International tennis federation, who got 3 billion worth of investment from an Investment Group decided they would try to get it all done in one week and get attention on the event. I think there will hopefully make a difference. Whereas, if your country was knocked out before the final, unless you are a hardcore tennis fan, you probably didnt pay much attention to the finals taking place in november. The hope is that one big global event, whoever is in the final, there will be a big global audience tuning in. Some people are confused by gerald piquet is involved in this. Roger federer hasnt particularly wanted a new competition. Mind you, he hasnt played much in the davis cup in recent yea rs. Played much in the davis cup in recent years. He has referred to this as the gerald piquet cup on several occasions. Lleyton hewitt, still the captain of australia, very much against this reorganisation. He said it is ridiculous. He said it is like me trying to make changes to the champions leag
Other rocky women defy a tradition and raise the voices to demand change. Simmering here with set to give its 1st News Conference as tottenham head carriage in the next hour. Relishing the chance to develop the clubs younger players. In the next hour the impeachment inquiry into donald trump will wrap up this weeks hearings with 2 new witnesses expected to make public new details of white house contacts with ukraine fiona hill is the white houses top russia analyst she reported directly to former National Security advisor john bolton who has refused to testify she is expected to give details of a socalled shadow Foreign Policy run by trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and Gordon Salmond david holmes an official at the u. S. Embassy in ukraine hell testify alongside her he says that he overheard a call between trump. In song land in which the president asked the diplomats if ukraine would investigate the by bands will have more on thursday is expected to proceedings in just a few mome
their disbelief after new zealand s prime minister announces she s stepping down. and the harrowing anti war epic all quiet on the western front leads the nominations for this year s british academy film awards. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 8am in singapore, and 3pm in los angeles where we begin our programme with the news that the hollywood actor alec baldwin is to be charged with the involuntary manslaughter of the cinematographer halyna hutchins, who was shot dead on the set of the film rust. 4pm in los angeles. the film s armourer who was responsible for the weapon will face the same charge after a gun that the actor discharged on set was found to contain live ammunition. sophie long has the latest from los angeles. the frantic efforts to save halyna hutchins in the moments after she was shot. it was during rehearsals on the set at the bonanza creek ranch in new mexico when the shootings and deaths depicted on the 19th c
a delay that could put people at risk island joins the list of nations suspending the use of the astra zeneca vaccine. 38 protesters are killed in may and mark the head of the sideline civilian government tells people to take defense into their own hands and. a prison sentence ended a week ago but now it means a guard lives husband says how detention could have no end as iran doubles new charges he joins us life. in sport christiane elder comes up with the perfect response to his critics you don t see a strike at silencing the dancers of the 1st off country against calgary. welcome to the program out top story thousands of people have again protested on the streets of london over the issue. to a violence against women but this time the anger and emotion was directed against the police s handling of saturday s vigil for sarah everard the woman abducted and killed earlier this month the government and the london mayor are now putting pressure on the chief of the city s metropol
least 30 and protesters are killed in myanmar as an opposition leader promises resistance against military rule. and a generation in exile syrian refugees describe their hopelessness almost 10 years since peaceful protests turned into a war. and in sport in some on stage on trying to win the italian league title for the 1st time in more than a decade into extending their lead at the top of the table with a 21 when. we begin in london where thousands have been protesting over the policing of a vigil for a woman who was abducted and murdered sara ever odds body was found on wednesday a serving police officer has been charged for her killing on saturday hundreds of people joined a rally to demand action on violence against women there was a heavy police presence and officers handcuffed several women and then dragged them away while the commissioner of the metropolitan police said no one wanted saturday s vigil to end as it did but then defended her office s actions. the really b