he was thrilled to be at buckingham palace with much of his widerfamily back buckingham palace with much of his wider family back then. i buckingham palace with much of his widerfamily back then. i think buckingham palace with much of his wider family back then. i think you will be pleased to return there today. he is currently at clarence house having a short meeting with the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall before coming back to buckingham palace for the reception which is being held in the state rooms for nato leaders and their partners. we have been watching in the past five or ten minutes or so the past five or ten minutes or so the arrivals, they're beginning to happen outside the palace. police and vehicles going into the central gates. amongst those attending will be the british prime minister boris johnson, who will be one of the guests at the nato reception this evening, as well as the leaders of various nato countries and their partners. but it is actually, interestingly, going to be a party that in many ways is going to be more about people who are not here, in ter

we will be live at downing street and buckingham palace. also on the programme, house democrats havejust released their impeachment report. republicans have already released one of their own, concluding the president did nothing wrong. what does that mean for the rest of the field that one of the candidates has dropped out of the presidential race for the democrats? hello and welcome. donald trump can point to very few successes when it comes to foreign policy. he calls himself the deal—maker, but on china, north korea, afghanistan, he is yet to close any deals. with nato, there has been some success. the past three years, his european allies have committed an extra $100 billion towards defence spending. by 2024, 18 will have met the target of spending 2% of gdp on defence. today, we were treated to the most unexpected role reversal. the president was now standing up for nato. asked about comments from president macron that the alliance was experiencing brain death, mr trump said he thought the comments we re trump said he thought the com

our royal correspondent daniela relph is at buckingham palace. presumably the reception is sort of doing billing away now at some of the leaders are departed. what have we seen during the course of this evening? yes, it has now finished. the sort of party i suppose here at the palace is not over. but the leaders they came here and the parts that are now later have a pretty frosty reception from some of the protesters aware gathered outside buckingham palace. it was a small group, but it was a lively and there we re group, but it was a lively and there were a couple of scuffles. many of them wanting to protest or have their say on a number of different issues, impacting on the various leaders who were inside buckingham palace. but this evening was essentially a moment when for a nonpolitical discussion really come a chance in a ratherformal setting but a more relaxed evening really, the queen hosting with a number of other senior members at the royal family, including prince charles, and the duchess of cornwall and kate, the duchess of cambridge,

all this is the backdrop to tonight's reception at buckingham palace. the 29 nato leaders are gathering here, including president trump. they are struggling for a way through profound divisions presently, as well as trying to find consensus on how to face future threats. and there is donald trumpjust walking up the steps to meet the queen at buckingham palace at the beginning of this birthday anniversary reception, and those future threats to nato i was talking about, from russia of course, and also china, and talk of cyber threats, from whatever source, including possibly two satellites in space. i think we can imagine the queen in buckingham palace tonight using all of her diplomatic skills to try to edge the leaders closer together. studio: james, thank you very much. for the first time during this election campaignjeremy corbyn has apologised for incidents of anti—semitism in the labour party. he was criticised for refusing to do so four times in a recent interview with the bbc‘s andrew neil. speaking on daytime tv, mr corbyn said he was "very s

in fact we have a convoy coming in at the moment, and he is on his way to buckingham palace. before that he's meeting prince charles next-door around the corner. significantly meeting prince charles for the bilateral rather than the queen. that's really taking on her mantle and is taking on her role but the day is only halfway done. he has a major meeting with other nato leaders alongside boris johnson. so what we see so far as a jam-packed today and it's only going to get busier over the next couple days. >> melissa: that was about president trump meeting with francis president macron today. i watched it live today, there was a lot there. >> it was absolutely remarkable. and it was the second 45 minute plus bilateral that they had together. usually you expect disagreements between leaders to be kept behind closed doors but not in this case, they both spoke openly about the respective differences and opinions and they defended them. you had president macron being pushed on nato and you remember recently he said nato was brain-dead and needed to be revisited. russia soviet uni

