And on the markets those comments from fed chair Jerome Powell boosting stock markets in the us and asia. A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. It will be a very busy day ahead. And you can be part of the conversation as a perk, a Marketing Agency here in the uk allows its employees to take hangover days. If theyve been out the previous evening theyre allowed to work the next day from the comfort of their own sofa or even bed. Good idea, orflexible working gone mad . Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Polls open here in the uk in a couple of hours as Voters Decide who will form their next government. Candidates in the general election are contesting 650 seats in the house of commons the lower legislative chamber. Polling stations close at 10pm gmt and an exit poll will be released then, by the bbc and other uk broadcasters. Our Election Results special broadcast will begin just ahead of that. Join us on bbc world news from that point, as we follow every result as it comes in over the course of the night. In washington, Thejudiciary Committee of the us house of representatives has been debating the articles of impeachment against president trump. The committee is expected to vote on the charges on thursday, the rest of the house of representatives is then likely to vote next week. If approved, an impeachment trial would take place in the senate next year. Heres a flavour of the exchanges George Washington was particularly concerned about unprincipled men. Finding their way into the white house. Well, those times have found us. House. Well, those times have found us. And we only have one option and thatis us. And we only have one option and that is to hold this president accountable. Because you know what . Nobody is above the law. This is a nakedly part is an has always been about the fact that these democrat hate this president. They have been focused on removing him since the day he was elected. And long ago they decided that impeachment was the remedy to they consta ntly impeachment was the remedy to they constantly and consistently marched ahead, undeterred by facts and make iio ahead, undeterred by facts and make no mistake, this started long before july 25. But the russian Conspiracy Theory bore. Joining us now is peter bowes, the bbcs north america correspondent, who is live in los angeles. Peter, it was quite wasnt it . A lot of passionate commentary going on there. You could hear the passion on both sides. In respect of the republicans were most passionate in this fence of the president. We heard we heard words like witch hunt again, the president has said that a lot about the entire process. Republicans believe there is feeble evidence to support the argument for impeaching the president , on the other hand we heard from many of the democrat who believe president has committed a constitutional crime though technically this is not a criminal process. They believe that he has abused his position as president stop that now famous phone call in july, that is what it is all about, when the president spoke to the president of ukraine and asked for a favour, a favour to investigatejoe biden, a potential political rival, while at the same time, withholding much needed little aid that should have gone to the ukraine. It did eventually go but he put a hold on the aid and that is what some of the democrats described as the bribery aspect of this. So what happens next . There will be a vote on the committee on thursday and because the democrats are in the majority, in control, it is almost certain to be passed and then there will be a vote at some point next week for the entire house of representatives and again the representatives democrats are in control. At that point it is likely the president will be impeached to that is the first part of the process. At the beginning of january next year there will be impeachment trial and that will be impeachment trial and that will be impeachment trial and that will be in the senate and then the roles are different because the republicans are in charge there and clearly the consequences of that, the president is likely to be found not guilty. Thank you, peter with a very latest on what is happening on capitol hill. The International Court ofjustice will hear a third and final day of evidence in the case brought against myanmar for the alleged genocide of its Rohingya Muslim minority. The case was filed by gambia on behalf of the organisation of islamic cooperation. Myanmars civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be back in court as her legal team tries to convince the judges not to order an emergency order against the country. Joining me now is dr anita schug, the head of women and Children Affairs at the european rohingya council. Thank you so much for being on debriefing. Firstly, you yourself area debriefing. Firstly, you yourself are a rohingya and you have family and people you know who are in refugee camps and in villages in myanmar. Tell me about their situation. The situation in myanmar is getting more and more dire every day. Despite the hearing at the International Criminal court of justice, the military and the government has not taken any sincere step to prevent these atrocities and to stop these atrocities. My family members are still being denied access to food, freedom, the restriction of freedom of movement. Even the day before yesterday, they have to carry their National Verification card. And the government is also limiting Free Movement outside the camp so conditions in both bangladesh and inside myanmar are dire and especially in myanmar they are under threat of genocide. And what did you make of Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday as she tried to defend the actions of myanmar in the military . This