$2.1 trillion we ve ever had. if i can parrot to when republicans were in the majority when they had the house, the senate and everything, they didn t cut anything. that s house speaker kevin mccarthy defending the debt limit agreement hours before the bill barely cleared a republican led house committee. we ll have a look at where the vote count stands in the full house as lawmakers from both parties continue to criticize the bill. also ahead, we re learning more about what was reportedly happening inside mar-a-lago as the justice department ramped up the pressure on donald trump to turn over classified documents. plus we ll have an update from eastern europe following another drone strike inside russian territory. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 31st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning on capitol hill where the house rules committee voted in favor of advancing the debt ceiling bill to a
another day of strikes more than 1,000 ambulance staff in wales walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. meanwhile in england, nurses continue their strike action for a second day in a row. new zealand s prime minister jacinda ardern makes a surprise announcement saying she ll stand down in less than three weeks time. a day of national strikes begins in france over plans to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64. king charles asks for millions of pounds in profits from the crown estate to be used for the wider public good rather than for the royal family. the government has released details of projects which will benefit from its levelling up fund, which is intended to spread economic growth more widely across the uk. in all, £2.1 billion will be spent on regeneration projects. they span more than a hundred areas across the country. some of the biggest winners include a new eden project at morecambe bay which gets £50 million. there s 50 million pounds for
and her husband are being held on an immigration charge. and coming up this hour. the 17 year old solo pilot who s broken two world records. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. 25 people, including two children, are now known to have died in a russian airstrike in eastern ukraine, according to authorities in kyiv. the ukrainian president, volodmyr zelensky, said that a railway station was hit and several houses and cars were destroyed, in a series of attacks in the dnipropetrovsk region. 31 people were also wounded. the strikes came exactly six months after moscow s invasion began. our correspondent hugo bachega has this update from kyiv. search and rescue operations are now over in the town of chaplyne, in the east of the country, following those russian attacks. a train station was hit, and pictures from the scene show destroyed passenger trains, cars. several houses were also hit. this attack happened yesterday, as ukraine marked independenc
You think about this idea . And whether we think we need this idea . Visit bbc dot co. Uk slash five live and here s your news. Sir keir starmer has called labour s win in the rutherglen and Hamilton West by election a seismic result for the party. They secured more than twice the number of votes as the snp which had held the seat. Labour s pledged to bring in supervised toothbrushing at schools in england as well as an extra 700,000 Dentist Appointments if they win the next election. The party s also pledged to prioritise patients in need of serious treatment. Rishi sunak and his italian counterpart Georgia Meloni Have urged the eu to go much further in tackling illegal migration. They say action s needed to smash the Smuggling Gangs who ve caused a moral and humanitarian crisis. And mps are calling for a ban on the use of Live Facial Recognition Technology for public surveillance. They ve signed a statement with tech experts and Campaign Groups to raise concerns about the police and
We think what happened in syria is a disgrace to humanity. And hes there, and i guess hes running things, so something should happen. Thanks, folks. Ill see you in a little while. As america considers its Military Options well ask if a United Nations deal is still possible. Here, theresa may meets donald tusk. Its his job to get the best deal for the eu out of brexit. The Irish Foreign minister tells me he sees no sign that our former partners are out for revenge. Would Free School Meals mean kids do better in the classroom . We ask restauranteur Henry Dimbleby and former teacher laura mcinerny. And. Dont try this at home. We meet the russian Thrill Seekers taking sometimes fatal risks for social media fame. Good evening. Donald trump watched his words tonight like a man who finally understood just how much trouble they could cause. It was on the flight to mar el lago, ahead of a meeting with his chinese counterpart, that he skimmed the Curtain Divde to Talk To The Press Corp and tell