a child killed in the massacre, for falsely claiming it was a hoax. now on bbc news, fleeing afghanistan. when the taliban regained control of afghanistan, lgbtq+ afghans knew their lives were in grave danger. a small group were evacuated in a top secret mission and are re building their lives in the uk. this is their story. i ve concluded that it s time to end america s longest war. it s time for american troops to come home. as us, uk and nato forces leave afghanistan, the taliban tightens its grip and a humanitarian crisis unfolds. everybody was desperately trying to find anyway to get out of afghanistan because it was the only chance to stay alive. so fighting, stressful. there was lots of broken cars all over the airport and there was nothing, just a gate, to go into the plane. people were running towards the aircraft, the airport. - there were soldiers| keeping people out. the taliban, who were beating up people with sticks, - with wires, whatever they had, and they wer
he s an internet sensation in bangladesh for singing out of tune, but we ll find out why this crooner failed to strike a chord with the police. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in the united states with the case of us basketball player, brittney griner, who has been sentenced to nine years injail by a court in russia. the court found her guilty of possessing and smuggling drugs. president biden said washington would use all means possible to guarantee her release, and added that her sentencing is unacceptable. the two time olympic gold medallist admitted to possessing cannabis oil when she was detained in february. here s our russia editor steve rosenberg. in court today brittney griner said she made an honest mistake when she brought vape cartridges with cannabis oil into russia. she made a plea for leniency and that fell on deaf years, really, and thejudge found her guilty and sentenced her to nine years in a russian prison. her def
it was a hoax. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur, and this is the stage of the royal shakespeare theatre in stratford upon avon, birthplace of william shakespeare. 400 years and more after his death, his words and stories still resonate around the world, transcending languages and borders. well, my guest today is the just retired artistic director of the royal shakespeare company, greg doran. why do we continue to make much ado about william shakespeare? gregory doran, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. nice to be here. well, it s a real pleasure to be on your stage here at the royal shakespeare company. you first set foot on this stage 35 years ago. idid. in fact, this month, it s 50 years since i saw my first show at the rsc, which was eileen atkins in as you like it. and my mum had packed us all into the back of her beige mini and we had come down from preston, and i saw the show and i was just completely blown away. and apparent
as parts of europe face a drought, the first in a series of hosepipe bans is due to come into force across the south of england to try and tackle water shortages. the american conspiracy theorist alexjones has been ordered to pay more than $4 million in damages after losing a defamation case for falsely claiming the sandy hook shooting was a hoax. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. in the uk, the governor of the bank of england has defended the decision to raise interest rates, saying there s a real risk of soaring prices becoming embedded . yesterday, the bank warned of a recession as it raised interest rates by the largest amount in 27 years. the uk economy is forecast to shrink in the last three months of this year, as the bank predicts a recession that will last well into next year. the bank says that sharp increases in energy prices will push inflation to more than 13% a 42 year high and that the value of people s incomes is falli