So they have subpoenaed the starting october 2nd the ambassador marie colvin she was the u. S. Ambassador to ukraine who was a career diplomat who was pulled from office early because she was seen as being an enemy of the president or not and loyal to him and Bester Kurt Volker volcker who is a long respected diplomat in the United States but hes also involved in this with her blower complaint he was the leader in ukraine the whistleblower says that he was trying to basically clean up really giulianis mess so theyre going to depose him the Deputy Assistant secretary of state george kent the councilor brett brecht ball and bassett or gordon someone and he is the u. S. Ambassador to the European Union so this is these are depositions and what theyre going to do is sit down put them under oath and try to get to the facts dont expect this to be televised where you see come members of Congress Sometimes grandstanding not get a lot of information this is under oath theyre going to ask for al
Sanctions against irans oil and Banking Sector taking their toll president rouhani may be calculating that the release of the state in peril will lead to some relief for iran struggling economy and show european leaders that engaging with iran can have positive outcomes aside aljazeera that iran. The british Prime Minister has been referred to the independent police force talk of a claims of other claims of potential misconduct while he was london mayor Boris Johnson is facing accusations he allowed a u. S. Businesswoman to join trade missions and receive sponsorship jennifer i currently whos a Technology Entrepreneur has given more than 150000. 00 of public money and Privileged Access to 3. 00 overseas trade missions led by mr johnson. Well another round of bricks that talk has been taking place in brussels but still there are no concrete proposals from the u. K. The European Unions chief breaks at the goetia michel bania held talks with both his british counterpart and islands foreig
Off the job at 31. 00 Assembly Lines across the country theyre frightened to stay on strike until an agreement is reached. And the United Nations is warning that Rohingya Muslims who remain in myanmar are living under the threat of genocide the un is repeating calls for top generals to face trial for forcing iran 3 quarters of a 1000000 to flee to bangladesh 2 years ago the un also says it has serious concerns about a crackdown on refugee camps in bangladesh it says aid workers accused of supporting rohingya protests last month have been banned their phones confiscated and a curfew imposed. Indonesias government to scrambling to control widespread forest fires which are causing a toxic case to spread to other countries this off smoke is causing causing a lot of respiratory problems and disrupting fights has more from the city of peckham baro in indonesia. Were in peckham bar city in the province of rio on the island of sumatra where 40000 hectares of land have been covered by smog and
Being cancelled or delayed, and passengers stranded. We need to prepare a whole new flight, and our bag is gone so its a complete nightmare. Were trying to get to stockholm. Our next flight, were being told, is friday. I rang British Airways, and they said they cant do anything for us over the phone. About 1,500 Whaley Bridge residents who had been moved out of their homes becuase of fears the dam there couldve burst have now been told they can return. Ministers unveil an overhaul of pension rules for senior nhs staff after they were linked to growing waiting lists for patients. An estimated 55,000 music fans who were going to the boardmasters festival in cornwall are told its cancelled just hours before it was due to go ahead because of fears of severe weather. Hello, its five oclock our top story. The uk Food Industry has asked the government to waive Competition Laws to help cope with possible shortages if britain leaves the European Union without a deal in october. Existing rules p
On bbc news at five. The bank of england cuts its forecasts for uk growth over the next two years and warns that a no deal brexit would hit the economy even harder. Profound uncertainties over the future of the Global Trading system and the form that brexit will take are weighing on uk economic performance. A mother is convicted of murdering her two young daughters aged three, and 18 months. Sales of plastic bags in englands biggest supermarkets have halved in the last year. And coming up, well be speaking to bend it like beckham director gurinder chadha, whose new movie is about a boy from luton obssessed with Bruce Springsteen. Its five oclock. Our main story. Thousands of people are being moved out of their homes in the town of Whaley Bridge in derbyshire after flooding caused the partial collapse of a dam wall at a nearby reservoir. 6,500 residents have been told to gather at a local school, and to take with them any pets they have and any medication that theyre on. The Environment