It fight the Virus Outbreak. And sport team mclaren pulls out of the formula one grand prix in australia after a team member task positive for corona virus meanwhile spanish football side around the trade are in quarantine as the league suspends all matches. Sweeping travel bans countries under lockdown economies in trouble the coronavirus pandemic is threatening to cause global turmoil countries around the world are putting in place drastic measures to fight the spread of the illness in spain the death toll has jumped by 84 almost double yesterdays reported deaths nearly 3000 cases there and the Prime Minister will now hold meetings 5 Video Conference suffer a minister contracted the disease while the u. K. As well. To limit the spread scientists there have recommended a travel ban on soft of the u. S. Restricted most travel from europe on wednesday britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to hold an emergency meeting in the coming hour and is asking for billions in loans from the
Meanwhile, for the labour party, with me katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london the battle for the leadership turns our top stories. Increasingly bitter. Freshly elected mps arrive in westminster also on the programme. As democrats move this week for the first time to impeach President Trump including a new cohort republicans in the senate say of 109 conservatives theyve already Senate Republicans promise total decided hes innocent. Coordination with the president when hes on trial. But does that compromise one of arsenals star players has become embroiled the integrity of the trial . In a row with china. Coming up in the next half hour. The financial fallout is huge and says a lot about beijings power. 7 years ago a gunman in newtown Chinas Foreign Ministry says arsenal player mesut 0zil destroyed a community was deceived by fake news this weekend the schools football after criticising the countrys treatment of uighur muslims. Team gave them something to cheer. And the
Well, in a moment, its going to be very humbling. I couldnt believe time for sports day, but first, it. Itsjust the rug to be public, lets ta ke time for sports day, but first, lets take a look at what else is and the bigger public as well. Since coming up this evening on bbc news. At quarter to eight, we will bring you news watch, where viewers then, his charity has raised more opinions on the coverage of events than £4 million for mmd research and by bbc news are addressed by the to help sufferers. Away from the Decision Makers in charge. After eight we will have all the build up public events, doddie weir is a devoted family man who lives on a from todays prime ministerial farm on the borders with his wife, debate on the bbc between Boris Johnson and jeremy corbyn, and we kathy, and their three teenage sons. Will bring you that programme with they agreed to give us behind the on screen analysis. And afterwards, scenes they agreed to give us behind the sce nes a ccess they agreed to
Sometimes when ive heard some bad news or bad things that had happened outside, ijust, here and do some mechanical things. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Glad you could join us. Its 7 00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7 00pm in washington, where the white house has published a letter to senior democrats, confirming that it will not co operate with impeachment proceedings against donald trump. The letter calls the process constitutionally illegitimate and claims democrats are seeking to deprive the American People of their president. Earlier, the Trump Administration blocked a key figure from testifying at an impeachment hearing. Gordon sondland, the Us Ambassador to the eu, was going to be asked whether he urged ukraine to investigate the former Vice President joe biden and his son. He released a statement saying hed been directed to stay away. Laura trevelyan has more from washington. Hes the manor House Democrats wa nted he
Meet afghanistans robotic team winning prizes and acclaim across the world, against the odds. Sometimes when ive heard some bad news or bad things that had happened outside, ijust, here and do democrats response was swift. Some mechanical things. Live from our studios the failure to produce this witness, in singapore and london, 00 01 11,005 2147483051 37 20,217 this is bbc world news 2147483051 37 20,217 00 00 02,764 its newsday. The failure to produce these documents, um, we consider yet additional strong evidence of obstruction of the constitutional functions of congress a coequal branch of government. Democrats were keen to question Gordon Sondland because hed been dealing with ukraine in the run up to the phone call between President Trump and that countrys leader, in which mr trump asked Volodymyr Zelensky to do him a favour and investigate the bidens. Us military to ukraine had been suspended days before. In Text Messages given to congress, veteran us diplomat bill taylor wrote.