Available to redmond and that rents are sky high. The answer is we have to build more homes. Tests of Driverless Cars on uk roads are set to be given the green light in this weeks budget. And in half an hour here on bbc news, Steve Rosenberg travels across russia to find out how its citizens view the 1917 revolution. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. The pressure on the zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe to stand down is intensifying with both the military and his own party set to take further steps to remove him. The Ruling Zanu Pf Party is expected to remove the 93 year old as its leader at a meeting today. The zanu pf youth league, which until now has strongly supported president Robert Mugabe, has called for him to step down. Tens of thousands of protestors lined the streets of harare yesterday calling for his resignation. The leader of zimbabwes powerful Liberation War veterans has threatened to unleash the mob against mr mugabe if he continues to refuse to step down. You. You
To build more homes. Tests of Driverless Cars on uk roads are set to be given the green light in this weeks budget. And our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 10 1i5am. This mornings reviewers are katy balls, Political Correspondent of the spectator, and the journalist and broadcasterjames rampton. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. The pressure on the zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe to stand down is intensifying with both the military and his own party set to take further steps to remove him. The head of military veterans says the Ruling Zanu Pf Party will remove the 93 year old as its leader at a meeting this morning. Now the Zanu Pf Youth League, which until now has strongly supported president Robert Mugabe, has called for him to step down. Tens of thousands of protestors lined the streets of harare yesterday calling for his resignation, but mr mugabe has so far resisted. Lets speak to ben brown in harare. Bring us up to date with the latest developments. We have hear
Alex magazisa, former adviser to the mdc leader, many thanks indeed for joining us on the bbc. Are breaking news today, Robert Mugabe has been removed as president of zimba bwes ruling mugabe has been removed as president of zimbabwes ruling zanu pf, but he is still president of the country. Pressure very much building on him to step down, otherwise it looks as though he will be forced out as president of zimbabwe. This is bbc news. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines president mugabe has been dismissed at the leader of the Ruling Zanu Pf Party a day after tens of thousands marched on the streets calling for him to resign. His wife, grace, has also been expelled from the party. Police say theyre confident that a body found near swanage is that of the missing teenager, gaia pope. Gaias sister described her as beautiful, emotionally wise and intelligent. The chancellor, philip hammond, has said britain needs to build an extra 300,000 homes a year to make an impact on the housing crisi
Its a humiliating end for the decorated war hero and the partys longest serving leader. Our people, colleagues, are demanding from us gathered here to show leadership and to give effect to their demands for the recall of the president and first secretary of zanu pf, comrade rg mugabe, from his position in the party and government. Applause bruising infighting for power has taken its toll an empty top table, no Robert Mugabe, and no first lady. This is the beginning of the end of an era. President Robert Mugabe will no longer head the party he has led for more than a0 years. The question now is who will take his place . The Central Committee has sacked not only the president but also the first lady as the leader of the womens wing, but she still remains the head of government. Parliament are expected to impeach him if he refuses to resign. War veterans who fought alongside him in the war of liberation have warned of an undignified exit if he digs in. Were hoping that by 12 oclock that t
A huge air and sea search involving five countries, and including the royal navy, is under way to try and locate an argentine submarine. The sanjuan has been missing since wednesday, with 44 crew on board. Contact was lost as it returned from a routine mission near the southernmost tip of south america, but there are now signals being detected which may provide clues as to its location. Dan johnson reports. This is a vessel designed to play hide and seek in the deepest depths, so finding the sanjuan, its crew and the 22 torpedoes it carries is a real challenge. Fresh satellite signals, albeit weak ones, have revived hopes of rescue. They need to check and pinpoint the location. He stressed they are making every effort to find the submarine, searching the open ocean and the sea bed. This is now an international effort. Us navy has flown in deep sea rescue equipment. And hms protector has been diverted to help scan beneath the waves of the south atlantic ocean. The submarine left the sou