Now on bbc news, this cultural life whoopi goldberg. Whoopi goldberg is one of the very few people to have won all four of americas big entertainment awards. Whoopi goldberg . Emmy, grammy, 0scarand tony, for her work in film, theatre and television. Lovely to meet you. Thank you. Please take a seat. Brought up by a single mother in a new york housing project, she first made her name with a solo comedy show onstage before turning to dramatic acting roles, starting with her movie debut in The Color Purple. Until you do right by me, everything you think about is going to crumble. Since then, shes made around 100 films, including ghost and sister act. Shes hosted the Academy Awards several times and has forged a career as an outspoken and Controversial Television personality. The craziness of whats going on in this country at the moment. Lets mic you up. In this episode of this cultural life, the radio 4 programme, she reveals herformative influences and experiences. Just come on under th
The former pakistani Prime Minister, imran khan, has called on his supporters to protest peacefully, after he was found guilty on Corruption Charges and sentenced to three years in prison. A Court In Islamabad ruled that he had failed to declare income from the sale of gifts he received while in office. The verdict means he isnt allowed to hold Public Office for the next five years. Pakistan is just months away from a general election. From islamabad, Caroline Davies reports. Sirens blaring, police truck after police truck, arresting former Prime Minister imran khan. The judgment came from here. Police filled every corner in islamabads session court. Mr khan says that the case is politically motivated. The court said he is dishonest. So, this is after months and months of waiting, we now finally have an announcement. Imran khan has been found guilty and has been sentenced to three years imprisonment. Outside court, shouts of, your show is over, khan. Minutes later, we heard hed been ar
Says the flooding there is the worst Natural Disaster in the countrys history. Now on bbc news sportsday with paul scott. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im paul scott At The Bbc Sport centre, heres what weve got for you. History beckons englands netballers reach the World Cup Final for the very first time. The bhoys are back celtic see off ross county, as they make a winning start to the defence of their Scottish Premiership title. And comfortable wins for spain and japan, who are the first teams through to the Quarter Finals of the womens world cup. Also coming up on sportsday more success for Great Britain, as Charlie Hatton becomes Mountain Bike downhill World Champion. And a remarkable comeback from scotland, as they beat france in their world cup warm up. We begin with bit of history for englands netballers. Theyre through to a World Cup Final for the very first time, after a nerve shredding victory over new zealand in cape town. There was nothing separating the two sides heading
militants. the pentagon says this is just the beginning of our response to the iran-backed drone attack last weekend that killed three american soldiers as they slept at remote if outposts in jordan. hello, everyone, and welcome to fox news live, i m arkansas a them neville. eric: thank you for joining us, i m eric shawn. those strikes used long range b1 bombers that flew from the u.s. and hit 85 targets across several locations in iraq and syria all in about 30 minutes. president biden says the reprisal as were a success and will continue, he says, at a time and place of our choosing. yesterday he and the first lady joined the families of those fallen service members for a dignified transfer at dover air force base. the president called them patriots in the highest sense and promised that their sacrifice would not be forgotten. but somed today are saying the u.s. response was too little, too late. we should have gone after these guys a long time ago. to stop the loss of