stories and we started in the us. congressional leaders are due to meet with president biden for emergency talks on how to deal with the debt ceiling. reports are coming in the treasury secretary janet yellen has been personally calling chief executives to warn them of the dire consequences a default could have on the us and the global economy. so how did washington get here? samira hussain has been investigating. first of all, this debt ceiling crisis is actually a political crisis, itjust happens to hinge on a must pass piece of legislation to save the country from economic catastrophe, so what is happening here? major consequences for the economy. the us could default on the economy. the us could default on the dead in a metabolic. weeks on the dead in a metabolic. weeks to on the dead in a metabolic. weeks to go before the federal government weeks to go before the federal government is weeks to go before the federal government is unable - weeks to go before the fed
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the programme. arsenal have kept the premier league title race alive, after they beat newcastle, 2 0, and, with it, closed in to within a point of leaders, manchester city. martin odegaard scored in the first half, and a fabian schar own goal wrapped up the victory. city have a game in hand, on top of their one point lead, as the gunners continue to fight for a first league title in 19 years. newcastle s defeat stalls their charge towards champions league football next season, as their lead over fifth placed liverpool remains three points. we have to continue we ve done for ten months, we have to keep digging every single day. the demands are incredibly high. we are doing what we have to do, when football matches again, performing really well, competing really well, and three games to go and we are still there. we have performed so well through the majority of the season, the players have been incredible for us, the consistency has been there, the attitude and mentality has b
minister imran khan has been arrested in connection with a corruption case. these are the pictures, showing para military troops whisking him away from the islamabad court complex in a van. mr khan had arrived in the court to seek bail in other cases registered against him. his party leaders say the premises were attacked by security forces who arrested mr khan. these images have just these images havejust come these images have just come to us, they appear to show mr khan s lawyer, apparently injured during the arrest. members of the paramilitary appear to break through the court windows. let s get more on this with our south asian regional editor anbarasan ethirajan. there is a lot of confusion. bring us up to date if you would on what we know so far. in us up to date if you would on what we know so far. we know so far. in a dramatic development, we know so far. in a dramatic development, pakistani - we know so far. in a dramatic i development, pakistani rangers we know
enter their final day, people across the uk are taking part in community events. the big help out will see people taking on volunteering roles, and members of the royal family have been dropping in on some of the projects as charlotte gallagher reports. after the glitz and glamour of the coronation concert, today s celebrations come down to earth. scouts and their volunteer leaders are just some of the thousands of people taking part in the big help out. and a famous face is getting involved too. you ll make it makes us all a better person when we get involved. we extend our network and meet new people and develop new friendships. we feel like we are doing something positive. and i love that. members of the royal family are at some of the events, including the prince and princess of wales and their children. they ve been in slough, helping the scouts were a bit of building work, with prince louis keeping up with his older brother, getting behind the controls of a digger. th