Has been convicted of lying to congress and obstructing the investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election. And court papers have revealed that the duchess of sussex will accuse the daily mail and mail on sunday newspapers of a Fake News Campaign against her. Hello and welcome to world news today. Us democrats have accused President Trump of witness intimidation, after he launched a twitter attack on the former ambassador to ukraine, while she was testifying at an impeachment hearing. Marie yovanovitch said felt intimidated by the president. The inquiry is investigating allegations that military aid to ukraine was made conditional on an investigation into President Trumps political rival, joe biden, and his son. Marie yovanovich described how her efforts to fight corruption in ukraine were undermined before she was fired by the president earlier this year. During my tenure in the ukraine, i went to the front line approximately ten times. During a hot war to show the american flag, to hear what was going on, sometimes literally as he heard the impact of artillery and to see how our assistance dollars were being put to use. Unfortunately, as the past couple of months of couple of months have underlined, not all ukrainians embraced our Anti Corruption work. Perhaps it was not surprising that when our anti corru ption efforts got in the way of the desire for profit or power, ukrainians that preferred to play by the old corrupt rules sought to remove me. What continues to amaze me is that they found americans willing to partner with them and working together, they apparently succeeded in orchestrating the removal of the Us Ambassador. How could our system fail like this . How is that foreign corrupt interests can manipulate our government . Which countries interests are served in the very corrupt behaviour that we been criticising is allowed to prevail . President trump then took to twitter giving his response to the proceedings while they were still underway he said everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad. She started off in somalia, how did that go . It is a us president s absolute right to appoint ambassadors. Intelligence committee overseeing the impeachment inquiry, then asked for the former diplomats reaction to his comments. Well, i dont think i have such powers, not in somalia and other places. I actually think that where ive served over the years, i and others have demonstrably made things better. And within the last hour President Trump has responded to the accusation his tweets were intimidating and criticised the inquiry. And i think it is considered a joke, all over washington and all of the world, the republicans are given no due due process whatsoever. We are not allowed to do anything. It is a disgrace whats happening. But you know what, the American Public understands and that is one the poll numbers are so good that is where the things are so good. What theyre doing in washington for that hearing, and by the way it is a political process, not a legal process, so if i have somebody saying i am allowed to speak up. If somebody says about me that we are not allowed to have any kind of representation, we are not allowed to have anything and no one has seen anything like it in the history of our country, there has never been a disgrace like what is going on right now. Heres our correspondent Anthony Zurcher on how it is unfolding for the democrats and the republicans. Well, i think a lot of what were going to see today was yovanovitch talking about her experience before the really key parts that are the focus of this impeachment inquiry which is Donald Trumps phone call with zelensky, withholding military aid in the pressure being put on ukrainians. She could talk about some of the stretching back in the previous years when Rudy Giuliani and his associates were working to get her ousted because they were trying to get her out of the way from blocking the corrupt practices. That was all interesting and would have been relevant in the context sort of way. A Donald Trumps tweets, they changed the story coming out of todays hearing. He talked about it being a political investigation, not a legal, but that is true but Donald Trumps tweets were bad politics with the president and for republicans, and i republicans did not want to attack yovanovitch in the hearing today, they wanted to bring about the things and so theyre kind of caught on their skills with donald trump a tweet during the hearings, going directly after her and attacking her record. And he said it was just his opinion and intimidation. Opinion and not intimidation. When it comes to these issues, because a number of republicans and seeing those hearings right now for our viewers in the screening. The republicans say that ambassador yovanovitch was not there, did not have direct knowledge of the phone calls for example, that is between mr zelensky and mr trump, for example. I suppose she does not appear to have direct knowledge either, that is against this inquiry for them . I believe that is a shortcoming from her testimony, list of the democratic perspective. I think this is a very good case that Rudy Giuliani in particular was trying to orchestrate her removal and there been her removal and thereve been allegations that this attempt at influencing the ukrainians to investigate biden, to do things that help donald trump politically stretch well back beyond the phone conversation in july and zelenskys election to the Previous Administration and perhaps yovanovitch can testify to that, although she has not shed a whole lot of light on that. But the reality is that the gist of this impeachment depends a lot more on the witnesses we heard