Threat of u. S. Sanctions on china intensifies over beijings treatment of weak and muslims. Alliance the french and u. S. President s at the center of a divisive nato meeting. And iran admits protestors it calls rioters were shot dead but disputes how many were killed. Welcome to the news on Donald Trumps political rivals have laid out what they say is overwhelming evidence of the u. S. President s misconduct in office the 300 page impeachment report says trump used his power to seek help from ukraines president to benefit his reelection bid hygeia castro has more from washington d. C. House intelligence chairman adam schiff presentation of his committees report on donald trump offered little more than was already known. But its a key moment in what could be the impeachment of a president this is not about ukraine this is about our democracy this is about our National Security this is about whether the American People have a right to expect that the president i states is going to act o
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
Formula 1 world title. He is nowjust one short of michael shumachers record. And we will be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, the parliamentaryjournalist tony grew and the journalist and author caroline frost. Stay with us for that. The leader of the brexit party, nigel farage, says he wont be running for a seat at westminster in the coming general election. Instead, he says he will focus on touring the country to support his partys candidates. The news comes days after borisjohnson rejected a call from mr farage to form an Electoral Alliance with the conservatives. Here is 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 instead. But after years of trying, seven elections, to be precise, this time he wont be standing to be an mp. I dont want to be in politics for the rest of my life. Do
Imagine a theater of the senses all except vision argentinas to your approach year ago or blind theater puts on shows in complete darkness many of the actors musicians and other staff blind or partially sighted. From point to cyrus. Say we think we know what its like to be in darkness but we dont not complete darkness where all the lights have been extinguished the blind the actor in whether cyrus provides that experience in the stream that. We put the audience in a situation which normally the main stimulus is visual so this person is now disconnected from their phone another source of information for more than an hour having to concentrate solely on what is happening in front of them. But what does the one osiris going public to get from the darkness. It surprised me it was unique a sensation i hadnt expected it. You were in there it stimulates all your senses fabulous it wakes everything up smell hearing imagining things you cant see but can understand. Many of the actors another th
Sports. To missing a penalty from Manchester United and the u. S. Wainstein get their data in court as a judge decides their gender discrimination case will go to trial next year. We begin in syria where opposition activists say rebels have withdrawn from the strategically important town of hunch in Southern Province as follows days of fighting which saw them firing rockets into government territory the Syrian Government has told its forces which are backed by russia but the battle isnt over yet. The rebels also retreated from the town of malta coaches in hama and is the site of a Turkish Military observation post. In Southern Province is the main Population Center that used to be a place where 100000 syrians took shelter before the military escalation began in april towns in nearby and northern hama countryside have fallen to Government Forces rebel fighters would have risked being besieged if they didnt move further north but for the Syrian Government the big prize was getting contro