Our pakistan correspondent, Caroline Davies has the latest, from the capital, islamabad. A Sunday Afternoon Political Rally by one of pakistans biggest religious parties. Hundreds crowded in, covered from the Afternoon Sun by a marquee, waving flags and chanting. Then the speaker was interrupted by the explosion. Some people were stretchered out, soaked in blood. Others were simply carried by any hands that could offer help. The District Hospital declared a Health Emergency and a call was put out for blood donations. As the wards filled up, some were taken by helicopter to nearby peshawar. The Death Toll Rose quickly. Police have said they have struggled to identify all of the dead. Among those named is a local political leader. There has been an increase in Violent Attacks in pakistan, particularly in kp province. Police have said that they have discovered evidence suggesting that the explosion might have been a suicide bomber, but have not yet confirmed it. If this was an attack, it
And returned to the stage last year in london, not in the flesh, but as digital avatars 2d recreations of themselves from 1979. In a worldwide exclusive interview to mark 12 months of the Abba Voyage Show, i went to the studio of the band in stockholm to talk to Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson two of the globe s most successful songwriters. Its the one Year Anniversary of the Abba Voyage Show. It took years to create. You described it as a risk because you didnt know if people were going to come and see digital to come and see Digital Recreations of you. Is it a gamble that has paid off . Most certainly, yes. Artistically, definitely. Why do you say artistically definitely . Because we achieved more than we could ever hope for. Seeing this happening after four or five years of work in different areas, coming there, seeing the first preview and realising that the audience actually connected to what was on there, not like they were watching a movie, but is if we were actually there, wh
artists with multiple nominations for chart stars taylor swift, 0livia rodrigo, miley cyrus, lana del rey and ice spice now on bbc news.the arts interviews: sir anthony hopkins. 30 seconds to on air! 0k, and you are just here. couldn t i sit farther back? sir anthony hopkins playing an ordinary man with an extraordinary story. sir nicholas winton was just 29 in 1938 when he embarked on a campaign to bring hundreds of refugee children from prague to london. for 50 years, he didn t talk about his efforts until they were revealed by the bbc tv programme that s life. if they hadn t been rescued and brought over to england, these children would have been killed by the nazis. i m the bbc s culture editor, katie razzall, and for this edition of the arts interviews, i interrupted sir anthony s busy filming schedule to talk to him about his role in one life. is everybody happy? are you happy, sir anthony? yes. tony, tony. i think this whole story has affected me and has actually staye
on the bbc s hardtalk program in 2014 when he was 105. love, honesty, decency. ..ethics. that standard of life. i believe in ethics. and if everybody believes in ethics, we d have no problems at all. 26 years earlier, another bbc programme, that s life, thrust him into the spotlight after it was handed a wartime scrapbook. that tv show told the true story of how nicholas winton had saved the lives of 669 mainlyjewish children. so we told her about him. she said. i tried very hard to find out who had rescued us. i even tried the archbishop of canterbury to see if he knew. but i drew a blank. i would very much like to meet nicholas winton to thank him for saving my life. if it hadn t been for this man, i wouldn t be here to tell the tale. vera gissing is with us here tonight. hello, vera. and i should tell you that you are actually sitting next to nicholas winton. hello. applause hello. that story has gone from the small screen to the big in the feature film one life.
30 seconds to on air! 0k, and you are just here. couldn t i sit farther back? sir anthony hopkins playing an ordinary man with an extraordinary story. sir nicholas winton was just 29 in 1938 when he embarked on a campaign to bring hundreds of refugee children from prague to london. for 50 years, he didn t talk about his efforts until they were revealed by the bbc tv programme that s life. if they hadn t been rescued and brought over to england, these children would have been killed by the nazis. i m the bbc s culture editor, katie razzall, and for this edition of the arts interviews, i interrupted sir anthony s busy filming schedule to talk to him about his role in one life. is everybody happy? are you happy, sir anthony? yes. tony. i think this whole story has affected me and has actually stayed with me throughout the whole of my life, really. i also speak to the younger nicky winton actor, johnny flynn. the experience of making it will never leave me. ..and 90 year old rena