live from london, this is bbc news. the white house and us republicans reach an agreement in principle to raise the government debt limit and avoid a default. after weeks of negotiations, we have come to an agreement in principle. we still have a lot of work to do but i believe this is an agreement in principle that is worthy of the american people. turkey's first—ever presidential run—off election gets under way in an hour as voters decide who can curb the country's rampant inflation rate and tackle the cost—of—living crisis. directorjustine triet becomes the third woman to ever win the palme d'or prize at the cannes film festival.

hello. i'm lukwesa burak. within the past couple of hours, president biden and the republican house speaker, kevin mccarthy, have reached an agreement in principle on a new government debt limit, ending weeks of wrangling. mr mccarthy said there would be historic reductions in spending, and no new taxes or government programmes. democrats and republicans have untiljune 05 to reach agreement to prevent the us government running out of money. this is how mr mccarthy announced the breakthrough. after weeks of negotiations we have come to an agreement in principle. we still have a lot of work to do but i believe this is an agreement in principle worthy of the american people.

it has historic reductions in spending, consequential reforms that will lift people out of poverty into the workforce, reign in government overreach, no new taxes, no new government programmes, and a lot more within the bill. we still have more work to do tonight to finish all of the writing of it. i do want to take a moment though. i do want to thank garret graves and patrick mchenry for their work on this. for all the work that we will continue to do tonight. i know you will have many questions. i will not take them tonight. out of respect, i want to brief our members where we currently are. i expect to finish the writing of the bill, checking with the white house and speaking to the president again tomorrow afternoon and posting the text tomorrow, then we will be voting on it on wednesday. a lot of questions there as a lot of questions were wanting

to be asked. and shortly after that, we heard from president biden. in a statement, he said: our north america correspondent, jessica parker, sent this update from washington: official details of the deal have not been released but what we are gleaning at the moment is there will be reductions in spending and that was a key republican demand, many taxes as well. non— defence spending looks like it will remain roughly flat but there will be new requirements and limits on foodstamp provisions. joe biden says key government programmes will be protected but conceded there were compromises in this agreement, crucially, looks like a two—year deal so it will run past the next us

presidential election and will not flare up as an issue asjoe biden tries to retain his hold on the white house. that will be important for him. but, worth saying, this still needs to be approved by congress. us lawmakers will have 72 hours to pour over the actual nitty—gritty detail before voters —— before a vote is expected in a house on wednesday and timing is tight. at the moment it looks like a default could happen as soon as, according to the us treasury, during the fifth. they do not have much time to play with so while the stand—off between the white house and republican leaders in the house may have come to an end, they now have to both persuade their respective parties to back this agreement and back it quickly. jessica parker, bbc news. i am joined now by peter rupert, who is a professor of economics at the university of california at santa barbara. thank you forjoining us here

on bbc news. we had kevin mccarthy their say he had, or there were lots of westerns are yet to be answered. what are your principal questions about this agreement in principle? i want to be careful to make sure that people understand the difference between a default and government shutdown. the us has never defaulted on debt in the history of the us. on the other hand, we have had a government shutdown, the debt ceiling has been raised about 24 ceiling has been raised about 2k times in the last 20 years 2a times in the last 20 years or so. 2a times in the last 20 years orso. so, this kind 2a times in the last 20 years or so. so, this kind of brinkmanship makes it really tough on entry one, not being able to shut everyone, not being able to come up with what is happening earlier. i do think the questions are exactly what the details are going to be in terms of the cuts in spending. i think some of the things that have come out, basically there will be work requirements of people getting what is known as snap, for single individuals with no

interview —— independence. those sort of things and pretty much a flat increase in government spending and defence. i5 government spending and defence. , ., , , government spending and defence. , . , , ., defence. is that implying what needs to be — defence. is that implying what needs to be protected - defence. is that implying what needs to be protected then i defence. is that implying what needs to be protected then as| needs to be protected then as part of this deal? is that what you are saying? i part of this deal? is that what you are saying?— you are saying? i think that's exactly right- _ you are saying? i think that's exactly right. they _ you are saying? i think that's exactly right. they will - you are saying? i think that's exactly right. they will try i you are saying? i think that's exactly right. they will try to | exactly right. they will try to protect some programmes but as you may know, the government debt right now to the united states is the highest it has ever been in history so it is a big deal. the problem is most economists, i would say most all economists, don't know the level of debt should be before things get out of control. isn't likely to be approved by congress, do you think? i think for sure it _ congress, do you think? i think for sure it will _ congress, do you think? i think for sure it will be _ congress, do you think? i think for sure it will be approved. - for sure it will be approved. like i said, we have never into default, some not worried about a default. and we have seen government shutdowns, eight or nine, going back to obama, bill clinton, george bush, ronald reagan, donald trump, they will

