hello, i m lukwesa burak. president biden has said a deal with republicans to raise the us government debt ceiling is very close and he s optimistic it will be achieved. the two sides have a little more breathing room after the treasury secretary, janet yellen, extended the deadline slightly, saying the government would not run out of money untiljune 5. they re working on an agreement that would ensure no repeat of the stand off before next year s presidential election. as the clock ticked down to the midnight deadline which hasjust passed mr biden 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 ll have some clearer evidence tonight, before the clock strikes 12:00, that we have a deal. but it s very close and i m optimistic. and our north america correspondent nomia iqbal sent us this update. lawmakers have now been given a little more time to find that much needed solution. many of them h
colleague at this morning. in a statement, mr schofield said he had lied about the relationship to itv as well as to his agents, lawyers and family. he said the relationship was unwise, but not illegal . itv said it felt deeply disappointed by what it called his deceit. simonjones reports. welcome back. i m holding the fort. holly has had to leave a bit early today because she is meeting his majesty the king. in the space ofjust a week, he has gone from being one of itv s has gone from being one of itv s megastars seeing his career in ruins. figs itv s megastars seeing his career in ruins. itv s megastars seeing his career in ruins. as holly said it earlier. career in ruins. as holly said it earlier, we career in ruins. as holly said it earlier, we never - career in ruins. as holly said it earlier, we never take - career in ruins. as holly said it earlier, we never take it i it earlier, we never take it for granted. it earlier, we never take it for ranted. for granted. never ev
to the network, as well as to his agents, lawyers and family. he said the relationship was unwise, but not illegal . itv said it felt deeply disappointed by what it called his admissions of deceit. simonjones reports. welcome back. i m holding the fort. holly has had to leave a bit early today, because she s meeting his majesty the king. in the space ofjust a week, he s gone from being one of itv s megastars to seeing his career in ruins. as holly said on stage, we never take it for granted. never, ever, ever. phillip schofield has admitted he lied to colleagues, his employers, the media and the public, about a relationship he had with a man he first met when the man was a teenager, helping him to get into television. after the man started work on this morning, it became more thanjust friendship. in a statement to the daily