Also russias presence at next years Winter Olympics is in doubt. The World Anti Doping Agency maintain its suspension, saying russia is still failing to comply with its rules. 400 million is the bed and the piece is sold. The highest ever price paid for a work of art a painting by Leonardo Da Vinci fetches over £340 million. Good morning. Its thursday 16th november. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The future of zimbabwes long time leader, Robert Mugabe, remains unclear after he was placed under house arrest by the countrys military. Two envoys from south africa have arrived in the capital, harare, to try to hold talks with the 93 year old and zimbabwes generals, who deny theres been a coup. The armys intervention is being seen by many as an attempt to prevent mr mugabes wife, grace, from succeeding him. Laura westbrook reports. What would have been unthinkable only a few weeks ago has happened Robert Mugabe, the worlds oldest leader, has lost control of the country he
Its thursday 8th february. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Within the next half hour the leader of the house of Commons Andrea leadsom will be presenting the results of a cross Party Investigation into Sexual Harassment at westminster. Well be taking you there live when it starts, but first the findings show that nearly a fifth of people working in parliament have experienced or witnessed Sexual Harassment in the past 12 months. And the report recommends a new code of conduct and compulsory training to help mps understand and prevent harassment. The review was set up last year after several harassment claims against mps and staff. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is at westminster. We now have a set of proposals which mps will vote on, to revamp procedures for pursuing complaints of Sexual Harassment, a new investigating process, a new code of conduct, but nothing particularly new in terms of sanctions, and that is what will concern many people who work at w
Nights state of the union speech. Hes got low Approval Ratings generally but this went down well. Cbs showed 75 of viewers approved. 65 said it made them feel proud to be american. 35 said it made them feel safer. A majority of viewers also credited him with the current buoyant state of the economy. Right, lets hear some of this speech. First heres the president on trade. America has also finally turned the page on decades of unfair trade deals. They sacrificed our prosperity and chipped away at our companies, our jobs and prosperity and chipped away at our companies, ourjobs and our wealth. Our nation has lost its wealth, but we re our nation has lost its wealth, but were getting it back so fast. The era of economic surrender is totally over. From now on we expect trading relationships to be fair and, very importantly, reciprocal. Applause whenever there is a big american political moment, i turned to the bbc news website for anthony zurcher. He described a smoother trumpet the same h
A warning to pet owners and farmers, after a wild cat disappears from a wildlife park in wales. Hello, everyone. This is afternoon live. The investigation into alleged links between Donald Trumps Election Campaign and russia has taken a dramatic turn, with the news that his former Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort, and rick gates manaforts former business associate, have been indicted by a federal grand jury. They face 12 counts including conspiracy to launder money and conspiracy against the united states. Theres been no reaction yet from the white house. Jane obrien is in washington. I have been going through the charge sheet and it appears the conspiracy allegations, which everyone is focusing on, relate to the Money Laundering charges and the alleged efforts by Paul Manafort and his business associate rick gates to cover them up. The conspiracy in this case appears to relate to the fa ct this case appears to relate to the fact they were defrauding the government and that they were im
Who wins and who loses from the first rate rise in a decade . Its a little boost for savers, but an extra cost for borrowers, but only if your bank passes on the rise. Ill have the details. In sport, everton are out of the Europa League, as arsenal progress, but its a former Manchester United player making headlines. Patrice evra was sent off before his match for marseille, after apparently kicking a fan in the head. And matt has the weather. Good morning. A faulty start full time of us, but Clear Conditions at Alexandra Palace. It is of course a weekend of fireworks. Will you get Clear Conditions . All of the details in 15 minutes. First, our main story. Labour has suspended a former shadow minister from the party because of an allegation of Sexual Harassment. A Party Activist claims that Kelvin Hopkins, the mp for luton north, touched her inappropriately after a political event. Lets speak to our Political Correspondent iain watson. What are the allegations against mr hopkins . The a