the volcano spewing out lava and molten rock, that s become a hit with tourists. and how one 12 year old is turning used crisp packets into hundreds of survival blankets for homeless people. hello and welcome. there were tears ofjoy amongst democrats in the us senate as a landmark bill to tackle climate change was finally passed. after more than a year of intense wrangling, the sweeping reforms are being seen as a major victory for president biden. republicans had tried to derail the legislation, worth $430 billion overall claiming it would undermine economic growth. the inflation reduction act, as it s known, includes almost $370 billion to steer the us economy away from oil, gas and coal. it also contains measures to reduce the price of healthcare and introduce new taxes for business. lea na hosea reports. wildfires, flash floods, drought and melting polar ice caps, extreme weather events increasing around the world because of climate change united states tops the list of
appear to be borne out by photographs from the white house bathroom. tonight with the context, the international trade expert rebecca harding, and former adviser to president george w bush ron christie. hello, welcome to the programme. president biden is defying expectations, and earning a reputation as a president who gets things done. despite the toxic nature of washington politics or maybe because of it senate democrats have been working through the summer to bring about an impressive list of achievements and a lot of that has come with the support of republicans. first came the pandemic relief $1.9 trillion, otherswise known as the american rescue plan. then in november the infrastructure bill. injune the first bipartisan legislation in decades on gun safety. then came the chips act, to strengthen semiconductor manufacturing. then new health care benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. a bipartian agreement on nato expansion admitting finland
do, this is your dream,settle down, and you will get this done. a clip leaked to the new statesman shows conservative leadership candidate, rishi sunak, telling an audience he diverted public money from deprived urban areas as chancellor. in birmingham, george miller becomes the oldest commonwealth games gold medallist in history at the age of 75. the first in a series of hosepipe bans came into force today, following the driest july in england since 1935. in the areas affected, people won t be allowed to use hosepipes to water plants and lawns, to clean cars or to fill paddling pools. today s ban affects customers of southern water in hampshire and the isle of wight. people who break the rules could receive a warning or in extreme cases a fine of up to £1,000. abouti million south east water customers in kent and sussex will face measures from next friday. companies in other parts of the country but are planning similar moves in the coming weeks. our correspondent zoe c
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the pop single that s gone to number one, 37 years after it was first released. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the russian president says the sanctions imposed on his country because of the attack on ukraine are stupid and insane . vladimir putin said they had not only failed to work but were impacting the west instead. he denied that russia was to blame for the current crisis and for the spiralling inflation that has followed. he was speaking at an economic forum in st petersburg. translation: i reiterate, these are fundamental, i truly revolutionary and inexorable changes. it would be a mistake to think that during these tumultuous changes you can simply sit it out, biding yourtime, that everything is going to get back to circuits, that everything is going to be as it was it won t. and yet it seems as if the ruling elite of certain western countries are labouring under precisely these very delusions, choosing to ignore the obvious, persi