Into doubt by the collapse of Coalition Talks. Also this hour, celebrating their Platinum Wedding Anniversary. The bells will ring out for the queen and Prince Philip who married in Westminster Abbey 70 years ago today. And tributes to the former wimbledon champion jana novotna, who has died of cancer at the age of 49. Good morning. Its monday, november the 20th. Im Rebecca Jones. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. We are going straight to zimbabwe to see my colleague ben brown. Hello from ra, where that deadline has come and gone for mr mugabe to resign. The president is still, against all the odds it would seem, technically head of state of this country, despite all the pressure from the military with their ta keover last from the military with their takeover last wednesday, from the Ruling Party Zanu pf which has fired him as its leader, and from people who have taken to the streets in their tens of thousands demanding he stepped down. When he refused to stepped down. When he refused to
Told me to lie down on the floor. That was it. Well find out why so called punishment attacks by paramilitaries are on the rise in Northern Ireland. And its 70 years since the queen and Prince Phillip got married. It is their platinum anniversary today. Well look back at a relationship which has been a constant in british life. Hello and welcome to the programme, were live until iiam. Throughout the programme, the latest breaking news and developing stories and as always really keen to hear from you do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Our top story today, Zimbabwes President Robert Mugabe has less than an hour to resign, before a 10 oclock deadline set by his own party. He was removed as leader yesterday, but in a rambling television address in which he was expected to resign as president , he refused and instead insisted he would lead the partys Congress Next month. Former allies have condemned his decision and over the weekend huge street rallies deman
Youre watching the aljazeera news online from our headquarters here in doha coming up in the next sixty minutes the tax cuts and jobs is passed the u. S. Congress passes the most sweeping tax overhaul bill in more than thirty years along to tout his first legislative victory. Divided catalans prepared to cast the verdict they voted in an election many hope will result. In crisis also maybe out of rock but displaced people are still weary about returning to their homes well explain why. We mark in captivity for al jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein. Good to be with us welcome to the news and of the u. S. Senate has passed a contentious one point five trillion dollar tax reform bill the tax cuts and jobs act is passed. This brings president doll truck bomb step closer to his first significant legislative victory the bill is the first major rewrite of the tax code and more than thirty years now it will be sent back to the house of representatives for a final vote later on wednesday after
Alarms the whole room when youre watching the aljazeera news our lives headquarters here in doha coming up in the next sixty minutes the message from the new president of zimbabwe as he delivers his state of the nation address its time to turn around the countrys struggling economy plus. I where the first person and the last word and now you are. Barred from me and the United Nations investigator told to stay out of the country also in. My view that we can sell this to the American People we ought to go into a lot of work. U. S. Senate republicans pass a Major Overhaul of the tax code that they say will deliver Economic Growth although democrats beg to differ. Good riddance to bad rubbish. The gates of hell are swinging wide to allow him entrance a Sexual Assault victim reacts to the death of an archbishop who helped protect priests accused of abusing children. And we marquis here in captivity for al jazeera journalist ahmed hussein. Welcome to the program zimbabwes a new president and