donald trump not to be charged. that s former federal prosecutor andrew weissman with analysis on the meeting yesterday between donald trump s attorneys and the department of justice concerning the classified documents case. we ll go through all the new developments straight ahead. plus, one down, one more to go. mike pence is officially in the race for the 2024 republican presidential nomination with new jersey governor chris christie expected today join the field later tonight. and an update from ukraine i it appears the long awaited counter offensive may be underway. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, june 6th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day us. we ve got a lot of news to get to this morning. there s a potential new key development in the investigation into former president donald trump taking classified documents with him to mar-a-lago after he left the white house. nbc news has confirmed that attorneys for the former p
duke and duchess of sussex and doria ragland were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi. this relentless pursuit, the statement says, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two nypd officers. let s go back to the newsroom, back to our royal correspondent sarah campbell who is still there with the early part of this breaking story. just the bare bones of the statement. but in the last little while you have learnt a little more detail, apart from those basics about the paparazzi involved and that description of a near catastrophic car accident. yes, and potentially the most important point being that they are all 0k. important point being that they are all ok. but clearly from their perspective they found this a very troublesome, worrying car chase last night. is it worth reiterating the statement? this is what is on the record from their spokespe
civil servants. meanwhile, separate data from the bank of england shows british lenders reported a sharp increase in the rate at which households and businesses defaulted on loans such as mortgages. the chancellor said the economic outlook was still brighter than expected. let s bring in the chief economist at kpmg. the uk economy remains weaker than any other country in the g7. we still have twin drives of high inflation and rising interest rates. how resilient do the you think the uk economy is? the latest data has been think the uk economy is? the latest data has been more think the uk economy is? the latest data has been more positive - think the uk economy is? the latest data has been more positive than i data has been more positive than what we feared late last year so it seems like the overall economy is more resilient and the majority of the weakness that we saw more recently is related to strikes rather than any fundamental weakness of the economy but obviously w
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
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. an aristocrat father pleads for his estranged daughter to turn herself into the police after going missing with her newborn baby and her convicted sex offender partner i beseach you to find a way to turn yourself and your wee one into the police as soon as possible so you and he or she can be protected. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. international leaders have paid tribute to new zealand s prime minister, jacinda ardern, who s made the suprise announcement that she ll step down early next month. she says she simply doesn t have enough left in the tank to fight this 0ctober s general election. her australian counterpart, anthony albanese, has described ms ardern as an inspiration to many, as a leader of intellect, strength, and empathy. arder