of europe and asia, and its food scene is as diverse as its rich history. turkish culture has evolved through the rule of successive empires, each leaving its mark on what s eaten here now. i m on its western coast. izmir is a port city and turkey s third largest metropolis, a cultural capital in its own right. in its history, this peninsula has been home to greeks and romans and, under the ottomans, became a vibrant mix of religions and cultures. and i m told that, even till this day, you can really see how this has had a huge influence on the area s cuisine. to guide me around, i m meeting local fellow foodie gokcen coskun, a globetrotting influencer who s on a mission to find the world s best eats. marhaba. hi, i m nick. welcome to izmir. 0h, thanks for having me. gokcen says, despite her extensive gastronomic travels, izmir is still her undeniable foodie paradise. have you always lived here? i born here, actually. oh, yeah? lots of people, lots of geographically different
about the war in gaza this weekend to be mindful of the fear and distress injewish and muslim communities . it comes as the chancellorjeremy hunt has distanced himself from the home secretary s controversial comments yesterday, when she accused the police of showing favouritism to pro palestinian demonstrators. mr hunt said suella braverman s remarks were not words that he would have chosen. some senior conservatives claim what she said was unacceptable . our political correspondent charlotte rose reports. did you forget your resignation letter, home secretary? - with less than 2a hours until tomorrow s protest march in central london over conditions in gaza, the row over suella braverman s future as home secretary rumbles on. this morning, the chancellor became the latest cabinet member to distance himself from the remarks in her times article. the words that she used are not words that i myself would have used, but i have a productive relationship with her as a colleague
substantial slowdown in activity. on the other hand, we saw things like car building, engineering, putting on activity, so that helped balance things out. we on activity, so that helped balance thins out. ~ . , on activity, so that helped balance thins out. ~ ., , u, things out. we have been covering this a lot. are things expected to pick up? that is a really important question. it is important because the more active the economy is, the more wealth people are able to make by working harder and so forth. mast working harder and so forth. most forecasters working harder and so forth. most forecasters think working harder and so forth. most forecasters think we working harder and so forth. i’l if?3ii forecasters think we will not see any growth in the next few months or so. the bank of england recently said that there will be no growth until 2025, so, quite a long time before we see any growth in the economy, according to most commentators but, importantly, the bank of
..when reality is so devastating? two year old fatima was stuck under the rubble of a bombing in gaza three weeks ago. her parents had tried for m years to have a baby. and then fatima was born. translation: what is her fault? what did she do wrong? we have to constantly give her painkillers. as soon as the effect of one wears off, i give her another. her life revolves around painkillers, and every other day she undergoes surgery. trapped in gaza, under the constant threat of being bombed. hospitals fill up with more wounded children. amira, 13. seven of her brothers were killed and her mother too. her father says they d fled to southern gaza for safety. that s where they were bombed. amira has spinal injuries. i want peace and security. i want to be treated and go back to normal life, to my home , she says. i want to feel safe. it s not clear if amira will be able to walk again. yogita limaye, bbc news, jerusalem. just a couple of these stories, the real lives on the gr