weather can t make its mind up. we will eventually get something drier and warmer with more sunshine, but the chance of rain in liverpool before then. that sums it up for the whole uk over the next couple of days, a mixture of sunshine and showers developing more widely and the met office has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms this afternoon and into the evening in this area where we will get the really heavy downpours, hail, thunder and light rain, 20 or 30 millimetres of rain in that area too. thunder and lightning. downpours hedging from the midlands to the south east, turning drier in north west scotland, north west england and eventually northern wales, heavy showers elsewhere, temperatures peaking at 17 or 18. downpours arriving widely over the next few hours, continuing in the evening in the south east and east anglia, they will fade away but there is more cloud from the atlantic into northern ireland and western scotland bringing more showers, clearer skies
some reports say 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 end up here again? 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 exactly is happening here? major consequences for the economy. the us could default on its debt in a matter of weeks. debt limit measuresl may be exhausted. weeks to go before the federal government is unable to pay its bills. well, the us government spends more money than it brings in, so it needs to borrow money to pay its bills. it can only borrow a certain amount of money and if it needs to borrow more, congress has to approve that. it used to be a routine thing but not any more. republicans see this as an opportunity t
said in regard to that claim, he was mortified after making that comment and apologised. the person concerned agreed the matter was closed, no further action was taken. regarding the other claims, they are simply untrue. the report today emerged during the guardian s investigations into the cbi which is in turmoil after a whole broader series of allegations of misconduct. they have promised a review of its culture and a new director is at the helm trying to turn things around. tesco was one of dozens of businesses which have paused its membership concerned at these allegations. of course now tesco finds itself in the spotlight itself. it says that this is a serious allegation, if anyone has concerns and information, to get in touch. the prime minister has also been speaking about new plans unveiled , aiming to ease pressure on doctors surgeries by allowing pharmacies in england to prescribe certain medications. they will include the contraceptive pill and medication for comm
Confidence in america. samira hussain in the united states who will keep us up to date on those talks. the chairman of supermarket giant tesco has strongly denied claims that he touched women inappropriately on two separate occasions. a report in the guardian newspaper alleges thatjohn allen touched an employee at the supermarket s shareholder meeting last year. it also claims mr allen, who is the former president of the cbi, grabbed a woman at one of its events in 2019. our business correspondent emma simpson has more. what more do we know? just to say john allen what more do we know? just to say john allen is what more do we know? just to say john allen is one what more do we know? just to say john allen is one of what more do we know? just to say john allen is one of the what more do we know? just to say john allen is one of the most - john allen is one of the most senior, well known businessman in the uk stop as you say he was president of the cbi, one of the uk s leading
Firstly he allegedly touched the bottom of a senior member of tesco staff at their agm lastjune. it also alleged he touch the bottom of also alleged he touch the bottom of a female member of staff at the cbi. mr allen has strongly denied inappropriate touching. tesco said inappropriate touching. tesco said in a statement it had received no complaints informally or formally about mr allen s to conduct, including through its confidential protect online service. it said it had noted mr allen s strong denial and that he had never been the subject of a complaint during his tenure at tesco. there are also claims of several inappropriate remarks being made at the cbi. mr allen has admitted to making a comment to a female cbi worker in 2019 about a dress suiting her figure. a spokesman for mr allen