the office of speaker of the house of the united states house of representatives is hereby declared vacant. history in the united states congress — kevin mccarthy officially the first speaker of the house of representatives to be forced out of his post, after a vote by lawmakers. i'm sumi somaskanda, on a busy day here in the us capital. that vote has thrown the us house of representatives into chaos. republicans will not meet again until next week to sort out who will become the next speaker. kevin mccarthy said he will not run again, blaming those in his conference who voted against him for creating turmoil here in washington. my my fear is the institution felt

today. because you can't do the job if eight people, you have 96% of your entire conference, but eight people can partner with your whole other side. how do you govern? as of now, there's no clear candidate to replace him. republicans are now going home for the week, effecitvely shutting down the house. they say they may have a candidate by next tuesday, with a possible vote next wednesday, but that all remains very fluid. it was all brought on by congressman matt gaetz of florida. he launched the vote to oust the speaker. after some debate, lawmakers voted 216 to 210 to remove mccarthy from the leadership position. gaetz and seven other republicans joined all 208 democrats present in the room. joining me live now is one of the republicans who voted to oust speaker mccarthy, congressman ken buck, of colorado. congressman, great to have you

back on bbc news. you have been critical of the former speaker's decision to work with democrats to get a stopgap funding bill passed this weekend, but can you tell us a bit more about what went into your decision to vote to oust kevin mccarthy?— your decision to vote to oust kevin mccarthy? sure. the ma'or roblem kevin mccarthy? sure. the ma'or problem we d kevin mccarthy? sure. the ma'or problem we have i kevin mccarthy? sure. the ma'or problem we have had is i kevin mccarthy? sure. the ma'or problem we have had is that h kevin mccarthy? sure. the major problem we have had is that we i problem we have had is that we have to pass 12 appropriations bills, and we have come out until last week, we had passed one appropriations bill. we passed three last week. the promise from the speaker when he became speaker was that we would pass 12 by september 30, negotiate with this in it and have a package ready for the president. that didn't happen and i think a lot of people were frustrated over that. eight people stood up and voted against speaker mccarthy. i think there were others that had similar feelings that didn't feel they needed to do it because the vote was already 216 to 210. it because the vote was already 216 to 210-_ 216 to 210. knew where one of those eight- — kevin mccarthy, speaking a short while ago, said

the eight who voted against him, yourself included, are not conservatives, and that they have enabled democrats to seize the opportunity to regain power in the house. your reaction? i will put my conservative record of voting up against anybody, particularly someone from california like speaker mccarthy or some of the other critics who have criticised me from new york. i believe that we are spending too much money in this country, i believe it is an existential threat to this country, and i believe that we need to at this point in time make sure that we are doing the right thing and spending responsibly and that is why i voted that way i did. this leaves the house and congress paralyzed. the temporary speaker has proposed next tuesday for republicans to come together in conference and decide on a candidate. do you think that is fast enough?— do you think that is fast enou~h? ~ , ., enough? well, these two weeks we were supposed _ enough? well, these two weeks we were supposed to _ enough? well, these two weeks we were supposed to be - enough? well, these two weeks we were supposed to be back. enough? well, these two weeksi we were supposed to be back on our district is working. have the appropriations bills come to the house in an orderly fashion injune and july, we would have been in our districts meeting with our constituents explaining what's going on in dc and listening to

