A british newspaper. A dramatic escalation in the war of words between President Trump and his opponents in the Democratic Party, on the question of impeachment. The president has given a series of irate news conferences. Without offering any evidence, he accused adam schiff, the leading democrat who chairs the house intelligence committee, of being a low life whod committed treason. He also revisited discredited allegations againstjoe biden, the leading president ial hopeful for the democrats, and claimed mr biden and his son were stone cold crooked. From washington, laura trevelyan. It should have been a routine visit by the president of finland to the white house but, with President Trump at the centre of an unfolding impeachment drama, there was nothing routine about today. Hes got to be a very important man to have so much press. The president is furious with the democrats for investigating his phone call with ukraines leader and their suggested that he may have abused his power b
In business, trading blows. The us to tax billions of dollars of european imports from single malt to olives as it wins a decade long dispute over state aid to airbus. A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Have you heard of flygskam . Its the swedish concept of flight shaming. And in a survey one in five of the people said theyd cut the number of flights they took over the last year because of the impact on the climate. Are you now thinking twice about booking flights . Tell us what you think just use bbcthebriefing. Britains Prime Minister, borisjohnson is preparing for 10 days of what he called intensive discussions as he seeks backing from eu leaders for his brexit blueprint. Mrjohnson said he wants to get an agreement in place for the eu summit on october 17, paving the way for britain to leave with a deal at the end of the month. Heres our political correspondentjessica parker. Borisjohnson has always been somethin
Trade was a big part of the talk at the g7 summit in biarritz. And us President Donald Trump was at the centre of the wheeling and dealing. He and british Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke about a very big trade deal once the uk leaves the eu. But mrjohnson tempered expectations, saying the us would be tough negotiators and that he wouldnt rush talks, and theres a lot to discuss. Us goods and services with United Kingdom totaled an estimated 2613 billion last year. Lets hear what both men had to say about a possible agreement. We are going to do a fantastic deal. We are going to do a fantastic deal. We will get over some of the obstacles we will get over some of the o bsta cles in we will get over some of the obstacles in our path. We are going to do some fantastic, many deals. Many different deals. We are having a good time. As far as the uk under United States, we are working on a very big trade deal and i think it is going to work out very well. And the United States. Meandhwile, t
Also in the programme critics say hes politicised Independence Day to boost his re election campaign, but President Trump hasnt let the rain spoil his 4th ofjuly parade. With this very special salute to america, we celebrate our history, oui america, we celebrate our history, our people and the heroes who proudly defend ourflag. The brave men and women of the United States military. Cheering and as we gear up for this weekends final, well be asking if the womens world cup has become a game changer for sponsorship and equal pay. Announcer live from our studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8am in the morning in xinjiang in the far west of china, where the bbc has uncovered disturbing evidence that Muslim Children are being systematically separated from theirfamilies. Official documents show that large numbers of state boarding schools have been built to house children as young as two. China corresponde
With this very special salute to america, we celebrate our history, our people, and the heroes who proudly defend ourflag. The brave men and women of the United States military. Cheering and a 6 million row over this bust of King Tutankhamun has come to a head. The bbc has uncovered disturbing evidence that Muslim Children in Chinas Xinjiang region are being systematically separated from their families and placed in secure state schools. Official documents reveal large numbers of boarding schools have been built, housing children as young as two. Critics of chinas government say it is a deliberate policy targeting children from the minority uighur population, to cut them off from their own communities. Our china correspondentjohn sudworth has this exclusive report. In account after account, gathered in a meeting hall in istanbul, muslims from xinjiang speak again and again of the immeasurable grief of separation from their children. Who is looking after the children . Back home, china