In front and behind the lens. Prince harry posts his own footage of his first Public Engagement since stepping back from royal duties. And seeking sanctuary from the bushfires. The rescue centre caring for australias koalas. Hello. Its 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in london and 8 00pm in washington, where Donald Trumps impeachment trial has formally begun with the charges being read out in the us senate and the presiding judge being sworn in. The lead prosecutor, adam schiff, said no president had ever sought to impede an impeachment investigation so thoroughly. The president , meanwhile, predicted his trial wouldnt take long and dismissed the abuse of powers charges against him as a hoax. 0ur north america editor jon sopel has more. Across the marbled floors of congress, the statues from a bygone age looking down on the team that will lead the prosecution of donald] trump. They carry under their arms the files contain the articles of impeachment. The sergeant at arms will make the proc
From the people of taiwan. That is, they dont like the idea of being threatened all the time. The royal couple are welcome in canada, but the details of prince harry and meghans new lives are proving tricky. European nations have put iran on notice over its breaches of the 2016 Nuclear Agreement. That deal was supposed to discourage iran from Building Nuclear weapons. The Trump Administration unilaterally withdrew the us from the deal. France, germany, and the uk have been trying to maintain it. But officials in tehran have been lifting limits on enriched uranium production, saying its a reasonable response to us sanctions and rising tensions. European nations disagree, and now an official dispute mechanism has been triggered. Gareth barlow reports. Preventing iran from obtaining Nuclear Weapons has been a long term goal of europe and the us, but the landmark agreement that bound tehran to strict limits is now in full dispute. France, germany and the uk reject irans argument it can wit
Details of how britains prince harry will create a new life with his young family remain unresolved, despite the blessing of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth. Justin trudeau, the Prime Minister of canada where harry and megan will spend some of their time says there is still much to discuss. In a statement after an emergency meeting with harry, the queen says the duke and duchess of sussex have made clear they do not want to be reliant on public funds. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. Within the seclusion of sandringham house, a family meeting, chaired by the queen, and attended by the prince of wales and his two sons, prince william, duke of cambridge, and prince harry, duke of sussex, to discuss how to accommodate the sussexes wish to step away from the royal family. After the talks, the queen issued a statement in which she said she went on to say that whatever the precise reasons for the sussexes disenchantment, its clear from the statement that the royal family
Scoring a bigger bank balance, we look at the latest football rich list and why so many clubs still lose money. And the uk government considers cutting air Passenger Duty on all domestic flights in a bid to save flybe. And well be getting the inside track on keeping it flexible we look at growing calls to make work hours fit in with home life. And top chef Heston Blumenthal says hes fed up of people taking photos at his restaurant today wed like to know what social media habits get on your nerves . Let us know just use the hashtag bbcworklife. Hello and welcome to worklife. Thank you for your comments so far. One person saying those people who ta ke one person saying those people who take their smartphone to the sauna gets on their nerves we will discuss more later. The uk Prime Minister says its epically likely that there will be a trade deal between the uk and eu by the end of the transition period before Great Britain leaves the european union. Speaking with bbc breakfast, in an exc
And why trouble is brewing in sri lankas world famous tea industry as prices fall and costs rise. Its 1am here in london, 9am in the morning in singapore and 8pm in the evening in washington, where the stage is now set for the senate trial of donald trump, only the third us president ever to face impeachment. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has signed the resolution finalising the articles of impeachment. Democrats are accusing mr trump of abusing his power and obstructing congress. Earlier, mrs pelosi named seven democratic lawmakers who will be the impeachment managers. She said the significance of todays events could not be overestimated. So sad, so tragic for our country the actions taken by the president to undermine our national security, to violate his oath of office and to jeopardise the security of our elections, the integrity of our elections, so today we will make history. Adam schiff, who is the House Intelligence Committee chairman and kevin mccarthy, the Republican House minor