hello. i m lukwesa burak. within the past couple of hours, president biden and the republican house speaker, kevin mccarthy, have reached an agreement in principle on a new government debt limit, ending weeks of wrangling. mr mccarthy said there would be historic reductions in spending, and no new taxes or government programmes. democrats and republicans have untiljune 05 to reach agreement to prevent the us government running out of money. this is how mr mccarthy announced the breakthrough. after weeks of negotiations we have come to an agreement in principle. we still have a lot of work to do but i believe this is an agreement in principle worthy of the american people. it has historic reductions in spending, consequential reforms that will lift people out of poverty into the workforce, reign in government overreach, no new taxes, no new government programmes, and a lot more within the bill. we still have more work to do tonight to finish all of the writing of it. i do want
describes the planned assault as an historic opportunity . a man arrested after a car crashed into the gates of downing street earlier this week, has been released while under investigation. now on bbc news. talking movies cannes film festival special. hello from the french riviera. i m tom brook and welcome to talking movies. in today s programme, highlights from one of the world s great movie events, the cannes film festival. coming up in the programme the excitement of cannes. the strong lineup of films and the wealth of famous names from international cinema on the red carpet. top movie stars on being in cannes. harrison ford returning as indiana jones, overwhelmed by the festival s adulation. it was, uh, indescribable. adored by his fans but not by all, the once mighty hollywood superstar johnny depp in cannes discussing with me, if somewhat uncomfortably, his comeback role. i mean, comeback is a weird thing because. he never left. no, i didn t go anywhere, you know
divisive presidential elections. hello, i m lucy grey. british tv presenter holly willoughby has reacted to phillip schofield s admission about a relationship with a younger employee, saying she is hurt. on friday, mr schofield resigned from itv, saying he had lied to cover up the relationship, which he described as unwise, but not illegal . itv has said it investigated rumours of the relationship but both men repeatedly denied it. our correspondent katherine da costa has the latest on holly willoughby s reaction. she s been responding to the news that phillip schofield had had a relationship with a younger man on the show this morning in 2020. and in a statement on her instagram account, holly said. it s taken time you betterjust remind us how big a name tv in tv phillip schofield is, particularly for people watching around the world who may not know him. yeah, that s right. so, he is a household name in the uk. he started out as a children s tv presenter. he went on to hos
now on bbc news click. this week, how robots are helping the british army stay safe in hostile environments. it is not only about going into a building knowing there will be any threat in there. it is what is in there else as well. laura put chatgpt through its paces. laura put chatgpt through its aces. ., ., , , paces. no time to stop between the sets but paces. no time to stop between the sets but i paces. no time to stop between the sets but i have paces. no time to stop between the sets but i have to paces. no time to stop between the sets but i have to look- paces. no time to stop between the sets but i have to look at. the sets but i have to look at my phone. we look at how ai help doctors diagnose neurological diseases. find help doctors diagnose neurological diseases. and we meet an inspiring neurological diseases. and we | meet an inspiring sportswoman using tech to help estate the top of her game. i using tech to help estate the top of her game. using
hello, i m lucy grey. a home office source has told the bbc that e gates are starting to work again at uk airports. a nationwide issue, which started on friday evening, has resulted in long queues at passport control. the bbc understands the gates will be switched on in the busiest spots first and that the it issue has now been resolved. graham satchell has the latest. gatwick airport, described by one passenger today as an utterjoke. this is manchester, where again there were huge queues for passport control. and at heathrow, arriving passengers were forced to wait more than three hours. than three hours. there was absolutely than three hours. there was absolutely chaos than three hours. there was absolutely chaos at - than three hours. there was| absolutely chaos at passport control, i waited something like 2.5 hours to get out of the airport. this is when scenting at luton airport. this is when scenting at luton airort. . , , airport. already been in the queue now f