and of course included in these banks are the secretary of the disciplinary commission.ore than 17 months and collected a lot of evidence, documents, technical expertise, and heard a large number of witnesses. all those involved in these procedures were granted the right to be heard. these concerns those who were accused as well as those who were accused as well as those who were witnesses. we made sure there was due process in all the procedure is that have now been completed. that is one of the differences compared with the situation immediately prior to the olympic games in rio in 2016. the other difference is that the issue was that of the manipulation of the anti—doping system prior to and during the games in sochi. due to the severity and seriousness of this situation and the consequences, the disciplinary commission decided that its recommendations would only be based on material evidence of an impartial and objective nature. i would like to stress that the result of this procedure is not based only on the statements and declarations of mr voycheck off but based o

due to the severity and the seriousness of this situation and the consequence is the disciplinary commission decided that its recommendations would only be based on material ever terms of impartial and objective nature i'd like to stress here that the result of this procedure. is not based only on the statements and declarations of mr tank of them but is based on all the documents and proof that our impartial and objective nature these are for example. scientific. testament is correspondence xchange of correspondence and are the indications and proofs in. our. recommendation we have only included testimony of witnesses that are corroborated by other types of proof and evidence having analyzed all of this information and prove the disciplinary commission. first of all took note of the facts and on the basis of these facts drew the appropriate conclusions now with regard to the fact the disciplinary commission concluded that there was a systemic many in russia of the anti doping rules and of the anti doping system that all. the money placed in of the anti doping grows and regulations and of th

the chief executive of the football association of wales is to face a disciplinary commission over hisy" not be english. the faw‘s investigation could delay the appointment of the next wales manager as jonathan ford? is due to head up the process of finding chris coleman's successor. tomos dafydd reports. the wales sport, was last week. when askedif the wales sport, was last week. when asked if they prefer other welshmen asked if they prefer other welshmen as their next manager, this was the response. the best expression someone came up response. the best expression someone came up with in the team was, yes, 0k, wells, yes, definitely not english. it is a line he repeated in an interview later. his comments are not pleased everyone. the interviews he gave that night we re the interviews he gave that night were discussed at the football association of wales council meeting yesterday. some members felt that his comments could be viewed as potential racism. after jonathan ford was asked to leave the room, it was then decided that a three—man disciplinary panel would be set up and jonathan

consequences the disciplinary commission decided that its recommendations would only be based on material evidence of an impartial and objective nature and i'd like to stress here. that the result of this procedure. is not based only on the statements and declarations of mr. but is based on. documents and proof that our compassion triptych to nature these are for example. scientific. testament. correspondence xchange of correspondence and are the indications and in. our recommendation we have only included testament witnesses that are corroborated by other types of proof and evidence having analyzed all of this information and proof the discipline or a commission. first of all took note of the facts and on the basis of these facts drew the appropriate conclusions now with regard to the fact the disciplinary commission on concluded that there was a systemic manipulation of russia on the anti doping rules and of the anti doping system that all. the money play tional of the anti doping grows and regulations and open systems. also prevalent prevalent during the olympic games winter games in s

. >> and the ioc disciplinary commission said in the report that there wasn't any documented evidencerming that the russian president was directly involved. individual athletes will be allowed to compete in south korea wearing neutral uniforms if they pass extensive drug tests. it is unclear how the kremlin will respond to today's ban. >> if they don't take actual responsibility and accept these findings as truth, and come forward to the world and apologize, why should they ever be reinstated in any olympic game? >> but the impact of the whistle blowing is undeniable. even here in america. u.s. intelligence agency says it was one of russia's motivations for interfering in the 2016 presidential election. >> given your perspective on russia, having been through what you've been through, what would you say to those who doubt there? >> watch this film. and then tell me, or tell world that you doubt what russia is capable of. it's that clear and simple. >>> up next, we've got inside information from the stars of star wars, the last jedi. daisy ridley talks about what she learned about bein

disciplinary commission's report has found no evidence of state sponsored doping let's listen to how this has been formulated in the report take a listen. nevertheless the independent and impartial evidence do not allow the i.o.c. d.c. to establish with certitude either who initiated or who headed this scheme on many occasions reference was made on the involvement at the minister of sports level but no indication independent or impartial evidence appeared to cooperate any involvement or knowledge at a higher level of the state all right so there it is in writing from the report why did they ban that russian sports officials for life from attending the winter olympics if they found no evidence of state knowledge of the matter well you know you have to realize that a lot of countries have organized. doping their athletes china being one of them and. we can't think of a time that a country has been banned for that even when it's clear that it was done at with higher authority from the government so i have to say that this looks like totally about politics not about you know cleaning up

