Trump impeachment inquiry: public hearings open in Washington

Mr Trump is accused of trying to press Ukraine into investigating his political rival, Joe Biden. Giving his testimony, the acting US ambassador to Ukraine, Bill Taylor said a staff member was told that Mr Trump cared more about the investigations into Mr Biden than about Ukraine.

Also in the programme: President Trump's meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the plastic pollution problem in the Philippines.

(Picture: Ambassador Bill Taylor testifies as House Intelligence Committee holds hearing on Trump impeachment inquiry on Capitol Hill. Credit: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)