Win over argentina. Good evening. Donald trumps political opponents have intensified efforts to impeach the president. Three congressional committees have demanded legal documents relating to a telephone call by mr trump in which he asked ukraine to investigate his president ial rival, joe biden. From washington, Chris Buckler reports. What was a request has become a demand. Democrats are piling the pressure on President Trump by issuing a subpoena for a series of documents. They want a full, rather than a rough, transcript of thejuly phone call in which he asked the ukrainian leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, to investigate his political rival and potential president ial candidate, joe biden. And amid all the talk of impeachment, mr trump continues to make unfounded allegations about mr biden, who hopes to challenge him in next years president ial election. Youre pointing out when hes flatlining, where there is no evidence, none, not a scintilla, not one tiny piece. The American People know
Good evening. The wife of an american diplomat has left the uk while suspected of being involved in a fatal road crash. Police say they want to interview the woman about the death of 19 year old harry dunn, in a collision in crowton in northamptonshire in august. The foreign secretary dominic raab says hes called the Us Ambassador to express his disappointment that shes left the country. Duncan kennedy reports. This is how local people have reacted to the death of harry dunn, on the country road where his accident took place. This is how local people have reacted to the death of harry dunn, harry, who was 19, had been on his motorbike when he was hit by a car. He died of multiple injuries. The 42 year old woman driver of that car, whos not been identified, left this nearby american air base before the collision took place. Shes known to be the wife of a diplomat and told police she would cooperate with them and said she had no plans to leave the country, but its now been confirmed she
Hello this is bbc news. The headlines the mother of the teenager harry dunn, who died in a crash involving the wife of a us diplomat, says the government must put pressure on her to return to the uk. Democrats leading the impeachment enquiry into President Trump issue a legal order demanding the white house hand over more documents. Dozens of people are injured, eight of them seriously, after a double decker bus overturned in devon. A british australian woman and her boyfriend are released after more than three months in an iranianjail. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday, with me olly foster and jane dougall. The headlines this evening england are the first team through to the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals six tries against argentina secures another bonus point win. Fighting for the title liverpool leave it late against leicester as they make it eight wins out of eight in the premier league. There are more british podium hopes on the final weekend o
And have the latest from manchester, westminster and brussels. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. The duke and duchess of sussex end their tour of southern africa, as the couple sues a sunday newspaper for publishing a private letter. Tributes are paid to the former itn and bbc news presenter Peter Sissons who has died at the age of 77. And we take a look at the newest addition to yorkshire sculpture park, one of six buildings nominated for the prestigious riba sterling prize for architecture. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is the new brexit proposals just published by the government which are being closely studied in brussels as we speak. In a letterfrom the Prime Minister to Jean Claude Juncker president of the European Commission Boris Johnson calls for a willingness to compromise and move beyond existing positions. The new plans include removing the backstop the guarantee of no return to a hard border in Northern Ireland something the eu has been firmly opposed to in the past.
At tomorrow mornings front pages at 10 40 and again at 11 thirty in the paper our guests joining me tonight are the opinion editor of the observer, sonia sodha and the whitehall correspondent at the financial times, sebastian payne. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Now its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday imjohn watson. 0ur headlines. Will it be a golden night for the golden girl of british athletics . A night to forget for spurs problems for pochettino how far do their troubles go . And the barret brothers combine to produce the biggest win so far at the rugby world cup. Also coming up in the programme. How andy murray continues to move in the right direction. Yes, Dina Asher Smith could earn another slice of history tonight as she runs in the final of the 200 metres at the wolrd championships. Having already won a silver in the 100, a first place finish later will hand her her first global gold medal, and there could be more to come. Under the lights of doha. Britain ha