condition has worsened in recent hours. and britain is on course to record its warmest year ever, after a summer of heatwaves, wildfires and drought. we ll look at the impact it s had. welcome to bbc news. the announcement that china s borders are to be reopened next month is prompting a tough response by an increasing number of countries. italy is the latest to announce plans to enforce mandatory covid testing of passengers on flights from china after tighter measures were outlined by japan, malaysia, taiwan and india. the us and the philippines are also considering new coronavirus restrictions. american officials accuse the chinese authorities of a lack of transparency as cases of covid have been surging there. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, reports. from the world s most populous nation, alarming scenes china s hospitals overwhelmed, covid infections soaring. the country s abrupt decision to dismantle much of its strict covid regime apparently yielding worryin
many are demanding the president resign. the government is affiliated with the main opposition party. really it is more of a protest banner at the jewel. than a vigil. the us climate envoy, john kerry, is calling on richer countries to step up to help developing nations reduce their dependence on fossil fuels. now on bbc news. we are england: money and me a home without bills? i don t know where peoplej think we ve got the money to pay all these bills. it s frightening actually. this is a dual victor exhaust heat pump. sounds very fancy. it s about it being sustainable and affordable. hi, wendy. i knew from the moment he bought these properties that things were going to change. before this propertyjourney, i used to be a teacher. i played for a number teams bristol city, reading, wolves. he weren t that good! that s why he was on the left. do you know what key it is? the only way to reduce bills is to spend more, which is a conundrum. so, cost wise, what does that lo
hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we begin in the us where the central bank is expected to increase interest rates by another 75 basis points today which would be the fourth consecutive increase of this size. many are hoping for signs the federal reserve may soften its approach in the months ahead with markets anticipating a 0.5% rate rise in december. so what s different within the us economy that would lead the fed to change its current course? here s michelle fleury. since march the federal chair hiked the rate by three percentage points, in so doing caused more expensive loans on everything, from houses to cars and credit cards, so far they have done so without any damaging slowdown in job have done so without any damaging slowdown injob or growth wealth creation. the trouble is there is no sign of a living rolling off with consumer prices, inflation still high at over 8% and still the fed has focused on. and until it sees inflation coming
milder because cloud and rain is lingering and through the course of thursday taking time to pull away but elsewhere sunshine albeit with showers across parts of west wales into the isle of man and northern ireland and windy around the far south west coast of devon and cornwall and further north, some sunshine, one or two showers and temperatures between ten and 14 celsius. it s time for your questions answered and in the next 20 minutes we will answer your questions you have been sending us in today on migration and what can be done to sort out the current situation as well as what is fuelling the growing number of people choosing to cross the english channel on small boats in dangerous conditions. with me in the studio is our home and legal correspondent, dominic casciani. also i m joined by helen 0 nions, associate professor of law at nottingham trent university, and harjap bhangal, uk immigration lawyer. good afternoon to all of you and thank you so much for being with us