there s now a little optimism on a debt ceiling deal following yesterday s meeting at it white house even though president biden is cutting short an overseas trip. we ll have the latest on those negotiations. and also ahead ron desantis goes after donald trump on the issue of abortion. we ll look at how it could impact the 2024 presidential race. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 17th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. moving in today with the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations, president biden met with congressional leaders at the white house yesterday, and while both sides say that some progress has been made, no deal has yet been reached. both biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy named top negotiators to take part in talks and continue daily. and while democrats continue to insist that they will not negotiate over the debt ceiling, they are reportedly in talks about spending cuts working on a parallel track. the
snow remain in force across northern england and north east wales. an intriguing weather story. i will have all the details. an emotional call from the father of elle edwards, who was shot at a pub on christmas eve. he tells us how he wants the people of liverpool to take a stand agianst violent crime. justjoin us, come as one and we will get through it and we will win. delays to the h52 high speed rail line. the government says it will help save money, but not everyone is happy. i ll have the details. after humiliation comes some redemption for manchester united, who bounced back from their historic thrashing at anfield by beating real betis in the europa league, and put one foot in the quarter finals. it s friday the 10th of march. our main story a shooting in the german city of hamburg has left at least six people dead and several others injured. the attack happened inside a meeting hall forjehovah s witnesses. the gunman is believed to be dead, but police still have no
and they broke it. also tonight a man goes on trial accused of murdering 9 year old olivia pratt korbel who was shot in her home in liverpool last summer. oh, my gosh. the clamour for eurovision tickets all nine shows being held in liverpoool in may sell out in 90 minutes. and we are here in glasgow tonight for a very special centenary. the bbc began broadcasting in scotland 100 years ago this week. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. the latest on the final day of cricket s disciplinary hearing into alleged racism at yorkshire as the panel hears closing submissions. childbirth because some types of pain relief are being withheld. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six, tonight coming from glasgow in a week when the bbc is celebrating a century of broadcasting in scotland. the men sjoy this the men s joy this evening the men sjoy this evening is the men s joy this evening is the government plans to stop people coming to the uk illegally. in the la
of those victims have died, my father being one of them. only one family member remains alive today. the impact has been devastating. my father died in 1986, he was one of this the very earliest haemophiliacs to die from hiv and subsequently we have been losing family members right up until the last death in 2012, so it has been affecting our family for the best part of 30 years. every time a campaigner or one of the victims is a constant memory of what we have been through and i m sure it is the same for all the community, notjust myself. i am the community, not “ust myself. i am so sorry to the community, not “ust myself. i am so sorry to hear the community, notjust myself. i am so sorry to hear how the community, notjust myself. i am so sorry to hear how it the community, notjust myself. i am so sorry to hear how it has affected you. what did you make of the statement today? we you. what did you make of the statement today? we welcomed the re ort, statement toda
the next general election. he ll be live on the sofa at 7:30am. the country s largest supermarket tesco is the latest to impose limits on certain fruit and vegetables, as shortages on the shelves continue. i ll have the latest. england s lionesses roar once more. they thrash belgium to retain the arnold clark cup and are now unbeaten in 29 matches. the cloud and rain across england and wales. all the details here on brick dust. breakfast. it s thursday, 23rd february. our main story. an off duty police officer is in a critical but stable condition after being shot at a sports complex in omagh in county tyrone. the police federation for northern ireland said the shooting happened at around 8 o clock last night while the officer coached young people playing football. our ireland correspondent, emma vardy reports. the shooting happened in front of young players, training at a football coaching session. it s thought the off duty officer was shot multiple times at around 8 o cl