In one of the largest cases of cyber theft. And what happens to indigenous villagers in indonesia when Palm Oil Plantations take over . Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, as donald trump is set to become only the third president in us history to face an impeachment trial in congress. The democrats have said they will start drafting what are called articles of impeachment, accusing the president of abusing his powers for personal gain. There are major obstacles ahead but its a significant moment in a troubled presidency. Nick bryant reports from washington. On capitol hill today, the battle lines started being marked out for an epic political fight. A process likely now to lead to the trial of donald trump, a constitutional spectacle seen only twice before in the turbulent history of america. The Democratic House speaker, nancy pelosi, is now ready to move forwa
Restored spitfire. Hello to you. President trump has hit back at democrats in the house of representatives, who have announced articles of impeachment against him. Mr trump said they were crazy and that he would win a trial in the senate, which is republican controlled. He urged his opponents to move quickly so the country could, as he put it, get back to business. The leading democrat, nancy pelosi, said her party had been left with no choice but to act after weeks of hearings in washington. Nick bryant has the latest. On capitol hill today, the battle lines started being marked out for an epic political fight. A process likely now to lead to the trial of donald trump, a constitutional spectacle seen only twice before in americas turbulent history. The Democratic House speaker, nancy pelosi, is now ready to move forward with drafting the articles of impeachment, a charge sheet, in effect, accusing the president of high crimes and misdemeanours. Sadly, but with confidence and humility,
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. At the moment, everyone seems to be sharing their most listened songs of the past year. What was top of your list . Tell us what you think, just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. France is waking up to a second day of strikes, with trade unions warning they wont stop until the government scraps its reforms to the pensions system. The disruption is the worst for decades, with trains cancelled, schools closed and Oil Refineries shut. There have been rallies in major cities, with some protests turning violent. Rich preston reports. Teachers, transport workers, hospital staff, even theatre employees turned out. Hundreds of thousands of workers in a show of force against the government of emmanuel macron. 90 of trains were cancelled, as well as hundreds of domestic and international flights. Schools were locked and the countrys biggest tourist attr
Millions of hsbc customers face a 40 rate on overdrafts could other banks now do the same . Showdown in saudi anthonyjoshua tells the bbcjust whats at stake in saturdays rematch with andy ruiz. And coming up on bbc news, as everton drop into the premier League Relegation zone, we will have the latest on the future of marco silva. Good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. Were into the last week of election campaigning, and the Party Leaders have been pressing home their core messages. The conservatives say a majority for them will mean brexit and a budget, Cutting National Insurance for workers, within the first 100 days. Labour has pledged to recruit 20,000 more teachers, part of its overall bid to end what it calls years of tory failure. Heres our Political Editor laura kuenssberg. A small group, but a big noise. There is not much that has been pretty about this campaign. These protesters were lying in wait for borisjohnson in protesters were lying in wait for Boris Johnson i
Questions we would like to put to mr johnson, so you can hear his replies. A week out, because he wa nts replies. A week out, because he wants it. Frances largest strike in years brings much of the country to a standstill workers are angry about planned Pension Reforms that would see them retiring later orfacing reduced payouts. Teachers, transport workers and lawyers are among the workers taking part in industrial action which is expected to last several days. The us speaker of the house of representatives announces that impeachment proceedings against President Trump will go ahead he becomes only the third president to be officially accused of abusing his office. The president has engaged in an abuse of power undermining our National Security and jeopardising the integrity of our elections. Fast cars and cybercrime charges are filed against two russian nationals, alleged to have used Malicious Software to steal millions of pounds across a0 countries including the uk. Everton sack man