also on today s programme: nationwide puts up its mortgage rates by 0.45% and other lenders also increase the cost of new deals. the kent hospital where the maternity unit was almost shut down by inspectors as basic hygiene was not observed. a medicalfacility in ukraine is destroyed by a russian missile strike, killing two people and injuring over 20. and british cycling says it ll ban transgender women from elite female competition. and coming up on bbc news. three teams, two relegation places to avoid. leicester leeds and everton head into the final weekend of the premier league hoping to secure their survival. good evening. the parents of 10 month old finley boden have been sentenced today for his murder on christmas day in 2020. his mother, shannon marsden, was given a minimum of 27 years and his father, stephen boden, a minimum of 29 years. finley had been taken by social services soon after he was born, but was given back to his parents 39 days before he died. during
hello i m sumi somaskanda. we begin right here in washington dc where democrats and republicans are scrambling to close a deal on raising the federal debt limit. there is still no deal in place but as many lawmakers leave for a holiday weekend, president biden has hinted a deal might be not be too far away. with regards to the debt limit, things are looking good, i m very optimistic. i hope we will have some clearer evidence tonight, before the clock strikes 12, that we have a deal. but it is very close and i am optimistic. so according to the president, we might get the news of a deal in less than an hour. a top republican negotiator, congressman patrick mchenry, was a bit more cautious with his assessment, saying: we are in the window by which we meet thejune five deadline. it s not over, we re not done. but we have to come to some tough terms in these closing hours. earlier on friday, congress got a bit more runway for its negotiations. us treasury secretary janet yell
hello. we begin right here in washington d.c. where democrats and republicans are scrambling to close a deal on raising the federal debt limit. there is still no deal in place but as many lawmakers leave for a holiday weekend president biden hints a deal might be not be too far away. with regard to the debt limit, things are looking good. we are very optimistic and i hope we will have some clear evidence tonight. before the clock strikes i2 tonight. before the clock strikes 12 that we have a deal. but we are very close and i am not optimistic. iam i am optimistic. meanwhile, republican negotiators have signaled a deal is within reach but not yet agreed upon. adding to the optimism, it appears congress has been given a bit more breathing room. in just the last few hours, us treasury secretary janet yellen sending this letter to congressional leaders, she now says the us has until june 5th to avoid a default. she had previously said june 1st. if republicans and the wh
our son harry died because of a number of serious and preventable failures. years of harm. some days do i want to go out and face the big, wide world. nah. at least 45 babies who may have survived. no one spotted what was going on. they could have saved him. and yet care has not improved. sweetheart! ambrose chapman is healthy and happy, but his mother, philippa, will never forget his birth. should we put you back and then you can go forward? labour wasn t progressing well, so exhausted and in pain, philippa asked for an epidural but was told the clinicians were too busy to help her. at this point, they said as well as his head swelling, he was getting distressed. they said, well, what we have to do is wait until either your life is in danger or his life is in danger before we can bump you up the queue, which was terrifying to hear. after two hours of worrying, staff at the william harvey
some days di i want to go out and face the big, wide world. at least 45 babies who may have survived. no one spotted what was going on. they could have saved ten. and yet care has not improved. sweetheart! ambrose chapman is healthy and happy, but his mother, philippa, will never forget his birth. should we put you back and then you can go forward? labour wasn t progressing well, so exhausted and in pain, philippa asked for an epidural but was told the clinicians were too busy to help her. at this point, they said as well as his head swelling, he was getting distressed. they said, well, what we have to do is wait until either your life is in danger or his life is in danger before we can bump you up the queue, which was terrifying to hear. after two hours of worrying, staff at the william harvey hospital safely delivered ambrose by forceps and episiotomy. but he soon developed jaundice, necessitating a hospital stay.