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welcome a buckingham palace is saying absolutely nothing about that. we recall though that he had a hip replacement in april of last year, might it be something to do with that? in the past, he has had bladder infections, he also had exploratory abdominal surgery six years ago. the most serious medical incident wasjust years ago. the most serious medical incident was just before years ago. the most serious medical incident wasjust before christmas eight years ago in 2001, when he was taken eight years ago in 2001, when he was ta ken by eight years ago in 2001, when he was taken by helicopter and that was an emergency case, he had chest pains, and was taken to hospital and had a stent inserted in an artery. but we don't know which of those conditions possibly might to be the pre—existing condition that requires observation and some treatment. or whether it's something else, he said chest infections, that lots of people have at the age of 98, which is more serious, as i say, there is no sense of alarm, and i'm sure there is every hope and perhaps expec

he was also at buckingham palace, meeting the queen. earlier, he made the kind of political intervention he said he'd avoid. i think boris is very capable and he'll do a good job. do you have words for a possible prime minister corbyn? i can work with anybody, i'm a very easy person to work with. greta thunberg sails back to europe for a climate summit. scientists say the last decade looks set to be the warmest on record. the 12—year—old boy killed in a hit—and—run incident outside a school in essex has been named as harley watson. british pupils rise up an international league table for education, but teenagers here aren't nearly as happy as those elsewhere. and in a surprise decision — the 2019 turner prize is won jointly by all four of its nominees. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers of the sunday times, and the assistant editor for the new statesman, george eaton. hello. a very good evening to you. welcome to bbc news. president trump today promised not to get involved in the election campaign af

this evening he's going to be attending an event at buckingham palace with the queen and other world leaders and then he will go to 10 downing street. there will be a number of other leaders at that event as well, andrea. >> mark landler, you've been posted to london and have been there for quite some time now but have also covered this president elsewhere on the world stage and in washington. you're so well-positioned to take what he is saying today, he has blown up previous nato summits, this is the 70th anniversary of nato, a defense alliance which he has rattled with his withdrawal from syria and also withdrawals from afghanistan, leaving the brits and the french in the lurch along with the syrian kurds. how do you see him performing here today? >> well, i guess, andrea, what struck me about today, is that in previous summits, as you say, president trump has sort of played the role of the great disrupter. he's the one that's put european leaders on the defensive, asking for more money, challenging the underpinnings of the alliance, asking whether it's worthwhile for the u.s. toda

palace apparently took an interest in the issue. the sunday telegraph leads on plans to make police disclose when they are using artificial intelligence to fight crime — including the use of software to recognise faces. the sunday times says lives have been put at risk after the home addresses of more than a thousand celebrities, politicians and military figures on the new year honours list were published online. and the sunday express forecasts a rocky time ahead for the eu when trade talks begin with britain. we do have to have a bit of brexit but i don't think we will go into that territory today, in fact we are going to start with the sunday times, your newspaper and a story we have been leading with all evening, lives at risk is the quote, after honours list fiasco. remind us what this is about. this is a big embarrassment for the cabinet office, they have the fanfare of these people being honoured including eltonjohn these people being honoured including elton john and these people being honoured including eltonjohn and oliv

well, all three of the leaders who were part of that conversation caught on camera at buckingham palace on tuesday evening then had to face the press. here is how they responded when asked what they had been laughing about. last night i made a reference to the fa ct last night i made a reference to the fact that there was an unscheduled press conference before my meeting with president trump, and i was happy to take part in it, but it was certainly notable. and i've had a numberof certainly notable. and i've had a number of good conversations with the president over the course of this day and yesterday. translation: i don't comment on stolen video. when you're in a room, when readers are talking, and as a camera over on one side, and they think it's fair play to film like that, i've seen president trump's reaction to prime minister trudeau, and i president trump's reaction to prime ministertrudeau, and i have president trump's reaction to prime minister trudeau, and i have nothing to add to that. you have been pictured in this buckingham palace reception with prime minister trudeau and

we know the queen welcomed president trump and world leaders at buckingham palace today, but a lot of headlines on the royal who was ougt of sight prince andrew. and president trump today was asked about prince andrew, as well. here's abc's senior foreign correspondent ian pannell. >> reporter: tonight, the queen welcoming the president and first lady to buckingham palace. but noticeably absent, prince andrew, forced to step down from his royal duties after his disastrous interview about jeffrey epstein. the president today asked about the prince. >> i don't know prince andrew, but it's a tough story. it's a vy tough story. i don't know him. no. >> reporter: the british media pouncing, proving the president has met the prince before, republishing photos like this one at mar a lag goe back in 2000. and andrew posted an event with the president during his state visit last june. the royal family now facing fresh fallout from last night's bombshell interview with virginia giuffre, who claimed in court filings she was directed by epstein to have sex with andrew when she was just 17. allega

the president and the first lady will be heading to buckingham palace for a lavish reception hosted by queen elizabeth. and then after that another reception, boris johnson, the british prime minister who is facing a general election within a week, he's going to host the nato leaders at 10 downing street. but, trevor and marci, the president, of course, is going to be talking and thinking about the impeachment back home and before he left the white house yesterday, he signaled he was frustrated with house democrats for holding a hearing while he's overseas. trevor, marci. >> karen travers in london, karen, thank you. >>> former president jimmy carter is back in the hospital just weeks after undergoing brain surgery. he's now been admitted for treatment of a urinary tract infection. carter, who is 95, has been hospitalized several times in recent months. he was released last week after surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. >>> the fbi has raised the reward for a man on the most wanted terror list to $5 million. according to new charges jehad serwan mostafa who grew up in san diego p

