To whitewash the scale of its election defeat. The result has brought shame on us. We let our country down. To go into an election at any time with such a divergence between party and people is unacceptable. President trump faces a vote on removing him from office today he writes a furious a letter to top democrat nancy pelosi in which he claims shes declared open war on american democracy. And bulls eye. Fallon sherrock becomes the first woman to win against a man at a darts World Championship. Im an disbelief what id just done. Looking back on it im so proud of myself but at that moment in time ijust couldnt believe what id done, im still lost for words how i felt. And learning to play the piano, without a piano. How one man defied the odds to play at International Concert venues good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom live. More than 15,000 nurses have gone on strike across Northern Ireland to protest about pay and safety levels. Its the first time in its 103 year history that members
A big majority for Boris Johnsons conservative party in the general election. The s p hits another record high as the Federal Reserve upgrades outlook for growth. U. S. Stock and bond markets are closed today for thanksgiving. We are less than half an hour to the European Equity market opens lets take a look at how futures are set up. We are seeing risk sentiment hey little bit. Weday, we stop the sox saw the stoxx 600 close one point off a record high. We are dropping from a bit of a high point, weaker on ftse 100, dax, and cac 40 futures. Risk off sentiment we are seeing globally after President Trump signed the hong kong bill. We have had some comments from the Foreign Ministry in terms of retaliation that might be causing extra concern. In terms of the u. S. Market, yesterday we saw the s p 500, dow, and nasdaq all close at record highs for a Third Straight day. U. S. Data perhaps help that along along with the fed beige book. In terms of other markets, looking to gmm. We have had
Years debating over brexit in parliament. There will be crucial votes again tonight but if mps reject a proposal to speed the withdrawal bill through the commons by thursday borisjohnsons deal is unlikely to be passed by the october 31st deadline. Im joanna gosling, the other stories developing this morning on bbc newsroom live. Northamptonshire police are to travel to the us to question under caution the american diplomats wife who fled the uk after being involved in a fatal car crash. Abortion has been decriminalised in Northern Ireland and same sex marriage has been legalised after westminster voted for the changes in july. Canadas Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, wins a second term in office but loses his majority in parliament and will need support from smaller parties to carry on governing. Good morning to you. Welcome to westminster where borisjohnson will urge mps to back his brexit deal, as he launches a final bid to get the uk to leave the eu by the end of the month. Today he
How electric cars are being used to power a small portuguese atlantic island. And the actressjune spencer, who plays peggy in bbc radio drama the archers, reveals the secret of how shes still working as she turns 100. Well, i suppose it is inheriting good genes, for a start. And an outlook of. A cheerful outlook, i think, an optimistic outlook on life. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Andrea leadsom and mark harper are the latest candidates to launch their campaigns to replace theresa may as consersative party leader, and become the countrys next Prime Minister. The initial group of ten candidates will be whittled down to two by a series of mp votes over the next few weeks. The final pair will then face a ballot of the wider party membership. We should know the winner of the contest towards the end ofjuly. This morning, Andrea Leadsom launched her campaign by pledging action on climate change. Mark harper called for tax cuts for those on lower incomes. Rory stewart will laun
let s start here in the uk, where in just over an hour s time the latest inflation figures for april will be released. many analysts are expecting the rate to hit 9% for last month, which will mean the prices remain at their highest level in three decades. the bank of england has warned inflation could hit 10% within months, as the price of fuel and food puts pressure on household budgets. bbc s consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has more on the impact rising prices is having on daily lives. shopping is like ten or more a week, more expensive, shopping is like ten or more a week, more expensive, bread shopping is like ten or more a week, more expensive, bread has gone up, the bread i have gone up gone up, the bread i have gone up 50p. gone up, the bread i have gone u- 50. , gone up, the bread i have gone u . 50 . , ., ., gone up, the bread i have gone u. 50, , ., ., , gone up, the bread i have gone u 50. , ., ., gone up, the bread i have gone up 50p. this woman i