in their latest t20 match fresh hope for the world s largest colony of gannets off the east coast of scotland after thousands died last year from bird flu. good morning. we have some heavy and persistent rain coming into northern ireland as we go through today and then later into western scotland. a few scattered showers around but for many we will have a dry day with some sunshine, especially in the south and east. i will have all the details throughout the programme. good morning. it is thursdayjuly the 6th. our main story. the bosses of the four biggest banking groups are meeting the financial watchdog today to discuss concerns that interest rates on savings accounts aren t increasing as quickly as those for mortgages. the banks have denied accusations from mps that they ve been profiteering. our cost of living correspondent, colletta smith, reports. bank customers are feeling the pressure charged lots to borrow money, but given very little reward to save it. so today,
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
the devastation and loss of life in both turkey and syria. also tonight. the man who carried out dozens of rapes and sexual offences while a serving police officer is given 36 life sentences by a judge in london. behind a public appearance of propriety and trustworthiness, you took monstrous advantage of the women drawn into intimate relationships with you. why the tech giant microsoft believes artificial intelligence will revolutionise the business of searching the web. and in the final moments of the match, non league wrexham have lost to sheffield united and coming up on the bbc news channel with the world cup later this year, lioness manager sarina wiegman and her squad of 26 for this month s arnold clark cup. good evening. the unrelenting search for survivors has entered a second night across a vast area of southern turkey and northern syria, following the major earthquake which struck yesterday. it s being reported that more than 7,000 people have lost their lives, b
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