time we were prepared based on her past actions. This does not surprise the rohingya community. We were expecting that she would again, what was the military atrocity. She says her country is committed to the safe repatriation of people who are displaced. What are those people saying to you, those who you know in refugee camp in bangladesh . Do they wa nt to refugee camp in bangladesh . Do they want to go back . People in the camp, they are fearful to return to myanmar and from one camp to another. There are conditions set by the International Community that they will be afforded a safe and dignified repatriation if certain demands are met. In the first is the restoration of rohingya citizenship rights. It has been wonderful to talk to you, thank you for your time. And that is the very latest and we will have the third and final day of that hearing today in the netherlands. India is deploying thousands of troops in the North Eastern state of assam, which is being rocked by mounting protests against the countrys controversial new citizenship bill. The legislation will fast track citizenship claims for immigrants, but not if they are muslim. Opposition parties see the bill as another move by indias governing party, the hindu nationalist bjp, to marginalise the countrys 200 million muslims. The government denies it is discriminatory. This report from pratiksha ghildial, in delhi. Its an issue that has divided india right down the middle. A proposed new law offers amnesty to Illegal Immigrants from its neighbouring countries, but on one condition they must not be muslims. Its one of the most controversial decisions by the hindu nationalist bjp government. The government says its not discriminatory, but aims to help minorities fleeing persecution in pakistan, afghanistan and bangladesh, all islamic countries. Campaigners like these say that by excluding muslims, the government is undermining the values on which india was founded secularism and religious tolerance and that faith should not be a consideration for citizenship. Many are suspicious and see it as a tool to marginalise the muslim community. This just seems to be the framework for a hindu nation, and in general, if youve seen the last five years, the anti muslim rhetoric has been huge. Theres a large number of Violent Attacks going on against the community all over the world. This will put them in a further vulnerable spot. There have been furious scenes in the parliament as the government tried to defend the move. Translation this is not meant for taking away anyones rights. It is to give people rights. Theres a difference between a refugee and an infiltrator. But activists say this sends out a negative signal to the countrys 200 million strong muslims. Clearly, you are catering to your hindu base, you know, by telling them that this country is only for hindus. The Worlds Largest democracy had a big heart when it could accommodate people. Right now, we are coming across to the world as a petty, vindictive civilisation. Thats not what india stood for. But excluding muslims is not the only reason why its controversial. Protests have broken out in the North Eastern states as people say they dont want any migrants settling there, irrespective of their religion. There are concerns about what this proposed new law means for indias secular democracy as it grapples with the complex issues of religion, citizenship and identity. Pratiksha ghildial, bbc news, delhi. Lets get some of the days other news. Reports suggest Harvey Weinstein has reached a 25 million settlement with dozens of his alleged victims. But he also faces a criminal trial on charges of sexual assault, and a judge has increased his bail from a Million Dollars to 5 million, for violating his release conditions. The legal agreement in the civil case, according to the new york times, would not require the disgraced movie mogul to admit wrongdoing, and he wouldnt pay money out of his own pocket. The Chilean Air Force has found debris believed to be from a military plane, missing on its way to the antarctic, with 38 people on board. It is around 30 kilometres south of where the plane last made contact. A huge air and sea search has involved ships and planes from several countries. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come why one of europes most ill equipped migrant camps has finally closed its doors for the last time. John lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. Theres been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up. The 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. This morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. People are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. Elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. Imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. Shes facing seven charges of tax evasion, estimated at £120 million. She pleaded not guilty. The prince and princess of wales are to separate. A statement from Buckingham Palace said the decision had been reached amicably. Youre watching the briefing. Our headlines the debate begins on capitol hill over the articles of impeachment against president trump. The International Court ofjustice is set to hear from gambias lawyers that Rohingya Muslims still face an ongoing risk of genocide. Police in new zealand are working on a plan to recover the bodies of remaining victims of mondays volcanic eruption. The countrys Civil Defence agency say eight people are missing, presumed dead, but rescuers have had to stay away from white island because more eruptions are expected. They now say despite the risks theyre going to try to get there on friday morning. Eight people are confirmed dead, and 21 are still in hospital in new zealand. Doctors gave this update a short time ago. The