instituitionally racist and sexist in what s thought to be the first admission of its kind in the uk. household energy bills for many will fall for the first time in almost three years this summer, but they ll still be much higher than before the war in ukraine. and how hundreds of strangers gathered in london today for the military funeral of a black world war ii veteran who died alone. coming up on bbc news. have spurs missed their slot? the dutch manager says he s staying at feyenoord. the latest being linked with a vacantjob in north london turns down the chance to join tottenham. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. net migration in the uk soared last year, reaching record levels. have a look at this, it gives you a clear picture ofjust how much migration to the uk has changed over the past 31 years from tens of thousands in 1991 to more than 600,000 last year. the dotted line refers to the change in the way that the figures were collected. and just to explai
programme. there will no be default. those were the words of president biden on thursday as he hailed what he called productive talks with his political rivals as the clock ticks on the country s finances. he is trying to avoid hitting the debt ceiling. the us government is set to hit its borrowing limit of $31.4 trillion next week, raising fears it could run out of money to pay its bills without a deal to increase the debt ceiling. from new york, michelle fleury reports. with just one week left until treasury officials say the us will run out of cash to pay its bills, the mood music from washington was upbeat that a deal can be done to avoid default. i want to be clear that the negotiations we re having with speaker mccarthy is about the outlines of what the budget will look like not about default. it s about competing visions for america. nothing will be resolved till we solve them all. we know where our differences lie. we worked well past midnight last night, we r
relations in britain. how long is this going to go on? how long? bus drivers out on strike. and after ten days without pay here in london, it s causing tensions. i m losing my money, i m losing my money. the boss of the unite union tries to calm things. don t fall out with each other, don t fall out with each other. an early pay offer comes in at 12% and a £500 bonus. but even after further pay talks, opinion is still split. the union reps, they re selling us out. a lot of traitors around. tomorrow you cast your vote on yes or no and carry on striking. ultimately the strikes ended with settlements of up to 18% at a time of concern from the government about stubbornly high inflation. this is part of a unique insight into a year of industrial strife, the like of which hasn t been seen in the uk for a generation. it is a front line that has seen a new band of union brothers and sisters
and after ten days without pay here in london, it s causing tensions. i m losing my money, i m losing my money. the boss of the unite union tries to calm things. don t fall out with each other, don t fall out with each other. an early pay offer comes in at 12% and a £500 bonus. but even after further pay talks, opinion is still split. the union reps, they re selling us out. a lot of traitors around. tomorrow you cast your vote on yes or no and carry on striking. ultimately the strikes ended with settlements of up to 18% at a time of concern from the government about stubbornly high inflation. this is part of a unique insight into a year of industrial strife, the like of which hasn t been seen in the uk for a generation. it is a front line that has seen a new band of union brothers and sisters become household names. no more rishi! and that has brought tension inside the negotiations, for example, between the government and the biggest nursing union,
the last segment. we ll play it by ear. my job, i am focused on protecting pennsylvania jobs and supporting our steel industry. dana: i did want to ask you, your district is a very interesting one. when it comes to unions and union support, on monday the supreme court heard an oral argument in a case that would basically say that unions are no longer allowed to coerce union members into giving them money that they then spend on political activities that is largely liberal. if this were to actually be decided in favor of the business groups and against the unions, there s basically really break up a lot of union power. are you supportive of that? i think our union brothers and sisters, they tell me they re willing to compete. they have a lot to offer. they have great apprenticeship programs. they drug test their employee. they pull people off the job. if someone s pulled off the job that s not doing well, they replace them. that cost a little more.