The us House Of Representatives has passed a bill that would require the tiktok owner bytedance to sell its stake in the Social Media Platform or face a total ban in the country. During the debate, lawmakers repeatedly said that tiktok has links to the Chinese Communist Party Something denied by both tiktok and bytedance. Party something denied by both lets hear some of the debate in congress. Our intention is for tiktok to continue to operate, but not under the control of the Chinese Communist party. I want to emphasise this bill does not ban tiktok. It simply would require the Chinese Communist Party Affiliated bytedance to sell tiktok and divest their interests. Live to washington and our correspondent nomia iqbal. Nomia, given what has happened, how likely is it that tiktok will be banned in the us . I likely is it that tiktok will be banned in the us . Likely is it that tiktok will be banned in the us . I would be staggered banned in the us . I would be staggered if banned in the
senior republicans in the us condemn the fbi s search of donald trump s florida home. the white house insists it only learned about the operation from media reports. four days of extreme weather is forecast in england and wales. it comes as environmental groups say some rivers are starting to dry up seriously impacting wildlife. that, as western europe is facing its worst drought in decades with water levels in rivers and reservoirs already running low or even dry. a beluga whale that swam up the seine river in northern france and became stranded, has been removed from the water in the first stage of a rescue operation by marine experts. # we re walking in the air.# the author and illustrator raymond briggs, best known for the 1978 classic, the snowman, has died, aged 88. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. debts owed by uk consumers to energy suppliers have tripled since last september, according to the comparison service uswitch. almost
as many of us look forward to a summer holiday, the cost of being dropped off at the airport is now higher than ever. i ll have the details on how much it s gone up. it s gold in rome for keely hodgkinson. despite struggling with illness, she wins the european 800m title once again, with the olympics just around the corner. after a brighter, sunny start in central and eastern areas, rain in the west will cross us all except for the far east and it will be windy especially in the west. all the details later. it s thursday the 13th ofjune. our main story. labour will publish its election manifesto this morning, with sir keir starmer saying he is putting wealth creation at the heart of his plans for government. he s said there will be no surprises on tax and has ruled out increases in vat, income tax and national insurance. the conservatives have challenged labour to match their own range of tax pledges for families and businesses. our political correspondent damian grammaticas
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