Succeed in their goal, which is to delay, deny, obstruct. Also on the programme. John bercow has vacated the seat, so who will replace him as the next house of common speaker . The voting continues we may well have a result for you in the next hour. And the World Series Champions the Washington Nationalsfl are welcomed to the white house. Maybe a tad more formal this afternoon, than the parade at the ice hockey last night . Hello and welcome im Michelle Fleury in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. Democrats moved their impeachment inquiry into the next phase today, with the release of the first transcripts from interviews they held behind closed doors. The testimony comes from the former u. S. Ambassador to ukraine Marie Yovanovitch and state Department Official Michael Mckinley. Ms yovanovich who was fired at Donald Trumps instruction told congress she felt threatened by comments the president had made about her during a july phone call with the ukrainian president volodymyr
And why it matters. Meanwhile, a former Prime Minister, David Cameron, is being criticised for revealing conversations he had with the queen before the Scottish Independence referendum in 2014. And amazon chiefjeff bezos announces measures to make his Company Carbon neutral. Canadas prime Ministerjustin Trudeau is facing a political crisis after images have emerged of him wearing blackface. Hes spoken to the press. I want to begin by saying a few words directly to racialized canadians who face discrimination every single day in their lives, even in a country like canada. What i did hurt them, hurt people who shouldnt have to face intolerance and discrimination because of their identity. This is something that i deeply, deeply regret. Darkening yourface, regardless of the context or the circumstances, is always unacceptable because of the racist history of blackface. I shouldve understood that then. And i never shouldve done it. Heres the latest footage to emerge. It was reported by the
Weather, perhaps cloud. Temperatures reach closer to average values. For many that probably will come as somewhat of a relief. Were still talking about the low 20s across the northern half of the uk, up to 26, 27 further south. On into the weekend, some uncertainty. This area of low pressure looks like it could bring pretty heavy rain. El pais it bushes remains to be seen. But for the south west of england and south wales it could be a very wet day on saturday. Sunday at the moment looks as though and sijsling settling. Temperatures lifting up. Into next week it is a bit of a battle. Low pressure will put in from the atla ntic pressure will put in from the atlantic again, anything showery or cooler. Or whether it will continue to love a southerly flow as it did this week and we see temperatures building. We are watching them for you very closely. I guess a big question is will here to return for next week . Hello. This is bbc news with rebecca jones. Well be taking a look at tomorrow m
Good evening, thank you forjoining us tonight. 41 people have died after their small boat capsized as they were trying to make the crossing from tunisia to italy, the latest in a string of tragic incidents in the mediterranean. Joining me on our panel for the next hour is the political Sketch Writer tom peck and victoria coates, former Senior Energy adviser to the trump administration. Also on the programme, joe biden is expected to issue an Executive Order banning Private Equity and Venture Capital investments in some Chinese Technology companies, escalating washingtons efforts to Prevent Beijing from developing Cutting Edge Technology for its military. Well get reaction from two congressmen that sit on the select committee on china. Its been one year Sincejoe Biden launched his plan to boost the Us Semiconductor industry. We will check in with a member of the chips team to see if the promises have been met. And if you are the type of person struggling to get in your 10,000 steps a da
At one of the nations top takeaways , fish and chips today , takeaways, fish and chips today, we will be having some looks at some of the best shops in the country competing at the National Fish and chip awards, which are taking place in london tonight. Tonight. Its probably the biggest sports story, but otherwise in sports story, but otherwise in sport in the fa cup. Erling haaland scores five of Manchester City, six against luton. Newcastle beat blackburn on penalties and more ice skating doping controversy. Skating doping controversy. Well have to watch out for some thick fog this morning before rain pushes in from the west, and thats likely to be heavy at times. Ill have all the details in the full forecast. Top story today is dominated by royal matters. Yesterday was a day of drama and tragedy in the Royal Household. Household. Queen camilla was front and centre as she led the royal family at a service of thanksgiving for the late king consort , antony of greece, at consort, anton