And what happens to indigenous villagers in indonesia when Palm Oil Plantations take over . Voiceover live from our studios in london and singapore. This is bbc news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, iam in the morning in london and 8pm in washington, as donald trump is set to become only the third president in us history to face an impeachment trial in congress. The democrats have said they will start drafting what are called articles of impeachment, accusing the president of abusing his powers for personal gain. There are major obstacles ahead, but its a significant moment in a troubled presidency. Nick bryant reports from washington. On capitol hill today, the battlelines started being marked out for an epic political fight. A process likely now to lead to the trial of donald trump, a constitutional spectacle seen only twice before in the turbulent history of america. The Democratic House speaker, nancy pelosi, is now ready to move forward with drafting the articles
There was an attempted show of unity at the nato summit. But tensions over syria, russia, china and the future direction of the alliance were all on display. Well assess what it means. Weve even seen several leaders appearing to laugh at President Trumps expense at a reception. This was the reaction from the alliances biggest and most important member. Well, hes two faced. And honestly with trudeau, hes a nice guy and ifind him to be a very nice guy. Well, hes two faced. And honestly with trudeau, hes a nice guy and ifind him to be a very nice guy. The truth is, i called him out on the fact that he is not paying 2 and i guess hes not very happy about it. pres in vision headline and the indoor bike Company Peloton and the indoor bike Company Peloton is backpedalling after its christmas advert provoked a big reaction on social media. Constitutional law experts have told the us congress that they believe President Trump has committed impeachable offences. Four experts testified. Three of
The conservatives unveil a nhs visa to attract top medical talent to the uk. Good morning. 20 years of pension savings, gone. A warning that scammers are targeting hundreds of victims, and no one is immune. People are losing an average of more than £80,000. Ill have the details. It was a great night for the british clubs in the Europa League. Celtic qualify with a last minute winner against lazio, as Manchester United also reach the knockout stage. Let it go. Cant hold me back anymore. And if the cold never bothered you, well bring you reaction from the hollywood premiere of frozen 2 the hotly awaited sequel to one of the biggest animations , the hotly awaited sequel to one of the biggest animations of all time. Good morning. Its friday, 8th november. Our top story more than 110 flood warnings are in place across the north of england following hours of torrential rain. A Major Incident has been declared in sheffield, where the river don has burst its banks. In rotherham, residents hav
The citys chief minister says the air has become unbearable. Lewis hamilton will start the us formula one grand prix in fifth position on the grid, but is still poised to win the world drivers championship. And click checks out what made in taiwan means now in the 21st century. Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon. The leader of the brexit party, nigel farage, has announced he wont be a candidate at next months general election. Mr farage, who has tried to become an mp seven times, says hell focus instead on touring the country to support his pa rtys candidates. The announcement comes after he offered an Electoral Alliance with the conservative party, an offer which was quickly rejected by the Prime Minister borisjohnson. Heres our political correspondentjessica parker. Walking into this election, nigel farage says that borisjohnsons deal is a gigantic con and that the brexit party is ready to field hundreds of candidates but he wont be one of them. Do you think is a
The air has become unbearable. Lewis hamilton will start the us formula 1 grand prix in fifth position on the grid but is still poised to win the world drivers championship. And the travel show explores a hidden city in the Arabian Desert untouched for thousands of years. Thats in half an hour here on bbc news. Good afternoon. The leader of the brexit party, nigel farage, has announced he wont be standing as a candidate in the coming general election. He says hell focus instead on touring the country to support his partys candidates. It comes days after his offer of an electoral pact with the conservatives was rejected by borisjohnson. Heres our political correspondent, nick eardley. Love him or hate him, nigel farage has been a key face in british politics for years. Its like sponsored drinking there might be fewer pints these days, more chats with us president s, but after years of trying, seven elections, to be precise, he will not be standing to be an mp. I dont want to be in polit