West brom sack manager tony pulis with the club just one point above the premier League Relegation zone and without a win since august. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The deadline set by zimbabwes ruling party for president Robert Mugabe to resign passed this morning with no response from the head of state. His party, zanu pf, has now begun discussing the impeachment of the embattled leader, calling him a source of instability, and blaming him for the countrys economic problems. In a speech to the nation last night, mr mugabe defied expectations and made it clear he had no intention of stepping down, despite intervention from the military last week. Ben brown is in the capital, harare. When Robert Mugabe went on Television Last night with that address, there was a real expectation across the country that he was going to resign and when he didnt there was shock and disbelief, and real anger as well. Today zanu pf, his party which has already sacked him as leader, is
Its 5. 00pm. Our main story is that members of zimbabwes Ruling Party Zanu pf have reportedly drafted a motion to impeach president mugabe. Hes accused of flouting the rule of law, being a source of instability, and presiding over a wrecked economy. Mr mugabe ignored his partys deadline to stand down this morning. My colleague ben brown is in the capital harare. Some in zanu pf sickie could be forced out within days. Protesters are back out on the streets demanding that the only leader many of them have ever known stands down for the good of the nation. The impeachment proceedings could begin as soon as tomorrow. Ben. It was seven hours ago that the deadline for president Robert Mugabe to resign expired. It came and went with no word from the president. It was a deadline that was set by his own party, zanu pf, which had already dismissed in, sacked him, as the leader of the party. He is still clinging on to power against all of the odds, clearly to the growing anger of his party, his a
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Hes accused of trying to extort 6 million worth of bitcoin for the content. So lets begin. With me is jane foley, senior fx strategist at rabobank. Lets start with zimbabwe and the herald, we have seen the pictures and it is about celebrations. Or is it. Quite remarkable that different tones of these stories. If you look at the guardian, we see it is about excitement, jubilation, but if you look at the zimbabwean paper, tried to suggest that while mugabe overstepped his welcome, people of zimbabwe should respect his head illustrious leadership and that his wife was the cause of the problems. The point about grace mugabe is a very strong cultural reference. You do not behave like that as a woman toa man do not behave like that as a woman to a man in zimbabwe. There is a lot more to that. gucci grace to a man in zimbabwe. There is a lot more to that. gucci grace was one of the ways they described her. Why would a president s wife naturally be the next leader and it is a real issue. The o
Defence referred to various circumstances, including the benevolent treatment by mr mladic of an assistance to some victims, his good character and his diminished mental capacity, Poor Physical Health and advanced age. For the reasons set out in the judgment, the chamber considers most of the factors a re chamber considers most of the factors are raised in the mitigation by the defence carry little or no weight. For having committed these crimes, the chamber sentences mr ratko mladic to life imprisonment. This concludes the delivery of the judgment. The chamber stands adjourned. All rise. Studio you are watching a bbc news special, live from the hague in the netherlands, where the verdict in the case of ratko mladic, the former general of the bosnian serb forces has just been handed down. As you heard and perhaps something of a surprise, ratko mladic has been given a life sentence. He was found guilty of ten of the ii sentence. He was found guilty of ten of the 11 charges against him,