shutdown the government for exactly these reasons, that they get to the end with a have not made a decision yet but they will —— both shutdowns are typical small. they will —— both shutdowns are typicalsmall. one they will —— both shutdowns are typical small. one day, they will —— both shutdowns are typicalsmall. one day, i they will —— both shutdowns are typical small. one day, i think donald trump is a record for 35 days but typically between one days but typically between one day and up to maybe ten days. thatjust means the government is not using their money to pay the government employees. that is basically government employees that are hurt but again, we should not have to get to this stage. between now and passing the approval in congress, what can we expect to happen? anymore drama queens hello i hope is no more drama! i think all these threats we see that the government will shut down and lose lots of jobs, those kind of statements are not really helpful to anyone in the united states or around the world. i think making some good rational choices about trying to control the spending that we see has

gotten out of hand basically since the great depression, we have increased the government debt by an astounding amount. i think we do have to start raining that in and i think everyone is in agreement with that. . ~ , ., everyone is in agreement with that. . . that. thank you so much, professor- _ — reigning it in. russia has launched another big air attack on the ukrainian capital, kyiv. the city's mayor said air defence systems intercepted more than 20 explosive drones in the first wave. one man was killed by falling debris and several fires broke out. russia has stepped up its attacks on kyiv over the past month, using barrages of drones and missiles in an attempt to overwhelm the city's defences. turkey is about to hold its first ever presidential run—off election. polls are due to open in the next hour. it's a two—way race between the current president,

recep tayyip erdogan, who has been in powerfor two decades, and his main rival, the secular opposition leader, kemal kilicdaroglu. in the first round of the election earlier this month, president erdogan won 49.5% of the vote — about 4% more than his rival. our middle east correspondent, anna foster, is in istanbul. both of these contenders have really squeezed every last drop out of their campaigning. they have been out in public, kemal kilicdaroglu and the capital, ankara, and recep tayyip erdogan in istanbul bringing people around them, really both trying to win the crucial votes they need for one of them to put over the 50% mark because thatis put over the 50% mark because that is the key. now it has come down to a straight run off between the two candidates and the expectation is that we will this time find out who will be turkey's next leader. let's look at a little more detail at who the turkish people are

choosing between, recep tayyip erdogan, in powerfor 20 years. first, as prime minister and then as president. he has been accused of becoming increasingly an authoritarian leader, changing rules to keep himself in power. he brought himself in power. he brought himself in power. he brought himself in an executive presidency are making this a much more religious countries certainly terms a civil society, that it was beforehand. he and his supporters say he is a strong, leadership candidate. he is a sort of man that toki needs to really cement its position in the world and to deal with some of the problems in turkish society like the economic crisis for example. he has been calling just today on his supporters not to be complacent, i think cannot look back on the fact that he was so close last time around to go out today and to keep voting. translation: fire out today and to keep voting. translation:— out today and to keep voting. translation: are we read in to the olls translation: are we read in to the polls tomorrow _ translation: are we read in to the polls tomorrow - _ translation: are we read in to the polls tomorrow - are - translation: are we read in to the polls tomorrow - are we - the polls tomorrow — are we running to the polls tomorrow? cheering and applause we will cast our votes from the early hours of the morning?

cheering and applause we will not lose anyone who voted in the last round, do we agree on that? cheering and applause and for whatever reason, if anyone forgets to vote we will encourage them as well. that is what the president, recep tayyip erdogan, has had to say. the challenger, kemal kilicdaroglu, is a very different character, i quietly spoken former civil servant. he spent a lot of his campaign talking about his vision of a secular, more secularfuture for turkey and talking about a more democratic country, and said he would improve things like free speech but his critics say he would not be strong enough on the world stage that he has not got the leadership experience and provides a contrast to recep tayyip erdogan to put things in the way he could. kemal kilicdaroglu has been saying to his supporters and voters that he can solve some of the problems that turkey has been

