Unwanted items in the bin. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Get in touch to tell us what you think about the stories we are covering or what you are spotting where you are. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing we start with some breaking news there has been a volanic eruption on an island in new zealand popular with tourists. Its reported that around a hundred people were in the area and that some are unaccounted for. The volcano, on white island, is about 30 miles off the countrys north island. The prime Ministerjacinda Ardern has been speaking in the last hour. Lets have some of what she had to say. Police search and rescue as supporting the National Emergency agency following an eruption at white island. Police were alerted at 2 17pm. At this stage, and please do keepin 2 17pm. At this stage, and please do keep in mind this is an evolving situation, but at this stage, we
Leveraged the authority and resources of the highest office in the land to invite additional foreign interference into our democratic processes that would constitute an unconscionable abuse of power it also would represent an effort to subordinate Americas National interests and those of our closest allies and partners to the president s personal political interest trump maintains the phone call with the president of ukraine was perfect and says the anonymous Intelligence Officer who raised alarms is partisan and hes accusing adam schiff the democratic chairman of the Intelligence Committee of lying to congress and misrepresenting the call in a tweet the president called for shift to immediately resign from Congress House democrats have been investigating the president for several potential crimes including obstruction of justice and Money Laundering thats played into trumps claims that his political opponents are searching for anyway. To remove him from Office Democrats say Going Forw
The presiding officer are there any senators wishing to vote or to change their vote . If not, the motion is agreed to. The yeas are 62. The nays are 31. The senator from pennsylvania. A senator mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that the remaining votes in this series be ten minutes in length. The presiding officer without objection. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion, we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of Thomas Peter Feddo of virginia to be assistant secretary of the treasury for investment security signed by 17 senators. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of Thomas Peter Feddo of virginia to be assistant secretary of the treasury for investment security shall be brought to be a
A very warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. As ever, you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Hello and welcome to a brain soaked westminster. The weather perhaps a metaphor after yesterdays sunshine for what is happening as far as borisjohnson is concerned over his government. Rain soaked. British mps are set to discuss legislation designed to extend the Brexit Process to at least the end ofjanuary, blocking a possible no deal departure on october 31. This was made possible by a dramatic move on tuesday in which opposition parties, aided by a group of 21 conservative rebels, voted to take control of parliamentary time. Prime minister Boris Johnson immediately said he would not ask the eu for an extension and confirmend that he would push for an early general election. Our first report this morning is from our political corresponden, jonathan blake. It was Boris J
Declines. And the fed has two new nominees including judy shelton who has called on the federal bank to cut rates as soon as possible just to bring you some final composite pmi numbers for june across the eurozone, theyre in at 52. 2 against a flash number of 52. 1. Slightly higher than the may number, 51. 8 that flash pointed to a strong expansion in the private sector of the previous six months weve seen that upward trend as services hit a high. Back in may, they were 52. 9 and 53. 4 in the flash for june they have come in slightly higher than the flash. The june final services new export businesses pmi at 59. 4, higher than the flash of 48. 9, not significantly better than the may final. Nearly back up to another 50 mark the the euro dollar is slightly weaker on that news we can see if you look at the european markets generally, you see a relatively positive day. Trading more then a half percent higher now if you look at the individual markets, you can see where that is coming from