hello i m sumi somaskanda. we begin right here in washington dc where democrats and republicans are scrambling to close a deal on raising the federal debt limit. there is still no deal in place but as many lawmakers leave for a holiday weekend, president biden has hinted a deal might be not be too far away. with regards to the debt limit, things are looking good, i m very optimistic. i hope we will have some clearer evidence tonight, before the clock strikes 12, that we have a deal. but it is very close and i am optimistic. so according to the president, we might get the news of a deal in less than an hour. a top republican negotiator, congressman patrick mchenry, was a bit more cautious with his assessment, saying: we are in the window by which we meet thejune five deadline. it s not over, we re not done. but we have to come to some tough terms in these closing hours. earlier on friday, congress got a bit more runway for its negotiations. us treasury secretary janet yell
if it can t fix the country s ongoing energy crisis. those are the headlines here on bbc news. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show it s a right royal it s one of the best escorts we do. everyone is out riding through masses of happy people. i m searching street food stalls for breakfast, filipino style. it looks like a mackerel. oh, yes. you re going to walk slow. and i get to sashay away with the golden gays of manila. ifeel like i ve got a lot of make up on. you look like a star. laughter. hello. i m high above manila, the philippines famously busy capital. now, like most big cities, this place really comes alive at night and a little later, i ll be heading out with some grand dames who certainly know how to put on a show. but that s to come later. first up you d be forgiven for thinking that the major royal events of the year had been and gone already as the united kingdom held the first coronation of a new monarch in over 70 years. but in o
hello. we begin right here in washington d.c. where democrats and republicans are scrambling to close a deal on raising the federal debt limit. there is still no deal in place but as many lawmakers leave for a holiday weekend president biden hints a deal might be not be too far away. with regard to the debt limit, things are looking good. we are very optimistic and i hope we will have some clear evidence tonight. before the clock strikes i2 tonight. before the clock strikes 12 that we have a deal. but we are very close and i am not optimistic. iam i am optimistic. meanwhile, republican negotiators have signaled a deal is within reach but not yet agreed upon. adding to the optimism, it appears congress has been given a bit more breathing room. in just the last few hours, us treasury secretary janet yellen sending this letter to congressional leaders, she now says the us has until june 5th to avoid a default. she had previously said june 1st. if republicans and the wh
new figures here in the uk show that the rate at which prices are rising has fallen sharply, hitting single figures for the first time since last august. the annual rate for april fell to 8.7%, down from 10.1% in march, but still higher than predicted. a quick global comparison in the us, the rate of inflation stood at 4.9% in the 12 months to april, falling for the tenth month in a row. the eurozone rate rose slightly in april to 7%, but that figure is still down from 8.5% in february. the bbc s economics correspondent andy verity explained. if you want to be half full, at least it s in single digits now. for three months in a row, it s defied expectations it would drop into the single digits, and it stayed in double digits. so that has been coming down, and there are some nice signs like for example, petrol is cheaper than it was a year ago, some second hand cars have been coming down in price, and generally goods price inflation, which has been driving this, has subsid
in praia da luz, the long running search has resumed, with police digging near the arade dam, just 50 kilometres away from where she went missing. also tonight the disgraced entertainer rolf harris has died aged 93. we ll talk to a reporter that sat through every day of his sexual assault trial. we will also speak to the chief rabbi of ukraine about the impact of russia s invasion and what he s doing to support people across the county. but first, we start with that news that the former british prime minister borisjohnson has been referred to police over new allegations he broke lockdown rules during the covid pandemic. the information was passed to police by the government s cabinet office. it s being reported that the referral is to two police forces based on recently discovered information. it should be stressed at this stage, police are investigating, and no breach of the rules has been confirmed. live now to our uk political correspondentjonathan blake. hi there. this is