Force earlier on today. Well, force earlier on today. Well, the other main news today is that the government has suffered a defeat, a third defeat, indeed to its flagship immigration policy , the rwanda bill in the policy, the rwanda bill in the house of lords this evening. Peers voted by 277 votes to 167, in favour of a monitoring mechanism which would ensure safeguards in the bill will be fully implemented. If youre fully implemented. If youre watching us on tv , you can see watching us on tv, you can see these live pictures coming to us from the upper chamber. Now there is, we believe, another session this evening where therell be a vote possibly two more votes, and it comes a day after two earlier defeats where the lords backed motions making sure the bill is fully compliant with the law. Those actually were earlier on today. So far, nearly 50 amendments have been put forward to the this bill, put forward to the on this bill, with more being voted as i with more being voted on. As
Tenyear. But get you up to speed on top stories. Is taylor riggs. Federal reserve policymakers signaling there will likely be an increase next month. Their most recent meeting shows that officials are looking for stronger science of their rights. Want people want to see inflation on an upward path before another rate hike. Tomorrow, zimbabwe gets the first their first new president for a few decades. The the new could country as a democracy. He had fled after being president bite fired fired by president robert who got a, who will not face prosecution. In the u. K. , conservative party makers are delighted with a by hammond, who targeted Younger Voters with tax biggestand promised the Homebuilding Program in almost five decades. Conservatives lost over brexit. In germany, chancellor Angela Merkel make it a partial lifeline from democrats. Social democrat leader Martin Schultz is prepared to offer a limited support for a fourth term. According to people familiar with this plan, schultz
Because it has been a long process, getting to this point. And, two decades after the emergence of his dark materials, Philip Pullman talks to us about a world in chaos. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news could chelsea make it three wins from three in the Champions League group stage . One of three british clubs in action tonight. Good evening. We start tonight with the worlds Fastest Growing humanitarian crisis, as thousands of Rohingya Refugees are spending a fourth night stranded near the border with bangladesh. Hundreds of thousands have left their homes in myanmar, where theyd faced a military offensive, following claims that militants were guilty of attacking police checkpoints. More than half a million Rohingya Muslims have now fled across the border into bangladesh. Over the past three days, some 15,000 refugees have been stranded with limited food and water. My colleague, clive myrie, is in the port of coxs bazar, and he sent this report. In the distance in myanmar, where
And on newsnight, chinas president , xijinping, wants china to take centre stage economically, politically and militarily, exporting his brand of socialism with chinese characteristics. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Mps have voted tonight in a non binding commons vote to pause the roll out of the governments flagship universal credit benefits programme. It is seen as a symbolic victory for labour. Earlier it was revealed that ministers had abandoned charges for calling a universal credit helpline, after strong criticism from campaigners. Our social Affairs Correspondent Michael Buchanan reports. For some, this is the front line of welfare provision. In newcastles west end, the food bank has seen more people forced here due to problems with universal credit. The biggest welfare reform in decades, currently claimed by 600,000 people nationwide, is creating rent arrears, debts, and hunger. Theres nothing in my cupboard, not a thing. And so i didnt want to go to my mums for breakfa
Criticism on the way the administration has been handling its press briefings, done largely without television cameras, audio and even that on a delayed basis. The reaction to all of this right now, we havent seen Much Movement in the dow upon these developments. It happened just in the last couple of minutes. But if youre looking for some sort of a signal, the markets certainly are not setting it. Charlie gasparino, glenn hall, alex smith. Welcome to all. Gaspo. Spicer does not surprise me, leaving, because he and scaramucci would be oil and water together. Neil do you know of any history between the two . Very little. The history is actually between sean spicers godfather, rabbi inside the Trump Administration, Reince Priebus and Anthony Scaramucci. Thats where theres friction. And ive heard in recent days that President Trump has been asking people, including Anthony Scaramucci, what he thinks of Reince Priebus job, how well hes doing. So neil so hes sending those signals out there,