Described in the indictment that was fuelled by lies, lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a Bedrock Function of the Us Government, the nations process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the president ial election. Our North America correspondent nomia iqbal joins me from outside the court. What will we see on thursday . These charges as you outlined there, the Department Of Justice believes it is held a strong case to show the former president of the us tried to select the Election Results of 2020 and essentially tried to overturn the policy. We mention one of the charges, Conspiracy To Defraud the United States, obstruct official proceedings, and others. This is the most serious Indictment Set by the donald trump basis, one of the most serious indictments the Department Ofjustice has brought against a president in terms of what they have laid out in the indictment against him. Having said that, despite the seriousness of it, Department Ofjustice has a cha
I encourage everyone to read it in full. The attack on our nations capitol onjanuary 6, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. Its described in the indictment it was fuelled by lies, lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a Bedrock Function of the us government, the nations process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the president ial election. The men and women of Law Enforcement who defended the us capitol on january 6 are heroes. They are patriots and they are the very best of us. They did notjust defend a building with people sheltering in it, they put their lives on the line to defend who we are as a country and a people. They defended the very institutions and principles that define the United States. Since the attack on our capitol, the Department Ofjustice Has remained committed to ensuring accountability of those criminally responsible for what happened that day. This case is brought consistent with that commitment. And o
And you can be part of the conversation. Do you think the sexual misdemeanours in hollywood last year will lead to change in the workplace in 2018 . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Hundreds of thousands of migrants are stuck in libya after the number trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to europe has been reduced by police patrols. A European Union policy of encouraging libyan groups to monitor its coastline has reduced migrant travel by 70 since july. However, the un has called Living Conditions for the majority of african migrants inhumane. Over 5,000 mainly nigerians have been repatriated and those returning from libya have told harrowing stories of abuse. In this special report, the bbcs Stephanie Hegarty went to the city of benin in southern nigeria to meet those recently released. Walked the streets to the anti europe. These two man almost made it, but they were arrested in a boat off the coast of libya and sent to prison. They said when they were no
Im katty kay in washington and Christian Fraser is in london. Add iran to the list of countries grappling with a populist wave. The violent demonstrations of the past six days surprised everyone, but their roots look familiar. Protestors are fed up with the establishment in tehran spending money on foreign ventures that cause Economic Hardship at home. The Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has blamed irans enemies, the United States and saudi arabia. President trump certainly sees opportunity. But there is no leader of this movement, no obvious manifesto, so where does it lead and what it can actually accomplish . Our middle east editor jeremy bowen reports. In tehran, squads of Motorbike Police are cruising the streets to break up groups of demonstrators. The protests have changed since they started last thursday. To begin with, they were about the economy. Most of the protesters are young men. More than 50 of iranians are under 30. And perhaps 40 of them are unemployed. That pe
fl that s. That f; and s. That 7and sunny s. That and sunny sunday. But. It lovely and sunny sunday. But. It stays cold into the beginning of next week, then we will see some changes. Stay with me for the full forecast later. Good morning. First, our main story. Theresa may will abandon plans for mps to get a vote on fox hunting before 2022 when the next general election is due to be held. In an interview on the Bbcs Andrew Marr show, she confirmed she would be going back on the pledge she made in last years manifesto. Our Political Correspondent Eleanor Garnier reports. It has been illegal to set a pack of hounds on a fox for more than a decade in england and wales. Instead, hunts have had to follow specially laid trails of sand. Many conservatives in the campaigners would like the hunting act is to be scrapped to allow horses and hounds to go back to the way things were. But having lost the tories their parliamentary majority in last yea rs parliamentary majority in last years gener