In global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Today were asking as the uk celebrates 250 years since the first circus opened near waterloo in london, are circuses still relevant and entertaining, or outdated and outmoded. Would you still go and see one . Tell us what you think, just use bbcthebriefing. Momentous changes appear to be taking place in south africa. Its being reported that the ruling anc party has formally requested president jacob zuma to step down. It follows marathon talks by Senior Party Officials that continued into the early hours of the morning. If mr zuma old still doesnt go, hell face a vote of confidence in parliament that hes expected to lose. Jon ironmonger has the latest. Cyril ramaphosa left a 13 hour meeting of the partys executive committee under the weight of a momentous decision to re m ove president jacob zuma as the head of state. Earlier on monday night, the anc leader visited the president in person, telling him to step
Good day to you. In the u. S. State of texas an accident involving a hot air balloon appears to have taken 16 lives. Federal Authorities Say there are no survivors. If investigators confirm those deaths, it will be the worst hot air balloon disaster in United States history. The balloon went down on saturday in caldwell county. That is between austin, texas, and san antonio. Our ed lavandera tells us what may have been a major factor in that crash. Reporter it appears that investigators will be taking a very close look oo at the role that power lines in the area where this hot air balloon went down might have played in this tragedy. Two sources tell us, one a Law Enforcement force, another a county official, believe the hot air balloon collided with the power lines. It essentially killed the 16 people believed to be on board that hot air balloon. The exact cause is not clear. Its not clear what caused the hot air balloon to perhaps collide into these power lines, what exactly was going
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is holding a news conference in Oliver Paipoonge, Ont., on Thursday morning and a provincial spokesperson said Energy Minister Todd Smith and Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford will be joining him.
The New Brunswick government announced it would give Amlamgog First Nation, also known as Fort Folly First Nation, $4.2 million over five years on Thursday.
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