under federal investigation for possible tax crimes related to foreign business interests. speaker mccarthy said these allegations facing the biden family paint a picture of corruption . the american people deserve to know that the public offices are not for sale. and that the federal government is not being used to cover up the actions of a politically associated family. i would encourage the president and his team to fully co operate with this investigation in the interests of transparency. the biden administration and some democrats have come out against the investigation, saying the house should focus on legislative work. in a statement on social media, white house spokesman ian sams said: well, earlier, ispoke with senator chris coons, a close ally of president biden, about the inquiry, plus kim jong un s visit to russia, and the war in ukraine. thank you forjoining us. if i can start with breaking news that senator mccarthy is launching an impeachment inquiry into pres
business. they maintain they made that decision for sound commercial reasons. we will bring you more on this is the story does develop. switching focus to the other story that we have been tracking and that is of apple s new series of iphones. the new design comes in a titanium shell and improved video game abilities. it will return to usb cable. it did not raise prices. that decision does reflect the global smartphone stand that we have been seeing especially here in southeast asia. now, the market in terms of sales saw a 15% drop in the april to june quarter this year compared to the same period last year. that said, the insight firm his figures were putting out expects an uptick in the second half of this year. south korea s samsung and china market leaders when it comes to smartphones and apple wants to target more affluent customers here in asia. it target more affluent customers here in asia- here in asia. it is a very rice here in asia. it is a very price empathetic -
which can increase endurance at last year s us open, and was also found guilty of using an unspecified prohibited substance or method in 2022. halep had been provisionally suspended since october 2022, which means she will be able to play again in october 2026, by which time she will be 3a, but the findings of the tribunal can be appealed. she has denied the findings of the tribunal. at the rugby world cup, england s tom curry has been banned for two matches, after attending a disciplinary hearing following his red card against argentina. curry was sent off for head contact in the third minute of england s opening game of the tournament. an initial yellow card was upgraded to red by the new bunker review system. he was handed a three match suspension, but that will be reduced after he completes world rugby s coaching programme on tackling. not long to go now before one of the greatest football rivalries is renewed tonight, as scotland welcome england to hampden park. it s t
at least 10,000 more are missing after a huge storm hit the country. boys as young as 13 are being increasingly targeted with sextortion. they re coaxed into sending explicit images and told if they don t send the scammers money, those images will be shared online. police in scotland say it s a growing problem and there s another new iphone coming. the iphone 15, along with new airpods, will have a usb c port instead of the usual iphone cable. tonight, i m going to leave you with ten seconds of coastline canines. 50 dogs took part in this annual surf a thon in california, raising money for a rescue center near san diego. hopefully, the water wasn t too rough. right? we re done. see you later. this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. are the machines about to take over? that basic fear seems to underpin much of the discussion about artificial intelligence, and paral
equipped to break the law. and clearly we had no plans to do so and yet we ended up in a police cell. 50 that the met said they did a review and found there was no proof you were planning to lock on, this new tactic that was banned under the public order act a few days before the coronation, and literally it is secure yourself, look yourself to railings or whatever. is it not possible on that day, with massive security in the capital, high profile politicians, royalty, seniorfigures from high profile politicians, royalty, senior figures from around the world, those police officers made a mistake? , , , ~ ., mistake? possibly, but i think that is not a mistake mistake? possibly, but i think that is not a mistake they mistake? possibly, but i think that is not a mistake they should - is not a mistake they should be making. they were briefed and it is not ok to simply arrest people on some vague hunch. you need evidence, you need proper grounds for suspicion. you need proper