Of the english channel. Now, all of these feats of superhuman endurance have been undertaken by my guest today, lewis pugh. Why does he do it . To focus attention on the Climate Crisis and its impact on our blue planet. His death defying exploits have won him political access from Downing Street to the kremlin. But is the response too little, too late . Lewis pugh, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you so much. Its great to have you on the show. Here you are before me in your very smart suit but soon, youll be back in your trunks on another Marathon Swim youve Just Announced youre going to swim the entire length of the hudson river through new york state, ending up in New York City at the time of the un General Assembly. Its a massive undertaking. Do these things get easier with experience and with time . Mentally easier. Physically, perhaps not so but mentally, yes. Because, without being impolite, you began these endurance tests, this extreme swimming, in your30s. Youre now into your 50s. J
to the royal pharmaceutical society. the year of the debt crisis that s how one charity is describing 2023. it describes a tidal wave of people needing help. we spend the day with one support worker. it was a comeback for the ages in america s biggest sporting event, as kansas city chiefs fight back to beat philadelphia eagles in thrilling super bowl 57. good morning. quite a cloudy start for many. under that cloud it is mild. where we have the clear skies, it is a colder start. here we will have the sunshine. more of us will see the sunshine. more of us will see the sunshine as the cloud breaks up, leading us into a very mild week. details later in the programme. good morning. one week on from the devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria, more than 33,000 people are now known to have died. the united nations expects the death toll to double as hopes of finding more survivors fade. are you hurt? the rescuer asks. no, this17 year old says, i fell into a hole, i m not
violin plays. ceremonies are being held to mark holocaust memorial day to remember the millions of people persecuted and murdered by the nazis. and britain s alfie hewett and gordon reid secure theirfourth successive australian open wheelchair doubles title their 16th grand slam title together. hello and welcome. the chancellor, jeremy hunt will make a major speech shortly about where long term growth in our economy will come from. mr hunt is expected to dismiss gloom as he sets out plans to increase productivity in the uk. it s also thought he ll pledge a relentless focus on the key industries of the future. but it comes against the backdrop of a cost of living crisis and ongoing strikes about public sector pay. it comes in a week the government has faced accusations it has no long term plans for growth. according to advance extracts from his speech released by the treasury he will say. the government will offer a plan for long term prosperity based on british genius
for many rail commuters, like these in marston in west yorkshire, getting around has become an ordeal and notjust on strike days. trains are always cancelled, you can t rely on them. i go to work to manchester, i only go one day a week but it s still a nightmare. i would probably go in a bit more to work if i could get the trains, it s absolutely shocking at the moment. i don t feel like it s train service at all. it s just incredibly dire and stressful for commuters. train cancellations in britain have reached record levels. the industry blames covid delaying the training of drivers, staff sickness, and factors like winter weather, plus the knock on impact of strikes. transpennine express, which runs services around the north of england and into scotland, has been making dozens of cancellations each day for months. the northern powerhouse partnership, campaigning business group, claims today that the operator s problems are costing the economy in west yorkshire £2 million a
terminating in west london rather than the heart of the capital. a record fine for a hospital trust in nottingham after the mistakes that lead to the death of a baby, shortly after her mother gave birth. these criminal proceedings are designed to act as a punishment and a deterrent. no financial penalty will ever bring wynter back. appeals for calm in memphis tennessee, after the death of a black man who d been stopped by police: five officers have been charged with his murder. and the holocaust survivor who s turned to tiktok to teach a new generation about the horrors of the nazi death camps. and coming up on the bbc news channel: former burnley boss sean dyche is set to be named as everton s new manager following frank lampard s sacking earlier this week. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has been defending the government s record on economic growth. in a speech this morning, he said there s too much gloom about the economy, an