the duke of edinburgh is admitted to hospital in london for what buckingham palace describes as a pre—existing condition. the teenage motorcylist harry dunn, hit by a car in august. now, the american woman involved is charged with causing death by dangerous driving. unrest in india. six dead in further protests against a government law that it is claimed discriminates against muslims. and at 11:30pm, we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, yasmin alibhai—brown and lucy be resfo rd. good evening. 3.5 years after the uk voted to leave the european union, mps have resoundingly voted in favour of the government's brexit bill. the legislation now paves the way for boris johnson to deliver his promise that the country will no longer be a member state of the eu by the end of next month. the prime minister won the vote easily, 358—234, with six labour mps backing the government. the withdrawal agreement says the uk will leave the european union on 31 january, but allows for a transition period until the end of 2020. during this time, the uk will still have to abide b

well, all three of the leaders who were part of that conversation caught on camera at buckingham palace on tuesday evening then had to face the press. here is how they responded when asked what they had been laughing about. last night, i made a reference to the fact that there was an unscheduled press conference before my meeting with president trump. and i was happy to take part in it, but it was certainly notable. and i've had a number of good conversations with the president over the course of this day and yesterday. translation: i don't comment on stolen video. when you're in a room where leaders are talking, and there's a camera over on one side, and they think it's fair play to film like that... i've seen president trump's reaction to prime minister trudeau, and i have nothing to add to that. you've been pictured in this buckingham palace reception with prime minister trudeau and others, apparently having a joke, maybe at mr trump's expense. do you not take president trump seriously? no, no, no, that's complete nonsense. i don't know where that's come from. now, you might have tho

and buckingham palace with a response. here's abc's james longman. >> reporter: tonight, virginia roberts giuffre taking on prince andrew in her first tv interview with british media. >> there's only one e. >> reporter: in court filings, giuffre claims she was directed by jeffrey epstehe prince when just 17. in a sitdown with the bbc, filmed before the prince's own interview, giuffre blasts suggestions this now infamous photo was faked. >> i think the world is getting sick of these ridiculous excuses. it's a real photo. i've given it to the fbi for their investigation and it's an authentic photo. there's a date on the back of it from when it was printed. >> reporter: the prince himself questioned its authenticity. >> nobody can prove whether or not that photograph has been doctored, but i don't recollect erat photogr night. >> he is the most hideous dancer i've ever seen in my life. i mean, it was horrible, and this guy was sweating all over me. >> reporter: this detail flatly denied by prince andrew in that widely ridicul

james robbins, bbc news, buckingham palace. for the first time during this election campaign, jeremy corbyn has apologised for incidents of anti—semitism in the labour party. he was criticised for refusing to do so four times in a recent interview with the bbc‘s andrew neil. speaking on itv, mr corbyn said he was "very sorry" and insisted he was dealing with the issue. i'm sorry, our party and me, yeah, do not accept anti—semitism in any form. obviously, i'm very sorry for everything that's happened, but i want to make this clear, i'm dealing with it. i've dealt with it. the broadcasting regulator ofcom has decided not to investigate a conservative party complaint against last week's channel a debate on the climate crisis. the party had complained about the broadcaster's intention to "empty chair" the conservatives with an ice sculpture. the media regulator said the use of the ice did not break rules on due impartiality and broadcasting during elections. the past decade looks set to be the warmest in history, according to

real divisions here as most of the nato leaders 28 are inside buckingham palace by our count and the last one president trump has been having tea with prince charles is making his way to buckingham palace in fact moments from now you're going to see the motorcade come behind me let me just get out of the shot for you lauren for a moment so you can see that motorcade we have not just one division between president trump and president macro we've got president trying to get all the others when it comes to nato budgets and how much people pay and linking that with global trade there you can see the limousine of the u.s. president going past us but you also have other divisions president ergo on against the rest with regard to his policy on syria you have not quite as remarked upon but a division going on between chancellor merkel and president macro about europe's role in nato i'm told by a very senior figure that those discussions within those 2 a much tenser than the media is really reporting at this stage and remember this is all taking place in the u.k. at a time when a general elec