on wednesday who were testifying about the withholding of military aid in the pressure put on ukraine and will be very keen when we hear from other people, other government officials who had much more direct first hand knowledge of this pressure being put on, particularly the us investor of knowledge of this pressure being put on, particularly the Us Ambassador of the eu who we have for a testimony of and he himself has admitted that he told ukrainians that military aid was being conditioned on this investigation. It was interesting for democrats to show some of the pressures that was being put on a duly appointed Us Ambassador, it doesnt go to the heart of the impeachment inquiry. Staying in the us and roger stone a longtime confidant and advisor to donald trump has been convicted in a federal case over false statements to Congress Related to the whistleblower website, wikileaks. Mr stone was on trial in washington on charges of lying to congress, witness tampering and obstruction, over his remarks about wikileaks email releases in the 2016 president ial campaign. Our correspondent alem maqbool says roger stone was found guilty on all seven counts. We are not going to find out the sentence that roger stone receives for a while yet but it is certainly going to be a jail term. It seems he could get up to 50 years, he is unlikely to get that much but for one of powerful lobbying figures Campaign Political figures in washington, it is quite a hard fall. But this all relates to that massive rush investigation. Robert muellers investigation into russian attempts to influence the 2016 election. During the investigation, roger stone was seen as someone, a close friend of donald trump and adviser to donald trump was trying to get in touch trying to get in touch with wikileaks, he was trying to co ordinate with wikileaks, he was trying to get hold of e mails that russia hacked from the democratic party. Some of that came out during the investigation of Robert Muller conducted, boards revealed in this trial is that roger stone lied about the extent of this efforts, the number of people through which he tried to get to do wikileaks and also, without evidence through which he tried to get to do wikileaks and also, witheld evidence and try to intimidate another witness and get them to lie. So he has been convicted on seven charges and as i say, he will and it looks like, he will face jail time. I did see donald trump did push back on twitter, naming a number of other people that he felt should instead be charged and calling it a double standard. But does the conviction of mr stone and of course there have been other people within Donald Trumps circle or advisors that have been convicted. Does this, anyway, touch is popularity and make a difference or a difference for his 2020 campaign . Well, it is really interesting question i think most americans are made up their mind. Those that are for donald trump see this as a witchhunt and those were critics of donald trump see this as the verdict is more evidence that donald trump is associated with corrupt Political Activities and this is the sixth closest associate that is been convicted of lying to the authorities. To british politics now and the Election Campaign that was tipped to be all about brexit has focussed elsewhere today, as the Main Opposition Labour Party unveiled plans to give every home across the uk free broadband. But the Prime Minister borisjohnson called it a crackpot scheme. Heres our Political Editor laura kuenssberg. Labour has a big giveaway it hopes to connect with you. Fast fibre broadband for everyone everywhere, if they win, within ten years time. Another big intervention in the market, another expensive job for the state. Labours money man is adding the internet to rail, water, energy and the mail he would like to take into public hands. The way well do it is if were putting that scale of public money and taxpayers money in, we want to ensure we own it as well and that means bringing parts of bt into public ownership. Another big nationalisation with a big price tag. Yes it is. Yes, and what well do in the normal way is firstly, well issue bonds for shares and what were doing is introducing a new tax, for the ones that gain their incomes from the internet, the apples and googles and amazons of this world and in that way we will pay for the day to day costs. Whether you look at free broadband, Free University fees, renationalisations, why should wealthy people in this country be entitled to free things . Because we believe we need a more equal society and the best way of getting that benefit to everyone is to make sure you dont have hurdles like means testing. This is hard nosed economics. If we do not get on and do this, we will fall. We already are falling behind our global competitors and we will fall behind even further. Your critics might say youre just addicted to spending other peoples money. Im not at all. Other countries are having these visions and were not. Were being held back. If we dont do this, we will be held back even further. Both of the main Party Leaders were on the stump in lancashire today, both stage managing the campaign, both battle buses now on the road. But the approach borisjohnson is pursuing on the economy is very different. Can you all hear me . £5 billion to subsidise expanding broadband. A huge programme of investment in our roads, in telecoms, gigabit broadband unlike the crazed, crazed communist scheme that was outlined earlier on today, we will give people gigabit broadband by 2025. With the quality of broadband achingly different in different corners of the country, it matters in this campaign. Scotland is ahead of the uk in terms of our current