Is being transformed by a year long festival of arts and culture. Anne marie tasker and kofi smiles report on the highlights. Hello, and welcome to hull, which, for the whole of 2017 is the uks City Of Culture. And this is the Humber Bridge, just the latest location to take part in the 365 Day Celebration of arts and culture. Pulled between stars and asteroids, meteors and satellites. This Stuning Landmark is being turned into a giant musical instrument, taking you on a sonic journey across the humber. And ive been on myjourneys, too, exploring the cultural links between this maritime city and its sister city of reykjavik. I think all this talk about girls not boxing is old fashioned. E we will also find out how womens boxing pioneer barbara buttrck is finally being recognised in her home city. Im annemarie tasker, and im the arts and Culture Correspondent for the bbc here in hull, and this is kofi smiles. Im the face of hull, chosen by bbc to tell the world about the City Of Culture.
Weapon for the target, americas most senior Military Commander in afghanistan has defended the decision to drop a huge bomb on Islamic State militants in a remote area in the east of the country. This is the first time the us has deployed in combat the massive ordinance air blast bomb, referred to as the mother of all bombs. The afg ha n to as the mother of all bombs. The afghan doc mac says 36 militants we re afghan doc mac says 36 militants were killed and no civilians although Islamic State denies that. The afghan government. Frank gardner reports. A remote valley in a remote country. Then, this. 11 tonnes of high explosives, dropped an an isis tunnel complex in afghanistan. The blast was felt 30 miles away. The weapon used is called moab, or Massive Ordnance Air burst, also known as the mother of all bombs. This was its first time used in combat. This was the right weapon against the right target. We will continue to work shoulder to shoulder with our afghan comrades. To eliminate
It called Ursula S Response to any us provocation, reflecting growing tension about the countrys nuclear and weapons programmes. China has called for calm, saying it has feared conflict could break out at any moment. It comes as the United States says a huge bomb, dropped on so called Islamic State militants in afghanistan, was the right weapon against the right target. The us military insists it was a local, tactical decision others believe its Principal Aim was as a show of strength. Our security correspondent Frank Gardner reports. A powerful armada, in the words of President Trump. This is the us navys carl vinson carrier battle group, equipped with 90 Strike Aircraft and other weapons and diverted to the seas off north korea. Mr trump is hoping it will intimidate that countrys isolated regime into abandoning any further Nuclear Tests or long range missile launches. China has warned of the imminent danger of a war being triggered on the Korean Peninsula, and north Korea Remains def
It called Ursula S Response to any us provocation, reflecting growing tension about the countrys nuclear and weapons programmes. China has called for calm, saying it has feared conflict could break out at any moment. It comes as the United States says a huge bomb, dropped on so called Islamic State militants in afghanistan, was the right weapon against the right target. The us military insists it was a local, tactical decision others believe its Principal Aim was as a show of strength. Our security correspondent Frank Gardner reports. A powerful armada, in the words of President Trump. This is the us navys carl vinson carrier battle group, equipped with 90 Strike Aircraft and other weapons and diverted to the seas off north korea. Mr trump is hoping it will intimidate that countrys isolated regime into abandoning any further Nuclear Tests or long range missile launches. China has warned of the imminent danger of a war being triggered on the Korean Peninsula, and north Korea Remains def
It called Ursula S Response to any us provocation, reflecting growing tension about the countrys nuclear and weapons programmes. China has called for calm, saying it has feared conflict could break out at any moment. It comes as the United States says a huge bomb, dropped on so called Islamic State militants in afghanistan, was the right weapon against the right target. The us military insists it was a local, tactical decision others believe its Principal Aim was as a show of strength. Our security correspondent Frank Gardner reports. A powerful armada, in the words of President Trump. This is the us navys carl vinson carrier battle group, equipped with 90 Strike Aircraft and other weapons and diverted to the seas off north korea. Mr trump is hoping it will intimidate that countrys isolated regime into abandoning any further Nuclear Tests or long range missile launches. China has warned of the imminent danger of a war being triggered on the Korean Peninsula, and north Korea Remains def