Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. President biden has reportedly paused arms sales to saudi arabia as his administration reviews relations with his long time strategic ally. Not long ago, candidate biden described the kingdom as a pariah, but is there any prospect of external or internal pressure challenging the authority of saudi arabias De Facto Leader, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman . Well, my guest is exiled saudi opposition activist, madawi al rasheed. What next for saudi arabia reform, repression or maybe both . Madawi al rasheed, welcome to hardtalk. Hello. You have become one of the highest profile saudi critics of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. I just wonder how you felt a couple of weeks ago when we saw the crown prince so warmly welcomed at the World Economic forum, the online davos event, where he was selling saudi arabia as an Investment Opportunity for the entire world. What did you make of that . Well, its a familiar image and a fami
Has died after spending more than 50 years in custody for killing five children. Police say an outstanding case will not be closed. Ruined by rubbish the british island in the South Pacific which has more Plastic Waste than anywhere else in the world. And coming up in sport on bbc news, no trophies for Pep Guardiola but the race to secure a Champions League spot hots up tonight as City Take On West Brom and arsenal host sunderland. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn has officially launched the pa rtys General Election manifesto, some of the details of which were leaked last week. It includes plans to renationalise the water companies, as well as the railways and the royal mail. There would be more Free Childcare for 2 year olds and some 1 year olds. And University Tuition fees in england would be scrapped. 0n taxation, it proposes a 45p tax rate on earnings of over £80,000, and 50p from £123,000, and a levy on companies which pay staff o
Children he murdered. And why does this tiny island in the South Pacific have more plastic rubbish washing up on its shore, than anywhere else in the world . Its 5 oclock. Our main story The Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn has officially launched the partys General Election manifesto, describing it as a Blueprint For What Britain could be. He chose bradford for the event saying it was a radical and radical and responsible plan for government. Ben brown has been at the launch event and is in bradford for us now. Im ben brown live in bradford where The Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn has officially launched the pa rtys General Election manifesto, some of the details of which were leaked last week. We now know that it includes proposals to renationalise the Water Companies as well as the railways and the royal mail. There would be more Free Childcare for two year olds and some one year olds. And University Tuition fees in england would be scrapped. 0n taxation, it proposes a 45p tax rate on earni
On rising asset prices. Spurring a little of a stock selloff. Well this worry the fed . Share buybackhe days after dan lopes hedge fund bought a big stake in the business. Will this keep the activist investor at bay or spur him on . Hour less than half an away from the start of cash trading. Lets take a look at what the bloomberg is telling us about where we sit right now. At the moment and looks like we are starting off on a negative story. Feeding off what we saw yesterday. I will show you an interesting [inaudible] is outperforming. Uropean forces are down we will see a continuation of what we saw a little bit of yesterday. That was the equity market selloff. Lets move to the gmm. Heres what we can see happening around the world and dress in lines around some of these Asset Classes. The s p 500 down and the dax down. 8 of 1 . That is the bank drop to what we are seeing today. Interestingg some stories developing particularly in the commodities currencies, what is happening with chin
Hamelton the rivality that forged a nation. Several of his books have been selections of the history book club, and the book of the month club and almost a miracle of the american victory and the war of independence was an awardwinning book as well. He had a 40year teaching career at the university of west georgia in carrollton before retiring in 2004 to focus more on writing books which is why hes been very prolific over the past few years. You can learn more about him and his books by visiting johnferling. Com can. Please join me in welcoming john ferling to the atlanta history center. [applause] thank you kate, and thank you for coming out this evening on this gorgeous atlanta spring night. Coming inside, actually, on this night to hear me talk. I want to talk tonight about my new book, whirlwind, and let me tell you first ors how i happened to first, how i happened to come up with the title, whirlwind. I used the i chose the title because it was a word that was used by both Abigail