This is bbc news. The headlines formal impeachment charges against President Trump have been signed by senior democrat nancy pelosi at a ceremony on capitol hill. The decision means a trial is likely to start next week. Mr trump is unlikely to be removed from office as his Republican Party have a majority in the senate. Major Financial Markets in the us have closed at record highs after the signing of a partial trade deal between america and china. The us called off some planned tariffs on chinese goods, while beijing agreed to increase purchases of us exports. Climate scientists have confirmed that the past decade was the hottest on record. Nasa and the Uk Met Office say last year was the second warmest since 1850. They blame rising levels of Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere and warn of more extreme weather events to come. Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im sarah montague. My guest today freely admits to being a spy. Not for any government, but for the private investig
Its11am and these are the main stories this morning. The moment of crisis has come David Attenborough tells the bbc efforts to tackle Climate Change need to happen now as Global Temperatures are the second highest on record. This is an urgent problem that has to be solved. And what is more, we know how to do it. Thats the paradoxical thing, that were refusing to take steps that we know have to be taken. Prince harry will make his first public appearance since he and his wife meghan announced theyll be stepping back from their roles as senior royals. Figures show the number of knife crimes in england and wales are the highest
theyve been in a decade. The nhs demands Gambling Companies take urgent action to tackle addiction and its impact on Mental Health. An aide to Donald Trumps lawyer claims the president knew exactly what was going on when ukraine was pressured to investigate his democratic rival. Tv cameras are to be allowed to film in crown courts in england and wales for the first
Youre watching bbc news at 9 with me rebecca jones. The headlines at 9. The moment of crisis has come David Attenborough tells the bbc efforts to tackle Climate Change need to happen now as Global Temperatures reach an all
time high. This is an urgent problem that has to be solved. And what is more, we know how to do it. That is the paradoxical thing, that we are refusing to take steps we know have to be taken. Those comments from sir David Attenborough come as the bbc launches a year of special coverage on Climate Change. Prince harry will make his first public appearance since he and his wife meghan announced theyll be stepping back from their roles as senior royals. The nhs demands Gambling Companies take urgent action to tackle addiction and its effects on peoples Mental Health. An aide to Donald Trumps lawyer claims the president knew exactly what was going on when ukraine was pressured to investigate his democratic rival. And in sport. Why children in scotland
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Chaos across the uk its emerged a 58 year old man was killed yesterday by a falling tree in hampshire. Sinn fein hails the irish general election result as a revolution in the ballot box after winning most first preference votes. And the oscar goes to. Parasite. And the south korean film parasite makes history at the oscars, becoming the first non english language film to take the top prize. Its five oclock our main story is that a doctors surgery in brighton has been closed after a member of staff tested positive for coronavirus. Four more people in the uk have the virus, two of them health care workers. It brings the number of confirmed cases across the country to eight. Globally, there have been more than 40,000 cases with a death toll of more than 900. Here the government has declared the virus a serious and imminent threat to Public Health which means people who are infected can be forcibly quarantined. Heres our correspondent andy moore. A doctors surgery in brighton closed to th
Had. There is a motto which has been born by many of my ancestors. A noble motto. I serve. Welcome to our viewers joining us from the United States, im Natalie Allen and this is cnn newsroom. Our top story right now, hundreds of americans quarantined for the past 12 days aboard a cruise ship in japan are about to fly home. Buses have arrived and theyll soon take them to the airport to get on one charter jet back to the United States and not a moment too soon. The diamond princess has confirmed another 70 cases of the Novel Coronavirus on the ship. Americans not infected or showing symptoms will be allowed to fly to the United States. Canada is also making plans to get its citizens off the ship. Well go live to yokahama for more. First, u. S. Politics. President trump is rewarding loyalists and cleaning house after his acquittal. Cnns Jeremy Diamond has more about from washington. In the wake of his acquittal in that senate impeachent trial, President Trump has grown only more emboldene