The annual retail frenzy begins, amid growing concerns about the environmental cost. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Were asking if youre over black friday on environmental grounds or because theres no genuine bargains to be had. You can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think, just use the hashtag bbc the briefing thousands of australian students have walked out of class to join rallies demanding stronger action to rein in Climate Change, which they said is contributing to the countrys bushfire crisis. The rallies, in sydney and other major australian cities, were the first in a series of protests by students across the globe, demanding governments do more to protect the environment. There have been similar strikes in tokyo, while protests start in cities, including bangkok and paris, later. The protests come ahead of the annual Un Climate Conference that starts in madrid on monday. Lets go live to s
Severe flooding in the italian tourist city. 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 where President Trump has again denounced the impeachment inquiry into him as the first public hearings got under. It started with testimony from the acting Us Ambassador to ukraine. Bill taylor said it was clear to him the white house was making both military aid and a visit to washington by the ukrainian president conditional on ukraine launching an investigation into mr trumps democratic rival joe biden and his son. Our north america editor jon sopel has been watching. History in the house. This is like the super bowl for politics, the day the impeachment hearings go public. And coast to coast, all the Us Tv Networks are gearing up for the unfolding drama that could be the decisive moment of the trump presidency. And early this morning, in the white house residence, the light is o
Ebola, the World Health Organization approves the first vaccine. And venice underwater the highest tide in 50 years causes severe flooding in the italian tourist city. Voiceover live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, iam in london and 8pm in washington, where President Trump has again denounced the impeachment inquiry into him as the first public hearings got under way. It started with testimony from the acting Us Ambassador to ukraine. Bill taylor said it was clear to him the white house was making both military aid and a visit to washington by the ukrainian president conditional on ukraine launching an investigation into mr trumps democratic rival joe biden and his son. Our north america editor jon sopel has the latest. History in the house. This is like the super bowl for politics, the day the impeachment hearings go public. And coast to coast, all the Us Tv Networks are gearing up for the unfolding dra
It is also the kind of immigration we have got. We want people coming here who want to contribute but we have to control the costs. The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn refuses to confirm whether or not Free Movement of people from the eu will be included in the partys general election manifesto. My instinct is to recognise that the economies are interdependent around the world, that we all benefit from people moving to and working in different societies. The government and the armed forces are accused of covering up illegal killings by british troops in afghanistan and iraq. And in half an hour the bbcs Technology Programme click looks at the perils of the gig economy. Prince andrew has categorically denied having any sexual contact with a woman, who says she was forced to have sex with him when she was 17. He told Bbcs Newsnight he could not have been with Virginia Roberts on the day in question in 2001 as he was at home after spending the afternoon at a Pizza Express in woking with his
Pushed back and forth all as a handful of chinas soldiers looked on. Behind the steel gates of their barracks just metres away. There we re barracks just metres away. There were claims both sides are now using lethal weapons. The Police Say One of theirs was hit by an arrow fired from the university. Do you think the people of hong kong support you throwing petrol bombs and bow and arrow . I dont expect all people to support but people need to understand what were doing right 110w. Understand what were doing right now. For the second time in a week im standing on a bridge surrounded by protesters with riot police on the other side. Early in the week it was a highway below they blocked. Now it is one of the tunnels to hong kong island. These protesters continue with their efforts to cause maximum disruption to hong kongs infrastructure. By the days end, the protesters faced Police Moving in on all fronts. The protesters who have stayed, many inside, have no way out. Robin brant, bbc new