disciplinary commission headed by federal member and former swiss president some people schmidt at the main findings claim the moscow tampered with samples are scratches had been found on some also said that excessive amounts of salt had been found in some of the others. brings us the latest on the. the question of whether russia will accept competing under a neutral flag is of course a tough one and that is going to be a tough decision and it will depend on the individual athletes but on the other hand you may like it or not but it will somehow be influenced by the russian olympic officials in any way if russia chooses to boycott yung chang twenty this will be a direct result of that i.o.c. ruling it's been said that the russians are being disqualified because of the scratches on the doping test bottles and also the excessive amounts of salt and the clean doping test samples which according to the you see couldn't have been produced by a human body though have we been shown any visual proof of the i.o.c. conclusions about scratches and ways to open sample bottles shawn that is the que

every your news is our top story the european commission has launched disciplinary proceedings against poland over judicial reforms the e.u. says are undemocratic the move could lead to unprecedented sanctions against warsaw including the loss of its voting rights. to eastern ukraine where fighting between ukrainian troops and russian backed separatists has escalated to the worst level in months the past week alone a scene three ukrainian soldiers killed and at least eight civilian seriously wounded just days before this latest flare up our correspondent nick conley visited the region and met the people living on the frontline of the conflict here's his exclusive report that takes us to the small village of. single potholed road is all that connects the village of jonker to the outside world the ridge that overshadows the village is already deep in separatist held territory here the front line begins where people's gardens and. because one hundred forty mostly elderly residents are dependent on outside help since public transport broke down the nearest supermarket is several hours' wal

signed into law two more bills on changing the judiciary hours after the european commission began unprecedented disciplinaryres for the laws he already signed. the eu has said the changes could enable poland's right-wing government to stack the courts with supportive judges. the vatican says cardinal bernard law, who was forced to resign as the archbishop of boston over a child sex abuse scandal, has died at age 86. cardinal law was accused of protecting pedophile priests for years by transferring them to new parishes. investigators in the state of washington say that monday's deadly train crash might have been prevented if politicians had not did they get delayed the introduction of speed control technology. three people were killed and dozens injured when the speeding train derailed neil seattle -- near seattle. voters will go to the polls in catalonia tomorrow that could -- in a key election that could result spain's political crisis. pro-independence parties are against those who want to remain part of a unified spain. the country was plunged into constitutional crisis went the catalonian parliament you

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for the first time in its history, the european commission has threatened a member state with the loss of its eu voting rights. it's started disciplinary government of undermining the independence of the country's judges. polish ministers have dismissed the commission's actions as politically motivated. ugandan mps have voted overwhelmingly to remove the age limit for the presidency — so allowing president yoweri museveni to run for a sixth term. they're also reintroducing a two—term limit for heads of state — which means mr museveni could stay in office until 2031. from kampala, catherine byaruhanga. the bill passes. victory is theirs, and they are relishing every moment. uganda's ruling party mps want their leader, president yoweri museveni, to stay in power. and, one by one, they voted to remove age caps for the presidency. we are enjoying peace and stability in northern uganda. it is because of the effort of president yoweri museveni. we cannot, on a technicality, say we should knock him out of the race. this is president museveni at his first swearing—in ceremony, in 1986. he fought a bitter civil war to seize power, and brought h

the european commission has threatened a member state with the loss of its eu voting rights. it's started disciplinary, accusing the government of undermining the independence of the country's judges. polish ministers have dismissed the commission's actions as politically motivated. britain's most valuable company, shell, and the italian oil company, any, have been ordered to stand trial in italy, in what has been described as one of the biggest corporate corruption cases in history. the companies and several senior officials face allegations in connection with a deal in nigeria. the oil firms and the individuals deny any wrongdoing. saudi arabia's crown prince, mohammed bin salman is to visit britain next year. that's according to a statement from downing street. it said the prime minister is looking forward to welcoming the crown prince to the uk in the new year. let's take a look ahead to the business briefing now. we'll have lots more on the catalonia election and the potential impact on the spanish economy we're also reporting from dubai, where the high—tech cityscape could soon become home to th

