Its 8am in singapore. Midnight in london, and 2 am in zimbabwe where Robert Mugabe took the country and the world by surprise this afternoon when he suddenly resigned after almost 4 decades in power. Without warning, his letter of resignation was read out in Parliament Just as impeachment proceedings against him were getting underway. The news sparked wild celebrations with thousands of people pouring onto the streets in the capital harare. Our africa editor fergal keane was in parliament when the news broke. It is the night of the free, a night like no other in their lives, a great tension has broken, the epoch of fear, of desperation, of Robert Mugabe, has ended. How rarely does politics translate into something so truly felt . This is history in the making. We never thought Something Like this would happen in zimbabwe. This is what we have been fighting for since independence. One man has been taking us aback, man, and we are very happy that he is done now. Suddenly we got the news
Its 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am am in london and 3 00am in zimbabwe, where Robert Mugabe took the country and the world by surprise when he suddenly resigned after almost four decades in power. Without warning, his letter of resignation was read out in parliament, just as impeachment proceedings against him were getting underway. The news sparked wild celebrations with thousands of people pouring onto the streets in the capital, harare. Our africa editor, fergal keane, was in parliament when the news broke. It is the night of the free, and night like no other in their lives, a great tension has broken, the epoque of fear, of desperation, of Robert Mugabe, has ended. How rarely does politics translate into something so truly felt . It is history in the making. We never thought Something Like this would happen in zimbabwe. This is what we have been fighting for since independence. One man has been taking us aback, but we are happy it is done now. Suddenly we got the news tonight it was o
President trump as mentally deranged. From next year banks and Building Societies will have to carry out checks on all current account holders to establish if they are in the uk illegally. A hive of information, scientists place trackers on bees to help more about their life cycle and their illnesses. A very good morning from florence. So often on this long Journey Towards brexit we talk about important announcements and perhaps use the term to loosely in the media, but there is the filling in florence today judging media, but there is the filling in florence todayjudging by the cameras around me that this is actually an important occasion. Of course, though brexit negotiations have pretty much stalled over the last six months, we are on the eve of the fourth round of negotiation and still stuck on those difficult first phase issues. What are we going to hearfrom first phase issues. What are we going to hear from theresa may today . Probably detail on two important numbers. The first n
Which frankly everybody knew was inevitable, there wasnt much for it. It is a good westminster a and for the Political Class, but it is two fingers up to 17. 4 Million People who voted for brexit. Well have all the reaction to that speech from the Prime Minister. Welcome back to florence where the Prime Minister has probably given h most important speech on brexit. She told the audience that the eu had as she put it never felt to us like an integral part of our National Story in the way it does to so many elsewhere in europe. She said britain could go on ourselves, confidently, with a free trading agreement. So lets pick up soft op key points. She called for a two year transition period when existing Market Access and Free Movement arrangements will apply. On trade, she said the uk would not seek Single Market membership or canada style free trade deal, but that a creative solution was needed and she didnt think it was necessary to impose any new tariffs. Mrs may said the registration
The Prime Minister has set out to inject new energy into the brexit talks with a distinctly warmer tone in a key speech in italy. Theresa may says she wants the uk to be the eus strongest friend and partner, and has called for a new style of agreement with the eu, unlike that with any other country, though there was little detail on what that might be. She called for a two year transition deal after we officially leave the eu in 2019 and says the uk will pay its financial obligations to the eu, though no sum was mentioned. Our first report tonight is from our Political Editor laura kuennsberg, who was listening to the speech in florence. Waiting, waiting, and waiting. It is months since the Prime Minister gave anything away on brexit. And if you are ina anything away on brexit. And if you are in a hurry to disentangle completely, you might just are in a hurry to disentangle completely, you mightjust have to wait some more. She came to florence to confirm that for as long as two yea rs