their concerns. so the fact that we are not working on appropriations bills this week or early next week is nothing new. it was planned that way. i don't think we are paralysed. i think we are going through an orderly process that will result in a better plan for the united states.— result in a better plan for the united states. funding for the government — united states. funding for the government will _ united states. funding for the government will run _ united states. funding for the government will run out - united states. funding for the government will run out in - united states. funding for the government will run out in a i government will run out in a month �*s time, so is there enough time to come to an agreement?— enough time to come to an agreement? yes, in 42 days' time, agreement? yes, in 42 days' time. the — agreement? yes, in 42 days' time, the money _ agreement? yes, in 42 days' time, the money will - agreement? yes, in 42 days' time, the money will run - agreement? yes, in 42 days' time, the money will run out again. we will have another continuing resolution for a period of time until we can meet with the senate, conference with the senate, decide on what to do with these 12 bills and send them to the president. it 12 bills and send them to the president-— 12 bills and send them to the president. ' ., , ., president. it took 15 rounds to elect a speaker _ president. it took 15 rounds to elect a speaker last _ president. it took 15 rounds to elect a speaker last time - elect a speaker last time around. do you think it will take this long this time? i don't. i think over the weekend we will have a lot of conversations among ourselves. i think we will have a candidate, and i believe that the party will get behind that

candidate. steve scalise is the next candidate up. we will see whether he is interested in it. he has had some health issues, but i think you may be interested in it, and i think a lot of people will come together and support steve scalise. d0 together and support steve scalise. ,, together and support steve scalise. , ., ~ ,, scalise. do you think steve scalise. do you think steve scalise would _ scalise. do you think steve scalise would have - scalise. do you think steve scalise would have the - scalise. do you think steve i scalise would have the votes needed to be speaker? i don't know at this _ needed to be speaker? i don't know at this point _ needed to be speaker? i don't know at this point in - needed to be speaker? i don't know at this point in time, - know at this point in time, because the conversation really haven't occurred and we don't know who else is interested, but he is certainly one of the people that could get the votes to be speaker. we people that could get the votes to be speaker.— people that could get the votes to be speaker. we spoke to one of our to be speaker. we spoke to one of your colleagues, _ to be speaker. we spoke to one | of your colleagues, congressman don baker a little earlier. i want to play you a clip of what he said. it want to play you a clip of what he said. , ., , ., ., he said. it is really a vote for chaos. _ he said. it is really a vote for chaos. we _ he said. it is really a vote for chaos. we had - he said. it is really a vote for chaos. we had so - he said. it is really a vote i for chaos. we had so many important decisions we need to decide — important decisions we need to decide on— important decisions we need to decide on right now, appropriations bills, the farm bill. — appropriations bills, the farm bill. the _ appropriations bills, the farm bill, the defence bill, we have a broken — bill, the defence bill, we have a broken body right now and all of this— a broken body right now and all of this is— a broken body right now and all of this is going to go on hold. ithink— of this is going to go on hold. i think it _ of this is going to go on hold. i think it weakens america and i think it weakens america and ithink— i think it weakens america and i think it's _ i think it weakens america and i think it's a good day if you are — i think it's a good day if you are a — i think it's a good day if you are a russian government guy or are a russian government guy or a chinese _ are a russian government guy or a chinese communist, they are

probably— a chinese communist, they are probably smiling and giving high — probably smiling and giving high fives. to matt gaetz —— to matt— high fives. to matt gaetz —— to matt gaetz. high fives. to matt gaetz -- to matt gaetz— matt gaetz. what is your reaction _ matt gaetz. what is your reaction to _ matt gaetz. what is your reaction to that? - matt gaetz. what is your reaction to that? i - matt gaetz. what is your reaction to that? i think| matt gaetz. what is your - reaction to that? i think there is a lot of _ reaction to that? i think there is a lot of frustration - reaction to that? i think there is a lot of frustration in - reaction to that? i think there is a lot of frustration in our. is a lot of frustration in our conference right now, a lot of frustration that has been building up for the last nine months. i understand the frustration when someone loses a vote. i don't think it is appropriate to suggest the chinese communists and matt gaetz have anything in common. what matt gaetz did was bring a very important issue to the floor. the speaker did not have the support and we will move forward, and we will move forward, and we will move forward in a way in my opinion that will make this country stronger and those that believe in freedom around the world stronger. in freedom around the world stronger-— in freedom around the world stroneer. . , , .. , stronger. there are republicans who are unhappy _ stronger. there are republicans who are unhappy with _ stronger. there are republicans who are unhappy with the - stronger. there are republicans who are unhappy with the deal. who are unhappy with the deal that kevin mccarthy cut with democrats this past weekend to keep the government open, but there are still a democratic controlled senate and white house, so can the next week at do anything different to keep thatjob? qt} do anything different to keep that “ob? ' :: , , , ., that job? 90 republicans voted aeainst that job? 90 republicans voted against that _ that job? 90 republicans voted against that bill _ that job? 90 republicans voted against that bill this _ that job? 90 republicans voted against that bill this weekend. i against that bill this weekend. it wasn't just a few

