In this age of streaming . A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme will the Office Christmas party become a ghost of christmas past . Some companies are scaling back celebrations due to hard times, others are choosing to do something alternative. Do you love or loathe the Office Christmas do . Tell us what you are up to just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. President trump has lashed out over his imminent impeachment in a 6 page letter to top democrat nancy pelosi, accusing her of declaring open war on american democracy. On the eve of the crucial vote in the house of representatives, which is dominated by the democrats, hes claimed hes been denied his most fundamental rights, even though hes turned down an offer to give evidence himself, and have his legal team question witnesses. In his letter to the House Majority leader, mr trump claims the charges he faces are completely disingenuous, meritless,
Know . The kids laying on the floor. It was just terrible. Five women who accuse Jeffrey Epstein of abusing them say Prince Andrew witnessed massages at the sex offenders homes. Their lawyer says he plans to force the prince to testify as a witness. He knows what happened. I know what happened. And theres only one of us telling the truth, and i know thats me. Donald trump arrives in the uk for a nato summit. He says hes not interested in the nhs, not even if it was handed it to us on a silver platter, and insists hes not going to get involved in the election. And festive hot chocolates and lattes from high street chains contain masses of sugar who knew . the starbucks signature caramel hot chocolate in the middle here has 23 teaspoons hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Do get in touch in the usual way. Details are on screen. In the next half hour were going to hearfrom the mum of one of the School Pupils injured in that hit and run in essex yeseterday. He
Welcome to a town of first time tories. Work around the clock to repay your wrexham has never returned a conservative mp before. Trust and to deliver on your for most of a century it stuck priorities with a parliament that works for you. With labour through thick and thin. A very different story for labour austerity bit hard here but it has asJeremy Corbyn leads his party turned its back on the party to its worst election performance and gone from red to blue. Since the 1930s. He says he will stand for liam, it was all down but not yet. About delivering brexit. Get it done. The responsible thing to do is not we should be an independent country. We should be moving forward, to walk away from the whole thing looking at different things. Andi to walk away from the whole thing and i will not do that. I will stay onwards and upwards, i say here until there is somebody elected others lacked faith to succeed to me and i will step in labours leader. Down at that point. For pam, he was the else
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. As another company cuts its ties with Prince Andrews pitch at palace, and the two main Party Leaders are asked if he is fit for purpose, we want to know if you think Prince Andrew should step down from royal duties . Get in touch just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. The leaders of britains two main Political Parties have clashed repeatedly over brexit and austerity in the first televised debate of the campaign for next months general election. The conservative Prime Minister, borisjohnson, promised to get a brexit deal through Parliament Within weeks and to leave the eu by the end of january, but the audience laughed at him when he said it was important to tell the truth about brexit. The Opposition Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, accused mrjohnson of preparing to sell out the National Health service to us drugs companies. Iain watson re
Blocked in by this enormous area of High Pressure covering a large swathes of russia. And because this is so big and fast it will not be butting any time soon. Cloud and rain today across western areas, the heaviest rain across Northern Ireland but it will get into western fringes of scotland and wales and into cornwall as well. Otherwise a largely dry afternoon. The best of the sunshine across Eastern England and eastern areas of scotland. Tonight the rain tends to move away from Northern Ireland and it becomes dry for many but staying pretty cloudy. But it does cloudy skies and temperatures falling to between two and 6 degrees but in any lengthy clear breaks there could be some frost around particularly in the north of scotland. Tomorrow the rain band will at times be affecting the south of england but in Northern Ireland we get much cooler air. So highs of around 7 degrees heading through tomorrow afternoon. Still a lot of crowd around, perhaps some drizzle around north sea coasts.