buckingham palace confirms that the duke of edinburch is in hospital. coming up on afternoon live all the sport with connie. waiting for announcement from arsenal? we're waiting for confirmation that mikel arteta is the new arsenal manager. up until this week he was assistant coach to pep guardiola at manchester city — and in the last hour or so he's confirmed that arteta has left the club — and he's in london. chris has all the weather — parts of the country flooded? we will be looking at how much rain has fallen over the last couple of days, bringing flooding seems like these, but also crucially as the christmas holiday getaway gets under way, we will be looking at what the weather has in store over the next few days. thanks, chris. also coming up... three, two, one and lift off! a new era in human space flight. could this capsule one day take paying passengers into space? hello, everyone — this is afternoon live. we have some breaking news. the duke of edinburgh has travelled from norfolk to the king edward vii hospital in london for observat

he was also at buckingham palace, meeting the queen. earlier, he made the kind of political intervention he said he'd avoid. i think boris is very capable and he'll do a good job. do you have words for a possible prime minister corbyn? i can work with anybody, i'm a very easy person to work with. greta thunberg sails back to europe for a climate summit. scientists say the last decade looks set to be the warmest on record. the 12—year—old boy killed in a hit—and—run incident outside

no further update from buckingham palace. we do know that the queen this morning attended a carol service at church in sandringham, along with prince edward and his family, and of course, the queen will traditionally attend another service on christmas day at the same church, and the big question, whether prince philip will be able to join her. the sense we have had from buckingham palace all along is that this was a precautionary measure, no real sense for alarm, but the truth is, we don't know what his condition is, and the question of whether he will be home for christmas. more than 70 flood warnings remain in place across england and wales after more heavy rain overnight. flooding is affecting a number of places across the uk, and there's particular concern along the river severn as it flows through worcestershire and gloucestershire. fallon sherrock, who earlier this week became the first female player to beat a man at darts in a pdc world championship match, has won her next match there. she beat the world number ii men

buckingham palace has prince philip travel from sandringham and no effect this morning from advice from his doctor. our royal correspondent was outside the hospital earlier. a precautionary measure is how the palaces describing it, and certainly, i don't any alarm. concern, of course. he is 98 years old, but not alarmed. he was brought, as you say, from sandringham by road this morning, not in an ambulance, in an ordinary royal vehicle, and we were told that he walked into the hospital. perhaps most telling indicator is that as the duke was coming by road from norfolk to london, the queen was travelling from london to norfolk by rail to travelling from london to norfolk by railto begin travelling from london to norfolk by rail to begin her christmas holiday. now, what might this pre—existing condition be? the palace is saying absolutely nothing about that. it's absolutely nothing about that. it's a yearand absolutely nothing about that. it's a year and have since the duke had a hip replacement operation, six years since he had abdominal surgery, eight years since the most serious heal

i'm pretty sure that his privy council swearing in was at buckingham palace and am by the queen. the fact he is engaging with these events perhaps shows he is starting to listen to some of the advise from people saying he needs to look more prime ministerial. that actually being prime ministerial —— moments of this country, you can't snub these world leaders, you have to have a relationship with them. has put himself at the centre there. it was mentioned in one of the other papers that he didn't get to speak to the president this evening. there was some obstacles in the way and he did not get to have a conversation. but the very fact that he showed up... the iss the labour leader tried to confront him at the reception —— the i says. it has a flashing photo of jeremy corbyn and, again, not surprising. it's a much busierfront page when you look at it, there is more going on in it. quite a lot happening. yes. that is the line, dominic raab admits that us firms could charge higher prices after brexit. the significant thing about this is the prison after brexit is going to be

the duke of edinburgh is admitted to hospital in london for treatment for what buckingham palace describe as a pre—existing condition. the death of harry dunn, the teenage motocylist hit by a car in august, now extradition proceedings begin after an american woman is charged with causing his death by dangerous driving. hampering the christmas getaway — flooding closes the m23 in sussex as parts of southern england are inundated. and big discounts on the high street as retailers try to make the most of last—minute christmas shoppers. and coming—up on bbc news... mikel arteta is announced as the new head coach of arsenal. the club's former captain will be the youngest manager in the premier league. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. three and a half years after the uk voted to leave the eu, mps have resoundingly voted in favour of the government's brexit bill. it paves the way for borisjohnson to deliver his promise that the uk will leave the eu at the end of next month. the prime minister won the vote easily by 358 votes to 234. six labour mps rebelled and voted with

