A lot of people just say, well, you know, that was the noughties and maybe it wasnt as bad as the 70s or 80s. Theres been a sense of progress in a sense. Do you buy that or do you think these challenges are still there for female comedians every day even now . I would say first of all its not just for female comedians. There have been male comics who have named male predators in our circles. I think, if anything, with social media its kind of being perpetuated. What people forget about comedians is we are not only talents that make people laugh. We are also colleagues. Meryl orourke. A quick look ahead to next week. Weve been filming in ukraine for a series of special reports. Heres a taste. The raw emotion of this war and its consequences could not be more stark. Thats all from us tonight. Kirsty s here on monday. Till then, have a great weekend. Breaking news from Around The World 24 Breaking News from Around The World 2a hours a day. This is bbc news. Thats in addition to a 25 mil
The labour is asking for a Wage Increase of about 36 . The management has offered about 20 . So there is a big gap between the two sides. The Labour Unions have thrown out some almost fantastical wants such as a return to a normal Pension System and even four day work week. These are kind of real outliers there in the Global Industry that would take the unionised American Workers into the kind of uncharted territory. If you bring in the asian perspective, what are the things that have been done differently here for you to make any comparisons . How do we draw those comparisons as a strike lays out . For background, what you are seeing in the United States is an unprecedented strike against all three American Automakers at the same time. Meanwhile, injapan, for example, you would rarely ever see a strike. I dont think in my time working here since the early 2000s have we ever seen a strike at any of the carmakers here. By contrast, you see more of a collegial or cooperative approach to
Like ending extreme poverty and tacking Climate Change. And president s and Prime Ministers will take the opportunity to seize the global spotlight, including us President Joe Biden who arrived On Sunday Evening in new york. Earlier, i spoke to michael bociurkiw, Global Affairs analyst and non resident Senior Fellow at the atlantic council, about what we can expect from the week ahead. Lets touch on whos not going to be there. French president macron, british Prime Minister rishi sunak, chinese president xijinping, russian president vladimir putin, indian Prime Minister narendra modi, among others. It is quite a list. What do you make of those absences . Yes, it is quite a list indeed. Well, the un Secretary General played it down and says this isnt a show for vanity fair. Whoever comes, he will engage with them. But im finding World Leaders are using more and more of that excuse, that theyre very busy, so they are show up at certain summits. In the case of the uk Prime Minister, if re
Five americans who Hold Iranian Passport which the us describe as wrongfully detained, but they are regarded as hostages, used by iran as bargaining chips. The money that has arrived here this morning, 6 billion, they end it through selling oil to south korea. They cant access it directly, only third parties can use it to purchase non sanction goods, including food and medicine. But this disagreement over this money, it underlines the distrust which exists between these old enemies. Despite this rare moment of cooperation and the end of a deeply painful personal ordeal. Theres been such an ordeal, bell b so much anticipation from the families waiting to see their loved ones. Lets speak to richard rackley, father of the woman held in a prison from 2016. Richard, it is nice to see you. Have you been in touch with the family . Weve been in touch with the lawyers. My memory of this moment as a family is you are on tenterhooks and you are so nervous, you have messages coming in. Until it ha