The this is bbc news. Im ben brown. The headlines at 9. Harry and meghan will drop their hrh title and give up all royal duties under a new agreement with buckingham palace. Prince harry will also lose his military positions and the couple will pay back the taxpayers money used to renovate their windsor home. Many questions but this is a clean ha rd many questions but this is a clean hard break from many questions but this is a clean hard breakfrom royal life. Powers coming into force to stop stalkers from contacting or approaching their victims while Police Investigate allegations. Golfball sized hailstones hit parts of the australian state of victoria, with storms leading to fears of flooding following the bushfires. In sport after quick wickets for England South Africa are forced to follow on in the third test in port elizabeth. And our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9 35 this mornings reviewers are journalist and author, Shyama Perera and director of deltapoll, joe twym
Theyre hashing out their strategy after laying out their case in a brief this weekend that runs more than 100 pages long. And in it, they assert President Trumps conduct is the framers worst nightmare. History will judge each senators willingness to rise above bipartisan differences, view the facts honestly and defend the constitution. The president s lawyers now have until tomorrow to file their detailed brief. But in a sixpage initial response to the senate last night, they took a scorched earth approach to this case laid out by the house declaring the articles themselves and is the rigged process that brought them here are a transparently political act by house democrats. Now, 100 u. S. Senators will decide this case. In tuesdays debate over the trial rules will be the first test of whether republicans are open to breaking from their president. Were in austin, texas, where the president is speaking at an event tonight. Impeachment is on the president s mind tonight, isnt it . Yeah,
Hello again. Thank you so much for being with me this saturday. I am fredricka whitfield. With the impeachment trial of president donald j. Trump set to begin next week, photos last night show more documentation of indicted associate lev parnas meeting with President Trump. The latest new evidence is the third release this week showing parnas in close connection with the president and his family. The president repeatedly denied knowing parnas at all. I dont know this gentleman. Now, its possible i have a picture with him because i have a picture with everybody. I dont know them. I dont know about them, i dont know what they do but i dont know, maybe they were clients of rudy, you would have to ask rudy. I dont know parnas, i guess i had pictures taken which i do with thousands of people, including people today i didnt meet, but just met them. I dont know him at all. Dont know what hes about. Dont know where he comes from, know nothing about him. He is probably trying to make a deal for
Into force this week to stop stalkers from contacting or approaching their victims while Police Investigate allegations against them. Golfball sized hailstones hit parts of the australian state of victoria, with storms leading to fears of flooding following the bushfires. And Inspiring Stories from people who are making a difference in the battle against global warming. Thats in climate defenders in half an hour. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. A deal has been agreed on the future of the duke and duchess of sussex, who are to step down as working royals in the spring. Buckingham palace has announced prince harry and his wife meghan will no longer receive public funds, and will pay back taxpayers money spent on renovating their home in windsor. Our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, has the story. It is a clean break which allows harry and meghan to seek a new life. They have been freed from royal duties and they are free to earn their own living with, it would seem, very few
President used his power to pressure ukraine to help him win reelection in 2020. They also say that threatened the u. S. National security and jeopardized the integrity of a Fair Elections in the United States. Nbc news hans nichols in palm beach, florida, where the president is spending the weekend. Here again but i know its a big lift, we got over 100 pages just now all included hearing from both what we think the white house is going to do as well as what the democrats are going to do. Where would you like to start, my friend . Reporter well, so the legal battle is joined and lets start with the Senate Response bauecae that has to do with the procedure and getting a sense for how they will have, the white house legal counsel, twopronged attack against the democrats on this, against the articles of impeachment. What we are hearing in the sixpaid letter released moments ago questioned the ground, the basis for impeachment. Theyre using Strong Language like attack on the rights of the