for the first time in its history, the european commission has threatened a member state with the loss of its eu voting rights. it's started disciplinaryt of undermining the independence of the country's judges. polish ministers have dismissed the commission's actions as politically motivated. fans have been gathering to say goodbye at the funeral of south korea's k—pop star, kim jong—hyun. his death has triggered an outpouring of grief from fans around the world and three days of mourning begin today. it's thought the singer took his own life, a note believed to be from him revealed he'd been struggling with depression. sophie long is following the story for us in the south korean capital, seoul. his body left the hospital here in seoul, in a stretch black limousine. and there were hundreds of his young fans all gathered. they came here since very early this morning, and stood very respectfully, in silence, to pay their last respects to their idol. now, he is a member, he was the lead singer of shinee, one of korea's biggest boy bands. four other members of the band were inside the hospital. but there was no hysteria here, it was a mo

for the first time in its history, the european commission has threatened a member state with the loss of its eu voting rights. it has started disciplinaryland, accusing the government of undermining the independence of the country's judges. polish ministers have dismissed the commission's actions as politically motivated. voters will go to the polls in catalonia later in a key election that could resolve spain's political crisis. pro—independence parties are up against those who want to remain part of a unified spain. the country was plunged into constitutional crisis when catalonia's parliament illegally declared independence in 0ctober. that was followed by madrid stripping the region of its autonomy. the bbc‘s james reynolds reports from barcelona. pro—independence supporters are planning a revival... ..and a new strategy. declaring unilateral independence in october simply got their leaders sacked, and even jailed. the deposed regional president, carles puigdemont, now campaigns from exile in belgium. so this time, if they win, they promise no more unilateral steps. if you win, will you make another effort to declare independence? t

for the first time in its history, the european commission has threatened a member state with the loss of its eu voting rights. it has started disciplinarysing the government of undermining the independence of the country's judges. polish ministers have dismissed the commission's actions as politically motivated. police are continuing to search two properties, including a community centre, following anti—terror raids in sheffield and chesterfield. four men have been arrested and held over an alleged islamist terror plot that officers say could have been carried out this christmas. saudi arabia's crown prince, mohammed bin salman, is to visit britain next year, according to a statement from downing street. it said the prime minister is looking forward to welcoming the crown prince to the uk in the new year. the headlines on bbc news: the first secretary of state, damian green, is forced to resign after an inquiry finds he breached the ministerial code. britain's biggest police force confirms it's urgently reviewing dozens of investigations into alleged sexual offences, after two cases collapse within a week. there are downgraded its forec

for the first time in its history, the european commission has threatened a member state with the loss of its eu voting rights. it's started disciplinary the government of undermining the independence of the country's judges. polish ministers have dismissed the commission's actions as politically motivated. president trump says he's delivering what he's called a "big, beautiful tax cut" for americans this christmas. the tax reforms, passed this evening in congress, represent the first major legislative victory for mr trump after nearly a year in office. the reforms will dramatically cut tax for us corporations, but at a cost to the treasury — as our north america editorjon sopel reports. if this was a smile— off, it would be hard to decide who had the biggest grin, a real toss—up between the president, his number two and the leaders of the house and the senate. finally, just days before christmas, donald trump has notched up his first legislative victory. pleased? he was over the moon. we broke every record. it's the largest, i always say the most massive, but it's the largest tax—cut, in the history of our country, and reform, but tax

the european commission has launched unprecedented disciplinary proceedings against poland over its plannedppointed, threatens the rule of law. the polish conservative government says the reforms are needed to curb inefficiency and corruption. thousands of people across the country have held protests against the planned reforms. our correspondent adam easton joins us from warsaw. adam, just more detail, if you could, what poland has been planning? well, this is a series of laws to radically reform the judicial system, which has not been reformed since the days of communism in the 1980s, and stilljudges... it badly needs reform. what they have done is they have packed a whole series of reforms and laws which will essentially, what the commission is worried about, will give the governing party and president the tools to politicise the courts and politicise the judicial system, and appoint judges which are loyal. that is the major concern of the european commission and other institutions. the polish government says we are a sovereign member state of the european union, we have to reform ourjud

disciplinary hearing at a 10 day suspension. he claims former police chiefs allowed him to do it and says he has never missed a call. to chicago leaders are fighting the city aviation commission word police from the airport security officers title. the new proposal would restore the word to their badges and uniforms helping them retain powers stripped from some. airport police have been under scrutiny since this incident when officers violently drag the passenger off and overbooked fight. the children's nativity takes a turn after the sheet steals baby jesus. ♪ >> the chief rocking the baby, swiped out of the manger before dancing on stage at a church in tennessee but mary not having any of it, two start wrestling over the doll but the congregation breaks out in laughter and adults have to intervene. see you monday, goodbye. >> very good reason to suspect people that were involved in the investigation and deeply involved in it had biases against the president. >> you have here a cesspool of corruption covering up for the clintons. >> did james coming back water down his infamous statement to protect hillary clinton? bombshell evidence