think? that is what we are doing. in other news, here is the news with. train drivers who are members of the aslef union are on strike today. 15 train companies are affected with some operators running no services at all. it s the first of three rail strikes this week, with further action on friday and saturday. one of the pioneers of artificial intelligence says regulation of the technology needs to be ramped up . professor yoshua bengio says his feelings about al are similar to how scientists felt about the development of the atom bomb. parents on universal credit will be able to claim hundreds more to cover childcare costs from the end of next month. the government announced in spring that people with one child would be able to getjust over £950 while those with two or more children could get up to £1630. officials in southern russia say a drone has hit an oil refinery a day after an attack on moscow. vladimir putin yesterday accused ukraine of trying to fri
both men said talks were productive and repeated their stance that a default is off the table. to avoid that, though, they ll have to work out an agreement within the next ten days. my college michelle fleury explains. even before president biden met with house speaker kevin mccarthy, negotiators were once again around the table, trying to strike a deal to avoid a default. now, sources say the white house is now offering to keep spending flat from this year to next, while republicans they say they want to increase defence spending while cutting everything else by up to 22%. treasury secretary janet yellen confirmed over the weekend that june 1st is the hard deadline, when the government can no longer pay its bills. and the deadline for a deal may actually be sooner in order for it to pass the house and senate in time. and there s another worry even if they do get a deal done in time, will rank and file members of both parties go for it? the impact of defaulting would
to fall into recession this year and will maintain positive growth this year. news welcomed by the uk finance minister as a big upgrade in the uk outlook. but for many right now, it might not feel like things are looking up with double digit inflation pushing up the cost of living, and pushing living standards down. here s the chancellorjeremy hunt reacting to the news. today the imf s assessment shows we are on the right track. the report forecast growth of 0.4% in 2023 and 0.7 percentage point upgrade since the aprilforecast. 0.7 percentage point upgrade since the april forecast. that s even higher than the bank of england forecast published last week for 0.25% growth in 23. the imf says we have acted decisively to fight inflation which will substantially reduce to around 5% by the end of the year. in the imf say our approach to fiscal policy will help to significantly reduce the deficit over the forecast by 3% of gdp between 20 to 23 and 2728. so together these forecasts
almost a0 people are dead after a passenger train and a freight train collide head on. and the singer ed sheeran opens up about using music to cope with depression last year after his pregnant wife was diagnosed with a tumour. and coming up on the bbc news channel: the long awaited disciplinary hearing following azeem rafiq s allegations of racism in yorkshire cricket club has begun in london. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. fresh questions have been raised about the judgement of the former health secretary matt hancock during the covid pandemic after a collection of his whatsapp messages were released. the messages, dating back to april 2020, published by the daily telegraph, cover issues such as care homes, schools and testing. in one of the most serious allegations the paper claims the messages show mr hancock ignored advice from senior medical officers to test everyone going into care homes in england, something he strongly denies. here s our political ed
will have on the many people who have been following this story closely. after a national search, constance marten and mark gordon were arrested earlier this week on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. we ll bring you the latest from our correspondent at the scene. also on the programme. after the former health secretary matt hancock s whatsapp messages are leaked, fresh questions about the government s handling of the covid pandemic. in greece, more than a0 people are dead after a passenger train and a freight train collide head on. and prince harry and meghan have been requested to vacate their british base of frogmore cottage, in the grounds of windsor castle. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. the magic of the fa cup is well and truly alive. a shock on the south coast as grimsby stun southampton and qualify for the quarterfinals. good evening. sussex police have confirmed that the remains of a baby have been found by officers searching for the m