that gives no one everything they want, but that s the responsibility of governing. this is a deal and it s good news, i believe, for the american people. the agreement prevents the worst possible crisis, a default for the first time in our nation s history. the two parties have untiljune 5th to reach an agreement to prevent the us government running out of money. our correspondent in washington jessica parker has more. this deal is set to raise the debt ceiling for two years. that s a big win for the white house. why? well, it means that, forjoe biden, who of course is seeking re election in the 2024 presidential race, he won t have to face this political drama, instability, brinkmanship, right in the run up to that presidential election, so he ll be pleased with that. but the republicans are trying to say they ve chalked up wins in terms of policy, so they are talking about, for example, kevin mccarthy, the house speaker, that there will be curbs on spending. he s talked ab
this is a deal and it s good news, i believe, for the american people. the agreement prevents the worst possible crisis, a default for the first time in our nation s history. the two parties have untiljune 5th to reach an agreement to prevent the us government running out of money. our correspondent in washington jessica parker has more. this deal is set to raise the debt ceiling for two years. that s a big win for the white house. why? well, it means that, forjoe biden, who of course is seeking re election in the 2024 presidential race, he won t have to face this political drama, instability, brinkmanship, right in the run up to that presidential election, so he ll be pleased with that. but the republicans are trying to say they ve chalked up wins in terms of policy, so they are talking about, for example, kevin mccarthy, the house speaker, that there will be curbs on spending. he s talked about how there will be tougher work requirements for some people in receipt of food a
gives no one everything they want, but that s the responsibility of governing. this is a deal and it s good news, i believe, for the american people. the agreement prevents the worst possible crisis, a default for the first time in our nation s history. the two parties have untiljune the 5th to reach an agreement to prevent the us government running out of money. our correspondent in washington jessica parker has more. this deal is set to raise the debt ceiling for two years. that s a big win for the white house. why? well, it means that, forjoe biden, who of course is seeking re election in the 2024 presidential race, he won t have to face this political drama, instability, brinkmanship, right in the run up to that presidential election, so he ll be pleased with that. but the republicans are trying to say they ve chalked up wins in terms of policy, so they are talking about, for example, kevin mccarthy, the house speaker, that there will be curbs on spending. he s talked abo
for people in england, scotland and wales, average energy bills are set to fall by over £400 a year, that s over $500. the energy regulator ofgem has lowered its price cap for the typical household bill to £2,076, though the actual bill will still, of course, depend on how much energy people use. at its peak last year, the price cap reached more than twice that level, but households were shielded from the full impact of energy prices by a government price guarantee of £2,500. let s get more now from our personal finance correspondent kevin peachey. finally some good news. bills are still high but not as high as they were? ., , , still high but not as high as they were? . , , . ., , were? that this is certainly the case. were? that this is certainly the case- energy were? that this is certainly the case. energy prices were? that this is certainly the case. energy prices clearly - were? that this is certainly the case. energy prices clearly a i were? that this is certain
after being stranded for two days the surfer who bravely rides the waves, once again. good morning. it s monday 13th november i m annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live rescue efforts are under way on the iran iraq border after a deadly earthquake struck overnight. more than 330 people have been killed, according to iranian officials. thousands more have suffered injuries iran s western kermanshah province has been particularly affected. 0ne iranian aid agency said at least 40,000 people need shelter after homes were destroyed. the quake hit the border area between the two countries, around 30 kilometres south of halabja with a magnitude of 7.3. it was so powerful, it was felt as far away as lebanon and turkey. andrew plant has more. carried into hospital amid the chaos at this clinic in iran. victims of the earthquake on stretchers, others, walking wounded, as more and more of the injured arrived. the earthquake struck after dark. for rural villages in the affect