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u.s. the debt limit is now set for a vote on the house floor in the coming hours. the republican say that the speaker s job is on the line. depending on how it goes. [sirens] air raid sirens sound in japan, and south korea after north korea tried. but failed to launch this space spy satellite into space. but it s time we impose our will on washington d.c., and you can do any of this if you don t win. ron desantis kicks off his 2024 presidential campaign, in iowa with some not so subtle digs at his one time ally, former president donald trump. so, a deal to avoid defaulting on tens of trillions of dollars of debt is moving forward. but the u.s. government it, is by no means out of the. what s now, in the coming, hour two u.s. house members will vote on the bill to raise the debt ceiling as well as other measures tapped on to the spending limit. well some lawmakers seemed confident they will get the vote to send the bill to the senate, the house speaker will be busy t ....
aisle coming out against it. the nation could default within days. also tonight, the battle heating up for the republican presidential nomination. two big names, former vice president mike pence and chris christie, now set to jump it as florida governor ron desantis takes his toughest shots yet at donald trump. the search for survivors in that partially collapsed apartment building in iowa. tonight, you ll hear from the families holding out hope amid the rubble as the woman who was rescued after being trapped for 27 hours speaks out. plus, the pets just rescued. out-of-control wildfires in canada. why they re triggering air quality warnings in the u.s. this just in, the sitcom star convicted of rape in a case that put his religion, scientology, on trial, as well. nasa weighing in on videos of suspected ufos. we ll show you what they said about these giant orbs flying across the sky. the wild video from a georgia highway. this car launching off a tow truck s ....
the global monetary pivot that was what some commentators were declaring on wednesday, after the us federal reserve said it had probably finished raising interest rates, and signalled it was planning to start cutting them next year. but clearly, neither the european central bank nor the bank of england got the memo. they left their rates on hold and said it was too early to talk about cutting them. in fact, here in the uk, three members of the bank of england monetary policy committee actually voted to raise the interest rate above its current level of 5.25%. the bank is worried that inflation the rate that prices are rising is still not under control. our economics editor faisal islam reports # last christmas, i gave you my heart.# liverpool s christmas market the festive spirit is here, but little sign of a marked upturn in the economy. people here continuing to have to cope with new surges in the cost of living, even as inflation slows. i sold my car last wee ....
the ever rising cost of mortgages. the uk s biggest building society, raises it s rates again. and, british cycling intends to permanently ban transgender women, from elite female competition. and coming up on bbc news, brentford striker ivan toney was given a reduced ban from football. a psychiatric expert diagnosed him with a gambling addiction after he broke fa betting rules. good afternoon. bbc news has learned that health inspectors considered the highly unusual step of closing a maternity unit, over safety concerns. it happened at one of england s biggest hospital trusts, where maternity services were rated inadequate. inspectors from the care quality commission found significant problems over hygiene and staffing at the william harvey hospital in kent. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, has this special report. there have been maternity problems at the east kent hospitals trust for almost a decade. today s report shows care is getting worse. following ....
tributes to the smiths bassist andy rourke, who s died the band s drummer mikejoyce says he was a musical genius. he never saw himself as a great bass player, because it was so effortless for him and so easy for him. hejust put the pace on and magic would happen. put the pace on and magic would ha en. ., happen. and in weather, while there will be a strong happen. and in weather, while there will be a strong sunshine happen. and in weather, while there will be a strong sunshine for - will be a strong sunshine for england will be a strong sunshine for england and wales, scotland and northern england and wales, scotland and northern ireland always will be a bit claudia. a bit more cloudy. it s saturday the 20th of may. ukraine s president zelensky has welcomed a decision by the united states to allow western allies to provide f 16 fighterjets to his country, describing the move as historic . us presidentjoe biden confirmed his agreement during the g7 summit of w ....