performance in many respects, the improvements we have seen in Broadband Availability recently but also in the scale of our ambitions. Ive been to about 30 constituencies so far. 30 down, many more to go. Perhaps more dramatic plans too. Yes, the third one, come on. But this time round, with these leaders and these parties, in this election you cant say theyre all the same. Bye, everybody, see you again. Stay with us on bbc world news, still to come more details of the legal action the duchess of sussex will take against two british newspapers she says theyre waging a Fake News Campaign against her this is bbc world news today. Our main headline. The former Us Ambassador to ukraine has told the impeachment inquiry she felt threatened and intimidated by President Trump. Staying with that story, and tv viewing figures havent been as high for other hearings such as james comey or michael cohen. To find out how engaged the country is in these proceedings, i spoke to colby itkowitz, a political reporter from the washington post. This is a very long process, the American People went through the rush investigation for a number of yea rs rush investigation for a number of years and now we are going through the ukraine investigation. There will be numerous hearings and there will be numerous hearings and there will be numerous hearings and there will be a trial in the senate and the difference between those exa m ples the difference between those examples that you cited it will be hearing today and what was someones day is that the American People know that they are it for the long haul. It will be one special event, also what seems to strike me is over the past few hours, the narratives are so divided with people yet again coming ona so divided with people yet again coming on a partisan side and no nuance whatsoever and i am wondering what if it is like that in the country . It has been that way for a long time in almost every issue in this country. We have a dividing line between the donald trump people that support him and those that dont and that is so they see every issue, through that lens. You have people who only see this is a witchhunt and what the republicans are telling them to see and then you have other people in the country didnt understand that there is something worth investigating with the president and he may have bribed or pressured a foreign country to investigate a potential political opponent that is something worth looking into. More details have emerged of the legal action the duchess of sussex will take against the daily mail and mail on sunday. The byline investigates website has published Court Documents which accuse the papers of waging a Fake News Campaign against meghan. Bbc reporter Charlotte Gallagher joins me now. Exactly what details are we talking about that are being released . The term, explosive bombshell allegations is probably overused, but in this case it certainly fits. Megan is basically accusing the daily mail of waging war against her, a fake news war, so some of the story she is talking about in the court papers are you might remember a letter that she sent her father that was on the front cover of a lot of newspapers in britain and across the world. She says the papers removed sections of that letter to make her look bad and essentially bits her she was talking about her fathers health and saying that she was worried that he was taking advantage of by tabloid journalists. And the relationship with her mother saying that she was not invited to her baby shower. Megan says that is simply not true, her mother was invited and she could not make it. Scandals about renovations to the real couples home saying that it cost them millions of pounds, and these Court Documents, the duchess says that these allegations were not true so for example, a £5,000 bath which the taxpayer paid for never existed, £500,000 worth of soundproofing, it never existed, never happen. And also a random article about the duchess of sussex, and enjoying avocado taste which a lot of people do, she was almost contributing to it and said it was simply inflammatory. Have the papers responded . They said they will defend the case with the utmost vigour and said theres nothing that changes their minds at all. We are expecting a very strong defence by the newspapers when this gets to court. And also very briefly, and Something Like this will add fuel to the fire and began to he may garner more attention. Youll make when they put her on the front page, this a lot of paper so you can imagine a lot of headlines and tablet papers, not to see it but from across the world. Bringing us up to date but the story that you will hear much about it in tomorrows papers. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news. Katie shanahan has all the sport. Dont forget you can get in touch with me and some it will only be decided after the final group game which is going on in london currently, patrick has the details. Two men from two eras in the face of tomorrows world, the old regime of rafael nadal has proven so difficult to overthrow. They make every point a battle, particularly when like nadal is on the pressure. By contrast, he can play and comfort, he still found urgency when necessary, over 12 games and a tie break, he treated shot for shot and did the key moment produced one without answer. If you needed notice of nadals reaction, this sorry return from a toilet break, he was soon doing all he could to keep up. Nadal has 19 grand slams and an olympic gold medal, his body has been broken and repaired, he has done it all and yet doing it again still matter so much to him. He dragged, since his generations and times to read it, the young man