Tremors and of course the risk of another eruption. People are voting across the country, in the first december general election since 1923. The disgraced Film Producer Harvey Weinstein agrees a settlement of possibly 25 million with dozens of women who accuse him of sexual assault. And, boxing clever the machine that can solve the problem of oversized packaging at the flick of a switch. And coming up on bbc news. Freddie ljungberg will take charge of his first european match, with arsenal all but through to the knockout stage. A former prisoner, who fought off the London Bridge attacker, has told bbc news he was prepared to die to protect others. John crilly used a fire extinguisher to tackle usman khan, even though he thought khan was wearing a suicide vest. Two people were killed in the attack two weeks ago, and three injured. John crilly has been speaking exclusively to our legal correspondent, clive coleman. John crilly, using a fire extinguisher to fight knife wielding attacker u
To conservative mp and former cabinet minister, andrew mitchell. Welcome to hardtalk, i stephen sackur. The scale of the conservative party triumph in last weeks uk election promises to have seismic consequences. Borisjohnson can get brexit done on terms and a timetable of his choosing. Parliamentary rouble guaranteed. Not since margaret agger is a tory leader had such an opportunity to remake written. Well, my guest is conservative mp and former cabinet minister andrew mitchell. Boris johnson has been handed immense power. What will he do with it . Andrew mitchell, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. I want to begin with some very interesting words coming from the mouth of Boris Johnson after his election victory. He said, this election has changed this government and this conservative party for the better. What did he mean by that . conservative party for the better. What did he mean by that . I think hes right. I think what he meant was that the paralysis that has characterised the past
Also on the programme a dangerous operation is under way in new zealand to retrieve eight bodies from the volcano that erupted on monday. This is as close as we can get. There has been quite a bit of volcanic activity in the area, toxic gases, tremors and of course the risk of another eruption. People are voting across the uk in the third general election to take place within five years. Polls close in three hours time. And Greta Thunberg takes President Trumps trolling on the chin by changing her twitter bio to reflect his insults. Hello and welcome im katty kay in washington and James Reynolds is in london. Its a big day in the uk where the general election is under way. Because of local reporting rules theres not actually much we can say about it today so we will get to it later in the programme. Here, there have been angry hearings on capitol hill about the articles of impeachment against donald trump. Republicans have argued that democrats were just looking for a reason to get rid
Two articles of impeachment against President Trump. Its the final stage before a vote in the house on impeachment itself which is expected next week. And american stocks have been given a boost after the us and china struck a preliminary trade agreement, easing tensions between the worlds two biggest economies. More now on the election. It was a terrible night for the liberal democrats, who now have just 11 members of palriament. Who now have just 11 members of parliament. Jo swinson was elected leader injuly this year, but last night lost her own seat in dunbartonshire east. Our chief political correspondent, vicki young, assesses the future of the liberal democrats as an electoral force. Applause her leadership over, it didnt even last five months. Jo swinsons decision to push for this election backfired. Some blame herfor hardening the partys anti brexit message and for claiming she could be Prime Minister, which few took seriously. Im proud that liberal democrats have been the una
Clock to repay your trust, and to deliver on your priorities with a parliament that works for you. A very different story for labour, asJeremy Corbyn leads his party to its worst election performance since the 1930s. He says he will stand down, but not yet. The responsible thing to do is not to walk away from the whole thing and i wont do that. I will stay here until there has been somebody elected to succeed me and then i will step down at that point. The article is agreed to. One step closer to impeaching the president. A committee in the Us Congress Approves two charges against donald trump. American stocks rise after the us and china strike a preliminary trade agreement, easing tensions between the worlds two biggest economies. Un investigators accuse chile of torture, ill treatment and Sexual Violence against protesters. The british Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has hailed the conservatives resounding election victory as extraordinary and urged people across the uk to heal their