republicans who were upset with that, and yes, i believe the next speaker could pass these appropriations bills, negotiate with the senate and deliver something to the white house that will be signed and will be stronger than where we are right now. stronger than where we are right nova— stronger than where we are riaht now. . ., ., right now. would you throw your hat in the ring _ right now. would you throw your hat in the ring to _ right now. would you throw your hat in the ring to be _ right now. would you throw your hat in the ring to be speaker? i hat in the ring to be speaker? no, i will not. i would not even vote for myself or speaker. so i doubt i would get any votes if my name was put in. i do believe there are a number of good people, people who are popular, people who have worked very hard around the country, have met the congressmen in their districts, those votes will run for speaker and i'm sure we will have a very qualified speaker in the near future have a very qualified speaker in the nearfuture —— have a very qualified speaker in the near future —— those folks. in the near future -- those folks. ., in the near future -- those folks. . , ., . , ., folks. final question, are you confident— folks. final question, are you confident that _ folks. final question, are you confident that next _ folks. final question, are you confident that next tuesday i folks. final question, are you i confident that next tuesday you will be able to together with your colleagues come together on one candidate who will get enough votes to become a speaker? i enough votes to become a speaker?— enough votes to become a speaker? enough votes to become a

seaker? ~ ., . speaker? i don't know that it will be next _ speaker? i don't know that it will be next tuesday - speaker? i don't know that it will be next tuesday but - speaker? i don't know that it will be next tuesday but i'm| will be next tuesday but i'm confident that by the end of wednesday we will have a speaker will start working on appropriations bills, yes. congressmen ken buck, thank you so much forjoining us.— so much for “oining us. thank ou. the biden administration has weighed in on tuesday's events on capitol hill. after the vote, presidentjoe biden said, in a statement... "the urgent challenges facing our nation will not "wait", he hopes the house will quickly elect a speaker. the american people deserve leadership that puts the issues affecting their lives front and center. i spoke with democratic representative annie kuster for her take on the democrats role in all of this. are you surprised at what we saw transpire today?- saw transpire today? well, i wasn't surprised, _ saw transpire today? well, i wasn't surprised, because . saw transpire today? well, i i wasn't surprised, because we have seen it coming for quite some time now. really what this was about is that kevin mccarthy had a choice from the very beginning. he only had a five vote margin, and ever since the beginning of the

session, when it took 15 votes for him to win the speakership back last january, for him to win the speakership back lastjanuary, he has back last january, he has steadily back lastjanuary, he has steadily eroded his position by caving into an extreme right—wing element of his party, and now what we saw is they turned on him. so when they turned on him. so when they turned on him, he could not maintain his majority. congressmen, there now leaves the house of representatives paralysed, as you know —— congresswoman. democrats had some options to keep kevin mccarthy in his position as speaker. was this the right decision for democrats? well, absolutely. — decision for democrats? well, absolutely, because _ decision for democrats? well, absolutely, because kevin - absolutely, because kevin mccarthy refused to negotiate, he refused to come to democrats. he absolutely had that option. we'd been talking about it for quite some time now, and he had plenty of opportunity to come to us and propose what we would consider