battled, only overcome by nadals brilliance. No wonder he wanted to check, barely believable even on the replay. A break at the crucial time and again later nadal finished the contest. Still not enough to be sure of the last four, he will leave on the top rank. That means that the meets alexander, i cannot say that he has won the first set 6 4. Ua folk can continue their investigation into manchester citys finances after it was found in their favour. They went to challenge the legitimacy of the financial fairplay probe, but they have failed and uefas will now hold a hearing about theirfinding. They uefas will now hold a hearing about their finding. They could face a possible ban altogether from european football. As for spains top division, they have failed in their attempt to stay a match of the united states, they have wanted them to face madrid in miami next month but that has been blocked by a spanish court. The Spanish Soccer Federation are against match is being played outside of the country, although they claim that they do not need the lea ks although they claim that they do not need the leaks permission. That will be decided in another court case next february. Chinas triple 0lympics has appeared before the court of arbitration for sport and a bit to clear his name. He has previously served a three month band backin previously served a three month band back in 2014 and is now being questioned by the World Anti Doping Agency after hearing an allegation that he snatched a vial containing a sample of his blood to avoid being tested. The formula 1 World ChampionLewis Hamilton says that he wants reassurance about mercedes future before he commits to a new deal beyond next year with the title wrapped up already, hamilton was fifth fastest in the second practice and in the grand prix, robert began the session with a heavy crash at turn three from which he emerged unscathed. Quickest with his ferrari. That is all for me and it is goodbye for now. One of venices most famous sites, st marks square, has re opened after floodwaters from the latest exceptionally high tide receded. The waters peaked below the levels seen in the italian city earlier this week, but were still among the worst in the last hundred years. The citys mayor, luigi brug naro, said the floods were a challenge for the whole country. Conducting witness intimidation in real time after launching a twitter attack on a former ambassador to the ukraine. As she testified at the impeachment hearing, described as how core attempts to fight corruption were undermined before she was fired by the present earlier this year. President trump tweeted that wherever she went things turned bad andi that wherever she went things turned bad and i was read out during the hearing and yovanovitch found it intimidating. Those are your headlines on bbc. The weekend is nearly upon us and will remain pretty unsettled with the low pressure nearby, we are likely to see for the outbreaks of raina time likely to see for the outbreaks of rain a time and it will stay quite chilly with temperatures below the seasonal average. There will be some sunshine around in scotland and Northern Ireland. But this huge area of low pressure which is been affecting central and western europe and all sorts of problems over spain, heavy snow to the outcome of more flooding, parts of italy with storm surges and in venice. And it has been affecting our weather bringing chilli easter leas with a lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain, which a few clear spells across the southeast of the length of clear spells across northern western scotla nd spells across northern western scotland and ireland will be chilli with a touch of frost and fog as well. As we head on into saturday, it looks like low pressure still nearby in the weather front and it will be the cloud and outbreaks of rain in scotland. Lots of Northern England down into lots of wills over to the south west. One or two showers there and in western scotland, Northern Ireland, the weather front starts to move and later on in the day. The winds of the letter across the board on saturday so although it will be chilli, when i feel quite as cold as we have been over the past few days. Few saturday night, stays pretty cloudy and damp for many areas of the exception of scotland with some clear spells there and spells across england and it will be quite chilly with the touch of frost and around three to 6 degrees. We will see the wettest of the weather through central areas affecting Northern England and flood sensitive areas and so this is certainly one to watch through the day, probably one of the best sunshine in scotland and Northern Ireland but very far southeast of the country it is going to be another chilly day. As we have the start of next week, this ridge of High Pressure will build gives a couple of fine days before the slow pressures starts to bring strengthening winds and outbreaks of rain, but also the change in wind direction will start next week with some sunshine, quite cold in the deterrence unsettled with rain and wind at times but the southerly winds will bring milder air to our shores. This is bbc world news, the headlines. Former Us Ambassador to ukraine Marie Yovanovitch has been giving testimony in the inquiry after concerted efforts against her wet trump. While she was giving evidence to congress, President Trump attacked her twitter. She said it was intimidating while the democrats said they may use it as evidence of obstruction. Roger stone has been convicted of lying to congress, witness tampering. Ey to congress about wikilea ks witness tampering. Ey to congress about wikileaks e mail releases during the 2015 president ial campaign. The