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The proposal comes from a bipartisan group of senators for Covid-19 financial relief who hope to break the deadlock and allow Congress to come to an agreement about financial relief measures for US citizens. But there is doubt as to whether it will work, as we hear from Al Weaver, reporter at The Hill newspaper in Washington DC.
The oil giant Shell faces a trial over whether it hampered the phase-out of fossil fuels. Sara Shaw from Friends of the Earth outlines the case against the firm, and we get the perspective of Harry Brekelmans, projects and technology director at Shell.
Also in the programme, the World Bank says the Lebanese authorities’ lack of policy action has exacerbated the country’s continuing economic woes. We hear the background from Sami Halabi of Lebanon-based policy research firm Triangle.
And the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Emma Simpson reports on the plight of self-employed and freelance workers in the UK who are unable to work because of the pandemic, but who have slipped through the social safety net provided by the government.

(Picture: Senators in Congress, Picture credit: Getty Images.)