The speaker of the house of representatives has told President Trump he is not above the law. But the white house has confirmed it will not co operate with the impeachment inquiry. An official letter to Democratic Party leaders claims the process is constitutionally illegitimate, and accuses them of seeking to rewrite the 2016 election. Mr trump has blocked one key witness, the Us Ambassador to the european union, from giving evidence to congress, and democrats have now issued a subpoena to try to force him. More legal wrangles are likely. This from our reporter peter bowes. A clash at the heart of american government. The white house flexing its muscle and refusing to have anything to do with the democrats impeachment enquiry in the house of representatives. In an 8 page letter, the president s lawyer says the enquiry violates fundamental fairness, and lacks any legitimate constitutional foundation. It accuses the democrats of seeking to overturn the results of the 2016 election, and
And very long adventure. The speaker of the house of representatives has told President Trump he is not above the law. But the white house has confirmed it will not co operate with the impeachment inquiry. An official letter to Democratic Party leaders claims the process is constitutionally illegitimate, and accuses them of seeking to rewrite the 2016 election. Mr trump has blocked one key witness, the Us Ambassador to the european union, from giving evidence to congress, and democrats have now issued a subpoena to try to force him. More legal wrangles are likely. This from our reporter peter bowes. A clash at the heart of american government. The white house flexing its muscle and refusing to have anything to do with the democrats impeachment enquiry in the house of representatives. In an 8 page letter, the president s lawyer says the enquiry violates fundamental fairness, and lacks any legitimate constitutional foundation. It accuses the democrats of seeking to overturn the results o
To a no deal brexit will cost the Global Economy 700 billion next year. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. This is wednesdays briefing. Also in the programme caring for the elderly is a global issue in the uk, 20 of workers aged over 45 expect to quit theirjobs to care for an elderly relative or partner, at an estimated cost of nearly 2 billion a year. Are you in this position . Do tell us your story. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Now, there is general agreement brexit talks are not going smoothly but publicly at least both sides say they are still trying. On tuesday the eus donald tusk accused the british Prime Minister of playing a stupid blame game after anonymous uk government sources briefed that a deal was essentially impossible. Borisjohnson is due to have face to face talks later this week with the irish leader leo varadkar. In a newspaper interview, the president of the european commission, jean clau
Scotland face a must win game against russia to keep their hopes alive while wales can qualify for the quarter finals if they beat fiji. Good morning. And it is another day of sunshine and showers. Some of those showers are merging to give longer spells of rain, heavy with hailand longer spells of rain, heavy with hail and thunder, but they will be blown along quite quickly on gusty winds. They will have more in 15 minutes. Good morning. Its wednesday the 9th of october. Our top story the irish Prime Minister has warned it will be very difficult for the uk and the eu to reach an agreement on brexit before the deadline of october the 31st. Leo varadkars comments come as european leaders accused the government of turning the brexit negotiations into a stupid blame game. Our Political Correspondent nick eardley is in downing street for us this morning. Nick, what next for brexit . The tone of the conversation has really ta ke n the tone of the conversation has really ta ken a the tone of
And whats a bit of both . So hang on for a wild ride. For in nature, and in the world of animals, the truth is always stranger than fiction. Just ask the kangaroo that lives in the tree or the dog with webbed feet or the bird that can look an elephant in the eye or the frog that looks like a tomato or any other astonishing animal you might meet. Lets start with a startli statement. Thats both so false and so true. Confused . Consider this. The river or nile hippopotamus, which is the great behemoth pachyderm most of us are familiar with, as well as the much smaller and much rarer pygmy hippopotamus, dont have true sweat glands. A thick red substance from their pores called, yes, blood sweat. Okay, its not blood, and its not sweat. But it does make the pygmy hippo shine. It even creates a foam behind the animals ears. Despite being thickskinned, hippos have very sensitive skin that needs to be k kt wet most of the day, which is why, more often than not, if you happen upon a hippo in the