to be a power—sharing agreement. i think this is something that happens frequently in the british parliament. it's not as common here in the united states, but certainly in state legislatures across the country they've done this. �* . .. across the country they've done this. �* . ., , , this. but ifi could 'ust “ump in there. i this. but ifi could 'ust “ump in there. a i this. but if i couldjust “ump in there, a bipartisan h in there, a bipartisan power—sharing agreement in such a divided house, do you really think that's possible? absolutely, i don't think there is any reason why so much of our legislation is broadly conceived, it is bipartisan, if you look at something like aid to ukraine right now, strong bipartisan majority, every single democrat, over half of the republican caucus supporting it in the house and equally strong bipartisan caucus in the senate, president biden has asked for this aid, kevin mccarthy refused to bring it to the floor of the house for a vote, and we could easily take that vote. another example

is our farm take that vote. another example is ourfarm bill, that is take that vote. another example is our farm bill, that is set to expire and we need to reauthorise our farm bill, broad bipartisan support on the committee. 50 broad bipartisan support on the committee-— committee. so you are saying there are _ committee. so you are saying there are examples _ committee. so you are saying there are examples of - committee. so you are saying there are examples of course | committee. so you are saying l there are examples of course of there are examples of course of the two parties of course working together, but at the moment, funding is going to run out once again in just about a month's time, and there is no speaker, so what happens? ida. speaker, so what happens? no, the will speaker, so what happens? no, they will be _ speaker, so what happens? iirr, they will be another speaker. we go back in the session in the morning and the speaker will be chosen. i'm not concerned that there won't be a speaker. 0bviously, concerned that there won't be a speaker. obviously, there is urgency to it, but as you saw just over the weekend, we came together to make sure that, you know, we didn't shut down the government, and we would continue to do that. so that is absolutely a possibility and those conversations may be starting as we speak, with a much more reasonable speaker,

who is willing to work with both sides to get the work of the american people done. but the american people done. but the last vote — the american people done. but the last vote took 15 rounds, this could take time. aren't democrats partly responsible here for not allowing the stability to get congress's work done?— stability to get congress's workdone? , 11: ::f , ., , work done? this is 10096 shoes of mccarthy- — work done? this is 10096 shoes of mccarthy. they _ work done? this is 10096 shoes of mccarthy. they have - work done? this is 10096 shoes of mccarthy. they have had - of mccarthy. they have had plenty of opportunity to work across the aisle. we are absolutely ready to do that. he refused. this is a civil war within the republican party. they need to come to their senses and we can move the country forward. congresswoman, really interesting _ really interesting conversation, thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. good to be with you. thank you. ajudge in new york has issued a gag order against former president donald trump. it's the latest development from his fraud trial, which opened this week in new york. the trial poses major a threat to trump's business empire. at stake is $250 million in potentialfines a permanent ban against trump and his sons from running businesses in new york and a five—year commercial real estate ban against trump and the

trump organization. the bbc�*s nada tawfik reports from outside the courthouse. donald trump spent the full day again here in new york in court. as he arrived, he attacked the attorney general once more, saying the entire case was a sham, but inside he conferred with his attorneys and was engaged as the prosecution and the defence began questioning donald bender, a former accountant with may's ours, who worked with may's ours, who worked with the trump organisation for many years. now mr banda said it was up to the company officials to certify that the numbers they were giving may's ours was accurate. there were a number of objections the judge overruled from the defence's side but for the most part it was very stock standard question and answering. the real drama came outside the courtroom when donald trump took to social media to attack the judges clerk. the

