Hello and welcome to bbc news. The former brazilian president , Luiz Inacio Lula da silva, has been released from prison after a year and a half behind bars. He was greeted by a crowd of supporters outside the Police Station in the Southern City of curitiba where he had been held. His release comes after Brazils Supreme Court ruled that convicted criminals should not go to jail while their appeals are heard. Katy watson reports from the former president s traditional heartland of sao paulo. These people had been chanting free lula, king to witness what has been an extraordinary day for brazilian politics. Translation i cannot tell you the importance of me being here with you. After spending a lifetime talking to the brazilian people, i never thought that today the they could be here talking to men and women who for 580 days shouted good morning, lula. More good night, lula. You were the source of democracy that i needed. For supporters, this is vindication. In their eyes it has been a
New studies show how measles devastates the bodys immune system making it harder to fight off other infections. And a special bbc investigation reveals Domestic Workers being sold in kuwait via an online slave market on platforms provided by google, apple, and facebook. Live from al studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8 00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 8 00pm in washington, where the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump has entered a new and more heated phase. The us house of representatives voted to formalise the process and move towards public hearings. The vote was the first formal test of support for impeachment and went along party lines. Laura trevelyan has this report. 0n on this vote the ayes are 232, the naze are 196. An historic moment. A house of representatives votes to enforce an impeachment enquiry into the president. Did donald trump create a high crime and misdemeanour in trying to strong on the uk
It the greatest threat to commercial livestock in a generation. And a special bbc investigation reveals Domestic Workers being sold in kuwait via an online slave market on platforms provided by google, apple, and facebook. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 9 00 in the evening in washington where the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump has entered a new, and more heated phase. The us house of representatives voted to formalise the process and move towards public hearings. The vote was the first formal test of support for impeachment and went along party lines. Laura trevelyan has this report. On this vote the yays are 232, the nays are 196. A historic moment. A house of representatives votes to formalise an impeachment enquiry into the president. On the table. Did donald trump create a high crime and misdemeanour in trying to strong on the ukrainian president into investig
Derbyshire tonight to see the devastation the flooding has brought there. And the worst may not yet be over. Officials said that the River Derwent in derby reached its highest ever level earlier today and the waters are due to peak before midnight. Our correspondent phil mackie sent this report. Theyve never seen anything like this. Its the highest recorded level for the River Derwent in derby. The floodwaters have begun to inundate parts of the city centre. The derwent still hasnt peaked, but already parts of Derby City Centre are now the river level, and that means as it pours out over its banks, its pouring into streets like this. Around the corner, Council Workers are warning local businesses to prepare for the worst. The river levels have risen substantially overnight and during the course of the day, so our absolute priority is safety of our citizens and the people in the city centre. Next to the river in flats which are about to flood, residents are getting ready to leave. It lo
Now on bbc news hardtalk. To drift north eastward. Some dry interludes but the wind will become an increasing feature across the north and also down towards the south and the south west that wind turning strong and gusty welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. As we get into the first part of saturday morning. Perhaps inevitably, britains unresolved brexit agony has led to a general election. An area of low pressure as we reach that they will deepen. Uncertainty about its exact shape the Current Parliament couldnt find a path out of the morass and exact position but it looks so the people must like there will be a swathe of strong wind potentially now elect a new one. On the southern flank of the low where you see those white lines, all of those brexit has exposed deep tensions in britains vaunted system isobars squashing together. Of democracy, raising questions about the relationship between the people, parliament, government and the courts. It is likely we will see strong wind blowi