In one of the largest cases of cyber theft. And what happens to indigenous villagers in indonesia when Palm Oil Plantations take over . Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, as donald trump is set to become only the third president in us history to face an impeachment trial in congress. The democrats have said they will start drafting what are called articles of impeachment, accusing the president of abusing his powers for personal gain. There are major obstacles ahead but its a significant moment in a troubled presidency. Nick bryant reports from washington. On capitol hill today, the battle lines started being marked out for an epic political fight. A process likely now to lead to the trial of donald trump, a constitutional spectacle seen only twice before in the turbulent history of america. The Democratic House speaker, nancy pelosi, is now ready to move forwa
Just how does one of europes smallest nations outperform its richer neighbours . Weve been to estonia to find out. Government ministers and diplomats from around the world are meeting in madrid for a two week summit cop 25 on how to tackle Climate Change. Small island states are among the most vulnerable to rising sea levels, and leaders of some of the worst affected countries have appealed for help. From madrid, our science editor david shukman. Driving rain and powerful winds as the latest typhoon approaches the philippines. With plenty of early warning, families are helped to safety. Its the poorest that are least able to cope, and as Global Temperatures rise, it is likely storms will become even more dangerous in future. The people of the bahamas experienced that for themselves earlier this year. Hurricane dorian caused death and devastation on an unimaginable scale. And developing countries say that, because its the richest nations that caused Climate Change, they should now help.
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. Get in touch about the stories we are covering or tell us what youre spotting where you. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Five women who accuse the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of abusing them are calling on Prince Andrew to testify in their cases. Their lawyer told bbc panorama he plans to serve subpoenas asking the duke to give evidence. The programme included an interview with the woman who says she was forced to have sex with the prince when she was 17. He categorically denies any such relationship. Darragh macintyre reports. The allegations made by Virginia Giuffre about Prince Andrew have raised questions that wont go away. The lawyer for five ofJeffrey Epsteins accusers says he wants Prince Andrew to testify as a witness in their court cases. The women say the prince witnessed how epstein and his guests were given m
Restored spitfire. Hello to you. President trump has hit back at democrats in the house of representatives, who have announced articles of impeachment against him. Mr trump said they were crazy and that he would win a trial in the senate, which is republican controlled. He urged his opponents to move quickly so the country could, as he put it, get back to business. The leading democrat, nancy pelosi, said her party had been left with no choice but to act after weeks of hearings in washington. Nick bryant has the latest. On capitol hill today, the battle lines started being marked out for an epic political fight. A process likely now to lead to the trial of donald trump, a constitutional spectacle seen only twice before in americas turbulent history. The Democratic House speaker, nancy pelosi, is now ready to move forward with drafting the articles of impeachment, a charge sheet, in effect, accusing the president of high crimes and misdemeanours. Sadly, but with confidence and humility,
Police have named the man who killed two people and injured several more in a terror attack in central london. Officers shot dead usman khan on London Bridge. Its been revealed that he was convicted of terrorism offences in 2012 and had been released from prison on licence in december of last year. Simonjones has more details. This was an attack that brought terror back to the streets of london. A man and a woman killed before the attacker was shot dead on friday afternoon on London Bridge. Now, during the night the police have named the man who was shot dead as usman khan. He was 28 years old from staffordshire in the midlands here in the uk. Now, he is a convicted terrorist. He was jailed back in 2012 for a plot to bomb the london stock exchange. He was initially given what was called an indeterminate sentence, meaning he could be kept injailfor as long as was deemed necessary, for as long as was deemed he was a threat to the public. But he appealed that and then he was given a jail