Welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. My guest is american journalist theo padnos. From october 2012 to august 2014 he was held hostage in syria by the nusra front, which is allied to alqaeda. He was beaten, abused, not knowing from day to day if he would be shot or spared by his captors. But was he the victim of his own actions . He says the most bitter moment of his captivity was the realisation that it was he himself who was mostly responsible for his ordeal. Theo padnos, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks very much for having me. Why did you decide to go to syria in 2012 to report on the conflict there . You know, it was a very dangerous place, it still is. It was certainly dangerous at the time, but i mean, i felt that i could avoid the worst of the dangers. I felt the real danger to me at the time, i thought, was the regime. I thought they were against western reporters coming in. I didnt have a visa for journalists, and i felt that they were going to come and arrest me. I felt t
The metro also leads on the snowy conditions. Its headline is white out travel misery, as snow sweeps britain. The telegraph leads on britains role in the trump dossier. It quotes an american source as saying the British Government gave permission to the fbi to speak to the former british spy who compiled the documents. The Financial Times says that, just one day after heavily fining volkswagen, the Us Government is turning its fire on fiat chrysler. The daily mirror front page is dedicated to the nhs, and features a young boy kept waiting in a e, lying on chairs, forfive hours. His case was referred to by labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn in the commons yesterday. The times front page features a warning from the Prime Minister of malta, currently holding the eu presidency, that any transitional brexit arrangements could leave britain under the rule of european judges for years. Now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. My guest is american journalis
The metro also leads on the snowy conditions. Its headline is white out travel misery, as snow sweeps britain. The telegraph leads on britains role in the trump dossier. It quotes an american source as saying the British Government gave permission to the fbi to speak to the former british spy who compiled the documents. The Financial Times says that, just one day after heavily fining volkswagen, the Us Government is turning its fire on fiat chrysler. The daily mirror front page is dedicated to the nhs, and features a young boy kept waiting in a e, lying on chairs, forfive hours. His case was referred to by labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn in the commons yesterday. The times front page features a warning from the Prime Minister of malta, currently holding the eu presidency, that any transitional brexit arrangements could leave britain under the rule of european judges for years. Now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. My guest is american journalis
Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning what do you want from a Trump Presidency . He says he will make America Great again. He dominates oui America Great again. He dominates our programme today. Do get in touch. Use the hashtag victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Hes just hours away from the worlds most powerfuljob. This afternoon, at 5pm uk time, donald trump will be sworn in as 45th President of the United States. Last night, in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial, the Billionaire Businessman, who Beat The Odds to win novembers election, told the crowd that he will unify the country and give a voice to people who have been forgotten. Our washington Correspondent Laura Bicker has more. Marching band plays. This is a musical Warmup Act For One of the greatest political shows on earth. And centre stage for this welcome concert is its star. This is a first lo
Britain two men in the fourth round of a grand slam for the First Time Since 2002. Good morning. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Hes just hours away from becoming the most powerful person in the world. Donald trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States at five oclock this afternoon uk time, signalling possibly the most radical change in the Us Government in modern times. Last night in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial the Billionaire Businessman told the crowd that he will unify the country and give a voice to people who have been forgotten. Our washington Correspondent Laura Bicker has more. Marching band plays. This is A Musical Warm Up Act for one of the greatest political shows on earth. And centre stage for this welcome concert is its star. This is a first look at Donald Trumps inauguration crowds, his chance to address those who put him in office. The polls started going up, up, up, but they didnt want to give us credit, because they forgot about a lot of us.