suffering. translation: , ., ., ., translation: the situation our count is translation: the situation our country is in _ translation: the situation our country is in right _ translation: the situation our country is in right now _ translation: the situation our country is in right now is - translation: the situation our country is in right now is not - country is in right now is not good. turkey need to get out of this. to be able to do that, we need to put up a fight together. no matter how we look at the conditions we are in, a pessimistic atmosphere has been created for everyone. today, turkey has some serious economic problems. we will go to the polls and cast our votes and plays an authoritarian government through democratic means. 50 government through democratic means. ., ., ,, , means. so what happens next when people _ means. so what happens next when people wake _ means. so what happens next when people wake up - means. so what happens next when people wake up at - means. so what happens next when people wake up at 8am| when people wake up at 8am local time, the polling will open and they will spend the whole day right through to 5:00pm casting votes. this one, unlike two weeks ago when you had presidential and parliamentary elections, this one is simple, one ballot paper, two candidates in the polling closes at 5:00pm the counting will start immediately. let's get some of the day's other news. at least 11 people have been

killed, and 25 injured, when an avalanche hit pakistan's northern gilgit baltistan province. rescue teams are facing challenges in reaching the area, due to its remote location and difficult terrain. it's feared more people may be trapped under the snow and rubble. the paramilitary rapid support forces in sudan have said they are willing to discuss the possibility of extending their ceasefire with the army. the current truce between the two rival military factions expires on monday. reports from the war—torn capital, khartoum, say it was calmer on saturday. police in the netherlands have arrested more than 1,500 climate activists. the protestors were detained after blocking the a—i2 motorway in the hague. police used water cannon to try to disperse the crowds, but many had come prepared, and were dressed in rain gear and swim suits. here, the home office says

a fault with electronic gates at passport control, which has caused serious delays for travellers, has been fixed. the disruption began on friday night, affecting airports across the uk, and leading to long queues at the start of what is half—term school holidays for many. vincent mcaviney reports. this is gatwick. .. this is gatwick... at the start of a bank holiday weekend and half term it was the last thing these travellers at gatwick airport wanted. she is described by one passenger as an artichoke, themes replicated at airports across the uk. severe delays in manchester where arriving passengers struggled to get through passport control. arrival that luton airport also having to have passports checked by hand. at heathrow and, some patches dues waited more than three hours. it dues waited more than three hours. ., , , dues waited more than three hours. , . hours. it was absolutely chaos at possuort — hours. it was absolutely chaos

at passport control. _ hours. it was absolutely chaos at passport control. i waited i at passport control. i waited something like 2.5 hours to get out of the airport stop at the home office says it was a failure of the whole uk border system in particular, e—gates, where passengers scan their own passports which stopped working entirely. passports which stopped working entirel . , ., , entirely. this was the worst outa . e entirely. this was the worst outage the _ entirely. this was the worst outage the system - entirely. this was the worst outage the system has - outage the system has experienced. at the home office refused to explain what exactly had gone wrong as it was too sensitive to say. it had gone wrong as it was too sensitive to say.— sensitive to say. it is unusual in my experience. _ sensitive to say. it is unusual in my experience. we - sensitive to say. it is unusual in my experience. we have i sensitive to say. it is unusual. in my experience. we have had outages— in my experience. we have had outages at_ in my experience. we have had outages at individual terminals and individual ports of entry in the — and individual ports of entry in the past but a systemic outage _ in the past but a systemic outage of this gal for this long _ outage of this gal for this long is_ outage of this gal for this long is really quite unusual. e-gates_ long is really quite unusual. e—gates also stopped working at the eurostar terminal in paris, causing more disruption. across the country, the system is now working again. saturday was a miserable day for tens of thousands of passengers. with a busy summer holidays soon, travellers will be hoping the home office uses the next few weeks to ensure the system

holds up. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. the government says it will change controversial legislation, granting conditional amnesties to those accused of killings in the northern ireland conflict, if they cooperate with a new truth commission. most victims�* groups strongly oppose the bill, which aims to draw a line under the troubles, by dealing with so—called legacy issues. chris page reports from belfast. if the question of how to deal with hundreds of unsolved killings in northern ireland is complex and contentious. the government is setting up a new independent commission to investigate deaths. the most controversial part of the plans is that suspects could give information about killings in return for a guarantee they wouldn't be prosecuted. there will also be an end to inquests and civil court cases related to the conflict. the minister taking the legislation through

