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oui’ her royal status for love. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc news it is newsday. hello, everyone. it is 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington dc where a special prosecutor has been appointed to lead investigations into russian interference in last year s residential election. he is robert mueller, serving as fbi chief in 2001- 2013, and the mueller, serving as fbi chief in 2001 2013, and the news comes as donald trump is accused of trying to getjames donald trump is accused of trying to get james comey and, donald trump is accused of trying to getjames comey and, another former head of the fbi, to drop a probe into link between his former national security adviser and the russians. for the latest, let s ci’oss russians. for the latest, let s cross over russians. for the latest, let s cross over to washington, and the bbc‘s laura bicker. how is this appointment is seen by democrats and republicans? well, donald ....
and under the weight of the past few weeks of rolling crises in the white house, it s happened. a special prosecutor has been appointed to oversee investigations into alleged russian interference in the us election. he s a former head of the fbi, robert mueller. making the announcement, the us deputy attorney general said it didn t necessarily mean crimes had been committed. and mrtrump claimed: a thorough investigation will confirm what we already know there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity. our correspondent in washington, laura bicker, has more. mr mueller was appointed by george w bush. his senate confirmation hearing was held a few days before the september 11 attacks. he was kept on under president obama for another two years and retired in 2013. he was the predecessor and of the now sacked director of the fbi, james comey. tonight you cannot find a single republican or democrat who will criticise this man. he seems to be well respec ....
giant looks to america, but can it take on its us rivals? hello and welcome to bbc news. a new man has been put in charge of investigating alleged russian interference in last year s us election, as well as alleged collusion between mr trump s campaign and moscow. he s former fbi chief robert mueller. it follows a week in which the president fired james comey and sparked an uproar. mr trump continues to strongly deny any suggestion that russia played a role in his victory. from washington here s laura bicker with the latest. do you swear that the testimony you are about to give. this is the man now in charge of investigating whether donald trump s election victory was aided by the russians. robert mueller, director under president bush and obama. he will ease demands for an independent requiring. even republicans seemed to breathe a bit easier. it is a positive development and evidence they are taking this seriously. he isa man they are taking this seriously. he is a ma ....
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much bigger, more ambitious legacy, till just be defined much bigger, more ambitious legacy, tilljust be defined by brexit, even though that would probably determine whether she is viewed as a successful or unsuccessful prime minister. i think we learned that this is mrs may s moment, this, shebelieves cup if she wins the election is her moment of maximum power, when she can drive through the radical changes to social care, intervening in the energy market, taking on gps and consultants in the nhs. this is, if you like, peak may. norman smith, thank you. time for a look at the weather. here s ben rich. if you are caught in a deluge yesterday, we were talking about how dry was in april. it s exceptional to refresh your memory, three millimetres in edinburgh, six millimetres in edinburgh, six millimetres in edinburgh, six millimetres in south west london. with the rain yesterday and more wet weather in may, things are looking healthier this month, particularly towards the ....