Treats and well hear why grandparents treats could be bad for their grandchildrens health. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The army in zimbabwe has seized control of the country but is denying its staged a coup against Robert Mugabe, whos been president for the last 37 years. Loud explosions and gunfire were heard during a night of tension in the capital, harare. Armoured vehicles have now been deployed around parliament and government buildings. Soldiers seized the headquarters of the countrys National Broadcaster and an army general appeared on television to say the military is targeting what he described as criminals around president mugabe. The army say the president is being kept safe. The president of south africa, jacob zuma, has urged zimbabwes government and its military to resolve what he called a political impasse amicably. The latest events were sparked by the sacking last week of one of the countrys Vice President s, Emmerson Mnangagwa, who mugabe accused of pl
Crashes into the side of a house and bursts into flames. Welcome to bbc newsroom. The Foreign Secretary has become the latest member of the cabinet to put pressure on the chancellor to relax the Public Sector pay cap. The limit is due to be in place by 2020, that a Government Source says borisjohnson 2020, that a Government Source says Boris Johnson strongly 2020, that a Government Source says borisjohnson strongly believes pay writers can be achieved without putting undue pressure on public finances. How would this pay cap be paid for. I think what it tells us is the chances of being able to stick by the Public Sector pay cap for the next couple of years looks increasingly remote because we have now had up to six Cabinet Ministers weather themselves through their intermediate trees, saying that they need to look again at this i intermediate trees, saying that they need to look again at this 1 cap. Borisjohnson suggesting this can be done without what he calls fiscal pressure, without
This is bloomberg surveillance. Im Francine Lacqua in london. Another busy day. Five months on from the brexit. Chancellor were outlined measures to help workingclass families. The statement is the new governments first chance to shape fiscal policy since the decision to leave the e. U. We bring you the latest from westminster. How are the 19 economies of the euro area doing . We will bring in novembers pmi numbers. In fact, we are just getting them now. November manufacturing pmi rising a touch above forecast of 53. 7. And Services Also rising a little bit better than expected. Plus, donald trump and the fed. Sources saysam that the president elect plans to reshape the central bank filling vacancies within three m onths. 100,000 people are facing travel disruption with cancel flights after flailing to block a strike failing to block a strike on airlines. Well make sure we keep you uptodate with all the latest data. Lets get straight to first word news. Sebastian opec talks didnt resol
Parks service. Were here to talk about the service at its history and also learn more about the special house and people who lived here and how its being preserved by the National Parks service. Were joined by robert stanton. Biez, the former site manager here at arlington house. Obviously a park service employee. Hes also oversees a year long renovation of the estate. Let me start with the story of how the National Park service began. As the National Park service was authorized by an act of congress, signed into law by president woodrow wilson, august 25, 1916. There we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park service today. And that legislation came about through the stellar efforts of many conservationists and civil leaders throughout the country. Was it at all controversial at the time it was signed into law . It was in the sense there was sort of a misunderstanding in terms of some of the constraints that may be imposed by having one federal agency to ad minister our N
Services most visited historic home, arlington house, the robert e. Lee memorial at arlingt Arlington Cemetery. Join us with our phone calls as we talk with the former arlington site house manager who will oversea the yearlong restoration of the mansion, slave quarters and grounds. Today the 100 anniversary of the National Park service live from arlington house at 7 00 p. M. Eastern on American History tv on cspan3. Coming up this weekend on American History tv on cspan3. The Abraham Lincoln president ial Library Foundation published a book of musings by public figures and ordinary americans celebrating or responding to lincolns gettysburg address. Editor of gettysburg replies, the world responds to Abraham Lincolns gettyburgs address reads passages from the book. His presence still resonates from the words hes written and the artifacts and documents that he has left behind for our prosperity. He was a simple yet deeply complex man who looked at complex issue plainly and purely. He acc