parliament says the passage of time means successful prosecutions are unlikely. you have to ask — prosecutions are unlikely. you have to ask yourself, - prosecutions are unlikely. ym. have to ask yourself, what are the things that we can most practically do or practically do for victims and survivors at this distance from the troubles, and i think, you know, getting as much information to those families that want it in a timely manner, you know, is probably the best thing that we can hope to achieve. the best thing that we can hope to achieve-— to achieve. this was my father. six of jennifer _ to achieve. this was my father. six of jenniferjordan's - six of jennifer jordan's relatives were six ofjenniferjordan's relatives were murdered by the ira, including herfather, clifford lundy. all the men were in the security forces. she says no killer should be protected from criminal charges. ii protected from criminal charges-_ protected from criminal charaes. ., ., charges. if someone, a murderer comes and _ charges. if someone, a murderer comes and tells _ charges. if someone, a murderer comes and tells me _ charges. if someone, a murderer comes and tells me a _ charges. if someone, a murderer comes and tells me a story, - comes and tells me a story, like. — comes and tells me a story, like. then— comes and tells me a story, like, then they are allowed to id like, then they are allowed to go free, — like, then they are allowed to go free, you know, what does that— go free, you know, what does that do— go free, you know, what does that do for— go free, you know, what does that do for me, is an innocent victim? — that do for me, is an innocent victim? i'm _ that do for me, is an innocent victim? i'm still left with the trauma — victim? i'm still left with the trauma of— victim? i'm still left with the trauma of my family, especially my father. you know, so it

looks— my father. you know, so it looks to _ my father. you know, so it looks to me now as if the murderer is rewarded, and the innocent — murderer is rewarded, and the innocent victim is tramped further— innocent victim is tramped further into the ground. this man has _ further into the ground. this man has a — further into the ground. this man has a similar _ further into the ground. in 3 man has a similar opinion. raymond mccord's son, was also called raymond, was murdered by loyalist paramilitaries. thea;r loyalist paramilitaries. they can be no — loyalist paramilitaries. they can be no amnesty- loyalist paramilitaries. they can be no amnesty for- can be no amnesty for murderers. _ can be no amnesty for murderers. they- can be no amnesty forj murderers. they must can be no amnesty for- murderers. they must have prosecutions, _ murderers. they must have prosecutions, you - murderers. they must have prosecutions, you have - murderers. they must have prosecutions, you have to l murderers. they must have . prosecutions, you have to have inquests— prosecutions, you have to have inquests and _ prosecutions, you have to have inquests and civil _ prosecutions, you have to have inquests and civil actions. - inquests and civil actions. everything _ inquests and civil actions. everything that— inquests and civil actions. everything that a - inquests and civil actions. everything that a normall everything that a normal society— everything that a normal society takes _ everything that a normal society takes as - everything that a normal society takes as normal. j everything that a normal- society takes as normal. the british— society takes as normal. the british government - society takes as normal. the british government want - society takes as normal. the british government want to. society takes as normal. the - british government want to take it away— british government want to take it away from _ british government want to take it away from us _ british government want to take it away from us.— it away from us. lord cian says he is working _ it away from us. lord cian says he is working on _ it away from us. lord cian says he is working on changes - it away from us. lord cian says he is working on changes to . it away from us. lord cian says| he is working on changes to the legislation. he is working on changes to the legislation-— legislation. broadly the areas that i'm working _ legislation. broadly the areas that i'm working at _ legislation. broadly the areas that i'm working at is - legislation. broadly the areas that i'm working at is making | that i'm working at is making sure the bill is very clear, that reviews can include criminal investigations, to a standard that meets our international obligations, and looking at measures to bolster and boost the independence of the commission. the government ho es to the commission. the government hopes to pass _

the commission. the government hopes to pass the _ the commission. the government hopes to pass the new _ the commission. the government hopes to pass the new law - hopes to pass the new law before the summer recess. most campaigners are demanding the bill is scrapped, not amended. the issue may be about the past, but, politically, it's very present. chris page, bbc news, belfast. it's the showbiz story that's been making the front pages here in the uk — the resignation of itv presenter, phillip schofield. now we've had the first reaction from his co—star, holly willoughby, who says she's hurt, after his admission about an affair with a younger male employee, who previously worked on one of their shows. katherine da costa reports. phillip schofield says he is deeply sorry for lying to colleagues, friends and family about a relationship he had with a young male colleague, whilst working at the itv daytime show, this morning. in a post on instagram, his former co—presenter holly willoughby said it had taken time to process the news. she said when

