The best time to tackle Violent Crime is before it starts. On tuesday, sadiq khan announced extra funding for Community Groups that work with young people. A0 organisations in high crime areas will benefit, but some say its nowhere near enough. Caroline davies reports. A rts arts and craft class with a visitor. He chose this visit to announce that he plans to invest 1. 4 million into Community Groups to help stop knife crime. There is a link between young people not having construct give things to do, deprived areas, Youth Services are closed down, and the increase in syrians Violent Crime. This would not be one of the groups to receive the funding but there will be 30 others that wheel. It comes from the london Violence Reduction unit. There has been criticism they may could have found my money if he cut his budget in other areas. He has a huge amount of waste, his being doctors, spending it on of those issue rather than front line policing. It on of those issue rather than frontline
Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Today im inside the Swiss Research laboratories of an International Business which makes billions of dollars every year making and selling a highly addictive, potentially lethal product. These laboratories belong to Philip Morris international, the makers of marlborough and a host of other cigarette brands. My guest today is ceo of the company, andre calantzopoulos. He says he is leading Philip Morris into a smoke free future is that clever strategy or the most outrageous corporate hypocrisy . Andre calantzopoulos, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks for having me. I want to begin with a little bit of history you have been with the Philip Morris organisation for more than 30 years. You lived through that period in the late 80s, 1990s, when it became clear that Philip Morris and the other Big Tobacco Companies had systematically lied, deceived and manipulated the public about the nature of cigarettes, the dangers of cigarettes. You chose to stay. Why . Fi
Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Today i am inside the swiss laboratories of an International Business which makes billions of dollars every year making and selling a highly addictive, potentially lethal product. These laboratories belong to Philip Morris international, the makers of marlborough and a host of other cigarette brand the ceo of the company is my guess today, andre calantzopoulos. He says he is sleeping Philip Morris into a smoke free future is that clever strategy or the most outrageous corporate hypocrisy . Andre calantzopoulos, andre cala ntzopoulos, welcome andre calantzopoulos, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. I wa nt to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. I want to begin with a bit of history, you have been with the Philip Morris organisation for more than 30 years. You lived through that period in the late 80s, 1990s, when it became clear that Philip Morris and the other Big Tobacco Companies had lied, deceived and manip
To them now. Plus the guilty as charged one of the most powerful figures in the Catholic Church the former vatican treasurer Australian Cardinal George Pell loses his appeal against a conviction for child abuse well go live to sydney. Im brian thomas thanks so much for joining us. Well italys president is set to begin talks with political leaders today to try to find a way out of a growing government crisis the country was plunged into uncertainty yesterday when Prime Minister Giuseppe Conti resigned he blamed the far right deputy Prime Minister material salvini for the class of the government saying salvini had engineered the crisis for personal gain. She is and she is for the its funny and Prime Minister as he arrived at the senate in rome for a crucial debate on the governments future was. In a traumatic command he resigned from his post bringing its it is populous government to a swift end after just 14 months in power come to accuse interior minister Matteo Salvini of being the so
A stage show thats in lightning audience is in total darkness. Generals and the opposition allies have settled on the make up of a Sovereign Council which they say will need the country until elections within 3 years the swearing in of that council jus to happen live in the coming hours. Its a council that will replace excuse me replace the jointer which is known formally as the Transitional Military Council that took power after the army force long time ruler omar bashir from power in april it will have 11 members 5 from the military 5 from the opposition as well as another civilian who is agreed upon by both sides lets go live to morgan our correspondent who is in the sudanese capital khartoum so this is a major moment in today inching towards for civilian rule and democracy. Yes indeed martin lets not forget that the grand council has been a point of contention between the Opposition Coalition and the forces of freedom and change and the Transitional Military Council its the reason