Goes into administration. Three, two, one, release, release, release. And a mother and daughter and an 80 year old man with parkinsons become Space Tourists with sir richard branson s virgin. On newsnight at 10 30pm a a star hotel in leafy llanelli. The government says it will not put migrants into such places, but here, they are trying very hard to do just that. Is there a Coherent Policy On Migration . Good evening. An Hawaiian Paradise has been turned into an inferno by wildfire. President biden has declared a major disaster on the island of maui. At least 36 people have lost their lives so far with the coastal Tourist Town Lahaina razed to the ground. Thousands have had to flee and as you can see most houses have been destroyed. People have told how they ran into the ocean as the fire swept through the town. Its not know how the fires started, but the ground is tinder dry after recent hot weather and the flames have been fanned by strong winds from hurricane dora, cutting across th
And coming up on bbc news. Bayern munich s latest bid for harry kane is enough to get a yes from spurs but will they get the same answer from the england captain himself . Hello. The nhs achieved an unwelcome milestone today that nobody wanted. The number of people waiting to start routine Hospital Treatment in england is at a record high nearly 7. 5 Million People. The figures are from the end ofjune, and mean 1 in 7 of the population is waiting for hospital care. Nhs providers, which represents Health Trusts in england, says the numbers arent surprising, given the diffculties the nhs has been facing. This includes backlogs made worse by the pandemic, and strikes by health care workers. Yet rishi sunak has made cutting nhs Waiting Lists one of his key priorities this year. The government today says there are positive signs in the figures, including a drop in those waiting for more than 18 months, and improved Ambulance Response times. To dig into the figures and look at when they migh
At a near standstill since the beginning of the year. The Bank Of England has raised the cost of borrowing 1a times since the end of 2021 to try and rein in soaring prices. That has weighed on the economy, but experts have warned the full effect of those Interest Rises has yet to be felt. Emma vardy reports from morecambe in the north of england. Rowing is a delicate art. A bit like managing economy. A year of slow growth, business is feeling the pressure from rising costs, means as no surprise that many are feeling cautious about their ambitions were branching out. We cautious about their ambitions were branching out. Were branching out. We have struggled were branching out. We have struggled to were branching out. We have struggled to try were branching out. We have struggled to try to were branching out. We have struggled to try to work were branching out. We have struggled to try to work out i were branching out. We have| struggled to try to work out a rationale for expanding. So w
sadia says they re still seeing plenty of house sales here at the moment but there has been a change over the last year. people are under offering on property prices, their mortgage payments are going to be higher, so they have to take that into account. so it s definitely a buyer s market. some of those faced with higher mortgage rates have begun to struggle more. this spring nearly 82,000 households fell into arrears with their mortgage payments. now, that s not a huge number. in fact, only i% of the overall number of mortgages. but it is an increase on the previous quarter. and the number of buy to let landlords in trouble with their mortgage payments jumped by even more. and that impacts tenants, too. so if rates have reached a peak, it s a little less pressure on homeowners and tenants alike. colleta smith, bbc news in warrington. let s move to the us now, where some wall street traders are betting interest rates there may not have to rise any further. it comes after consumer pric
today, we ve heard that this spring, nearly 82,000 households fell into arrears with their mortgage payments. now, that s not a huge number. in fact, only 1% of the overall number of mortgages. but it is an increase on the previous quarter. and the number of buy to let landlords in trouble with their mortgage payments jumped by even more. and that impacts tenants, too. so if rates have reached a peak, it s a little less pressure on homeowners and tenants alike. colleta smith, bbc news, in warrington. now a look at some other stories making the news today. a man accused of making violent threats against president biden has been shot dead by the fbi. craig robertson who was killed at his home in utah claimed on social media he was dusting off his sniper rifle ahead of a planned visit to the state by the president. federal agents went to mr robertson s house to arrest him.