reports of this process first surfaced, i asked reports of this process first surfaced, iasked phil directly if this was true and was told it was not. she added it has been very hurtful to now find out this has been a lie. it is very difficult _ out this has been a lie. it is very difficult position - out this has been a lie. it is very difficult position for i very difficult position for holly to be in, because what do you say? i think her silence by great volumes as well, but i think now at least because she has said something, it can hopefully stop speculation that she knew all about it, and all of the other things people have been talking about, particularly online. some former presenters - particularly online. some i former presenters suggest particularly online. some - former presenters suggest the revelation raise questions about how much the network's managers knew at the time. itv says it investigated the rumours that phillip schofield had an affair with a young colleague when they first began to circulate in early 2020. the broadcaster said both men repeatedly denied the rumours, and a number of employees were also spoken to, but no evidence of a relationship was found. holly and phil presented this morning togetherfor ia holly and phil presented this morning together for ia years until his departure last week. now his exit from itv means he

will no longer present the british soap awards next month, or front a new prime—time series the company had lined up for him. katherine da costa, bbc news. the us vice president kamala harris has made history, by becoming the first woman to deliver the commencement speech at the elite american military academy in west point. at the ceremony, which saw more than 900 cadets graduating, she told them they were moving into an increasingly unsettled world, and talked about russian and chinese aggression. ms harris previously made history in 2021 as the first woman to give a commencement address at the us naval academy. the french murder—mystery film, anatomy of a fall, directed byjustine triet, has won this year's palme d'or award at the cannes festival. triet becomes the third female director to have won the prestigious prize, in 76 editions. the film tells the story of the trial of a widow, accused of murdering

her husband. at the hollywood international filmmaker magazine, who has just returned from the cannes festival. he hasjust got he has just got back from cannes. you are awake. i'm really impressed.— cannes. you are awake. i'm really impressed. yes, i am for ou! really impressed. yes, i am for you! laughter _ you! laughter 0k, first - you! laughter 0k, first off, i you! laughter | 0k, first off, how you! laughter - 0k, first off, how was it? you! laughter _ 0k, first off, how was it? it's a lona 0k, first off, how was it? it's a long flight. _ 0k, first off, how was it? it's a long flight, it _ 0k, first off, how was it? it�*s a long flight, it really is. how was it?— a long flight, it really is. how was it? ~ ., how was it? do you know, it was such a special— how was it? do you know, it was such a special cannon _ how was it? do you know, it was such a special cannon this - such a special cannon this year. let's —— cannes this year. let's —— cannes this year. the one that didn't win prizes but won our hearts. it started with thejohnny depp film, john dubarry. i love that movie. johnny depp has been the architect of his own downfall for many ways —, but it really shows playing king louis, acting help out in french, very impressive. then the big stars kept coming. harrison ford,

normally such a curmudgeonly individual, so heartfelt in his press conference and on the red carpet about the love he felt for his final indiana jones film. we had martin robert de niro, martin —— martin scorsese, robert de niro, leo dicaprio, flowers of the kelemen, a three and a half hour watch, along watch, but most loved it. and then he was going to win the big award today. going to win the big award toda . �* ., , ., ., ~ going to win the big award toda . �* ., i. ., ~ ., today. and what did you make of the winner. _ today. and what did you make of the winner, the _ today. and what did you make of the winner, the victor? - today. and what did you make of the winner, the victor? well, - today. and what did you make of the winner, the victor? well, i i the winner, the victor? well, i alwa s the winner, the victor? well, i always believe _ the winner, the victor? well, i always believe if _ the winner, the victor? well, i always believe if you - the winner, the victor? well, i always believe if you change i always believe if you change the numbers, can change the game, and this year we had female directors in competition, 33% of the finalists there, and one of them won. justine triet, she is very much the leader of the new wave of french directors, only the third woman to win the palme d'or, deservedly so for anatomy of a fall. this is one of those great courtroom thriller is, you know, it really ranks among the best. this one is about a successful female novelist, on trial,

believed to have murdered her husband. loyalties and suspicions shift through the course of the film, and with this win, it really puts her as a front runnerfor this win, it really puts her as a front runner for upcoming awards, including the oscars. we saw how the likes of parasite did so well, and also triangle of sadness last year, taking their palme d'or success all the weight to the oscars. in a cannes full of stars i think a new star may have been born here with this directive. in terms of significant commentary coming from the festival and also from the winners, jane fonda presented the palme d'or, didn't she? did she say anything that was worth telling our viewers about? well, jane fonda is always worth quoting, and she said when she first came to cannes in 1963, there were no films made by female directors, but it never even sort of crossed

