For the first time in nearly a century, the us capital is celebrating a baseball world series title. The us house of representatives has endorsed the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. The vote was almost entirely along party lines, with democrats supporting it, and republicans against. Its only the third time in modern history that the house has voted against a sitting president. Democrats are looking into whether President Trump betrayed his oath of office by trying to get a foreign power to investigate his political rival. As Laura Trevelyan now reports, its clear mr trump and House Speaker nancy pelosi are on a collision course. On this vote the yeas are 232, the nays are 196. A historic moment. A house of representatives votes to formalise an impeachment enquiry into the president. On the table. Did donald trump create a high crime and misdemeanour in trying to strong arm the ukrainian president into investigating joe biden . Thats the accusation. The house divided almost e
In nearly a century, the us capital is celebrating a baseball world series title. The house of representatives has endorsed the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. The vote was almost entirely along party lines, with democrats supporting it, and republicans against. Its only the third time in modern history that the house has voted against a sitting president. Democrats are looking into whether President Trump betrayed his oath of office by trying to get a foreign power to investigate his political rival. As Laura Trevelyan now reports, its clear mr trump and House Speaker nancy pelosi are on a collison course. On this vote the yeas are 232, the nays are 196. A historic moment. A house of representatives votes to formalise an impeachment enquiry into the president. On the table. Did donald trump commit a high crime and misdemeanour in trying to strong arm the ukrainian president into investigating joe biden . Thats the accusation. The house divided almost entirely on party lines.
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Should you choose to be. Its well known that a good nights sleep is good for your health, but scientists now say sleep could also be the key to avoiding alzheimers. How important is sleep to you . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Downing street has dismissed President Trumps criticism of borisjohnsons brexit deal. In a radio interview with the Brexit Party Leader nigel farage, mr trump said certain aspects of the Prime Ministers plan could hinder future with the us, but number ten insisted it would enable the uk to reach free trade deals around the world. Our Political Correspondent Chris Buckler reports. Ladies and gentlemen. They have shared a stage and she had plenty of political opinions. So when nigel farage invited his old friend donald trump onto his radio programme,. Mr nigel farage. The president did not
Coming up at 9 15 how hundreds of thousands of dangerous tumble dryers could still be posing a fire risk in uk homes. And in sport, Warren Gatland ends his 12 year reign as wales head coach this morning, in their third place play off match against new zealand in the Rugby World Cup. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. Nigel farage has called on the conservatives to form an election pact with his brexit party. Ahead of the partys official general election launch, mr farage said the two parties need to form an alliance, but refused to comment on speculation that his party would field fewer candidates, to give borisjohnson a better chance of winning the election on december 12th. Lets get the latest from our political correspondent, jonathan blake. Good morning to you. A really interesting intervention from nigel farage as we wait for the Brexit Party Campaign launch this morning, a man without any mps but could play a man without any mps but could play a significant role in
Disruptive winds across southern parts of the uk through the early hours of saturday and tomorrow afternoon and into the evening hours as well. This is the low pressure over the next 2a hours, barrelling gcioss over the next 2a hours, barrelling across the uk, initially racing towards us then parking over us during the course of the weekend, yes, bringing wind and rain but also bringing some milder weather, and thatis bringing some milder weather, and that is already reaching southern and south western parts of the uk, in fact here temperatures, given brightness, might nudge up to 16 degrees, but really most of us are stuck underneath the cloudy skies and rain will come and go through the course of this afternoon and into tonight. Our eyes are cast to the west, south west of us, this area just south of island where the centre of the low pressure is, and the winds blow fastest very close to the winds blow fastest very close to the centre of the low pressure, so initially i think the ons