Available to redmond and that rents are sky high. The answer is we have to build more homes. Tests of Driverless Cars on uk roads are set to be given the green light in this weeks budget. And in half an hour here on bbc news, Steve Rosenberg travels across russia to find out how its citizens view the 1917 revolution. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. The pressure on the zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe to stand down is intensifying with both the military and his own party set to take further steps to remove him. The Ruling Zanu Pf Party is expected to remove the 93 year old as its leader at a meeting today. The zanu pf youth league, which until now has strongly supported president Robert Mugabe, has called for him to step down. Tens of thousands of protestors lined the streets of harare yesterday calling for his resignation. The leader of zimbabwes powerful Liberation War veterans has threatened to unleash the mob against mr mugabe if he continues to refuse to step down. You. You
To build more homes. Tests of Driverless Cars on uk roads are set to be given the green light in this weeks budget. And our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 10 1i5am. This mornings reviewers are katy balls, Political Correspondent of the spectator, and the journalist and broadcasterjames rampton. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. The pressure on the zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe to stand down is intensifying with both the military and his own party set to take further steps to remove him. The head of military veterans says the Ruling Zanu Pf Party will remove the 93 year old as its leader at a meeting this morning. Now the Zanu Pf Youth League, which until now has strongly supported president Robert Mugabe, has called for him to step down. Tens of thousands of protestors lined the streets of harare yesterday calling for his resignation, but mr mugabe has so far resisted. Lets speak to ben brown in harare. Bring us up to date with the latest developments. We have hear
After they became fed up with his plans, apparent plans to pass power to his wife grace mugabe. There is speculation that Robert Mugabe could be the pairing of significant announcement this evening, because the state broadcaster, z bc, is a p pa re ntly the state broadcaster, z bc, is apparently planning a broadcast from state house, his official residence, later this evening. Inevitably there is speculation that that could be, i stress could be, the resignation of Robert Mugabe as president of zimbabwe. Technically, although he may be under house arrest, he is still president of the country. Lets go to our first report this evening. Senior military commanders have met president Robert Mugabe to further pressure him to step down from government, as his own party held a historic meeting to dismiss him. Its a humiliating end for the decorated war hero and the partys longest serving leader. Our people, colleagues, are demanding from us gathered here to show leadership and to give effect t
Meeting generals today and they have been trying to persuade him since that military takeover that he should resign with dignity, that he has no options left. Zanu pf gave him an ultimatum today that if he had not resigned by mid day tomorrow local time and they should start impeachment proceedings against him in the zimbabwean parliament. He is running out of friends, running out of allies, running out of options, and running out of time. And according to reuters tonight he has agreed to step down, perhaps bowing to the inevitable. But get this report on the days events so far. Senior military commanders have met president Robert Mugabe to further pressure him to step down from government, as his own party held a historic meeting to dismiss him. Its a humiliating end for the decorated war hero, and the partys longest serving leader. Our people, colleagues, are demanding from us gathered here to show leadership and to give effect to their demands for the recall of the president and fir
Friday august 12th. Im glams gasia mikaelian. And good morning, im dave clark. We are following a nightmare for commuters. No service turned to limited service. But you should still find a way to get around. Now caltrain has major problems on their system. We have Live Team Coverage of this mornings commute. Very rough on a number of front sal has the latest on caltrain. And brian flores is following the bart problems. You have some good news for riders . Reporter very good news i should say. Things have gotten better. Service has resumed. One the trains is coming right now, right behind me, but that was not the case earlier, roughly about an hour and a half ago. Going to video to what we saw. There was some track problem, an issue with a bad insulator in between the daly city and the balboa station. There was even a small fire that was quickly put out but that caused some major problems. From mission to sfo affecting several passengers, many of whom headed to the airport to work or ca