her mind that that should be a thing, you know, hollywood was so different then commando is very telling, and it's great see a trailblazer like her present the big award to another trailblazer, present the big award to anothertrailblazer, in present the big award to another trailblazer, injustine another trailblazer, in justine triet. another trailblazer, injustine triet. who is very much a film—maker with a social conscience. so she of course takes time to address some french political issues, but that's what award shows are all about, political speeches as well as glory. about, political speeches as well as glory-— well as glory. sandro, very quickly. — well as glory. sandro, very quickly. what _ well as glory. sandro, very quickly, what is _ well as glory. sandro, very quickly, what is the - well as glory. sandro, very quickly, what is the recipe| well as glory. sandro, very i quickly, what is the recipe for a winning palme d'or cannes film festival win? we had six orseven film festival win? we had six or seven films from africa, how, what delivers a success? not money, unlike the other award shows. quality. this is the world capital of independent cinema and great cinema, and no one is arguing with this winner. quality always shines through and it has on this one.— always shines through and it has on this one. sandro, thanks

so much. _ has on this one. sandro, thanks so much. go — has on this one. sandro, thanks so much, go back— has on this one. sandro, thanks so much, go back to _ has on this one. sandro, thanks so much, go back to bed. - has on this one. sandro, thanks so much, go back to bed. it's i so much, go back to bed. it's been a pleasure, thank you. it has been a pleasure bringing you this edition of bbc news, plenty more coming up, stay with us. hello, there. it really was a gorgeous day today across england and wales, lots of sunshine around. temperatures in west yorkshire reached 2a.3 celsius, making it the warmest day of the year so far. in northern ireland and scotland, we saw more cloud for a while, producing one or two spots of rain. that was mainly due to a very weak weather front, that's heading its way out into the north sea. following on from that, we've got some cooler air coming around our area of high pressure from the north, so temperatures for many of us will be a little bit lower on sunday. we start quite chilly, where we've got the clearer skies, across eastern areas of scotland. temperatures here could be close to freezing in one or two places. there is more cloud coming into the north—west, mind you, and we've got that cloud affecting

some eastern parts of england and into the north sea. there will be some sunshine at times in scotland and northern ireland. the cloud coming and going, particularly in the north—west, and with the north—easterly breeze across eastern england, it will push that cloud further west, although hanging on to the best of the sunshine in west wales, western england and along the south coast. but the highest temperatures are going to be pushed to the south—west this time. it will be cooler, further north and east, and quite a significant drop in temperature on sunday for the north—east of england. but it's still dry. we've got high pressure in charge. the position of the high means that there's some stronger winds on monday into shetland, blowing in more cloud, and there is also a stronger east—to—north—easterly wind affecting southern parts of england, which will make it feel a little bit cooler, probably. and we could blow in some cloud in the morning through the midlands and eastern england. that should break up in the afternoon. lots of sunshine around on bank holiday monday. there is cooler air in place across england and wales. highest temperatures will be further west. in northern ireland and scotland, it is turning a bit warmer on monday, temperatures back into the low 20s. high pressure remains in charge on monday and into tuesday. the position is not really changing very much.

light winds for many, but still those stronger winds through the english channel and southern parts of england. with the wind coming in off the north sea, we could see more cloud through much of the day on tuesday for eastern areas of england. always going to be warmer towards the west and the north, temperatures getting into the low 20s. and in scotland, we could see highs of 2a degrees or so on tuesday. and, really, all week, we are dominated by high pressure, it is still dry, sunshine most days, and those temperatures reaching the mid 20s for the middle part of the week.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the white house and us republicans have reached an agreement �*in principle' to raise the government debt limit and avoid a default. the president called the deal an important step forward while the house speaker kevin mccarthy, said there would be historic reductions in spending and no new taxes. turkey's first—ever presidential run—off election gets under way in half an hour as voters decide who can curb the country's rampant inflation rate and tackle the cost—of—living crisis. the incumbent president is seeking to extend his rule into a third decade. directorjustine triet becomes the third woman to ever win the prestigious palme d'or prize at the cannes film festival. her french courtroom drama, anatomy of a fall, picked up the top honour.