took to social media to attack thejudges clerk. thejudge then issued a gag order on the former president, telling him he could no longer make personal comments about his staff, and barring anyone else from doing so —— mazars. during one of the breaks i did get a chance to throw question to mr trump. mrtrump, will you be testifying? trump. mr trump, will you be testifying?— testifying? yes, i well at the appropriate _ testifying? yes, i well at the appropriate time, _ testifying? yes, i well at the appropriate time, i - testifying? yes, i well at the appropriate time, i will - testifying? yes, i well at the appropriate time, i will be. i testifying? yes, i well at the appropriate time, iwill be. i| appropriate time, i will be. i think— appropriate time, i will be. i think it _ appropriate time, i will be. i think it is _ appropriate time, i will be. i think it is going very well. everyone was given financial statements. the financial statements. the financial statements are extremely strong. — statements are extremely strong. yes, it is extremely valuable _ strong. yes, it is extremely valuable as opposed to less valuable as opposed to less valuable what is on the statements. it can't be fraud when — statements. it can't be fraud when you _ statements. it can't be fraud when you have told institutions to do _ when you have told institutions to do do — when you have told institutions to do do their own work. this case — to do do their own work. this case is — to do do their own work. this case is a _ to do do their own work. this case is a fraud and it is a scant _ case is a fraud and it is a scam. thank you very much. donald trump still has time to change his mind. legal experts say taking a stand would be a risky statement and any false statements could opening up to

perjury charges. at the end of the day, donald trump left and said he will be back tomorrow. in other us legal news, hunter biden has pleaded not guilty to charges of illegally owning a handgun. he put in that plea at a courthouse in the us state of delaware. prosecutors allege that the son of us presidentjoe biden lied about his drug use on application forms when he purchased the weapon in 2018. mr biden has acknowledged that he was a heavy user of crack cocaine at the time, but denies breaking the law. he faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted of the three federal counts against him. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the bbc understands the british prime minister rishi sunak will announce the scrapping of the hs2 high—speed rail line from the west midlands to manchester. sunak is expected to set out a range of alternative projects in the north of england and wales. he is likely to argue these projects will be a better use of money and can be delivered more quickly. the government of pakistan has

ordered all illegal immigrants to leave the country by the end of the month or face expulsion. the decision is thought to be targeting mainly afghan nationals, many of whom left the country after the taliban came to power in 2021. islamabad has blamed afghans for recent suicide attacks. india has reportedly asked canada to withdraw about 40 diplomatic staff from india, amid an ongoing crisis between the two countries. the financial times first reported that diplomats who stay past october 10th would lose their diplomatic immunity. last month, canada's prime minister said india may have been behind the killing of a sikh separatist leader on canadian soil. india has denied this. you're live with bbc news. in venice, a charter bus has fallen of a viaduct bridge in the neighborhood of mestre, killing at least 21 people and injuring dozens of others. a city spokesperson says two children are among the dead. video footage shows the destroyed bus under an overpass as firefighters continue to search for any

remaining survivors of the crash. officials say the bus caught fire on impact on train tracks below. jon donnison reports. in the darkness, emergency crews are battling to rescue the injured and recover the dead, the bus upturned and crushed by the force of the fall. from up on the bridge it veered off, you can see the drop. eyewitnesses say the bus then caught fire when it hit the ground. it happened in the mestre district on the mainland, across the water from venice's tourist centre. in a statement on social media, the city's mayor said the scene at the crash site was apocalyptic, and italy's prime minister expressed her deepest condolences. 0n the bridge, you can see where the bus went through the crash barriers. investigators are now trying to work out why. officials are warning that the number of people

killed is likely to rise, with italian media reporting that several children are among the victims. jon donnison, bbc news. let's turn to some other news around the world. a11i—year—old boy was arrested after shooting and killing at least two people in a bangkok luxury shopping mall. thai police say the shooting took place at the siam paragon mall, the city's most famous mall and one of the most—visited places in asia. the suspect surrendered to officers and was taken into custody. his motives for carrying out the attack are still unclear. the us government issued its first ever fine to a company for leaving spacejunk orbiting the earth on tuesday. the federal communications commission fined dish network $150,000 for failing to move an old satellite far enough away from others in use. the fcc said that dish's satellite posed a potential risk to other satellites orbiting the earth at its current altitude. nato's most senior military