we know the queen welcomed president trump and world leaders at buckingham palace today, but a lot of headlines on the royal who was out of sight, prince andrew, after that new bombshell interview from his accuser this week. and president trump today was asked about prince andrew, as well. here's a's senior foreign correspondent ian pannell. >> reporter: tonight, the queen welcoming the president and first lady to buckingham palace. but noticeably absent, prince andrew, forced to step down from his royal duties after his disastrous interview about jeffrey epstein. the president today asked about the prince. >> i don't know prince andrew, but it's a tough story. it's a very tough story. i don't know him. no. >> reporter: the british media pouncing, proving the president has met the prince before, republishing photos like this one at mar-a-lago back in 2000. and andrew even hosted an event with the president during his state visit last june. the royal family now facing fresh fallout from last night's bombshell interview with virginia giuffre, who claimed in court filings she was directe

the duke of edinburgh is admitted to hospital in london for treatment, for what buckingham palace describe as a pre—existing condition. the death of harry dunn — the teenage motorcyclist hit by a car in august — now extradition proceedings begin, after an american woman is charged with causing his death by dangerous driving. hampering the christmas getaway — flooding closes the m23 in sussex — as parts of southern england are inundated. scored in world leaders for inaction on climate change. and we saw the first picture of a black hole. that is the year in science with me. good evening. three and a half years, after the uk voted to leave the eu — mps have resoundingly voted in favour of the government's brexit bill. it paves the way for borisjohnson to deliver his promise, that the uk will leave the eu at the end of next month. the prime minister won the vote easily, by 358 votes to 234. six labour mps rebelled and voted with the government. the withdrawal agreement — now approved in principle by mps — says the uk will leave the eu on the 31st of january — and allows a tr

buckingham palace responding. >>> here at home, chicago's police chief fired tonight. the major says for ethical lapses that were, quote, intolerable. and what the major did not reveal, she said out of reference to the police chief's wife. >>> and your money tonight. a report-breaking cyber monday already, and some of the biggest deals that still remain tonight. >>> good evening and it's great to be back with you after the thanksgiving holiday. and we know for millions tonight, the trip home was a real nightmare. the major winter storm slamming the east in the last 24 hours. after moving across the country and snow a state of sni more700 reported, and that was just by midday. one person killed, two others in critical condition. this morning, a car losing control north of albany, hitting a pole, knocking down power lines. in the last 24 hours, massive delays at the airports. easily thousands of flights canceled and delayed by all of this. and investigators on the scene today of that plane crash that killed several members of the same family in south dakota over the week

he will head away from buckingham palace. that was the king's entrance, the central quadrangle, they come in through the main gate, possibly delayed by the changing of the guard, which happens around 11. and they are going out of the archway, into the main forecourt in front of the palace. and from here, we understand, it will be a trip down the mall and back to downing street. there is a weird moment where we start to hear the helicopters behind us in the studio and see the build—up. we actually know it is happening because it will be at our doorstep very soon as the prime minister heads back to downing street, where, normally, we would expect a speech. but he will have these moments alone, quiet, in the car, to these moments alone, quiet, in the ca r, to reflect these moments alone, quiet, in the car, to reflect on what an extraordinary and remarkable moment this is for the conservative prime minister. it is also especially remarkable because many of the re ce nt remarkable because many of the recent prime ministers who h

palace. may thank you very much for that so there he is the yeah newly reelected you can't promise to boss johnson on his way the queen elizabeth where he will be invited to form a government thank you. now still ahead on the move down on the most epic wipeout stole the show with the sort of competition and why libya has once. it is time for sports now thank you melissa we'll start off with tiger woods and his u.s. team who fought back to keep themselves in contention at golf's president's cup but it's still the internationals who are in prime position as they look to win the tournament for the 1st time since 1908 david stokes reports the players in this month's germs in the lead to national team luis hasan and adam scott 5 shared on by an australian crowd the internationals a well placed heading into day 2 chasing amy the 2nd win in 25 years of the presidents cup they had a full one lead over the u.s. and that gap looks set to grow. the men in green hold after putt and at one stage o'neill's

we have had no official confirmation from buckingham palace yet. we assume he is going to sandringham to join the rest of the royal family but we have not yet had that confirmed. he left at probably about —— he left probably about 12 or 13 minutes ago, he got back turn into the back of a vehicle at the king edward vii hospital. he was sitting on the front passenger seat. he has been here forfour on the front passenger seat. he has been here for four nights, on the front passenger seat. he has been here forfour nights, we know very little about the kind of treatment he was getting here, all we had was a statement from buckingham palace on friday saying he had been admitted on a precautionary basis under doctor's orders for observation and treatment for a pre—existing condition. we don't know what that condition was. we heard a little bit from prince charles yesterday, he was visiting flood victims in the village of fishlake near flood victims in the village of fishla ke near doncaster and flood victims in the village of fishlake near doncaster

