The countdown is on. After nearly 70 years open championship golf returns to royal portrush this time tomorrow. And while the some rain input rose, todayit and while the some rain input rose, today it stays dry and fairly warm, here in sydney. See you in 15 minutes. Good morning. Its wednesday, july 17. Our top story comments made by President Trump about four congresswomen have been condemned as racist by the us house of representatives. The president called for the women from minority backgrounds to go back to their countries of origin, despite all being us citizens. Shortly after the vote, a democrat politician called for mr trump to be impeached. Our north america correspondent david willis reports. A row that started in cyberspace became all the more human, not to mention personal on the floor of the Nations Capital after the president was accused of racism. The comments from the white house a disgraceful and disgusting and those comments are racist. Senior republicans have since
of 3.3% in the last three months of 2023 much stronger than expected. that s raised hopes that the us federal reserve might have achieved a soft landing getting inflation under control by raising borrowing costs without crashing the economy. the strong economic numbers helped stoke an ongoing rally on us stock markets. both the dowjones industrial average and s&p 500 closed at new record highs on thursday. and traders weren t the only ones celebrating. the gdp figures have been seized upon by president biden, who is battling for re election. he s been suffering poor approval ratings for his handling of the economy, as american households feel the impact of higher prices on their finances. from new york, here s michelle fleury. for an economy many said was headed for recession, the us continues to defy expectations. in the final three months of last year, the american economy grew faster than expected, expanding at an annual rate of 3.3% while inflation fell. growth for th
Commission, jean claude juncker, has told the bbc that the eu will not seek to punish britain during brexit negotiations. Hosni mubarak has been freed after yea rs Hosni Mubarak has been freed after years in detention following his overthrow in the arab Spring Revolution in his country. A warning that bad behaviour in English Schools is not being dealt with properly and pupils performance is being negatively affected. Good morning. Were live At Westminster, where it seems life is returning back to normal as the roads have opened for the First Time Since wednesdays Terror Attack here. In the past few hours, we have had more information from the metropolitan police who are investigating the attack. They are appealing for anyone with information on Khalid Masood, previously known as Adrian Russell ajao. They say theyve made two further significant arrests in the West Midlands and north west england. A total of nine people are in custody. One woman has been released on bail. The fourth vic
Sebastian vettel past lewis hamilton, signalling an end to mercedes domination. And The Blues Guide Thinking that has led to new Cloud Formation Being recognised officially. Yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far today, more of that glorious sunshine for custody, so you can expect more of these blue skies. A full forecast in the next half hour. Good morning. First, our main story. Police say they might never find out why Khalid Masood killed four people near the Houses Of Parliament on wednesday. Scotland yard now say they believe he was acting alone. The family of Pc Keith Palmer who was killed by masood have released a statement, thanking those who were with him when he died. Alexandra mackenzie reports. 82 seconds. That is all it took. In that time, Khalid Masood caused the deaths of three people on westminster bridge, and injured many more. He crashed his car into the railings, ran through a gate upper Houses Of Parliament, and stabbed pc keith wallis Pc Keith Palmer to d
Sebastian vettel past lewis hamilton, signalling an end to mercedes domination. And The Blues Guide Thinking that has led to new Cloud Formation Being recognised officially. Yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far today, more of that glorious sunshine for custody, so you can expect more of these blue skies. A full forecast in the next half hour. Good morning. First, our main story. Police say they might never find out why Khalid Masood killed four people near the Houses Of Parliament on wednesday. Scotland yard now say they believe he was acting alone. The family of Pc Keith Palmer who was killed by masood have released a statement, thanking those who were with him when he died. Alexandra mackenzie reports. 82 seconds. That is all it took. In that time, Khalid Masood caused the deaths of three people on westminster bridge, and injured many more. He crashed his car into the railings, ran through a gate upper Houses Of Parliament, and stabbed pc keith wallis Pc Keith Palmer to d