official has warned that ukraine's western allies are running out of ammunition to give to kyiv to fight russia. admiral rob bauer told a security forum in warsaw that, as he put it, "the bottom of the barrel was visible." he's called on the arms industry to ramp up production considerably. britain has also echoed similar concerns. its minister for the armed forces james heappey described stockpiles as "a bit thin". he urged all nato members, ata minimum, to meet a commitment to spend 2% of their gdp on defence. ukraine currently depends on nato for the majority of its current ammunition stockpile. the uk defence ministry says it has given more than 300,000 rounds of ammunition to ukraine while the us state department says it has given more than two million since the war began. earlier, my colleague caitriona perry, spoke to former us secretary of defense bob gates, before the vote to oust house speaker kevin mccarthy on capitol hill. mr secretary, thank you for joining us. when you look at

what someone called the chaos we are seeing in congress today and over the past weekend, what impact does that have on the perception of us leadership abroad? i perception of us leadership abroad? ., perception of us leadership abroad? ~ . , . perception of us leadership abroad? ~ . , abroad? i think it has a very negative — abroad? i think it has a very negative impact. _ abroad? i think it has a very negative impact. it - abroad? i think it has a very negative impact. it basically calls into question the constancy of american commitments, whether we are prepared before in support of ukraine for the long haul but more broadly can the government govern? can we do something as simple as get a budget? and clearly that is being called into question.— clearly that is being called into question. you have been writin: into question. you have been writing in _ into question. you have been writing in foreign _ into question. you have been writing in foreign affairs - writing in foreign affairs about how this sort of dysfunction renders the us and capable of delivering a strong and coherent response to threats. when we look at perhaps the situation in ukraine, regarding russia, we look at china as well, and then we see that the only way for congress to be able to keep the

government open is to remove that funding from ukraine from a temporary bill, how is that received? i a temporary bill, how is that received?— a temporary bill, how is that received? ~ ., , , received? i think it does send a sianal received? i think it does send a signal that _ received? i think it does send a signal that it _ received? i think it does send a signal that it is _ received? i think it does send a signal that it is going - received? i think it does send a signal that it is going to - received? i think it does send a signal that it is going to be | a signal that it is going to be very difficult to get additional assistance for ukraine and, again, the whole question of whether the united states can be counted on to fulfil its commitments. the president says we will be in support of ukraine for as long as it takes but that requires more appropriation by congress and i think you will see an effort, significant effort, to include money for ukraine in whatever next appropriations or continuing resolution actions are taken by the congress, but i have had some republican senators say that there is probably only support for one more large commitment of assistance to ukraine. that they do not want to do this, even those who are supportive of ukraine, they do not want to

go through this legislative battle every quarter. i think the likelihood of another big aid package is very real and the likelihood of it being passedis the likelihood of it being passed is quite strong but the question then is what happens next year. question then is what happens next year-— next year. critics supporting this ukraine _ next year. critics supporting this ukraine funding - next year. critics supporting | this ukraine funding question by sending $24 billion to ukraine by so much needs to be fixed domestically. how did the congress and politicians, the president better sell that idea to americans? to president better sell that idea to americans?— to americans? to use an old american — to americans? to use an old american expression, - to americans? to use an old american expression, we . to americans? to use an old i american expression, we need to americans? to use an old - american expression, we need to be able to show that we can walk and chew gum at the same time, that we can meet our international commitments that protect our security and our interests and at the same time deal with domestic issues, whether it is the border, the budget or anything else and frankly the notion that i have heard of my life people make the argument, well, why should we invest in the space

programme, in defence when we have so many problems here at home? the reality country is big and wealthy as the us has to be able to do both and i the argument is that if you back away from ukraine and demonstrate that the united states will not fulfil its commitments, that has profound consequences for our security and probably for our prosperity going forward. fin and probably for our prosperity going forward-— going forward. on that note, what is your— going forward. on that note, what is your view _ going forward. on that note, what is your view of - going forward. on that note, | what is your view of ukraine's chances of a victory against russia? . ., ., ' , russia? the counteroffensive has clearly — russia? the counteroffensive has clearly gone _ russia? the counteroffensive has clearly gone slower - russia? the counteroffensive has clearly gone slower than | has clearly gone slower than the ukrainians expected. the russian defences have been more sophisticated and deeper than expected. i think they are making slow progress and they say they will continue to fight through the winter although that makes the use of heavy equipment much more difficult because of mud and so on. i think the objective of the

