he s an internet sensation in bangladesh for singing out of tune, but we ll find out why this crooner failed to strike a chord with the police. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in the united states with the case of us basketball player, brittney griner, who has been sentenced to nine years injail by a court in russia. the court found her guilty of possessing and smuggling drugs. president biden said washington would use all means possible to guarantee her release, and added that her sentencing is unacceptable. the two time olympic gold medallist admitted to possessing cannabis oil when she was detained in february. here s our russia editor steve rosenberg. in court today brittney griner said she made an honest mistake when she brought vape cartridges with cannabis oil into russia. she made a plea for leniency and that fell on deaf years, really, and thejudge found her guilty and sentenced her to nine years in a russian prison. her def
hello and welcome. president biden has described as unacceptable the sentencing of us basketball star brittney griner to nine years in a russian prison for possessing and smuggling drugs. she admitted to having cannabis oil when she was detained in moscow in february, but maintained she hadn t intended to break the law. washington has offered a prisoner swap, but it hasn t been taken up. azadeh moshiri reports. i never meant to hurt anybody. i never meant to hurt anybody. i never meant to hurt anybody. i never meant to put in jeopardy the rest of the population. i never meant to break any laws here. it population. i never meant to break any laws here.- population. i never meant to break any laws here. it was her final plea break any laws here. it was her final plea to break any laws here. it was her final plea to a break any laws here. it was her final plea to a russian - break any laws here. it was her final plea to a russian court - final plea to a russian court as
The Prime Minister will announce tomorrow that the h52 line between birmingham and manchester will be scrapped. Hes also set to lay out plans for billions of pounds of funding to improve east west rail, and local services. The labour mayor of Manchester Andy burnham says he tried to reach a compromise with Levelling Up Secretary michael gove in a last ditch meeting this afternoon. Mr burnham willjoin us live. Also tonight. The Home Secretary made her pitch to the right wing of the party, with warnings of a hurricane of migration. The Wind Of Change that carried my own parents across the globe in the 20th century was a mere gust compared to the hurricane that is coming. How did her language go down with colleagues . Would you call it a hurricane . I would say its a big problem. My language is different to her language. Just like every politician is an individual. What do you think of her language . I think that she is trying to emphasise how important it is that we tackle something tha
The Bafta winner universally regarded as the sanest and most talented man in cinema lives a quiet, unstarry life. Is that about to change? If you were.