Europes first black leader, after winning the welsh labour leadership election. The outgoing First Minister, mark drakeford, will step down from the post next week. Mr gething was born in zambia and is a former solicitor. In his acceptance speech, he highlighted the historic nature of his win. Today, we turn a page in the book of our nations history. A history that we write together. Notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because a generational dial has jumped too. Like ken and jane, devolution is not something that i have had to get used to, or to adapt to, or to apologise for. Devolution, welsh solutions to welsh problems and opportunities, is in my blood. It is what i have always known through my adult political life and that is the same for a growing number of our citizens and i want us to use this moment as a Starting Point for a more confident march into the future. A march into the future on behalf of a generation that,
In the year tojuly. Competition among renters is pushing the prices up with as many as 20 requests to view each available property, up from six in 2019. Data shows there was a 5. 5 increase in rents in london this was the sharpest increase in rent since 2006, and thats despite london being the only region where house prices had fallen. In scotland the average rent was up 5. 7 ina year. And there was an even bigger rise for tenants in wales up 6. 5 . Ben twomey, the chief executive of generation rent, hejoins me now from london. Thank you for coming on the programme. What do you make of those numbers . , ,. ,. , numbers . Sadly, its not a huge Surrise Numbers . Sadly, its not a huge surprise that numbers . Sadly, its not a huge surprise that we numbers . Sadly, its not a huge surprise that we are numbers . Sadly, its not a huge surprise that we are seeing numbers . Sadly, its not a huge| surprise that we are seeing rents going up. Forso surprise that we are seeing rents going up. For s
Claudejoseph in port au prince, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, mr sackur. Its a pleasure. Thank you forjoining us in what is still a very difficult situation in your country. Tell me, since ariel henry, the prime minister, told the nation that he was quitting, has anything really changed around you in the capital port au prince, or in haiti . Has any of the violence, any sense of the crisis changed . I must say that, of course weve seen a change, days are calm. The. The people now are trying to move to. To the specific activities. Its a new page. Its a new chapter. It seems that people were waiting for this decision to be made. Er. Let me ask you something very simple. If you were to walk outside your own home right now onto the streets of port au prince, would you feel safe . I mean, are the police on the streets or are the armed gangs still running the streets . People, haitian people are not safe. I must say that. The situation is still a scary situation. People are still living a
But is there any prospect of more effective leaders emerging . Well, my guest is former acting Prime Minister claudejoseph. Can haitis unfolding catastrophe be reversed . Would an armed International Intervention make things better or worse . Claudejoseph in port au prince, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, mr sackur. Its a pleasure. Thank you forjoining us in what is still a very difficult situation in your country. Tell me, since ariel henry, the Prime Minister, told the nation that he was quitting, has anything really changed around you in the capital port au prince, or in haiti . Has any of the violence, any sense of the crisis changed . I must say that, of course weve seen a change, days are calm. The. The people now are trying to move to. To the specific activities. Its a new page. Its a new chapter. It seems that people were waiting for this decision to be made. Er. Let me ask you something very simple if you were to walk outside your own home right now onto the streets of port au
Going home with the big Oscar Trophies One year from now, in 2025. There were some great movies in the offing at the oscars this year, and for the most part, the prizes went the way most people expected, with one or two notable exceptions, and it was a pretty solid Oscars Ceremony as well. For me, the best moment was when ryan gosling brought the house down when he performed imjust ken from the movie barbie, but it was the picture oppenheimer which went home with the most oscar trophies. Oppenheimer. It was oppenheimer s night to rejoice. It took home seven trophies, including the top best picture prize. Cillian murphy. Best actor for its leading man, Cillian Murphy, and Best Director, as everyone expected, went to Christopher Nolan for his masterful portrait of the so called father of the atomic bomb. Movies are just a little bit over 100 years old. Imagine being there 100 years into painting or theatre. Backstage, he was buoyant. The film has been a commercial and critical hit, and n