kate forbes by four percentage points. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show, i m in the philippines, finding out how the island of siargao is bouncing back after being hit by a super typhoon. we went through the worst in our lives, and we kind of helped each other bounce back. ok, so this leg down, this leg up. oh my god, are you serious? striking a pose for the human drones. watch your head! and i m journeying into the realm of the stingless jellyfish. humans are not part of their diet, so you re fine. this week i m in the philippines, on the island of siargao, some 700 kilometres south east of the country s capital manila. named after a native mangrove, the island became famous for its surfing scene, considered the best in the philippines. but the main draw for many is siargao s largely unspoilt natural environment. and when you are zipping around on a bike, it s easy to see how stunning this place is. in 2019, siargao was voted the best island in
as the continuity candidate, but, in the end, onlyjust beat his nearest rival kate forbes by four percentage points. now on bbc news it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. on the face of it, russia s war on ukraine has galvanised a strong and united european response sanctions on moscow, weapons supplies to kyiv and a readiness to host millions of ukrainians fleeing the war. but scratch the surface and there are significant variations. romania is notably reticent about the scale of its aid to ukraine. why? my guest is romania s foreign minister, bogdan aurescu. is his country ambivalent about confronting russia? foreign minister bogdan aurescu, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it s a pleasure to have you. how destabilising has russia s war on ukraine been to your country, romania 7 as you know, romania is the nato and eu member state with the longest border with ukraine, and we have been, since the very day one of the war of
latest pay offer. and gwyneth paltrow s accuser details the moments before he says the actress collided with him on a ski slop. ms paltrow denies responsibility for the incident. hello and welcome to the program. there have been more protests in cities in israel, even though the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has postponed his controversial reforms to the judicial system. in unprecedented events, the country s biggest trade union called a strike, and israelis watched society close down around them on monday. our reporter sofia bettiza has more details. israel has more details. is gripped by one of the worst israel is gripped by one of the worst political crises in history. outrage about a reform that would allow ministers to choose supreme courtjudges and limit parlours. after three months of protests, on monday, prime minister benjamin netanyahu decided to hold this plan. in a tv address he accused extremists of trying to divide the nation. translation: ., ., ., ., tran
we begin in france, where unions have called for a new strike day today, the 10th such mobilisation since protests started in mid january against a controversial law, which includes raising the retirement age to 64 from 62. people in france are angry at president macron, after he pushed through the pension reforms in parliament using a special provision sidestepping any vote.the ministry of energy transition has warned that kerosene supply to the capital and its airports was becoming critical. joining me now is christopher dembik, head of macro analysis at saxo bank. the 10th strike in a matter of weeks. what impact having on the economy? 50 weeks. what impact having on the economy? the economy? so far, the economy the economy? so far, the economy has the economy? so far, the economy has been - the economy? so far, the economy has been muchl the economy? so far, the - economy has been much more resilient. with the yellow vest movement, a lot of strikes and a lot of dis
very good monday morning to you, i m jim sciutto. i m erica hill. this morning lawmakers back on capitol hill facing growing pressure after the deadly beating of tyre nichols by memphis police ignites renewed calls for federal police reform. nichols family attorney benjamin crump telling cnn tyre s tragic death should force congress to act. shame on us if we don t use his tragic death to finally get the george floyd justice in policing act passed. so will things change this time around? the congressional black caucus is calling for a meeting with president biden this week to push for negotiations on police reform. remember there was a push, bipartisan push in the wake of george floyd it didn t make it through two years ago following that death, those discussions broke down in the senate, congress failed to pass the federal reforms. now the president of tennessee s naacp chapter is pleading with congress to try again. we come to call to action for congress. by faili