An audit exit if this is put in charge of this years climate complement. And a look at whats happening in the front line town of soledar as russia and ukraine fight for control. Welcome to the programme. We start with the controversy in washington. The white house has confirmed that a second set of classified documents has been found in the garage of President Biden s home in delaware. Its thought the documents are linked to Barack Obamas time in the white house Whenjoe Biden was Vice President. And in the last half hour, us Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment of Special Counsel to investigate joe biden s handling of the documents. This Appointment Underscores for the public the departments commitment to independence and accountability in particularly sensitive matters and to Making Decisions guided only by the facts and the law. Heres what the us president told reporters a little earlier. As i said earlier this week, and by the way my corvette in a locked garage
an audit exit if this is put in charge of this years climate complement. and a look at what s happening in the front line town of soledar as russia and ukraine fight for control. welcome to the programme. we start with the controversy in washington. the white house has confirmed that a second set of classified documents has been found in the garage of president biden s home in delaware. it s thought the documents are linked to barack obama s time in the white house whenjoe biden was vice president. and in the last half hour, us attorney general merrick garland announced the appointment of special counsel to investigate joe biden s handling of the documents. this appointment underscores for the public the departments commitment to independence and accountability in particularly sensitive matters and to making decisions guided only by the facts and the law. here s what the us president told reporters a little earlier. as i said earlier this week, and by the way my corvett
Are we now . Its been a busy few hours. Where are we now . Yes, The Big Story so far this afternoon are we now . Yes, The Big Story so far this afternoon is are we now . Yes, The Big Story so far this afternoon is from are we now . Yes, The Big Story so far this afternoon is from the far this afternoon is from the capital, london, where sadiq khan is in a really good place. Let me show you the latest up to date numbers, which show that the incumbent is on 560,000 votes, just about. Susan hall, the conservative, is on 386,000, thats about half the constituencies having counted. That is a big lead. I should say that the areas weve had in, some of them are very proud labour. But the thing that really matters here, that makes us think it is a slam dunk for sadiq khan is this. The swing that we are seeing across london from the conservatives to labour. Its been slightly different in different parts of the city, but overall, the average at the moment, 3. 7 swing from conservative to labour.
with the international monetary fund to help relieve its debt crisis. but the imf wants economic reforms before releasing more aid. speaking in geneva earlier this week, pakistan s prime minister appealed for a pause in those demands. you know the plight of poor people in developing countries. so, kindly be considerate and compassionate and give us some breathing space. heidi chow is director of debtjustice, which describes itself as part of a global movement to end unjust debt. she told me of the gravity of the situation. this is certainly a very serious situation. 54 countries are currently in a debt crisis, so this
in britain, in the european union. it s going to make it worse. and, therefore, there is going to be | this doom loop of greater austerity| | for many people in the west whichl resonates and feeds back into loop. rather the nasty loop with poverty for many in the global south. - joining me is heidi chow, director of debtjustice, which describes itself as part of a global movement to end unjust debt. hi dee, it s so good i ll be on the programme. heidi. how does what we re seeing now compared to what happened before? goad we re seeing now compared to what happened before? happened before? good evening, ma am. happened before? good evening, maryam- this happened before? good evening, maryam. this is happened before? good evening, maryam. this is certainly - happened before? good evening, maryam. this is certainly a - happened before? good evening, maryam. this is certainly a very l maryam. this is certainly a very serious situation. 54 countries are currently in a debt crisis, so