Syrian Defence Forces say that is not true. There have been further clashes with police as demonstrations by indigenous groups against rising prices continue in ecuador. At ten oclock, a full round up of the days news. Now on bbc news, our world. Michael buchanan meets people in hartlepool in the north east of england to find out how government cuts have affected their lives. On the north east coast of england lies one of britains poorest towns. A lack of work, a lack of money, has left a proud area struggling badly. Drug abuse is rife, killing people at a faster rate than almost anywhere else in england. For a year, this town has become my second home, witnessing at firsthand its fears. Ive lost one son. Dont want to lose another. And the dedication of those battling its demons. He bought us a sandwich in the doorway bought us a cheeseburger. That contributed to him turning his life around . Poverty and deprivation arent unique to this town. But here, they have gripped too many people
Intelligence committee, adam schiff, the person who will play a key role in impeachment hearings. The Inspector General found that allegation credible. Donald trump said of him and then the whistle blower who revealed details of the president s conversation with his ukrainian counterpart. Volodymyr zelensky. But everything in the letter has been proved true, the call did take place, President Trump did ask his ukrainian counterpart to investigate his Democratic Party rivaljoe biden and the white house today confirmed the transcript of the call was moved to a more secure server. When President Trump asked ukraine to investigate corruption, the democrats want to impeach him. The democrats want to impeach President Trump. But now the Trump Campaign is firing back. They lost the election and now they want to steal this one. Dont let them. Im donald trump and i approve this. But the speaker of the house is unmoved. She says she was left with no other choice but impeachment following all of
We start with smartphones. Most of us have one, billions have been sold since they emerged a decade ago, and they still all look roughly the same. But could today be the start of a new era . Samsungs folding phone is finally on sale, after months of delay. And tech watchers say it could change the face of the industry. The galaxy fold is available from today in south korea and you will see it hitting shops across europe, asia and the us in the coming weeks. The price tag for early adopters . Almost 2,000. So what do you get for that . The phones flexible screen opens out like a book to a huge 7. 3 inch display and it has six cameras samsung revealed the gadget back in april but its release was shelved as early reviewers reported broken screens after as little as 48 hours of use. Samsung says those problems are now sorted. But the delay means rivals are lining up with their own versions. Chinas xiaomi has already unveiled a prototype and huawei says it will release its own next month. S
Statistics has admitted mistakes have been made. A man accused of murdering pc Andrew Harper will stand trial injanuary. Shipping containers and empty office blocks are being used to house thousands of Homeless Children, says englands child rens commissioner. And coming up on bbc news enough is enough Manchester United players hit out at social media sites, after paul pogba becomes the latest footballer to be racially abused online. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. An inquiry is to be launched into whether the h52 high speed rail link should go ahead. £7 billion has already been spent on the scheme, which is designed to link london, birmingham, manchester and leeds. The cost of the project has been rising, with recent reports it could reach £86 billion. The inquiry will look at whether the scheme should be approved, amended, or scrapped. The government says it will make a final decision by the end of the year. Our transport correspondent, tom burridge, has the detai
According to a report by the childrens commissioner for england, who says the situation is a scandal. Cardinal george pell, the most senior catholic cleric to be found guilty of child sexual abuse, has lost an appeal in australia against his conviction. President trump has cancelled an official state visit to denmark after the nations Prime Minister confirmed greenland was not for sale. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The government has appointed a panel of experts to review the h52 Railway Project to check whether and for how long the project should continue. The first segment of h52, the line between london and birmingham, is due to open at the end of 2026. The second phase linking leeds and manchester is due for completion by 2032 33. In 2015 the cost of the project was predicted to be more than £55 billion. But borisjohnson has said he expects the costs to spiral to over 100 billion. This morning the transport secretary grant shapps didnt rule out scrapping the project