the bill was passed just before the midnight deadline that would have seen tens of thousands of federal employees placed on furlough and various government services suspended. the issue of more aid for ukraine is something opposed by some hard right house republicans. here s senate majority leader chuck schumer. it has been a day full of twists and turns. the american people can breathe a sigh of relief. there will be no government shutdown. democrats have said from the start that the only solution for avoiding a shutdown is bipartisanship and we are glad speaker mccarthy has finally heeded our message. in the end, more democrats supported this bill in the house than republicans. proving bipartisanship was the best answer all along. i want to thank my colleagues here in the senate, especially our appropriators. madam president susan collins and leader mcconnell. our bipartisanship work in the senate set the tone for the bill we are about to pass. our bipartisanship made this
the city of murcia. the mayor said the fire began at around six in the morning, and it was under control by around seven, however of course by that time it had caused tremendous damage, and at least seven people have been killed by it. to those extraordinary pictures. thank you very much for that, at these pictures are released by the fire service there. we will come back to spain a little later. the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, is in manchester for what could be his last party conference before the next election as he aims to put on a show of unity. a row over tax cuts, criticism of environmental policies and the uncertainty around the second phase of the hs2 rail link from london to manchester continues as the conservative party conference opens later. bbc political correspondent nick eardley is at the conference and joins me now. so we ve heard from the prime minister this morning. we have indeed. good minister this morning. we have indeed. good morning, - minister
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english football is governed, including a motion of no confidence in the fa, as mps try to improve the way the sport is run. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. guilty to hoarding explosives and making bombs. 31 year old ciaran maxwell was arrested last year after police found two arms dumps in county antrim. unknown to the army, while serving he had also been preparing for acts of terrorism, including compiling a list of targets, to be used by dissident republicans. daniel sandford has the story. he was a member of the uk s elite royal marines unit a0 commando, after passing the gruelling 32 week training course. but today, ciaran maxwell and admitted that for five years he was also helping dissident republicans in northern ireland to build up hidden stockpiles of explosives, weapons and ammunition. ciaran maxwell grew up in larne, some 20 miles north of belfast, a largely unionist town with some strong loyalist paramilitary links. a bmx fan who came from a cath