With stephen sackur. Holding up placards outside the funerals of dead american soldiers, celebrating schoolroom massacres, Westboro Baptist church has been described as the most obnoxious, hate filled group in america. Megan phelps roper was part of that group. She was born into the church. She carried those hate filled placards from the age of five years old. But as an adult, firing off tweets against online critics, megan began to doubt. Eventually, she left the church altogether, but she paid a high price. The church was founded by her grandfather. She was shunned by those she loved the most. Can she still really regard the people who taught her to hate, to desire more death, that the world was going to hell, as her beloved, wonderful mum and dad . Megan phelps roper, welcome to hardtalk. From the age of five, in 1991, you were involved in your familys demonstrations, later taking part in pickets of the funerals of dead soldiers in the united states. Can you just give us a sense of
It is 2 30 now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk with shaun ley. Holding up placards outside the funerals of dead american soldiers. Celebrating schoolroom massacres. Westboro Baptist Church has been described as the most obnoxious, hate filled group in america. Megan phelps roper was part of that group. She was born into the church. She carried those hate filled placards from the age of five years old. But as an adult, firing off tweets against online critics, megan began to doubt. Eventually, she left the church altogether, but she paid a high price. The church was founded by her grandfather. She was shunned by those she loved the most. Can she still really regard the people who taught her to hate, to desire more death, that the world was going to hell, as her beloved, wonderful mum and dad . Megan phelps roper, welcome to hardtalk. From the age of five, in 1991, you were involved in your familys demonstrations, later taking part in pickets of the funerals of dead soldiers in the un
Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Holding up placards outside the funerals of dead american soldiers. Celebrating schoolroom massacres. Westboro Baptist Church has been described as the most obnoxious, hate filled group in america. Megan phelps roper was part of that group. She was born into the church. She carried those hate filled placards from the age of five years old. But as an adult, firing off tweets against online critics, megan began to doubt. Eventually, she left the church altogether, but she paid a high price. The church was founded by her grandfather. She was shunned by those she loved the most. Can she still really regard the people who taught her to hate, to desire more death, that the world was going to hell, as her beloved, wonderful mum and dad . Megan phelps roper, welcome to hardtalk. From the age of five, in 1991, you were involved in your familys demonstrations, later taking part in pickets of the funerals of dead soldiers in the united states. Can you just give us a sen
To europe for a Climate Summit Scientists Say the last decade looks set to be the hottest on record. British pupils rise up an International League table for education, but teenagers here arent nearly as happy as those elsewhere. And coming up on bbc news, its been described as possibly the worst ever drop in test cricket joe denlys mistake, as england lose the test series in new zealand. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Donald trump is not usually short of an opinion or two, but hes arrived in london promising not to get involved in our election. The president is here for a nato meeting but it wasnt long before he was asked whether the nhs would be on the table in any future trade talks with britain. He insisted he didnt want anything to do with it, but that hasnt stopped the argument between the major parties. In a moment, our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins will have more on the nato meeting, but first our chief Political Correspondent vicki young looks at how
In the moment we join the team for sportsday but first on bbc news this evening, we have the latest on donald trump and his visit to the uk. He is currently attending a reception hosted by the queen and will then head to downing street. That is at eight oclock this evening. Then we bring you the latest on the general Election Campaign trail with adam fleming and chris mason and then the winner of the turner prize this year will be announced and we have a special programme from margate in kent. That is all to come on bbc news but now time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday im jane dougall. Not one series win this year. So have england droppd the ball on test cricket . Shes the best known womens footballer, but is she actually the best . Megan rapinoe wins the ballon dorfor the first time. And re invented for this re match. Antonyjoshua says he feels different in the lead up to facing andy ruinunior again. Also coming up in the programme, the former wolves keeper carl ikeme ta