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the house has now spoken and i think pretty loudly and clearly with everything republican voting in favour of moving into this official inquiry phase to do oversight. when a majority of the house goes on record in support of an official impeachment inquiry with the power that resides solely in the house of representatives, i think that sends a message. message. helena humphrey on captiol hill. good to see you, tell us more about the reactions to the vote today. about the reactions to t...

and benefited from, the business dealings of his son, hunter biden. in a statement, president biden called the vote a �*baseless political stunt�* and said the republicans were focused on attacking him with lies. our correspondent helena humphrey is following the story from capitol hill. great to see you, helena. what are the details? the great to see you, helena. what are the details?— are the details? the day unfolded _ are the details? the day unfolded in _ are the details? th...

the ball into the newcastle nets, moments after coming on as a substitute, malan were breaking hearts, sending newcastle to the bottom of the group and out of europe altogether. over in germany, the game all newcastle and milan fans were also keeping an eye on was that tie between borussia dortmund and psg. it finished 1—1. dortmunds karim adeyemi opening the scoring before warren zaire—emery equalised. kylian mbappe had a goal ruled out by var with 15 minutes left. but it didnt ma...

but island nations, which are hardest hit by climate change, are not happy — they say their way of life is being threatened because theres not enough focus on cutting emissions in the short term. our climate editorjustin rowlatt reports from dubai. we waited and we waited and then... hearing no objection, it is so decided. ..with the bang of a gavel, the deal was done. applause. and it got a standing ovation. so the hammer has just gone down here in dubai, and that was the fastest th...

my guest is a palestinian doctor, izzeldin abuelaish, whose three daughters and niece were killed in an israeli tank strike on his home in the gaza strip in 2009. at the time, he said he felt no bitterness. and, soon after, he published his award—winning autobiography called i shall not hate. now, he has lost 22 more family members in these current bombings. is he still preaching his message of forgiveness and peace? dr izzeldin abuelaish, welcome to hardtalk. now, nearly 15 years ag...

mr speaker, i thank the honourable gentleman for all of the comments, and what i would say to him is he should hear what they have to say about him, mr speaker! after a day of wrangling with mps on the right of his party, rishi sunak emerged victorious last night, in a vote on the cotentious legislation to rescue his rwanda scheme. in the end, not a single tory mp voted against it, although many abstained, which means a showdown at later readings of the bill, still likely in the new ye...

but on paper, the deal secured in dubai this morning is hugely significant. for the first time ever, there is language and a commitment to move away from fossil fuels. its impact, of course, will depend in large part on whether the signatories actually take steps to implement what they have agreed in the coming decade. after all, some of those countries included the united states, australia, canada, norway, who right now are expanding their already significant oil and gas production. t...

he has, well, its an ongoing saga about his activity on twitter, or x. the bbc had to change its entire social media guidelines because he always seems to be... well, people were asking if he crossed the lines politically. this latest drama is all about a letter, criticising the governments policy about asylum seekers. he signed the letter, and then there was some criticism from conservative mps, and he responded to those mps — for instance, lee anderson. he said if he lost his seat ...

the president of cop28 sultan al—jabar said its an "historic" agreement that sets the world in the right direction. but many had wanted a stronger form of words, calling for the "phasing out" of coal, oil and gas. our climate editorjustin rowlatt has been following the negotiations around the demands and interests of various groups. we waited and we waited and then... hearing no objection, it is so decided. ..with the bang of a gavel, the deal was done. applause and it got a standing...

discussion— seen whether that is part of the discussion next year when we are having _ discussion next year when we are having our— discussion next year when we are having our general election, but it is certainly — having our general election, but it is certainly the case there is a lot of debate — is certainly the case there is a lot of debate about how we translate national — of debate about how we translate national commitments to tackle climate — national commitments t...