s most important voters in a generation boris johnson has headed to buckingham palace where queen elizabeth will invite him to form the next government his conservative party is confirmed with $364.00 of the $650.00 seats in parliament johnson says this shows a clear mandate to get done labor leader jeremy corbyn plans to step down after his party's west to defeat in more than 80 is and the calls for a 2nd referendum on scottish independence are growing louder after the scottish national party took most of the seats and scotland. chalons has this report from london. boris johnson returned to damning street triumphant the conservatives have redrawn britain's political map with their biggest majority since 1987 earlier and spoke to cuchulainn supporters was good morning everyone and i think when we did it we did it was we had pulled it off in a way we pulled it off we break the deadlock we ended the gridlock we smashed the roadblock and with this mandate and this majority we will at last be able to do what i was paying attention to i know he's very aware that this victory wouldn't have happen

buckingham palace say her allegations are false and without any foundation. he knows what happened. i know what happened. and there's only one other is telling the truth, and i know that's me. —— only one of us the truth. people who say that you're not telling the truth, they point to inconsistencies in your tale. how do you account for those? you are left with a foggy memory sometimes, you really are. so, yeah, you know, i might be wrong on dates, absolutely. i might be wrong on places, even, sometimes. but one thing that i can tell you is you never forget a face of someone who's heaved over you. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell joins us now. let's get some analysis of that programme last night. i am sure that like many people you will have watched this, what did you make of this and where does it leave the prince? i think it leaves them under more pressure, particularly in relation to testifying in response to these five women and their lawyers, women who were victims of jeffrey epstein, who now want him to tell what he saw. they believe he could be a witness for them

james robbins, bbc news, buckingham palace. nada: for more, i spoke earlier with heather conley, former state department official who is now at the center for strategicn and inional studies. as we saw in that report, the public division is laid bare there. how is that straining the alliance? heather: it is important to remember what the leaders are doing, celebrating 70 years of nato, an enduring alliance. but you are absolutely right, we are watching a display of is disagreement, of tensions between turkey, france, the u.s. ways does.is what nato in some it is a political alliance and a military alliance. it's how it works its way through these problems. this isn't new in nato's history, but we are seeing in social media and via tweets, in a very real and vivid way. nada: but is president macron right in his statement that the alliance has not hadar purpose sin the end of the cold war, and is adjusting to challenges like china the way it needs to? grheather: i completely di with president macron's comment about nato as brain d

francine: we are looking at pictures of boris arriving at buckingham palace in a jaguar. what kind of advice with the queen give the new prime minister? maria: as we have heard it -- bronwen: as we have heard it, , whyhe first turned up would anyone want the job? she might not repeat that one. she might not say very much, because one of the bits is broken if people start quoting the queen more than they used to, so i expected to be short. tom: bronwen maddox with us. surely a historic election, this is bloomberg. ♪ here, it all starts with a simple... hello! hi! how can i help? a data plan for everyone. everyone? everyone. let's send to everyone! wifi up there? uhh. sure, why not? how'd he get out?! a camera might figure it out. that was easy! glad i could help. at xfinity, we're here to make life simple. easy. awesome. so come ask, shop, discover at your local xfinity store today. ♪ tom: this morning, a single presidential treat. markets celebrate. the u.s. will commit trade peace. no word from beijing. victory,hatcher like boris will be prime minister. look for the

erin mclaughlin is joining us from buckingham palace. how has it been so far? >> reporter: it's interesting, the fact that president trump is not scheduled to have a formal bilateral meeting with british prime minister boris johnson, the two have a close relationship, but it's potentially not unusual when you consider what's playing out here right now in the uk, an active campaign, general election just days away. that election not only deciding the fate of boris johnson's political future but also brexit swings in the balance, and president trump is seen as unpopular here in the united kingdom. so not only are they not meeting, but i think it's safe to say that the government is holding its breath as well for president trump to leave the uk. he's known to make -- or to like to make a splash during these kinds of visits. president trump is meeting with the canadian prime minister, he's also having tea with prince charles and camilla before attending a nato reception for leaders here at buckingham palace. they're going to be celebrating 70 years of an alliance w

