apparently minutes before a crash in which two teenagers died, leading to riots. police investigating the disappearance of madeleine mccann begin searching a reservoir in portugal. in sydney tens of thousands fill a stadium to see india s prime minister, narendra modi, addressing a rally. a bbc investigation finds some vapes confiscated in schools contain lead and other metals. the rmt union have announced that london underground workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of extending their mandate to continue to take strike action, this is in the long running dispute overjobs and pensions and conditions, so that is london underground workers voting to extend their strike action so there could be more pain ahead for commuters. another story we are following in the algarve, the search is continuing this is the long running investigation into the disappearance of madeleine mccann. this is a dam which is 50 kilometres away from where the british title i missing 16 years ago.
joe biden met with kevin mccarthy earlier today. both men said talks were productive and repeated the stance that the default is off the table. to avoid that, though, they will have to work out an agreement with the next ten days. negotiators have been trying to strike a deal to avail the default. sources say the white house is offering. both men said talks were reproductive and repeated their stance that a default is off the table. to avoid that, they will have to work out an agreement within the next ten days. even before president biden met with house speaker kevin mccarthy, negotiators were once again around the table, trying to strike a deal to avoid a default. sources say the white house is now offering to keep spending flat from this year to next, while republicans, they say they want to increase defence spending while cutting everything else by up to 22%. treasury secretary confirmed over the weekend that during the first is the hard deadline when the government can n
silva. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. russia s invasion of ukraine has generated all kinds of shock waves military, humanitarian, economic and nuclear. leave aside putin s dark hints about russia s readiness to contemplate first use of a nuclear weapon, russian forces still occupy europe s biggest nuclear power plant at zaporizhzhia. the situation there remains unstable. my guest, rafael grossi, director general of the international nuclear watchdog, the iaea, has been there in an effort to avert disaster. with zaporizhzhia in mind, why is he pushing for more nuclear power right across the world? rafael grossi in vienna, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, it s good to be with you again, hello. it s great to have you on the show. i think we have to begin with the situation in zaporizhzhia, the huge nuclear power plant in ukraine. you ve spent months trying to stabilise the situation there. how high are your anxiety levels right n
israel s former prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has told supporters injerusalem he is on the brink of a big victory , after exit polls put his right wing bloc narrowly ahead in yesterday s general election. the current prime minister, yair lapid, says he s waiting for the votes to be counted. our correspondent in israel, yolande knell, is following developments. after a high turnout, exit poll suggests that israel s former prime minister, benjamin netanyu, is in position to take the reins of power again. but no matter what happens, known as racist and extremists, were on the fringes of israeli politics, but this election has seen them transformed into key players. with his eyes on a cabinet post, itamar ben gvir now tries to look like a conventional candidate. but this was him last month, inflaming tensions at palestinians during clashes. waking up a startled voter and telling him to cast his ballot. current pm yair lapid made his pitch on thejob, signing a maritime deal
the movie is set to start in 2024 but tiktok said the ban will violate the rights to free speech. meanwhile, a us company claims to have created a weapons scanner using a sensor technology and artificial intelligence. it was touted as a revolutionary product, one that could detect bombs, guns, and even knives, but as our technology reporter claims, there are some concerns. last year, the bbc published an investigation about evolv technology, the company has created a weapons scanner that it claims can detect all weapons, designed to replace traditional metal detectors. he just passed through it and if you are carrying a weapon, the system will detect it and alert security. he was the company ceo peter george. we security. he was the company ceo peter george. security. he was the company ceo peter george. we have the signatures ceo peter george. we have the signatures for ceo peter george. we have the signatures for all ceo peter george. we have the signatures for all the ceo p