until the polls open. ukraine s most senior security official tells the bbc the country is ready to launch its long expected counteroffensive against russian forces. hello, i m nancy kacungira. the home office says a nationwide issue with uk border force e gates is creating longer waiting times at passport control at airports across the country. it s understood the problems started on friday evening. there have been reports of long queues at arrivals in several british airports. this picture, tweeted on saturday morning from london heathrow s terminal 5, gives an idea of some of the delays which have been building up. heathrow has issued a statement, saying we are aware of a nationwide issue impacting the e gates, which are operated by border force. our teams are working closely with border force to help resolve the problem as quickly as possible. the issue is being felt at all points of entry to the uk although airports with passport e gates seem to be worst affected. th
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
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
has been released while under investigation. he was detained on thursday on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving. now on bbc news it s time for talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go and take a look at what s on the show. eyeing up africa as the west competes with china, when of an when of an african when of an african country when of an african country is when of an african country is leading the way in renewable energy but connection itself and i am fully dependent on fossil fuels to being able to export clean energy to europe as we tackle climate change because mac is an ambitious plan so i m going to be discussing this with easily over there. big boss of web africa s largest renewable energy companies, energy et from the world bank and a leading moroccan environmental campaigner. also on the show, i m going to sit down with a moroccan government minister tasked with the mighty
a man arrested after a car crashed into the gates now on bbc news it s time for the travel show. this week on the travel show it s a right royal affair in sweden. it s one of the best escorts we do. everyone is out riding through masses of happy people. i m searching street food stalls for breakfast, filipino style. it looks like a mackerel. oh, yes. you re going to walk slow. and i get to sashay away with the golden gays of manila. ifeel like i ve got a lot of make up on. you look like a star. chuckles. hello. i m high above manila, the philippines famously busy capital. now, like most big cities, this place really comes alive at night and a little later, i ll be heading out with some grand dames who certainly know how to put on a show. but that s to come later. first up you d be forgiven for thinking that the major royal events of the year had been and gone already as the united kingdom held the first coronation of a new monarch in over 70 years. but in one part of sca