patients remaining in our burdens unit include two new zealanders and a mix of other nationalities. They continue to hire the highest level of care and a small number are very unwell. Our intensive care and burns team throughout all of the burns units continue to work around the clock, putting in huge hours and showing, as we know they do, and unbelievable commitment to ensuring the very best ca re commitment to ensuring the very best care patients. This effort across australia and new zealand is requiring unprecedented levels of Co Ordination across our health system, including continued provision of supplies, moving those around the country and also, as you know, access to skin for grafts from australia and the united states. We are also receiving a number of offers for specialist medical keep dominic thiems two travel to new zealand to assist. We are working rapidly to enable this to happen. Phil mercerjoins us now from our sydney bureau. This situation, obviously, is extremely difficult for the authorities to manage, and they are desperately wanting to recover those that are still regarded as missing on the island, arent they . New zealand authorities are acutely aware of the sensitivities surrounding the body is still left on white island. They acknowledge, as you would imagine, the trauma, the grief, the misery, the unknowing of relatives of the missing, presumed to still be on the island, so presumed to still be on the island, so of course they want to retrieve those bodies as quickly as possible, but if you cast your mind back to what happened just after two oclock in the afternoon local time on monday, the volcano erupted without warning. There were two short, sharp blasts of volcanic fury, so clearly the authorities want to make sure that when those Recovery Teams go m, that when those Recovery Teams go in, there is every chance that they can do so safely and quickly. We have heard from scientists who say that volcanic activity on the island is staring and that an eruption may happen within the next 2a hours but we simply dont know, so the police are crafting a plan, you would have to imagine it would be a short and Sharp Mission to go in and retrieve the bodies. They have had several surveillance flights over by helicopter and drone so you would have to imagine that they have a pretty good idea as to whether bodies are, but the big problem for the authorities in new zealand is getting them out and making sure that the Recovery Team is safe. And in the meantime, those 21 who are in various hospitals, some of them have very severe injuries and they are quite critical, arent they . Excruciating injuries, listening to the police, some say they are too u nwell to the police, some say they are too unwell to identify themselves. Summer being helped with their breathing, many have very serious burns to the outside of their bodies and also internal organs. 1. 2 million square centimetres of skin is said to have been needed by those burns teams in order to carry out the grafts that we heard the dog to explain earlier, so that scale. 1. 2 million square centimetres of skinjust shows 1. 2 million square centimetres of skin just shows you how severe some of those injuries are. Some of the patients have been flown back to australia to specialist burns unit, so australia to specialist burns unit, so in many ways this is an International Effort to care and help those survivors through these horrific injuries. Officials in bosnia have closed a migrant camp close to the border with croatia saying conditions were deplorable, and moving nearly 800 migrants to better accommodation for the winter. The camp known as the jungle had been criticised for being ill equipped, with no heating, running water, or toilet facilities. But the camp is attractive to many migrants because of its proximity to croatia and a way in to the european union. Rich preston has this report. Built on an old landfill site and close to a minefield, the vucjak camp has been home to hundreds of people, mostly men, mostly from asia, the middle east and africa. Its less than ten kilometres from the border with croatia, the gateway to the european union. The red cross says 25,000 people have passed through the camp this year. Bosnia has become a key stop on the migrant route to europe, but its struggled to cope with the sheer number of people passing through, and the camps conditions were widely criticised. Aid organisations have warned the camp was unfit for people and that deaths were imminent, especially in winter. Now, its been pulled down. Around 800 migrants from the area have been bussed away to new centres near the capital, sarajevo, including these former army barracks. 750 migrants that were living in horrible conditions in vucjak and who are now in the warmth and who have taken the first warm shower, have had the first warm bed for many, many nights. We are happy here. We have electricity and also a Clean Environment and fresh food. Its thought bosnias currently home to between 7,000 and 8,000 migrants. It says it cant support them all, and whilst these people have been relocated for the winter, its expected that once thats passed, theyll be on the move again, once more hoping to make it to europe. Rich preston, bbc news. Now its time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. Hello, im Tulsen Tollett and this is your thursday sport briefing, where we start with the news that Bayern Munich have moved through to the European Champions League last 16 with a perfect record in group b after a 3 1win over second placed tottenham in germany. In group c, atalanta started the last round of fixtures bottom of the group but their 3 0 win at shakhtar donetsk added to by a gabrieljesus hat trick in manchester citys 4 1 win away to Dinamo Zagreb saw the italian side th