news hour live from london coming up. more protests against mugabe as students take to the streets over his refusal to step down rulings on the p.f. party begins impeachment process against him. supporters of american yeah to celebrate after the supreme court upholds his presidential when the opposition say the decision was made under duress. what next for germany chancellor i m going to machall holds talks with the german president after negotiations to form a governing coalition collapse. and ip descended in doha with all your sports news on a sad day as nine hundred ninety eight one billion champion yunnan of aatma dies from cancer at the age of forty nine better more coming up this news hour. is about ways ruling party has told its chief whip to proceed with president robert mugabe s impeachment after the ninety three year old ignored a deadline to resign hundreds of students have marched through the capital harare demanding that mugabe step aside zanu p.f. had given the
tributes are paid to jana novotna, the tennis player who wore her heart on her sleeve, who has died at the age of 49. and the bells ring out for a platinum wedding anniversary the queen and prince philip celebrate 70 years of married life. coming up on sportsday. another premier league sacking, this time at west brom, who part company with tony pulis. good evening. theresa may is meeting senior cabinet ministers in an effort to make progress on the stalled brexit talks. they are expected to discuss the so called divorce bill that s the money the uk needs to pay on leaving the eu with some conservatives warning the government not to play santa claus by handing over tens of billions of pounds. today, the eu s chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, said brussels was ready to offer the uk the most ambitious trade deal, but only if its terms were met. here s our political editor, laura kuenssberg. no 10 is always a special place to visit. but today it was the scene of
i m katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. and berlin is in chaos. throughout the years of financial crisis, the rise of populism and brexit, germany has been a beacon of stability in europe. angela merkel, the steady hand in turbulent times. some even called her the new leader of the free world. but suddenly the chancellor looks vulnerable and german politics is a mess. her coalition talks fell apart last night when the pro business fdp party decided to pull out. so what now? the breakdown in negotiations raises the possibility of a snap election. though for now president walter steinmeir has told the parties to get back to work to try to find some compromise. the longer it goes on, the greater the uncertainty for mrs merkel. from berlinjenny hill reports. she promised germany a government for christmas. instead, angela merkel has delivered an unprecedented political crisis. not much to applaud. in the early hours of this morning, mrs merkel admitted she cou
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ring out again, to mark the 70th and the bells of westminster tennis who has died at. age of 49. following his refusal to step down aspresideflt of lmbabwl the country s ruling party, zanu pf, has agreed to begin the process, hours after he appeared on national television, and demanded the right to continue. he s accused of allowing his wife to usurp power and, who is expected in thereafter: the“% a suggestion of talks and a road map has encouraged speculation that robert mugabe is starting to feel the political pressure as, piece by piece, his power is shredded. his mps gathered in harare to begin the legal process of impeachment, removing him from office by parliamentary vote and telling us it could happen in days. we are expecting the motion to be moved tomorrow and a committee to be set up tomorrow, and hopefully by wednesday, because the charges are so clear, we expect that we should be able to vote in parliament. it could be done that soon? yes. in the audience, a fi