of a sitting president. the 54 year old denies three criminal charges stemming from his purchase of a handgun in 2018 the prosecution claim he was heavily addicted to drugs at the time and lied about it in registration forms. the first lady, jill biden, attended the jury selection hearing in delaware. president biden was not present. he issued a statement saying he was proud of his son, but he would not comment on the case. our correspondent tom bateman has been outside the courthouse in wilmington. well, five months before a presidential election and a trial here that will throw a very public glare on the personal life and the allegations of drug misuse of the son of the us president. now, hunter biden arrived here first thing this morning along with members of the biden family, including his stepmother, the first lady, jill biden. she satjust behind him at the front of the public gallery in the courtroom all day. i was in the press benches and watched hunter biden turn an
these the deals on before there shot with jury selection is underway in the first trial against the son of a sitting president. we are live outside the courthouse in delaware where hunter biden is facing we ve felonies for allegedly buying a gun while using illegal drugs. how his father, the president, is reacting and fighting words on capitol hill is dr. anthony found she testifies to lawmakers about the origins of covid-19 and the us response to the pandemic and brace yourself the thermostat please, in your house can be pretty busy this summer. i ll look at how much it will cost you to stay cool and how that number has risen over the past five years. we re following these developing stories and many more we re all coming in right here to see it a nuisance just days after former president trump was convicted of 34 felonies and his hush money case. another unprecedented and in criminal trial with major political implications is getting underway. hunter biden now facing ju
where a jury has been selected in the trial ofjoe biden s son hunter on gun charges. it s the first prosecution in us history for a child of a sitting president. the 54 year old denies three criminal charges stemming from his purchase of a handgun in 2018 the prosecution claim he was heavily addicted to drugs at the time and lied about it in registration forms. the first lady, jill biden, attended the jury selection hearing in delaware. attended the jury selection president biden was not present. he issued a statement saying he was proud of his son, but he would not comment on the case. our correspondent tom bateman has been outside the courthouse in wilmington. well, five months before a presidential election and a trial here that will throw a very public glare on the personal life and the allegations of drug misuse of the son of the us president. now, hunter biden arrived here first thing this morning along with members of the biden family, including his stepmother, the f
that reported more than an 8% economic expansion in the last financial year. some of the post poll projections have even predicted a two thirds majority for the ruling party, and that would be even more than what they won in the 2019 elections. but these are still projections, and the exit polls have had their share of failures in the past. there s also expectation that many seats could go for a nail biting finish in the world s largest election. that also was marked by high pitched campaigns, divisive speeches, fake news and questions over the free and fair election. and so it s not over until it s over. the electronic voting machines that have recorded every single vote that was casted and its corresponding paper trails have reached the strong rooms and the counting will begin 8am tuesday local time for whoever wins this mandate, creating enoughjobs and ensuring that india s fast paced economic growth continues and also trickles down to the masses will be priority. there ll
The pound is falling sharply in asian trade ahead of the Big Brexit Speech by theresa may. The billion dollar fine speech by theresa may. The billion dollarfine and speech by theresa may. The billion dollar fine and admission of guilt is this the end of the Takata Nightmare . Hello and welcome to Asia Business report. The british pound is under pressure, falling on speculation the uk is moving closer to exiting the Single Market of the eu. Trading just below a dollar 20. The first time it has fallen that level since october. I think it is a Co Nflu E Nce level since october. I think it is a confluence of not just level since october. I think it is a confluence of notjust expectation about the speech, and it seems some of the key details have been leaked over the weekend, but it segues nicely to Philip Hammonds comments that if the uk needed to recalibrate its economy, it would. Taken together has meant traders in asia have taken at the signal we are in for a hard brexit and that is wha