he had to step back from royal duties and reportedly moved his offices out of buckingham palace. >> he has paid essentially the ultimate price professionally. he's had to step back from his public duties. he's lost his public role. >> reporter: once known in british circles as the party prince, now prince andrew has become a pariah. >> i find it hard to see how he can come back from this now. >> reporter: prince andrew's ill-fated friendship with jeffrey epstein back in 1999, when ghislaine maxwell, an old friend of the prince, introduced them. >> but he had the most extraordinary ability to bring extraordinary people together. and that's the bit that i remember, is going to the dinner parties where you would meet academics, politicians, people from the united nations. i mean, it was a cosmopolitan group of what i would describe as u.s. eminence. >> reporter: prince andrew stayed with epstein at his properties in new york and palm island in the caribbean. he also flew on his private jet. the two even remaining friends after epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to two felony prostitution char

palace? if so, what was his response? we >> had a great meeting yesterday between me and the president. we talked about the kinds of things that really matter to canadians where it's how we've been moving forward on nato and whether the progress being made in nafta is going to continue and were confident and will. we talked about the challenges of china and we tal

james robbins, bbc news, buckingham palace. elon musk, the billionaire founder of electric car company tesla, is facing a trial in california, accused of defamation. he is alleged to have called british cave diver vernon unsworth a paedophile on twitter. mr unsworth, who helped to rescue i2 boys and their football coach from a flooded cave in thailand last year, is seeking unspecified damages. mr musk denies the accusation. sophie long is outside the court in los angeles with more. well, the first opening statement came from vernon unsworth, the lawyer, the man eating his legal team. and he told the court all about that rescue that you talk about, the rescue that really ca ptu re about, the rescue that really capture the well‘s attention and how that despite when the world was celebrating, vernon unsworth had gone on television and given an interview in which she was asked about acro one's attempt to help, the melissa breen he offered and how he had dismissed it in that television interview is a pr stunt. we then talked about

james robbins, bbc news, buckingham palace. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: empowering communities in africa, the simple device that delivers the data to fight pollution. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless, that the childrens are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11am this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite number from dover. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us house intelligence committee has released its impeachment inquiry report, which accuses president trump of putting personal gain ahead of the american national interest. the whi

james robbins, bbc news, buckingham palace. the california senator, kamala harris, says she's ending her campaign for the democratic party's presidential nomination. the former prosecutor said she would continue to fight for people whose voices were ignored. senator harris has recently been polling in single digits after initially being seen a probable frontrunner. the family of the man who carried out last week's attack near london bridge say they are shocked and saddened by what happened and that they totally condemn his actions. usman khan killed jack merritt and saskia jones and injured three others before being shot dead by police. in a short statement, his family expressed condolences to the families of the victims. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: empowering communities in africa, the simple device that delivers the data to fight pollution. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless, that the ch

a helicopter took him from buckingham palace to the queen's sandringham estate where the royal family is gathering for christmas. in her christmas broadcast tomorrow, the queen will talk about a past year which has felt "quite bumpy". she doesn't clarify what it is that has been bumpy, which will inevitably invite speculation. these are her words. talking about reconciliation, she says... the obvious conclusion is that this is a coded message from britain's head of state, urging the country to try to move on from the divisions of the brexit debate. but the reference to a bumpy year may also be taken to refer to events within her own family, after a year which began with the duke of edinburgh's road accidentjust outside the sandringham estate, which continued with the duke and duchess of sussex complaining about the problems, as they see them, of being in the public eye and which culminated most recently with the controversies surrounding prince andrew, which forced him to step back from public duties. for the queen, who arrived norfolk at the end of last week, there is at least the re

there hasn‘t been any further updates from buckingham palace since the duke was admitted here last —— yesterday. he was admitted for a pre—existing condition, despite him expecting to stay a second night in hospital, it is reported he is in good spirits and has been laughing and joking with some of the staff at the hospital and tonight buckingham palace has released a new photograph of prince george with his father, prince william, his grandfather, prince william, his grandfather, prince charles, and his great—grandmother, the queen, all making some special christmas puddings for charity, the royal british legion. and i think that perhaps the release of these photos isa sign perhaps the release of these photos is a sign that there isn‘t any particular concern about the health of the duke but of course the royal family are hoping very much that he will be well enough to return back to sandringham for christmas. thank you. one of itv‘s most popular shows — dancing on ice — is to feature a same—sex cou ple as co ntesta nts when it goes to air with its latest series tomorrow

james robbins, bbc news, buckingham palace. elon musk, the billionaire founder of electric car company tesla, is facing a trial in california, accused of defamation. he is alleged to have called british cave diver vernon unsworth a paedophile on twitter. mr unsworth, who helped to rescue i2 boys and their football coach from a flooded cave in thailand last year, is seeking unspecified damages. mr musk denies the accusation. let's go to sophie long, who is in los angeles for us. we have heard the opening statements. what did the court here? the first opening statement came from vern unsworth, the man leading his legal team, and he spoke about that rescue that captured the world's attention. despite that, when the world was celebrating, he had gone on television and given an interview where he had when asked about elon musk‘s attempted to help and how he had dismissed it as a pr stunt. then talked about the succession of tweets that came from elon musk later and said that the particular tweet in question where he called vernon

