talked about a zombie government. keir starmer will set out his own plans next week, although he has been criticised for not doing that earlier. whatever the options on the table are, the decision will be for the next prime minister. remember, rishi sunak saying he will spend billions to help people with their bills, liz truss has been a lot quieter about that. she wants to talk about tax cuts, which are popular with tory members. there is a big debate playing out in the conservative party and until that is overin conservative party and until that is over in three and a half weeks, the big decisions are on hold. thank ou, nick big decisions are on hold. thank you, nick eardley, big decisions are on hold. thank you, nick eardley, in big decisions are on hold. thank i you, nick eardley, in westminster. in the us federal