counteroffensive at least initially should be breaking through the russian defences and getting to the town of melitopol, that would break the russian bridge to crimea and give the russians access to the sea of a soul. that might be the opportunity for some cut of negotiation but i think that is still going to be a heavy lift for the counteroffensive because probably another 50 miles beyond where they are now and it has been very tough going but they have been making some progress. sea of azov. and before we go, a squeamish tale from the city of light. a plague of bedbugs has hit paris and other french cities, leading top politicians to propose laws to combat the spread of the unwelcome insects. they've decided to make it a priority, less than a year before paris hosts the olympics. there have been increasing

reports of the blood— sucking bugs being found on public transportation, cinemas and even at a paris airport. it is estimated one in ten households are believed to have suffered from bedbugs in recent years. but france's health minister has said there was no general panic over the issue. yikes. that's all for now, but i'll be back in 30 minute with more. stay with us here on bbc news hello there. we're now all into some fresher—feeling air. but temperatures are still a little above the average for this time of year. tuesday was rather blustery with sunshine and showers for most of the uk. there will be some more rain in the forecast as we head through the week, but it's mostly out towards the north and the west. the further south and east you are, the drier your week is likely to be,

and then things will be turning warmer and more autumn warmth for most as we head into the weekend. now, on wednesday, as you can see, we've got rain out towards parts of western scotland, across northern ireland, too, driven in by this area of low pressure. so it's a wet start to the day here, further south across england and wales, lots of clear skies throughout the night. so a chillier start to the morning than we've been used to of late and still rather breezy with a brisk westerly wind. that's across western areas of scotland, the west highlands, argyll and bute. there are some localised weather warnings in force, some of this rain likely to pep up at times. it curls around across to northeastern scotland, up towards the northern isles, and then our front sinks southwards across northern ireland, the borders into northern england, perhaps, as we head through the afternoon. bright skies to the north of the weather front with a few showers around, the sunniest skies across england and wales, a few isolated showers out towards the west. temperatures again in the mid to the high teens with a brisk westerly wind blowing. now, we don't have to wait for too long before the next low pressure system pushes some more fronts our way.

and they're going to arrive as we head through thursday morning, say, some further outbreaks of rain, quite saturated ground by now out towards southwestern areas of scotland. the warnings extending further north as we head towards the end of the week. some spells of rain, too, for northern ireland. a lot of cloud being thrown towards eastern areas, the best of any brightness towards the southeast of england. temperatures once again in the mid to the high teens in celsius. now, as we head through friday, you'll notice that these weather fronts are starting to come more round towards the north and the west, being driven away by the high pressure building in from europe. and that is going to keep us largely dry throughout the weekend. and there will be a lot of sunshine around. as you can see with that now southerly wind, we start to see the warmer air feed through and the temperatures rise, particularly for england and wales. so it will be feeling warmer over the weekend. temperatures up to 26 celsius in southeast england on sunday, low to the mid 20s across much of wales, low 20s for northern ireland, perhaps a little cooler and wetter for scotland. bye bye.

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crypto exchange ftx. hello and welcome to asia business report. let's start with the markets here in asia. tokyo stocks have opened lower this morning, while the dollar briefly topped 150 yen overnight for the first time since october 2022. that is what the nikkei is looking like, down by 1.63%. that is what the nikkei is looking like, down by 1.77%. the yen's weakness is fuelling speculation the government may step in to prop up the currency to stop it from falling further. let's also take you through how the us markets are doing. they fell sharply as it focused on the downside of the surprisingly strong job market. the s&p 500 dropped 1.37%. its lowest point in four months.