the duke of edinburgh is admitted to hospital for what buckingham palace describes as treatment for a pre—existing condition. and stuck in orbit. why boeing's mission to launch to the international space station didn't quite go as planned. the british parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favour of legislation that marks a huge stride towards britain leaving the european union, after nearly half a century. eight days after its sweeping election victory, borisjohnson‘s conservative party smashed through the stalemate that followed the referendum in 2016. the withdrawal agreement now approved in principle by mps says the uk will leave the eu on 31 january. it imposes a transition period until the end of 2020, during which britain will still abide by eu rules. it says the uk will pay the eu a divorce bill of around £33 billion, and it sets out a plan for dealing with the northern irish border, with a possible customs border down the irish sea. here is our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. we're leaving — we're through the looking glass. everything looks the same, but nothing w

the duke of edinburgh is admitted to hospital in london for treatment, for what buckingham palace describe as a pre—existing condition. the death of harry dunn — the teenage motorcyclist hit by a car in august. now, extradition proceedings begin after an american woman is charged with causing his death by dangerous driving. hampering the christmas getaway, flooding closes the m23 in sussex — as parts of southern england are inundated. now, pallab ghosh looks back on how the frontiers of science and space were pushed in 2019 — a year shaped by the impact of deforestation and climate change — in review 2019: the year in science. this is the year we saw the first ever picture of a black hole and we celebrated one of humanity‘s greatest achievements. that‘s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. there was a new treatment for parkinson‘s disease. it enabled this woman to walk again. there were also fires raging in australia. we saw the hottest summers on record across the globe. and climate change activist greta thunberg had this message for world leaders. how dare

james robbins, bbc news, buckingham palace. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: empowering communities in africa, the simple device that delivers the data to fight pollution. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless, that the childrens are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11am this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite number from dover. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the us house intelligence committee has released its impeachment inquiry report, which accuses president trump of putting personal gain ahead of the american national interest. t

a helicopter took him from buckingham palace to the queen's sandringham estate where the royal family is gathering for christmas. in her christmas broadcast tomorrow, the queen will talk about a past year which has felt "quite bumpy". she doesn't clarify what it is that has been bumpy, which will inevitably invite speculation. these are her words. talking about reconciliation, she says... the obvious conclusion is that this is a coded message from britain's head of state, urging the country to try to move on from the divisions of the brexit debate. but the reference to a bumpy year may also be taken to refer to events within her own family, after a year which began with the duke of edinburgh's road accident, just outside the sandringham estate, which continued with the duke and duchess of sussex complaining about the problems, as they see them, of being in the public eye and which culminated, most recently, with the controversies surrounding prince andrew, which forced him to step back from public duties. for the queen, who arrived norfolk at the end of last week, there is at least th

now they have arrived and gone inside of buckingham palace where there is a reception laid out for the evening. it will be the nato members there hosted by the queen herself. and, later on, the british prime minister will be hosting a reception himself for all the nato members as well. that's a bilateral meeting with president trump, and so instead they have a reception, the prime minister while they are. where all of the nato members -- not sure who's getting out of this car but while we are watching it, steve i will let you finish your point because it was a good one. >> i think that president trump by being direct with nato over its deficiencies has actually strengthened it. he shamed them into doing more and that's why those two things go together. to your earlier point i love the way that president trump is just ripping the mask off of the diplomatic b.s. that we've had from year after year. i used to work on ten downing street as you know and i remember with these events, it's all in the past. it's all cooked up any bit comic in advance. they literally write and communicate the s

palace with the queen the sleeping i guess we'll know when he gets his hands back on his twitter feed for now kind of open thanks for that. let's get some thoughts from george somberly he's a senior research fellow with the global policy institute in london welcome back to our team mr samuel a. the democrats they've laid out their case finally in paper all $300.00 pages of it will the judiciary committee weighty enough to draw off the articles of impeachment do you think. well undoubtedly drop the articles of impeachment whether it's weight you'll know it is neither here nor there they've decided on what they're going to do never really matter very much what evidence was presented how absurd the actual argument was they are determined on a course of action namely the impeachment of doma and nothing is going to stop them and they're going to rush this through all in a matter of days i mean the report comes out today tomorrow already. judiciary committee is taking this up so there's absolutely no time for anybody even to read this. massive report that's the speed that they're going at a